My Ty Baby and other happenings

Tyler's first year is going by much too fast. In 7 short weeks, he'll be turning one. He is such an amazing little angel and I adore being his mama. He is starting to talk and can say-"hello, cat, phone, and uh-oh." He is also copying everything we do, such as brushing hair and teeth, talking on the phone, etc. He loves to be held and point where he wants you to walk to. He also loves playing peek-a-boo and "gonna get you." He crawls all over the house and is in to everything. He crawls normal with one leg and up on his foot with the other leg. It is the cutest little gimp crawl I have ever seen. He LOVES to be outside, especially when he can find the cat or if Bubba is giving him a stroller ride. He loves to drink out of a sippy without the stopper in it or out of a regular cup, but he will only drink water and is also very selective with the food he puts in his mouth. It is such a battle to get him to eat any solid food at all everyday and usually, I lose. Nana is the only who can get him to eat on a regular basis. At the rate he's going, I'll still be nursing him when he leaves for college! His lack of eating isn't slowing his growth down at all though. At his 9 month check-up he weighed in at 23lbs 2oz and is 30in. We found out in July that he has a milk allergy, but since he and I stopped eating all dairy he is feeling and acting much better and I'm changing waaaaay less diapers everyday. Hopefully he'll outgrow it in the next couple of years. Overall, he is such a happy boy and just loves life. He always has a very "content" look on his face. He adores his siblings and follows them around all day. Caden was gone overnight this week and when he got home, Tyler couldn't contain his excitement. My two boys played and wrestled and giggled for 30 minutes after Caden got back. It was so sweet.

I took Caden and Tyler to get pictures taken a few weeks ago :) They are so dang cute together!

He looks so much like Erick in this pic

Caden wanted to wink for this picture some reason...lol

Do you see those square cheeks? I could just eat them!

I don't think I would be surviving without Kenz. She is such a big help to me. I had foot surgery last week and I'm supposed to be staying off my foot as much as possible, but when your husband is only home once a month or less, it's really hard to take it easy. The house is a wreck and we have all been eating cereal for dinner, except for when my mom and grandma brought us dinner or when Vivienne cooks for us (thanks guys!) The worst part is that I have to have the same surgery again on the other foot in three months. Hopefully by Christmas time, I'll be all recovered and walking without pain for the first time in years.

Erick has not been able to find a job here in Utah, so it looks like we'll most likely be heading back down to The Land of Enchantment sometime in the next few months, so that we can be a family again. This last year has been extremely hard on all of us. If you pray, please pray for us to be able to be together again soon.


The summer is winding down and my three oldest are getting ready to head back to school soon. We have had a very laid-back summer with lots of family BBQ's and lots of lazy days just hanging around the house. Kenz will be starting her first year of middle school (yikes!), Cierra is going into the third grade, and Caden is going back to the same special needs preschool that he went to last year. I think only Caden is excited. He gets to ride the bus this year and is SO thrilled about it. Teacher Janice is going to be his teacher again and I am thrilled about that. She is such a wonderful teacher and Caden made so much progress in her class last year. I can't wait to see what he accomplishes this year. When I told Caden that Teacher Janice was going to be his teacher again he said, "I don't like her glasses. Tell her to get different glasses." He is so funny about stuff like that. Cierra had another EEG done last month and we discovered that her seizures have changed from partial seizures to general seizures. We made some medication adjustments and she seems to be doing much better so far (and her tic is gone!) I really hope that this helps her have a better school year. Kenzie is nervous about starting middle school, but I know that after a couple of weeks, she will be adjusted and love it. I can't believe that I have a child old enough to be in middle school! Where has the time gone?!

Kenzie and Tyler at Lisa's house for the 4th of July

Cierra, Caden, and Tyler up in the canyon


This post is ending up much longer than I had planned it to be, but I have to fit in one more thing. Erick was in a very serious car accident two weeks ago and was very lucky to walk away with only sore muscles. He car is a total loss. I was devastated when it happened, but it has been a blessing in disguise. It has eliminated a $300 a month car payment and that puts us that much closer to being together again. Be careful what you pray for, you never how your prayers are going to get answered...lol!