Tye & baby

Tye already loves his baby sis!

Okay...I couldn't have a completely uneventful pregnancy. I was heading down the stairs at my mom & dad's and tripped on my foot which ended up tangled underneth me. I had a sore foot but the baby was moving so I was not too worried. My doctor told me to go to labor & delivery to get monitored to be safe. Once there and hooked up to the monitor I started contracting every 2 1/2 to 4 1/2 minutes. I had seven in the first 35 minutes but could not feel them. An IV was started to give me a large amount of fluids in the first hour. Not too long after that I started to feel the contractions and they were not slowing down. I was given a shot to relax the smooth muscles which includes the uterus. That seemed to do the trick and I have been fine ever since.

Trip to Michigan

The Welton family

Chase Alan Anderson, our new nephew, was baptised while we

were visiting Easter weekend in Ludington, Mi.

Tye's NICU buddy, Cameron, came to visit us in South Haven. Marisa and my due dates were within a couple days, but Cameron was born at 29 weeks, a week before Tye. They are within a half of pound of each other and have both suffered from reflux. It is great to have Marisa....no one can truly understand unless you have experienced it!

Uncle Scott
Tye had a great time playing cars, rough housing, and riding around
in his Uncle's golf cart.




Snuggles with oma and Elliot.




My favorite picture.
Taylor, Tye's cousin, can get the best smiles out of him.
She is always a huge help when we are visiting!



Uncle Rich & Aunt Tracey's boat
Tye is obsessed with all means of transportation these days, including boats!






Tye colored Easter eggs for the first time at his grandma's house. He was very
neat and cautious, the opposite of his cousin, Jordyn!

Jordyn and Chase with their Unlce Bob.

Aunt Tracey with Tye on one of his five Easter egg hunts.

His mom got a ton of candy, bummer!

Tye's first Easter egg hunt at Oma's with Taylor,

Trevor, and Colten. He had to find all the

football eggs and caught on very quickly!

Our new nephew, Chase. Isn't he a cuttie?

Line of Cars

Lately, Tye has been in to lining toys up. He makes a line of cars on the coffee table or couch or floor. It has been freaking me out a little but my mom assures me that it can be typical behavior for a toddler. I will be keeping an eye on him!

26 Weeks

Okay Bob took the third picture of me and told me it was hard to tell what my belly looked like with the dark shirt, so I lifted my shirt for the next pic. Tye then wanted to show off his baby in his belly! We thought it was so darn cute!!

Tye's 2nd Birthday

Tye had quite a busy day on his birthday. It started out with a trip to Lowe's with his daddy. He loves to ride in the car shopping carts! On Thursdays we have music class so we were off to do that next. Then on to feeding therapy which makes for a busy morning. Tye is doing a little better with his eating...he has slowed down on throwing and spitting food and increased the amount he eats at meals. We still have a long road ahead, though. Back to his birthday....after lunch and a nap we met a couple friends at an indoor play area called Rafiki. They played and brought gifts that Tye is opening in the pictures above. Well, we ended the day meeting Bob at Toys R Us to pick out a new toy. This is the last picture. He loves their Thomas the Train table. We did not have a party for Tye until the Saturday after his actual Birthday. We had a truck party with good friends at our new house. It was a good day but a little sad not to be with family.

Almost 25 Weeks

Here I am at 24 1/2 weeks. Baby is still moving like crazy all day long! Now you can see her moving by watching my belly. It's crazy how quickly she is growing! The books say she is about 1 1/2 lbs. and 9 inches long at this time of gestation. I'm only 3 1/2 weeks away from the time my water broke with Tye so many memories are entering my brain from that difficult time. We have our fingers crossed that I will go all the way this time!!

Tye's Bed

If you haven't heard already Tye has not been too fond of the toddler bed. Actually since we took down the side of the crib he has not sleep one night or one nap in it. We have not been able to figure out why he prefers the lazy boy over his bed. Bob went in to check on him a couple nights ago and this is how he was sleeping. Usually he is on his tummy half off the chair...this position looks a little more comfortable. In the new house Tye will have a new twin bed and no lazy boy in his room. I hope to break him of this habit so he can get better sleep!