Big Boy Bed

I’m doing this post to brag.  Perhaps most toddlers are like this but I was expecting the worst.  Brian and I got his new bed on Friday.  We (and by we I mean Brian) changed Tyson’s old room with my mother’s room.  All day we’d been prepping Tyson about him sleeping in a new big boy bed.  He seemed pretty excited about it.  Once it was set up we let him play and jump on it.  Earlier during the day he ended up never taking a nap so I thought that he might be so exhausted he wouldn’t wind down or that he might just go straight to sleep.  Luckily he went straight to sleep.  He has slept in the bed for 3 nights and 3 naps and it couldn’t go any better.  He’s only sleeping on top of the comforter for now.  I’m sure in time he’ll understand what sheets are for.  He loves his new CARS bed.  The bed has a little canopy which he thinks is pretty cool.  This is a small bunk bed from Ikea but you can just make it into a regular twin size bed if you want.  We thought we’d let him get use to sleeping in a bed closer to the floor first. Here are some pictures of our boy in his Big Boy Bed!

 

We’re still alive

Sorry everyone.  We’re still alive.  It’s been busy around here.  I’ll just dive right in.

My knee is pretty much recovered.  Still sore at times and still weak.  I still have a fear sometimes teaching that I’ll do something to hard or big to hurt it again but I do what I can to be careful. 

Tyson is getting so big.  I have no idea where my little baby went.  He is a full blown toddler.  He likes Thomas the train, tractors, trucks, dogs, and playing outside.  He says close to full sentences.  For example, he was sitting on the couch reading.  I came to sit by him and I guess I got to close to him and he turned to me with this irritated face and said, “Move-a down!”  He loves to tell me to “stop it!”  Suppose I say that to him too much : )  He seriously lifts my spirits most of the day.  Having a kid hasn’t been easy and I know it will only get harder but I am totally in love with this age.  He can put his bowl in the sink by himself, he always wants to do everything himself (which takes tons of patience from me) and says “I do it!”, and he just laughs at almost everything.  Sure he throws his massive tantrums but they never seem to last too long.  I love him and I’m so glad he’s here with us.  We went camping two weekends ago and I was having a rough emotional evening to say the least.  It was time for Ty to go to bed and so I laid next to him on the air mattress.  I was sad and crying and he ran his hand on my head and kept saying, “shhh…shhh..it’s okay mommy.”  It melted my heart.  Once I calmed down he fell right to sleep snuggled up to me.  It was a very spiritual experience for me.  One I hope to never forget.

Brian is taking the plunge and headed back to school.  He’ll get another degree but this time in Accounting.  We’re excited and nervous about the process but I’m so proud of my husband for making the decision that we believe will help our little family out tremendously in the long run.  He still works for Flirty Aprons and loves it.  He’s the best husband and father!

I’m still teaching ballet.  Excited for a new year of students and classes.  I’ll be starting in about a week and half.  My mother has been here a lot the last few months.  We’ve done tons of fun things together and Tyson really loved having “My Grandma" (as he calls her) here.  She helped me out when I hurt my knee and recently had perfect timing coming out because I have been so super sick and then got put on bed rest.  Yep, we’re expecting.  Due middle of February, we’ll have a brand new baby around.  Considering all the issues I had in the beginning with nausea that wouldn’t go away with any kind of medication to being put onto bed rest for two weeks and possible issues with my thyroid, we seem to be okay for now. 

Here are some family pictures that got taken in May.  My other pictures from the last few months are on my camera and I need to get to other things.  Until next time I’ll just leave you with these pictures : )

Dislocation

Dislocated my knee cap in dance rehearsal Saturday.  Probably the most painful thing I have ever experienced.  I remember crying and yelling “Help me!” over and over again.  I feel bad because I am positive I scared the director.  Ambulance came and 8 men drugged me up.  Can’t remember how I got off the dance studio floor into the ambulance.  Took a BUMPY and painful ride to the hospital.  Dr moved my knee cap back into place. OUCH! Husband walked in.  Relief.  X-rays were takin’.  Everything appeared to be okay and was told it will be sore.  They weren’t kidding.  Very sore.  Was told I would be able to dance within a week or two. I have crutches and pain medication.  Follow up with Sports Med Dr. Wednesday afternoon.  For now just trying to stay off of my left leg and only meet immediate demands for myself and my son.  Say a prayer please.  Thank you…

