Ty

Time has flown by this last year! I haven't had much time to blog but I want to do a post on each kid right now. This post is for my Ty buddy.

Ty was meant to be the oldest child. He is the best helper and a great listener (most of the time ;)). He had to step up and become the oldest instead of the baby and he has been so awesome about it. He helps me get Stevie's clothes out and he puts Stevie's shoes on for me. He recently switched to a booster seat in the car and now that he can buckle AND unbuckle himself all the way he will help buckle Stevie in the car and help unbuckle him when we get out. He can also bring Jack to me and help keep him happy.

 He loves playing with his friends and cousins

 He could leave me all day and still not miss home! But I'm grateful he's having fun

and learning a lot socially.

 He loves playing outside and in the water and especially at the splash pad and in the sprinklers. He is pretty trusting and will try everything at least once.

 These boys love getting dirty and playing in the mud

 They equally love taking baths afterwards to get clean

 They've spent most of the summer in their undies

And they love getting ice cream at Maceys

 Ty recently gave a talk in primary and was so excited, he didn't even know being nervous was an option! I love that about him because I was such a shy kid. He ended up giving his talk a few more times that day to family members and he loved it every time. He's got a good daddy that helped him write it and say it. 

 He loves reading together and will read the book to himself later from what he remembers.

 He's really close to being able to count to 20 all by himself. He has a hard time remember fifteen but he is getting better all the time and is excited to keep learning. He will love school next year and hopefully preschool this year.

He loves babies and says we should have 100 more.

He loved the dentist. Even when he had to get his cavities filled!

 

Our cat died a few months ago and he was so sad about it but was happy to learn that he was with Heavenly Father. He has such a sweet heart

He banged his head about a month ago on the railing behind the couch.

We weren't sure if he needed stitches

We decided not to take him in. It healed ok by itself and now he's

 got two cool scars on the back of his head

 Its hard to believe he's 4 and growing older and smarter every day. I love his silly personality and I feel so grateful every day that he chose me to be his mom.

I love when I get one on one time with him

He is the best brother

 

 

 

And he loves his dad like crazy

We love you Ty babe. You're truly amazing!

 

 

 

 

A few more Ty quotes. Whenever he says something that cracks me up I try to write it down so I'll never forget it. He's growing too fast!



"Why are you erasing your beautiful nails?"

(While making his bday cake) "mmm, ingredients!"

"There's no cars, we're safe for sure!"

Ty: "We should buy me a car."
Me: "A car?? But you're only 3!"
Ty: "Well, you can get me a small car."

"When Stevie poops in his diaper and no one changes him, the whole house smells like poop."

"Can you go to the store with daddy and I'll stay with Stevie and play with play dough, and if you see a lot of taffy, get that and bring it home?"

My sister Stephanie to her son: "Your hair looks so nice!"
Ty: "...His hair looks naughty."

"My tummy's as big as a mountain, I think!"

"I don't want a green smoothie. I don't want to get skinny. I want a big belly."


"When we are outside, and a car runs us over, and we say a prayer to Heavenly Father, and ask him, he will give us our heads back and our bodies back. And our necks.  And our boobs. And our tummies. And our nose and ears. And that's it. The end." 😳

Ty: "Hey, look at me jack! Your best friend! Open your eyes and look at your best friend!"

"I want to go to Heavenly Fathers house."

"Let's stay on the snow because I love snow. And snow balls. And water balls. And people balls..."

Me: "You can have some fruit snacks after dinner."
Ty: "This is so annoying."
Me: "What? What's annoying?"
Ty: "That thing you're talking about."

"I want to be a buyer when i grow up." (Someone who buys things)

Me:"hopefully your medicine will kick in soon!"
Ty:"....how does medicine kick?"

Ty: "Daddy wants me to text him."
Me: "Really? How do you know?"
Ty: "Because I know everything!"

"I hitted my knee-elbow!"

Me: "Ok, do you want orange juice? How do you ask?" (Instead of whining)
Ty: "I don't know, I don't have any money!!"

"What the hells happened?"

In the car- Ty:"Dad! stay super slow so Jack can stay asleep!"

"I want the gubble-bum medicine!"

"When I slip on ice and fall down and hit my eye, I'll have to go to the hospital." (Like grandpa smith)

Ty: "Dear Heavenly Father, thankful for this day, thankful for all my blessings................"
Me: "Ok, now say whatever else you want, this is your prayer."
Ty: "...in the name of Jesus Christ amen."

"Little Einstein's! I had one of these dreams!"

"Are you going to write down what I said?"

Ty is such a silly kid. He says the funniest things all the time so I've been writing them down so that I can remember them forever (keep in mind, most of these are funny because of the way he says it. He has the sweetest little voice and uses his hands a lot):

"We could go to Richfield and get lily and give her so much hugs and so much kisses."

Me: "What'd you dream about last night?"
Ty: "You."
Me: "Aw really? what did you dream about me?"
Ty: "Because I love you."

Me: "K, you want 2 meatballs?"
Ty: "I want five hundred sixty."

"This spray will be so good for my bedhead and then it will be a good head."

Me: "Where'd you learn that?"
Ty: "School."
Me: "But you don't go to school."
Ty: "Yes I do!"
Me: "Oh yeah? Where?"
Ty: "Little boy school. At the park."

