4 months and GROWING!!! and a great weekend with some great friends

Yesterday Ty went to see the doctor for his 4 month check-up....yep...4 months...can you believe it??? Time has FLOWN by!!!! Now, before I lay out some surprising numbers...just look at Ty at 1 month old compare to now at 4 months
1 month

4 months

The boy is growing!!!
weight: 15 lbs 5 oz
height: 25 3/4 in.
He was born at 6 lbs. 2 oz and went down to 5 lbs. 11 oz and he was only 19 1/2 long at birth - the child has done well! Dr. Gutherie put it best when he said that Ty went from being a kind-of petite child to, well, VERY normal...haha...!
Praise the Lord, though, because of his great growth, staying up to speed on mastered skills, and his blood work being so wonderful at 2 months, the doctor decided not to do more blood work till 6 months and then if that is as good as it was at 2 months, then no more! God is so amazing and does things that doctor's just can't explain (Dr. G said there is not medical explanation for why his blood work came back showing his thyroid proteins getting better....).
All to say - great appointment!
Here are a few more shots of Ty at 4 months...that I just thought were cute!
OHHHH I LOVE this grin!!! His whole face just smiles when he turns on the grins!

Showing off his buff self

Growing Growing Strong


Last week I had 2 very dear friends, Courtney and Angela, come to visit me and my family. It was so wonderful to see those girls and from the pictures below you can tell the boys enjoyed their visit, too!
Courtney flew in Wednesday. Kegan enjoyed waiting at the airport and loved looking at and talking about the airplanes. New obsession of Kegan's: Airplanes have wheels and helicopters do not...we now talk about this every time we see an airplane flying in the sky.
Enjoying a little after nap snack with Mrs. Courtney

Mrs. Courtney came bearing some very fun gifts for Kegan and Ty - Kegan was quite "excited" about it!

Ty chillin' on the couch...he looks thrilled to be apart of Kegan's playing of doctor

checking Mrs. Courtney's health...haha...

Sweet smiles

My two ADORABLE boys!!!!


what is it momma??

Mrs. Courtney and Ty

Thursday we had to go up to church for part of the day to do some work for VBS, so Kegan got to go to the farm with Matthew. Ready to go!

Angela arrived Thursday evening and took no time in jumping into loving on the boys

haha...Kegan being a typical male and trying to show off his muscles. He was holding himself up, off the floor, with this arms on the table and couch...he kept doing it and made sure Ms. Angela and Mrs. Courtney were watching....haha

I love this grin

Awww....sweet hugs

Friday morning - snuggling with Mrs. Courtney on the couch. It was so sweet he saw her laying down and just climb himself right up there with her and snuggled in.

A little dip in the pool....
ready...

set

jump

and do a little swimming and spitting...

Ty enjoying the pool time in the shade

taking a little time to discover his hand

Mexican food dinner date with his 2 ladies...haha...(of course he wanted to sit with them and not on the same side as his mom and dad

Daddy and Ty


On the way to the baseball game - what a happy boy looking at Ms. Angela

Getting a little burp before we head into the game...boo mom!

Ready for the game

cheering on the hooks


Pampa will give me the good stuff to drink!


cheese

Taking Mrs. Courtney to the farm to look around...wuz up!

Courtney spending sweet time with Ty

Sunday afternoon - I had to go work up at the church all afternoon, to get ready for VBS this week, so Matthew was flying solo in watching the boys. This is how I found them when I got home - ahhhh!!!


We are still go go going this week - VBS all week long. Kegan is actually in a class this year. There is a 2 year old class that is for worker's kids that he goes to. They do a small chapel, music, crafts, Bible story and play time - just like the big kids! This morning while dropping off Kegan, Mrs. Cindy, his teacher, told me I really need to come watch him during chapel b/c he is singing and dancing and loving it - ahhhh, my little not shy son! I also heard that he said a good prayer for his class after their Bible story today - oh, what sweeter words to a mother's heart!

The Sweetest Things..

Aww...it was a great week with some reminders of some sweet things about kids that make "it" all worth it!

