Pistol

Boy, Tyler was really a pistol today. During the morning session with me he didn't want to play on the floor or play in the exersaucer, but he really wasn't clingy so I wasn't thinking that he may be a bit under the weather. I relay his behavior to Jamison during the midday exchange and I get home to the same baby. This isn't my sweat little baby boy. So then I get to thinking that maybe he is going through a growth spurt or isn't feeling well. He was ok after his tummy was filled so I am leaning toward growth spurt.

Of course Jamison says that everything is a growth spurt in my eyes, but I think this really may be the case. Either it is a growth spurt or he is just completely crabby from having to deal with learning to crawl, sit up, and teething.

On Saturday he began getting on all fours and rocking back and forth, he has been a slobber monster for over a month now, and he is trying to sit up.

We are hoping he just had a bad day. We will see what happens tomorrow.

Tyler's Snoot

This week Tyler began making a snoot at everything in sight.

Tyler's Snoot

Tyler's Favorites

I have noticed a few things that I thought I should document before I forget. Tyler would rather Stand than lay on his belly. He currently Loves Carrots, Squash, and Sweet Potatoes. He could be a poster child for Campbells Soup. Each Bite of food is completed with "Hmmmmm". He also loves cows. At first I thought it would be the gecko in the Mirror Me Baby einstein book, but no it is the cow. He loves his Moo Cows. I think he get's that honestly from his Aunt Erin. She also loved her Moo Cows!

Been A While

This is becoming a theme, but I am really crazy busy all the time. when I am not caring for Tyler I am working, and when I am not doing either I am sleeping so there is really no time.

Tyler is sleeping through the night now (Thank Goodness). He does his general yelp every once in a while, but we ignore it and he just continues to sleep. The only time he really wakes up is when he has pushed himself into a corner of the crib and can't get out. Then he has to yell for help and of course we come to the rescue.

He is definately a mover and a shaker. He can now roll over from back to tummy and tummy to back. And he likes to scoot. There is no stopping him. Jamison and I will be scheduling time to get down on our knees and start roming through the house to see what the little guy can get into so we can begin baby proofing preparations. I have a feeling with his curiosity he will be into everything.

Laughin and Talking

Smelly Feet

How can these sweet little feet pack such a big stench! I was cleaning the sock fuzz from between Tyler's toes last week (Somebody has gotta do it), and I got this weird feeling that I should smell his feet. Big mistake...They Stink!!!

I am thinking that he gets regular baths, and they really shouldn't stink! I am afraid to say that my son has man feet!

I wonder what it will be like when he gets older if he has stinky feet now at 16 weeks. I will probably be like that lady in the Fabreeze commercial where she begins saturating her sons room and belongings in Fabreeze.

Long Time

Ok, it has been a long time, but between work and Tyler I really have no time. Jamison and I feel more like roommates rather than husband and wife, but we are slowly getting back into a feeling of normalcy. A lot has happened, and we have lots of pictures and movies to upload.

Tyler is now 16 Weeks old. That is 4 months in weeks. Yikes, time is flying.

I just couldn't resist taking these pictures. He was looking so cute in his little turtle pajamas which are not practical since they do not have snaps, but I decided to chance it this time since he generally doesn't need a diaper change in the middle of the night. During all this he decided to practice flipping over, and I just so happened to catch one of his half rolls on film.

Ready for Summer

11 wks - Sporting his New Slippers

Tyler is sporting his new slippers and stuffed dog

that grandma and granddad brought him.

Diaper Explosions

Tyler has one explosion a day. He soils at least one outfit a day. In a previous post I mentioned that Jamison has dubbed it as a "Mt. Saint Poopie". Well, yesterday was particulary bad. It ran up his back and out the sides. I just had to take a picture to show him later in life how much we really love him when he becomes a teenager and starts ranting like a teenager.

10 wks - Tyler Sitting in his Bumbo

I used to make the same face when I was little.

My parents call it a snoot.

