Crawling, The Word "No", Ocean City, First Birthday & 12 Month Checkup

The past month has been very busy for the Smith Family as it has been a big month of development for Ty.

As you seen in a previous post, Ty is now crawling. It only took him a few days to get the hang of it and BAM, he was gone. Ty is also now pulling himself up and walking around furniture while still holding on. If you hold on to his hands and walk he will walk with you. Only a matter time and this little guy will be walking on his own.

Along with the crawling also comes the word “NO!” Ty has gone from opening the cupboards to opening drawers to getting into the trash can and playing in the toilet! EW! Since Uncle Ryan came over and helped make the house baby proof, Ty has shown his frustration several times. But he has also found other things to get into and make us say “NO” more often. Laughing at him when saying NO does not help either… I knew Lori and I would have problems with that!

A few weeks ago we loaded up the truck, picked up Nan and headed south to Ocean City. The weather, for the most part, was nice. Not quite warm enough for swimming outside but nice enough to take Ty to the beach and see how he likes the sand. Well, he tasted it and seemed to like the gritty feel…. But he certainly did not like sitting in it. We tried twice and both times he would anchor his butt down and lift both of his legs about an inch off the ground so the sand would not stick to his legs. Ty did enjoy all of the walks up and down the boardwalk and enjoy watching all the crazy people! We were kinda hesitant about the long travel, but the 4+ hours in the car did not affect him too much. Towards the end he was getting antsy and wanted out of his seat, but otherwise, he did great. And I have to say, it was a very relaxing trip.

This past weekend we had some family and friends over to our home for a cookout and to celebrate Ty’s first birthday. Wow, a year already? Yes, he is now officially 1 year old! Hard to believe! But the party was great and the gifts were great as well. We want to thank EVERYONE for the gifts and sharing Ty’s special day with him! Ty did not like his first taste of cake and ice cream, which surprised everyone. Instead he fussed because his hands were messy! On Monday evening after dinner, he did enjoy a few bites of cake and ice cream. When we refused to give him more, he dropped to the ground and cried! I guess he likes it now!

Yesterday was Ty’s 12-month checkup and according to Doc Colli, he is very healthy. We also learned Dr. Colli is a big Redskins fan and really liked Ty’s Redskins Jersey!


Ty is 29 inches tall (10-25%) and weighs 20 pounds 14 ounces (10-25%). Of course his head is still big at 47 cm (50-75%). But the good news is Ty can be turned around in his baby seat and see mommy and daddy now!


Even though we got good news, Ty's visit included 4 shots plus one flu shot. He cried throughout the shots, which went very quick and stopped crying about a minute after. Such a good boy as he always is! We go back at the end of October or beginning of November to get his second flu shot and hopefully first of two N1H1 shots.