More walking. More good news. More beautiful weather. More "mommy thoughts".
More walking...Tyler is becoming a maniac behind anything with wheels. If I leave the stroller open, it becomes a walking aide. If I leave the walker up, it becomes a walking aide. If I leave anything about Tyler height with wheels up, he's pushing it around. It is so cute and so frightening to think that he could be walking all on his own in the next month or two. YIKES!
More good news. My amazing husband, Ryan Boyd, got the promotion at work! We are so excited (and a little anxious) about what this will mean. Ryan has been working hard (way too hard in my opinion) every day since September 13th...and he just got a position in 6 months that usually takes 3 years! As much as Ryo likes to worry, he is a great worker, a nice guy, and great with people skills. We have yet to get the official offer in writing, but we can wait for that part. Congratulations to Ryan for getting himself noticed at work. We are so proud of you!!
We also celebrated our 3rd anniversary on the 26th. Ryan was working so we thought we'd do something cute on our shoestring budget. Tyler and I went to surprise daddy by heart attacking his car. Little did we know he'd be outside when we got there. It was a good excuse to see him since he's been working over time every day this week. We got to visit everyone in his office and put smiles on a lot of faces! Everyone was telling us what a good job Ryan did by breaking an office record the day before. What a stud! Later that night Ryan and I got to go out to dinner at Lucille's, a BBQ place, just the two of us! It was fun to have a few hours with my hubby to remember how great things are. Tyler had a blast with his uncle Taylor and the cousins while we were out.
More beautiful weather. From what I hear, I should cherish this brief time of year in Las Vegas when you don't need to wear spf 100 and carry around a shade structure everywhere you go. It has been around 70 the past three days. We have been able to spend a lot of time at the park and playing outside at Aunt Heather's. It is funny how a little sunshine makes everything better. It even made me want to clean the house...scary stuff!
More mommy thoughts. I'm sure I can't include everything in this one post, but sometimes I just get to thinking and here are a few of my treasured thoughts...
Eventhough the first two weeks of Tyler's life were probably the hardest thing for me- a serious reality check- it has been so worth it! I know I've said it before, but he really has made our family more complete. As much as I hated hearing it at first, everything really does get better with time. There is a lot that I have learned and a ton more to learn, but the simple fact is, I'm doing it!
A funny thought...we just visited my friend who had her third. She was such a better patient than I was. She attributed it to the fact that it was her third time around. It is interesting to look back at how compliant I was with anything the Dr. said to do. They could tell you to eat only lemons for a month and my response would be, "okay." When I got to the hospital that also seemed to be the only word in my vocabulary. It all starts with, "put this on"...my response, "okay". Next is, "we need to....(fill in the blank)" however invasive it may be, what is my response, "okay". And lastly, who in their right mind says, "oaky" when told, we need to do major surgery on you in about an hour?! Then after it all, "take this" not that I had any clue what the drug was, what the side effects could be, or if I'd be fine on something less potent, what is the only thing I could say? Okay! I think it's all built in because Heavenly Father knew what he was doing!
I hope I remember some more later. My sister and I have been sharing funny things moms learn to do, like go to the bathroom with the door open, cook with a baby on your hip, feed two people at once, use your feet as hands, etc. I'll make a better list and post it sometime soon! To all the moms...and soon to be moms out there,we really are amazing, aren't we!?
There has been a lot to blog about lately, but we'll keep this one simple with
We were going for the preppy/biker look!
After the blessing there was some amazing food, great family, and cute kids everywhere. The wind was off the charts crazy, but that was about the only downside for the whole day. Ryan got to hold Scott and of course he's baby hungry again (or maybe it's me...) but he does such a great job with the tiny ones. Ryan calmed Scott right down. He's got that touch.
Aunt Anita is one of Tyler's many fans. He wasn't cooperating very well for this picture because he was so tired by the end of this adventure- but he sure does love the attention. Hope to be in Cali soon to see our family again!
