He's On the Move!

It's official... Ty is mobile. He started crawling last weekend and there's no stopping him. Here he is exploring Tommy's room.

And one of the things Ty likes to do in his spare time is laugh at Dorsi. Here's one of their favorite daily activities.

Nursing Home Wedding

We went to Washington DC in December for the wedding of Dean's cousin Emily to Nick Kriz. It was awesome and we had a great time, but Dean and Emily's grandmother was not able to make it. So this weekend they had a little re-enactment and brought the wedding to Granny at Westminster Oaks. Emily wore Sally's dress (which was absolutely beautiful), I played the piano, Tommy was the ring bearer, and Dean performed the 90 second ceremony. I think Granny really enjoyed it. And so did the other 20 or so residents who raced to get a seat in the sunroom. I guess it's not every day that a woman walks through an assisted living facility in a wedding dress! One man apologized for showing up uninvited, but Emily and Nick were so gracious. They even made personal visits to the rooms of residents who were bed-ridden!

After the ceremony, we all headed to the Bistro down the hall for an ice cream cup reception.   Tommy was in his glory. 

Girls Win!

With Aunt Sue, Uncle Rich, cousin Emily, and husband Nick in town, Tommy finally got to stage his much-anticipated Boys vs. The Girls event. I think the girls won. We ambushed him while he was getting ready and then everything broke loose. Here's a clip of part of it. I'm still not sure what happened or what the goal was. But Tommy had a blast and is still talking about it.

Batter Up!

Two weekends ago marked the beginning of "the most wonderful time of the year" in the Inserra household. At least in Dean's eyes. Don't get me wrong, I love going to FSU baseball games, but Dean's like a kid at Christmas time. So we packed up the family for a day of Inserra Family Fun and headed to FSU for fan day. It was advertised that the kids got to run around the bases but they actually had to stay in the outfield. Ty was content to hang out while Tommy ran around.

Then we got the locker room tour. Last year, Tommy's highlight of seeing the locker room was getting to drink blue Powerade. This year he was a little more into the whole thing. That may or may not be James Ramsey's dirty sock that Tommy is holding.

Here he is in front of the Buster Posey shrine... I mean display.

Boys vs. Girls

Preschool has taught Tommy a number of things. But most of all it's brought out his competitiveness. And that carries over into our family. Lately he's been all about "Boys vs. Girls" things. And a couple weeks ago, when he found out that Dean's cousin Emily and her new husband Nick would be coming for a visit along with his Uncle Rich and Aunt Sue, Tommy figured this would be the ultimate "Boys vs. Girls" event.

He started setting up two weeks ago. He's lined up his wrestlers and animals in his room over and over. When I tell him he needs to clean his room, he explains that it's set up for when everyone comes for Boys vs. Girls. I know he's excited, but personally I think that's his way of getting out of cleaning. At least that's what I would have done when I was his age.

We're not exactly sure what Boys vs. Girls means. So far we know that the boys are the bad guys and they can choose to be dragons, zombies, or knights (I guess knights are bad guys). The girls are princesses. And we have locker rooms. The boys' locker room is Tommy's room and the girls' locker room is Dean's and my room. And we've been told that we'll go in there to put on our princess jewelry.

A wrench was thrown in the plan today when I told him that Dean or I would pick up Nick and Emily from the airport tomorrow and take them to MeMe and BeBe's house. But he didn't miss a beat and just informed me that the boys' locker room would be moved to his playroom over there and the girls' locker room will be MeMe and BeBe's bedroom. And he also mentioned that he'd need to bring all his toys over there so they could be ready.

So Rich, Sue, Emily, and Nick, get ready. Tommy's expecting full participation. Just a heads up.

December 9, 2010

Besides being my adorable nephew Mac's first birthday, this date also holds some significance for me. It's the last day that Ty slept through the night (which means asleep around 6:30 or 7 and awake around 4:30 or 5 am, back to sleep until 7-ish. So for those of you who don't have kids, sleeping through the night still means ridiculously early mornings). After that date, we went out of town (which is the kiss of death for kids learning to sleep through the night), he got a flu shot, followed by two teeth, croup, and cycle after cycle of sinus crud and then two more teeth. I was wondering if he would ever sleep again.

But two nights ago, he proved me wrong. He's been on an antibiotic that's finally working and on Valentine's Day Eve, he slept from 8:00 pm all the way until 5:00 am. Then last night he slept from 7:00 til 5:30. Folks, we may be on our way back to a somewhat normal sleep schedule!

Mmmmmmmmm.....

Nothing excites me more on a cold, rainy morning than a sleeping baby and a beautiful bowl of oatmeal.

People don't give oatmeal enough credit. They think it's boring and dull. Well, if you don't do anything to it, it is! But cook some up, add a little chopped apple, a handful of Craisins, some toasted chopped pecans, and a dash of cinnamon, and you have a happy morning.

Sickie

This was Ty yesterday at Urgent Care with a 102 degree fever:


This was Ty today at home with a 102 degree fever:


Guess it just caught up to him.

Celebrations

We've had a good week here at the Inserra house. Mima and Papa were in town for a few days to celebrate Mima's birthday.


And Tommy had his hundredth day of school. Which apparently calls for a party.


Ty joined in the fun too.

More Than 4

Ty has decided being a newborn was more fun than being an infant who sleeps for extended periods of time. Which means that I am now a mom who wakes up lots. Again. What I'd like is more than 4 hours of consecutive sleep. Even just 5 would be wonderful. 7 or 8 would be heavenly. But more than 4.

Ty, remember these days.