The past month

Sorry about not updating as much.  We are all doing great.  Tyson is learning more and more each day.  He says “Okay” to pretty much anything I say.  He is still great at throwing tantrums and gives the evil eye when he doesn’t get his way.  Sometimes his look makes me bust out laughing but I try not to because I don’t want him to think it’s funny.  But, it really is sometimes.  Brian is keeping busy working.  I’m busy working, taking care of a sick Tyson, taking care of my own cold, and dancing. Here are pictures from the last while.  Enjoy!

Car show in January!

 

           

My friend Mindy came to visit the last weekend in January. I am so mad I didn’t get a picture with or with Julie who came over that Sunday night!  Tyson loved seeing Addy again and they played great together.  Tyson even tried kissing her right before they left but only got her binky and then Addy wanted nothing else to do with kisses : )  Perhaps here are some pictures that will go in their future wedding video?  haha!

For Christmas I got Brian some tickets to a Jazz game that was the end of January.  It was against the Sacramento Kings.  Boozer and some of the more popular players didn’t even play!  The Jazz won though and it was nice to go out on a date!  Thanks Mike and Emily!

Building with his blocks!

My sick boy the last week!  I started to give him Tylenol and I guess he felt so much better he started running around, taking off his clothes and driving his train like crazy.  I’ve stopped giving him Tylenol because I want him to rest instead of run himself tired!  I love this video of him on his train.  He was just wired!!!  It’s a little long but fun to watch him zoom around and almost crash into me!

 

My parents come into town in less than 2 weeks!  I can’t wait!!!

Playing in the snow

Last Friday night it snowed and Brian took Tyson out to play in it Saturday morning while I was at dance class/rehearsal.  Tyson was a bit unsure at first.  He just stood on the side walk and whined.   Once Brian showed him he could make a snowBALL he was in heaven.  He loves balls.  Wait, that’s an understatement.  He is obsessed with balls.  Here are some cute pictures and a video clip : )

He is really starting to talk up a storm.  Each day he learns to say a new word.  He’s testing us big time with his tantrums and fits but we love him all the same.  He is at such a fun age!  I love hearing his cute little voice try to say tree, “t-ee”, water “wa-er”, backpack “ba-pac” and so forth!

Giant snowball : )

 

Coupon Bragging Time!

So I just got back from Rite Aid and Albertson’s and I have to brag.  It’s not the best I’ve ever done but for sure high on my list.  I think my best was when I spent like $9.00 and got a table full of stuff.  Anyway, everything is already put away so no pictures but here’s the break down.

RITE AID

1- 2 pack of light blubs

1 box of Contac cold and flu medicine

1 bottle of Theraful warming stuff

1 jumbo pack of Huggies diapers

1 box of Pampers diapers

Total before coupons: $40.99

After coupons and store savings: $1.06

BUT will be getting back $9.00 in rebates.

Then I headed across the street to Albertsons.  I had gone last Wednesday and they were out of what I wanted.  I left the store really mad.  I decided to check it out since I was in a good mood from making $8.00 at Rite Aid.

ALBERTSONS

6 boxes of fruit snacks

3 bags of Nut Clusters (A sweet coupon Samaritan left a $.75 off coupon that I doubled)

1- 4 pack of Yoplait yogurt

Total before coupons $34.45

After coupons and store savings: $12.68

BUT got back $10.00 in catalina coupons.  That’s where on my next shopping trip I use them like cash.  : )

Today I spent  $13.74 but I got money back so I MADE $5.26!!!!!!  I stayed up until 1 am figuring this all out.  Brian asked me if it was worth.  Yes, yes it was.  : )

Long post

Sorry about the few weeks delay in the updates here.  With the Holidays I took a little break and then I’ve had a hard time convincing myself to update this because I have so much to share.  This will be a long post.  I’ll start with the earliest pictures and work through them.  Thanks for looking!

