Right on track with 20 month olds, Tyler has discovered a new way to play peek a boo. In the past, it was always mommy or daddy doing the hiding, but now Tyler can put his hands over his eyes so we play this game a lot. We always say "Where's Tyler" when we play, so now that he's in control of the game, Tyler puts his hands over his eyes and sings "Nana" in his sweet high voice, then throws his arms wide open and absolutely cracks up when we act surprised. So, yes, he's still convinced that his name is pronounced Nana. But when I say it just like he does, he starts throwing a fit asking for a banana, or for me to put on his favorite video, The Wiggles, because they sing a song about mashed bananas. So he hears Tyler (selectively--as he ignores it when there is an order following his name, like Tyler don't sit on the baby) but he says Nana. I've been working with him on this a lot. A frequent question I hear kids ask each other at the park is "What is your name?" So I will sit down with Tyler and say "My name is Mommy. What is your name?" Tyler always replies with "Name." So, while he's right on track with peek-a-boo, I'll have to do some research to find out when kids learn to say their own name correctly.

Another thing he does but doesn't do correctly is jump. This is a crack up to see. He bends his knees real deep, swings his arms back and makes a big whooooo sound as he straightens his knees. But his feet don't leave the ground. Not even close. It is so funny to watch this. He's pretty sure he jumps. He'll do this when we're watching dancing shows on TV. The other day Grandma was buying Tyler a new pair of boots. While deciding if they were the right size, we had him walk on the carpet and walk on the tile with them. Then we told him to jump in them. They were like gravity boots, holding his feet firmly on the floor as he went through all the motions and sounds of a really big jump.