Fredbird Fun

Fredbird was a very big hit at the Cardinals game. The smile on his face in the pictures below says it all! Tony said he laughed all the way to the car just thinking about Fredbird. Tyler called me when he got to the car, this is what he had to tell me....."Mommy, I pinched Fredbird in the bootie....(ha ha ha ha ha)"

This picture is comical for multiple reasons!

Cardinals Game

Tony and Tyler went to the Cardinals game this week.....always a good father/son bonding experience. From the looks of this first picture, they both had a great time.

Price of 2 tickets to the game: $92
Price of nachos, french fries, hot dog and cotton candy: $30
Memories made with Daddy: PRICELESS!!!

Not really big on all the noise....don't know where he gets that!?!

Into the Drawers

Cole has discovered the kitchen drawer full of tupperware lids....he's so proud when he opens the drawer and starts pulling all of them out. Time for drawer and cabinet locks!

Telephone Guys

Yesterday I had 3 men at the house switching us to DSL and ipTV. One of the guys was around my age and the other 2, I will call "Grandpa age." I was sitting on the living room floor playing with the boys and all 3 men were working on the living room tv. Here is my conversation with Tyler (from out of the blue):

Tyler: Take your shorts off Mooooom.

Me: WHAT?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!?

Tyler: Take your shorts off Mom so they can see your underpaaaants!

Seriously...where does he come up with these things? I can't imagine what he would say if we didn't heavily censor his television consumption.

You can only imagine the look on my face at this point. All 3 of them pretended as if they didn't hear him but I'm guessing they were all telling the same story around their own dinner tables last night!

Tyler Tyler Tyler

Mr. Sniffer

For those of you that don't know, I have a girl (college age) that comes and helps me out...plays with the boys, takes Tyler places, etc. She is great!!! Anyway, we both happen to have the same pair of Nike flip flops and a pair was sitting out on the laundry room floor this morning. Tyler asked me if they were mine or Lyndsay's....I said I didn't know but probably mine. At that, he picked them up....gave them a big sniff....and said, "Nope, they're Lyndsay's!" The best part....he was right! He does have a sensitive sniffer!!!

Bartering

Tyler got a wallet for Christmas from Mamaw and this past weekend Tony gave him $2 to carry in his wallet. Last night Tyler spotted Cole's Thomas the Train pajama bottoms and here's the conversation:

Tyler: I want those Thomas pajamas.

Tony: No...they are Cole's.

Tyler: I'll buy them.

Tony: You have any money (forgetting he had given him $2)

Tyler: Yep....(he ran to get his wallet and came back with the $2 and handed it to Tony)

I'm not sure what Tony said at this point because I wasn't here but from the looks of things below I think Tony was speechless at that point!

The sad thing is that while these were too short, they weren't too tight in the waist! (they are 12-18 months).

With $2 in the bank, Cole decided he would go shopping in Tyler's dresser!

Cole in the Hospital

Poor little Coco was a very sick boy last week. His week in general wasn't very good as it started on Saturday when I weaned him from exclusively breastfeeding. He went on a 72 hour hunger strike and just when I thought things were starting to go better, he spiked a 104 temp. Then I noticed that his 2 top teeth were coming in. That's an awful lot in a short period of time!

Anyway, the fever was going up to 105+ at times and not coming down below 102...and I was alternating Tylenol and Motrin (the non-recalled of course). The doctor initially noticed a little fluid in his ear and thought that he might be coming down with hand, foot and mouth virus due to the way his throat looked. He prescribed him a Z-pak for his ear and sent us on our way. Two days later when the fever was still staying so high, I took him back in. I had called the office MANY times over the course of those 2 days, but when the nurse saw the thermometer read 104.3 under his arm, I think they finally realized I wasn't exaggerating. He wasn't completely dehydrated but was definitely on his way. The pediatrician decided our best bet was to send him to the ER where they could take blood and start an IV all with one stick. We took him to St. John's Pediatric ER - the pediatrician had already called to speak to the ped. on staff and they were practically waiting for us when we got there. She informed us they would also do a catheter to check for a UTI.

His urine showed a few white blood cells and a small amount of protein and his white count was perfect (big relief), so she was thinking probably a UTI but wouldn't know for sure until culture came back. They gave him 2 bags of IV fluids and that really perked him up. They also gave him a dose of a really strong antibiotic in his IV and sent us home with a prescription for a different antibiotic to start the next day. We had a follow up with his pediatrician on Saturday and the culture came back negative....this leaves his official diagnosis as VIRAL of course!!! He did finally perk up yesterday and is more like himself again.

Poor little guy had a rough week but was such a trooper through all of it. We are very thankful for the awesome nurse at St. John's....got his IV in one stick with no digging around. He's still working on getting the second tooth through on top and he is starting to like his bottles. Whew what a week....it was very stressful but I reminded myself many times how fortunate I am to be able to be home with my boys and not having to stress about work through all of this. Always searching for that silver lining!!!

Tyler Entertaining Cole

Tyler loves to make Cole laugh....not a very hard job at Cole's age, but Tyler is very good at it. Who wouldn't laugh at these faces and moves?!?

First T-Ball Game

Tyler played in his first t-ball game this past Saturday. We didn't let him participate in fielding the ball because his forehead is still healing but he did get to bat and run the bases. It was a bit chilly out but he did great! He hit the ball well and ran the bases like a pro.

He needed to come over and make sure Mamaw and Pappy saw how well he was doing....pretty special Grandparents to travel 200 miles for a t-ball game!!!

On first base.

Looking like a real player already.

Love how big the helmets are on their little heads!

Frierdich Derby

So I know the picture quality is very poor, but I thought everyone would enjoy seeing Tyler the jockey riding Daddy Daycare as he watched the Kentucky Derby on tv. Who needs a horse when you have a Dad?!? Hilarious to watch in person!

New "Big Boy"

Everyone knows that Tyler has an infatuation with big trucks of all kinds. He refers to cement trucks as "big boys." About a year ago, my boss gave me a replica cement truck from a construction company we've done business with for Tyler to have as a toy. Needless to say he's played with it almost every day since....until a couple of weeks ago when I stepped on it and broke a wheel off. Oops!

So feeling guilty, I e-mailed my boss to see if there was any chance that maybe he had another one but he didn't and he told me they were a one time Christmas present. Of course I told him it wasn't a big deal and not to worry about it. One week later, I was forwarded an e-mail from Walsh Construction asking where to mail the new truck! Tyler was VERY excited when his new "big boy" arrived from the PUS (that's UPS in Tyler's world) Man. He was busy building new roads all day long. Thanks Paul!

Oreos

I was in the shower the other day and Tyler came and asked me if he could have an oreo....I was a little surprised when I got out of the shower and found about 10 oreo cookies with no filling on the counter! I think he really enjoyed himself.

Just Like Dad

Tony was getting ready to go to his first softball game of the season and Tyler decided he just test out Dad's bat and gloves first. I think his boots are also a fashion trend from Daddy!

Cheerios, Car Table and Outlet

It seems as though Cole is obsessed with electrical outlets just as Tyler was....why are boys attracted to danger at such an early age?!?



He thinks he's such a big shot at his brother's car table!

He's also very proud that he can eat cheerios now....though he still prefers the 'puffs'.