April 16th

Last Friday we went to Fort Worth. The Botanical Gardens were great and Kyle loved walking around. He was very intrigued by the water features. Then we went to the Amon Carter Mueseum. Kyle found his echo there! The staff was very understanding.
I'll ask Jay to post some pictures.

Kyle at 13 months

Kyle is quite the little chatterbox these days. He knows several words. His favorite these days seems to be milk. (Probably because he always get a reaction when he says it.) He uses it when he wants milk, is hungry, or doesn't want to be put down for bed. He also says duck, dada, dog, light, book, look, and that. He knows a few other words but doesn't say them consistently (ball and snack are the only ones I can think of right now).


Kyle walks more than he crawls and wants to explore everything. We are having a lot of fun watching him discover new things. He loves to play peek-a-boo and squishes his hands over his eyes when he wants to play. I'll see if we can get a picture of it. Usually when we pull out the camera, Kyle stops what he's doing and reaches for it.

Kyle's One

Here are some pictures from Kyle's birthday.  We all had a great time.  Had his first cake and he definitely prefers the yellow to the chocolate.

Some Recent Pics

Walking

Well Kyle started walking again, but this time he's enjoying it. He really didn't have the confidence to let go of our hands before last weekend but now it's his favorite game.

Kyle Takes His First Steps

This afternoon Kyle took one step all by himself! An hour later he took two more steps by himself! Jay and I then sat four feet apart and let Kyle walk between us. We are so proud of our little boy! Apparently this new mode of transportation is not fast enough for our little speedster as he still prefers to run while holding our hands!

Kyle's First Thanksgiving

Kyle's first Thanksgiving was great! We went to Bill and Betty's for Thanksgiving dinner. My parents were also there. Kyle didn't know what to think with so many grandparents around! Jay gave him his first bite of turkey and he seemed to enjoy it. He didn't make it to bed until 10pm due to his excitement. We hope after taking it easy the rest of the weekend that he will be back on schedule soon.

Kyle and Nemo

Tug of war from a couple weeks back.

Kyle at 8 months

Here are a couple videos of Kyle. One is of him crawling from about 2 weeks ago and the other is him walking using a diaper box for support from yesterday. All he wants to do is walk and will grab our hands, pull himself up and charge ahead. Mostly his goal is to find the dog and take his toys.

Kyle at 7 months

We had Kyle's pictures taken yesterday. He did real well after he warmed up to the photographer. We lifted him up to his feet by his arms and he decided that it was time for a walk. It was tough to get a good shot because he was so focused on moving his feet. At this rate he might skip crawling and move straight to walking.