Time to Play Catch Up!

The past few months have been SOOOOOO BUSY in the Beard household!!! Of course I can't remember all that has happened so I'll just list the big stuff!

October-

Ty celebrated his first Halloween! Unfortunately, he was sick. But we dressed him up as a little monkey and all the grandparents came to visit. He looked precious as you can see!!!

November/ December-

We had a great first Thanksgiving as a family. We have SO MUCH to be thankful for this year!We had lunch at Pop's and Ann's with the Bradley side of the family, then dinner at Nona's for Brent's family. Ty was VERY good all day!

We also had to make a couple of visits to Children's ER! The Sunday after Thanksgiving, Ty broke out in a rash. I called the on-call nurse to see what to do and she instructed us to head straight to the ER in case of meningitis! We were so scared, but after hanging out in the ER for a couple of hours, he was diagnosed with roseola. I had never hear of it, but its just a virus where babies run fever and have a rash....nothing serious. Thank God! But wait.....fast forward to the next Sunday night. We were about to eat dinner at Brent's parents' house and noticed Ty was burning up. He was running a 103 fever and not totally alert. He also seemed to be having trouble breathing. So off we go again! It was really scary because we were taken back immediately and his pulse rate was way too high. They gave him so medicine to bring his fever down, and he seemed to get better. Turns out he had another virus and his fever got too high, too fast which caused the difficult breathing and him not being very alert. We kept him home the following Monday, and he was much better by Tuesday. And...there is more good news! We made it through this past Sunday totally healthy! Hopefully these ER visits are a thing of the past!!!

We have to work on sharing....

"Uncle Fish, I'm warning you- DO NOT touch my toys!

"I mean it- I'm watching you!"

(Not a good idea)
"Now, I'm MAD!"

Mommy's Sweetie!

Have I mentioned that I love this little boy!?? He made my day yesterday. He always smiles when I pick him up from daycare. But yesterday was different. His teacher, Mimi, picked him up out of his jumpy and when he saw me walking toward him he smiled, gasped and put his arms out toward me. It was so sweet!!

Pumpkin Patch

Sunday, we joined Jaime, Jason, and Brady at the Pumpkin Patch at Shadow Lake. We had so much fun! Ty seemed to enjoy being outside. He rode his first train and took his first hay ride. We also had a little picnic with the Cox family. Here are some pictures from our little adventure...

Where has the time gone???

Ty is 7 months old today! I honestly cannot believe how fast he has grown. Brent and I fall more in love with that baby everyday. He is constantly doing something new! He is now saying da-da, playing with his feet, laughing all of the time, and ALWAYS wants to "stand up." He has also started to LOVE his jumperoo. As far as food, he loves fruit-- especially bananas! We still haven't found a vegetable he will eat (poor boy is picky like his mommy). He is also starting to sit up a little on his own. He won't do it for long, he would much rather be standing, but we are working on it!

Its been so long since I have posted...so much has happened. Ty went on his first TWO beach trips. One in August with Brent's parents and one in October with mine. He had a blast both times! He loved the beach and the water so much! He just hung out under the umbrella in his bouncy chair.

Ty has also been introduced to Alabama football. He will actually sit in his bouncy and watch the games. It's so cute!

Ty also had his first and hopefully last surgery a couple of weeks ago. He was on his 4th ear infection, so the doctor sent us to an ENT. We saw the ENT and lo and behold 2 days later, the boy had tubes! He seems to be doing much better now....one ear still looks a little wierd but we have a follow up appointment next week.

Daycare is still going well. He actually moves up to the Infant 2 class next week (tear, tear).

We had his 6 months pictures taken a couple of weeks ago, so I will post those as soon as I have them. For now, here are a few of my faves from the beach.

Destin- August 09...got to love the sunglasses!

First time his feet hit the sand

His favorite beach past time...

Gulf Shores- October 2009

I LOVE my JUMPY!!!

The whole gang in Gulf Shores

4 months old!

I am so bad about updating!! Anyways, lots has happened in the last month! Baby Gabriel joined the world (pic below) on July 26. He is precious and I can't wait for the boys to meet. I know they are going to be great buddies!

Ty is growing up so fast. At his 4 month appointment he weighed 13 lbs, 7 oz. and was 25 and 1/4 inches long. So he is in the 25th percentile for weight and the 75th for weight...which basically means he is tall and skinny! We are still trying different baby foods...so far apple sauce is his favorite. He is laughing a lot now and loves to "talk" (even in the early morning hours!). He is also starting to hold his head pretty steady. He ABSOLUTELY LOVES bathtime. We bought him a bigger tub that is very supportive and he was kicking, screaming, and splashing. Other firsts include putting EVERYTHING in his mouth and "playing" with his car seat buddies. I'm sure I am leaving out so much...he does something new everyday!

My favorite time of the day is now right before he falls asleep. At around 8, I usually feed him a little baby food, bathe him, and them give him his night-night bottle...then its cuddle time for mommy and Ty. We fall asleep together, then when Brent comes to bed he puts Ty in his bassinet.

Everything else is going well with our family. I am still trying to balance work time and family time. Hopefully I can find a solution soon! I just don't want to miss anything!

My "little" Brent

Sweet Boy

After bath...

Cereal!

Well, we tried cereal for the first time this week. Ty wasn't too sure about it at first, but I think he was liking it by the end! I can't wait to try other fun baby foods! We are just waiting for the "go ahead" from the pediatrician at his 4 month appointment in a couple of weeks.