Take that G-pa!!!!

This is what I think of G-pa very rudely implying to Mommy that she was doing a crap job of keeping up with the blog this afternoon. So there, G!!!!

In actuality, that's a picture of me having my first waffle! It was so delicious and I could not stop shoving it in my face. I ate a whole one all by myself. And then I smelled like maple syrup all day, so Mommy and Daddy just wanted to gobble me up!!

In other exciting news, I can WALK!!!! Okay, sort of. When I feel like it. I still prefer to crawl, and in fact have started doing this cute half-crawl, half-walk thing where I look like an ape. Mommy tried to get a picture but I move too fast. But anyway, if I'm so inclined, and especially if Mommy sets me down and lets me walk to Daddy, I can take steps! I did seven or eight in a row the other night! I'm such a stud muffin!!!!

Oh yes, and I now refuse to nap. It's pretty awesome. Mom really appreciates it. Instead, I spend my time in my crib doing this:



And finally, I had my one year appointment a few weeks ago. I weighed almost 22 pounds and was 30 and 3/4 inches long! I was between 75-90% for height, but only 50%for weight. I'm a skinny little thing but I bet I won't always be!!!!

The Big Birthday!!! (two weeks late.....)

After a much too prolonged absence, ladies and gentlemen, I am back.

And I have very good news to share with you.

I AM ONE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Me, my Mommy and my Daddy made it through my first year, and they're still alive! Sleepy, yes. Frustrated occasionally when I won't eat my vegetables, yes. But alive!

Yippee Skippee!!!!!

We had a very big party to celebrate the occasion. Does occasion have one "s" or two? I can't remember. And I'm too small to look it up in the dictionary. In fact, what is a dictionary?

Anyway, my Gramette and my G-pa and my Mimi and my Pops all came up to celebrate with me! And plus lots of my friends came over. It was really fun. I got to eat cake! It was delicious!!!

Here are some pictures to commemorate the event. And then I need to take a nap. But later, I'll share what I've been doing since my birthday. I've been up to LOTS of mischief!!!!

PS--Mommy was going to post more pictures, but I'm furious. She'll be back.

It's Coming......

Mommy, for the last time.

An update is coming. I promise promise promise promise.

I seriously have had NO TIME to do anything lately. But I will do this. I swear.

More Birthday Ideas

Mommy's back again! Since the ideas I came up with already are obviously not numerous enough for some of you (who shall remain nameless), here are some more!!

Busy Gears!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3051035



A Drum! *Side Note--he really likes to bang on things*
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2310732



Books! *Side Note--he thinks books are for chewing*
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2743424



And seriously, that's all that I can think of.

Tyler is doing really well and has become a little monkey as of late--he's climbing on everything!! I have some good pics to post later. And I'll tell you why Ryan and I are definitely in the running for the Parent of the Year award!!!!

Getting Into Trouble!

Now that I am pulling up everywhere, I have become Mr. Curious about everything! This is cute but also annoying for Mommy and Daddy. In the past two weeks they have caught me chewing on all sorts of things, from batteries to a Tylenol bottle. No, they are not neglectful parents. I make these things materialize out of thin air!!!

My new favorite thing is, while they are taking a shower, I open their bottom drawer and pull all their hairdryers and curling irons and everything out. This is the best entertainment there is!!!!

I also have become fascinated with the dogs and love to pet them and squeeze them and pull on them. They are so soft. Every once in a while, they attack me with kisses, and then my face is priceless! Mommy tried to catch it on film....she did an okay job......

TTFN!

My New Favorite Toys

There's two of them!

One is my new car. Mommy and Daddy can push me all around the house, and outside too. It's so fun!! The horn works and I am a master honker. Plus I can put my hands on the steering wheel and turn it!



The other is my new horsie, Yoyo. Yoyo is on loan from Zoe and Emmy Hendricks, and I'm so glad they decided to share her with me! I love to rock back and forth (with Daddy holding me on, of course). I also like to pat Yoyo's soft mane and tail. She is the best horsie ever!



You can really see how crazy my hair has become against the blue of Daddy's shirt in the Yoyo picture. Mommy has tried to put product in it, but I just end up with crusty wings. So we just let it fly!!!!!

Another Idea

Mama again. Here's another idea. It's possible that I came up with this idea after Tyler bonked his head on the tile last night and got a huge goose-egg, and now has a huge bruise. That could have possibly been it.

Big, Squishy Foam Mat!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2342676

A Note From Mommy

Hello everyone! The mama here.

So everyone has been asking for ideas for Tyler's birthday. As I adamantly refuse to "register" for birthday presents (as suggested to me by more than one person!!!!), I decided that I would post some ideas for his birthday on here. I know you guys don't know what we have and don't have. I get it. But registering? Really?

And here, in no particular order, are some toys that I'm sure Tyler would love, and we do not currently possess.......(PS--I pulled these off the Toys R Us site because it was the easiest...)


