Tyler is a whopping 6 months today and as we take our first nap of the day I am a little overwhelmed with emotion. Maybe it is do to lack of sleep but either way here goes........
My life has changed so much over the last 4 years and even more over the last 6 months. People say I smile all the time and continue to glow. Personally I have never been happier. I have always had a great family, but I am so lucky to fine my lifelong partner and get married. Some people never do and I am grateful to be blessed. Not only did Jerry come into my life but Matt came too. Matt and I also have a special bond. I told him I am not your mom nor do I try but I am your family. I truly do love and care for him the way families do and would anything to help him succeed in life.
Then comes Tyler.........I remember the day Dr. Young said we were going to have him. Three weeks early. My Valentine baby in January, but with him came tons of love. During my pregnancy I just kept on saying I hope I can do this, I hope I am ready, I hope I will a be a good mom and be able to provide everything like my parents did. The day I went into labor I freaked out not only with joy, but my nerves got me since no one was around. This was not like I imagined or thought. I was in labor without Jerry, my mom or dad. NO NO NO, but then Matt was there . Matt calmed me down and reassured me that it all would be O.K.. When they announced it was a boy, my first words were "He has hair", as stupid as this sounds now, I always wanted a baby with hair. Over the last couple months there have been challenges but I look at Tyler to today and wonder how I survived without him. He is my pride and joy. I long to be with him every second of the day. I also think, will I ever have this moment again? No and yes. No in the since he will only be this small once, but yes because I will never forget what it is like to hold him, have him hold my hand with that tiny finger, and watch him fall asleep so peacefully. He is a gift from God. So as he wakes up now. I should post this before I don't have time. I could write forever on all the emotions I have today, but either way.......Happy Birthday Tyler....your Mommy loves you always.
Sunday, July 26, 2009
Saturday, July 25, 2009
Way behind the times
Well as all can tell the blog only lasted till I went back to work. I really have been wanting to update it but I rather spend time with Tyler when I get home from work. So much has happened since I last updated it. Tyler Is going to be 6 months tomorrow!!! Can you believe it? I definitely can't. He really is my pride and joy. AS tired as I maybe I am never so excited to see him. I get home from work and as soon as he sees me he starts to smile even if he is half asleep. His bond with his Daddy has grown so much. I hate to admit it but there are times that he prefers to go to Daddy now...it isn't all Mommy. So since so much has happened I am just going to list everything he can do now/has taken place. So here goes.
1. He sleeps from 7pm ish to 6:30ish every night. No more waking up
2. He has tried and liked peas, green beans, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, apples, mangos, pears, bananas, prunes, oatmeal and rice cereal.
3. Likes hold his own bottle.
4. Can sit up alone for a minute or so
5. Can FINALLY roll over!!! From back to Stomach
6. Stood up in the bathtub once.
7. Loves Books still and the color orange...Wonder why????
8. Can transfer a toy from hand to hand
9. Loves to Stand
10. Has gone into the pool and was OK with it
11. Loves singing and music.
12. Has tried a sippy cup an can use it on occasion when not to hungry
13. Has splashed in puddles
14. Loves being outside and touching the different textures of leaves, buildings, flowers, and grass.
15. Gets so excited when cars drive by.
16. Eats while sitting in his highchair.
17. Thinks Mommy's water bottle is his and freaks out when he sees it and constantly tries to drink from it...even though it is the size of him.
18. Will try to pet the cats.
19. Scream, babble, make noises all day long
20. takes his socks off
21. Can put his Nuk in and out of his mouth on his own.
22. He will try to turn off/on the light switch.
23. Plays with his bath toys
24. And got to spend time with my Grammie and Great Aunt again!
And I am sure there is more that I am missing but here are some pis to go along...
1. He sleeps from 7pm ish to 6:30ish every night. No more waking up
2. He has tried and liked peas, green beans, carrots, squash, sweet potatoes, apples, mangos, pears, bananas, prunes, oatmeal and rice cereal.
3. Likes hold his own bottle.
4. Can sit up alone for a minute or so
5. Can FINALLY roll over!!! From back to Stomach
6. Stood up in the bathtub once.
7. Loves Books still and the color orange...Wonder why????
8. Can transfer a toy from hand to hand
9. Loves to Stand
10. Has gone into the pool and was OK with it
11. Loves singing and music.
12. Has tried a sippy cup an can use it on occasion when not to hungry
13. Has splashed in puddles
14. Loves being outside and touching the different textures of leaves, buildings, flowers, and grass.
15. Gets so excited when cars drive by.
16. Eats while sitting in his highchair.
17. Thinks Mommy's water bottle is his and freaks out when he sees it and constantly tries to drink from it...even though it is the size of him.
