Friday, January 31, 2014
Snow Fun!
It's been a pretty dry winter season for us. We've only had a handful of snow storms and sadly we didn't let Tyke play in any of them. We would take him out to experience the snow storm but he never got to actually touch it or play in it. I was starting to think he would have to wait until next winter to have the chance but luckily we got another storm (finally!). As soon as Daddy got home from work yesterday we bundled Tyke up and headed out to play in the white stuff! Tyke was so bundled up he looked like Ralphie off of the Christmas Story movie. Chad sat Tyke in the snow while I snapped a few pictures. Tyke didn't no approve! We took his mittens off so he could touch the snow and he really hated that! He refused to play at all and cried a little bit until Chad picked him back up. I grabbed a snowball and threw it at them. Tyke busted out giggling, he thought it was so funny! They threw a snowball back and me and so began a snowball war between Chad and I, with Tyke in the middle laughing harder than we've ever heard him laugh! After a few minutes we were all getting cold so we headed back into the warm house. Maybe next time we play in the snow Tyke will enjoy it a little more, meaning, he'll actually touch it and play in it.
Tuesday, January 28, 2014
Little Walker
I guess it's safe to say that Tyke is officially walking all over the place now! He has been walking for a while but only small distances and never on the tile. Today he started standing himself up in the middle of the floor, without help, and taking off. Not just once, but multiple times! He still walks with his hands in the air but his balance has gotten really good. The tile doesn't seem to phase him much. He'll slow down a little bit but the boy is now unstoppable! It's crazy to think that a week ago he pretty much couldn't leave the carpet and now he's hardly on it! Way to go Tykee! We love you and are so proud of you! Stay out of trouble =)
Sunday, January 26, 2014
A Few Randoms
Tyke is changing so much that I feel like I can't keep track of all of his new "milestones." The boy is walking all over the house now! The whole walking phase has been fun to watch. He has been so unsure of it and would only take five or six steps at a time. Within the last week though that mind set has changed. Tyke will walk wherever he wants. His balance is so good now. The slick tile doesn't seem to phase him at all. If he falls down he quickly crawls to the nearest wall, furniture, person, whatever and pulls himself back up so he can run, I mean walk, again.
He is everywhere in and into everything! He's a total snoop and ignores us when we get after him. He doesn't so much ignore, he just chooses to not mind. He'll look at us and smile and continue doing what he shouldn't be doing.
He's starting to show interest in climbing on the furniture. He will lift one leg clear up and grunt and struggle and eventually give up. He does the same when he helps run his bath water. He loves his bath time and gets so excited that he tries to jump in fully clothed. I'm waiting for the day he finally does. Tyke can safely get himself off of the couches now. Most of the time he climbs off normally but every once in a while he dives off head first (and gives me a heart attack!) "safely." His Daddy showed him how to put his arms in front of himself so he doesn't just land on his head. I prefer he goes off feet first though! =)
Tyke is genius, I swear, at playing with his toys that need to hook together a certain way. With new toys it literally takes him three tries and he's mastered it. He studies new things so carefully. His new little train set that Great Grandma Jean gave him for his birthday is a good example. The little cars carry animals that have to be snapped in exact. They each have their own shape that they need to be lined up to. It took Tyke about three tries before he figured it out and now it's no problem at all. He's now trying to figure out how the tracks snap together. He's just like his Daddy, he has to know how things work!
At Tyke's 12 month check up we were given the OK to feed him new foods (eggs, peanut butter and honey). The peanut butter thing scares me because there are so many nut allergies these days! We were told how we could and should ease into it. First we put a little peanut butter on Tyke's skin. It didn't show any reaction (we were looking for welts, hives or a rash). Once that test was passed then we could give him a taste of the good stuff. Instead of giving him straight peanut butter we let him have a bite of a Reese's candy bar. He loved it and did great with it. We haven't given him peanut butter since but our next step will be a couple of bites of a peanut butter sandwich and then slowly move forward. We gave Tyke some scrambled eggs and a piece of toast on Saturday. We weren't quite sure how he's like the eggs. He's like me and is a very picky eater when it comes to new tastes and textures. He gobbled those eggs right down and grunted for more! We were surprised! The toast mostly ended up on the floor (he has a bad habit of throwing foods overboard) but the eggs got eaten. Yay for a new favorite food for our little guy!