Tyler and His Nana

The Grandparents Visit

The Grandparents (Grandma and Granddad Freeland) have visited us twice in the past month which we absolutely love when they visit. We also were able to see Aunt Erin and Uncle Asbed on the 15th for Erin's birthday.

Erin is currently 15 Weeks pregnant and looking really cute. She has just a little belly.

I have a sneaking suspicion that everyone really came to spoil Tyler and See Erin, but that is to be expected.

It just so happens that while the grandparents were here we had some good pictures taken of Tyler with his grandparents and with him sporting his fauxhawk in the bath tub.

Sleeping

Yeah!!! Tyler has been sleeping better. We are now getting up around 5:00 and 6:00. He still has an occasional relapse, but I will take it as long as we have more good nights than bad.

His dad on the other hand is not getting as much sleep as I am. He is a lighter sleeper than I am, and unfortunately Tyler is a noisy sleeper. Jamison also does not have the incredible sleeping abilities that I have been blessed with.

I can wake up, check on Tyler, and be back in a deep sleep w/in two minutes. It takes Jamison a bit longer to fall back to sleep.

Rolling Over

Last week Jamison and I were woke up by shrills of laughter coming from down the hall. It turned out to be Tyler. I guess he was proud that he rolled over by himself.

I guess that is all the noise that we hear in his room at night when he is supposed to be sleeping. He has been practicing rolling over. He has only done it three times, and he hasn't been consistent yet

Not A Happy Baby

This post is for all those who cannot imagine this sweet little angel angry and upset.

We generally go through an I'm tired or I'm Hungry routine. Tyler is never subtle about anything. He knows what he wants and he generally wants it right at that moment.

9 Weeks

Tyler is flying with his dad, and is holding up his head extremely well.

The Family

The Many Faces of Tyler

Tyler began Smiling at about 4 weeks with the exception of those dreaming smiles that he has been doing from birth. Jamison and I have determined he is dreaming about milk when he smiles in his sleep. We have also determined that when he wakes up in a terror we have decided that he is reliving his birth. Here are pictures from 5 weeks when he really started hamming it up and showing us his many different facial expressions! I love his raised eybrow!

Dreaming of Fans

Tyler Loves to stare at the fans in the house so his dad made a little movie about Tyler's Obsession.

Mom and Tyler

2 Months

Milestones

Tyler had his two month checkup this week! He is now 23 inches long and 11 pounds and 4 ounces. The doctor says that he is in the 50 percentile for weight and height. He has grown so much that we had to raise his car seat straps.

We have also started to attend evening worship on a regular basis. This one is a little hard since this generally cuts into Tyler's nap time, but we will all get used to it eventually.

He is also now sleeping till 3 or 3:30 when the wind is blowing right. This week the wind blew in the right direction 6 nights in a row until last night. I guess he is bound to have one bad night every once in a while. He woke up at 2:00 this morning and stayed awake until 5:00! I kept thinking, thank goodness it is the weekend and Jamison can take care of the 6:30 feeding. As planned his dad did take care of that 6:30 feeding so that I could get a few more hours sleep. Jamison is a wonderful husband and daddy!

Birth Day

Baby Pranks

Jamison and Tyler have been having fun with the video camera in the afternoons while mommy is at work.

First Bath

Your first bath really doesn’t seem to be as relaxing as the books say it should…We eventually learned that we should give you baths after you eat. Hunger and Water do not seem to mix!

Journal Entry for Tyler - Changing Diapers

You slept so much the first day home (I emphasize the word day b/c you didn’t sleep the first night). We had to wake you up to eat and change your diapers. Your first diaper changes were filled with surprise and ambush attacks. Of course your diaper changes are still like that. Your dad and I believe that this is how you pay us back if you don’t like something.

You give us fits when we try to change your diapers. You are outraged that we would attempt to change your diaper. You tighten your legs so that we have a hard time putting on the diaper. You also have a tendency to pull your feet up real close and we have a hard time keeping your feet out of the messy diapers. You are a real stinker!

