Another fun weekend has come to an end. Tyler spent Saturday afternoon at the clubhouse park's grand opening. He played on the playground for a long time. Although it officially opened this weekend, we have been going to the fenced-in park since winter. It was more crowded than ever this time, and I noticed how differently Tyler plays when other kids are running past him and climbing all around him. I see so much of myself in him. He prefers to passively observe everyone before just jumping in and playing on everything. I think this is a great quality because a)it came from me, but more importantly, b)it shows restraint and thought process. He's not a hyper kid, which I don't think I'm equipped to handle. He's an insightful thinker.

Grandma and Aunt Kristin visited this weekend and babysat him Saturday night. I swear to God he says grandma several times a day. I couldn't get him to say it once for her. In fact, we couldn't get him to say much of anything to anyone this weekend. We had a houseful of company over Sunday, including Mack and Owen. Mack turns 2 in a few weeks and hasn't said anything yet. Not that there's anything wrong with that, but I couldn't help but want to show off Tyler's awesome communication skills. The only thing he would say was 'More' asking for grapes, and of course he did that when nobody except me was listening. I think the fact that he doesn't talk much when he's around other people correlates to the fact that he's busy observing everyone around him. In his homelife with Mom & Dad, and at daycare he's used to the routine so he talks and talks. But when we introduce something or someone new to him, he needs time to get used to it. I hope the arrival of his new brother in 13 weeks doesn't scar Tyler too much.