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At the 12 month check up we were also told that if we wanted we could change his car seat to forward facing. We were going to wait on the car seat thing, maybe keep him rear facing a few months longer because it didn't really bother him. He has never struggled much when being put in his car seats. Well on Saturday when we loaded up and headed north to do some grocery shopping the sun was shining bright, right in Tyke's face. He hates that! He let us know too, so we pulled over before we ever even got out of town and turned his seat around. He LOVED it! He thought it was so cool to be able to see what we could see. He kept both of his feet on our seats the whole time. I must admit, it was nice for us too! We could see what he was doing and it was really nice to be able to hand him his bottle and treats without guessing if we had made contact.
Our baby boy isn't so much a baby anymore. He's starting to look and act more and more like a little boy! He'll always be my baby though, whether he likes it or not! =)
He is everywhere in and into everything! He's a total snoop and ignores us when we get after him. He doesn't so much ignore, he just chooses to not mind. He'll look at us and smile and continue doing what he shouldn't be doing.
He's starting to show interest in climbing on the furniture. He will lift one leg clear up and grunt and struggle and eventually give up. He does the same when he helps run his bath water. He loves his bath time and gets so excited that he tries to jump in fully clothed. I'm waiting for the day he finally does. Tyke can safely get himself off of the couches now. Most of the time he climbs off normally but every once in a while he dives off head first (and gives me a heart attack!) "safely." His Daddy showed him how to put his arms in front of himself so he doesn't just land on his head. I prefer he goes off feet first though! =)
Tyke is genius, I swear, at playing with his toys that need to hook together a certain way. With new toys it literally takes him three tries and he's mastered it. He studies new things so carefully. His new little train set that Great Grandma Jean gave him for his birthday is a good example. The little cars carry animals that have to be snapped in exact. They each have their own shape that they need to be lined up to. It took Tyke about three tries before he figured it out and now it's no problem at all. He's now trying to figure out how the tracks snap together. He's just like his Daddy, he has to know how things work!
At Tyke's 12 month check up we were given the OK to feed him new foods (eggs, peanut butter and honey). The peanut butter thing scares me because there are so many nut allergies these days! We were told how we could and should ease into it. First we put a little peanut butter on Tyke's skin. It didn't show any reaction (we were looking for welts, hives or a rash). Once that test was passed then we could give him a taste of the good stuff. Instead of giving him straight peanut butter we let him have a bite of a Reese's candy bar. He loved it and did great with it. We haven't given him peanut butter since but our next step will be a couple of bites of a peanut butter sandwich and then slowly move forward. We gave Tyke some scrambled eggs and a piece of toast on Saturday. We weren't quite sure how he's like the eggs. He's like me and is a very picky eater when it comes to new tastes and textures. He gobbled those eggs right down and grunted for more! We were surprised! The toast mostly ended up on the floor (he has a bad habit of throwing foods overboard) but the eggs got eaten. Yay for a new favorite food for our little guy!
At the 12 month check up we were also told that if we wanted we could change his car seat to forward facing. We were going to wait on the car seat thing, maybe keep him rear facing a few months longer because it didn't really bother him. He has never struggled much when being put in his car seats. Well on Saturday when we loaded up and headed north to do some grocery shopping the sun was shining bright, right in Tyke's face. He hates that! He let us know too, so we pulled over before we ever even got out of town and turned his seat around. He LOVED it! He thought it was so cool to be able to see what we could see. He kept both of his feet on our seats the whole time. I must admit, it was nice for us too! We could see what he was doing and it was really nice to be able to hand him his bottle and treats without guessing if we had made contact.
