So in love!

I was putting Tyler to bed tonight and was thinking about how much I love him. I did not know that I could love a person so much. Before I met Dave there was my family..I did not know I could love anyone more than them. Then I met Dave....I did not know I could love anyone more than him. Then Tyler came into being. I just love cuddling with him. I love it when he falls asleep in my arms and I put him up on my shoulder and he snuggle into my neck. I don't want to put him down. Every time he smiles and laughs I just light up inside. I am so blessed to have such an amazing little boy. I look at him and I wonder how do people not believe that there is a God. He is such a beautiful creation.
Today was special. I went with Paul Kim to visit his Grandma who will is 93 years old. She asked if she could hold Ty, with my help. So we did, she immediately started praying for him. I don't speak Korean, but I know that is what she was doing. I could tell from her passion that she was filled with the Holy Spirit. She prayed, even prophesied for Tyler that he would be like Samuel. Samuel was a prophet and a wise leader from the Bible. His mother and father dedicated him to the Lord after having a hard time conceiving(which is actually what Dave and I had done after months of trying ourselves). When Samuel was a child, he heard the voice of the Lord speak to him. As an adult, Samuel played an important part in uniting the tribes the Philistines. Samuel anointed Saul and David, who were both men after Gods own heart and that he used in a great way to change humanity for the better. I hope that God will use Tyler in that way, so we echo the prayer of Paul's grandma, that God would use Tyler to further His Kingdom, spread the love of Christ, and bring peace on earth.

Tyler doing pull-ups and LAUNDRY

So Tyler is getting pretty strong and daddy taught him to do pull ups on his Boppy toy.







This is what happens when daddy and Tyler do laundry together...

Sit.Stand.Splash Video

6 Months Old already

Tyler is 6 months old. He is not a newborn anymore. He is full of life and smiles. His new thing is that he loves to suck on his feet. He is sitting up pretty well. He still wobbles and falls over sometimes if you don't sit there and help him balance. The little red outfit he is wearing in the picture was daddy's outfit when he was little.

A little while back we decided to start using cloth diapers. Above is a pic of Tyler in his new Thirsty diaper. We found them on Amazon.com. We really like them. A lot less trash...easy to do...a little cheaper than disposables...they leak less...less diaper rash and better for the environment. We are using a diaper service called Dy-Dee Diaper. They come pick up the pre-fold diaper inserts once a week and bring us a new bag of them. The covers come separate and you buy them. All in all, we are happy with our decision to switch to cloth.


Mommy's birthday is coming up and she got a patio set for the balcony. Her and daddy have enjoyed many nights at home and thought it would be nice to be able to eat outside. Last night was the first time. It was perfect.

The Boyz

Tyler is so blessed to have two close friends already. This is Ethan (left) and Clayton (right). Ethan is 9 weeks old and Clayton is 6 weeks. These are his little chubby buddies. They hung out today and we thought it would be the perfect time for a photo opp. Mommy is good friends with their mommies. Tyler and Ethan went swimming today with their matching shirts, thanks to Elizabeth. Since they can't wear sunscreen until after 6 months, she bought them these SPF 50 shirts. They are great since the sunscreen washes off and these don't:)

Yum Yum

We decided it was time to start little "yak yak" on some solid foods. He was acting more hungry than usual. He was watching us intently as we ate and he is 6 months now. He is gettin gused to the idea, but not real excited about it yet. Tonight he seemed to like it more, because we gave him sweet potatoes instead of rice cereal. Who likes the taste of plan rice anyways? Next..avocado..in a week.

What's new?

A lot has happened since Grandma and Grandpa left a few weeks ago. The day after they left Tyler slept 8 hours. The next night, 9, the next 10, the next 6, the next 10, the next 11. He was on a roll. Then, he got sick:( He had his first cold. He had a temp. of 101.6. He had the green snot, watery eyes, flush cheeks, irritability. The next night he woke up every 2-3 hours. Poor guy. I talked to our childbirth educator, Kathy, who seems to have a lot of great advice. She suggested taking a bath with him, with the temp. just above body temperature, elevating one end of the bed, feeding him frequently, suctioning his nose after putting a little bit of breastmilk up his nose (which believe it or not works really well), cutting an onion and putting it in a sock above the bed (also worked really well), running a humidifier and having mommy change her diet and take echinachea tinture. All in all, I think it all really worked and helped him a lot. He is feel much better. His fever was gone over night and his nose has been gotten a lot less congested. All without antibiotics, which I would like to avoid unless absolutely necessary and Tylers doctor is supportive of that. His doctor actually told us that the FDA does not recommmend giving decongestants or antihistamines to infants, toddlers and young children anymore. I don't believe they even sell them anymore? So, all these remedies seemed to really help and they will help strengthen his immune system.
Teething...I keep thinking he is teething, but no teeth yet. This week his gums look a little swollen, so maybe sometime soon.
Vaccines...Tyler is going to be receiving his first shot in the next month. Boy has that been a headache trying to figure out what to do. He is going to be getting his DTaP shot. Still not sure if we are going to do it at his doctors office (waiting to hear if they can get the shot that we want, Deptacel) or is we will be going to Dr. Feder's office in Santa Monica.
Tyler is an amazing little boy. We just love him so much. He loves to laugh. He loves to chew on everything. I think he will be starting solid foods soon. He is watching us very intently while we eat. He loves to stand.
What's new with mom and dad...some exciting things are happening in our community. We live in an apartment complex as some of you know. Our friends Chris and Elizabeth live here too. Last week we had some other friends move in, Tim and Jamie. In a few weeks, we have two other couples from our church that are moving in also, Dan and Alex, Donna and Lutz. Our apartment manager is excited about the community we are bring and he is letting Dave start a garden on the car port. Dave is really excited too. He went and got pots and soil to start it today. He will have tomatoes, cucumbers, squash, beans and strawberries going out there. The manager also told Dave he could be like the apartment community organizer:) Does that sound like Dave or what? He can plan BBQ's by the pool and get the neighbors out to meet each other. He also told us we could look into putting a kids playground out on the carport. I am going to do some research to find out what we need to do to get that going. I am excited about that for all our kids:)
Mommy is still taking lots of pictures. Recently, she tooks pictures of the cutest little kids...the Way's. They were wearing Kimonos. There family is going to be in a history museum and they needed some pictures to put up in the museum so mommy took some. You can see them on her blog..www.shelbyknight.blogspot.com.