Four-CHEN-ate!: Kyle

Kyle has changed a lot during the past month. He is now walking everywhere, very rarely crawls. He likes being played with/attention, playing outside, playing peek-a-boo. He has a sense of humor and even if you aren't playing/talking to him and laugh about something, he almost always chuckles quietly to himself (in response to your laugh). It's very cute!

He understands a fair amount of what we are saying. He says/signs... no, all done, yes, more, bye, hello, hi, Erik, momma, dada, uh-oh. He also loves music and sings along to the VBS CD we play in the car.

He is transitioning from 2 naps down to 1 and handling it fairly well. He seems to nap best, if he gets a cat nap in the morning and then a late afternoon nap (2pm-4:30pm). If he only takes one nap, it is usually from 11:30 -2:00ish.

He eats very well and isn't very picky. He drinks rice milk (refused cows milk). I will probably switch him to Almond milk soon, so he is drinking the same thing as Lainey and Carson. I stopped nursing him about 3 weeks ago, no problems there.

He sleeps quite well at night too. He goes to bed around 7:30 and wakes up between 6:30-7:30. He occasionally cries at night, but usually sleeps through.

He is a climber - loves to climb up and down the stairs, fling himself down slides, climbs onto benches, chairs, couches, tables, etc. He will climb upstairs without supervision but won't go down them unless I am next to him (thankfully!). If he goes upstairs without me (not often) and wants to come back downstairs, he sits at the top of the stairs and calls/yells loudly for me. Pretty cute!

He is also a messy baby. He loves messy foods, paint, dirt, sticks, sand, water, etc.

He is a LOUD and spirited baby!! He KNOWS what he wants and protests loudly if he can't have it. Multiple times a day, he throws himself onto the ground in a heap of tears because he is mad about something. This seems to go in streaks - 2-3 very feisty days, followed by a couple quiet(er) days.

He had pneumonia this month. He had had a low grade cough/cold for 4-5 weeks, then suddenly two weeks ago had a fever and respiratory stress. So I took him into the ER (Victor was out of town, of course). The X-ray showed pneumonia. Thankfully, he responded very quickly to Augmentin and now feels better than he has in many weeks.

Kyle is a sweet baby. He gives really great hugs (pats you on your shoulder) and likes to be held. He has a great sense of humor and a great little laugh. He is feisty, determined, and loud - I am quite certain we will never wonder what he wants/needs. Ha! He keeps me on my toes for sure, but I am so thankful for our affectionate little guy.