Skinny looking

Quotable:
When asked by Grandma Joy, why Tyler looks so much thinner in the face than he did last year's school picture- Tyler says," Because they took the picture before lunch and I was really hungry."

Hmmm. That would be nice if we looked thinner just cause we were hungry or hadn't eaten lunch yet! What a nut- we got a good laugh from that one!

Last Friday, Tayton took his first steps without holding on- he walks about three steps and goes down slowly and tries again and again. He looks so cute when he does it- he thinks he has to walk with his arms straight up in the air(not giving him much balance that way!). So now he's a very big boy and knows it. He's inherited Tyler's toddler race car- he climbs all over it and has yet to discover that if he sits on it and moves his feet, it can get him places! He honks the horn though and loves to be pushed around on it.

A stomach flu went through our entire house this past week. Not fun and I'm still recovering and finishing all the extra laundry. Tayton had it the shortest amount of time which was answered prayer. I've been through the whole dehydration/hospitilazation of little ones and it's not something I wanted to have to do again with Tayton. So we're all on the mend now, Paul was the last to get it- yesterday- and is attempting to work through the day today. The key to this one is getting lots of sleep and drinking fluids ever so slowly!

Have I forgotten to mention that I am a regular member of the 6 plus hours of sleep a night now! It's so great!! Tayton only gets up once a night now- nurses and goes right back down. I have to wean him from being hungry in the night, but we've come along way! He even goes down at 9pm every night and hardly even whimpers- usually lays right down on his pillow, lets me tuck him in and leave the room. It's been fabulous! His tummy is continuing to improve too. Get this, as I'm typing, he's doing this little piggy with my toes! I do that with him alot to distract him from things he's not supposed to be into.

I better go. Have a good week.