End of the Year

It snowed a lot today so we had a cozy last day of 2012. This has been the best year yet!

Feels good to feel good!

Tate has had a cold the last few days but today he is looking a little better! We got some smiles and laughs again!

Peek-a-boo

Tate is not quite fully mobile but he is on the move. He worked himself under the coffee table while I took town the Christmas tree.

Toy Explosion

Tate had a great First Christmas. So much so that our house has toys everywhere! (So happy to enjoy Christmas this year instead of losing the battle with morning (all day) sickness in Hays like last year!)

Spoon

This guy sure loves his spoons!

7 Months

Tate is 7 months old today. Where did the time go? We love you so much and think you are just so cute and fun.

Your favorite toys are your cloth books, talking piggy bank, and the learning gym sit to play toy. You still don't sleep well but are doing better. We have had to resort to letting you cry it out because you either want to sleep with mom or play in the middle of the night. You eat like a horse, eating about 4oz. of food each meal. You tolerate oatmeal and your veggies. You love fruit. You are drinking about 32 oz. of formula a day. You have become very silly and like to laugh a lot. You play well by yourself. You can't quite crawl yet but you are never in the same place where we left you. You still do not have any teeth. You have had bad diaper rash for almost a month. You wear mostly size 9 month clothes but fit into a few 12 month. You are too sweet and have decided once in a while it is ok to snuggle!

Wardrobe Malfunction

It seems like we go through several outfits a day. I am wondering when that ends???

Big boy

Tate rolled over onto his tummy for the first time today! Mr. Big Stuff was happy all day!

Long day

It is going to be a long day as I feel terrible and want nothing more than to crawl back into bed.

No Sleep

We just went through a stretch in which a certain someone was not sleeping well. He was waking up 4 or 5 times a night with gas. Here are some Fall fun pics! (Tate didn't feel well on Halloween so he cried most of the time.)

Exersaucer

The exersaucer might just be one of the best baby items ever invented! Without it I would not get anything done around the house. Tate does not like to play alone but this buys me a little time as long as it is in the same room as me.

Mums

It only took 3 years but I finally got to see my mums bloom. We had hail storms two years in a row that destroyed the plants before fall.

Bargain Queen

I have been keeping an eye out for bargains lately for used toys and recently hit the jackpot! On a side note I was NEVER going to own a walker because they are dangerous but I needed something to keep Tate occupied in the basement when I use the elliptical. Surely he can't get in too much trouble if we are in the same room?

Smile

Not much better in life than this!

A Mother's Love

My college roommate recently had her first child and he weighed in at 1 lb. 9 oz. My heart hurts so badly for her and her baby. I CANNOT imagine how it must feel to be in her shoes. I know what a joy it was welcoming my own son into this world. That moment I first heard him cry and then laid eyes on him is forever etched into my brain! Right at that second my whole life changed. So did my roommate's only now hers is filled with hospitals and doctors. I can't imagine spending each day looking at such a tiny body as it struggles and fights to stay alive. Many times when Tate smiles or coos my thoughts go to my friend, wondering if she will get the same experiences. It is impossible to explain the feeling that comes with being a mother. I feel overwhelmingly in love with my chubby boy! We don't have to look far to realize how blessed we truly are.

What a Year!

It has been exactly one year since we found out I was pregnant. We tried and tried and prayed and prayed and our dream of being parents would not become a reality. Just weeks after my specialist told us our chance of getting pregnant was very low I was feeling strange and decided to take a test. Right before my eyes was that magical 2nd line I had been dreaming of seeing for so long! I thought perhaps my eyes were playing tricks on me so I had to recruit Brett's help. He confirmed that while the 2nd line was very faint it was indeed actually there! My little man is a blessing and I love him more than I ever knew possible!

Infertility is hard to handle, especially when you know why you can't get pregnant and it is because of problems with your own body! I wanted nothing more than to be able to give Brett a baby. Those feelings of sadness, confusion, and anger are now filled with overwhelming joy! Yes, I know how lucky we were and am so thankful to the Lord for answering our prayers! Endometriosis did not defeat me!

Shots

Today was Tate's 4 month checkup and shots. He is going through a phase where he doesn't like strangers so when the doctor started touching him he was not thrilled. He eventually warmed up to her. He weighed 17 lbs 12 oz and was 26 inches long. The shots were last and he had to drink the first one. This made him scream and then came the needles which made him scream even louder. He would not calm down so we strapped him in and off we went. Brett decided I did well enough with the shots that I earned a treat so we stopped at Sonic. The little guy is chattering and playing so the shots must not have been too bad!

Here We Go Again!

I have been wanting to start on the blog again since we had Tate and actually have something interesting going on in life. So here it is and hopefully I will keep it up this time around!

Brett is busy planting wheat and I am busy with Tate! We are so much in love with him!

iPad

Trying to test out blogging from the iPad....Tate is fussy today