Then the next day after Tillman said his first word, Turner jumped up on the changing table to entertain Tillman while he got his diaper changed. He handed him a train to keep him entertained. Tillman immediately smiled and said "Whooooooa!"
He also says, "Chuh chuh chuh chuh." whenever he's playing with trains. Looks like the love for trains will be passed from big brother to little brother! I love it!
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Sunday, December 30, 2012
I Wanna Hold Your Hand
Turner grabbed my hand and pulled it toward him when I was singing his bedtime song for the first time this week. We held hands for the rest of the song. Oh I SO hope my boys love holding their mama's hand! You know...not in front of their friends or anything...but every once in a while. ;)
Thursday, November 22, 2012
TILLERS
By 8 months old Tillman has 8 teeth. He is crawling like a pro, pulling up, holding on and walking around the coffee table, and transferring from the couch to the coffee table while holding on. He started saying "mmmma mmmma" last week (before daa daa...HA!). I swear he also says "good" and "hi"...I have witnesses. ;)
He is such a happy baby. Today he sat contently at the Thanksgiving Day parade downtown. He just played with his toys in the grass as the floats went along.
Every time I walk in the room (even if I just walked out for a minute) I say "Hi baby." or "Hi Turner, hi Tillman." or something to that effect. If I'm ever distracted and I don't say hi to my boys, Turner says, "Say hi to Tillers, mama. Say hi Tillers." It is SO cute, it makes my heart melt that he cares more that I say hi to his baby brother than he cares that I say hi to him.
If it's past his naptime or if he's hungry and he's getting a little bit fussy, anywhere at anytime I can sing Tura Lura Lura and he'll immediately stop fussing or crying. I sing that every night to Turner and I KNOW Tillman heard me when he was in my belly. He instantly recognized that song immediately after he was born and would smile when he heard it as soon as he could smile.
This is such a fun age, 2 and 1/2 and 8 months. I am a little bit anxious about going through the toddler phase again, where they're so physically capable but don't understand the danger of running through a parking lot or jumping off of the playground, or a million other things. I like that Turner now has a healthy fear of cars and heights and he's aware of what he's supposed to do and what he's not supposed to do (well...most of the time). But I know that's a fun age too and that it's very short lived. All of the phases are very short lived and I'm trying to enjoy every minute of it!
Not my most articulate post, but with two kids 2 and under, it doesn't have to be pretty. I just have all of these milestones rolling around in my head and moments that I don't want to forget so I thought I'd get them down before it's 2034 and I suddenly realize that I haven't blogged an entry since 2012.
He is such a happy baby. Today he sat contently at the Thanksgiving Day parade downtown. He just played with his toys in the grass as the floats went along.
Every time I walk in the room (even if I just walked out for a minute) I say "Hi baby." or "Hi Turner, hi Tillman." or something to that effect. If I'm ever distracted and I don't say hi to my boys, Turner says, "Say hi to Tillers, mama. Say hi Tillers." It is SO cute, it makes my heart melt that he cares more that I say hi to his baby brother than he cares that I say hi to him.
If it's past his naptime or if he's hungry and he's getting a little bit fussy, anywhere at anytime I can sing Tura Lura Lura and he'll immediately stop fussing or crying. I sing that every night to Turner and I KNOW Tillman heard me when he was in my belly. He instantly recognized that song immediately after he was born and would smile when he heard it as soon as he could smile.
Not my most articulate post, but with two kids 2 and under, it doesn't have to be pretty. I just have all of these milestones rolling around in my head and moments that I don't want to forget so I thought I'd get them down before it's 2034 and I suddenly realize that I haven't blogged an entry since 2012.
Thursday, October 18, 2012
Milestones
At 6 and 1/2 months, Tillman was pulling up on the bench in the backyard, now at 7 months he's pulling up on anything and everything and would prefer that he never sits down. He can pull up on the couch, coffee table, train table (much to Turner's dismay), in his crib, or even just on the wall.
He's starting to stick his butt up in the air as if he's getting ready to stand independently.
