Huge post to make up for being a slacker!

I apologize, faithful blog followers, for being such a slacker! It has been way too long since I have posted, and there has been so much going on! So, this will be one huge post to update you all on what has been going on in our lives!

First off, Ty got his first immunization shots about a month ago. I thought I was going to cry just watching the nurse stick my baby boy, but I did surprisingly well! Ty was a tough little man, and didn't cry much at all! He got spiderman band-aids, and they were too cute! Ty is doing very well, and growing fast! He now weighs about 10 and 1/2 pounds. He is also smiling and cooing so much now!

A couple weeks ago, we went to Louisville with our friends Jay and Heather (Heather is expecting a baby boy in January) to see the Muhammad Ali Museum. Anyone who knows Josh well knows how much he loves boxing, so we had to take a pic of him and Ty in front of the boxing ring! The Museum was very cool, and we had a lot of fun!

Our friends, Kathlyn and Seth, had us over for dinner a couple of weekends ago. Kathlyn is expecting a baby boy in February, and she has become a very good friend of mine. The dinner and company was excellent, and we had a great time! Thanks, guys!

We also recently got a new laptop computer. Josh had a Dell Inspirion 5160, and we had all kinds of trouble with the power adaptor not working. So, Josh called Dell, and they sent us a brand new computer!

The most recent news that we have to share is that we just moved into a new house this past weekend! Yes, we moved...again! That makes 4 moves in the past 14 months! We are super-excited about this move! We have been trying to get into a house on post at Ft. Knox for many reasons, and on Thursday, Josh called and told me to start packing! So, we started packing on Thursday afternoon, and by Friday evening we were in our new house! Thanks to our friends Katie, Rafael, Lance, and the King family for helping us pack up and move...we couldn't have done it without you! Thanks to Mom and Dad Mertz for watching Ty for us so we could unpack too! So, now we have a newly remodeled 3 bedroom, 2 bathroom house on post with plenty of room and storage! It is so much bigger than our old apartment, and now Josh doesn't have such a long commute! We are so blessed to have this new house, and we can't wait to have visitors to show it off!

So, that is what has been going on with us lately! Again, I am sorry I have been such a slacker, I will try not to let so much time pass between posts. We hope everyone has a wonderful Thanksgiving!


Here are some recent pictures:



Ty's spidey band-aid!

Daddy and Ty at the Muhammad Ali Museum

Happy Ty in the onesie our friend, Kat, made

Daddy and his mini-me in their Wildcats gear! Dad definitely can't deny him, huh?

Aww, so cute!

Are we seriously moving again?!?

Started packing Thursday afternoon, and moved into our new place by Friday evening!

Our new house!



Our backyard

Guest bathroom

Kitchen with brand new appliances!

We can finally eat at our kitchen table because our place is now big enough!

Huge living room with vaulted ceilings!

Another view of living room

Laundry room

Guest bedroom

Ty has his own room...now we need to get some baby furniture!

Master bedroom

We have a HUGE walk-in closet in the Master bedroom...my favorite part!

Sleep, sleep, sleep...

I have heard people say that their baby slept through the night since the first night home from the hospital. Ty is 8 weeks old now, and he still wakes up about every three hours to eat. I am nursing him, and I love the bonding time, but I would love to get more than two hours sleep at a time. I wonder when our gorgeous son will finally sleep through the night for us. I am dreaming of that morning when I can wake up and say, "Oh my gosh, Ty slept all night long without getting up!" So, I posted a new poll...When will Baby Ty sleep through the night???

Not that I'm complaining....I absolutely love our boy, and would wake up every 1/2 hour to feed him if that's what he needed!!!

Talking Ty!

So last night I was up at 1 AM for one of Ty's many late night feedings, and when I went to change his diaper, he started talking up a storm! It was too cute, so I quick grabbed my camera. He has been talking to us more and more each day! Of course, Josh and I are just enthralled by the cute, little noises he makes. We think it's the cutest thing, and could listen to him for hours!

Happy Halloween!

Last night we took Ty trick-or-treating for his first Halloween! It was so much fun! We went with our friends, the King family. Their two boys, Mason and Hayden, are adorable! Here are some pictures of our Halloween fun!


Mason, Ty, and Hayden

Mason, the tiger and Hayden, the lion!

Ty likes being Batman...check out that big smile!


The other costume we had for Ty, an alligator, was way too big! If only I had super-sewing ability like my friend, Kat!

Ty in his "bat hat"