Derek is 18 Months!!

He's doing great! He had his 18 month appointment last week and he's in the 50th percentile for his head circumference, 45th percentile for height, and -10th percentile for weight. He's following his own curve for weight and the doctor isn't worried. He's gaining weight steadily, he's just not very heavy. The doctor said he looked perfect. I agree.

Derek still loves the movie "Cars" but he also loves "Toy Story" and "Finding Nemo", which he calls the fishy movie. Well, he actually calls it "Wuh wuh wishy." He started saying "wishy" and I was trying to get him to attempt the /f/ sound so I kept saying "fuh fuh fishy." He's talking up a storm these days. Among some of his newest words are: down, "side" (outside), "biser" (spider), "baba" (banana), "kickin" (chicken), yogurt, happy, and sad. He also constructs a few simple sentences like, "I see Woody" or "I want cars."

We bought him a toddler bed and last night was the first night that he slept there the whole night! I am so proud of him. He loves the bed because it has Toy Story characters all over it. He also loves the Lightning McQueen pillow his grandma bought him.

He's growing so fast. He's just adorable. The other day I was getting a little frustrated with him. He had been whiny for awhile and we were at the end of a long day. He worked and he worked to climb up onto the couch, gave me a kiss, and climbed back down. Completely melted my heart and, of course, my frustration as well. He's such a sweet little boy! He still calls me Tara once in awhile but mostly he'll call me Mommy now, which I love. He sings too. His favorite songs are "Itsy Bitsy Spider" and "Halloween Cat." He also sings the "Wow Wow Wubbzy" theme song and "Break Your Heart," that song by Taio Cruz. What a funny kid.

He had his first couple of weeks in our church's nursery. He did fine as long as I or Tyler were there. I think he'll do fine when we move church times back to the morning. We have church at 2 and every day at 2, Derek and I take a nap. Nap time is not a good church time. He's supposed to be in nursery from 3-5 and that just isn't going to happen while he's sleepy and grouchy. He loves to play with other kids though! I guess we'll see when January rolls around. I just got released from my calling in the Primary, so I'll be able to stay in nursery with him if he needs me to.

Needless to say, I love being Derek's mother. Happy 18 months, my beautiful little Peanut!

Ch-Ch-Ch-Changes

So our family has a few new things to report. Tyler accepted a job with Strayer University yesterday! He will be the Student Account Representative. He starts at the end of this month and we are very excited. Derek and I are also a little sad. We've been terribly spoiled these last few weeks having Tyler home with us all day every day. It's been so nice having him home!

We are also expecting another addition to our family! I'm 10 weeks and 6 days with an estimated due date of April 2, 2011. We were able to have an ultrasound on Tuesday to determine dates and everything looks healthy so far!


I'm pretty much tired and nauseated all of the time. I'm still working and that's really hard on me. The day after I work, it's all I can do to get out of bed in the afternoon. Hopefully I'll be able to cut back on hours now that Tyler has a job!

Derek is still doing well. He has his well-baby appointment next week. Can you believe he's almost 18 months old!? He's a beautiful and intelligent child. He says "bless you" when you sneeze and loves playing with cars.

Anyway, there's a quick update on our lives. I promise to be better with posting.
Love to all!