Tyler has been talking up a storm lately. He is really starting to "parrot" any words that we say and we enjoy teaching him new tricks. He likes to help bring "yucky" items to the garbage can and put them in. Aunt Gretch and Aunt Bean thought this new trick came in handy too! :)

A few of the words he now says: baby, Nini (the name of a chinese doll Gretchen brought home for him), doggy, gobble gobble, dirty, yucky, car, ball, blankie, night night, Claire, Adam, Bean, Matt, Papa, Daddy, Ma Ma, apple, meow, ruff ruff, Baxter, light, nose, eye, mouth, Jesus, and his favorite: cookie!

He can now point out where his mouth, nose, eyes, hair, tongue, and ears are when asked. And boy can the kid climb!! He is becoming pretty proficient at throwing and kicking balls. (I think we may have an athlete on our hands.)

It is truly amazing how quickly he is learning and growing. We are continually fascinated with his development. He has started to become very independent and he will let you know what he does and does not want! We are working on teaching him patience, but at 16 months he has a ways to go...but don't we all!?! Our little guy is a lot of fun and we are still loving every minute of him!! :)