Our baby boy isn't so much a baby anymore. He's starting to look and act more and more like a little boy! He'll always be my baby though, whether he likes it or not! =)
Wednesday, January 22, 2014
12 Month Well Check
Tyke had his 12 month well check today and it was a mean one! Tyke really dislikes the doctors office. As soon as we walked into the building he knew exactly where we were. We went upstairs and got checked in and waited maybe five minutes before being called back. As soon as Tyke saw his nurse he panicked a little. We tried to tell him that everything was OK, that this visit wasn't going to be very much fun but that he needed to be brave and tough. Yeah right! Our poor little Tyke. After getting weighed in and measured, his nurse had to poke his finger for a blood sample to test his iron levels (which were perfect). Tyke freaked right out! Once he realized there was a big blue camouflaged band aid on his finger he calm down and tried to shake it off of his hand.
Dr. Fullmer came in and we had a good talk about Tyke. Tyke was fine until Dr. Fullmer started his check up. Tyke cried big crocodile tears and tried his hardest to get away. Everything checked out great! We were told we can start Tyke on vitamins since he has started being picky about eating. We were also told that if we want we can now have Tyke forward facing in his car seat. We are going to try and wait a little longer before doing that.
After Dr. Fullmer left, Tyke's nurse came back in with a tray full of shot needles. She told us that this set immunizations is one of the worst because it stings and there are a lot. Tyke got FOUR shots! One in each leg and one in each arm. Our poor little guy had a complete melt down! We were able to quickly distract him by asking where his balloons were? He stopped crying immediately and looked around the room for them. He was still sad and kept crying a little here and there until we exited the building. As soon as we were outside all he wanted was his Daddy! We moved the car seat into Daddy's truck, loaded Tyke up and headed home!
Tyke did really well and we didn't have to give him any Motrin until close to bedtime, around 9 p.m. He started getting really fussy, more so than usual, so we gave him a dose of Motrin and a bottle and he fell right to sleep. We're glad that this set of shots is over with! And we're thankful for our healthy, perfect Tyke!!!
Tyke's 12 month stats:
Weight: 21 pounds 4 ounces (43%)
Height: 30.8 inches (83%)
Head: 19.1 inches (97%)
After Dr. Fullmer left, Tyke's nurse came back in with a tray full of shot needles. She told us that this set immunizations is one of the worst because it stings and there are a lot. Tyke got FOUR shots! One in each leg and one in each arm. Our poor little guy had a complete melt down! We were able to quickly distract him by asking where his balloons were? He stopped crying immediately and looked around the room for them. He was still sad and kept crying a little here and there until we exited the building. As soon as we were outside all he wanted was his Daddy! We moved the car seat into Daddy's truck, loaded Tyke up and headed home!
Tyke did really well and we didn't have to give him any Motrin until close to bedtime, around 9 p.m. He started getting really fussy, more so than usual, so we gave him a dose of Motrin and a bottle and he fell right to sleep. We're glad that this set of shots is over with! And we're thankful for our healthy, perfect Tyke!!!
Saturday, January 18, 2014
1st Birthday Party!
I hope Tyke enjoyed his first birthday party as much as we did! It was a lot of fun to put together. A lot of work and a lot of stress but it came together perfectly!
Tyke has been obsessed with the cartoon "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" since I don't know when?! As soon as he started paying attention to the TV we started tuning into Disney Jr. Tyke doesn't really watch a lot of TV but as soon as the theme song for Jake comes on he stops what he's doing and watches. And so, for months now I have brainstormed and planned for a Jake themed birthday party! The invitations went out a week a head of time. I had a lot of fun designing them! I also designed his thank you's and his t-shirt he wore for his birthday and his big party!
