All Things Kyler

I've noticed all my blogs have been about Beckett. I mean no disrespect to my baby, Kyler. It's just that Beckett, by virtue of his age, has a lot more to say. But, that doesn't mean he holds the title to silliness. So, here's a list of Kyler-isms:

1) He likes shoes. No, he LOVES shoes. He got his first pair a real sandals about 6 weeks ago, and he's been enthralled with them ever since. He brings them to me throughout the day so he can wear them around the house. His attire is often a diaper and sandals. I think he prefers shoes to bare feet. If he hears one of us say we're going outside or getting in the car, the first thing he does is bring us his shoes. He also likes to bring shoes to the rest of the family, though sometimes they don't match. He's very helpful.

2) He's a monkey, quite literally. Except for the "hoo-hoo-hee-hee-ha-ha" and the tail I'm not sure we could tell the difference. He climbs everything. EVERYTHING. I once found him sitting in the middle of the kitchen table trying to eat an apple I keep in a bowl there. I swear, I only turned my back for 5 minutes!

3) He's always happy, except when he's not. He laughs and smiles constantly. The littlest thing brings him to hysterics, like when Beckett swirls a dish towel around. This is serious amusement for Kyler! His mouth knows two positions: agape in awe and laughter or stretched in a huge smile. He does throw tantrums, though, which are pretty funny. He throws himself on the floor face down and screams. In 45 sec. he'll be smiling and laughing again.

4) He loves food. My kid with the allergies loves to eat everything. He wants to eat scrambled eggs so bad it hurts. And pizza. He'd get so upset when the family would eat pizza and he was served some cheeseless concoction that he'd reach as far as he could to get to the cheesy goodness. He'd even try to climb out of his booster chair, onto the table of course! I finally decided making pizza from scratch couldn't be that hard, and, you know, it really isn't. I made him his very first pizza with no milk in the crust and no cheese on top. He was in HEAVEN!.

5) He loves giving hugs and kisses. He'll walk all the way across the room just to give me, Beckett, or Mommy a big hug. He'll grab our faces and turn them towards him so he can give us kisses. And not just one kiss will do, kisses come in packages of 10-20 at a time. Sometimes they're mouth open, sometimes a full pucker. Bliss!

6) He's a fish. If nature was ever to perfect the fish-monkey combination, it was manifested in Kyler. If I don't keep the bathroom door shut, I'll find he's turned on the tub faucet just so he can run his hands under the water. Bathtime is his favorite part of the day. When we say "it's time for a bath," he runs to the tub in glee. Poor Zoe (our dog) is in constant competition with Kyler for her water bowl. Kyler loves to step in it and pour it over his head. Going to our community pool has been the highlight of his summer. He'd stay in there until he turned into a raisin if I let him.

7) He looks cute in a headband. Really, really cute. I have a good idea what my daughter would look like. He loves to grab Mommy's headbands from the drawer and put them on his head. He gets such a kick out of putting them on and off. Yesterday at the shoe store, there was a wall display of headbands. Kyler picked out a black and white polka-dotted one with long ribbons that went all the way down to the floor (no idea what those were for). He proudly wore the headband and swung the ribbons around. A store with shoes and headbands, what more could a little boy want?!

Well, this list could go on and on with Kyler's cuteness. I'll have to add more later!