Tyler

I realized that my "1 year anniversary" post yesterday, quickly turned into a "all about Hallie" post, like it usually does (she's just so dang cute), and I didn't give Tyler the credit he deserves, for surviving a whole year of being married to me. So this is a shoutout to the wonderful man I love, and a few things I love about him.
-his sense of humor..I may not understand half of what he thinks is funny, but I appreciate his ability to see the funny side of just about everything and to laugh when he see's fit
-how family oriented he is..no matter how inconvenient it may be, Tyler will bend over backwards for any family member. I respect how loyal and reliable he is. It makes him such a good husband
-he is my BEST friend. I have seen this quality in him for many, many years and I love having someone like him to talk and vent to (even when the problem is him)
-his work ethics..he is the hardest worker I know. He truely wants to earn everything we are given, and he works so hard to support our family
-we are DIFFERENT..in so many ways..but he is my strength for every weakness I have, and us being different gives our relationship an edge that we wouldn't have otherwise
-he gave me Hallie..need I say more?
-he let's me be ME. This is so easy to take for granted because it has never been an issue. He allows me to be who I am, and loves me for it..even at my worst
-no flowers, or jewelry, or presents can compare to the way I feel when he just says that he's proud of me. Because that's all I want in life..to make him proud, because he deserves the best me that I can be

I love my husband, and I can't wait to make our 'family is forever' a reality. I am so thankful for all he does for me, and I couldn't ask to be loved more than I am

Happy 1 year!

Tyler and I celebrated our first anniversary last Sunday. I cant believe it's already been a year. Or, I can't believe its ONLY been one year with how much has changed in our lives. It's crazy that we already have Hallie..there are times when I find myself wishing we had enjoyed married life together longer, but I would never change having her here with us. I know she was sent to us for a reason, and although sometimes Im not sure why or how, I know she will bring us many blessings having her this early. At least Tyler and I have now been together three years, so we have had our time to be just us, and to learn about eachother..because there is no time for that now! Please dont get me wrong though, I do NOT regret having Hallie, I love her more than life itself!

We celebrated our anniversary on Saturday. We slept in, played with Hallie, and got the house cleaned! Then my mom came over and watched Hallie so we could go out. We first went to Cantina Laredo at the San Tan Mall. We split a steak and chicken fajita platter. It was very filling, but I was saving room for dessert. MEXICAN BROWNIE! If you have not tried this, you need to! A huge chcolate brownie with pecans and walnuts comes out on one of the fajita platters so its nice and hot. Then they scoop vanilla ice cream on top and then pour a vanilla creme sauce over it so it sizzles and carmalizes the brownie. Sooo good.

After dinner we went to the pet store to of course look at all the cute boxers that we wish we could have, but definitely could not handle. Then we went into Helzberg, just to see if they had my ring. The San Tan store was the place I first saw my ring two years ago, and I have never seen it since. I love that Ive never seen anything close to it, because that means its unique! After we were bamboozled to buy everything we saw, we headed over to the Disney Store just for fun. We were actually just killing time.

I have been asking, no begging, Tyler to go ice skating for a few years, and Ive always been told no. He broke his wrist once roller blading, and has been scared to try ice skating ever since. I have never been ice skating as a couple, and Ive always wanted to because I think ice skating holding hands is just so cute. I finally talked him into it, and then we found out we get in free being military! Score! Tyler was a little nervous, but as soon as he got onto the ice, I realized that my vision of us skating off into the distance wasn't much of a reality. I have gone ice skating about five times, and I still have to hold on to the wall for the first few rounds. Not Tyler I guess. He got on the ice and skated off! He was a pro at it! But we had so much fun, and Im glad he liked it.After ice skating, we went to Blockbuster and got some movies. Then we came home, and we snuggled with this little one

Speaking of little one, she is two months old this week! We went to the doctors, and she's now 10 lb 10 oz. 24 inches long! Her jaundice is gone, and she's looking good. For her stomach issues, the dr. suggested that we give her apple juice. I was so excited that she gets juice! I was telling the dr. that hallie is always upset and crying. She was asking if she smiles on command, and just after I told her Ive only seen her smile in her sleep, SHE SMILES at the Dr!!! I was so frustrated! I didnt get the first smile! The person that was soon going to give her shots got the first smile! And I havent seen her smile since...So the dr. thinks her communication skills are slow, but not a worry until she's four months. But she thinks she'll catch up soon. Her gross motor skills are beyond what they should be at her age, since when she's on her tummy she can push her chest up and look around, and grab something when its in front of her. So she's doing good, I just hope that she starts getting happy soon. She did so good getting her shots, and afterwards she slept the whole day snuggled up next to me. I want to give her shots more often, because she was such a peaceful happy baby...which I never would of thought.

Sigh...

Well, Hallie is now 8 weeks this week. I love her sooo much, but I wish so badly that she was more of a happy baby. The only time she's happy is when she's dreaming, and Im starting to get discouraged without any sign of happiness from her. Now that she's almost 2 months, she's supposed to be alert more and sleep less throughout the day. Ya..Im seeing that..but instead of a happy alert baby when she's awake..we get nothing but screams. She has this ear peircing scream that makes it sound like she's in pain. She does it when she's put down, when she drops her pacifier, when she's wet...it just goes on all day long. Its getting so overwhelming to have this unhappy baby just screaming at me all day long. I feel so bad for her..because I dont want her to be unhappy, but I have absolutely NO idea what she wants. She even cries when she's held. I was not very good at following the no dairy rule, just because I had such a strong feeling that it wasnt the dairy that was causing her problems..but now Im rethinking that. Or she might just be a crying baby. Tyler had cholic until he was 6 months, and Ive heard the chances of a baby getting it if one of the parents had it is pretty high, so Im not sure. Her 2 month appointment is next week (like shots will help to this crying madness) so we'll talk to the doctor then and see what we can do. I would give anything to have a happy Hallie. I want to see my baby smile!

Other than that (which pretty much consumes our lives), things are going good. Tyler is really liking his new job at the apartment complex, and is so glad to be done at UPS. And we'll be enjoying the higher paychecks once they start coming in regularly. Our 1 year anniversary is this next week, and weve been racking our brains figuring out what to do and gifts to give and all of that. All we know is Hallie is going to my moms for a much needed break!