Having Fun

Tyler is making life so fun, especially now with his laughs and talking. Daddy and I got out the video camera again and got bath time on tape. It is so fun to watch him laugh and talk, he is laughing all the time now as you can see from the new pictures. He is growing so fast, I feel like I need to dress him in every outfit he has and take pictures because he won't be in them much longer. He is really loving his baby einstein now, I have it set up in the study so he can watch it while I work some on the computer. Bailey enjoys watching it with him, mainly due to the fact that there are some parts with a dog. It is a fake dog but a dog none the less. Bigler follows him everywhere. If he is in his crib sleeping Bigler is on the floor in his room. If he is in his swing Bigler is usually somewhere on the floor near by. Bath time is always a family event, the dogs run in to lay on the floor by the heater that I turn on so that the room stays warm. We had another busy week last week. We went and enjoyed the park with Lindsay and Ada, had fun at the mall with Jennifer and Jacob. We went to watch daddy's softball game on Monday and his basketball game Friday night. He is so alert now and not always having to eat during the game. On Saturday we enjoyed the beautiful weather and went to watch Peighton play in her soccer game. That afternoon we had a bunch of our friends over for pizza, and games outside. We helped celebrated daddy's birthday with a special breakfast for him. We are going to see the doctor this week so we will see offically how much he weighs and how long he is now. Our scales say that he is 14 pounds so we will see if that is correct. Well, Tyler has just went down for his morning nap so I'm off to get things done. I will update again very soon.

A couple of firsts

I won't say much since Becca already posted today. I got home at a decent time tonight and after dinner we all went for a family walk through the neighborhood. We loaded Ty up in the baby Bjorn (backpack on front) and went walking around looking at all the houses and trees. He really liked it. Then we came back home and he got his first haircut. I know what you're thinking, a kid with that much hair and you waited 6 weeks to cut it! Ty and Daddy enjoyed it, but Mommy wasn't too crazy about it. You can barely tell we took anything off. I'll try and update some photos this weekend. I need to remove a bunch, but we've just been so busy.

Staying Busy

Well we had another busy weekend. Tyler and I traveled down to Buckhead on Friday morning where Lanier and the ladies from Curves held a very sweet shower for us. It was so nice to see everyone and have them finally meet our little man. Tyler was the best, sleeping through most of it. He woke up at the end only to eat and go back to sleep. That afternoon my sister and brother-in-law arrived. We all made it out to eat Friday night to celebrate birthdays, Chad's, Mark's, and mine. On Saturday we ventured out the mall, where again we managed to bring home more bags for Tyler than anyone else. Tyler is getting so big, he is beginning to show signs of smiling (and not just from gas) He is a huge fan of bath time. He enjoys splashing his feet and hands and looking at this colorful bath toys. He is starting to stretch out his sleep time at night to about 3 hours at a time now, it's amazing how 3 hours in a row of sleep can make you feel so rested. Well, nap time is coming to an end so I have to make this update short. We are all doing very well. Life is different and wonderful these days.

Playing catch up

I know it has been so long since I updated last, there is a lot to tell. It seems like we never have time to rest, we are so busy these days. Last Thursday Nana, my mother, got here to spend some precious time with Tyler. She has been enjoying her alone time with him, and even though she doesn't have to she always disappears up in her room at night and gives Chad and I alone family time. On Friday night Tyler and I went to see Daddy play basketball, even though he ate during most of the game we know he was cheering on the inside. On Saturday morning Tyler and Daddy had the morning to themselves while mom and I went to the shower that the girls gave for me. They worked so hard and put together such a beautiful display of food, from quiches, to muffins and fruit, and of course the awesome pacifiers made from white life savers and blue jelly beans. Everything was beautiful, Tyler was represented well with the black and white pictures that Lindsay took. After the shower we all decided to go to the mall as a family. Other than the one store for Tyler, Daddy didn't shop much, just walked very briskly around the mall with the stroller (Tyler likes to go fast). Saturday night Nana wanted to take Tyler all shifts so that Mommy and Daddy could sleep. We decided that our other babies (Bigler and Bailey) needed some attention so we allowed them to sleep with us. Well Bailey, overwhelmed by the exciting news, jumped a littled too quickly and hit his incredibly hard head on my eye. Chad, being very compassionate for my pain, tried to help me while telling me that if I could cry a little more quiet that would be helpful since Tyler just went to sleep. I now have a very attractive and very black eye. Monday night was softball game night, still a little chilly outside we buddled up really warm and headed out to support Daddy. We again cheered through eating, Daddy was just excited that his little man made it out. Tuesday was extra special for Mommy, it was my birthday. Nana took Tyler and I out for breakfast and then on top of the orignal birthday present my parents got me, Mom took me to Bath and Body works to get some bath salt. Nana took Tyler that afternoon and I went upstairs for a very long bath. Chad cooked an amazing dinner (Tyler helped, I have pictures of Chad with Tyler in the baby bjorn cutting tomatoes) and invited some friends over to help celebrate. I got a very sweet card from Chad and a very special card from Tyler. It was an amazing birthday, although my most precious birthday present came early this year:) My mother leaves tomorrow, I know she is not looking forward to leaving, and my sister and brother-in-law get here Friday. This will be Angel's first trip up, not by choice she just wanted to wait until she had some time off to spend more days up here with her nephew. She has been going crazy waiting, marking the days off her calendar. I will update again after this weekend. Thanks to all who have patiently waited.

