22 Months and Counting...

Seriously, didn't I just post his 21 month update recently?!  This boy is growing up much faster than I can keep up with! 

I made him wear the birthday crown this morning...he wasn't too thrilled, but he was so darn cute!!!

So Ty-guy is 22 months today.  He is teetering on the cusp of walking...more so than ever before.  He flies around the house pushing his push toy, and can navigate even the tightest of corners.  He's steady, balanced, and stable.  Just the other night, he was standing in the middle of the room, and Eric held a ball out to him.  Ty walked toward the ball as Eric moved backward, even taking zig-zag turns to follow him.  It was the farthest he had ever walked independently, and he didn't even realize he was doing it (as soon as he saw the couch, he lunged to it to hold on!)  We've also caught him literally holding his shopping cart off of the ground as he walked with it, so clearly it's not a huge support for him!  It's only a matter of Ty gaining confidence and realizing that he can do it without that darn handle!  That could mean two days until the lightbulbs go off, or two months...I can never tell when Ty's about to make a breakthrough!  It's an exciting time though, and it's so much fun (and so very exhausting) watching him explore the cabinets, drawers, and tabletops that he could never reach before!

Walking in his "grandpa pants"...those short legs make those pant legs too long for walking...it's the only logical solution! :-)

New interests this month include ipad apps, which he uses with ease!  His favorite is called "Paint Sparkles", and is as much fun for grown-ups as it is for kids!  As he draws on the screen, the lines light up like fireworks, and play music.  Since when has drawing been so much fun?!  He's also really taken to an app called "Little Reader" by Brillkids.  It's an early reading program that is essentially electronic flashcards that go across the screen, along with animated pictures and videos of the words that are being shown.  I've done the same flashcard program with Ty on paper, but this is just SO much more engaging!  It's a great app...and free!!!

In two weeks, Ty will have his third (yes, three before the age of two, yikes!) surgery to replace his ear tubes.  In addition, his ENT will most likely be taking out his oversized adenoids to help promote eustacian tube drainage, since they are not doing a great job on their own.  Lastly, he will be having an in-depth hearing test called an ABR (auditory brain response), which I requested, since his behavioral hearing test results have always been wishy-washy (I mean really...given a choice, a one year old is going to play with the toy in front of him, instead of turn his head to locate the whisper off to his right...it's just not a totally accurate test!).  I honestly think his hearing is normal (or close to it) when he does not have middle ear fluid, but this test will give positive in-depth results one way or another.  With all of those procedures, I'm anticipating a 1.5 - 2 hour surgery time, which I'm slightly nervous about, since all of the others lasted no more than 20 minutes.  I know he's in great hands though, and hopefully he will be much more comfortable without all of that ear pressure all day long!

Well, that about sums up our big 22 month boy!  A few pictures to leave you with...