tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2119137245232841532023-11-02T03:22:49.808-05:00The Adventures of Tall Dude and Short ChickFormerly "Redefining The Birds and The Bees". They have been redefined! This is our journey through infertility including a vasectomy reversal, 4 IVFs and finally pregnancy via an FET with our last little embryo. The journey continues as we venture our way through parenthood.Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.comBlogger315125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-11816127535409426252013-05-27T15:54:00.000-05:002013-05-27T15:54:16.419-05:00Tyler: 32 MonthsJanuary 24, 2013-February 23, 2013 (31 to 32 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
For the first time, he didn't cry when we dropped him off at MDO. What ended up finally working was creating a little routine where I give him 3 big hugs and kisses and park outside the window so he can wave to me as I pull away. It only took 3.5 months!
He loves making everything he wants to do Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-78241778259648667842013-04-02T22:51:00.000-05:002013-04-03T10:08:43.743-05:00Tyler: 31 MonthsDecember 24, 2012-January 23, 2013 (30 to 31 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
He thoroughly enjoyed Christmas this year. Every present he opened was preceded with "what's inside mommy, what's inside daddy?".
He can count backwards from 10 to 1. It always ends with "blast off!".
He shocked us at the car dealership. He was sitting in the backseat while the service guy was Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-62166840104227528842013-03-16T17:43:00.000-05:002013-03-16T17:43:02.004-05:00Winter Family Photos 2012As you could have probably guessed, this is Kerry's side of the family. He looks like just his mom, dad and sister. I'm blessed with the best in-laws ever!
For some reason the photos are displaying quite blurry, not sure why as they are much clearer on my computer.
Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-58037335525996416372013-03-14T10:45:00.000-05:002013-03-26T11:34:13.958-05:00Tyler: 30 MonthsNovember 24-December 23, 2012 (29 to 30 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
This was a little bit of a challenging month, I guess that's why they call it the terrible twos. He's been relentless, whiney, cries and repeats himself over and over to get his way.
He's obsessed with tissues. Every time he starts crying, he says repeatedly "need tissue, need tissue!".
He struggles Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-87242090029778155832013-02-02T22:52:00.000-06:002013-02-02T22:52:58.043-06:00Fall Family Photos 2012Here's the photos from our fall family photoshoot. Just in case you're wondering if I forgot to comb Tyler's hair, there was a wind advisory in effect and we had to fight 19 mph winds. Enjoy!
Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com5tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-57110640330299059702013-01-17T12:38:00.001-06:002013-01-17T12:50:49.781-06:00Tyler: 29 MonthsOctober 24-November 23, 2012 (28 to 29 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
He has pretend phone conversations all the time. He picks up a phone and paces back and forth having a conversation in what I think is Chinese, not sure. He can talk clear as day, but as soon as he gets on the phone, he has his own language. He always ends the call with "ok, ok, bye bye".
He started Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-71372166714865334702013-01-03T23:06:00.001-06:002013-01-03T23:06:27.161-06:00Tyler: 28 MonthsSeptember 24-October 23, 2012 (27 to 28 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
He started MDO, a mother's day out program at our church. He's always had an in-home nanny Mon-Fri, so this was very new to him, and me. He now has an in-home nanny Mon-Wed-Fri and goes to MDO on Tue-Thu. He's not super crazy about it yet and cries pretty hard when we drop him off. He says "hold you, Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-15942337862804615112012-12-15T23:40:00.000-06:002012-12-15T23:40:30.550-06:00Tyler: 27 MonthsAugust 24-September 23, 2012 (26 to 27 months old)
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
He started singing! He was taking a shower and then I heard it, this sweet little voice singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star. I just stood out of sight and listened until he was done. I could listen to him sing all day. He also started singing Old MacDonald had a Farm and Wheels on the Bus.
He started Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-67881564297874717032012-11-24T22:51:00.001-06:002012-11-25T15:59:22.789-06:00Tyler: 26 MonthsJuly 24-August 23, 2012 (25 to 26 months old)
Geesh, I used to think it was bad that I was always a month behind, now I'm 3 months behind! I'm going to try really hard to catch up!
