On The Road Again

Tyler in Childress at the Park
My new SUV

A long day at the casinos!

One of the many cool hotels in Vegas

Aaron and I took vacation this past week. We could not decide what we wanted to do. Our child hates to sleep so we knew any real vacation was out of the question. Aaron's job just keeps getting better and better. Because he travels he has many free flights and hotel stays. So we wanted to a least get out of Dallas for a bit. So we went to the extreme. We bought a used Nissan Armada in Las Vegas and decided to drive it back and make a vacation out of it. We went back and forth trying to decide if we should go or not. Tyler hates the car and he was really sick the week before. We finally decided to make it happen. We stayed in Vegas the first night. It was really cool to see the buildings and the amazing hotels. We almosted got mugged though so we decided to take off to Flagstaff, Arizona. Aaron was so excited about going to Arizona and it ended up being really smelly and really boring. Don't try to take an 8 month old to the Grand Caynon. At that point we were focused on getting home. We had fun though. We enjoyed driving and playing stupid games like, "If you were going to be eaten by a shark, tiger, or bear, which one would it be?" You can learn a lot about someone with these types of random questions. We played games with Tyler, had picnics, and laughed a lot. So all and all our long road trip was a good vacation. But I have to say there is no place like home.

I love my health!

Wow it has been a rough week.  Tyler is sick again.  He has been sick almost every other week since Thanksgiving.  I thought breastfed babies didn't get sick!!  We have been through RSV, Colds, Stomach Viruses, Ear infections, and Teething.  I think I am going to go to school to be a pediatric nurse! (LOL) I should be an expert by now.  The hardest thing that comes with dealing with a sick baby is the worrying.  I worry about everything.  I think I have aged 10 years in the past week.  I made my first visit to the emergency room this week with Tyler.  I think the doctor thought I was a little crazy but I just needed some assurance to know Tyler was o.k.. (I know it is going to cost me crazy money for that little bit of reassurance!) My sister tells me you never stop worrying that it is just motherhood.  I have learned to appreciate the good and healthy moments. I wish there was a crazy overreactive mom hotline I could call sometimes.  Luckily I have some close friends and family that help me get through the hard times.  Everyone tells me I won't be as bad with the second one. 

The Fun Times

(He was so mad at me!)

Being a mother has been challenging but so wonderful.  Aaron travel's so it gets tough sometimes but he is such a huge help the days he is in town.  Parenthood requires a lot of team work.  We finally feel like we are getting it down.  Tyler is a little toot.  He now screams when you take things away from him.  He will pull your hand away if you are blocking him from grabbing something.  He is so fun though.  He loves the dogs and they are so put out by him.  He loves his baths and he loves to chase mom and dad around the house.  His little laugh just makes us melt. He is 8 months today and I cant believe we have made it this far.   Life without a child seems so boring.  This week we are taking a 20hr road trip and Tyler hates the car!!  Wish us luck.

Don't Rob Us!

Today was something new and crazy for me.  As city as my husband looks he really is quite the country boy.  Aaron is a closet gun collector and he got the itch for an AR 15.  Because of the recent election people are going crazy trying to get guns.  So Aaron has been looking for weeks and has had no luck finding the gun he wants.  We have driven all over Ft. Worth and Dallas trying to find it.  So randomly Aaron found a gun show today in Mesquite.  OMG what a crazy thing!!  I have been to bridal shows, baby shows, and now I can say I have been to a GUN SHOW!  If you have not been to one you are not missing much.  I have never seen so many Red Necks and Gansters in one place.  I must have been a really awesome wife because the gun dealer kept saying, "so your wife is cool with this!"  He even had a wife o.k. check box on his form.  So Aaron has scratched his itch and has one more toy for his collection.

Crawling Everywhere

Tyler is getting into everything these days. Even though he doesn't do a normal crawl his little army crawl gets him around nicely.