Sick

I am sick.
Brett is sick.
Tate is sick.
This is no fun.
Thank goodness my mom could watch Tate for a couple of hours today so I could take a nap!

He finally played pat-a-cake for me today...but it was with his feet! This lack of clapping has me frustrated.

I took this picture yesterday of my little monkey. He loves to climb.

Trouble

I was trying to get a little work done around the house and Tate was my little helper.  He filled the bowl with toilet paper and then took it out and put it into the trash. 

We had a scary moment yesterday!  I was checking the radar when Tate crawled up to me COVERED in blood.  I figured out it was his finger that was bleeding but when I washed it in the sink the blood kept pouring out of it.  I managed to get a band-aid on the wiggly one who did not want anything to do with being held.  I called Brett and he could not come to the rescue so I called my mom.  He pulled off the first band-aid and was crawling around bleeding everywhere.  I got a second band-aid on.  By the time my mom made it over his finger was looking better and I we knew he didn't need stitches.  I cried and cried!  Another mom fail!  The sight of Tate all covered in blood had be shaken up.  My mom helped with Tate while I cleaned the blood from Tate's toys, the carpet, the kitchen floor, the sink, etc.  I am not prepared for the first real emergency.  :(

Today we had a play date with Tate's friends.  We had a whole house full.  Tate loves playing with other kids and enjoying showing off for one of the girls.  I am glad to have babies around that are his age.

We had an accident a little bit ago.  Tate filled up his diaper and we didn't realize it right away and it just so happens that at that particular moment he thought it was super fun to roll all over the floor.  Yay!  We had poop smeared on the carpet!  Kids are so hard on soft surfaces.

We are finally getting some much needed rain and have been lucky to avoid severe weather so far.  Stay safe!

Shots

I think I forgot to talk about Tate's dr. appointment last week.  He was 25 lb. 7 oz. and was 30 inches long.  He is in the 95% for height and weight.  The doctor thinks he is just being lazy which is why he is not clapping.  I went by myself which meant I got to hold his arms for his shots.  He got 4 shots and cried hard.  After his shots he got his toe pricked to test his iron levels.  I did okay for the shots but I still took us out for lunch and cookies.

Dad's Helper

Last week we helped Brett haul some cattle out to grass.  Tate had a lot of fun!

Weekend

Shame on me for not taking any pictures all weekend!

On Saturday my uncle, aunt, and cousin came to visit from St. Louis.  We spent the afternoon with them.

On Sunday we went to a family reunion.  It is all of my mom's relatives on my grandma's side of the family.  There aren't too many of my grandma's siblings that are still living so it was a small crowd.  We went last year when Tate was just 6 days old so it was fun to go again and have everyone see how much he changed in a year.  Brett and I got in some practice on our new ping pong table.  I got it used and it is proving to be money well spent!

Today we went to a Memorial Day service at the nearby cemetery.  They marched out some veterans and prayed and listed those buried in the cemetery who served for our country.  My grandpa Nick was one of them.  Then they played Taps on the trumpet.  It was a beautiful service with rolls and coffee after.  Tate got to play with a 14 month old girl until it was time for a nap.  He was a sneezy mess all day despite some Benadryl. 

Actual Birthday

On Tate's actual birthday, Brett and I took him to the zoo for the first time.  There is a small, free zoo in a nearby town.  Tate thought it was fun when he could see the animals but most of them were hard for him to notice.  We also ran a few more errands, which included some business at the bank.  We were there for a while and Tate decided to take his first steps.  He walked from Brett's chair to my chair 3 different times!  We also went to Orscheln's where Tate got to see all of the baby chicks.  We went to Walmart and then to Applebee's for some supper.  I think it was a great day and perhaps Brett and I had more fun than Tate!

Birthday Party

Tate's birthday party was a lot of fun.  He was grumpy (teeth?) so he did have a few meltdowns.  He had one right before his cake and I had to bribe him with a bit of chocolate to get him back in his highchair with a smile on his face.

Freezing

I spent the evening freezing 8 lbs. of strawberries and 2 lbs. of green beans. Hopefully tomorrow I can find some time and energy to blog about Tate's birthday.

Sleepy

I was hoping to blog about Tate's birthday today but I am enjoying sleepy snuggles instead. It can wait until tomorrow.

12 Months

I have a 1 year old!

