First Steps!!

About a week before Ty's first birthday he started walking!! What a fun and exciting milestone!! Ty is really excited about electronics, so we got the best videos we could. He can walk across the playroom on his own now and even turns around on his own sometimes! He has come a long way in a week! And of course, now all he wants to do is walk!!

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Jasper and Fall Fun!

A few weeks ago we took a quick trip out to Jasper. It was Tyson's first road trip and overall, he did very well. We both got a bit cranky by the final leg on the way home, but who doesn't? The weather was cold and rainy, so we really didn't leave the car for 2 days - not the most fun for a very active little boy. I took a couple pictures, but like I said, we really didn't do much.

Ty hanging out in the hotel bed.

We took a little break and let Ty drive for a bit - haha!!

So fun!! Just happy to be out of the car seat!!

I love fall. It has been so nice to get out with Ty on so many nice fall days! The weather is changing this coming week, so I am glad we got out as much as we did!

Hanging in the backyard with Mommy. What a cutie!

Big boy car seat!! I was so happy to finally get to turn Ty forward facing in the car! He likes it a lot better than rear facing (and a DVD player with Dora always helps too!).

Just playing in the leaves! I saw on the news that it was going to snow next week so we had to get outside in the leaves one last time!

Fall Family Pics!!

With Ty's birthday landing in the fall, I was excited to get some updated 1 year (11 months..) shots of Ty and some family shots in the pretty fall colors. Boy did we luck out!! The day was beautiful (actually too warm for our fall clothes) and the leaves were perfect! Thanks again Maren for doing these for us, they turned out awesome!! Here are a few of the highlights! I am super excited to print a few and put some on the walls - far away from Tyson's reach!!

11 months!!

Ty is 11 months old today!! Where has this year gone? I can't believe that we will be celebrating his birthday in 1 month!! Crazy. Life here has been pretty busy. Ty is a very active little man and knows what he wants. He loves anything electronic, especially if he is not allowed to play with it - like the cameras. Therefore, getting pictures and video of him is a HUGE challenge. Every time I pull it out he is attacking me in 2.5 secs!! He even knows the sound of it coming on, so when I try to sneak up on him to catch a moment....well, you get the idea. Our general routine every time he gets up is some cuddles, followed by playing with blocks, chase some blocks, open all the cabinets and empty them, and then run up the stairs. haha!!

Ty is standing and cruising like crazy. He can walk along all the furniture and is more and more interested in walking every day. He will take steps with help around the room and will take a falling step on his own. He is also practicing standing on his own, which is pretty fun and a proud moment for him. Recently he mastered a few other tricks including clapping, high fives, and stacking a block on top of another block (we have been building a lot of towers and playing a lot of patty cake!). He is also very interested in putting things down properly. Like putting the baby monitor down on its base or his sippy cup down on its base. He's pretty good at it, but gets mad when he can't get it after a few tries. Ty is also very chatty lately, but only he can understand his stories yet. No official first word yet!!

The other day Ty mastered a big one for me....he drinks from his sippy cup on his own!!! That's right people, he brings it to his mouth and drinks from it!! One small step towards self feeding....I hope. Eating is still up and down, but has been on the better side for the past few weeks. Sleep still sucks...who knew getting 4 hours straight would be so exciting!! I joked with Brock the other day that this year has flown by, yet I have been awake for more of it than any year of my life!! haha

Just looking cute!

Getting revved up for the first Chargers game of the season!!

Go Chargers!!!

This is my new favorite thing!! A big pet peeve of mine is the dryer door closing automatically, but Ty has been most helpful at holding the door!! Thanks buddy!!

Just out for a walk at the park! I love fall!! The weather is perfect and the colors are so pretty! Ty is also very into his toothbrush. He would not let it go to go out and held it for our entire walk and on the swings!! Weird...maybe he will be a dentist when he grows up!

This is a pic for Ty's wedding for sure!! Sucking face with the window!! He does this with the fireplace, the dishwasher, the stove....haha!! Practicing for the ladies!!

Proof!! He can do it himself!! So far this is the only thing that he will put in his mouth, but i have hope!

Loving his crazy hair!!

Loving his crazy hair!!

9 months and Moving!!!

I can't believe that Tyson is 9 months old already!! In 3 months he will be 1....wow. Since he started to crawl he has not stopped moving!! He is very busy little boy. And just crawling was good enough for all of 1 week before standing up is the new favorite activity. That one week was awesome! He would crawl around happy as can be. I could actual rinse a dish or eat a small lunch. Now....I'm lucky if I can eat a few crackers. That's one thing about Tyson, as soon as he decides he wants to do something, that is all that his mind is on. He is climbing up on EVERYTHING!! He has also started to walk a bit if you hold his hands up or his new favorite is turning a laundry basket over and pushing that around the house. I don't have a lot of pictures this post, seeing as he won't sit still long enough to pose....or he is climbing on something that he could hurt himself on...haha!!

All in all, Tyson is a very happy little boy. He giggles and smiles all the time! Love it!! He loves to crawl around the island, usually chasing me, but likes to stop and sit on one end while I have gone around the corner and then peek around and giggle at me! So cute!!! He also LOVES balls! He loves to play pass or he will throw it and chase it himself. Ty also loves books. He loves to look at them and be read to. We read books multiple times a day and I love the cuddles! Especially since we are so "on the go" now. Of course Ty has his cranky periods, did I mention we have 6 teeth now, and sleeping at night is still a far off dream for me, but I love my little buddy to pieces. I love how excited he gets when Daddy is home and how he loves to play and be active. He is amazing and is getting big soo fast!!

Cute shirt from Uncle Tony! And true too!! lol

See Mom, I stand up on my own now! Trouble!!

Ty just reading some books. Sometimes he pulls a book out and just plays with it on his own.

Cute shirt from Uncle Josh!! We are VERY excited for football to be back!!

Very proud boy! Loves to stand up by himself!

Thanks for the cute outfit Grandma!! I love it!!

Crawling!!!

After about a week of belly flopping, Tyson put it all together this afternoon and is now crawling!!! We are so proud! Very exciting times at the Lehr house. I guess the chasing now begins... ;) I shot a short video of the proud moment, enjoy!

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My little boy!!

I no longer have a baby, I have a little boy!! Ty has grown up so much in the past few weeks!! He has 4 teeth now and is "this" close to crawling - i guess I better get after that baby proofing!! It's so exciting to watch him continue to grow!! He is so much fun and a really happy little guy - when he doesn't have evil teeth attacking his poor little mouth. He looks so different with teeth - not a little baby anymore for sure...tear.

Pretty good shot of his first tooth - it's hard to capture those bottom teeth!

See my tooth Mom!!

So excited for football season - I hope this stupid lockout ends soon....lame sauce.

Could this picture be any cuter!?! Love it!!

Looking cute - working on that crawling!

Ty is getting so big - he is wearing his overalls which are 12-18 month size!! Thanks Grandma - I love my overalls!

I spiked up Ty's hair one night after his bath - it's so long and stands straight up, if I let it!!

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So smiley!!

Ty chillin' in his backyard pool - super fun on hot days!

Before you know it -there are 4!! Ty sporting his new teeth!

Another tooth pic.

I took this shot today. Ty is 8 months old and looking like such a little boy! No more baby - but he's still super cute!