22 Months (7.12.12)

Tillman at  Meggett Park on the joggling board

Tillman has turned into a "towhead" (German saying that means very blond) as the summer has progressed.  He is also a whopping 25 lbs!  He's gained 2 lbs since his birthday!  I do think he is getting taller.  Tillman tends to be a picky eater-no meats, loves fruit, funny about food texture, and drinks his weight in water!   Water is actually one of his favorite words...well just behind the word, truck!

Another favorite "past time" for Tillman is hanging with the ladies at the hair salon and getting his hair cut.  Nick and Tillman get their hair cut together.  I hear that Tillman is very still and love to get his hair cut.  Once he's done, he like to sit in the chair next to Daddy while Nick gets his hair cut too!  I don't know why I'm using the word "daddy," because Tillman calls his daddy "NNNNIIIICK!"

Well we are on to the big potty now.  The little potty wasn't "cool," so Tillman refused to use it.  He wanted to use only the big potty.  We got him a cool race car seat with a "trigger" on it that makes car noises.  He feels like a big boy on this potty.  He gets a treat for getting on the potty and then another if he goes potty. No, we don't give him M&M.  He prefers dried cranberries, so that's the treat for potty!  He is on a schedule at daycare for potty at 8:30AM, 11AM, and 2PM (when up from nap).  We try to do this schedule at home on the weekends and follow through at night as well.  He has gone both types of potty (#1 and #2...I'm sure he'll hate me for saying this later) and is getting the hang of it.  He loves to flush the toilet, unroll the toilet paper, read books, and play with toys while on the pot. He still doesn't request to go to the potty, but for now the schedule seems to be working.  He normally tells us after the fact that he's gone to the potty.  He holds his pants and says "poop!" Nice, right??
Funny/yucky story...Tillman loves the cranberry treats a lot and will go to great length to get one.  When he is on the toilet, he makes/forces himself go potty by pushing on his tummy...strange? Maybe.  Well he was pushing on his tummy, and I was standing right there, he ends up spraying the whole room...me included.  Dude, you have to stop doing that!  It is not cool!

Tillman is also be talking more and more.  In fact, I hear he woke the whole class at nap time.  He was the first to wake, he went over to one of his friends (who was sleeping under the table...they sleep on mats around the room).  He woke her up and they began chatting, which lead to the whole class waking.  I'd love to know what they talk about.  How do they understand each other?

22 Month random facts:
-loves playing in a baby pool and going to the beach
-loves jamming in the car to the kiddie CD
-learning to walk "civilized" and holding mommy's hand (not digging the stroller these days)
-loves to climb and is resourceful. He gets a chair pushes it to the door to unlock it (dangerous), to the cabinet to get food, to the sink to play in water....
-loves to tell his story when he gets a booboo. He tells you just how it happen and wants kisses
-hates time out! Surprise about that. We are struggling with that right now
-loves to people watch!
-doesn't like ice cream...weird
-doesn't have a clue he is about to be a big brother to a baby sister next month!