An eventful weekend

We had a great Easter weekend! We left Friday afternoon and got to my parents house in the early evening. Ty did pretty well for his 1st road trip. It was a 6.5 hour drive (5.5 with no kids) and he handled it like a champ. Papaw and Grams came over to eat dinner and to see their great grandson! When we walked in I tried to hug Mom and talk to her for a while, but apparently I was not the main attraction because she was having none of it. It had only been a couple of weeks since Mom and Dad had seen him, but to watch them you’d think it had been 6 months! They had fixed up the basement for us and had a crib set up down there for him (they apparently didn’t realize he would be sleeping in their room some of the time). Friday night Becca still got up with him a couple of times and then let Mom and Dad take the early morning shifts. Saturday we hung around the house all day and a couple of my aunts came by to see Ty for the first time. Dad just sat around the house all day with us, which is extremely odd for anyone who knows “the Captain.” He probably fed Ty more than anyone, yet complained when I wanted to feed my own son! After some convincing on my part, Becca decided to not get up Saturday night with Ty. This was ground breaking for her because she always gets up with him, but she has been really worn out lately. She went to sleep at around 8 and didn’t wake up until 7 the next morning. Mom and Dad said that he was pretty good all night sleeping 3 hours at a time. Believe it or not, they even made him sleep in his own bed all night (at least that’s what they say).
Sunday morning we went to church with Mom and Dad to show off the little man. He wore the white sweater vest that Becca and I bought him and looked adorable! After church we went over to Aunt Gaynell’s house for a family gathering/shower. Everyone was excited to see him and hold him, plus Clay and Stacy were able to make it over to see him as well. After getting back to Mom and Dad’s house and taking more pictures, we finally left at 7:00. Ty was wonderful all the way home, but boy was I tired. We had to stop several times to feed and change diapers, but we finally arrived at our house at about 1:30. I think next time we’ll leave earlier! I’m glad we decided to drive the truck because we wouldn’t have made it in the car with all the presents we brought back. The back of our truck was completely packed! I was joking around all weekend that if this normal to get this many presents, we needed about 3 or 4 more kids. Becca, with bags under her eyes, thought maybe we ought to wait a bit.

Life as a Family

Well, I have a few seconds before Tyler wakes up to eat so I'm taking this time to update everyone again. We are preparing to leave for our first road trip at lunch time today. We are traveling to Chad's parents where they are throwing a shower for Tyler. We are so excited to see everyone, and of course are a little anxious about our first trip and how he will do during the trip and after. Our life is so different now, a lot less sleep, a LOT more busy, but we have never been happier. We attempt to put all other things to the side in the evenings to them to family time. To all my family and friends that are patient with me for not having time for the phone or email, thank you, I love you tons (Angel). There are times when I still can't believe that he is here. I will be washing clothes or bottles and then walk into Tyler's room and see him sleeping; I'm just taken back all over again. There were so many days I would walk into that empty nursery and feel so sad, it's such an amazing feeling to walk in now and see him. Tyler is doing very well, it seems like he is changing every day. He is so alert and loves to watch his light show, the dogs, and the airplanes in his room. He still loves to eat, it's hard to believe that he will only be 4 weeks on Saturday, and has already gotten so big. He seems to really know Chad and I now, looking for our voice or calming his crying if we come in the room to talk to him or pick him up. I will try to update everyone after we return home from our trip; I make no promises on how quickly though.

Mommy's turn

Well, so far Chad has been taking care of the updates but I thought since I had just a minute I would give an update myself. We had a very packed weekend filled with pictures taken, Tyler's first cookout with friends, church, and going out to Sunday afternoon lunch. He has been a trooper through it all. His "aunt" Lisa was in town from Wednesday until this afternoon. She took so many pictures of the little guy, I think she may be afraid of how big he is going to be the next time she gets to see him. He is growing like crazy, that little man is not afraid to eat. He is keeping on schedule with eating about every 2 -2 1/2 hours (even through the night) so mommy tries to sleep a little in the afternoon when he naps. His aunt Jessica came to visit him on Sunday afternoon, she even took note of how big he has gotten just within the last couple of weeks. My other babies, Bigler and Bailey, are still wondering why there isn't as much mommy time for them these days. If I had a camera set up every time I sat down to feed Tyler, each time you would see a picture of me trying to juggle Tyler and finding a good place next to me for both of them. Tyler does enjoy watching them while he eats. Well, that is about all the time I have before it gets exciting around here again. I'll attempt to do better updating in the future.