Haircut

Tate got his first haircut!! He just needed a little trim, and he did a very nice job sitting still. Thanks to my awesome hair stylist, Cara, for taking up this challenge. He looks soooo handsome!

Before

"Mom, what is she doing to me?"

All done!!

Mom let me have a sucker (for about 2 mins) since I was such a good boy!

So, the first haircut milestone is complete! :)

Peanut

We took Tate to the doctor on Monday for his one year appointment. There's no other way to put it--He's a peanut.

One Year Stats:
Weight: 17 lbs. 1.5 oz. (0 Percentile)
Height: 27.5 in. (2nd Percentile)

We aren't able to switch to whole milk quite yet (which I was looking forward to). We have to use the toddler formula and Dr. Nau says we need to push the calories.
Also, they did some growth hormone testing just to make sure that everything is ok.
I'm sure he's just fine. I'm certain he's just active and he eats constantly!! :)

We aren't walking yet and seem to be quite content crawling.  Little stinker!

He continues to make us smile everyday and he's got the best little personality!

I just can't believe we have a ONE-YEAR-OLD!

Love you, Taterbean!

Happy 1st Birthday!

We celebrated Tate's 1st birthday! I can't believe it! My baby is ONE!! We are sooo blessed to have this little boy in our life!
We had a great day of celebrating!

The Birthday Boy!!

YeAh!!!

Time for presents!!

Playing with Cousin Kayson!

New Playroom

After Christmas I decided that it was time to make a little toy room for Tate. We have an extra bedroom that we've used as an office, and it makes a perfect toy room for him. The walls are bare, but I've finally got it organized.

Check out the toy box from G and G Taylor. It's perfect!



Playing hard



Riding his horse from G and G Siemers

 Spoiled baby, huh? He's loving all his new toys from Christmas!

Cyclones, Hawks, and Friends

Today we had to cheer for the Cyclones AND the Hawkeyes!! I have to admit it--I let Tate put on his Hawkeye shirt for Daddy! JK!

So, does Tate make a cuter Hawkeye or Cyclone?

This made Daddy proud....

Tonight our friends Nick, Ash, and Reagan came over and brought pizza and the babies got to play. We had sooo much fun. Tate gave Reagan a ride on his 4-wheeler! They were sooo cute!

AND we were back at the doctor today. This was the 12th time at the doctor in the month of December. On top of the intestinal junk, we've also been fighting an ongoing ear infection. Since Tuesday Tate has had a high temp and won't eat or sleep. We had more blood work today and he got his 3rd shot of antibiotics in just 2 weeks. This month has been rough and we think it's probably time for tubes. We will be going to the ENT this week to see! I just wish this poor baby would feel better soon! He's been so miserable!
So needless to say, we were thankful to have friends over for a nice change of pace and some good company!

Thanks for reading! Happy New Year!

Holiday Fun

Tate was blessed with a wonderful FIRST Christmas! Let's just say he was very spoiled! His grandparents and aunts and uncles spoiled him like crazy.

Here's how we enjoyed Christmas:

On Thursday, we headed to Emmetsburg. We spent a few days with my mom and dad and Marc, Amanda, and Kenna. We enjoyed lots of great food, Christmas Eve mass, and some extended family members.
It was sooo cozy at my parents and with the view of the frozen lake it looked almost like a white Christmas. 

Tate enjoyed all the attention and was in a great mood even with a terrible cold! Good Boy!

Grandpa and Grandma Siemers

A little relaxin'!

Uncle Marc and Amanda

Ready for church

On Christmas day we got up and enjoyed Santa's gifts. After a wonderful Christmas meal (thanks to my mom), we headed to Creston to enjoy time with the Taylor's.

Ryan, Janelle, and Kayson greeted us at Grandma and Grandpa Taylor's. We opened more gifts and played. Jean Ann had a bunch of good food too.  Blair and I are blessed with moms who sure know how to cook. We NEVER go hungry!:)

Grandpa and Grandma's living room was full! We let the boys open their gifts and play. After they were all snuggled in for the night, the adults got to enjoy opening gifts and chatting! We enjoyed that sooo much!

We thought the highchair would be a great way to 'contain' Tate!

The Birthday Boy, Kayson!!

I'm bummed that I didn't get more pictures at the Taylor's..what was I thinking? I guess we were tooo busy playing! :)


We were very blessed in 2011 and can't wait to see what's to come in 2012! One thing's for sure--we'll be celebrating a first birthday! Yikes- it makes this mommy sad!

Happy Holidays!!



Sick baby...

Poor Taterbean has been sick for over 2 weeks now with not only an ear infection, but also a terrible intestinal infection. It all started 3 Fridays ago with extreme vomiting and has continued for 2 solid weeks. We've been to the doctor 8 times! Ugh. They've run lots of tests and he had a couple rounds of antibiotics (both orally and shots). Poor baby was down to just 15 1/2 pounds! Today I took him back for a recheck and he still has the ear infection and is still fighting the intestinal junk (10-15 dirty diapers per day). We started soy formula today and will continue a strict diet.
I hope this poor baby gets better soon. We are sooo thankful that he's been in great spirits!

Now for a happy note.
We got to celebrate Christmas with the Taylor family this weekend...the whole clan. We had a great time and Tate was spoiled! On Sunday, we helped Kayson celebrate his third birthday! We can't believe he's 3!
Enjoy the pictures!!

...AND Tate is 11 months old.

And this next picture is just plain cheesy and it's cracks me up! This is typical now whenever we pull out a camera!

Thanks for reading!!! Merry Christmas!