Tyler's life this month in bullet points:
He started jumping off things, like the couch. The kid loves to jump.
He wants to touch everything this month, particularly things out of reach like the sky, stars and moon.Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-40654003763940555302012-10-30T22:35:00.000-05:002012-10-30T22:35:53.139-05:002 Year Photos
Tyler's 2 year old professional photos, taken on July 16, 2012 by Jenny Lindsey Photography.
All of our previous photos shoots were challenging, it was so much work getting Tyler to look at the camera and smile. He was always into what he wanted to do and nothing else mattered. Oh the stuff we did to get him to laugh... I have a vivid memory of us jumping up and down acting like Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-51176266837026397122012-10-25T14:19:00.002-05:002012-10-25T14:38:33.743-05:00Tyler: 25 MonthsJune 24-July 23, 2012 (24 to 25 months old)
2 Year Well Visit:
Weight: 24 lbs (10th %tile)
Height: 33.5" (35th %tile)
Judging by this photo, you would think that my child was a walk in the park at his well visits. Ummm... NO!!! Prior to this he had a complete meltdown just because the nurse wanted to listen to his heart. iPhone to the rescue once Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-18842088024323167422012-08-17T22:13:00.000-05:002012-08-17T22:14:40.535-05:00Tyler: 2nd Birthday PartyMy little guy turned the big 2 on June 23, 2012. I can not even believe how fast those 2 years went!
Tyler's nanny, Jill, made his shirt, hat and banner.
Dance party
Picking up chicks in his new pickup truck!
We let the littles frost their own cupcakes.
He LOVED being sung too!
Matilda's knight in shining armor, or green diaper!
Hugs goodbye
Oh, and Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-49685931651502895632012-08-04T21:21:00.000-05:002012-08-05T11:40:35.045-05:00Tyler: 24 MonthsMay 24-June 23, 2012 (23 to 24 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
Tyler painted his very first masterpiece. He thought that was really cool and kept saying "more colors". We gave it to Dada for Father's Day.
He's really mimicking us. He repeats what we say, stands how we stand, squats when we squat and postures his arms/hands how we have ours.
He did his first frontJill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-22559862326664880762012-07-05T13:44:00.000-05:002012-07-05T13:44:11.159-05:00Tyler: 23 MonthsApril 24-May 23, 2012 (22 to 23 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
As you can see in the 1st photo above, he finally poses for the camera and lets me take his picture! He loves going through all the photos/videos of him on my iphone and I believe he finally made the connection that when I take his picture, it will show up in the iphone photo album. What really helped make it Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-90341763630636498232012-05-31T21:51:00.000-05:002012-05-31T22:05:29.571-05:00Tyler: 22 MonthsMarch 24-April 23, 2012 (21 to 22 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
He's getting fast! I used to be able to walk the same speed he ran, now I have to jog to keep up.
He recognizes numbers 1-10. He can't count yet, but he says the number when I point to it.
He's showing interest in shapes. He knows heart, circle and oval. He points out circles and ovals all the Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-78374729068584366892012-04-26T22:17:00.001-05:002012-05-31T21:53:00.971-05:00Tyler: 21 MonthsFebruary 24-March 23, 2012 (20 to 21 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
He blows kisses. Mmmmm-ahhh!
He claps and says "yeah Ty Ty!" for himself if we don't.
Every time a groovy song comes on, he reaches up to Kerry and says/signs dance. His daddy is such a great, fun dancer... mama knows because daddy was mama's dance partner long before they were married.
The boy is Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com4tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-29423708113391743452012-04-06T21:49:00.001-05:002012-05-31T21:53:11.146-05:00Tyler: 20 MonthsJanuary 24-February 23, 2012 (19 to 20 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
He's been jump training. He squats down while saying "down" and then shoots up while yelling "up!".
Video: Down, Up!
