Grandpa Parker

My Dad and stepmom Kristi have been growing their grandchild population at a rapid rate. In the 2 1/2 years of being grandparents they have 7 grandchildren. Within I believe 2 months they got these 3 grand babies. Wren (bottom left-Tycy and Stefans), Noah (bottom right), and Sean (top-Indie and Dans). At the Parker family reunion it was naptime for the babies. Wren went on the parents bed first. Then Noah fell asleep so I added him. My Dad was playing a card game and went to go change his clothes and he said he saw Wren and Noah sleeping and the bed was just calling to him, so he joins them. Then it was Sean's nap time, and that is how we got this lovely photo that I'm sure these kids will look back on.  Photo courtesy of Indie. :)

a million photos of our summer.

I've been seriously neglecting my blogging but we have been so busy enjoying our summer. I've taken lots of photos too, so here they are and I'll just update as I go.

 My 3 boys. I feel like I'm always taking photos of these 3, but honestly, when I see them all together I can't help it. It's my favorite.

 We hiked bears hump with the kids while we were camping in Waterton with Michaels parents and Grandparents. Michael had Ty and I had Noah. Noah was getting a little too big for the moby wrap here so he was pretty much falling out the whole time. Also, it was a bad idea for me to wear a hoodie because it started to get hot out and I couldn't take it off because Noah was napping. Serious sweating!!

 Our little family on the top of Bears hump!

 My boys in bed.

 At the Mendenhall Family Reunion. This was after Grandma and Grandpa's 60th wedding anniversary celebration. This was also the first time Michael's parents and their children and families had been together since we added a new member to the family, Amber (and I guess Noah too). Devin and Amber were able to come up to visit for 2 weeks and we enjoyed spending lots of time with Michael's family. 

Great Grandpa Mendenhall and Ty.

 UMMMMM CUTE! 

 We went to Birds of Prey while Devin, Amber, and Jody were visiting. I was sooo freaked out of holding this bird.

 Michael and birdy.

 Ty got to hold the burrowing owl! SO precious. (Do you think he cared? haha)

 Ty being swarmed and attacked by ducks wanting more food. Not the greatest photo but look at that face. :)

 The classic Cameron Falls picture.

 Bros

 At the park. Despite their expressions (which look identical to me) they enjoyed the swings.

 The morning after we camped at Park Lake with the Malmbergs. This was our 4th camping trip of the summer. 

 Cali and Ty. Silly kids (thats Ty's smile, HA)

 My boys again!!! Look at those perfect faces. Also, Noah looks the same size as Ty.

:):) 

Noah is 4 months

Noah is now 4 months. We have finally gotten to the point where things start to get a bit easier. One thing I really want to mention about him is how smiley he is. Ty was not a smiley baby at all so this is a suprisingly wonderful contrast. Noah will smile anytime anyone smiles at him. He is seriously the happiest little guy. We always get people commenting on how many smiles they get out of him.

I stood Noah on our bathroom counter the other day and once he saw his reflection he started laughing. It was so cute so I told Michael to grab the camera but as soon as we started filming he stopped laughing. Funny kid. Michael told me I need to live more in the moment. Thanks hun, haha.

Noah is now
-Rolling over from back to front! Yesterday he rolled over 10 times in a matter of minutes! He's got it down now.
-Eating every 3-4 hours now that I nurse him on both sides. It's heavenly!
-Goes 5-6 hours without eating at night and sleeps great
-only sleeps on his back
-Loves when Ty talks to him and gives him attention
-Grabs onto toys and once he gets hold of anything it's going straight in his mouth
-having 3 naps a day. Morning, early afternoon, early evening. He goes to bed between 8-9 and sleeps until 8-9 (of course getting up a couple times to eat). We still don't have nighttime consistant and predictable.
-does a good blowout usually once a day. I'm not kidding. Blowouts are a normal thing for him. I'm doing a lot of poo scrubbing and stain removing lately. My new laundry sink sure has come in handy.
-still pukes ALL the time. Our Dr gave us some stuff for Noah for acid reflux but it doesn't seem to be helping. I never dress Noah in cute clothes because he will puke on it in a matter of minutes. He only wears onesies right now and sometime I'll throw on some tights to mix it up. I hope this spitting up ends soon. It's getting tiring never being able to just pick him up and hold him. I have to have a blanket on me and a burp rag right under his mouth at all times. Any advice??
-Loves sitting in his bumbo but usually a blowout happens when he is in there and he pukes all over himself.

Here are some photos of our sweet 4 month old Noah

 After bathtime

 How cute is his smile??? 

 Noah loves his soother but he can't keep it in his mouth, so usually we swaddle him so the blankets cover his soother to hold it in or else we will use a burp cloth like this ^^^ Strangest thing ever.

 Love my bald baby 

This picture kills me!!! His bald head, cute smiley eyes, hand in mouth, ears that stick out, and him in a swing. He LOVES the swing!

Ty's 2nd birthday

Photo credits to my mother-in-law. I'm a bad Mom and didn't take a single photo. Maybe because everyone else was taking photos...

