May madness!

This has been one crazy month in the Beard household! Work was crazy busy with Hospital Week and weekend events plus I hosted two showers just last weekend alone! On top of that, we bought a new car this month. I won't go into all the details....but NEVER EVER BUY A CAR FROM CROWN NISSAN!! To sum it all up, I ended up purchasing two cars in one week because of a defect in the first car we bought! I ended up with a nicer, newer car in the end but it was not worth ALL of the trouble!

Ty is now 14 months old! He is starting to get brave with his walking. He will walk from me to Brent and even walk across the den. I give him a couple of weeks before he has it down pat! He is really starting to show us his understanding of things. The other day we were at Target he started making this crazy sound and pointing. We turned around and he was pointing to a tractor we had at home and making the sound it makes!! He also now THROWS his sippy cup at me when he is ready for his milk! His favorite morning activity is "helping me" with my makeup. He sits on the floor with me and goes through my bag taking EVERYTHING out! It makes a huge mess, but he is so cute!

We are now gearing up for a MUCH needed vacation. We will be leaving Friday for Port St. Joe, Florida with Brent's parents. We will stay through Wednesday, then Ty and I will have some quality time together at home next Thursday and Friday. We are so ready and excited!!
Pictures soon to come!

First Trip to the Zoo!

We took Ty on his first visit to the zoo the weekend after Easter. The weather was perfect!
Ty had a great time. He loves animals so he had a blast. He also rode a carosel for the first time with Mommy. But his absolute favorite was the food court cheese fries! Brent and I decided to stop for a snack and Ty couldn't get enough!! It was a really fun day and we can't wait to go back!


Daddy with his buddy

Yum...cheese fries!!

What A Difference A Year Makes!!

Easter 2009

Easter 2010

Easter Day Fun

As you can see, the Easter Bunny came to visit Ty! He brought Ty snacks, books, a sippy cup, his first toothbrush (which he LOVES), and some little cars. After going through his Easter basket, we all got ready and went to church. Ty was a little restless, so me and him sat out in the lobby most of the service!

After church, we went to Grandmother's for lunch. We ate and then played outside for awhile. Ty was a little wild man running up and down the driveway in his walker

Sunday night, we went over to Nona and Grandaddy's. We ate Easter dinner and hung out for awhile. It was a pretty big day for Ty, so he was quite ready to go to bed when we got home!

My Sweet One Year Old!

I still can't believe my baby is one!! We had his 12 month appointment at the beginning of this month. He weighed in at 19 lbs 4 oz. I can't remember his exact height. But I do know he is in the 25th percentile for weight and 50th percentile for height. So little man needs to gain a little weight!!

We finally got him drinking whole milk. But I do either have to mix it with chocolate milk or add a little chocolate syrup. We haven't lost the bottle yet...but that is a monster we will tackle at a later date! He is going through a phase now where he will hardly eat anything!! The only things he really likes to eat are biscuits and mashed potatoes!

He started crawling the day before his birthday, and the boy is EVERYWHERE. He is also pulling up on everything. He took his first few steps last week at daycare! (Which does hurt his mommy's heart a little). But he is yet to do it at home. His teachers said those first few steps scared him, so I think he is scared to try again!

His favorite toys right now are cars, tractors, anything with wheels. He pushes them around and makes the vrrrrrrrromm sound. It's really cute. He also LOVES Brooks. He is always laughing and smiling at him. Brooks still isn't sure, but is starting to play with him a little.

We are now about to embark on putting him on a night time schedule. He has been staying up til almost midnight most nights and mommy and daddy are whooped! So we will see how this goes!!

Ty's 1st Birthday Party!

Ty's first birthday was lots of fun. We rented out the top of the barn at the Oak Mountain Petting Zoo and did a John Deere theme. Jaime and I decorated most of the morning and our party started at 12:00. Ty was so good. He rode around in his wagon, ate his little cake, and was very patient while I helped him open all of his gifts! After opening his gifts, we went outside to the petting zoo. I think all the little ones had a good time!

Bless his heart, he did sport his first "boo boo" all day. The Friday before, we had his one year old pictures made at Botanical Gardens. He got really excited during one shot and face planted in the gravel! So his poor little nose looked pretty bad! But no worries, its already all healed up. Unfortunately, its probably the first of many!

Thank you to all our family and friends who came to celebrate with us! A special thank you to my bestie Jaime for all of her hard work!


Here are some more pictures from our fun day!

Ty's Baptism

Ty was baptized on Valentines Day! We had wanted to do it earlier but the poor boy was sick so much in his earlier months.

We were really worried that he would cry and scream when our preacher, Allen took him, but he did so great! Another baby, Aja was baptized right before Ty and our two families were the topic of the sermon. Allen focused on how everyone wants to stay in certain bright moments of their lives. The main quote was "If I could just stay here..." Like the day Ty was born...I wanted to stay in that moment forever. But if we had stayed in that wonderful moment, we would have also missed all the great things that have happened during his first year.

As Ty approaches his first birthday, I try to remind myself of this sermon. I have loved him being a baby so much. I am saddened a little when I look into his closet and see his tiny clothes that don't fit anymore and his infant seat waiting to be put in the attic because its been replaced with a big boy car seat. I try to cherish every time he lets me give him his bottle...I know he will not need me quite as much in the near future. Although a little sad, I think about what Allen said. If we stay in this moment forver, we will miss so much! Our little family has so much to look forward to!

Thank you to all our family and friends who were there on Ty's big day! Here are a few pics...