Tyke's birthday was on Thursday the 16th but we opted to party on the 18th because we thought it would be easier for everyone to come if we held it on a Saturday. The entire week of Tyke's big day was spent prepping and shopping for the party. Tuesday night we designed, printed and "made" Tyke's birthday t-shirts. Wednesday was spent baking a lot of cakes! I had dreamed of having a pirate ship for Tyke's cake but when I checked pricing it was way out of our budget (no way was I paying $95 for a birthday cake!). I was a little bummed about it but decided I would attempt to make his cake, and I did! I am super proud with how it turned out! Thursday was Tyke's big day! We spent the evening doing pictures, grocery shopping, and we took Tyke to dinner at Texas Roadhouse where he got spoiled by our waitress. She brought him his own chocolate milk, he ate with us, and then she brought him a bowl of ice cream covered in chocolate and made Tyke sit on the saddle for all to see while she made the announcement that it was his first birthday. He wasn't all that impressed but he liked the ice cream! Friday I gathered a few things from Grandma Cheryl's (she has all sorts of fun party stuff), made frosting, cut and shaped cakes, made salads, and Chad and I cleaned and started setting up for the party.
Saturday morning we got up early and finished a few things. I made more frosting to finish off Tyke's cake and got busy decorating. I was nervous how it would all turn out but it ended up perfect! We got lunch started (yay for crock pots!) and I headed to pick up balloons. Boy did Tyke ever have a lot of balloons! The balloons from his birthday were still flying high, we added twelve more to that and then Aunt Danielle showed up with a bouquet of balloons too! Just before 11 a.m. Grandma Cheryl and Grandpa Terry showed up with tables and chairs. We hurried and set up and then relaxed and waited for Tyke's guests to arrive. One by one they trickled in until we had a wild house full. Tyke was in heaven having almost all of his cousins at his house to play (we were missing our Oregon girls).
The kids had a blast playing! We had a hard time rounding them up for lunch. Once we did, Aunt Jenny blessed the food and we all filled up on pirate grub! For lunch we had scurvy dogs (chili cheese dogs), peg legs (carrot and celery sticks), cannon balls (olives), sea weed (a pasta salad with green noodles) and "berried" treasure (strawberry jello salad). We had a few different drinks to offer but the IBC rootbeer was a hit and totally finished off the menu theme. The kids thought it was fun trying to decide what was what comparing the menu to what was layed out before them on the serving table. We tried giving Tyke his first taste of a hot dog but he refused. He wouldn't even eat the olives we put before him and he likes olives! The only thing he would eat was the jello salad. He loved it and kept begging for more before I finally cut him off so he wouldn't end up with a belly ache.
After lunch and a good long visit with everyone we put Tyke in his chair and started opening gifts. Our little guy was completely spoiled by everyone! He got some good loot and was excited to start playing with his new toys. But, we had other plans for him. It was cake time!
We lit his candle and everyone sang happy birthday to him. He had a half smile on his face the whole time because he wasn't quite sure what was going on. Once we were done singing, Tyke and his Daddy blew out the candle. Tyke thought that was pretty awesome and had the biggest grin on his face! We gave him his cake (the island) and let him chow down. He did really well and didn't make too much of a mess. The cake was a hit with everyone!
We all visited for a while longer and then one by one people started leaving. We handed out our little gift boxes to the kids (they were little treasure boxes full of pirate gold, a ring pop, tattoos and an eye patch). It was a great day and we're so glad that our families were able to join in on the fun! Tyke is one very blessed little boy to be so loved by so many people! Happy 1st Birthday buddy!! We love you!
Tyke's loot: (Thank you Aunt Stephanie for taking notes!)
Phone station (Uncle Cody and Aunt Jenny)
Car, overalls, shirt and a huge battery powered car (Nana)
Clothes, hat, "Cars" bath book (Uncle Trenton and Aunt Rachelle)
Semi truck with trailer hauling cars (Uncle Seth and Aunt Stephanie)
$10 (Uncle Jerremy and Aunt Ashlee)
Jake and the Neverland Pirates Bucky ship for the bath tub, pirate balloons (Uncle Chris and Aunt Danielle)
Musical train set (Great Grandma Jean) (It was her birthday on the 18th, we're so glad she came and shared her special day with Tyke)
Megablocks table and extra blocks (Grandpa Terry and Grandma Cheryl)
$20 (Great Grandpa Wally and Grandma Gaye)
$5 (Uncle David and Aunt Tiffany)
Rocking horse, summer clothes, Jake memory cards game, Jake look and find book, Pirate book, Elefun Busy Ball Popper, and Jake stuffed doll (Mommy and Daddy)
We have one very spoiled, loved boy! Thank you everyone!