Legos!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2629039



The ever-popular See N Say!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2265270



Fridge Phonics!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2266036




A Little Workbench!
http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2333022




So there are some ideas. Really, he's a kid. He likes it all!!!!!

I hope this helps! Tyler says hi to everyone!!!!

Boys Will Be Boys

So my new obsession is Macy and Lucy's water bowl. As much as I love baths and swimming, Mommy knew it was only a matter of time before I discovered the fun that lay in store for me by splashing in the dog bowl. Three changes of clothes, two wet face-plants and a lot of slobbery water later, all we have are some cute pictures and some thirsty dogs to show for it. Oh well. It was fun anyway.

I also had Spaghetti-O's for the first time today. Althougth the jury is still out as to how much I liked them, they were messy for sure! And what fun is a food really if you can't smear it everywhere????

Bad Mommy, and MMMMMMMMM!

Mommy says to tell all of you that she is very sorry. She has been a terrible poster and she is most apologetic. It's just that we are very busy in the summer. We seem to be traveling 24/7, and when we're not traveling, we're hanging outside or taking walks or doing other things that prohibit blogging. She'll do better. I hope.

Anywho. Since it's been a while, I'll give you a little recap! The last pictures you have are from sisters weekend, which was in early June. Then we went and visiting Mimi and Pops and G-pa and Gramette for a weekend. Gramette got some good shots of me in the pool. Mommy will try to put them on here later.

And then the last weekend of June, we went to Loveland to meet Mommy's cyber-friends! They were so nice and we'll be seeing them again soon. Again, Mommy has pictures but she'll have to find them later.

Then over the 4th of July, Uncle David, Aunt Kathie, and my awesome cousins Lynae, Lynette, and Lane came to visit. They stayed at the Broadmoor (ooo lala!) and so we spent the 4th of July with them! There are some pictures of those goofy kids in my Daddy's new toy down below.

THEN last weekend we went all the way to Texas for my cousin Rene's wedding. I was pretty good on the way down but I was not very good on the way back! Hey, a boy gets sick of sitting in the car. That's all I have to say for myself.

Anyway, Mommy took the camera but has NO pictures because she forgot. Silly Mommy. If anyone has pictures, let us know.

And lastly, two nights ago Mommy gave me MAC N CHEESE to eat. Oh, YUUUUMMMMMMM! I ate my body weight in cheesy goodness and finished it off with a banana yogurt chaser. A better dinner has never been invented!

On another note, I'm weaned! Now that I have teeth, Mommy got tired of being nibbled on. What, she's tasty! Anyway, Mommy wondered how I'd react, but I didn't care. Just gimme that cup and pass the macaroni, please!

Finally.....A Sister's Weekend Photo

This is one boy who LOVES his aunties!!!!

Phoenix Or Bust 2008

Hello everyone!

I am back from my trip! I traveled all over the Southwest with Mommy and Daddy and we had the BEST time. Unfortunately, I thought waking up at 4am was THE thing to do the whole trip, but oh well, nobody's perfect.

We started out at Great Sand Dunes National Park near Alamosa. I have never seen such high sand dunes. It was so windy and I had sand in my nose, mouth, ears, hair, socks, clothes, and even my diaper. Mommy had to give me a washdown in the bathroom. While we were there, Mommy also managed to forget one of my bottles! Now that we use BPA-free plastic, my bottles are like $10 a piece. Mommy was bummed.

Then we drove to Alamosa and saw Daddy's old school, Adams State College. And then drove on past Durango and spent the night in Cortez, CO. That night in the Days Inn, I crawled forward for the first time! Hooray!

Then, the next day we went to the Four Corners Monument. This is the only place in the United States where four states meet, and I sat my squishy butt in all four of them at the same time! There were lots of scary looking motorcycle men there when I was, and you should have seen them melt over me!!! They laughed and cooed at me and took my picture! It was so funny!

Then we drove on to the Grand Canyon. On the way, we drove through part of Monument Valley. It was so beautiful! Once we got to the Grand Canyon, we checked into our lodge and then went to check it out. That canyon is DEEP! Mommy had me strapped tightly into my Baby Bjorn so there was no risk of falling! Mommy is very scared of heights so she tends to freak about stuff like that.

The next morning, we woke up at 4am (of course) and took a sunrise tour of the Grand Canyon. We got to go to some lookout points that are closed to the general public and there were only 8 people on the tour, so we were pretty much all alone! The Grand Canyon is so wonderful at sunrise, and being able to enjoy it in solitude was even better! We had a great guide that showed us all kinds of fun things.

Then we were off to Phoenix! We drove through Flagstaff and had lunch in Sedona, and then when we got to Phoenix we went straight to see Lace, Kyle and baby Avery. Avery is one of my several girlfriends (I like to play the field) and it was so nice to hang out with her. Then we went over to Brandon and Amy's house and I got to meet Maxx! Maxx is a ball of energy and kept me on my toes! We call him Tyrannosaurus Maxx (or T-Maxx for short) because he likes to growl like a dinosaur!

