Mr. T

I can't keep up with all the things Ty is constantly learning and doing. I love the stage he is in right now and I don't want to forget anything so this one is for me so I can always remember how he was at this age.

He is a little goof-ball. Always cheesin it for the camera and doing the funniest most random things that make me laugh. When he starts laughing he covers his mouth with his hand, it is so cute! He is also talking a lot! He is good about trying to repeat words that I say to him. He loves to mimic what animals say, my favorite is a pig he says it backwards "koi koi" He has also started putting two or three words together, some of my favorites are "bees high-in" (baby is crying) "whats that" "I dunno" Also whenever I tell him something he always asks "why?"

Ty is very determined. When he sets his mind to something, he doesn't stop until he has finished what he's started. This tower took him all morning to create, and he was SO happy once he put that last piece on. Ty is such a good listener too. It blows my mind sometimes how well he responds to things I say. If he does something he shouldn't be doing I give him a warning and that is usually enough for him to stop. When I first started putting him in time-out I felt like the worst mom ever because I felt like here was there all day! But consistency has paid off!! He goes into time-out not even once a day, he really is such a good boy.

He loves backpacks! I don't know what it is about them, but whenever he sees one he has to put it on. His favorite toy/thing to see/word is a CAR. He probably says car 200 times a day! His favorite place to be is outside, he just asks and asks me all day if we can go out. I can't wait until our yard is in so we can just play in our own backyard! Another thing is when he gets an ouchy he asks me to kiss it better and then he is totally fine!

Mr. T has turned into the sweetest little cuddle bear. Several times throughout the day he will give me kisses, hugs, and want me to hold him so we can cuddle. I cannot get enough of it, this is something I will hold onto for as long as I can! He loves to read books, its become one of our favorite things to do together. I love that we can communicate on a certain level. So many times during the day he will do something funny and we both just stop and laugh.

9 months

Gabe had his 9 month check up today, here are his stats:

Length: 26.5 in (1%)

Weight: 17.28 lbs (12%)

Head: 17.75 in (53%)

I am so excited that he is on the charts for all three things now! The doctor is thinking he will be all the way caught up when he is 18 months, it used to be 15 months so I am just gonna plan on 24 months. :)

Some things that he is doing right now; rolling around everywhere, just started sitting up on his own, making lots of noises especially "da da", tries to scoot when he can't reach something, yells really loud if he is upset or way excited. His two favorite things are splashing in the tub and being held. He had two teeth on the bottom come in at the same time a few weeks ago, he is not a fun teether so we are glad they FINALLY broke through!

This little dude is such a joy in my life! I just look at him sometimes and feel so proud of all the things he has accomplished in his 9 months of life. I love being his mom.

Big Boys

I honestly can't believe how quickly these boys are growing up. Ty has just blown us away with how fast he is learning and growing. He must know that he is a big brother and trying to step it up. Its exciting to watch them have moments of interaction. Ty is so ready to have a best friend to play with all the time around the house, sometimes I feel ready for this to happen as well! I am trying really hard to not want my baby to grow up quicker than he has to because I know its going to happen in the blink of an eye! Gabe is catching up a lot faster than we thought in growth and development and for that we are very grateful. He as an appointment next week so I am really excited to see how much farther up the chart he may be.

They are both at completely different stages so it can be lot of fun, and it can also be really crazy at times. Thats just how life goes, crazy for awhile and then life is good. I have been feeling like things are getting easier so of course I am wandering whats going to happen now! Isn't it so funny how most of us girls think?!

March 14

Yesterday was Dan's 30th Birthday!! I was so excited that I woke up at 6:30 am and couldn't go back to sleep. I put a lot of time and planning into his birthday and I was so excited to see how everything would pan out. The day started with a breakfast of his choice, veggie omelets and rollie pollies. delicious. Then he worked the morning while I took care of the boys and got some last minute things done for the day. My first surprise was taking him to the Provo Beach Resort. I didn't even know this place existed until the beginning of this year when I went to see a movie with friends and we had time to kill so we went over there and checked it out. The second I saw the artificial wave I knew I was gonna take Dan there for his birthday. If you all remember the cruise we went on, Dan lived by the artificial wave. Seriously, on our honeymoon I woke up every morning to an empty bed. He was already up and out riding on the wave.

He couldn't get enough of it!

This pic is from our honeymoon, too much fun!

4 years later and a few shades lighter, we still had a lot of fun :) We spent the afternoon surfing, boogie boarding, and laughing so hard because we fell every two seconds. When we got home he opened his gifts and got a bunch of shirts and some boring stuff that he needed. The thing I was SO excited to give him is what I have been working on for a couple of months. I had all of his friends and family write him letters of favorite memories and things they wanted to say about him and made a book out of it. We sat down and read them together, I loved watching his reaction to all the funny memories and sweet notes that were written by people that he loves.

My favorite page was the one I put together of Ty and Gabe. I knew there needed to be something from them, but they are so young and can't do anything like that by themselves. I decided to do something really cheesy and write their letters for them! I was hesitant at first because we don't really do the cheesy stuff and I didn't know what he would think of it. I won't go into detail about tears, but watching him read those two letters I knew he didn't think of it like that. He told me that page meant more to him than anything in that book.

We had dinner at Texas Roadhouse (our favorite place to eat) and had some friends meet us there to celebrate. So Much Fun. We have the best friends and always have good times when we get together. Dan was not excited about getting on the saddle, but he did and I ate the ice cream so it was worth it.:)

I can't stop thinking about yesterday and how much fun we had. I love birthdays!! Dan and I woke up this morning and felt like we were on a vacation and needed to do something crazy today. Not every birthday is going to be like this one, but I am glad I did it this year and what the heck? I am married to a 30 year old!!

Hello March!

Goodbye February! Not the greatest month I have ever had, so I am happy to see it go. A few reasons why: 1. Gabe got RSV. Of course he did, this little baby has gone through more in his 8 months of life than I have in my 26 years! He is such a fighter! 2. I kept getting impressions that I needed to quit my job. I didn't say I "wanted" to quit, I said I "felt" like I needed to. I love to work, so it was a hard thing to say goodbye to. 3. I decided to be the most negative person in the entire world all month long! Seriously, its a weakness that I have always struggled with, but obviously let it get the best of me for 29 days. I think #3 is what made my month so terrible, in fact I know it did. It's embarrassing to admit all of this, but I am glad that I at least figured out that I was making life harder than it had to be. Hopefully I will catch it sooner before another 29 days come and go.

Now that we are into March life seems to be going a lot better. Gabe got over the RSV and is healthy and happy again. I am trying to be more positive especially with not working anymore. I am realizing that it truly is a blessing that I can be at home with my beautiful boys every single day. Ty and Gabe both bring me so much joy (especially lately) and to see them interact even for a second is the sweetest thing ever! It's all about how I look at my life.

And life is good. :)