Your favorite toys are your new cozy coupe truck and your big barn toy. You still like books a lot but don't sit well for the story anymore. You love to be outside and play in the rocks and dirt. You really like the cats and dog. You also like to see the cows and will moo (boo) when you see them. You are a chatterbox and do a good job of mimicking words. So far I have heard you say hi, baby, boom, beep, uh-oh, daddy, mama, woof, and cat. You will sometimes wave and show how big you are. Yesterday when someone showed you 1 with their finger you did it too. You point to a lot of stuff. I still can't get you to clap. You have 7 teeth and are working on 2 top molars. Ever since my surgery dad has been in charge at night and you are sleeping much better. You sleep from about 7:30 to 5:30. Praise The Lord! You usually take 1 nap a day around 10:00 and sleep for 1.5 hours. You have been drinking whole milk for about a week. You loved it and switched easily. You drink 3 eight ounce bottles a day. You still refuse to drink milk out of a sippy cup. You still do not tilt your sippy cup. You are a really good eater and will often times let me spoon feed you some applesauce or oatmeal. You still won't pick up many fruits or vegetables but you eat bananas really well. You still love broccoli, French fries and pizza and also like turkey lunch meat, grilled cheese, shredded cheese, chicken nuggets, and noodles. You are cruising and crawling like a maniac. You stand on your own more and more and you took your first steps on your first birthday.  You took them while we were waiting at the bank!  You don't like wearing shorts outside and do a bear crawl when you have them on. You are wearing mostly 18 month clothes and still in size 4 diapers and wearing size 5 diapers overnight. You are just getting to be so much fun and we love you to pieces!

Catch up

I am having a hard time getting back into blogging. I worked hard last week cleaning and cooking for Tate's birthday party that we had on Saturday. I decided to have a party with just Tate's grandparents and aunts and uncles. I made pulled pork, pasta salad, fruit salad, chicken salad, cupcakes, and Tate's smash cake. It doesn't sound like a lot but it sure was hard to do and take care of Tate. Tate is working on a few more teeth so he has been grumpy. We did take some time to have fun! The weather was beautiful so we played outside a lot. We also met my friend from high school at the park and played with her son.

On Sunday we went to a graduation party. Tate liked the cake and punch. We ran into just a little bit of hail. My brother had big hail that broke some windows. Yesterday we went to the elementary school for lunch since they were having a cook out. It was great to see everyone and fun to see how the kids are growing. They all loved Tate! There was a bucket of water outside for an activity after lunch. Tate decided to play in it and all the second graders gathered around o watch. Tate started dipping his hands in the water then touching the kids. The kids thought it was funny and the ones that got touched thought they were lucky. Yesterday afternoon we went with Brett to take some protein blocks to the cows. The protein blocks are stored at my uncle's house. He was outside trimming trees with my cousin when we got there. My uncle thought Tate needed to get out o pay with the dogs. Then he thought Tate needed to go inside and see the bird and the cat. By the time we left Tate was ready to go home so Brett go to haul protein blocks alone. It was a fun day!

An F4 tornado hit Moore, Oklahoma yesterday. The destruction is terrible. I hate storms and tornadoes!

Right now Tate is snoozing in the recliner. The birthday boy had a rough start to the day. I cannot believe he is 1.

Boy

Tate is all boy!  He LOVES to be outside and get dirty.  Today he got to play in a mud puddle in the garden.  He was dripping wet and covered with mud but he had the time of his life.  He also got his 7th tooth today and said the word shoe. 
















The turtle is living in our pond.  He is always on the same rock every morning when we go outside.  It took Tate a while to notice him when I pointed but now he is aware of the turtle and points to the pond whenever we walk by!



Tired!

Yesterday wore me out!  I worked around the house and took care of Tate all morning then went to the doctor and to Walmart in the afternoon.  I got home just in time to unload my groceries and eat supper before I had to go to my parish council meeting.  The sunset was beautiful on my way home! 

Tate loves to be outside!  Today he got all muddy in the garden then took a good nap before lunch.  He had his first bottle of

I'm Back!

I'm back!  I still don't feel quite like myself.  I am behind at home.  Tate's birthday party is Saturday.  I AM STRESSED!  A huge thanks to my mom for helping with Tate all week!

The neighbor's cows lined up at the fence for us the other day.  Tate had to check it out.  This is our backyard!  Quite the view!  I LOVE IT! 

We planted the garden yesterday.  We have potatoes, tomatoes, cucumbers, corn, and bell peppers.  I hope something grows this year!  As Tate was crawling into danger and eating dirt while we were working in the garden, I thought maybe this wasn't the greatest idea I had ever had.  Oh well!  It is a hot one today!  We played outside this morning.  I got out buckets of water and such to play in.  It lasted about 22 seconds because Tate saw a cat.  The cats don't like Tate at all but Tate LOVES them!

First words

Tate can say baby and hi...sometimes!

I am alive and resting after my surgery. I miss hanging out with my boy. I can't lift more than 10 lbs. for a week. :(

Tate got to play with a new box of bags yesterday. What fun!

Congrats!

Just had to post! My friends welcomed their son into the world this morning! Their dream came true! God bless them on this new adventure as a family of three!!!

Catch Up

Here kitty, kitty, kitty...

Homemade Fingerpaint fun!  

Tate is able to stand on his own for a few seconds.  He has also been trying to stand up from the floor.  He is so close!  He is sleeping terrible again.

I am signing off for a while.  I am having surgery on Monday with a long, terrible recovery so say a prayer for me!  My mom was able to take off work all week to help out.