Damage Control

I cannot believe my baby is 10 months old already! Before I know it I will be planning his first birthday party. I am entering a stage of motherhood that I call "damage control". It basically means that I spend ALL of my time making sure that Ty doesn't get into anything too dangerous, messy, or already claimed by his territorial sisters. Gone are the days of me relaxing during naptime, as it is my only time during the day to try and restore some sense of organization to our home. It has been quite a while since I had mobile baby, and I am seeing why I was so exhausted having the girls so close together! But despite it all, it is pretty darn cute seeing my little guy crawling everywhere, pulling himself up on anything he can hold on to, and basically exploring everything around him.

I really should have cropped and rotated this picture, but oh well! Ty HATES holding still for a diaper change, and frequently escapes before I can get a new diaper on him. I am going to jinx myself by saying this, but in 10 months I have only been peed on once by him! And our carpet is still pee free. I'm sure that will change!

Here is Ty's first haircut on New Year's Day. Behind his ears he had a patch of long hair. It was actually kind of cute, and would get all messed up every time he nursed. But he was starting to pull on it, and I think it bothered him. So it is gone now. :( This picture cracks me up because he is holding my new lipstick.

Below is a video of Ty showing off his speaking skills. His first word is officially "Dada", and Todd is just eating it up! I will be holding Ty and Todd will walk into the room and Ty will immediately start saying "Dada". I am a little jealous, but I still think Ty loves me best. :)

New Years' Rockin' Eve!

Who needs Dick Clark when you can have your own dance party? Not us! We celebrated New Year's Eve in style... with the kiddos! We ate dinner at Red Robin, spent our Christmas money at Target, then came home to boogie. I am LOVING my "Guilty Pleasures: Delicious Grooves from the 90's" CD from Santa. :) The girls had a blast taking turns teaching us dances. Todd is such a good sport, as you will see in the first video. (which is regretfully sideways, because I keep forgetting that I shouldn't record in that direction...grr!) We had a great time.

After the kids were in bed, Todd and I played games all night. I kept falling asleep, but was determined to see the ball drop. 2009 wasn't exactly a great sleeping year for me, and I would really love to get to sleep through the night at least ONCE during 2010!

Aside from sleep deprivation, 2009 was one of the best years of my life. I am actually sad to see it go. It seems like every year of motherhood just gets better and better, but I am a little nervous to have a little toddler boy! :) 2010 will surely keep me on my toes!