I'm a big boy!

My peanut is not a peanut anymore! This makes me incredibly sad, yet happy at the same time. On one hand, I love him being so small, yet so many GREAT things come with him getting older!

He is officially sitting up! This means that we can leave him with an array of toys and he can occupy himself for a good 20 minutes. Considering that we are used to entertaining him 24 hours a day, this is a huge deal! I can get some things done around the house while he plays in the high chair. The down side is that he is reaching, grabbing, and pulling on EVERYTHING. He is so inquisitive! I love watching his little wheels turn.

With age comes sleep! I thought I would never sleep again. There was many times that I felt Tyler was going to be an only child to divorced parents. Greg and I are not the friendliest people to each other in the middle of the night! It is amazing what sleep can do for a marriage:)

This past week we went to the grocery. He is sitting up with relative ease, so we decided to take him out of the car seat and put him in the grocery basket. I didn't know how this would turn out. I figured I would be carrying him through the store as it is hard for a baby to sit up without assistance while in a moving cart. To my amazement, he did great. He was holding on like a little boy! This actually made me a little teary (Yes, even in the middle of the grocery. I'm still a little crazy, my hormones have not straightened out completely). My baby looked like such a little guy! It is the little things that get me emotional. So there we were, going through the store with Tyler in the basket. I was too preoccupied ooing and gooing over Tyler's big accomplishment to shop, that is why we bring his daddy with us:)


Here is a picture of that accomplishment!


Tyler is also beginning to differentiate between people. He is definitely a momma's boy! Greg will be holding him and when I walk up to Tyler, he will throw his entire body towards me. We will switch roles and Greg will try. Tyler will simply hold out his hand towards his dad in a waving position as though to say, "Hey dad, I see you, but mom's arms are good right now." Other times he will turn his head completely and ignore Greg. I find this to be so fun, but Greg doesn't agree. He is definitely in the mommy phase. Either way, around strangers he prefers me or Greg. It is nice to see that he knows our roles. When he was smaller I felt as though he didn't even know who I was, as anyone could really hold him without issue. Having said that, I REALLY don't want Tyler to be a clingy baby, but he definitely has a shy personality. I don't see a presidential election in his future.

This weeks accomplishment: sleeping 8pm to 6:15am, whoooohooooo!

Sleeping - oh that is another story. Maybe that will be the next blog.