Well, I haven't kept up on this very well. As I re-read my post about some of Tyler's little habits and sayings from a little over a year ago, it became so evident that he has changed and grown up SO MUCH in just one year. And, I hear, that's they way it goes with these kids. Here are a few of my favorite things that Tyler has done/said in the past year:
Funny word pronunciations:
Molawner (Lawn Mower)
Ambliance (Ambulance)
Betend (Pretend)
For a while he would see someone outside or on t.v. or wherever, and he would say, " 'Sat? Man doing?" or " 'Sat? Grill doing?" Translated: "What's that man doing?" or "What's that girl doing?"
About 6 months ago he started picking up on the worship songs that we sing at church and that I sometimes sing to him before bed at night, and he began singing them. His favorites are "Stronger," "God is Able," and "At Your Name (Yahweh, Yahweh)." I'll hear him singing little bits of these songs randomly as he plays or walks around. It's precious. One night after church I was putting him in his car seat and, as I buckled him in, he began "leading" his own little worship set. He held an imaginary mic up to his mouth and sang with his eyes squinched shut and head shaking fervently. Then he said a little prayer, and then went on to the second song. I stood there and watched him with a silly smile on my face - thinking the whole thing was kind of hilarious and wondering why NO ONE ELSE was here to witness this moment with me. It was pretty cute.
He also became VERY familiar with Shrek the Musical this spring, because I was directing it at the college. He attended many rehearsals and almost all the performances and man, he had that thing memorized from start to finish! He loved Princess Fiona (and even told his teacher that his Mommy was pretty like Princess Fiona....not the Ogre version, I hope!) and he will randomly start singing a song from that show here and there and still likes to listen to the soundtrack from time to time. This musical theatre-loving mama loves hearing him sing show tunes, but mostly I just love that fact that he was so involved in a part of my life that is precious and important to me, and that he got to see his mommy doing her "work" and see that my life and my identity is made up of more than just the parental and household tasks he sees me doing on a daily basis.
When the sun was shining in his eyes, he would say, "That sun is brighting!"
If he didn't hear what I said, didn't understand, or simply wanted to hear it again, he would say, "Whatcha talkin' to me about, Mommy? What you saying?"
"When I give up my bintas (pacifiers) to a baby, God will buy me a scooter?" (Update: he has NOT given up the binta, and we bought him a scooter for his bday. Oh well.)
His dad visited Tennessee, so for a while Tyler thought that anything with the word "tennis" was actually "Tennessee." Tennessee ball or Tennessee shoes...
He will occasionally and very sincerely ask, "Daddy (or Mommy) how was your day at work?"
At Christmas time: "Jingle Bells, Jingle Bells, jingle all the way. Ol' McFun it is to ride in a one horse open sleigh..."
"I mell some-ping" when he smells a bad odor.
Spreading a blanket on the ground or floor for ANY reason is called a "pic-mic."
He went through a phase of being very precise and polite in his answers to questions:
Me: "Tyler, did you have fun at school today?" Ty: "I did." (Instead of yeah, or yes.)
Me: "Tyler, did you eat all your corn?" Ty: "I didn't."
Me: "Will you go next door without asking?" Ty: "I won't."
(By the way, nowadays, he is not so polite, and I'm lucky if I can get him to answer AT ALL, let alone in a polite way. Oh, 3-yr-olds.)
We took him to SeaWorld, and though, while we were there, he didn't seem super excited about it, he has talked non-stop since then about the Dolphins and the "workers" or trainers/divers. He asks us to re-count the entire Dolphin show at least once a day. "Mommy, talk about the workers and the dolphins. Dolphins first." - April 2014
"Daddy, I want a piggy-bank ride." -April 2014
One day he ran up to us and said, "Hey Mama and Daddy, I wanna play bolleyball with a bolleyball fence!"
At three years old, he is definitely exerting his will and testing ours. Each day is a roller coaster of sweet, precious moments mixed with terror and tantrums. He is very smart and picks up on things very quickly. His memory is like a steel trap. I seriously can't believe some of the things he remembers and how clearly he can recount them. He is very athletic, and currently very interested in all sports. He is loving and affectionate and likes to cuddle, but when he is mad, watch out! I think he's a typical toddler, with a will that is perhaps a little stronger than average. My prayer is that we can steward that will in a way that will enable him to use it as a positive tool in his life. I see so many wonderful things in this kid. He makes me proud, happy, delighted and sometimes completely frustrated, but man, I can't get over how much I love him. My sweet Tyler, may you continue to learn and grow and become the person that your loving God created you to be.
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