Before You Were Born

Before you were born

we thought we were writing

our own days in a book.

But when you arrived
we tiptoed through faraway shadows
and your late afternoon nap

so that your waking cries

could keep us up all

the starry-dark night.

And we didn't even mind.

For we wanted those minutes and hours to be written firmly upon

our memory.

FOREVER.

-excerpt taken from "Before You were Born."

Written by: Nancy White Carlstrom

Make sure to keep reading as I posted 3 new posts today!

What has Ty Been Up To

Tymon is 18 weeks. He had his 4 month checkup Yesterday. Tymon is now in the 94th percentile for height and the 22% to weight. He is now 26 inches long (he is so tall and skinny) and 13 lbs. Thought I would just make a collage since there are so many pictures I have taken of him that I just LOVE.

The top right picture is of him in his boppy. I never used it for nursing but he loves to sit in it, especially to sit in it and watch anything on disney channel. He will just talk and talk to those cartoons all day if I let him. The second picture is of him in his new pj's. Yeah! He graduated to 3-6 month clothes! The last picture on the top row is of him napping on my bed, smiling in his sleep! The next row shows Ty's personality. He is just one happy, funny, alert baby.

The bottom row is my favorite. I dress him up every chance I get. Not to mention he is starting to love his exersaucer, one he figured out how to hold his head up!

Updating the Past Month

It has been a long time since I have been able to blog or at least it feels like it.

Balance. That's what I've been trying to conqure these past few months. At first it was balancing a new baby into a house where before it was just a husband and a spoiled cat. Then four months ago a special little baby changed our life. For the past two months I have also been trying to balance working full time, being a mom and still keeping my sainty. While I will admitt its definately not easy, Tymon makes it all worth it.

The pictures above are of the first walk we took with the Mr. As silly as it sounds it is somewhat symbolic of the balance we have found as a little family.

It's Sunday

It's Sunny

Its Me

Its the Mr

Its Joe

It's slightly cold

It's his first time in his carrier sling, but no the last

It's a slow afternoon, where I could have time just stop

It's time to take self portraits

that are off centered, off balanced.

It IS Perfect.

I was just sitting next to him on the floor today and...

Week 13 continued

So I know I always am blogging about Tymon these days. I bet your wondering what's been going on with us. Probably not. But here are just a few things that have totally changed 2010 already. The first one pictured above is Jillian Michaels Thirty Day Shred.

I am obsessed with Biggest Loser and a TOTAL SUCKER for any product that endorses it. From extra gum to the workout videos I love it all. This video has changed my life and this is why.

1. It's 20 minutes who has time for more than that with a tiny baby and a full time job?
2. You can set it on different levels for when you become more advanced.
3. It combines strength, cardio and abs, what more do you need?

I have been doing this video for about two weeks and can already tell a difference, I'll let you know how the thirty day shred works after thirty consistent days!

2. This little man pictured below has renewed my love for reading! While these days I am mostly reading magazines and baby books let me know any good books you have on your list for 2010 especially any good parenting ones.

(Can you tell he LOVES to read already)

3. Coupons. I HEART coupons. I have made a challenge for myself to cut my grocery bill in half for the year. I clip on the coupons out of the paper of foods we consistently eat, plan our meals and save save save. This past week I saved over $10.00 on our normal grocery bill. There are also some great websites online where you can get free samples and print coupons!

This is Tymon sticking out his tongue as I cut all the coupons out. Notice how the diaper ones are rigth on top!

4. Awesome Blogs

Two of my favorite blogs are

http://www.freebies4mom.blogspot.com/

and

http://www.moneysavingmom.com/

Check them out - You won't regret it! What are your new favs of 2010?

Week 13

We went to the car show last week with our friends Kade, Elisa and Kole! (Thanks guys we had a great time) and thanks to my nice Daddy for getting us the tickets! We go to the car show every year but this time we were actually in the market. Tymon LOVED the car show and he especially loved any RED car he could spot. He refused to be in his stroller because he couldn't see the cars as well!

Here are the choices we have narrowed our car hunt down to. We are open for input if anyone has owned any of the following cars. I won't tell you mine or Joe's first picks (as we can't agree) so let us hear your input!!

We want a mid range suv as trying to cram Ty's carseat into the back of my car has been a bit of a chore. Here are our choices in no particular order.

1. Chevy Eclipse
2. Mazda SX7
3. Subaru Forrestor Sport
4. Honda CRV

Week 12

My little baby is getting so big! Tymon is SUCH an easy baby. Give him a bath and sit him up where he can see what is going on and he's ONE happy boy. Every week I keep saying that I don't want him to get any older but each stage is so much fun. He follows me with his eyes as i do my workout and loves, loves books. For those of you wondering, his eyes are so big he can't even close them all the way when he sleeps, just like his Mommy!