He did his first official jump with both feet off the ground, but has yet to do it again.
He can get up on the kitchen chairs now. May it take a long Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-14357015906348377872012-03-01T22:40:00.002-06:002012-03-01T22:44:27.918-06:0018 Month Photos
Here's the photos from Tyler's 18 month professional shoot. We went with a businessman theme as he loves all things iphone, ipad and computer related.
Maybe it wasn't such a great idea starting with the iphone as it took hundreds of shots just to capture a few with him looking up. It was like it was just him and the iphone in the room, no one else existed!
Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com10tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-40238732038657237382012-02-28T23:39:00.000-06:002012-05-31T21:53:25.433-05:00Tyler: 19 MonthsDecember 24-January 23, 2012 (18 to 19 months old)
Well visit @ 18m:
Weight: 22 lbs. 5 oz. (24th %tile)
Height: 32" (36th %tile)
Head Circumference: 18.5" (39th %tile)
What's new with Tyler?
Dragging me all over the place has continued, now by my finger instead of my pant leg. If I'm not available, he drags around the next available person. Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-1779133123241859632012-01-15T22:42:00.000-06:002012-01-16T10:37:30.815-06:00Tyler: 18 MonthsNovember 24-December 23, 2011 (17 to 18 months old)
His serious look
What's new with Tyler?
Judging by the way he can kick a ball, we may have a soccer player on our hands.
He started walking backwards.
He's getting his 4th molar and he's oh so cranky!
He loves peeling oranges. I just barely start it for him and then he takes over from there. He gets so into it..Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com6tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-13840037592606571142011-12-24T23:05:00.000-06:002011-12-24T23:05:22.413-06:00Merry Christmas!
Merry Christmas from the Tall Dude Short Chick family!
Tyler was not impressed with Santa this year, LOL!!! Below is last year's photo, I can't believe how much he has grown! Funny how we got the same Santa.
Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com3tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-61282346017890752542011-12-20T15:46:00.000-06:002011-12-21T10:17:41.841-06:00Tyler: 17 MonthsOctober 24-November 23, 2011 (16 to 17 months old)
What's new with Tyler?
Growth spurt! All his pants are suddenly high waters.
His hair is really growing in and the back is getting curlier by the day.
He walks down the stairs on his own using the spindles.
One of his new favorite things to do is stand on our bed and fall straight back.
This child has always hated Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com9tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-16417577135503460942011-11-10T23:11:00.000-06:002011-11-14T17:15:10.584-06:00GatlinburgOctober 8-11, 2011
We took a mini vacation to Gatlinburg. We met up with family/friends and shared a log cabin. It was so beautiful and so good to visit with everyone.
The 5 hr drive there was NOT fun! Tyler would not go to sleep in his car seat, so we experienced very long crying spells that were just plain agonizing. It was our fault really. We needed time to Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com11tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-27388127358508662222011-11-02T23:22:00.000-05:002011-11-03T09:01:34.096-05:00Tyler: 16 MonthsSeptember 24-October 23, 2011 (15 to 16 months old)
I think he's had it with his 16 month photo shoot!
Well visit @ 15m3d:
Weight: 21 lbs. 13 oz. (35th %tile)
Height: 31" (50th %tile) --- He's half of me now!!!
Head Circumference: 18" (20th %tile)
Tyler had the dr. laughing so hard. She walked in, he looked right at her, reached down, grabbed one Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com7tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-211913724523284153.post-25721228176703177452011-10-23T21:43:00.001-05:002011-10-23T22:00:38.148-05:00Myrtle Beach
September 6-10, 2011
We took a much needed little vacation to Myrtle Beach. It was so wonderful to get away and just be a family.
The packing, oh my Lord, the packing! I packed forever. I can't believe the amount of stuff you need for such a little person. The stroller, pack-n-play, car seat, toys, etc. Having these at our destination was worth extra effort, Jill M.http://www.blogger.com/profile/03527626839439456919noreply@blogger.com8