Dark Side

Today Ty's giving a whole new meaning to
the phrase dark side. If I last through today without crying or having a full blown heart attack it will be the biggest miracle.

Ty started this morning by throwing up on me and all over my side of the bed. Looks like I won't be using my pillows for a little while. He then proceeded to fall in the bath to clean off the vomit. After a mini crying sess by him, he got out and I made breakfast for us. That lasted about 3 seconds before he threw a massive, laying on the floor tantrum (because I wouldn't let him shove 5 torn pieces of toast in his mouth at once). I got a small break while he took a nap. But he then followed it by falling out of his highchair. That is correct, he figured out how tots and up and wiggle his way out of the high chair. So thanks to a fantastic tumble over the tray the highchair is now in storage and I am on the look out for a booster like thingy for our chairs. As if things possibly couldn't have gotten more crazy or stressful he proceeded to figure out how to climb into our bathtub and was doing headstands. I swear if we make it to 2 without breaking anything it'll be a miracle for his little body.

Anyone who has used the saying "boys will be boys" just has no idea what little boy I'm dealing with today. Guess I should just prepare to live less from all the mini heart attacks I feel like I'm having! Oh mom problems!

Life Lately

According to my iPhone

bowties to church

licking the beaters & the master of giving me his annoyed face

late night cuddles with dad & his preferred way to watch movies

playing with moms hair & my ideal FHE treat (white trash doughnuts and diet drp)

playing with dad

fat lip trophy from a day of exploring

Cry Baby

Yesterday I was a complete and total cry baby. I'm not even going to pretend/sugarcoat it.

When I took T for his 1 year check up they gave me labs to get his blood drawn to check iron levels and some other things they keep an eye on with whole milk. Needless to say I walked out of the doctors office with a teary eyed baby with hurt feelings (4 shots will do that him) and thought haha ya right. So I put the lab in the back of our file folder. I ignored the drs office calling and emailing me. It wasn't until I was driving home from lunch that I thought about how ridiculous I was being. I firmly believe in vaccinating T And if I can trust a random hair person to do what color they think is best along with wide range I give them since they studied hair, I better trust my amazing dr for the se thing.

See the problem was I didn't want to admit to myself how nervous I was. The last time T had his blood drawn we were having to admit him to the hospital at just 2 days past turning 1 month. And let me tell you that wasn't fun. They pricked him 5 times in both arms trying to draw blood before giving up and going through the vein in his forehead. There was blood everywhere. Total nightmare that I conveniently realized I hadn't dealt with until asked to draw blood again.

So as we walked into the Quest I thought I was being such an idiot before, yada yada. Only to find myself .5 seconds from a practical repeat. The lady although very nice had to stick him 2 times, the second time she wiggled the needle around inside trying to get blood, when she finally got it T wiggled his hand free and yanked it out, he's screaming like I've never heard, both nurses are trying to help me keep him still and then finally she replaced it and filled up the two small things and we were on a way.

Needless to say I walked out of there happy to have it over and cried for the first time (medically related ha) since he was in the hospital. I gave him anything he wanted...including letting him push the elevator buttons and walk the whole distance to the car only holding my hand 1/2 the time. (That took forever!)

If I thought shots were a breez before they're going to be a joke now for me. I truly think that was harder for me than T. He was laughing and singing and dancing the moment we walked out of the Quest, while I was fighting back tears and all angry they can't take my blood instead of his.

I'll just chalk that while experience to another first and cross my fingers, toes and any other body parts I'm not doing that again any time soon!

1st in a long list of firsts

Today Ty did a new first. He climbed up into my lap and laid his head back on me.

We always cuddle during the day watching a movie or a tv shoe but usually I'm the one who grabs him and puts him on my lap or right next to me on the couch. Today was the first where he initiated the cuddle. It made me stop in my tracks, so incredibly grateful. It was another way for him to show and express love. He has long been giving sweeping hugs after naps or bad dreams and kisses on cheeks without being asked, but now it's climbing up and sitting in laps.

I loved every minute sitting there together. Every time I experience a new first I am equally sad that my little baby is growing up and excited for all the excitement that comes with him growing up. Either way I'm just plain grateful I have him here to cuddle with. Times like these are just an affirmation that I'm doing things right. I know for sure I'm loving this mom thing and I'm loving the way this year is turning out. Things just seem to get better and better.

Plus I love a good cuddle, especially around Valentines day.

A,B,C as easy as...

I am always on the lookout for new apps that entertain Ty. I swear my phone only has kid apps on it. Lately I have been working with Ty on teaching him the basics (colors, shapes, abc, ext) you know actually starting to use my teaching degree lol.

There is a new app we have discovered that is a HUGE hit in this house. The best part is that it's free, those are always the best apps. It's called Endless ABC.

It's great! Sounds out each letter of a word, tells the definition, has you unscramble the words and put them in their correct order. It keeps Ty entertained for a good couple of minutes which is always a huge help!

The Great Fingerpainting Adventure

I didnt actually do this today... we did it last Monday afternoon. However I thought I would rather remember last Monday instead of today.  Since last Monday was full of laughter, learning and of course Ty pooping the bath which is a stark contrast to today which was full of puffy eyes, dark circles from only getting 3 1/2 hours of sleep (nope not cuz of Ty he slept perfectly all through the night), yoga pants, and only leaving the house for a Diet Coke to help pull me out the awful mood that lovely drama caused late last night.  Like I said lets go back to last week, when I went back into semi-teaching mode and taught Ty about colors

he had more fun coloring his tray then the paper

i have no idea how paint ended up in his hair?!

look at that cheesy pose (then he pooped and bathtime was over)

Sometimes I wish life was easy like when you were little and all you had to do was dip your hand in paint and spread it all over paper. Lets go back to those days

Ty's Birthday (recap)

Theres something so magical about Christmas-time and I'm so glad that we get to mix the magic of Christmas with the magic of the birth of a child.  I love the significance of having a child born right before the world celebrates the birth of our Savior.

Dear sweet Ty,
I can't believe we were lucky enough to be blessed to have you a part of our lives for eternity.  Thank you for showing us what it means to love selflessly. I cant wait to watch you grow and continue to see who you will become.  We love you!    

Celebrating Ty's birthday was more than a little bittersweet for me.  It is hard to believe that it has already been a year since Ty was born.  What a wonderful year it has been! Although I miss the fact that he is growing and not so much my little baby anymore, I love this new stage of his personality.

We celebrated with my immediate family and my grandparents.  It was small and simple and full of love, everything a birthday should be!  My mom asked a girl in our home ward to make Ty's cake.  It literally was fabulous! Everything on the cake was completely edible. It was so funny to watch Ty shove the cake in his mouth.  

In the great battle to get T to wear his Mickey Mouse ears....

I won 

How to eat a random piece of food placed in front of you 

Step 1: slowly touch food

Step 2: eat small piece of food

Step 3: shove as much of said food in face

Till you look like this ^^

Final result.... chocolate high

Then it was time for presents! Thank you to all our sweet family members who gave him a birthday gift! 

Happy Birthday T!