Unlike last year we had fabulous weather for Ty's birthday. We had family over and played in the pool Ty got for his last birthday. It was a really fun time to celebrate our special little boy. 

After his birthday he was obsessed with the song "Happy Birthday".. he would sing "Happy Day You" all throughout the day. So cute! 

 

 Ty and Madison played in the pool SO much. The water was pretty cold to begin with, but Michael had this great idea to hook the hose up to our water inside the house. The pool has this arch with a hookup for a hose to have a little shower so we put warm water through it and these two kids were in heaven! 

 Noah was there!!

 They had so much fun eating popcicles and drinking juice boxes in the pool.

 Ty and Grandma Smith

 Oh, did I mention this two year old got a TRAMPOLINE from his Aunts, Uncle, and Grandparents.

 Just so mellow

Along with a trampoline Ty got a potty, some books, some tool toys, clothes, a Strider bike, a helmet, a remote control car, Thomas the train... He was so spoiled. I will write down who came, just for our records... Grandma and Grandpa Mendenhall and Smith, Auntie Becky, Jody, Cassandra, Breanne, Uncle Brad and Cameron, Cousins Madison and Brooklyn. Grandma and Grandpa Parker came over after the birthday party and we had our own little celebration. 

Ty won't eat cake so my Mom made this awesome rice krispy cake which he did eat! Yay!

Happy Day You, Ty. :)

Diapers

I HAD to post this picture. It's just the sweetest. I am so excited by how much these two look alike!

 Ty is missing his glasses, but you get a better idea of how much they look alike without them. I love by two diapered boys!!

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birthday, blessing, fathers day

This weekend we celebrated Ty's second birthday, Noahs baby blessing, and Fathers Day. It's been a great weekend with family! Michaels mom took lots of photos at Ty's birthday party so I will do a post on that once I get those from her, but here are some photos from today.

 Our first family picture since the hospital! Noah wasn't too happy, and neither was Ty about 3 seconds after this photo, but at least it's documented!

  Noah puked all over his baby blessing outfit before I could get a photo, but I'm okay with that because look how cute and chubby he is looking. 

 And here is Ty and Michael (on Father's Day) at the park. We never got one with just Michael and the boys, but this one is pretty darn cute. Man I love all my boys!

Comparison

Can we just take a minute and look at how much these two boys look alike? I am just loving the similarities.
I honestly got confused while doing this... haha. Okay, the top photos are Noah, and bottom is Ty. Let me know what you think!!

 

Ty is almost 2!

Ty has such a personality now. He will be two in a week and man we just love this kid. Here's a list of what Ty can do and is doing:

-he says "Ty do it" ALL the time. Sometimes not at the greatest times.. like when I'm trying to buckle him in his carseat quickly and he wants to "do it"
-he LOVES buckles, which makes it difficult when I go to put Noah in his carseat and it's all buckled up.
-he loves puzzles. We have a few... tools, numbers, and the alphabet. And he loves doing the animal one at G&G Mendenhalls.
-he loves being outside, and especially loves G&G Mendenhalls backyard because of the way their garden is setup.
-he still isn't a great eater. He eats, he just won't eat what we are eating usually. He doesn't like condiments or sauces of anykind (that eliminates Kraft Dinner and spaghetti, and hot dogs, peanut butter and jam sandwiches... and all the easy "go-to" stuff for kids). He still won't eat bread (so that means no sandwiches). He basically eats the more plain food, which is good because it's super healthy. He loves veggies, and chicken, and steak, and fruit.... but it just makes it hard because we usually have to modify our meals before they hit his plate.
-he is obsessed with "Coos coos" which is "Blues Clues". I want to do a post explaining his obsession. It's kind of adorable. He knows the signs for "thank you" and "smart" now from watching it.
-he loves "gings" which is "games". iPhone games, watching Dad play games on the Wii..
-he loves kids. Whenever he sees the neighborhood kids he yells "HI KIDS". Sometimes he stands on the chair on our balcony and yells that if there are any kids out. Also, he yells "HI GRANDMA(PA)"  from the balcony if he sees Michael's parents outside because they live 4 doors down from us. I'm pretty sure the whole neighborhood can hear him. It's adorable.
-he loves Noah. He doesn't like to hold him ("Noah off"), but he loves to give him kisses and give him his soother and let us know when "Noah crying".
-When we ask him how old he is he puts his hands above his head and says "TWO"

Thats all I can think of off the top of my head, but maybe I will add more later. Here are a bunch of photos of our sweet Ty boy.

 Heading out to the Childrens Festival

 He couldn't reach the pedals

 Hanging out while we put in the hardwood floors. 

 Wiping the rocks off his hands after throwing them in the water in Waterton.

 Note: Don't let your child walk around Waterton without shoes in the spring... "Stickies"

 Sitting on Grandpa Parkers new bike. Notice Ty's shirt (which is a coincidence). We bought it for Ty in Vegas.

 My matching boys.

 He loves bathtime.

 Ty joining in on Noahs fun. 

 He loves putting stickers on his head.

Playing in the yard.