6 months old

Tyler had his six month check up this morning. It went very well. He didn't really care for the exam portion this time, which was new. I think he was playing a little strange with the doc. Of course the shots went over like a lead balloon, but other than that, he did very well. We found out that he now weighs 19 pounds 3 ounces (surprisingly low for anyone who's carried him around at all) and he's 28 inches long. His percentiles have totally flipped now... He's in the 75th percentile for weight and the 90th percentile for height. Not a bad place to be! Maybe there's hope for a basketball player yet... I was beginning to think football was a better fit :-)

We got the green light to go ahead and try many new things. He can now have a little water in a sippy cup (she says still no juice - think of it like soda - only once in a great while as a treat). He is also moving to 2nds for food, but can start with 3rd stage in the next month or two. She said that 2nds are really the same as 1sts just bigger containers and sometimes combining more than one ingredient. 3rds will have pieces of actual food in them - more like mashed up peas instead of pureed peas. At about the same time as 3rds he can have cheerios (she doesn't recommend puffs or teething biscuits or anything like that b/c of sugar content). She did say that some developmental specialists recommend Kix b/c of the difference in shape - it has something to do with development of the mouth... who knows. What he's eating now is great - we can add the same meal at lunch as well at any point now. Hmmmm... what else... also when we starts 3rds we can start some real food too - no honey is the big thing - aside from that he can eat pretty much what we eat - minus choking hazards.

As for shots, we were happy to learn that he only needed 3 - no polio this time, but then she added in the flu shot so the poor little man got 4 anyway. When we go back at 9 months he gets part 2 of the flu shot and probably a swine flu shot too. So much for thinking 9 mos would be shot free :-(

I think that's about it. He's doing great!

Could I be any more in love?

This little boy just continues to amaze me every single day. He is sleeping so much better at night, but he does get up once, usually around 6am for a quick bottle. He sucks down 4 ounces in about ten minutes and then just cuddles with his mama. I LOVE this time with him. At these moments I can't help but think of Nicole. I hope she knows how much we love her and how happy we are that she chose us. Tyler is such an amazing gift! After four and a half months I still can't believe that he is really here - it's all just totally unbelievable.

Happy Memorial Day!

We've had a very relaxing Memorial Day weekend. We met Chris' parents at the outlets on Sunday. It was a beautiful day outside. Tyler slept most of the time - he's started taking pretty long naps in the middle of the day. Today, Memorial Day, we took Tyler to the mall to shop for a christening outfit (that will be next weekend). I'm sure we will end the day with a cookout! The weather has been unbelievably beautiful for the past week. I hope it will continue - although we could probably use a little rain.

3 months old

Tyler turned 3 months old on Sunday and 13 weeks old on Tuesday. He is getting to be such a big boy. When we hold him he tries so hard to pull himself to a sitting position. He has also found his hands. He's been chewing on his fists for a week or two now. He sticks his whole fist in his mouth, sometimes gagging himself on his fingers. You would think he'd stop doing it, but he doesn't - those fists are just too tasty!

Here's my adorable sister-in-law and my brother at their baby shower. Emmalyn is due within the next month!

Go 'cuse!

I love this picture of him from his 13 week birthday. He loves to hold onto his carseat like this.

12 weeks old tomorrow!

Tyler continues to grow so fast! It's just amazing! He has basically doubled his birth weight in less than 3 months. We celebrated an absolutely amazing first Mother's Day together yesterday. We had an eventful weekend when Tyler met Aunt Clare for the very first time and had Grandma T. here for the night on Friday. The very next day his Grandma and Grandpa W. came for the day and night. One of my closest friends helped us celebrate our first Mother's Day with the most beautiful baby shower on Saturday. It was a truly special weekend. The highlight would have to be a beautiful text message from Nicole, Tyler's birthmom, saying Happy Mother's Day. She is the most amazing girl I know! We love you Nicole!

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!