Ty: 12 Months

Well...I think I have procrastinated long enough on this one.  I am in such denial that my little guy is 12 months old!  A whole year.

And what a fun year it has been.  A year of lots of snuggles, not a lot of sleep, a year of learning and patience and joy.  Watching these two together is my most favorite part.  I hope they will always love to hang out with each other.

We started Ty's 12th month with lots of parties, other friends first birthdays, and Spring break.  We went to Yoakum for the weekend and then onto San Antonio for a few days to visit, where he got super sick - pink eye and ear infection...was awful.  Ty is pretty stingy with kisses - until he found this mirror in Grandma & Grandpa's room - endless entertainment.

We also went to the Rodeo - his first time! We met Cara, Logan & Emma one day after a quick stop by my Dad's office to say hi.

Ty & Emma slept through the whole thing.

The big kids had a blast though!  Well worth the 17 mile long line we waited in to get in...

We celebrated Cora's fourth (!!!) birthday.  Ty wore his pink shirt in honor of all the princesses.

And we took another trip to the rodeo.  This time we actually went into the rodeo and concert and Ty was in an animal trance.

Biggest news this month is Ty is now walking!  He started about 3 weeks before his birthday and he is ev.ry.where.

Now that he is walking, he is quite the tornado.  His favorite things to do are look out the window and play in the curtains (he just giggles and giggles at himself), empty cabinets and drawers, and pick up random things around the house to throw into the bath tub, trash, hamper or toilet.

And, he prefers to ride in grocery carts standing up backwards.  Makes for super efficient shopping!

Eating is still going ok.  Its pretty hit or miss with him unless it is fruit or peas or taco meat.  We are still staying away from all dairy and soy for the time being.  He is doing better with bottles - they say he even feeds himself at school.  At home he acts like his arms don't work and wants to be fed.

He continues to be a super mama's boy and is so snuggly.  Whenever I get him from his crib he just wraps his whole body around me like a little koala bear and I love it!  He has always gotten really excited when he hears the door open when Barry gets home, but now instead of just getting excited he runs his chubby little legs to the door falling a couple times along the way.  At his 12 month check up he weighed 21 lbs 8 oz ( 54%)  was 30.25 inches (67%) and his head was 18.5 inches (76%).  He is in size 4 diapers and 12-18 month clothes with size 5 feet and 5 and a half teeth.  The doctor also ordered some food allergy testing but he will continue be on a toddler formula for supplementation and then fully once he is totally done nursing.

That was the morning of his birthday.  He is such a happy little guy!!  On his birthday, he had Mother's Day Out.  Mimi and Brie were in town so we picked Ty up and then went to get Sawyer and had an "ice cream" date.  I found a place that has a diary-free-soy-free option so Ty could have some. He mostly just cared about the strawberries and blueberries I put on top.

And then we took him for his first hair cut, he did not care for this at all.

We had some family photos done a couple weeks after his birthday, more to come on that and Ty's "Wild One" party.  They both have that cute little nose and squinty-eyed smile!

Ty: Year in Pictures

What a difference a year makes.

Love this sweet boy of mine!  I can't believe its been a year already.

Ty: 11 Months

The count down is officially on to his first birthday!  (And now its actually here because I super procrastinated writing this because I am in denial)

My 11 month old little buddy can usually be found with something in his mouth (usually something he isn't supposed to have) and one sock or shoe on, the other off.

He can rarely be found sitting still and can always be found trying to climb something, open something (including the toilet...super fun new trick!), eat something or pull up on something.

Ty's 11th month started with me going to Mexico for a bachelorette party.  I was suuuuuuuper nervous to leave him overnight for the first time, especially since it was for three nights.  But, he did great.  He drank bottles the whole time and even slept better than usual.  We finally had some decent weather right before I left so we spent some time outside and Ty met the sandbox.

Should be a fun summer at the beach!  Those plastic snakes are among his favorite toys.  And we are making the most of our zoo membership with our little zoo crew (+Julia & Emily not pictured) - girls everywhere!

Right after I got back, we welcomed another cousin!  Emma Grace was born on February 2nd.  Ty looks so grown up to me just hanging out with the big kids in the waiting room.

This month Ty got more and more comfortable standing by himself...sure to take off very shortly.

One of this other favorite toys is this broom Sawyer got for Christmas.  He can often be found crawling around with it and standing with it - with one sock on.  His other interests include trash cans, plugs, the bathtub and the toilet.  Sawyer's interests do not include closing the bathroom doors - constant battle around here.

He does eat plenty of things he is supposed to eat too.  This month we tried eggs, he is pretty indifferent, but they are certainly fun to play with. Lori usually gets half of what I put on Ty's tray.  We also started introducing the sippy cup which he mostly loves to throw on the floor.  His favorite foods are still most fruits, especially grapes, strawberries and bananas.

We moved Ty up to the bigger car seat this month, not by choice.  He found a string on the baby carrier carseat and he pulled and pulled and pulled it until there was a giant hole in it.  Fortunately his new one came with these handy cheek rests...

He has 5 teeth - 3 on top, 2 on bottom and is kind of a biter - mostly just my shoulders and always my hair.  He is in 12-18 month sized clothing, size 4 diapers and between a 4 and a 5 size shoe.  As mischievous as this little boy is, he is just the sweetest!  He is such a snuggler.

And he has the most ridiculous dimples which will make it hard for him to ever get in trouble!

His favorite times of the day are when Sawyer wakes up in the morning and when Barry gets home from work.  He gasps with excitement when he sees her and speed crawls to the front door when he hears it open.

The feeling is pretty mutual - we sure do love this little guy around here!!