Cornbelly’s and the Zoo

On the 9th my brother and his wife invited me to go to Cornbelly’s with them.  Tyson had a blast and I had a blast watching Ty.  Brian couldn’t go because he was in school so it was the perfect thing to get Ty and me out of the house on a Saturday!  Here are some pictures!!

    

His favorite part was this wooden train.  I think he went back to it 3 times.  I basically had to carry him out of that area so we could do other things. 

I couldn’t believe that my son climbed up this netting.  I thought for sure he’d get stuck, scared or hurt.  Nope!  He did awesome! 

Going down the slide.

Max and Tyson playing in the corn!

 

Oh how I love this picture.  He’s in heaven.  Taking a picture and “driving” a tractor.  Tyson is so into that stuff right now : )

 

Cousins!

So if you live in Utah and you’ve never been to Cornbelly’s…GO!  It is super fun.  It wore me and Tyson out big time.  It is kinda pricey but sometimes you just have to spend that kind of money every now and then.  I think stuff like this is what makes life even more joyful : )  I mean really, look at Tyson’s face in all of my pictures.

Here’s a picture of me at 22 weeks.  People have been asking to see a picture.  Whatever.  I feel so much larger than this picture shows.  Lame. 

This last weekend Brian, Tyson and I spent the night at my brother’s house.  It was Max’s 3rd birthday!  Still can’t believe he’s 3.  Anyway, we had tons of fun!  Saturday we decided to head to the zoo.  Brian said he hadn’t been to a zoo in probably 15 years.  I thought I took so many pictures there but I guess I didn’t.  Here are some of what I did get that actually worked. : )  Tyson loved every bit of it.  My favorite was the giraffes.  I always feel bad because I never really like going to the zoo.  I don’t know what it is.  Perhaps it’s the smell or that I pay money to watch an animal lay there.  But Tyson liked it and you just have to go to a zoo sometimes, right?  (I just realized that my journaling isn’t very upbeat.  I promise I am really happy right now.  Things are fantastic in our lives right now.  I’m just kinda of uncomfortable being pregnant and I’m not the biggest zoo fan! Haha!)

So I had to bribe Tyson to take a picture by the elephants with a starburst.  I suppose I didn’t take the picture fast enough.

Some weird porcupine.  He didn’t want a picture here either.  I promise he really had a good time at the zoo.

Ah, here we go.  Super cute Tyson on the cheetahs or leopards or lions.  I’m not sure what they are.

Sittin’ with the Ape.  He kept saying “cheese” here.  It was pretty adorable.

I couldn’t believe how close they could get to the giraffe.

Tyson’s favorite part was…guess.  Take a wild guess.  You’ll probably get it right….

P.S. I think this is a fantastic picture of my husband.  He’s such a hottie!

THE TRAIN RIDE!!!!

My and Ty : )

 

 

Here is one totally random picture but I took it to remind me of something he said that was really, really fun about a month ago.

Here’s the story.  I was on the computer, which is right behind our kitchen table.  Tyson was eating yogurt (he calls it mo-gurt).  I turned around in my chair to check on him and he had yogurt all over his face, hand and up his arm.  I believe it was even in his hair.  When Tyson was little I would have expected such a mess but he’s pretty good now.  So I asked him why he was covered in yogurt and why it was all over his arm and hand.  He looked at me like, “Come on mom, how could you not know why,” and straight up said “Cuz I put my hand in the mo-gurt!”  Yeah, that’s our Ty Guy!

We’re seeing blue…

The ultrasound was as clear as day!  It’s another boy!  We’re very excited about our new addition.  Tyson was so cute at the ultrasound.  Brian pointed to the screen and said, “That’s your new baby brother.”  Tyson then looked at me and said, “Look mommy, it’s baby brother!”  I think he’ll do great with him.  At least I hope!  On the way home from the ultrasound he insisted on carrying the ultrasound pictures by saying, “I wanna carry baby brother.”  Pretty sure he doesn’t quite get it, but he will.  : ) I tried to scan the pictures in but I can’t figure out how to use the scanner yet.  Sorry!