We are amazed at how strong you are. We can feel your little muscles beneath that little bit of baby fat when you fight us on changing your diapers.

A Couple of Examples…
The first day home you surprise us and pee all over us and yourself during a diaper change.

You ambush me after your first sponge bath in water after your umbilical stump fell off. You see I didn’t want you to make a mess in the little bit of bath water I had drawn so I left your diaper on while bathing you. Well, I decide to take off the diaper and transfer you from the bathroom to the changing table in your room. I had you wrapped in a towel, but that apparently wasn’t good enough. Before I get you on the changing table, I hear a splatter. I look down and I am covered in poop. It was on my shirt, on my pants, and also on the floor. I finally get you cleaned up and then you pee all over yourself and me. I then get you cleaned up from that and you then proceed to spit up. It really was a lose lose situation.

Your dad and I can only laugh when these things happen. You definitely keep us on our toes and teach many valuable lessons along the way.

Pictures from the Hospital

Journal Entry For Tyler - The Birth

July 1st 2007 - You’re Here!!!!

Your dad, Grandma Freeland, and myself went to Jackson Hospital on Tuesday June 26th at 6:00 pm to begin the induction process. They hooked me up to an IV, a monitor for my contractions, a monitor for your heart beat, and a blood pressure monitor. Every time I had to go the bathroom, I had to unhook everything and hang the cords around my neck and carry the IV pack to the restroom with me. Your dad kept saying that this is not natural, and I kept saying that God allowed these wonderful doctors invent things to help aid the process.

The doctor came by at 6:00 am the next morning on the 27th and saw that I had dilated 2 centimeters and he broke my water. After the doctor broke my water the contractions came fast and strong. I don’t remember how long I endured the contractions, but your dad said we went on for about three hours before the pain medication arrived. I was going to try this all natural, but the induction takes you into stage two of labor and my body did not have time to adjust to the pain so I had to give in. I would ask the nurse to please tell me that I am at three centimeters each time she came in so we could go ahead and order the epidural.

The pain was rough. I was thinking during the contractions that either you would be an only child or that we would be adopting our next child b/c I couldn’t see going through that pain again. You must know that your dad is not afraid to cry, and as I have said before he hates to see me hurting. During the contractions, your dad was doing all he could to be strong and not cry, but it hurt him so bad to see me in pain (Another reason why I love your dad so much) so you can only imagine that the pain was pretty intense. Once I got the epidural, all was well and I never felt another contraction.

Between 9:00 am and 12:30 pm I dilated from 3 centimeters to 10 which was extremely fast. They called Dr. Ashurst and he came in and we pushed for about 30 minutes I guess. I had to look at the monitor so I would know when to push b/c I was still not feeling a thing. Before I knew it you were here. Your dad was crying and I was crying, and it really was extremely exhilarating. Suddenly, I had forgot all the pain, 9 months of pregnancy, extreme heartburn, nausea, doctors appointments, waddling, and contractions. Everything I went through was worth it. I would do it all over again for you. It was an indescribable feeling of joy. You had finally arrived and you were beautiful. You were 8 lb 3oz and 21 inches long.

Our first night home was rough. You definitely didn’t like sleeping in the pack and play in our room. I don’t think your dad and I got two hours sleep, and the next morning we had to take you to the Doctor to have your jaundice levels checked. We were exhausted! After the doctor’s appointment, we realized that you liked sleeping in your car seat so we decided that you would sleep in your baby papasan chair since it had the same sort of incline. You did well, and we were able to get more sleep. Before the end of the week we had you in your bed in your room.

You didn’t sleep to well in your room at first. Your dad and I tried to do as recommended and have you sleep on your back or side to prevent SIDs, but I eventually gave in and let you sleep on your stomach due to a lack of sleep. I slept in your room for about two weeks. I was so nervous about leaving you alone even though I could hear you in my room without the use of a monitor and the monitor sounded an alarm if you stopped breathing for 20 seconds.

Welcome

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