I can't stand when there is something that I need to do and I just don't get to it and this blog has been one of them. I usually commit to starting to write sometime after the kids go to bed but lately I've been working a lot at night on my computer so working and blog writing just don't mix. Then during the day there is so much going on that I can't focus to write so I have re-committed myself to make time for this.
So, here's a little catch up of what we have been up to:
Tyler is 8 months old already! He's crawling all over the place. When he started he was so sluggish and didn't mind shuffling a foot away from him to get to something and just sit and play for awhile and then not even think about crawling again..haha! He has started pulling up on stuff and about 2 days ago actually pulled up on his little table and stood for about a minute and fell. I'm totally not wanting that to rush because me and Sean just think its going to be so weird with 2 boys walking around everywhere and I feel like he's getting closer to being a toddler when I want to keep him little! He has officially started table food and loves feeding himself. He could care less about the pureed food so I'm pretty much feeding him everything that I can feed a baby with 6 (maybe 7 teeth). He's wearing 18 month clothes (some 12 months) and I'm approximating that he weighs about 20-21 pounds. I feel like he's still chunky but he's started to thin out a little or his body is just taking more of a shape instead of just chunk. He is so in love with his brother. He does not want to go to bed if he knows he is still awake when its his bedtime. It's so cute. Oh and Tyler also has been sleeping through the night for about 2 weeks now (Thank God!). It's funny because this is around the same time that Hunter finally did and since the beginning Tyler has always been a great sleeper. They're both so cute to watch interact and it's my favorite part of each day. Here's a video that I took of the boys the other day:
Hunter these days is "Mr. Bossy". We even call him that and when I say it, I imitate Ellen Degenerous' voice from Nemo when she tells Marlin that he is being, "Mr. Bossy"! Hunter right away tells me "No mommy" with a little melody when he says it. Also, this boy is obsessed with singing! He walks around everywhere singing! Everything from "Old Macdonald had a farm" to "B-I-N-G-O". He even makes up his own songs with the melody from them. Half the time we have no idea what he's saying but Tyler cracks up at him every time he does it. We are just about fully potty trained with him. He have had a huge barrier with him when it comes to going "#2" on the potty and just this past week he has finally giving in to doing it and just going and doing it when he has to so I'm soooooooooooooooooo looking forward to him getting out of diapers completely during the day. Just an FYI - him and Tyler where the same size 4 diaper! I know. Overall, Hunter is so good to his little brother and we just love this funny stage that he is right now. I feel like the "terrible 2's" are somewhat gone (or maybe I'm just really used to it) but I feel like his frustration stage is over with and he is working through those times a lot better than usual. Our pool has finally warmed up and he has been swimming so much and can swim by himself with out us helping him. He can now stand up in the shallow end so that helps but he swims from the stairs to the other side of the pool all by himself. He can tread water and Sean has just recently taught him to swim by using him arms like a professional swimmer. I am especially in love with this time because Hunter is back to taking a nap. In the mornings, we go swimming after breakfast and that tires himself out. We went for weeks where he wouldn't take a nap even though he still had to have "quiet time" in his room so I'm glad that he takes one again. Here is a video of him swimming by himself in the pool (fyi , I am sitting on the sidelines of the pool watching him at all times when he does this):
We went to Disney a few weeks ago and my mom came. We had a blast! We were only going for 4 days and the day that we had to drop my mom back off at the airport, Sean and I saw how bad the traffic was getting out of Orlando that we ended up staying 2 more nights at our Timeshare! We just spent the rest time relaxing at their pool and enjoy being on the resort. I think Hunter enjoyed the pool more than the parks. He did have a great time at Magic Kingdom and he still talks about the "fireeeworts" at the castle. We recorded it on our phones so he always wants to see the videos of that before he goes to bed at night. We also went to Sea World and Hunter loved seeing all the marine life, especially the "tertles" and sea lions but I have to say when you have a 2.5 year old, Magic Kingdom is definitely the way to go. Also, while we were there, we saw my friend, Shell and her family! It was so nice to see them and we got to meet their new baby girl, Morgan. She was so sweet to hold and felt like Tyler just grew so fast and just loved that feeling of holding a newborn (don't even ask if were thinking of having another...lol). Their son, Parker was born the same day as Hunter but it's funny because he is so much bigger than Hunter and you would think he was so much older but they got along great and we were best buds by the time they needed to leave. I was so happy that we were able to meet up with them.
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| This photo was taken on the "It's a small world ride". |
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| This was Hunter's souvenir from Magic Kingdom. He already had all the stuffed animals from Disney so he wanted this "bloon, bloon". It costed $12 and lasted 2 and half weeks! Seriously. I was surprised! |
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| Hunter and the conductor on the choo choo train at Magic Kingdom. This was probably his favorite ride! LOL. This kid loves his trains. |
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| Tyler loving the dolphins at Sea World. |
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| Hunter was able to feed the sea lions at Sea World and every piece of fish he tried to throw to them didn't even make it near their mouths! LOL. So the birds got them! |
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| Tyler loving his Mimi. |
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| Enjoying a little pool time at our timeshare. |
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| So glad that we were able to see Shell and meet up with her family. Baby Morgan was so precious!! |
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| Best Buds. |
Work for me has been a little more busier or maybe I should say more consistent. Either way, I travel to Palm Beach twice a week with Tyler and I work from home during the day and at night. I really like doing what I'm doing and I'm very fortunate to be able to be at home taking care of Tyler all while making an income. I definitely wouldn't trade this for anything. Sean still works Overtime but won't be doing it as much here in the next upcoming months as he will be studying for the Captain's exam which he will take in December so he will be spending all of his free time in the books. It's fine because I know he will do his best and he's doing it for us. He's such a great daddy!
We're getting really excited. Tyler is going to be baptized over the Memorial Day weekend and my family is coming down for it! This is the same weekend that Hunter was baptized so I'm really happy that it was able to work out like that.
Until next time...
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