Chillin'

Yup, that's what we're doing! It feels great!

4 month stats

We went to the Doc yesterday. Ty did great with his shots. He screamed initially, but immediately stopped crying once I picked him up. What a sweet boy he is.

Height: 26 " - 80%

Weight: 14.7 lbs - 45%

Head: 16 3/4 - 50%

The pedi gave permission to start feeding Ty solids, so I'll be trying to give him a little rice cereal for lunch today. I'm excited.

Newborn to 4 months

Look how Ty has grown!

Newborn

(still one of my favorite pictures- his lips are so delicious)

1 month

2 months

3 months

4 months

He's not sure about this toy- nope he doesn't like it... yet!

He loves his Winnie the Pooh book. I gave it to him yesterday, so it was a new toy to him and he played with it the whole night. We went to a Stake Christmas program last night, and he wouldn't let it go. I had to take it away from him because it was too loud. He got mad at that, but we quickly gave him the paper program so he played and sucked on that. Don't worry, he didn't eat any paper.

This is just precious! Pax was singing to him.

As you can see, over the past 4 months he has grown so much, lost LOTS of hair, is able to hold his head up, can smile and laugh, has developed a stubborn personality, and just LAST NIGHT he rolled over from his tummy to his back. Of course it was accidental, but he did it twice. He is the sweetest baby and we just LOVE him so much! Already 4 months!

Growing!

A growth spurt's a comin' again I believe. He is fussier than normal and hungry more often. Since week 2 I have had to supplement with formula, and now I think he starting to prefer the bottle. The milk just comes faster and easier for him. He has been really ornery when my milk isn't coming as quickly as when he first starts eating. He starts screaming and jerking his head like he won't eat anymore from me, but only from a bottle. Darn kid.

When did Ty learn the 'Happy Baby' yoga pose?

Things that Ty likes right now are:

• naps
• baths
• his pacifier
• lying on his tummy and grabbing his feet
• getting his diaper changed - he is ticklish at his inner thigh, so whenever I wipe him, he laughs.
• sucking and chewing on anything he can get in his mouth, including his whole fist. He can almost get it all in!!
• Mommy's voice
• trying to hold onto toys and play with them
• drooling and spitting up all over Mommy.
• Daddy's tickling
• kicking and waving his arms (pretty violently) while lying on the ground
• going on short car rides. No more long ones please. He is a seasoned traveler, after last weekend's trip. He's been to Idaho, Utah, Tyler,TX, Crockett, TX, and now Natchitoches, LA
• watching other babies and kids play
• tummy time - only for about 5-10 minutes
• talking and singing when no one is looking- or so he thinks. Whenever I play the piano or sometimes when the music is on in the car, he starts talking/singing. Then whenever I stop or the song ends, he stops too. That's why I think he's trying to sing. It's so cute.

We are nearly done with our Christmas shopping, and it feels good!! We have several small presents to get, and then one big purchase to make - and that is for ourselves. This year, our Christmas present to each other is a dining room table set. Now we've just gotta find one!

ONLY 17 DAYS LEFT TIL CHRISTMAS!

What's been goin on

Happy Thanksgiving! Yeah, a little late, I know. BUT I at least wanted to post this picture I snapped during our Thanksgiving trip to east Texas at Paxton's Gramp's home. There's 4 generations right there! Isn't that sweet!

We had a great time in Crockett visiting family and eating really good food! That was my SECOND Thanksgiving dinner, but it was still delicious. Thanks Rita!

Here's my sweet Ty smiling big!

And concentrating hard on the vacuum Dad was pushing around.

His poor hair is falling out! This pic was taken a week and a half ago, and he's lost even more! BUT, that section in the back is still goin' strong!

Ty is now 16 weeks, and getting bigger and louder! I think he may be teething.. not really sure though. Anyway, it's his feeding time RIGHT NOW, so I gotta go.

p.s. I decorated our new fake tree we bought yesterday. I strung all the lights, got tons of decorations today, and put em all on there. It's a beauty. I love the Christmas holiday.

Talking Ty

ENJOY

Idaho/Utah trip

Look at that tongue

I was in Idaho & Utah for two weeks visiting family awhile ago. I got back last week... anyway, Ty enjoyed being spoiled and getting attention 24/7 while we were there. I got tons of adorable pictures and a few great videos of the fam entertaining him. Here's a super cute video with Leslie making him laugh.

I had a great time with the family. It was so fun to show off baby Ty while he is still young. If I hadn't gone then, I wouldn't have seen the family til next summer.

