Posted: December 27, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Holidays, Tyson |
FUNNY STORY: Ty’s great grandma has an end table by “her chair” where she keeps the remote and all her “special” stuff. Of course, whenever we visit Ty goes right to the table and climbs on top in an effort to knock all her stuff to the ground. She is constantly telling him “no”…so, my little smarty pants walks up to her, grabs her hand, and utters “UH UH.” Hehe. Now we call her Great Grandma UH UH.
The Marathon Day aka CHRISTMAS:
Our Christmas day began at …4 am. After having been up every two hours. UGH. Christmas morning Ty played with his new toys from Santa and Mark and I packed up the cars. We had two cars and needed every inch of space. We headed to Mark’s Mom’s house where we visited and saw all of Ty’s cousins. Nana Cindy bought all the boys personalized sweatshirts…SO CUTE.
Solomon, Elijah, Nico, and Ty
Joined by Nana Cindy and Selah…
THE UGLY: It took Ty all of a minute or so to discover Nana Cindy’s beautifully decorated tree and go for the ornaments. In the blink of an eye, he had a bulb in his hands and before anyone could do anything he bit into it. It burst into a gazillion little pieces and cut the inside of his mouth- there was blood everywhere. He had little cuts on his cheek and hands. After washing his mouth out with water and letting him chew on an ice cube wrapped with a washcloth, he was quickly back in a festive mood and ready to play with his cousins. It was definitely more scary for all of the adults than for Ty…but we all learned our lesson about tree decorating for next year.
After opening presents and visiting, we drove over to Autie Phyllis’ house. It was then off to Papa G’s house for dinner and more presents. Ty managed to stay up and in good spirits until we left around 10 – 10:30. We pulled into our driveway around midnight.
A long day…but a day full of love, laughter, and family. There were a number of priceless memories made today…
Posted: December 22, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Scrapbooking, Tyson |
Posted: December 20, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
Ty is 11 months old and I am in severe denial that the big O-N-E is just around the corner. It is really amazing to see how far he’s come in 11 short months. I can still vividly remember being VERY pregnant this time last year. Struggling to squeeze my belly into my students’ desks to help them. Having my kids write me pieces of advice in preparation of Ty’s arrival- although at the time we had NO idea what we were going to name our little dancing bean. Eleven months later and Ty…
* WALKS…runs even
* gets into EVERYthing and anything
* says “Mama”, “Dada”…and various other things in his “own” language
* he loves to play with his toys and is fun watching him. He’s recently learned how to really play with his shape sorter and loves taking things in and out of boxes
* he moved up a clothing size. He spent about a week in the 6 – 12 month sized clothes and jumped up to the 12 – 18 month size in what seemed to be overnight.
* he also wears a size 4 diaper now
* still LOVES grilled cheese sandwiches
It is so hard to remember all of the fun and new things he does because he seems to learn something new everyday. He is a very aware, persistant kid- he’ll closely watch what you do and often copies you in his own way. He is silly and funny…and stubborn. He’ll let you know when he’s not happy…and clearly makes it known when he is. He is at a fun, fun age!!
Posted: November 29, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Scrapbooking |
This project was somewhat of a challenge for me in that I wanted to use all parts of the initial kit. The mini book kit came with the mini album, stickers, and ribbon. I also bought the coordinating 12 by 12 paper set and it came with letters and cut-out embellishments. The only things I used that were not an “official” part of the kit were the sticker letters.
Posted: November 19, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
How could it possibly be time to write this post. I can’t believe that he is already ten months old. He seems to be learning new things everyday and, of course, because I am biased, he is the smartest baby in the world. Some of his latest tricks include:
* taking three or four steps in a row…walking is in his near future
* saying “mama”, “baba”, “papa”, “dada”
* waves hello and goodbye- although we are working on the timing of the waves. The one thing he does have down- when he wants to leave a store he starts waving. Smart boy.
