So its been a while...

October was a very fun month in our life. I was out on maternity leave the whole month and LOVED every minute of it. It was so nice to not have to leave the house, if I didn't want to, and just cuddle with my baby all day long. Tyler is a great baby. He really is spoiling us, everyone has been telling us, but we don't mind. We are enjoying watching in learn and grow. He's getting so long these days. He can still were newborn size wise, but those long legs get cramped in the onesie sleepers, so we have now graduated to 0-3 month outfits, yay for new clothes! You can only take so many pictures wearing the same outfits. We had professional pictures made mid-October, but there is no way to see them on here, so you'll just have to take my word for it, they were cute. :) We also had our first date. We went to River Burch Lodge for a great meal and then went to TJ Maxx and Wal-Mart to pick up a few things. The Hirst took on the challenge of keeping Ty for the first time and they did great, not that I would have thought differently :) It was weird not having him with us, but David and I needed that time and we sure did enjoy it!

We went to Florida October 16-27th. We had a blast. We sure did miss daddy though. I know he must have gone crazy but we were so thankful he let us go. Thanks daddy!!! You're the best. We really enjoyed our time down there, and getting to hang out with the fam 24/7 was awesome. Austin and Madi have gotten so big it was so fun getting to see them for a whole week and watching them love on Tyler. Madi turned 2 on the 10th, so we had her bday party which was so much fun. I'm so glad we were able to be there! Madi constantly wanted to know "where's the baby" but didn't seem to like the fact that we put Ty in her crib for a nap. :) It was too cute! We went to the pumpkin patch after church on Sunday hoping to get some good "cousin" shots, yeah right. Tyler was hungry and didn't appreciate that the sun was blaring in his eyes, Madi did good, but wasn't too interested in taking pictures. But I tell you what... Austin was on his tip top behavior, why you ask? Because Nana promised to take him fishing that afternoon, he'll do anything if it has fishing involved. You'd be amazed at what a great fisherman he is!!

We enjoyed dinners together, playing games at night, and overall just being together, would have been perfect if David had only been there.

Tyler did great on the plane. Must have been the pressure or something, because both times in the airport he was fussy and just wouldn't settle, but as soon as we got on the plane, he was out. It was amazing, everyone kept asking me if I gave him a sleeping pill. :) We were anxiously greeted by David who was so happy to have us home, and that's a good feeling!

Then there was Halloween. What fun we had. We decided to go as the lobster family. Simple enough and I even got crafty and made the headbands. You all know I love crafts! :) We had a fun day. We went to the Hirst's for chili and then we trick-or-treated in the neighborhood, of course Tyler slept the whole time. That night our friends Zach and Carmen came from Ohio to visit us. It was a blast having them here, we really want them to move to NC, but we don't think it will ever happen, sadly. We didn't do much of anything, just spent time together and they just loved up on little Tyler.

Then it was over.... My days as a stay-at-home mommy had come to a close, a sad close. I had to come back to work Monday. I was blessed enough to get to take 7 weeks off, but it flew by way too quickly!! Boy was that a hard day walking out the door Monday morning without my little baby, it brings tears to my eyes just writing about it. I knew the day was coming, but it still doesn't make it any easier. It's amazing how much you can love someone so much in such a short amount of time.

I just have to add in that David is an amazing dad. I always knew he would be, but he way surpassed my high expectations. Tyler just loves him to death and gazes at him so much. It's the sweetest thing. And usually more than anyone, he can get Tyler to smile. Thank you "daddy" for all you do for us, providing, supporting, and loving our family. We couldn't do it without you and are so blessed to have you! Thank you for all you do even though you do still gag when you change dirty diapers, you do it, and that's amazing in itself!

What a wonderful life we have!

This picture was taken like a month ago with the Sidden boys, but i thought it was cute. Tyler was 3 weeks, Wyatt 4 weeks, and Luke 3 years. They're bound to be b.f.f. :)

I could post thousands of pictures, but it just takes too long. I will try to post a video of him smiling when I figure out how. :)