10 weeks old!

Tyler turned 10 weeks old yesterday! It's so hard to believe! He is smiling like crazy these days and doing a great job holding his head up. He is cooing and making new noises every single day. I can't wait to see how much he changes this month. I have a good friend whose son I saw at about 1 1/2 mos old and then not again until he was 3 mos old and I couldn't believe the difference!

Here he is watching the Yankees on his 10 week birthday!

This is a few days earlier enjoying some of the nice weather while daddy BBQs.

Tyler is 2 months old

Tyler turned two months old yesterday! It's very exciting, except for the part where Monday he has to go to the pediatrician for four shots :-( Poor little man! Here are a few pictures from the day.


We tried to go out for ice cream with friends to enjoy the beautiful day... well, our favorite spot was closed (opening Monday) so we headed to Friendly's. It was a zoo inside, so we decided to eat outside. It was a bit cold, but the ice cream was yummy!

HAPPY 8 WEEK BIRTHDAY!

Where does the time go? I cannot believe that our little boy is nearly 2 months old! He's getting so big so fast! I got so many smiles from him today - he's just too cute! All of these smiles were right after he woke up, which is rare. Usually he wakes up screaming hungry!

We've had a fun packed couple of days with Grandma, Bobbie, and Mitchel visiting. Yesterday we spent our afternoon at Bounce It Out. Mitchel had a great time and expended a lot of energy! Afterwards we went to see Monsters vs. Aliens in 3D at the IMAX - pretty cool stuff! Tyler stayed home with Daddy during the movie, but he did seem to like Bounce It Out with all of the bright colors and loud noise.

Happy Easter!

Happy 1st Easter to Tyler! He woke up a bit cranky, but before the morning was out we did get him to cooperate for some really cute Easter pictures. Daddy wasn't too fond of all of the pink, but many of these bunnies were gifts the Easter bunny left for me when I was a kid.

First Smiles

Tyler is starting to smile on purpose! It happened for the first time on Saturday - 3 times in fact. He did it again on Sunday and even more today. I actually caught a few of them on camera. It's tough to catch though, especially since the camera is so distracting to him :-)

Another trip to the doctor...

Tyler's 5 week check-up (that actually came at 6 weeks because we were in Florida) was today. His grandma calls him her chunky monkey and it's for good reason... Tyler is 22.5 inches long and weighs 11 pounds 12 ounces! We were guessing 10.5 - 11 - wow! What a big guy! The doc says that everything is great. He's doing well - no reasons for concern. He did get his 2nd hepatitis shot today. He DID NOT like that! His face turned bright red and he screamed :-( I guess he will really not like it on the 20th when he goes back for 4 more shots. Poor little guy. At least he got over it quickly today.

6 weeks old

Tyler has had a very eventful 6th week! He turned 6 weeks old while on our trip to Florida. His Uncle Jeff got married last Friday right on the beach! Here's a quick overview of our week:

Wednesday - This was Tyler's very first plane ride as we flew out of Rochester and headed to Tampa. He was very good for the entire flight although he was wide awake for most of it! Our first stop was at Uncle Kevin and Aunt Corinne's house where we all met Tyler's 10 week old cousin Caitlin for the first time. Caitlin and Tyler are the first grandchildren for Chris' parents. We were so excited to get them together! As you can see from the pictures, Caitlin is much longer than Tyler, but what you can't see is that Tyler weighs more!

Thursday - We headed to Clearwater Beach to check into our beautiful ocean view hotel room. Mommy went out for a mani/pedi with Grandma, Aunt Corinne, and the wedding party while Daddy took the little man with him to pick up his tuxedo. Afterwards, Daddy went to a pre-season Yankee game while Mommy and Tyler went to lunch with Aunt Corinne, Caitlin, Grandma, and Grandpa. After a couple of hours of relaxing it was time to head to the rehearsal and the rehearsal dinner.

Friday - The BIG day arrived! We had breakfast with Chris' whole family and headed back to the hotel for a little nap. We had to be ready pretty early for the 5:00 wedding so that we could take family pictures. The wedding was beautiful and Tyler was SO well behaved through the whole thing. His good behavior continued on the throughout the entire reception too!

Saturday - We began our day with brunch with the bride and groom. Afterwards we headed to the Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa with Uncle Kevin, Aunt Corinne, and Caitlin. From there we went to Uncle Jeff and Aunt Nicole's for the rest of our trip. This gave us the use of a house, which is much easier with a baby and gave them a dog sitter. Kobe, their chocolate lab, really loved Tyler!

Sunday - This was a pretty rainy day. We spent much of it relaxing. We did go out to lunch at Smokey Bones and then over to the mall.

Monday - We spent this day at Epcot Center with Grandma and Grandpa. Tyler had a lot of firsts! It was of course his first trip to Disney. He also rode his first "roller coaster" when we went up into the ball. He went on several boat rides. He also slept through "Honey I Shrunk the Audience" - his first 3D event. Maybe if we had given him some glasses he would have stayed awake! Mommy and Daddy really enjoyed Soarin', but poor Tyler was too small to ride - not yet 48"!!!

Tuesday - Our last day, but also Tyler's 6 week birthday. Even though we had a late flight it still felt like a wasted day. We did have lunch with Grandma, Grandpa, Aunt Kate, and Uncle Jim. Tyler was kind enough to poop his pants on the plane, giving mommy my first experience in an airplane restroom :-) Tyler slept through the entire flight until this event of course. Overall I think we had a pretty good trip with a newborn baby!