May post continued....

I always can't figure out the right way to get these pictures in the order I want....so they are backward. Oh well. This is a picture from my first Mother's Day! It was a great day, relaxing and so special. I love being a Mom, more than I could ever imagine. I feel so lucky to be Tanner's Mom. Andy made me breakfast, then we had a great early dinner of steaks at my parents house...relaxing.

Here are my handsome boys! I love this picture...they both have such great real smiles on their faces.

My LITTLE sister graduated from University of Missouri with honors several weeks ago. I just cannot believe that she is out of school and going on to get her Master's Degree. I beam with pride when I talk about it, like she was my kid.

A little family picture from Columbia on graduation day. I'm so glad Tanner got to re-wear his Easter outfit...it was freezing that day!

Our first family Royals game for my birthday. Tanner LOVED it...he just looked around. He was such a good boy. He ate some bar-b-que and got his "Royals fan" certificate. He konked out in the car and was asleep within like 30 seconds. I know Andy is already planning for Twins games in Minnesota, and to have "boy days" at the baseball game!

Along with this update post I wanted to get some quick little thoughts out about my son and trying to hold onto these precious memories that I don't want to ever forget.

*How he says "mmmm" after EVERY bite of foot he eats.

*How he crawls so fast, pulls up on anything in site, then gently sits down backwards and looks for the next thing to crawl up on.

*His favorite new "word" is "guy"...he says it a million times

*How he wants me when he is tired, or hurt...but when it comes to playing there is no one better than his Daddy

*How he SHOVES food in his mouth, you can only put several bites at a time in front of him or there might be a choking problem

*How frustrating bedtimes and naptimes are right now, and how too soon this will past and I won't be able to remember how hard it is now.

*How he cries when other kids touch him or take his pacifier...we are working on it.

*How he has 8 teeth right now and is getting more

*How he loves his taggy blanket and is starting to need it now to sleep.

*How he won't sit or stand in the grass

*His giggle

*How he picks up his sippy cup and chugs his water...then proceeds to throw it on the floor.

*How he will pull off his diaper a million times if you let him.

*How his favorite things are being outside, going on walks outside, being in the water, sesame street, his pacifier, his taggy blanket, and of course his parents (had to throw that in there)...

Crazy May

So, I warned you that May was a crazy month, so here I am a month later just getting around to a post! This one is a Tanner post, I will post another one of pictures other than my son. Tanner fell asleep like this and I thought it was so cute and funny. Taggy blanket under arm...boy was he exhausted.

2 out of the 3 boys in my life....he looks like he's about to get into trouble doesn't he?

I LOVE this picture! He just pulled up on the window....

This is Tanner and his Daddy hanging outside and using his new swing....he loves it. It doesn't get him excited, it really just calms him down. Probably because he's been in a swing since he was a baby.

I love messy food pictures. This is after Tanner ate a "biter biscuit" which is really hard, but then it sort of melts in his mouth and then you can figure out how he ended up looking like this.

So update on Tanner....he is eating all "real people" food now, loving every minute of it. Even at daycare he gets to eat their food. I told Andy he won't ever want to come home...kidding. He has his first friend, Jay at daycare...they play together a lot. He eats a ton, and fast...I hope he is always a good eater! Other than that, he is crawling really fast, pulling up on everything in sight, opening every drawer and cabinet...constantly hitting his head, smashing his fingers...it is a tough, busy age, but sooo fun. His favorite "words" are "guy", "dada", "mama", and "uh-oh"... and his parents favorite word is "no"....

Next update, maybe today will be on the rest of our life!

I mean..little...man.

9 month appointment yesterday went great! Tanner is now only in the ALMOST 5% for weight. Weighing in at an astounding 17lbs. 6oz. His length has dropped off a bit, they aren't too concerned....getting a length on a wiggly child is hard to be accurate on. He's got a big noggin..lot's of brains...the 90%.

We got the go ahead for all table foods. So, we will slowly transition from the baby foods to table foods, and that will hopefully lessen the amount of formula ( just because it's so darn expensive). We are going to start dairy products also and see how he tolerates them. He did not tolerate regular formula, so they are hoping he is growing out of his intolerance for dairy. I'm sure Tanner is excited if he could understand that meant he could have more food....I swear the child would eat forever. I haven't found a thing he doesn't like. Of course after every single bite there is a "mmmm" sound!

This starts the craziness that is our May schedule. Andy is out of town next week, we have family and friends in town this weekend, then I'm out of town, then we are out of town as a family....so much fun!

Til then...God bless.

The funniest baby play date ever!

Did I ever mention there were 11 of us pregnant at one time on the floor that I work on? So it is crazy baby madness. Well, we decided to start getting together every month for a baby play date. This was the first one, and it was fun, mass chaos. There were 7 babies that could make it, from the age of 18 months to 6 months. Here are a few of the hilarious pictures....proving that us Mom's just chased the babies around the whole time. Tanner and a few of his girlfriends, Elizabeth and Brooklyn. Not sure he was digging the hugging thing, yet.

Attempting to get a group picture.....before.

Grant stole Tanner's bib and pacifier and all heck broke loose. Tanner is a little sensitive about his pacifier and his bib's. You would be laughing out loud if you were there....and if you could've seen ALL the kids at this moment.

P.S. Tanner is a big Twins fan...and loves to visit his Uncle Dustin's office.

We are in t-r-o-u-b-l-e!

This just in....Tanner can pull up to stand. Oh my, I was thinking that this was going to happen sooner than later. I guess we have to FULLY baby proof the house now! Oh man, he looks like a little shrimp standing....just our little man. Oh, and did I mention that he can climb stairs apparently also? Ya, we found this out this evening. He did it several times, but by the second time he was scary good at it. The pediatric nurse in me is thinking that at least there are only 2 small carpeted stairs so he can't get hurt too bad when he falls DOWN the stairs.

Oh and his new favorite thing will be to go after Cooper's kennel. That is nice.

Easter Sunday

What a wonderful Sunday it has been, well weekend I should say. Sunday's are my favorite day of the week, and this was a very nice one. We started off with an Easter egg hunt for Tanner in our living room. Only a few eggs, that were filled with his favorite puffs snacks! The pictures are all out of order, but I bet you can figure it out. Brunch at Staley with the Keilbey family. Doesn't Tanner look like such a "big boy"?
Tanner crashed after the day was all over....Daddy's shoulder is awfully comfy!

A blurry, moving, in-action photo of the Easter egg hunt in jammies. Cooper was helping!

Dinner for Katie's birthday. The 2 crazy babies and their Daddies!

This is proof that Tanner is getting into everything, crawling onto anything, and wreaking havoc where he can. We are loving it! So much fun!

I've learned that it is a little hard to get the message and listen in church when you are worrying about your 9 month old talking too loud and bothering other people in Mass.

I so did not lose my cell phone this weekend for about 2 days, then found it in the pocket of the stroller, only after my Mom figured out that it might be there.....Wow, losing my mind!

God bless, 'til next time...

Let me never forget, please God.

Please let me never forget these moments. Putting Tanner to bed, leaning over his crib and him playing with my hair, touching my face....snuggling with me as I hold him when he is tired. Please let me not forget the way he scratches surfaces with his little hand when he is tired or right after he has woke up. How can I etch these in my mind? Will pictures do it? Will video do it? Will my memory hold up? Probably not, but moments like this melt my heart and fill my heart with a love for that little boy like I've never known. Unexplainable love. Gosh I love being a Mom.