Tyke has been obsessed with the cartoon "Jake and the Neverland Pirates" since I don't know when?! As soon as he started paying attention to the TV we started tuning into Disney Jr. Tyke doesn't really watch a lot of TV but as soon as the theme song for Jake comes on he stops what he's doing and watches. And so, for months now I have brainstormed and planned for a Jake themed birthday party! The invitations went out a week a head of time. I had a lot of fun designing them! I also designed his thank you's and his t-shirt he wore for his birthday and his big party!
Tyke's birthday was on Thursday the 16th but we opted to party on the 18th because we thought it would be easier for everyone to come if we held it on a Saturday. The entire week of Tyke's big day was spent prepping and shopping for the party. Tuesday night we designed, printed and "made" Tyke's birthday t-shirts. Wednesday was spent baking a lot of cakes! I had dreamed of having a pirate ship for Tyke's cake but when I checked pricing it was way out of our budget (no way was I paying $95 for a birthday cake!). I was a little bummed about it but decided I would attempt to make his cake, and I did! I am super proud with how it turned out! Thursday was Tyke's big day! We spent the evening doing pictures, grocery shopping, and we took Tyke to dinner at Texas Roadhouse where he got spoiled by our waitress. She brought him his own chocolate milk, he ate with us, and then she brought him a bowl of ice cream covered in chocolate and made Tyke sit on the saddle for all to see while she made the announcement that it was his first birthday. He wasn't all that impressed but he liked the ice cream! Friday I gathered a few things from Grandma Cheryl's (she has all sorts of fun party stuff), made frosting, cut and shaped cakes, made salads, and Chad and I cleaned and started setting up for the party.
Saturday morning we got up early and finished a few things. I made more frosting to finish off Tyke's cake and got busy decorating. I was nervous how it would all turn out but it ended up perfect! We got lunch started (yay for crock pots!) and I headed to pick up balloons. Boy did Tyke ever have a lot of balloons! The balloons from his birthday were still flying high, we added twelve more to that and then Aunt Danielle showed up with a bouquet of balloons too! Just before 11 a.m. Grandma Cheryl and Grandpa Terry showed up with tables and chairs. We hurried and set up and then relaxed and waited for Tyke's guests to arrive. One by one they trickled in until we had a wild house full. Tyke was in heaven having almost all of his cousins at his house to play (we were missing our Oregon girls).
After lunch and a good long visit with everyone we put Tyke in his chair and started opening gifts. Our little guy was completely spoiled by everyone! He got some good loot and was excited to start playing with his new toys. But, we had other plans for him. It was cake time!
We lit his candle and everyone sang happy birthday to him. He had a half smile on his face the whole time because he wasn't quite sure what was going on. Once we were done singing, Tyke and his Daddy blew out the candle. Tyke thought that was pretty awesome and had the biggest grin on his face! We gave him his cake (the island) and let him chow down. He did really well and didn't make too much of a mess. The cake was a hit with everyone!
We all visited for a while longer and then one by one people started leaving. We handed out our little gift boxes to the kids (they were little treasure boxes full of pirate gold, a ring pop, tattoos and an eye patch). It was a great day and we're so glad that our families were able to join in on the fun! Tyke is one very blessed little boy to be so loved by so many people! Happy 1st Birthday buddy!! We love you!
Tyke's loot: (Thank you Aunt Stephanie for taking notes!)
Phone station (Uncle Cody and Aunt Jenny)
Car, overalls, shirt and a huge battery powered car (Nana)
Clothes, hat, "Cars" bath book (Uncle Trenton and Aunt Rachelle)
Semi truck with trailer hauling cars (Uncle Seth and Aunt Stephanie)
$10 (Uncle Jerremy and Aunt Ashlee)
Jake and the Neverland Pirates Bucky ship for the bath tub, pirate balloons (Uncle Chris and Aunt Danielle)
Musical train set (Great Grandma Jean) (It was her birthday on the 18th, we're so glad she came and shared her special day with Tyke)
Megablocks table and extra blocks (Grandpa Terry and Grandma Cheryl)
$20 (Great Grandpa Wally and Grandma Gaye)
$5 (Uncle David and Aunt Tiffany)
Rocking horse, summer clothes, Jake memory cards game, Jake look and find book, Pirate book, Elefun Busy Ball Popper, and Jake stuffed doll (Mommy and Daddy)
We have one very spoiled, loved boy! Thank you everyone!
