Goodbye, 2010

Life is quieting down now after weeks of holidays, birthdays, family and friends. We had a wonderful Christmas. On Christmas Eve, we took Tyler to Eastpoint to spend the holiday with my parents and my grandma. My aunt, uncle and cousin came over for Christmas Eve dinner and we had a great time eating, drinking and singing Christmas carols. Tyler was especially snuggly with everyone (especially my mom and my cousin, Colleen). Tyler wasn't very interested in the many presents he got to open on Christmas morning; He was mostly excited about the new balls he got from Santa (what a surprise!). Later that afternoon, we drove back to Tallahassee and my parents spent a few days with us.





























We had a beautiful Christmas Eve sunset:















Christmas morning:









I have lived in Florida for 23 years and I had never seen it snow here until the day after Christmas in Tallahassee! We took Tyler outside to dance around in the flurries.











After my parents left Tallahassee, Matt's parents came for a visit. We had a great time with them and it was sad to see them go back to Ohio. We had a late Christmas with them, we went to the park, played games, and spent lots of quality family time together.



















My favorite part of their visit was when we went to Wakulla Springs for the afternoon. We took a boat ride and saw lots of alligators, birds and manatees.













We had our Scroggins Christmas and then we spent time playing outside in the wonderful, warm weather.













To our families: It was so wonderful to have you with us during the Christmas season. We love you so much and we are so thankful for you and for everything you do for us. Thank you for loving Tyler as much as you do. We are so blessed.

2010 was quite the year. Even though I carried and delivered Tyler in 2009, I feel like I really evolved as a mother in 2010. At least one who is a bit more confident, a bit more rested and a lot more in love. At times, I still struggle with being impatient, frustrated, overwhelmed and selfish...I have so much more to learn, but I am so thankful for this little boy.

Goodbye, 2010; You will not be forgotten. Looking forward to what 2011 will bring!

Walking

My baby is officially a toddler. Shortly after his birthday, he started walking. He gets better at it each day. Right now he is walking about 70% of the time, and still crawling about 30% of the time. It's so funny to watch his little body stagger around the apartment. He smiles so big when he walks, too; I think he's proud of himself.

In addition to walking, he is also getting his ninth tooth. I think it might be a molar because it's a little far back in his mouth, and he has a swollen, painful-looking blood blister where the tooth is pushing through.

I'm not sure if it's a result of the teething, but for the past week or so, Ty has been waking up super early - usually around (sometimes even before) 5am. He's gone through phases of early rising before, so I hope it passes soon. I refuse to get him up for the day until 6am, so he needs to learn to entertain himself until then each morning. This doesn't help me get any sleep since I'm still awake, but I'm hoping that he will get the point and start waking up later.

Tyler had his one-year appointment with his Pediatrician the other day. He had to get 4 shots and it was heartbreaking to watch. He weighs 19 lb. 11 oz. and he a little over 29 inches tall. He is in the 10% for weight, 20% for height and 60% for the size of his head (He is slowly growing into that big head).

Last weekend, two of my best friends, Jessica and Corrie, came to Tallahassee from south Florida to visit with us. They hadn't seen Tyler since he was 3 months old, so it was nice that they could spend some time with him. We had a wonderful weekend.



























Jessica bought him this Puma jumpsuit. As you can tell, he does NOT like wearing it.



Tyler thought the girls were hilarious.













One night, we took Tyler to see the Christmas lights at Dorothy B. Oven park. It was cold, but Tyler didn't seem to mind.





Now, we're looking forward to spending Christmas in Eastpoint with grandma, grandpa and Gigi, and spending New Year's in Tallahassee with Nana and Papa.



Happy Holidays!