* he LOVES grilled cheese sandwiches, toast, bagels, english muffins…basically any and all carbs
* he loves to push around his walker, chairs, stroller, anything that is pushable
* he loves taking baths in the big boy tub and will crawl to bathroom and jump into the tub if the door is left open
* he is a big flirt
* he is utterly adorable
* he gives the world’s best kisses
* at his last DRs appointment a week ago, he was 21 pounds and 30.5 inches long.
Posted: November 1, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
Ty and I joined some of his baby friends and their mommies at the local park for a Halloween celebration today. My little Eeyore:
Sharing his lunch with Sara. This is also the first picture I have of him sticking out his tongue like this. I have pics of him doing raspberries, but the whole sticking tongue out thing is new.
Chowin down…they both seemed to really enjoy the pretzel from Jamba Juice. Yay.
Ty supplemented his lunch with bark…
Ejoyed chewing on the cement bench…
He tried to explain to Gummy how fabulous the bench tasted but he wasn’t looking very interested. Sigh. My boy really knows how to make friends.
Eating sand while we’re trying to get seven babies to pose for a group picture. Needless to say, this was about as good as it got.
Attempt two. Eating more sand.
My new FAVORITE picture. My happy little Eeyore.
Posted: September 19, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
So, one of the only ways I can get him to “sit still” for a photo these days is to put him IN his basket of toys. He loves it. All his toys are easily within reach. The “fun” lasts for about five minutes and then our little Bam Bam is out and about.
* He’s averaging about nine hours total of sleep at night. He often wakes up twice. Maybe, on a good day, about two hours worth of naps. Usually, more like one. Mark and I are exhausted. Ty, however, is our little Enigizer Bunny despite the fact that he gets nowhere near the “typical” amount of sleep “most babies” get.
* He can stand unassisted for about a minute but hasn’t yet figured out what to do next.
* He claps. And claps. And claps….And claps.
* He can climb the couch in a breeze. Easily climbs up the stairs and has figued out how to “crawl” down them. We only have four steps so it wasn’t too tough for him to figure out.
* He loves to “read” his books these days. One of his favorite things to do is to take each and every book off our bookshelf in the office…and then chew on the corners.
* He dances to music…and waves his hands in the air like he just doesn’t care.
* He has learned how to open cabinets, drawers, and closet doors.
* He has EIGHT teeth…well 7 and 1/4 to be exact. The eighth is making its first appearance as we speak.
and…
He’s not a big fan of real peas. He was cracking me up as he tried “real peas” for the first time. Silly boy…
Posted: August 20, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
Yikes. We have had a VERY busy month. I can’t believe how quickly he’s reaching new milestones. I feel as though someone has pushed a fast forward button and the days are zooming by in the blink of an eye.
* Ty now has four teeth: two bottom and the two top left…his little lopsided grin looks SUPER silly but SO cute.
* He is eating three “solid” meals a day- breakfast, lunch, and dinner. Loves finger foods. Chews like a champ. Drinks out of his sippy cup…now, we just have to try to keep up with him. Keeping the pantry stocked with baby food seems to be a very big challenge these days.
* He pulls himself up to standing on anything and everything. He particularly likes the couch, me, and our dresser- because it has the oh-so-fabulous sparkly golden handles.
* He can crawl “normally”…no more centipede moves; however, he would have done quite well with his “moves” on a baby dance show.
* He can sit himself up on his own.
* We had to lower his crib to the lowest setting because the little guy can stand up in his crib.
* He loves to sit in the shopping cart and “flirt” or smile at anyone who will look his way. Of course, when he is ready to go he oh-so-kindly lets me know. I, however, have the secret power of “puffs” and they usually by me another twenty minutes or so.
* He loves to PLAY with his toys now and clearly goes to the ones he’s interested in. Of course, the opposite is also true- he makes it known which ones he could care less about by throwing them to the side or simply crawling right over them.
