Wow...it has been almost a year since I updated this blog. To be honest, having a little one around the house sure takes up a lot more of my time than I thought it would. Instead of making up for all the lost months, I am just going to update what little Daylen is doing these days.
He is now 18 months old and has discovered so many things. At this time, he can say and recognize "Mommy, Daddy, ball, doggie, Jesus, thank you, no, bye, and bubbles." We have taught him American Sign Language and he can sign, "more, please, and thank you." We recently discovered that he also learned how to put his hands together to pray and once Amen is said, he claps and yells, "yay!" He can now throw with both hands which makes his Daddy and Papa very proud. He has learned where the food is in both the kitchen, and pantry. He LOVESketchup, like his father, and will dip whatever he can in any style dip to eat. He loves books and has recently discovered that Mommy's iPad is much more fun to play with than his own toys. He has learned to push the apps that he wants and knows how to close the apps.Just within the last couple of weeks, he has discovered that lying down in the tub is better than sitting up. Lately giving him a bath requires a raincoat. He loves to kick his feet and make huge splashes.
Daylen started attending Mother's Day Out in the fall of 2010. He attends First Baptist - Mesquite on Tuesdays and Thursdays then attends First United Methodist - Mesquite on Wednesdays and Fridays. We feel that this has helped him to become more social and active. Christmas Eve 2010, Daylen took his first steps without assistance. He walked across the room to Beth and me until he grew tired of the new trick. In January 2011, Daylen had to have tubes put in his ears because he continued to get ear infections. A few weeks after the tubes were put in his ears, we started to notice that Daylen could keep his balance. It was no time before Daylen began walking. Since that day, Daylen has graduated from walking to climbing. He climbs onto everything. We are starting to find out that our house isn't quite "baby proof." Just when we think it is safe, Daylen reminds us that we forgot something.
Daylen has already been in "time out" four times. I started putting him in time out at the house and the very next day, he bit a kid at MDO and was put in time out there. Today, in fact, he was put in time out for biting me on the stomach when we were playing. It was hard enough that he left teeth marks. Most people say to bite him back to teach him a lesson, but I want to try a different alternative. If time out fails, I may have to resort to "biting" him back.
Darren and I are so blessed to have Daylen in our lives. We couldn't have asked for a better baby. He is well behaved and slow tempered. He is very social and learns new things every day. The church family at Friendship Baptist Church just love him to death! He is practically raised by everyone in church. He has a lot of grandparents. It is good to be in a congregation with people whom love my son just as much as we do. Daylen loves the ladies in the nursery. He has them wrapped around his fingers like he does most people. The picture above is the most recent picture of Daylen. It was taken by Beth at Westlake Park in Mesquite in May 2011.
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