Spring Break

Spring break is now over, boo!! It was so nice having Tahri home with us for a whole week. Tale loved having daddy around to play with him. The weather was good half of the time so that was good. We didn't go anywhere for spring break, we stayed in Ithaca and it wasn't so bad. We went to the park, a waterfall, the movies and played outside a lot!




Tale found a ball at the park and wouldn't let it go. He was taking it with him everywhere.

He even went down the slide with it. Finally by the end I was able to distract him by putting him on the horse on the merry go round. I kicked the ball far away so he couldn't see it. I was sure who ever left it there was going to come back for it. I can't remember the name of this waterfall, but Tale loves the water, he had fun watching it crash at the botton. It was really muddy so we didn't go too far. We went shopping for some new couches because lets face it, leather is the only way to go with kids and with a dog. They were having a big clearance sale and Tale was crying for a balloon, so they got him his very own. And he was drawn to this piece, I think he might have mommy's taste. :)
Tahri and I tried to go to a movie together so we got some friends to watch Tale for us, but 10 mins into the film we got a text that he was not happy there. So Tahri went to pick him up. He did really good sitting through the movie with us. Did a lot better than his daddy, his daddy couldn't wait for it to be over. :) Of course it was one of mommy's picks, we watched Our family wedding. I liked it :)Since Tale did so good for that movie the next day we decided to take him to another one but this time something he would really enjoy. We went and watched How to train a Dragon in 3D. He didn't wear the glasses the whole time, and he only sat in the chair for half the movie, the other half he watched but wanted to walk through the aisles and stand up. Good thing it wasn't that crowded. He loves his cartoons and daddy liked this movie too, he was really cool seeing it in 3D.

New York City

Last weekend Tahri's program had a conference in New York city so Tale and I went with got to tag along. It is about a 4 hour drive from where we are at and we had a blast. The weather turned out to be really nice and I was really surprised by how friendly the city was even though it is soo busy. Of course the drivers weren't all that friendly and I can totally see why people don't drive there. Parking is outrageous there were signs for $8.47 every half hour, you couldn't turn down a bunch of streets so you would have to drive in circles to get to your destination, pedestrians walking all over the roads, cabs stopping in the middle of the road, it was just so crazy. Anyways, while we were there we just cruised around a lot.

We went to Ripley's Believe it or Not. We took Tale to Toy's R Us and let him go on the ferris wheel. He loved it!!!He loved riding on his daddy's shoulders everywhere. He we are on our way from Madison Square Garden to the Empire State Building. We ate at Johnny Rockets, it was so fun, if I could live in any era I think it would be the 50's. Our waiter gave us a bunch of nickles and we played our favorite jams most of the night. As you can see Tale loved the milkshake! I love my Jamba Juice and they don't have one here in Ithaca, so we were there almost everyday getting our favorite smooties. Tiffany and Taylor also went on the trip and joined us on one of our many stops there. We went to Grand Central Station to figure out the train and subway routes. Went and did some shopping from there and walked around time square.By the end of it Tale was pooped. :) Here he is passed out on the subway, he wanted to hold the poles like everyone else was. I was right there with hand sanitizer everytime he let go. hahaha.............. Thanks daddy for the fun weekend. It was so nice to get out of Ithaca for a weekend.

Pink Sleeper

We were shopping the other day and Tahri found this really cute warm sleeper for our baby girl. But as soon as we put it in the shopping cart Tale claimed it. He wouldn't let it go, he even had to hold on to it while the cashier rang it up. And ever since then he has been sleeping with it, carrying it around the house and just always goes to it for comfort. It is the cutest thing.

Feb Happenings

A new block started for me and I have double the students now, so I have been busy with the online course and haven't had a lot of time to update the blog. So here are somethings that happened in February.
It was Valentine's Day and my birthday and I got to spend it with my two favorite guys. They took me to a resturant called Antlers. It was really good and we sat right next to the fireplace it was a great evening. Tale was so tired but he was a champ throughout the whole dinner. Not a peep out of him.
Here we are trying a new dessert, English pudding, it was really yummy.

These are just some cute pictures of Tale boi. Here he is pretending to be mommy with his big belly. :)

He loves wearing my sunglasses.

We went to lunch with some friends and then we went to play at Barnes and Noble with Tucker and Julie.

Tale is picking out books for his mommy to read to him.

Tale has been trying to tell me that he wants to feed himself lately so finally I gave him the chance. Here he is eating yogurt. He gave me a big smile when I finally handed the spoon over to him.

He is getting the hang of it and trying to get every last bit of it. :) Just like his mommy does.

Okay I can't get the rest with my spoon..........ha, how cute is he..........

Okay that is enough bath time now!! He loves his bath time!

Tahri and I haven't been out together alone in a long time. We have never left Tale alone with a babysitter well non-relative that is. So I was a bit nervous on how well he would do. Our babysitter was in the same complex so we let Tale drive over there. He had sooo much fun, he was laughing and playing with the wheel the whole way there.

He ended up doing great. As soon as we got to Christy's place he went right to her. He played with their football most of the time and they said he was really good. AHHH my baby!!! Thanks so much Christy and Jace for watching Tale boi! And thank you baby boy for being good so mommy and daddy could go watch a movie.

Little Angel

Okay it has finally been broken and he is like the best kid ever!!! Tale came down with a bad cough and ended up getting an ear infection. But he has still been sooo good. Going on 3 days now, he is back on schedule, going to sleep at 7, taking his nap around 9 and then again at 1, but instead of breastfeeding him to sleep, he gives me signs and I just put him in his bed and give him his blanket and he puts himself to sleep. His naps are even getting a little longer. When he wakes up he doesn't cry I can just hear him in his bed talking or playing with his mobile. I go in to get him and he is as happy as can be and just off to playing again! I don't know where this change came from but he is just a little angel! He is starting to get over his cold and his ear infection. I hope this last.............

Off schedule

So you would think that it would be a good thing that Tale sleeps 10 hours at night and takes 2 naps a day, but lately he has been off schedule. He still does those things but he goes to sleep at 5 and wakes up at 3 in the morning. Then takes his first nap at 6 and his second at 11. I wish I could say that I fall back asleep with him, but I hardly do. I need to break the cycle, can't go anymore with this schedule!!!!!!

Special Delivery

I thought it was finally time to make the news public. Tale is going to be a big brother!!! We are expecting a GIRL in June. We are sooo excited. I'm about half way there, about 20 weeks so far. First trimester was miserable, second is not so bad but still can't keep anything down. That is the same thing that happened with Tale so hopefully everything will be fine and baby is getting what she needs.

We are just so blessed to be able to be parents. It feels like we prayed, and tried and waited so long for it and now we are having our second one already. Tale is the the biggest joy in our lives and are excited for our other bundle of joy. It is hard to imagine spilting my time because I just love my one on one time with Tale, but I know it will be good for him to have a sibling around.

Can't wait to meet you baby girl!!!