The Battle of Brushing Teeth

Until recently, Rylan has never liked getting his teeth brushed. It was a dreaded battle that we'd have to endure every night. It would literally take two of us to get the job done. One of us would hold him down and the other would frantically try to brush his teeth as quickly as possible. It was a difficult task to brush thoroughly as he thrashed his head from side to side and screamed. We finally got smart and decided to go out and buy a Spiderman battery operated spinning toothbrush along with some tutti frutti Thomas toothpaste. We crossed our fingers and hoped that it would do the trick. I am happy to say that brushing Rylan's teeth is now an enjoyable event and he even wants to brush himself!

Play Time

We recently took Rylan to Jump and Bounce where they have gigantic inflatable toys you can bounce on, play in and slide down. We've heard so many people raving about this place that we'd been excited for Rylan to be old enough to take him there. He seemed quite overwhelmed at first, but warmed up towards the end and began playing on his own. We'll definitely be taking him there a lot over the next several years!

Daddy and Rylan going down the slide together

Mommy and Rylan in the toddler play area

Rylan and I have been taking a mother-baby music class together called Kindermusik. Rylan loves music and enjoys playing instruments and dancing to the fun songs. Currently, we are doing a unit about dogs which explains why Rylan is rolling over in this video. One of Rylan's favorite words lately is "hot", so you'll notice about half way through the video that he's pointing at the fireplace and saying this new word. Lastly, another one of Rylan's current favorite activities is twirling. He thinks it's funny to twirl and get dizzy, then try to walk. He just cracks me up watching him! I hope you'll get a chuckle too!

Rylan is extremely ticklish under the chin and he most certainly loves to be tickled. You can see just how much he loves it as he signs "more" to Daddy during this tickling session. We love your laughs sweet boy!

Never a Dull Moment

There is never a dull moment in the Talley household. With a 15-month-old on the loose, I'm lucky to get even one second of relaxation before my son is off and running again in another direction. At this active age, I can literally blink my eye and he's gone. Rylan is like a little tornado. He hits ground, hangs out for a little while, and then he's off to another location to have some more fun. I mean this in a good way, of course, because without him my life wouldn't be nearly as wonderful. Every moment is so exciting and fun and I think he teaches me more about life than I teach him. I thought I'd share with you some of Rylan's favorite daily activities.

Giving Libby a treat

Turning on the TV to watch Thomas and Friends (he has a new obsession with trains)

Going for a ride around the house

Modeling his new snow pants and boots (it's a good thing he enjoys wearing this stuff with all the snow we've had recently)

Exploring new things

Playing Hide-and-Go-Seek

Helping us load the dishwasher (he's better at climbing on it than loading it)

Playing with Daddy

Hugging Libby

And taking snoozes in the car

What a life!!!