18. Will try to pet the cats.
19. Scream, babble, make noises all day long
20. takes his socks off
21. Can put his Nuk in and out of his mouth on his own.
22. He will try to turn off/on the light switch.
23. Plays with his bath toys
24. And got to spend time with my Grammie and Great Aunt again!
And I am sure there is more that I am missing but here are some pis to go along...
Sunday, June 14, 2009
The BEST Gift ever!
We all know that I celebrated my 1st Mother's Day while Jerry was away. Also on June 2nd was Jerry an my 2nd Wedding Anniversary, which we both celebrated alone. Well Jerry is back in town and yesterday I got my gift that I have wanted since before Tyler was born. He TOTALLY surprised me!!! We were at Champs and he gave it to me I almost screamed in the restaurant!!! All these people were watching and smiling at us because I was so FREAKIN excited. So check it out!
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?sku=GRP02050&mcat=&cid=&fromGrid=1&search_params=s+1-p+5-c+-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+locket&search=1
http://www.tiffany.com/Shopping/Item.aspx?sku=GRP02050&mcat=&cid=&fromGrid=1&search_params=s+1-p+5-c+-r+-x+-n+6-ri+-ni+0-t+locket&search=1
Saturday, May 30, 2009
What happen here???????
Every morning Tyler plays on his mat and watches baby Einstein movies. Well This morning I left him playing, made coffee, and returned to find him totally turned around facing the TV head on with the toys behind him. He did a 180 somehow.
Nothing better than....
1. Watching TV with your Daddy while your sick....plus I couldn't believe already how similar they look doing things........
3. Being loved and getting smothered in kisses when you don't feel good
2. Petting an animal or grapping his tail when your are sick
3. Being loved and getting smothered in kisses when you don't feel good
Starting with a Bang!
I have been so excited about Tyler turning 4 months for weeks and weeks because I knew that meant he was going to start eating baby cereal. So on Tuesday the 26th we had our 4 month well baby check up to go to and we would get the ok and I would start the cereal process in hopes it would help him sleep better. Boy was I wrong...let me paint the picture..................
On Monday night, Ty started getting fuzzy and tooting a lot so I gave him something for gas and a warm bath and he was fine. BUT then throughout the night he got up 11 times and would not sleep unless he was with me and no more than an hour at a time. In the morning around 5:30am he woke up and was so hot! No way !!! I thought he can't be sick I have done everything they told me to keep me healthy and he still got sick??? I breast feed him, no day care, no one sick around him, I was my hands with diapers, I wash his hands.....how could this happen???? Well sure enough temp of 100.8 and he was FUSSY!!! So I call the doctor's answering service, work ( which I was so looking forward to going to since I LOVE my new job) and Jerry. So now our well baby check up is no more and cereal feeding is no more instead I am missing work and we are going for our first sick visit.
We get to the doctor's office and I take Matt for baby back up since nothing is making "Tyler Smilerson" happy and they say he has a GI bug and it will be DAYS possibly before the diarrhea or fever breaks and I am SUPPOSED to just ride it out....HEllO I am in health care. I don't ride things out I take action! So I was sooooooooo frustrated. Jerry then decides to come home because he is also so worried which was a blessing since I had to go to work the next day and I was running on 1 hour of sleep with a nonstop crying baby. Thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful husband! And we start to ride out the storm aka Tyler.
From Tuesday until Late Thursday night we had a baby that would not let you put him down or stop moving with him at all. At times he would not breastfeed which stressed me out and required Tylenol around the clock just to keep his fever down to 99.8 for 4 hours. It was rough and then like magic I saw the light......he would play a little and he slept in his crib for 2hours..yeah we made it. So Thursday night Jerry went back to work and on Friday Matt returned to childcare. I think this has been the most stressful time yet with Tyler because I could not doing anything at all. I just went with what made him happy and a lot of baths.
SO here are some pictures of before and after the storm and I am glad for every one's support during this time.