Kegan has really taken an interest in saying prayers (as apposed to Matthew and I praying while he just bowed his head and listened). It is the sweetest thing to:
1. Hear him just "talk" to God
2. Hear him say "me pray" at meals and bedtime...or other times
3. Have him ask to pray again for dessert or for a second round of food
4. Hear what he is thankful for; "Dear Lord, thank you for food, for mommy, for Ty, for Daddy, for Kegan, for fun, for food, for somethings I could not understand...Amen"...awww....melts a mommies hear
5. Hear Kegan say he feel better after we pray if he hurt himself or feels sick
More sweet thing:
1. Kegan sitting down with his picture Bible and tell me about the stories
2. See his imagination at work...even when it is killing sharks, that swarm our house, with "spears"
3. Hear the words, "I love you, too, Mommy!"
4. That mommies kisses seems to make boo boos better
5. Kegan telling me about the Bible story he learned about in Sunday School and Children's church
6. A belly laugh from the gut of who he is
7. See how sweet and loving he is toward his baby brother

Kegan is not the only one in this house with some sweet things going on. Ty is also melting Mommy's heart by:
1. The SWEET smiles that covers his face when I walk by him or up to him
2. deep stares into my eyes while I hold him
3. his coos and gurgles and squeals while I am talking to him
4. seeing him laugh with his daddy
5. seeing how he loves to watch Kegan!!!

New discoveries and tricks:
1. If you hand him a toy and hold it in front of him, it takes a while with some thought and concentration but he will reach out and grab for it...and put it right into his mouth
1b. In fact...he grabs ANYTHING that passes by those hands...anything (I think I have lost some hair these past few weeks)
2. He loves looking at his feet and touching things with his feet
3. he enjoying putting his burp clothes in his mouth
4. holding his head up higher
5. can sit in his bumpo for longer (I think it is almost time to try out the activity saucer for a little bit)
6. He is really taking in his environment and is very observant of what goes on around him
7. Did I mention that everything in his hand goes to his mouth???
8. Sense of anticipation is getting better: You put him in his bouncer he looks up wanting the thing above him to move, in the swing he anticipates the lights going, etc... He also is getting to understand when I hold my fingers together and buzz like a bee as I bring my fingers closer and closer to him till they reach him and I give him big kisses - he starts to smile and squeal as I am "buzzing" around.

Sweet things in pictures:
Happy birthday Uncle Josh - sweet cake mouth!

What a look!?!

A BIG 'ol laugh coming out!

Nice...I know...but I captured it right as it as coming out...what are the odds? (Well a lot considering how often he spits up...) I like the look of desperation, plus check out the hair growth on top!

One morning playing around in mommy and daddy's bed
I love the grin on Ty's face!

Check out the rolls

haha...Kegan is well, being the silly 2 year old he is, and Ty...he is laughing and getting a kick out of something...what a precious moment to capture

2 sweet grins on my 2 sweet boys

Hey Hey...mommy in the morning too, with her 2 little guys! Sweet moments!

Helping mom cook...Ty is thrilled, huh...and Kegan...I don't know, but he makes me laugh!

That looks like a "Uh-oh...I am guilty and she knows..." look

Kegan trying to get Ty to look up...Ty saying, "I can get my eyes up...just not sure about my head...especially with you pressing on it!"

A new sweet thing: When I take Ty in to say "goodnight" to Kegan Kegan wants to kiss Ty's face and then kiss both of his hands...I have NO clue where this came from! Why the hands??? Don't know...but he does it every night...and well some during the day. Clearly Ty is thrilled...haha

A new favorite toy - his john deer barn "book" - it is soft, crinkly and taste good (I guess)...haha

Friday night baseball game - it was a little bright so he insisted he needed to "share" mom's sunglasses. (He loves to use the word "share" when he wants to use something of mommy's....hmmm...well at least he kind-of gets the concept...haha)

Yummy cow toy...everything to the mouth!

Including his hands (which we still go back and forth with)

Looking up..."Oh, I wish I could get my entire body up that high - not just my eyes..."

whistle whistle - sweet eyes

My three men chillin' together (Isn't Ty's arm funny...what a grown up pose he is in)

sweet love and genuinely happy to just be with dad

Oh yes, Kegan loves to hold Ty's hand, too. He is such a sweet and loving older brother

Look, I'm walking...sort-of

Now, with a little help from big brother Kegan who LOVES his baby brother Ty

A sweet thing to a mommy's eyes Her husband and 2 sons relaxing (don't they look peaceful...such rare moments...haha)

Kegan and the "train" he constructed...

I LOVE this grin...how sneaky!


From us to you - remember to enjoy the smallest of sweet things in life