Friday, January 17, 2014
Our 1 Year Old
For Tyke's birthday I had made arrangements to get his 1 year pictures done at Camera Shy. I figured it would work best on his birthday so I wouldn't have to purchase any extra balloons or make cake again. While I was baking cakes for his party I made an extra and decorated it for his pictures.
I left work early and picked Tyke up from Aunt Jenny's. We headed to Payson and picked Daddy up from work and headed north to Lehi. Tyke was scheduled for a cake smash photo session at 5:30 p.m. He slept the entire time on the drive up. I was glad because that meant a happy Tyke, or so I thought. Instead we had one upset, grumpy, non cooperative little guy. He cried nearly the entire time! At first it was cute but then it started getting a little frustrating, for all of us. The gals at Camera Shy were so good to try and make Tyke happy. They teased him and blew bubbles and played with a squeaky toy but Tyke refused to stop crying and smile. We finally handed him his little cup of Cheetos snacks and like a switch he stopped crying. He stuffed his face with those Cheetos and threw a fit when the cup was empty. At that point, and after three wardrobe changes and a trip outside, we decided to do the cake smash and call it quits. We stripped Tyke down to his blue jeans and placed him in front of his cake. The tears stopped and he turned really serious. I helped him stick his hands in the cake so that he knew it was OK to touch. After that he was loving life. He wasn't totally sure about the cake and spit the first couple of bites out but eventually chowed down on it. We still couldn't get a smile out of the little stinker. Our photographer finally called it quits and when we pulled Tyke away from his cake to clean him up he really threw a tantrum!
After cleaning him up and calming him down, which was no easy task, we left Camera Shy and headed across the street to Costco for groceries for the big party. We were quick in there, in and out, because we had to be back at Camera Shy by 7 p.m. Chad and Tyke waited in the car while I went into get our pictures. I had to wait about 15 minutes before they were ready. I was so upset and worried that there wouldn't be any good pictures since he had cried practically the whole time. I was pleasantly surprised, and my heart melted, as we went through the pictures. Sure he was crying in them, and serious, but our photographer captured our baby boys personality perfectly! I am so in love with his pictures!!
After getting our pictures we headed out to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse. Chad was in charge of Tyke's birthday dinner and that's where they decided to go. We were taken straight back to a booth thanks to Chad calling ahead of time for us. Tyke was a little concerned because it was so loud and dark in the restaurant (one of the down sides to Texas Roadhouse). I informed our fun (and obnoxious) waitress that we were celebrating Tyke's first birthday! She took good care of him and kept getting down to his eye level and talking to him. He never cracked a smile and looked at her like she was crazy. She brought him his very own chocolate milk, which he loved but never finished because I wouldn't let him hold it so he threw a fit. He was just in one of those moods! He ate a roll and most of Chad's mashed potatoes. Everything else we tried to give him he tossed on the floor. When we were finished with dinner our waitress and her gang came over with a bowl of ice cream covered in chocolate syrup for Tyke! He was pretty excited at the site of it but then they pulled out the saddle and we sat him on it while everyone gave him a big "yeehaw!" (Texas Roadhouse tradition). Our waitress hollered loudly that it was Tyke's first birthday and got our side of the restaurant to yell. Tyke wasn't very amused and stayed looking serious and concerned. As soon as he got to dig into his birthday ice cream he was one happy camper.
Even though Tyke was a grump last night I know he had a great day! Happy Birthday Roni!! We love you!
I made this little collage of facts for Tyke for his first birthday. There are so many more things I could have written down if I had had the time and the room.
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