Ty is 9 months old!

It has been nine months since Ty was born.  He came out screaming, and continued to scream and be unhappy for months.  Then suddenly, he became happy at around the 5-6 month mark.  He is still happy at the 9 month mark so Mommy and Daddy have been lucky.  Right now he has a little hair and 6 teeth.  He has learned how to play "How big is Ty....Sooooo Big!!!!".  He also has learned how to communicate "more" in sign language which is a particularly instrumental piece of communication when he is trying to signal that he wants more food.  Speaking of which, he likes ice cream and chocolate cake - go figure.  He also can wave hello and good-bye which right now is pretty cute because he uses both hands to do it and watches his hands to make sure they are moving.    

He is getting more mobile by the day and while he is not yet officially crawling he is trying like heck to figure it out.  It will probably be any day now before he crawls.   

He loves anything that is approximately the same size as he is which would include small animals and 5 year-olds.

Happy 9 months Ty!!!!

Our 2010 Summer Trip to Asheville

As I mentioned in my last blog, we recently took a trip to Asheville to visit family. As you can see in the pictures we celebrated Great Poppy’s 88th birthday and had a wonderful time with our family….and took lots of pictures. Ty loves picture time – no matter how unhappy he is, he always smiles for pictures.


When we got home from North Carolina I played with Grammy, who visited us for the whole week. I had a blast with Grammy and I was sad to see her go.

Mommy, Ty, Me, Grammy and Aunt Barb

Family shot:  Jessica, Great Grammy, Great Poppy, Me, Ty and Mommy, Aunt Lori
(Back row) Lisa and Mason, Great Aunt Janet, Great Uncle Mike, Great Aunt Barb, Great Uncle Talmadge, Grammy, Drew, Great Uncle Don and Great Aunt Fran!

Grammy and Aunt Barb!  Nice sister pic.

Great Uncle Don and Great Aunt Fran with Ty.

Ty with Great Aunt Janet and Stweart.

My Grammy, Ty and Great Grammy.

Me helping Poppy open presents at his 88th b-day party!

Grammy and her grandkids.

Great Poppy and Ty

Great Grammy and Ty

Great Uncle Mike and Ty

Great Grammy, Great Poppy, Ty and Me!

The Dog Whisperer

Monty is still my best buddy in the entire world.  He is the best big dog that ever lived.  I love you Big Monty!

Holly with Aunt Janet's dog, Stewart.

Holly with the lost dog, Joe.

A couple of weeks ago we had a terrible thunderstorm. As Mommy and I drove home, we came across a little dog wandering in the middle of the street through the pouring rain. Mommy stopped the car, opened the door, and the little dog jumped in. Unfortunately, the little dog did not have an identification collar so we could not immediately return him to his owner. He was obviously lost and scared so we drove him back to our house.

The little dog immediately made himself right at home at our house and Mommy began to email the neighborhood in search of his Mommy and Daddy. Mommy explained to Daddy that she could not just leave that little dog all alone in the rain – what was she supposed to do, drive by him? I think Daddy felt that there was more than one answer to this question but you should know after 200 posts on this blog that we don’t care what he thinks.

If Monty had any doubts whatsoever about how easily he could be replaced, he no longer has those doubts. I held that dog in my arms and on my lap for as long as Mommy and Daddy would let me. Poor Monty was so jealous.

We eventually found the owners of the dog and I was sad to see him go when his Daddy came to pick him. Mommy and Daddy showed me where the little dog’s house is and every time we drive by I look for my new friend, Joe.

Shortly thereafter we went to North Carolina with Grammy for our annual pilgrimage to Asheville to see the Watts side of the family. We had lots of fun and I got to play with my favorite little dogs in the world – Baby Ruth and Snickers. I also played with Stewart, my Aunt Janet’s dog. The nice part about little dogs is I get to hold them and walk them. Monty is too big for that.

Holly giving Baby Ruth a treat at Aunt Barb's house in NC.