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.

Computer is dead

My computer has officially died. I tried to turn it on the other day and all the lights will come on, the fan with start spinning then....nothing. It just turns itself off. So, rather than trying to fix it we are in the market for a new computer! Hopefully, I will be back to blogging soon.

Good Morning Sunshine!

I have a new alarm clock. I love my new alarm clock, but it comes without a snooze button. In fact, it is very inconsistent and wakes you up at all times in the middle of the night and REALLY early in the morning. His name is Tyler:)

I was never a morning person. I used to need at least 9 hours of sleep to function. I love sleep and I hope that one day I will be able to sleep again. But, it is really hard to be cranky in the morning when you see this sweet little angel face. He is SO happy in the morning. It is our favorite time of the day with Tyler. His little smile turns your mood from exhausted to happy. It is what gets me out of the bed in the morning, literally.

My happy baby!

One happy baby and one tired baby!
The apple doesn't fall far from the tree.

Back to Blogging

Almost 5 months have gone by since the arrival of our Ty guy. I decided to get back into blogging. I go back and read my pregnancy blog and I love reliving my pregnancy, but in the not pregnant and miserable way anymore. Haha. I have a horrible memory and know this will allow me to remember some of the fun little stories that we experience as we raise Tyler. Wow, did I just say “raise”? It is still crazy to think that Greg and I are parents, yet it is hard to remember what life was like without Tyler. It has been the hardest thing we have ever done, but I sure do love that little guy.

In the past 4 and a half months, Tyler has almost tripled in size. He is now smiling, gibber gabbing, rolling over and laughing. His little smile just gets me every time!

This past week we had his 4 month doctor’s appointment. Greg and I both went with Tyler. Our pediatrician told us we could start veggies! We started with carrots and Tyler LOVES them! Anyways, at this visit Tyler got 2 shots. Greg was going to stand with Tyler, talk to him and hold his little hands. At the last second, he said, “I can’t do this! Brittany, you do it!”. So, we switched spots. I look over at Greg and he is pacing back and forth. It was so cute and funny to see Greg act this way. It was something I had never seen before. He was so concerned! Tyler took his shots like a champ and only cried for 10 seconds. I think it took Greg longer to get over the shots than Tyler.

Here is Tyler's 4 month sofa picture.

I hope to be able to blog often. I hope you all enjoy our little stories:)