Be All That You Can Be!

Tyler has the "Army" crawl down pat! He can really move now! So much fun.....I'll post pictures in later on today. Gotta run....he hasn't mastered army crawling towards the bottle and putting it in his mouth. He gets mad when the bottle rolls away.

Dadadadadadadada

Huge Announcements!!!! Tyler is getting a tooth and is saying Dada. Now, his tooth is just now breaking the skin, so it's not in yet, but hey it's progress! And he's saying dada. More like Dadadadadadada....I don't think he realizes he's saying it, or even knows who "Da-Da" is, but again, it's progress :-) He's getting so big and so sweet! I can just eat him up!

CRAWLING!!!

Tyler can get up on all fours, and he can take one little 'step' (i guess that's what it is.) The funny thing is, he can't even fully sit up yet without tumbling over, but he's trying to crawl! He will get up up on all fours and rock back and forth and move his arm to take a step and then fall. How funny! I'm kind of worried b/c he can really move now sliding on his stomach and rolling, so I have a feeling when he starts really crawling, he's going to take off!!! He's going to be my new weight loss plan with all the running after him I'm going to be doing. He's into everything! He wants to touch everything, hold it, examine it. I have a feeling that he's about to be a lot of fun!

Grown Up Decisions

Well, I didn't go on my girl's trip. I just couldn't leave without knowing if Tyler was getting better or not. And I thought, I'm never going to regret spending time with my baby. But If I leave and something happens, I'm going to regret leaving. So that helped me make up my mind. As for an update on Tyler, today he has been happy one hour and miserable the next. Of course he made me look like a complete liar when the girls came to my house to leave. He was a complete flirt and showed off for them. He didn't even look sick! When they left, he cried, moaned and groaned for the next hour. All in all, I think I made a good decision. Although I must admit, when the girls left my house I was very sad and teary eyed. I LOVE MY GIRLS and I was so looking forward to this getaway and catching up with everyone. I have the best group of friends and I just don't get to spend enough time with them. But, I guess that's part of being a mom. Making tough decisions and hoping you made the right ones. I wish there was a manual for this type of stuff. And I can't wait until everyone gets back on Sunday so I can hear how the trip was.

Beautiful Words

I stole this quote off of another blog, but it just spoke to me.

Making a decision to have a child--it's momentous. It is to decide forever to have your heart go walking around outside your body.-- Elizabeth Stone

And I heard this on TV the other morning, it makes so much since because in today's world, we want and think we deserve to have it all.

You can Have it All, just not All at the same time.

Not Much Better

Little Man is still sick. I thought he was doing good Monday and Tuesday, but today he's been running a fever and was very fussy. So I am going to take him back to the doctor tomorrow and hope that they tell me that he's getting better. I am still supposed to go out of town this weekend, and up until now, I was OK with leaving (well, as OK as I can be leaving him for the first time.) But now that he seems to be getting worse, I am not sure if I can leave him. So I am going to the doctor tomorrow to get some reassurance. I have to admit, it's tough being the mom. You know as a child, and even now, you think of your mom as being the wisest person you know. Moms always have the answer and always know what to do. Now that I'm the mom, I realize what big shoes I have to fill, and to be honest, I just don't think I'll ever be as good of a mom as the one I have. I hope I get wiser as time goes on and Tyler thinks I'm the smartest mommy.

And I wish I could figure out what to do now. I think either decision I make I am going to have regrets. If I go and leave Tyler, I'm going to feel like I am abandoning my sick child. If I don't go, I'm going to wish I was there all weekend long. And plus, I was soooo looking forward to this get away with my girlfriends. And we're staying at an adorable Bed and Breakfast and I've NEVER stayed at one before. And I really need this weekend to get some sort of sanity back. But am I going to be a bad momma for leaving and enjoying myself while my baby doesn't feel good? Oh the tough decisions.......

Any Advice????? I could use some right now.....

Sick Little Man

Tyler has had a congested cough that started on Saturday. I didn't think too much of it, because he was still incredibly happy and playful. But at night time his cough would get worse and he'd wake himself up coughing. So I decided to take him to the doctor this morning to be safe. Well, primarily out of selfishness to be honest. I've got a girl's trip scheduled for this weekend and I am really looking forward to it. I didn't want him to get sicker this week, because I don't think I can leave a sick baby. So this morning we headed to the doctor, and boy am I glad we did. I told them I thought he had a cold because other than the congested cough at night time, he didn't really have any other symptoms. They decided to do a test to check his oxygen levels. The normal range is 100. His were in the low 70's. When the doctor listened to his chest, it didn't sound too good. So they gave him steroids and breathing treatments in the doctor's office and said they wanted to check him for RSV. After the treatments, they re-did the oxygen test and they were able to get him in the high 80's, which was much better. But the RSV test came back positive. The doctor said it was a really good thing that I brought him in this morning because I caught it very early. If we had waited until the end of the week, he might have had to go in the hospital. So we are at home for the week, and on breathing treatments every 6 hours for the next 3-4 days. The doctor said he should be good to go by the end of the week. But now I am so nervous about going out of town. I feel like I would be the worse mother in the world if I left him. But then on the other hand, the doctor said we caught it so early he should be good by Wednesday or Thursday. I am so torn. I really want to go on this trip, but the thought of leaving Tyler right now breaks my heart. Any thoughts/comments/suggestions????

P.S....I guess since he's sick he's off restriction :-)

Tyler is Grounded...Yes Grounded!

Tyler is in trouble. You see...everyone knows I am very 'conservative' when it comes to spending money. Well, I finally broke down and bought Tyler one of those cutesy boutique outfits. Primarily out of pure desperation. You see, I needed to get Tyler's pictures taken and everyone with a boy knows that there are NO CUTE BOY CLOTHES ANYWHERE!!! So I finally found a precious little boy outfit and I paid an arm, a leg, and a couple of toes for it. So, I get Tyler in his outfit and he is TO-DIE-FOR cute. I mean, I could have eaten him with a spoon! We start taking pictures. All is good. Final picture is taken and then there he goes...or I should say there he blows. Carrots come flying out of his mouth all over his brand new outfit. DID I MENTION THE OUTFIT IS WHITE???? Just my luck! I spend a portion of my retirement on his new outfit and now it's covered in orange carrots. Great. Just great.

So I rush home and treat it with shout. Well shout ain't doing anything! I'm on my 3rd wash right now, and I am really crossing my fingers. Otherwise Tyler's on restriction. And those pictures better turn out good!

***Update: After 3 washes, still no luck. It has faded down to a yellow color. Does anyone have any suggestions on how to get this out??? I've got it soaking in water (with shout) right now so it doesn't dry. HELP!!!!

6 Months Old!!!

My sweet, sweet little man. Oh how your momma loves you! I am so intrigued by your personality. You are definitely the nosiest little guy, but you got that honest. I am so amazed at how quickly you learn. And you have the most amazing facial expressions. You are just the brightest, most lovable little baby! I don't know how we got such a blessing. You've added so much to our life and I adore every minute I spend with you.

At 6 months, my little man can hold his bottle! I'm so proud of you!

Tonight, Frank watched Tyler so I could have a girl's night. Frank said the living room got quite, and he went to check on him...this is what he found. He played himself out!

Look at my little man. He's got such a sweet 'little boy' look.

When you wear overalls, you are officially a little boy! This laugh is priceless to me! I just can't get enough of him! He's the sun, moon, and stars all wrapped up in one!