* His favorite toys of the moment: his Parents magazine mp3 player, LeapFrog learning table and alphabet ball, Playskool activity table, alphabet floor puzzle, my keys, the remote control, and my bangs. Ugh.
Posted: July 19, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Tyson |
It is so hard to believe that just six short months ago Tyson entered this world. Everyone always tells you that your child will grow up in the blink of an eye…and they are right.
Six Month Update:
* Ty now averages about eight hours of sleep in a row- although the last two nights he’s woken up twice because of teething pain.
* His left tooth is about half way up and his right front tooth has just broken through.
* He can scoot, scoot, scoot.
* He can get up onto all fours but hasn’t yet figured out what to do from there. TG.
* He knows what he wants and what he likes. He has started to cry when you take away a toy he likes. Which is why he is the proud new owner of a soft Fisher Price fire truck- luckily it was only three bucks but he LOVED it. It’s rubber like his favorite blocks and he loves to chew on it. I now know NOT to “show” him toys when we are shopping at Target.
* He is a big fan of peas and sweet potatoes. It took him a couple days to warm up to the peas but now he loves them. He’ll be moving on to green beans next…what a lucky boy.
* He can drink out of a sippy cup like a big boy and “thinks” he can feed himself.
* He wants to play with whatever it is you have in your hands- remote control, cooking utensil, phone, keys, paper- LOVES paper. Ugh. If you take a toy and place it in your hands- he still wants whatever it was you HAD in your hands. He’s a smart cookie.
* My little sasquatch outgrew his 0-6 month shoes weeks ago and is now wearing 6-12 months…and to think I thought the 6-12 month ones would fit around winter time. Yikes.
* He is no longer in the newborn Swaddlers- he has “graduated” to Cruisers.
* His favorite game is peek-a-boo with a heavy emphasis on the BOO part.
* He can make raspberries louder than many grown men I know.
And…as far as I know, he is the only six month old baby with hair on his legs. Yes, hair on his legs. Oh-my-god…I think I am going to have one hairy boy.
ATTEMPT ONE AT SIX MONTH PHOTO SHOOT:
OHHHHHHH the joys of a mobile baby…
ATTEMPT TWO AT SIX MONTH PHOTO SHOOT: New room, new outfit…hopefully new picture taking attitude.
Here we go again…
Okay, new position…he’s finally sitting still; however, he’s also decided that making raspberries is much more fun than smiling.
SO…one hour, a sweaty mommy, and a gazillion shots later…we’ve GOT it.
Ty’s Six Month Photo:
Posted: June 2, 2007 | Author: momruncraft | Filed under: Scrapbooking, Tyson |
When you open the box there are three “mini-scrapbook” pages
I chose to put Ty’s first t-shirt that he wore home from the hospital, a newborn diaper, his hospital wrist band, his first paci, his first hat, and a photo announcement.
What all the contents look like all packed up…
Sharing his lunch with Sara. This is also the first picture I have of him sticking out his tongue like this. I have pics of him doing raspberries, but the whole sticking tongue out thing is new.
Chowin down…they both seemed to really enjoy the pretzel from Jamba Juice. Yay.
Ty supplemented his lunch with bark…
Ejoyed chewing on the cement bench…
He tried to explain to Gummy how fabulous the bench tasted but he wasn’t looking very interested. Sigh. My boy really knows how to make friends.
Eating sand while we’re trying to get seven babies to pose for a group picture. Needless to say, this was about as good as it got.
Attempt two. Eating more sand.
My new FAVORITE picture. My happy little Eeyore.
So, one of the only ways I can get him to “sit still” for a photo these days is to put him IN his basket of toys. He loves it. All his toys are easily within reach. The “fun” lasts for about five minutes and then our little Bam Bam is out and about.
Yikes. We have had a VERY busy month. I can’t believe how quickly he’s reaching new milestones. I feel as though someone has pushed a fast forward button and the days are zooming by in the blink of an eye.
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