Ty laughing at Mirra

Ty has developed this really cute little personality. He loves to play with his toys, and is always laughing at Mirra, more than either of us. He has a special relationship with his sister already, and I love it!

Pre-Christmas

Over Thanksgiving weekend we went to see the Temple Square lights with Colin, Juli, Kenzie, and Corbin. Since this is all of our year with the in-laws we are all in the Salt Lake valley. It was pretty cold and we got there just after the visitor center closed, but its always worth seeing the beauty of this place!

Santa Clause made a visit to my work so the kids were able to see him. Mirra was pretty comfortable with him. She carried on a normal conversation with him, told him she wants a piano for Christmas, and even stroked his beard. Ty didn't seem to bother by him. He just kind of hung out and looked around.

Halloween

Halloween came and went, thankfully we survived. Mirra was a Princess on Friday, Ty a Pumpkin, and a Butterfly on Saturday, Ty was a Lion. She had crazy fun! Ty on the other hand, had 2 burst eardrums (double ear infection) he was not a happy camper. Nick as you can see was all geared up for the Utes blackout game.

Ty's Pictures

Summer so far

Well, lets just say throwing another child into the mix, definitely makes things more interesting. The summer so far has been way crazier than I expected. I really thought after the baby was born, I would just relax at home and enjoy having a newborn around. Forget that! We

have not stopped since we brought him home. From trips to the cabin, to family reunions, Saturday outings, to soccer games. We have done anything but

put our lives on hold. And now with Nick back in school full time, and football season just around the corner, its not going to slow down any time soon.

Mirra has really been a cute big sister. She want to help as much as she can, and wants to be involved in all things baby. She is just like a little mother. She does things exactly like I do with Ty, with her baby dolls. Her whole personality has really blossomed since Ty was born. She is so smart and every day is new and interesting with her. She says her ABC's perfect all the way through, and can count to 12 perfect. She stops at 12 for some reason. She loves to sing and read, her memory amazes me! She can practically read an entire book purely by memory. She always says funny things, you really have to watch what you say around her. The other day I said, "Mirra, your trouble" and she responded, "no, I'm the boss!" And she sure is. She is also convinced she is a princess. So for all of you who are scared, waiting to throw another child into the mix (like I was), come visit me. It's a lot of fun!

8 years and counting

Happy Anniversary! Today is our 8 year anniversary. A dog, a house, and 2 kids later. Wow, its been crazy! Its always fun to look back, I enjoyed going back through my pictures. I cant remember the last time I looked through them. I feel like I can say now, we did it! When your young it hard to think what 8-10 years down the line will have in store for you. But all I can say is "its been great". Thanks Nick, I love you!

Ty Alan Patterson

Well, he's here! Ty came into our would starting with an eerily similar situation to his sisters arrival. My water broke at 36 1/2 weeks (10 days longer than I made it with Mirra). My water broke at 9pm on Wednesday night, and we got to the hospital at 2:30 am. Got my epidural at 4am, and I delivered our little Ty at 9:24 am. He was 6lbs and 15oz. Minus how the whole thing started it couldn't have ended more differently. Everything went better than I could have ever planned it. I was only really in active labor for a couple hours. The most amazing thing is how much faster I recovered from a regular delivery compared to my c-section with Mirra. I have felt great. Our little Ty has done awesome. He had no problems for being early. They said he acts like a full term baby. He is sleeping, eating, and growing really well. As for his sister, she has been really cute. She just loves him! She kisses and hugs him almost non stop. She wants to be involved in all things baby. She been a little hard adjusting to the things she can't do. But I can only imagine what this whole experience does to a 2 year old's mind. I'm sure its a little hard to comprehend. So we are all just trying to be patient and adjust. What an amazing experience this has all been to welcome our new addition into our home.

The last days as a single child family

Mirra has been such a fun little girl. She is so smart! We could not imagine what our lives would be like with #2 (a boy) on the way. We've made sure that we really try to include Mirra in everything we've done to get ready for the baby. Changing her to a big girl bed so brother can have her crib, getting the room ready for him, and putting clothes away in drawers. She has been really involved and been so excited. So here are the last pictures taken 2 days before I went into labor. Little did any of us know how much life would change.

Lagoon

We went to Lagoon again this year for Nick's company party. It was definitely better this year than last. Mirra was able to ride most of the kiddie rides. We brought our friends Jeremy, Aleece, and their 2 year old Aiden. Mirra and Aiden had a blast! They were so cute. Nick and Jeremy were able to go on all the big rides together. And Aleece and I waddled around the park with swollen feet. Anyway it was a nice day out, it was the first day it hadn't rained in 2 weeks so the park was packed, but we had a good time all in all.

Transition Time!

Its officially transition time! I've been getting all the baby clothes washed and put into the boys room. So we decided it was a good time to start getting Mirra prepared also. We bought her a twin bed 2 months ago, and I found her a dresser. We put it all together and she was so excited to sleep in her "big girl bed" with tinkerbell sheets! She did pretty good the 1st night, she only woke up twice and those were both before midnight. And the last 3 days she has napped and slept really well! I am just thinking its too good to be true. I have heard so many stories about how hard it is. Especially since she can open doors now, she can just get up and go wherever she wants. But all in all its not been bad. Wish me luck that it stays this way. Change is coming fast!

Abc

Mirra is 2!

Mirra turned 2 on May 4th. We had quite the schedule of events planned. We were in Cedar for Amy's graduation. Way to go Amy,(she was valedictorian). So we ended up having 3 parties for Mirra. After they were all over she thought it was her birthday every day. We had a little party up at Panguitch Lake at Mom and Dads new cabin property. One in Cedar at Sam and Lauri's house. I made this butterfly cupcake cake, with Juli's help, it turned out pretty cute. Then when we got home on Monday we had her actual birthday with Nick's family and friends. There was an awful lot going on, but it was a lot of fun. Happy Birthday Mirra! We love you!