Jumperoo!

I put Tyson in the jumperoo for the first time on Tuesday.  I figured since he does a good job with holding his head up that he would be fine.  He loves it.  He will stay in it for over a half hour.  He doesn't jump in it but he kicks his legs which makes him sway back and forth in the thing.  He is so cute.  He leans to his left so I started stuffing a blanket behind him.  I don't want him to become lop-sided : )  It would be more fun to see him in a video but I just have pictures from my camera.  The video is in my video camera and I don't know how to put it on here.  Anyway, enjoy!

 

Ty looking at the orange kangeroo

I just LOVE his little legs! 

 

As you can see I put the blanket behind him but it still doesn't seem to help that much.  Oh well, I am sure he will be just fine. 

SYTYCD Week 3

So this week I was a bit disappointed.  I actually got a little bored in the middle of the show.  Something that never happens b/c I like this show so much.  Twitch and Kherrington did alright.  I did think Will and Jessica's Disco was some what entertaining.  Most of the other dances were forgettable.  I hated the dance that was to a Marilyn Manson song with Chris and Comfort.  I think I hated the song and choreography more than the way they danced it.  If that makes sense.  I still like Matt and Courtni even though it wasn't the type of contemporary dance that I wanted to see them do.  I think the highlight of the night was Chelsea and Mark's hip-hop dance.  When that dance finished I said out loud to Brian, "Finally.  That is the type of dance I have been waiting for."

 

I also need to quickly type about Tyson's poopy day!!!  Around lunch time Tyson pooped while I was trying to burp him.  I felt a warm sensation and looked to see that my hand was covered in poop.  The poop ran down Tyson's leg on to my hand on to the couch, down my leg and then hit the floor.  Yeah, it was GROSS!  I ran him to his crib and laid him down.  I then washed my leg then cleaned the couch and carpet and then I cleaned him up.  It is laughable now but it wasn't at the moment.  THEN this evening I was burping him again and he pooped.  This time it went up his back.  Needless to say I have a bit of laundry that needs to be done.  I do not think I will ever forget this day.  Brian wanted me to write that he still hasn't been pooped or peed on.  I can not WAIT for that day.  I will laugh so hard. 

New haircut!

Hey guys!  I got my haircut on Saturday.  I knew I wanted to keep it shorter like I had done in November but I decide in the chair that I wanted bangs.  I've always wanted "sexy" bangs but I figured it was too high maintenance for me.  I was so wrong!  It really is not that hard to style.  At first the stylist did my bangs the other direction but then noticed it looked a lot better if she forced the bangs the other way.  Here is a picture!  YAY!  I LOVE my hair.  Of course the pictures have Tyson in them : )

Here is Ty in his cute overalls.  I love his face in the right picture.  He just cracks me up.  Tyson is doing great.  He opens his hands up a lot now.  We took a walk yesterday and had him sitting upright in his stroller.  He did well and I think really liked it because he could look around.  He loves to stand.  He smiles more and more and coos and makes noises like crazy.  I saw a 3 week old baby at church yesterday and it made me miss how tiny Tyson was.  But Tyson being at this age is so fun though.  Tyson has really bad dandruff.  It drives me bonkers.  I could pick out the flakes all day long (and sometimes I do!).  Tyson now has a bald spot on the back of his head.  His hair is still luscious on the sides and top!  As for me, I feel so great.  I have lost around 35 pounds since Tyson was born.  Breastfeeding helped with 30 pounds.  I still have about 15 pounds to go.  It sure is taking longer than I thought it would.  I am having to work pretty hard to shed a pound a week.  The joys of being pregnant huh?!  Anyway, our family is doing great.  We're getting ready for my parents to come out.  That will be so fun to have them here!  Then on the 4th of July we head out to California to see my grandparents.  We have a lot of fun things coming up really soon.  Take care!

SYTYCD

I have decided that every week I will post my opinion from So You Think You Can Dance.  This week was a little disappointing.  It was not as good as last week.  My favorite routine was Twitch and Kherrington's dance.  I actually got the chills.  I am sad because I think that Matt and Courtni  (I think that's their names.  They're the really tall couple)  are very good dancers but they just haven't really stepped up on the dances they have been given.  I am not ready to see them go yet.  I am ready to see the Miami street salsa dancer go.  I mean really, if you can't dance awesome in your element then you don't deserve to be on the show.  Also disappointed in Comfort.  I thought she would kill the krump dance but she didn't.  (Sorry I don't know all of the names yet.  I am a huge fan but it takes me a few weeks to get everyone's names down.)  That's it for this week.

