Every now and then, Tyler does something that makes me step back and realize how young he really is. It's like I have to remind myself he is only one, and then I start to think I have been expecting too much of him if this fact just suddenly dawned on me. We were in Target yesterday, Tyler in the shopping cart (thank goodness he loves to ride in the cart, unlike so many toddlers we know) and I was wearing Gavin in the Baby Bjorn. As we walked up and down the aisles, Tyler was talking about all the things he saw. This is always a fun time because in the cart, he is face-to-face with me, so we get a great dialog going. We were in the picture frame aisle, as I have more pictures than I know what to do with, and Tyler started saying 'monkey.' I looked all over the place trying to see what he was pointing to, figuring a stuffed monkey was misplaced on the picture aisle. About to give up and go to the next aisle, this abstract jungle print caught my eye at the very last minute. I would never have thought he could recognize a monkey out of this picture, I barely did, and wanted to buy it just to show everybody what a great mind he has. After talking all about monkeys, pants, diapers, and other things we looked at throughout the store, I guess I was feeling like I was talking to a grown up because when we got out to the car and Tyler got all wound up doing his quick-step, excitedly flapping his hands around when I said we were going home to see daddy, it dawned on me that he's still just a little boy.

We were trying to catch a few more minutes of sleep while Tyler was stirring and talking way too early Sunday morning. The things he said just warmed my heart. He is such an angel. 'Mama. Dada. Baby. Home.'