We did all sorts of fun things in Phoenix. I went swimming for the first time! Amy has those pictures so when she sends them to Mommy, she'll post them. In Phoenix, we also picked up Daddy's new Viper! I think he might love that car almost as much as me....almost.

We were so sad to leave Phoenix but all good things must come to an end. On the way home, it snowed on us in Flagstaff! Oh, also on the way home, we stopped to see the largest meteor crater in the US! One funny thing about the bottom picture...you can't go down to the bottom of the meteor crater because it's a scientific study site, but they have this little background in the visitor's center where you can take your picture like you're at the bottom. So of course, we had to do it!!!

And that concludes this recounting of my travels. My Lilliputian self was very tired by the time we got home. And thankfully, I seem to be back on my sleeping schedule, so Mommy and Daddy are recovering a little bit too! Here's some pictures!

We're off to Phoenix!!!!

Here's a little pre-vacation mischief to tide you over till we get back!!!!!

What's That? An Update, You Say?

Mommy is terribly sorry that it has been so long. But she has one word for you--mobility.

That's right. I am ALL OVER THE PLACE!!! I am rolling, scooting, and crawling backward. And getting into everything! I haven't quite figured out how to put the crawl-machine in drive, but I'm working on it! And I've got reverse down pat!

Mommy tried to get a picture of my backwards crawl, but it's kinda fuzzy because I'm in perpetual motion. Oh well.

Oh yeah, and I also got another tooth. Happy Day!

Tyler and The Toast

So, Gramette bought me this zwieback toast for Easter. I LOVE it. It is so tasty and fun and messy. I like to drool all over it and lick it and rub it in my hair....I might even hold it down and let the doggies have a little taste too!!!!

How does Gramette always know what I will like? It's a mystery to me, but I'm sure glad she's around.

On another note, Mommy wanted to try to capture a picture of my tooth for you. I was fairly cooperative (in that I didn't scream at her for it). The tooth is on the bottom, on the left.

**No babies were harmed in the taking of these photographs**

The Babies I (Virtually) Hang Out With

Finally!

Well, I finally rolled from my back to my tummy today. Daddy was here when I did it! I sure do hate my stomach. There is just not enough to see. What, you want me to stare at the floor? Why anyone would want to lay that way is beyond me!

I'm Gonna Get You!

Is this some crazy, half-rotted goblin baby coming to haunt your dreams?

Nah.

It's just ME covered in my least favorite food, peas. Peas suck. And what do I do when I don't like my lunch? I stick my hand in my mouth, pull out the yucky food, and wipe it all over my face! Take that, Mommy!

No Longer A Lemming.......

Now I have teeth for biting!!! Mommy says you won't get that joke unless you watch Austin Powers 2 a gazillion times like she and Daddy have.

I was running a little fever yesterday and Mommy couldn't figure out why, until she stuck her hand on my gums, and felt my new little tooth! Hooray!

And double hooray, we're getting air conditioning put in tomorrow! For all you Texas people out there, yes, most of us live without AC up here! But not the Knoche's anymore! We're gonna be nice and cool this summer! Whoopee!!!!!!

Long Time No Post

Sorry it's been so long since the last post. My mom is a big time slacker!!!!!!

Okay, what all has happened to me since the last post?

Cindi at Mommy's work made me this really cool Baby Genius quilt. I'm laying on it in the first picture.

We went to visit Mimi and Pops in Roswell. That was fun. I got to see Mommy beat Daddy at pickleball. You better bet Daddy's never gonna live that down!

Then we went to see Gramette and G-pa in Odessa for Easter. Daddy did some tile at G-pa's store and Mommy and I hung out with Gramette and my aunts. And then! Guess what! The Easter bunny came to visit me! I got so much cool stuff! AND I GOT THE GOLDEN EGG!!!!

I am sitting up very nicely by myself now and I can hold my bottle to feed myself. I've been doing that for a while actually, but now I can REALLY hold it and tip it and everything. Mommy's been working with me on the sippy cup too. I'm not really sure about the sippy cup. Something tells me Mommy is trying to get out of doing all the work around here by trying to get me to hold my bottle and cup. We'll see about that.

I also have developed an obsession with Gerber puffs. I LOVE them and will shove them in my face as fast as Mommy puts them on my tray. This is quite an accomplishment considering that I haven't perfected my pincer grasp....so basically I rake them into my palm and then shove my entire hand into my mouth and THEN release that puffy goodness onto my tongue. I'm especially enamored with the banana puffs. I'm kind of a banana lover, period.

Well, I guess I better go. I'm ready for my bottle and it's time to get my mad on until Mommy makes it for me!