Sheesh. This has really flown by! But I'm loving watching his personality unfold. And it's really been fun watching the boys interact more. They play in the playroom on their own for a few minutes at a time, sometimes they play trains together a little bit. It's really sweet and nice to see that Turner has a full-time buddy, hopefully a best friend for life!
Climbing UP the slide at 7 months and trying to follow in his brother's footsteps. At this pace, he's going to catch up in no time!
He's starting to stick his butt up in the air as if he's getting ready to stand independently.
Sheesh. This has really flown by! But I'm loving watching his personality unfold. And it's really been fun watching the boys interact more. They play in the playroom on their own for a few minutes at a time, sometimes they play trains together a little bit. It's really sweet and nice to see that Turner has a full-time buddy, hopefully a best friend for life!
Climbing UP the slide at 7 months and trying to follow in his brother's footsteps. At this pace, he's going to catch up in no time!
The Lion King
Since we watched the Lion King last week Turner has been giving Tillman tongue baths each night. I have mixed emotions about this for several reasons. One, when I told mom she said, "Ewwwwwwww." That both makes me second guess letting him do it and it also makes me want to let him do it more...of course.
Two, it seems like a good way for them to bond. It works for the lions, why not for my cubs?
Soaked...
And last, Tillman thinks it's HILARIOUS. So if he doesn't have a problem with it, I guess I don't.
Two, it seems like a good way for them to bond. It works for the lions, why not for my cubs?
Soaked...
Second Child
I can sympathize with poor Tillman, seeing as how I'm the second child. I hope that I'm giving him enough attention, enough of myself, enough mental stimulation. And I think I am. With the second it just comes a lot more naturally, you're still trying to learn your child and their personality, but there's not quite the same steep learning curve the first time around.
I love Tillman. I love how chill he is, how happy he is, how his eyes curve down toward his cheeks when he smiles (this is something that I love but also something that I worry about when he gets old enough to date...they will be his super power for charm). He already charms me, if I give up on him taking a nap at the moment that I put him down, he smiles and charms me into forgetting that I'm annoyed that he won't sleep when I want him to. Look out girls! I'm already a sucker.
I can already hear him now, "Mama, I'm just 30 minutes past curfew, can't you overlook it just this once (insert smile here) since I'm such a good kid?"
And he's very go-with-the-flow, though I'm not sure he has a choice. In the car headed to drop brother off at preschool, back in the car to pick him up, etc. He gets carried around like a football as I make an attempt to cook dinner or clean the house or accomplish anything! But mom says that the first one is neurotic because of all the attention and catering they get and the second one is flexible and in the long run it will be better for him. Let's go with that...
It's going by so quickly, it's unreal. One day I think I'm going to blog his milestones for 6 months and the next thing I know, I look up and he's 7 months old and leaving those other milestones in the dust. He so badly wants to catch up to his big brother!
Next blog...milestones...
I love Tillman. I love how chill he is, how happy he is, how his eyes curve down toward his cheeks when he smiles (this is something that I love but also something that I worry about when he gets old enough to date...they will be his super power for charm). He already charms me, if I give up on him taking a nap at the moment that I put him down, he smiles and charms me into forgetting that I'm annoyed that he won't sleep when I want him to. Look out girls! I'm already a sucker.
I can already hear him now, "Mama, I'm just 30 minutes past curfew, can't you overlook it just this once (insert smile here) since I'm such a good kid?"
And he's very go-with-the-flow, though I'm not sure he has a choice. In the car headed to drop brother off at preschool, back in the car to pick him up, etc. He gets carried around like a football as I make an attempt to cook dinner or clean the house or accomplish anything! But mom says that the first one is neurotic because of all the attention and catering they get and the second one is flexible and in the long run it will be better for him. Let's go with that...
It's going by so quickly, it's unreal. One day I think I'm going to blog his milestones for 6 months and the next thing I know, I look up and he's 7 months old and leaving those other milestones in the dust. He so badly wants to catch up to his big brother!
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