Ty: "Daddy, open this door right now!"
John: "What are you gonna give me?"
Ty: "10 hundred dollars."
John: "Prove it."
Ty: "Ok I'll prove it...I'll give you 5 hundred dollars."

"I'm just a little tough. So I can't win the race."

John: "I missed you."
Ty: "I missed your phone too."

"Stevie is playing your piano. That's nice music."

John: "I love you so many."
Ty: "oh k...."

Me: "You look so tall today."
Ty: "Yeah because I sleep-ded and sleep-ded and sleep-ded all night long!"

John: "When it's moms birthday she'll be 26."
Ty: "wooooooooooaah"

"I want Daniel Tiger on nick-flix. Neckflix... Daniel tiger is on Neckflix...it really is."

John: "How old is Mary?"
Ty: "Five-hundred-ninety-sixty."

"I don't hate you. I love you. I just don't want to hold your hand."

Me: "Guess how old I am today?"
Ty: "Is today your birthday??? I LOVE birthdays!" (Followed up by a bunch of sweet kisses)

Me: "K Ty, I need my phone."
Ty: "But somebody didn't call you 3-90-60 times!"

"I had-ed to drink so I could fight super hard. With daddy. So I could throw him on the roof."

Ty: "Jack are you happy from me??"
Me: "For you? Or from you?"
Ty: "From me. To Jack. See he's happy from me!"

Ty: "Can I go get the flashlight in your car? There's really two flashlights in your car."
Me: "I really don't think there is."
Ty: "There really is!"
Me: "Since when?"
Ty: "Since 30 seconds!"

"You play Jack. Be a man. Be a man Jack. Be a man. Be a man!"

Me: "K, one sec, I just gotta put Jack down and then I can help you."
Ty: "And then are you going to sing him a little-by?"

This update is for Ty and Stevie. These two are a handful! When the baby first came, I thought Stevie would have a harder time adjusting than Ty, but he actually loved being the bigger older brother. He became sweeter and super helpful and has always been really loving towards Jack. Ty is also super helpful and loves Jack, but I think he could feel the weight of the responsibility I was giving him now that I was needing extra help from him and I think he also missed feeling like one of the babies.  There were moments of regression and now that he's getting smarter and realizing he knows what he wants, we have some power struggles to say the least! It's funny because at church, Stevie goes absolutely crazy. He just wants to run free. And Ty is very reverent and nice. But at home, Stevie is my little sweetie and Ty is always so protective of his toys and his food and this results in many screechy loud fights! Ive been trying to drill in their heads that they are brothers and best friends and that they need to share. This is all obviously expected with kids and especially competitive boys. But in the last couple of weeks they've started to play more, laugh more, wrestle more, and love more. And I LOVE it! But oh boy I didnt ever think of the day that they'd team up on me! haha!

 Ty Is not pictured in this one but he did help:

 We woke up (EARLY) to this one:

 

Stevie learned from Ty how to move the chair and climb to wherever he wants. He likes gum!

 

And cookies:

(and deodorant and vitamin C, but I dont have pics of those daily occurrences)

 

I think the messes will always be better than the fighting though! I love to see them cuddle and play together.

  

  On our way to Richfield Stevie kept calling back to Ty, it was cracking me up:

Holding hands on the way to grandma's:

 I love that they'll always have a built in best friend. Love these cuties of mine!

About a month ago I had been feeling like it was time to do a little update on my Jack man! I started to write it all down and now a month later I'm finally finishing it! Life is so busy. He's just over 3 months old right now and is the best baby ever! He is so patient, so calm, so happy, so sweet, and so much fun. He has been sleeping through the night lately (10-12 hours, lucky me!), he's a great eater, and he is my little thumb sucker. He brings me so much joy through the day.  As long as he is full, he will smile at me when I change his diaper, when I pick his nose, and when I change his clothes. It's so sweet. I'm trying to enjoy every second! He makes me want to have 3 more babies just like him, I wish he could stay this little forever. He's just perfect. Heavenly Father knew I needed him as my 3rd baby! He recently had thrush and that was sad because he's so little. It has finally cleared up and I can tell he's feeling much better! Luckily he likes medicine so far. Ty always loved it too but Stevie always hated it. I give him bottles randomly to make sure he will eat whatever I give him- in case he teethes really early like Stevie did. I don't want to go through all that biting again! He has started to squeak/laugh here & there and he kicks all excitedly when I walk in his room to get him. He's so adorable! He just barely started to get eczema on his left cheek, exactly like Stevie did. It's nice this time around to know what it is and what to do! Stevie had to struggle with the itchy part of it and it would ooze and bleed sometimes. Hopefully I can keep jacks under control. He was also born with the same hairline as Stevie so he also had his first buzz at 7 weeks old. I just can't help but even things out! He is such a good mix of the two older boys, but everyone always comments on how different he is from them. He constantly reminds me of the other two, but when I take a picture to compare, he IS different! He still reminds me the most of Ty, though. It'll be fun in a year to see how much he has changed. He loves both Stevie and Ty &  thinks they are pretty funny. Luckily they both love him just as much. Stevie is constantly giving him kisses & trying to give him his binky (which he doesn't take anymore) and Ty is really good at singing to him to make him stop crying. I can't help but think how crazy it is that they're all mine! I love it. Some days are really hard and I cry along with them and some days are filled with fun and joy, but I wouldn't change a thing.