HOORAY FOR NEW BABIES!!

My newest nephew Will was born TODAY!!! (in the wee hours of the morning!) He is a tiny little thing at 6 lbs 15 oz. (almost an entire pound smaller than Owen!!) Here is my brother and his wife with WILLIAM TYLER!! Happy birthday Will!

Picture Perfect

Here are a couple of Owen's newborn pictures, followed by some of his 6 month pictures. So sweet. I love this boy. More than anything. (I need to scan in his 3 month pictures and post them).

Owen has a message....

Owen's dad is rad!! He finished the BAR!! Whew! That was a long three years of studying for one three day test!! Thankfully, that is DONE!!! Now, to find a job....

AND FOR GOOD MEASURE:

Even though I (Owen's mom) finished my master's a year ago, he is still proud! :-)

We went to an anniversary party last weekend. And, there is not better excuse (actually...who needs an excuse??) for Owen to sport a sweater vest!

I discovered what it would be like to have twins, and a 2 1/2 year old last week! I babysat some friend's kids (5 months and 2 1/2) last Thursday for a bit. It started off really well. Zoe (the 5 month old) was asleep in her car seat for about 30 minutes of the hour and a half they were here. When she woke up it was no big deal. I stuck her in the Bumbo, and Owen in his bouncer. I put on a Veggie Tales CD and we sang songs. They thought it was hilarious. Meanwhile, Joshua (2 1/2) is lining up my cookie cutters across the floor. View evidence:
So, when Zoe woke up we sang songs, as I mentioned. On cue, both babies started crying. Scratch that. SCREAMING. Bloody murder. Um. Hmm. What do I do?? I somehow manage to get both babes onto my lap. I am bouncing and singing, to no avail. More screaming. LOUDER screaming. Owen is upset because Zoe is upset, and he get MORE upset when I try to comfort her instead of him. We had a guest sleeping in the guest room (Travis was out of town for the BAR). I started laughing, because really, how else do you deal with that situation. Laugh or cry, I figure. So, laughing was the only way to cope. Then I discovered Zoe had a horrendously awful diaper. Of course. So, I get the supplies out, and set up shop on the floor, screaming baby in front of me, screaming baby to the right of me, and toddler stringing cookie cutters behind me. I am used to changing a boys diaper, and Zoe is a cute little chunky thing, so the rolls made it harder. I am still laughing. At this point, to keep myself from crying. So, my house guest comes out of the guest room and tiptoes down the hall to see what kind of war she is walking into. She peaks around the corner and says timidly, "hiiii?" Then we both start laughing. She has to help me a bit with the dirty diaper, because it is taking me WAY longer than it should take any normal person to change a diaper, much less a MOM that changes 10 million diapers a week. Well, then Zoe and Joshua's mom walks in the front door. Apologizing profusely that her baby is screaming and had a rotten poop at my house. I laugh. I mean, what else to do, right? And honestly, it isn't like Zoe was trying to punish her mom (or myself) for leaving her with someone else. 15 minutes later I was back down to one baby. Whew. :-) MUCH easier.


Since then, Owen has decided that cookie cutters are much more fun to play with than any of his toys.


Ok, I think that's all for now. I will have more pictures posted in a day or two!!

Home Stretch!!

Well, today is the last day!!! In a few hours Travis will be finished!

He told me that today was the HARDEST day! So, send a few extra prayers up for him, and all the other folks taking this ridiculous test!

THANKS!

PS - HE WILL BE HOME TONIGHT!!! HOORAY!!!

Raising the BAR

Yep, that's right. The exam begins in 10 short minutes. Say a prayer for Travis. OR two, or three even. This is going to be a long week.

I know that all of us Law School Wives (There should SERIOUSLY be a club) are THRILLED for this to be over! 

TODAY....

This tiny boy:

IS 6 MONTHS OLD!!!

I can't believe it. He started of his morning blowing out his diaper (BIG TIME!!) and needing a bath. (which, I was actually fine with because he really needed to go to the bathroom. (sorry, TMI).

So far he is sitting up pretty well by himself, and he is so close to crawling it is scary!! He gets around really well, but it isn't full blown crawling yet. Lately he enjoys spitting all day long :-)

Here are a few cutie pie pics of my sweet SIX MONTH OLD boy!!




So, here is where I need your help. The last few nights Owen wakes up every hour and a half. No joke. It isn't that he is hungry, but as soon as you pick him up he falls right back to sleep. When you put him down, he wakes up and cries. This is new. Up until now, with an exception here or there, he has been a great sleeper. HELP!! What do I do?


Here is a super cute video of Owen laughing the other day.

5 Years

Well, 5 years ago today we got married!!

This is OLD! I'd say...2000, 2001? (way before we were dating!)

Vegas

Silly at Halloween

Dodger Stadium

Jersey Shore 20 weeks pregs


With hours old tiny Owen


With 2 month old Owen

With 4 month old Owen!

5 years!!! Hooray! Happy Anniversary Trav! I love you!

Should We go Private?

I was thinking about this a while ago, but haven't for a while. But, a friend is making her blog private and it made me think about it again.

There are alot of crazies, especially on the internet. Since we post pictures of our family, especially the boy, maybe it is a good idea to go private?

Thoughts?

DING DING DING. In the Blue Corner...

Weighing in at 14.5 pounds....it's OWEN PARKER TIDMORE!!!!!!

He is so cute in his tiny bath robe. Love it.

Well, this will be another post with MANY pictures. So, you can either take it in doses, one large dose, or not at all. :-) Up to you.

Here is the hat series:


Owen's first boo-boo (he crawl/scooted himself into the wall) He is fine, by the way.


His favorite thing to do on the changing table: (don't worry, we were standing very close by)


We went to a family reunion and Owen met my brother and his wife for the first time. I also got a pic of my Grandma in a silly 4th of July hat.

That is Owen's cousin Will in Wendy's belly.

Sorry Nana, had to do it! :-)

This is the "No pictures please!" series:


Owen started eating Avocado last Friday!! He LOVES it!! We started him on Peas yesterday, but he isn't a big fan of those so far. (no pics of the peas, only the avocado!)




Also this week was Owen's first time to sit in the shopping cart at the grocery store!


I made diaper cake for Wendy's baby shower! My 3rd one!

Stay tuned for a few videos coming soon!!!

Side Note: PLEASE PLEASE pray that Travis finds a job soon!! Thanks!