The Zoo

Thomas had his first Kindergarten field trip today. It was at the Knoxville Zoo.

Bryson, Thomas, and Dante were "buddies" for the day

 I finally got to meet Thomas' girl friend, she came up and introduced herself to me. She said, "Hello I am Layla, I am Thomas' girlfriend have you heard?" I told her "yes I had heard something about that". I told Thomas she was very cute an very sweet. Thomas said "yes I know mom, that's why I picked her for my girlfriend". Every time these two caught a glimpse of each other through the course of the day they had go see one another.

I am very thankful for the chance to spend the day with my boy! He loved seeing all the animals.

Our Easter Weekend

 My niece Kaleigh has been here visiting this past weekend from Ohio. It was great to see her. I can't believe she is already 18 years old and about to graduate from high school. It seems like only last year I was picking her up from daycare and she was tagging along on mine and Titus' dates.

 Both of our boys love her dearly. This was the first time she and Tyler ever met!

 Thomas on Easter Sunday straggling in the nursery before he went to his Sunday School class

 Tyler gets some attention from Pa

 Two future "back row" baptists in the making :)

 Titus and Thomas

 Nana gets some Tyler love too!

 Grandmom gets the boy some Easter goodies...

 Tyler seems to like sucking on his new rubber duckies beak

 I am pretty sure this was the highlight of Thomas' Easter afternoon

 And Uncle Michael didn't seem to mind it either

 The boys checking out what the Easter Bunny brought to them

Tyler was playing with his Easter Eggs

This is the Bunny Cake we made

Here we are dying Easter Eggs



7 Months Old

Tyler Patrick you were 7 months old yesterday

What are you up to these days??

•You weigh 17lbs and 9oz you have actually lost a few ounces from last month  (because of being so sick)...

•You still wear a size 3 diaper and mostly all 12 months in your clothes.

•You are eating solid food 3 times a day. So far you eat Gerber rice cereal and oatmeal, any baby food fruit or vegetable...even peas and green beans, and yo baby organic baby yogurt. And of course you still have several bottles of formula each day. This month you tried your first table food...a french fry you stole from your brothers plate. I think you just wanted to try out those new teeth, you bit it right in half and got very mad when I took it away from you. You also tried some smashed up fried potatoes this week and loved them! You kept reaching for them while we were eating as if you were just begging for a bite so we finally gave in and let you try them.

•You have been a very very sick boy this month, going on 3 weeks now, you had your first case of RSV then an ear ache and some severe teething on top of that, several ER visits at Children's Hospital, and your first stay in the hospital.  It's been a really rough month. You have been very fussy and have not been sleeping good at all...and very understandably so!  We love you so much and are so very thankful that you seem to FINALLY be getting better.

 

Introducing Dr. Etherton and his patient...

Thomas is pretending to be Tyler's doctor...

Here comes Peter Cotton Tail....

The Easter Bunny visits Tyler at DayCare today.

Our Weekend in the House...

Tyler had another "first"....

Tyler had another "first" this past weekend and week but not exactly the kind of "first" we were excited about. On Friday night (April 8th) he was wheezing and coughing really bad and we had to take him to Children's Hospital to the ER to get him checked out. Turns out he has RSV. They used a machine to suction out his nose and basically told us its viral and has to run its course. Things got significantly worse on Saturday night and into Sunday morning so we ended up taking him back again on Sunday...He started getting dehydrated and fever went up, he had more wheezing and more difficulty breathing...this time they used the machine to suction him several times, in addition to that they did 2 different kinds of breathing treatments, a chest x-ray, to make sure they weren't over looking anything, and gave him and IV to hydrate him and also a steroid through the IV. They couldn't find a vain in his feet, arms, hands, etc...so had to put the IV in his head...this was so pitiful, it broke my heart. By Tuesday he seemed worse again and we took him to his pediatrician who after briefly seeing him said he wanted him admitted to Children's Hospital immediately. We are home now and for the first time he really seems to be feeling a little better. His breathing sounds much better and he is staying hydrated on his own. He is even playing a little bit for short periods now...He surely isn't getting better as fast as his mommy wishes he would but I am so thankful he does FINALLY to seem to be on the mend!

 Who knew they had hospital gowns this little...how cute and sad...all at the same time!



 Bless his little heart...this is the part where I lost it...

 Here he is in his hospital bed, finally starting to feel a little better

 And here he is getting a little daddy lovin'

Please excuse the terrible picture quality but I didn't have my camera, so I had to use my cell phone

Tyler discovers toys...

Since Tyler started sitting up by himself...just in the last couple of weeks he has totally discovered toys. This morning Tyler was just sitting in the floor where I left him while I was doing laundry and Thomas came through playing with his little trucks and trailers...Tyler was fascinated watching him then started grabbing at them so went and got him a baby proof truck and he was so excited.

This is the first time the boys have really actually played together! It just melted my heart watching them...

So...Who do you think Tyler looks like?

I was looking through some old pics just a few minutes ago and saw this one of me...
Thomas says it looks like Tyler in a dress...What do ya'll think?

Six Months Old

Tyler Patrick...You are 6 months old today!

 

What are you up to these days??

• You weigh 17lbs and 13oz today and are 26 1/2 inches long
• You still wear a size 3 diaper and mostly all 12 months in your clothes.
• You are eating solid food 3 times a day. So far you eat Gerber rice cereal and oatmeal, any baby food  fruit or vegetable...even peas and green beans, and yo baby organic baby yogurt. And of course you still have several bottles of formula each day.
• You sleep about 9-10 hours at night. You normally go to bed around 8 or 8:30pm and wake up around 5:30-6:30am. We can't complain about that :)
• You take about 2 good naps a day, around 1 1/2 to 2 hours each and then 2 or 3 little cat naps...about 30 min or less each.
• You smile all the time...you like it when people smile back at you too. You are so cute when you laugh out loud. Grandmom can really get you going with the laughing!
• Your favorite time of day is still bath time.
• You have just started being able to sit up by yourself in the floor.
• You have one tooth that has broken through on the bottom front and the one right beside it may have broken through today I can't tell for sure.. if not it will in a day or two.
• When we hold stuff out in front on you ...like our hands, a toy, or your paci you reach out and grab it from us.
• You are obsessed with your toes...you suck on them mostly. You can even suck on them while you are sitting up.
• You blow lots of slobbery spit bubbles...and spray us real good sometimes...Your Daddy especially appreciates it when u do this while he is trying to feed you. You got him real good with some peaches the other night.
• You are very lucky to have a brother that adores you so much. I have never seen a sibling be so proud of his brother and help take such great care of them. Thomas is always patient with you and is always thinking your best interest. He genuinely treats you as though you are his own special gift from heaven that he asked for and received.
• I am so glad God chose me to be your momma...I have been given the greatest gift of all. I love you and Thomas with all my heart!
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First Tooth

Tyler had his first little tooth break through yesterday. It's on the bottom in the front. I haven't been able to get a picture yet, you can feel it big time but can't really see it very well yet. He keeps rubbing his tongue on it. I think he isn't too sure what this new addition in his mouth is right now! Also he has been sitting up by himself for a few days now...He is growing up so fast!

The Love Bug is still going strong...

The saga continues...Thomas is still writing his little notes daily and here is a sample of some of the notes that have been coming home with my boy lately...

Apparently this note exchange takes place daily in the lunchroom. And little Layla is quiet the artist...

Thomas can't wait to show me these notes each day. This is just a sampling of a few of the ones he has recieved so far. For the record I am neither encouraging or discouraging this little romance...I have decided that at this point the best thing I can do is just to listen as Thomas keeps me informed and see what happens.