Happy Father's Day

I just wanted to do a little tribute to my husband, Brian.  Yesterday was his first Father's day as a dad.  We didn't do much, in fact most of his morning was filled with church meetings, but that is one thing I admire about Brian.  He works so hard in his calling for church, for his job, his family and pretty much everything he does!  He is such a good dad to Tyson.  I have loved watching him turn into a caring and wonderful father.  I can just see his heart melt when he sees and holds Tyson.  I know they are gonna be best buddies forever!  Here are some adorable pictures that I took yesterday.  I love you sweetie!

 

Here are some more pictures from the last few days.  Tyson can hold a toy in his hand for a few minutes, but only if I wrap his fingers around it.  The other picture is him holding his head up while on his tummy!  He is getting so strong and so big!

Just a bit bored

Hey everyone.  I am just a bit bored.  I suppose I miss adult conversations and such.  Tyson's naps are so unpredictable that I don't feel like I can just take out all my scrapbooking stuff out and scrap away.  I need at least an hour and I never know if I am gonna get that time.  When he isn't sleeping I am usually playing with him or holding him to get him to not cry.  When I do those things I usually have the TV on.  I use to think all of this was fantastic but it does get a little old.  I have been reading a lot lately but I can only read for so long at a time.  I have gone on walks (one was to Macey's which took FOREVER.  That walk was either 3 or 6 miles...felt like 6).  Nothing is really that close to where I live so I generally walk around the compound but that gets old.  My friends in the ward work during the day so I can't hang out with them.  I haven't really driven much because of the gas prices.  I would love to walk around the mall to waste time and get out of the house but with gas and and I worry that I might actually buy something.  We're on a tight budget so there isn't room for me to just go buy things.  I have done the laundry and cleaned the house.  I have wasted time on the internet but I never know what to look for or how to do it.  I am kinda a shy person so I don't really feel like I can just randomly call up people to hang out.  But I suppose that is what I should do.  Lots of mothers stay home around here.  I just need to take advantage of it.  Easier said than done because I really hate talking to people on the phone.  I would much rather do email or talk in person.  blah blah blah.  I guess I shouldn't write on here when I am in a blah mood.  I hope I haven't bored all of you by reading my blog that I wrote while I was bored : )  Please don't misunderstand me and think that I don't like staying home with Tyson. I really do.  I know that I am not alone in thinking this way.  I have heard many mothers say the same thing.  I just always thought I wouldn't be like this because I don't get easily bored.  Alright, that is enough complaining.  I know what I need to do...I just need to do it!

ANYWAY, Tyson is doing great.  He is such a cutie.  I love it when he smiles at me.  It just melts my heart.  He loves laying on the ground and watching me working out with the Wii Fit game.  He must be thinking how silly his mom looks trying to balance on one leg or doing lunges.   I tell ya, that game is great!  I use it every other day and it helps me with strength training exercises.  We have an elliptical machine so I use that and alternate with the Wii Fit.  I highly recommend it b/c it is fun too!  Tyson is liking the swing more now...finally : )  I never understood why he didn't enjoy it.  He is also developing his bald spot and losing some hair.  It is pretty sad b/c his hair was so thick and dark and adorable.  That's okay.  It will come back.  Tyson is opening his hands more and starting to really suck on his hands.  We think Tyson enjoys bath time for the most part.  Sometimes he cries and sometimes he doesn't.  Tyson can hold on to a toy for like a minute. 

I love So You Think You Can Dance.  I think it is gonna be a great season.  I pretty much liked almost all the dances.  Every dancer seems to be really strong.   The only thing that I am noticing is that every year some of the dances seem to be a little bit more risque.  Is that the right spelling?  Anyway, I guess they do that for ratings but they don't need to.  I still think the same amount of people would still watch the show. 

Alright since this entry is a mile long I will end it.  Thanks for reading and listening to me whine : )

2 MONTHS OLD!

Hello again!  Tyson turned 2 months old yesterday.  It seems like yesterday he was born.  It is so fun to watch him grow.  The doctor appointment went well today.  He was in a pretty good mood.  The shots were hard to watch but it is for good health. Here are his stats:

Height: 23.5"  (75%)

Weight: 10 lbs 15 oz (25%)

Head: (25%)

Needless to say, he is our skinny tall boy!

On Saturday we all went to to a friends house for a barbeque with the girls I use to dance with in college.  Some of the girls danced after I stopped but I pretty much knew everyone.  Here is a picture.  I am not holding Tyson in this picture because Brian was and I didn't want to disturb him.  Such a sad story why...a picture frame fell off of the hosts TV and hit Tyson's head.  It was so sad.  It is his first boo-boo : )  It has already healed but I put a picture up of what it looked like the day after.  He was sound asleep when it feel on him.  Bless his heart...I just wanted to cry with him.

Okay, if you look closely it is the two red lines right before his hair line.  It looked bad for about an hour but I took this picture the next day.  Like I said, it is already gone but I know it HAD to hurt him.  His poor cry and the frame was heavy.