Dec. 15th

When I saw Tyson like this I thought to myself, “I think Tyson needs to spend some more time with his daddy.” : )

Dec. 22nd

Brian and I celebrated our 4th anniversary.  We went and saw Utah Regional’s The Nutcracker!  I loved it and those dancers are beautiful!  Made me miss dancing and the Nutcracker I grew up doing with Kingwood Dance Theatre!  Hard to watch other Nutcrackers when you’ve danced it a certain way for 12 or more years!  Earlier in the day I received an email that I had gotten picked from an audition I did on the 12th to be in Wasatch Ballet’s and the City of Orem’s production of “Life in A Labyrinth”!  I will be performing in April on a stage, in Pointe shoes, in a costume…everything!  Very exciting!  I’ve been dying to get on a stage again so this will be perfect!  I’ll let everyone know info on tickets and such as it gets closer so you can come see me perform (if you live close that is)!  It has been almost 5 years since I’ve been on a stage!!!!

Dec. 24th

Christmas Eve with the Carlsen’s.  We had a great time with almost all of the Carlsens (we missed you Terry and Marilyn family!) doing the Christmas Eve traditions.   Christmas songs, reading the Christmas passages of Christ’s birth, opening one present and so forth.  Earlier in the day Brian and I got to go skiing!  We had a blast!  Brian and I both fell a few times and were sore the next day but it was worth it.  I felt like I was really getting the hang of things but once I started falling down later in the day I started to get a little scared.  I certainly didn’t want to be breaking any bones.  : )  Thanks Dave for teaching us how to ski.  By the way, could you send us that picture?  Thanks!

Dec. 25th

I woke up Christmas morning feeling awful!  I could barely move and I felt sick to my stomach.  I thought I may have picked up a sickness (because Maddie woke up sick and Jenny had gotten sick the night before) but I never threw up or anything.  I was just soooooo tired and wanted to sleep.  I think it was exhaustion.  I am sad I was so exhausted.  I had never felt that way before.  I didn’t really want to open presents and I didn’t have energy to take pictures or want to be in any.  Here a few that we got.  Most were taken by Brian or our nephew, Jake…thanks!  We got some great things.  It was a good day once I went back to bed for 3 hours…not…even…kidding.

Loving his stocking…

 

Wondering whether to open a new present or keep playing with the puzzle he got…

Once he opened this he didn’t want to open anything else and he started throwing fits when we kept taking it away. : )

Throwing a fit..

 

This is how I was the whole morning.  I had a stack of presents in my lap and I was super slow at opening them.  Just didn’t have the energy.  I don’t look excited about my stuff but I was excited on the inside : )  I am sad that we didn’t even get a family picture on Christmas.  That’s how out of it I was.  Me and pictures go to together like Oreos in ice cream.  The thought to take a picture didn’t even occur to me at the time.

Christmas wasn’t as adventurous as I thought it was going to be.  I thought Tyson would really love it but he was cranky and got mad when we wouldn’t rip a toy out of the box right away.  It was a nice day, don’t get me wrong, but certainly didn’t turn out how I thought it was going to be.

I started doing a work out program called P90X.  It is intense and it is HARD!  I have a goal of losing 7 pounds before the performance in April.  This program is suppose to have you RIPPED in 90 days.  We shall see.  I am working hard and doing my best to keep up.  I can already tell a difference in my arm strength in a week.  Hopefully the legs and abs will follow soon.  I am sore every single day so it has to be working…right?!  Here are a few pictures of Tyson workin’ out with me. He’s carrying a 2 lbs. weight.  He tries to do some of the stuff with me.  It’s funny, trust me.

 

Tyson is growing like crazy and starting to repeat words that I say.  He’ll point to a picture in a book, I’ll say what it is and he’ll usually repeat it to the best of his ability.  He is a handful but sure is a cutie!  Our lives are so great because of him.  Our love for one another has grown through him! : )  Tyson is OBSESSED with balls right now.  See what I mean?  Lounging around in a laundry basket with all the balls he could find.  Silly kid. 

I turned 25 on the 31st.  Can’t believe I’m really that old now.  I know it’s young but when I was 16, 25 seemed so far away and here it is. 

I hope everyone had a fantastic holiday and that everyone is back into their usual routines.  I know we are.