On Monday night, Ty started getting fuzzy and tooting a lot so I gave him something for gas and a warm bath and he was fine. BUT then throughout the night he got up 11 times and would not sleep unless he was with me and no more than an hour at a time. In the morning around 5:30am he woke up and was so hot! No way !!! I thought he can't be sick I have done everything they told me to keep me healthy and he still got sick??? I breast feed him, no day care, no one sick around him, I was my hands with diapers, I wash his hands.....how could this happen???? Well sure enough temp of 100.8 and he was FUSSY!!! So I call the doctor's answering service, work ( which I was so looking forward to going to since I LOVE my new job) and Jerry. So now our well baby check up is no more and cereal feeding is no more instead I am missing work and we are going for our first sick visit.
We get to the doctor's office and I take Matt for baby back up since nothing is making "Tyler Smilerson" happy and they say he has a GI bug and it will be DAYS possibly before the diarrhea or fever breaks and I am SUPPOSED to just ride it out....HEllO I am in health care. I don't ride things out I take action! So I was sooooooooo frustrated. Jerry then decides to come home because he is also so worried which was a blessing since I had to go to work the next day and I was running on 1 hour of sleep with a nonstop crying baby. Thank God for blessing me with such a wonderful husband! And we start to ride out the storm aka Tyler.
From Tuesday until Late Thursday night we had a baby that would not let you put him down or stop moving with him at all. At times he would not breastfeed which stressed me out and required Tylenol around the clock just to keep his fever down to 99.8 for 4 hours. It was rough and then like magic I saw the light......he would play a little and he slept in his crib for 2hours..yeah we made it. So Thursday night Jerry went back to work and on Friday Matt returned to childcare. I think this has been the most stressful time yet with Tyler because I could not doing anything at all. I just went with what made him happy and a lot of baths.
SO here are some pictures of before and after the storm and I am glad for every one's support during this time.
The Day of the storm.....morning......no signs of what is going to take place
The Storm........watch out!!!!!!!!!!!
Sunday, May 24, 2009
The End of Month 3
This month has been crazy. Well we all know I started work on May 11th, 15 weeks after Tyler came into this world. Matt was taught how to take care of Tyler and what his day consists of and Jerry is still off working at the never ending job.
Tyler this month has learned so much. He now zerbers...aka makes fart noises. Realized that he has arms and hands, so he is always eating them. Tummy time has gotten better and I think he is ready to start eating baby cereal. He is able to lift his legs in the air and now kicks his toys on the play mat. He holds toys now and eats them. He watches baby Einstein movies every morning and loves them. He also now realizes that he has kitties around him and will stop to watch them. Ty loves talking on the phone to his daddy daily especially if he can eat it. Uses his Bumbo chair to sit in and holds toys. Constantly wants to stand. Rolls over a couple times a week.
On the other side he stopped sleeping so well through the night. He now sleeps only 3hours at a time instead of 6-7 hours. So that makes going to work rough!!
My job is great and I love it. This alone has made going back to work so much easier. Matt is doing a great job. I can go to work and focus on work and know Tyler is in good hands and being loved. I wouldn't want him with anyone else.
Tyler this month has learned so much. He now zerbers...aka makes fart noises. Realized that he has arms and hands, so he is always eating them. Tummy time has gotten better and I think he is ready to start eating baby cereal. He is able to lift his legs in the air and now kicks his toys on the play mat. He holds toys now and eats them. He watches baby Einstein movies every morning and loves them. He also now realizes that he has kitties around him and will stop to watch them. Ty loves talking on the phone to his daddy daily especially if he can eat it. Uses his Bumbo chair to sit in and holds toys. Constantly wants to stand. Rolls over a couple times a week.
On the other side he stopped sleeping so well through the night. He now sleeps only 3hours at a time instead of 6-7 hours. So that makes going to work rough!!
My job is great and I love it. This alone has made going back to work so much easier. Matt is doing a great job. I can go to work and focus on work and know Tyler is in good hands and being loved. I wouldn't want him with anyone else.
Sunday, May 10, 2009
Long Time
It has been a long time since I did a post and unfortunately I still don't have alot of time. Tomorrow I go back to work and Tyler with be 15 weks old. I already feel sick to my stomach. So here are some quick pics of family. Enjoy!!
A little art work for Mother's day!
Off to the pool.....
Who doesn't love a cute baby in a fuzzy blanket
Have fun and not wanting to take his shirt off his head.
A little art work for Mother's day!
Off to the pool.....
Who doesn't love a cute baby in a fuzzy blanket
Have fun and not wanting to take his shirt off his head.
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