Purple People Eaters

I'm a little behind on my posts, so bear with me as I catch you up on the latest from last weekend. First, my mommy and I went to Dallas (well, Anna to be exact), and Nana flew in to meet us because we were going to one of my mommy's student's (Keon) weddings in Paris.  Aunt Claudia and Uncle Dale were really excited to see me, and by the end of the weekend, I was Uncle Dale's best buddy...maybe this means he'll let me borrow some of his tools ;)  The next morning we got up and ate breakfast and then went for the dreaded eight letter word, better known as shopping.  Not only did we go shopping, we went to one of the biggest malls in the DFW area, the Frisco Mall.  This meant a day of wandering aimlessly through millions of stores while I am stuck strapped in to my stroller without a choice of where to go.  Uncle Dale and cousin Patrick ditched me early in favor of more manly stores, while I got stuck going to places like Victoria's Secret.  Most men would think this is a pretty good deal, but I am only 4 months old and really don't care to be caught dead in a women's underwhats store.  The one good thing that did come out of the trip was that I got new shoes!  They are even Nike...I think mom is trying to brainwash me early to be a runner.  If her students have it their way, I will be either a football or basketball player because to quote one of her students, "real men don't run track".  You can imagine how that went over with her National Championship track students. 

Anyways, we finally went back to Aunt Claudia and Uncle Dale's house to get ready for the wedding and then drove the hour it took to get there.  I was asleep until the bride walked down the aisle, which was the time that I decided would be good to let everyone in the church know I was awake.  I thought it was great timing because I got to see the wedding, but my mom wasn't so thrilled.  Everything was purple at the wedding, including a lot of the guests' outfits.  Guys wore purple shirts, ties, pants, and even shoes, while girls wore purple dresses. It wasn't just the wedding party that was in a festive mood.  I was thrilled about the purple because that is the color of my favorite spring on my jumper that I like to stare at for hours.  Mommy is worried that it will be my favorite color, but I like to stare at it aimlessly just to give her a few gray hairs!  Purple People Eaters would've loved this wedding theme :)  The rest of the wedding was spent in the cry room where I could be as loud as I wanted (you see I got what I wanted ;)).  The reception was neat, and we sat next to some really sweet ladies who thought that I was just wonderful!  We topped the night off with the Aggie War Hymn, where I cry, um sang, at the top of my lungs.  At that we made our exit. 

The next day Uncle Dale decided it was time that I was introduced to tools since he and daddy love to work with these things.  He first put a glove on my hand, see picture, which was as big as my head!  I know I have big hands, but not that big.  He then gave me a light switch and showed me how to work it...well that kept me occupied and almost made us late dropping Nana off at the airport.  Oops :)  Next time, I will have to go down just for a boys weekend to find out more about these wonderful things called tools. Maybe I can work on my toy tractor next time and set it up for future tractor pulls. :)

Some of you might remember my mentioning my girlfriend, Lexi, from daycare...well, our teacher caught us kissing, took pictures, and sent them to both of our moms.  How embarassing!!!  Mom is making me post them so I can do the walk of shame.  What she doesn't know is that it can't keep us apart...never!!!!

My cousins-Taylor and Alex

In other news, my cousin, Taylor, graduated from high school this last weekend as well (yes, he officially graduated, even though he has been in Aggieland this semester).  We are all so proud of him.  Next weekend, my cousin Logan graduates, and the weekend after that my cousin Alex graduates.  They are all 3 going to be Aggies, WHOOP!!!  My cousin Tessa also had her birthday this last week. :)  Lots of big events going on it seems like. 

My cousin's Tessa and Taylor



My cousin Logan



Well, that was last weekend's adventure to the Big D...I will try and catch up this week, so I am posting about current events rather than trying and recalling the past because every day is a new day for me; I have infantitis, like senioritis, just for babies.  Until next time. 

The tot

My, what big hands you have!

Some of you may not know all the details about me, so I thought I would catch everyone up on the particulars of what has been happening these past few months since I made my grand entrance into this world.  I was born on Monday, January 31st at 9:22 in the morning and weighed 6 lbs 13 ounces and 20 inches long.  "A little one!" you might say...you would be right and wrong because you see what I lack in weight I definitely make up in super large hands and feet.  Even the doctor commented on what big limbs I have and  then proceeded to say that I will probably be big like my daddy.  I am what they call a "scrappy little fella" because the day I was born, I could already hold my head off of daddy's shoulders. 
The first month was a whirlwind of eating, sleeping, and diapers (although my mom might contest the sleeping bit :)); I was pretty much a normal baby.  Then...it all changed.  I started fussing all the time and mom couldn't figure out why; the doctors said it was colic, but it definitely was not.  Turns out I have severe acid reflux and a milk allergy. It would keep me up all hours crying hoping that if I cried enough mommy could fix it.  They switched me to formula and put me on 3 adult medications for it, which tastes extremely yucky!  Mommy was so stressed out that grandma and nana practically lived at my house.  Everyone held me all the time to keep me upright.  Long story short, many phone calls, pediatrician visits, 3 appointments with specialists, 3 tests, a drive to Dallas, extended maternity leave, a new formula, sleeping on my tummy, a white noise maker, a different feeding position, tummy time, 2 new medications and a stronger dosage later, I am much better.  I am even gaining weight, especially in the cheeks :)



oh, hello there sweet lady!



I started daycare on the 18th of April and had a rough time getting adjusted, but now everything is better and I even have a girlfriend, Anaiah (my cousin that was born 3 weeks before me), don't be jealous...your still my favorite :).  Well, I guess you could say I have 2 because Miss Bee, see picture, was my first lady and is still one of my favorites ever!!!  Lexi is the girl in my class and she is almost a year old...I know what you're thinking, "wow Tate, an older woman", but I can't help myself.  She comes over to me when I'm in the bouncy chair and smiles and me and I smile back.  She is the only one I let near the chair; I scream if any of the other kids come near me.  There's one kid, I call him fat head, who looks like he has an adult head on a baby body...kinda freaky.  You'll never guess what his favorite thing to do is...Yep, you guessed it-eat.   I definitely don't want him to come near me because he might eat me if I'm not watching him like a hawk.   



Me with my cousin Anaiah



tummy time!



Now, I am almost able to sit up on my own, I have been trying to crawl by doing superman and the army crawl on tummy time (even though I detest tummy time!!!) because I want so badly to go places.  Mom and I go for a walk almost every night (sometimes Sarah or daddy join us) and I LOVE the car.  Daddy's Ford diesel is my favorite because its noisy.   Mommy keeps talking about baby proofing the house, but what she doesn't realize is that when I'm awake, I'm using that time to look around and see what I can get into. another positive of crawling is that I won't be sitting like a lame duck waiting for fat head to eat me!  

Ok, that's enough for the day.  Until the next time! 

The Tot

Howdy y'all!

Whew!  Mommy and I finally got this thing figured out, at least we hope, even if it doesn't look perfect right now.  You know how hard it is to find good backgrounds that aren't girly?!?!  Trying to find a good tractor background is nearly impossible, so we settled on the Osh Kosh one.  Sorry dad. Anyways, we decided to create this blog so that family and friends can follow me and my family's everyday adventures in Aggieland.  Come along with me on my adventures :)

the tot