Look at the face Ty is giving Mikayla... haha.

tummy time at Grandma's

Ty fell asleep in Leslie's arms...

and in Katie's arms.

All the nephews & nieces loved Ty to pieces.

Travis & Andrew reading Ty a book. Garfield is pretty entertaining apparently...

little Luke

Grandma & Grandpa Myers

chillin' at Leslie & Justin's house

The night before I left, I met up with a few college friends!! It was so good to visit and catch up. Angie is due at the end of December with her 2nd baby and first girl. They're naming her Miriam... so cute. And Jamie is pregnant with her first!!! Congrats Jamie!

I had a great time! Ty was a good little traveler. He is such a good, easy baby. So sweet. When we got home, Ty had some major jet lag I think, because he crashed. He slept tons. It took a couple days to adjust back to the Dallas time zone, but we are back to normal now. We missed home and Paxton and a routine. It's good to be home.

3-month growth spurt

Ty is 3 months next week, and he's already starting his growth spurt. I thought I was doing good when he was sleeping 7 hours at night, taking good long naps, and eating well. Well, it's all out the window now. Ty is fussy and crying a lot more, I am fussy and crying a lot more.. It's just a great ol' time here at the Hobson household. "They" say growth spurts last about 2-3 days. I'm hoping today is the last day! Please Oh Please!

250th

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Hope your day is SPOOKTACULAR!

Please check out my previous post- I still have starts available.

(It's my 250th post. thus the title :)

Who wants some?

I have 4 Amish Friendship Bread starts-- who wants one?? I need to give it away quick! Let me know!

p.s. Those cookies I made yesterday were really really good. Check out the recipe link below. I made a few moderations, so if you're interested just let me know. :)

These days

That's what he's been doing these days. Hangin out, crying, sleeping, crying, eating, crying, but also a whole lot of smiling. Go ahead, click on the picture to see a close up. He is just as cute when he cries.

For the past month or so he's shown interest in toys, and just colorful things in general. I lay him on the ground and set toys all around him so when he swings his arms like crazy, he can feel the toys and make them rattle and stuff. I caught him one day laying there (well there's not much he can do about that) and he was turned to one of the toys and smiling and jabbering. So cute.

I also catch him doing this.

He stretches his arms out, and holds them there for awhile. Talk about arm and shoulder strength! haha He's posing like a cheerleader. Oh I sure hope he doesn't pursue that route. We're rooting for a basketball, baseball, or football player or all 3!

Well, TONIGHT is the big Hobson Family Pumpkin Carving Contest! There's lot of competition this year, so we'll see who pulls through to win! Paxton has won the last 3 years, but EVERYONE is hoping to shut him down this year. I'll be sure to post pics of all the pumpkins and who won 1st, 2nd, 3rd & so on.

Also, today I am trying a new cookie recipe that I found on the Food Network. It has Nutella in it. We'll see how it tastes.

11 weeks

Ty is 11 weeks old today. Last night was his first time sleeping in his crib in his own room. He did great! I still am trying to figure out how to get him to sleep longer though. He's sleeping 7 hours before he wakes up to eat, but I'm wanting him to sleep like 10 hours. I'm hoping he'll just grow into it I guess...

Please..

"Please.. no pictures."

"Fine, just take one."

He's in the zone in one of these...

Two weekends ago, we went to the Peterbilt plant. They were having an open house type thing with free barbeque ! Yum! We got to walk around the plant and kind of see step by step how the trucks are made! Since Paxton had been there several times to audit the inventory, he knew how it all worked. So we walked around and he explained everything. It was pretty cool!

Ty is getting bigger and cuter! He loves to play with his toys. Just this morning I laid him on the ground and put toys around him. He laid there for 45 minutes looking at the toys, talking to them, and trying to hit them with his arms that he still cannot control. But he's trying.

He is almost 11 weeks. He has been sleeping a lot longer through the night now!!! Very exciting. The first time he slept through most of the night was last Monday- I think?? (I need to keep record of these things) He slept from 9:30pm til 5:45 am! I kept waking up so surprised he still hadn't woken up! It was bittersweet. I want him to sleep through the night, but I was just about to burst- if ya know what I mean. He has slept 7-8 hours for the past 2 nights, and one other night last week.

I am attempting to start him on a more structured schedule. Right now, he has not been taking naps at the same time everyday. He does not wake up at the same time every morning, so he eats at different times and then takes naps at different times. I just want to have more of schedule for myself- so I know when he'll be down for his naps. I guess it'll just kinda fall into place. We'll see.

Here are some more pics of Ty!

Superman! He's got some strong abs.

Isn't he just so scrumptious?! I love him!