Ty's surgery

Ty had surgery yesterday at Primary Children's hospital. I won't bore you with very many details except to say that I am so grateful for the staff at Primary Children's hospital! They were so great with Ty and although it was still hard I think it would have been a lot harder if the doctors and nurses weren't so great. The hardest part for me was leaving him with the anesthesiologist and walking the opposite way. I pretty much bawled all the way down the hall. He was a good little guy and didn't really even cry that much. There were screaming kids all around us in the recovery room and Ty was sleeping peacefully in my arms. We are so lucky to have our precious little boy! We love you Ty!

Lately...

So much has happened since my last post. I haven't updated forever but I was reading someone else's blog the other day and they posted about how blog's can be used as a journal. I vowed I would use mine as a family journal but still update my regular journal at home with more personal stuff.

Let's start out with Ty. He is so big and I love him oh so much! I miss him when I am away from him and I love spending as much time with his him as I possibly can when I am home. He can now roll over front and back, sit up, he has 2 bottom teeth (which are to die for cute) and he is just growing up so big. I cannot believe how fast time goes and I wish I could freeze it as to not miss anything. When I took him to his 6 month appointment he weighed almost 18 lbs (70%), he was pretty tall(95%) and his head even grew(95%). He doesn't sleep through the night yet but we are working on it.

Kip is still going strong with Send Out Cards and looking for other work while doing that. He is enjoying his work and loving not having to answer to a boss. He has done well with this company and it is amazing to see how much room he has to grow there. He has been visiting a dietitian monthly and exercising a lot. He has lost about 20 lbs and looks really good. He has really made a huge change in regards to his food choices. I am really proud of him!

I am still working at Focus. I have found myself wishing more and more that I could stay home with Ty. It has gotten extremely hard for me to leave my little guy. You would think after 3 months of working that I would finally be able to balance being a wife, a mommy and working but I will admit I am the worst. I can do 2 at a time but that is about it. I am so thankful for family and prayer to help me get through it all. Hopefully I will be able to get it all down soon!

We have been doing so many fun things this summer but the biggest thing has been enjoying Kip's parents return home from their mission. Before their mission they lived in Fresno, California where Kip grew up but now they have moved here. They are living with Kip's grandma who is just a couple of doors down. It has been so much fun having them home! I know people complain about their in law's but I am really lucky in that department. They are so awesome and so much fun to have around! Kip loves living so close to them and he is really good to help them with anything they need help with. We are looking forward to them staying for awhile.