On a side note I want to tell you a funny story about Ty.  The last few weeks his talking has turning from 2 or 3 word sentences to sentences with 5-7 or more words.  His vocabulary and comprehension are just exploding and it is SOOOO fun!  He cracks us up all the time with what his little mind will come up with.  We were at church yesterday in Sacrament meeting and Brian helped pass it.  So I was sitting with Tyson by myself for a good 10 minutes.  I suppose he got tired of me so he started to wave at me and say, “Bye mommy.  I’m gonna go to dad.”  Well, in this circumstance he really can’t.  So I’m trying to barricade him in and not let him leave the bench.  In the process he gets mad and says, “Daddy, help!  Help Daddy!!!”  I tried desperately to not crack up.  It was so funny.  Usually I get embarrassed when he’s not being very good at church but this time I found it hilarious. 

He’s at the point where you have to do things a certain way and usually a certain order or he gets upset.  Most of this has to include him.  He’s constantly saying, “Tyson’s turn” because I’m always saying, “It’s moms turn” when I’m cooking something for example.  Sometimes this frustrates me but I try to be patient.  Patience is certainly something that I have had to work on : ) 

All and all we’re all doing well.  I’m feeling pretty good.  The evening gets to me a little but I’m so grateful to be past the sickness stage.  Even though I’ve already gained more weight than I want I’m hoping we can keep it to a minimum from here on out.  I’m going on brisk walks with some neighbors and trying to eat a lot more vegetables and fruits.  I’m also not very hungry in the evenings so I’m trying to take advantage of that.  Even though I was so sick I still gained weight I shouldn’t have.  But after discussing this with some people and hearing some stories I’ve come to the conclusion that some women just gain more weight than others during pregnancy.  I worry that people look at me and think, geeze what’s her deal? But honestly my eating habits aren’t that different from before.  In fact, I think they’re a little better.  Oh well, it’s just life.  I’m just happy that I’m feeling better and that this baby is healthy.

Brian is busy with work and school.  It’s been an adjustment to have him come home from work, eat dinner and then get to studying.  We miss him but he’s really good about still finding time with us.  We’re proud of him even though we don’t see him as much : )

Here are some pictures from the last week.  We went with a preschool group on Wednesday to pick raspberries!  It was so fun.  I ended up with 2.5 lbs.  It was only $2/lb! We’ve eaten plenty and I made freezer jam!  That was a first for me and I’m really excited and proud of myself!  On Saturday one of Brian’s best friends got married!  I only took one picture of them but they were beaming!  I love it when people get married : ) Congrats Dave and Teri!

Pickin

Showing off the raspberry!

Take the Poll!

We find out on Thursday morning whether this baby is another boy or a girl!  Take the poll so we can find out what you think.   Hurry because you only have a few days!

The Caterpillar

We went to Onion Days and to visit Brian’s parents and family for Labor Day.  Tyson loved the parade and the candy that was thrown to him.  We walked around the carnival, ate some food and walked through the rides.  We weren’t planning on letting Tyson ride anything but Brian saw the Caterpillar and was like “okay, he’s gotta get on this one.”  I was really nervous.  It’s like a mini rollercoaster!  I thought for sure he was too small but he did great and he LOVED it!  Next time I’ll try not to be so protective.  I feel silly about it now but at the time I was really, really nervous.  The pictures I got aren’t the greatest.  The girl in front of Tyson was older and bigger than him.  Also, the corner I was standing at Tyson kept looking down.  But hopefully you can still see how much fun he had.

 

Hope everyone had a nice Labor Day.  We did!  It’s hard to get back to reality when you have a day off isn’t it?

Extra Key

Just wanted to remind everyone to place an extra house key somewhere that isn’t IN your house.

Tyson locked me out of the house today.  It seriously took him 2 seconds to do it too.  I wasn’t panicked because we have an extra key in a certain hiding place.  Well, apparently last time I used that key, I didn’t return it.  That’s when I panicked.  I had to call Brian and he had to leave work to come unlock the door.  Let’s just say it was a long 25 minutes.  Anyway, I had NO idea he could lock a door.  I tried to coach him through unlocking it but he didn’t get it.  To be honest, I didn’t really expect him to.  I’m happy we have a patio so I could see him through that door.  I tried to sing him songs, help him unlock the door, and told him about a bazillion times that Mommy loves him.  He cried most of the time asking to “get out” or “I want a cookie.”  I told him mommy would certainly give him a cookie once daddy unlocks the door.

So anyway, just a word of warning about that extra key.  It does NO good when it’s inside the locked house : )

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 : )