Our baby boy (I still call him that...you can tell me to stop, but I won't) is 15. I can't believe it!! He was different from the very start. The other boys had to be practically yanked out...when they were born, he wanted to come early (2 weeks) and decided to let me throw up (the only time I threw up with any pregnancy, YES I LOVE to be pregnant!) and cause "fake" contractions to start. Of course they went away when I went to a room...Make a long story short...Went in on Saturday morning, they wanted to send me home, but not after looking at an ultrasound and making sure they were making a sound decision, AGAINST my wishes. After the ultrasound they decided to keep me there because not only was there not enough fluid to send me home and bake an extra 2 weeks, the cord was wrapped several times around his neck. So I was in bed at the hospital from Saturday morning until Monday at 6:40 a.m. waiting...
10. Tyler is getting good grades, I really never have to ask if he has homework.
9. He has a legendary love for babies. He is often found in the nursery wanting to help out there.
8. He is very proactive. He is always looking for ways to make money. Every summer he has signs up for lawn mowing, but mostly he's done alot of that work for free. Tyler is a soccer referee and always calls up the assignor asking for games when she usually has to call refs to schedule them.
7. Recently, a couple weeks ago he was overheard telling a friend to "go and pray to find what you are looking for, that always works for me."
6. He loves cars.
5. He is talented, he plays the cello and he plays soccer and has a really great corner kick. He is very good at the foxtrot and got a 92 out of 95 on his intermediate foxtrot test.
4. Tyler is so so so kind. He likes to act tough but he always ends up being so kind to everyone.
3. Sharing comes so easy for him. Just the other day he comes home from mutual (they call it that now) and gives me two pieces of candy. He is always thinking of others and how they feel.
2. He is very diligent in his tasks. When he was in the deacon quorum presidency he initiated all the meetings. He also is a very good hometeacher.
1. He is a hard worker. Here's a story that tells all about how hard working Tyler is. One summer we bought passes to 7Peaks. During one excursion to the park, towards the end of the day we were gearing up to go and I think that I had some extra boys with us making for a long day and I wanted to go home badly. I sternly told everyone to stay by me so I wouldn't loose anyone. As I was making sure we had everyone I noticed that Tyler wasn't around us I began to get extremely irritated. I didn't want to leave everyone else to go look for him so I tried to just yell for him. But to no avail. We waited, very impatiently until I could see him way down by the tube rental. He had 4 tubes, 2 tubes on each arm helping the workers gather up tubes. Not only just 1 time but he went and gathered several times. My irritation melted as I began to feel remorseful for having thought badly of Tyler just wanting to get in more fun. He is the one to go chop wood down, help with a roof, mow lawns, shovel sidewalks, clear debris, all for the sake of helping others.
AND...he's sooooo cute...he was a beautiful baby.
We LOVE Tyler so much and are so glad he's part of our family. Huuppy Birthday Tyler!!
(said like Horror book in the Pagemaster)
