"Today you are you, that is truer than true"

  Thanks Dr. Seuss and Dr. S for performing Tyce's ear surgery this morning.   From the moment at the hospital when they said he did not pass one of his ear tests we were concerned.  We were first time parents with a lot being thrown at us all at once.  But, today we are so happy because Ty is who he is and that is so true.

  He loves to be read too and he loves to read, he loves to make funny faces and he loves to talk to us.  Most of all he LOVES to smile.  Ask anyone who knows him, he doesn't stop smiling.  We can't even take him to the store without him smiling at EVERYONE!!!  

My dad reading me the book "Just go to bed"

Haha mom, colors are funny!

Sleepy...

Just kiddin'

Movin'

Miss Sondra would be so proud of you pulling that string, here is our proof!

Phone I gotcha!

  And we prayed that everything would turn out perfectly today. And so far so good.  Ty left with the anesthesiologist and we said bye to our little buddy as he was taken into the surgery room. And an hour later with both grandmas in the room, your Godmother and your Grandpa in the room trying to make mom and dad smile you came back and the doctor said you did so well and your ears look great.  We go back next week for a follow up and one more hearing test.  Today, you are being you again, smiling, babbling and telling us all about it!  All about how we woke you up too early and you weren't a fan of any of it, but now you just want to read, play, kiss your dog and say na na, na na, ba ba and tell us how big you feel.  Tyce there is no one else who is youer then you!

Thanks dad for the picture

He could hear a baby crying in the next room, and wanted to see what was all the fuss about.

"I think I'm ready to go, if that baby is crying what will they do to me?'' 

"Ok, maybe I'll stay but i'm not sure about all this"

Are you sure about this wormy?  Will you come with me?  And his worm never left his side :).

Im back guys!  Can we go home now? I'm hungry!

  Thank you Martha, Evelyn, Pita, Connie and Angie for your thoughts and prayers all day!  Ty loves his Aunts so much :) And thanks to his Grandparent's for always being there for all of us!  And above all thank you God for being with our little bug the entire time!

  Ear tubes check.

Quick entycements

  Just a quick post of our great weekend.  It started of by Tyce, Bo (our dog) and I taking a walk in nice yet short lived February Michigan weather.  Tonight the snow came back. I know I shouldn't complain or be suprised we live in Michigan but right about now Im ready for some spring.  Ok, Blooming where I am planted and currently that is Michigan. PS- It was my birthday last week and I went to the Sec. Of State to renew my plates and for 10.00 more I got the plate that allows to enter the beaches for free, yah baby, looks like Ty will be enjoying some Great Lakes this summah!

Figuring out if he likes it?

Need he tell us?  Teething BITES!

We call these healthy rolls baby!

Why hello there monkey, whatcha doin?

  And on Saturday we were invited to two birthday party's (the second one was more for mommy and daddy). The first was a very dear friend of mine that I met just a few months back after Tyce was born. She  too was 26 when she had Gabe and Gabe was her first little guy who shares 47 studly chromosomes :).  Tyce got to play with some of his buds and of course the little ladies too.

Some of the kids are missing but here is Kaitlyn, Abby, Ty and Ian 

Here are us girls with our babies!

  Then us three had dinner at Kirbys in GH it was so fun. Come to think of it,  the three of us have never gone out to dinner alone before hmmm... Anyway, It went super well! Ty as usual was very good!  Shortly after we went to my dear friend Beth's Birthday party and played some Roulette hah oh what fun.  And today our little man is exhausted.  Seriously splendid weekend, with splendid people.  I can't emphasis enough the importance of great people in your life!  

Mom do you ever stop with that thing?

Sunday nap sessions

My beautiful boy, cheeks and all! :)

Because, 8 is great!

He did so big! 

  Tyce had his first pool party.  His cousin Nash turned five and Tyce got to put on his first bathing suit!  He loved splashing in the water, and seeing all his big cousins. He also got to play games and was in the bounce house :).  I love seeing my baby explore.  

Tyce and Royce

Tyce and Aryana

Bounce boys!

They were doing some sort of dance with all the little ones, too funny,  oh my sister.

Mmm dinner was great now my cousins are loving me :)

Hi Nolan, I love you!

  And my beautiful boy turned eight months old and with eight months his personality is ever evolving. He knows how to get our attention, he fake cries, he fake screams then laughs when we pay attention to him. He flips every single time I try to change his diaper.  He holds his own bottle (these things he has been doing for at least a month). He babbles and has a scooter crawl.  I don't know if he is on track, I don't know if he is too far behind. I try not to dig into it often or ever. I know he will do things, I know he will do A LOT of things, I know that they will come.  What I do know is that today he is doing amazing things and he is a fighter, he is determined, healthy and happy.  And I don't think I am in any denial, I don't think TJ and I lie to ourselves, we know there is a possibility for this... that... or whatever but the future is that, and it really is so far away.  I never wanted to be a ''special needs'' parent, heck I still struggle with it, but most of the time I really embrace it, not because I have too, but because I know this is what God chose for me this time around. But I also know it does not define me, it is just a part of me, I am a mother first and then a mother of a child with some special needs. I also know that God trusted me this much, to give me this much, then he must have known I could handle it, because even when I thought I couldn't do it, he pushed me, made me wipe those tears and told me I was a mom now to a very amazing boy.  So get up and be his advocate because dammit for some reason I made you a social worker, do work!  So, today we will enjoy our 8 because it is the greatest stage thus far.

  I also get asked if we are having more babies.  Truthfully I didn't know at first. But after testing we found out Tyce has Trisomy 21 which is a non genetic type of Down syndrome, meaning neither TJ or I are carriers of the gene.  And truth be told 95 percent of DS is non-hereditary so it sometimes (95 percent to be exact) just happens.  With all that we have discussed it, ok, we really didn't ever discuss it, we just both have looked at each other and know we are having more, because if Tyce is the only one we will drive him nuts :). 

Favorite new thing, chewing on those toes.  Flexible?

And here are some videos. Shortly after he was hungry so I was unable to capture his scoot crawl, but I will, I'm sure of it!  (ok videos wouldn't load:( will keep working on it).

  

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