blowing bubbles and snoozing

Tyler has figured out how to make bubbles with his mouth. He loves to keep a small grouping of them on his lips for safekeeping. :)

I'm watching my little sweetie now while he sleeps in his large swing located in our bedroom. He sleeps there most nights preferring the papasan-shaped seat to the large open crib. Last night I put him to bed there without turning the swing on. He slept contently for 7 hours and then got a little fussy while his daddy was getting ready for work. I turned the swing on low and now he's still asleep 3 hours later! I'm going to go wake my sleepy boy now because 10 hours is enough. Oh, speak of the devil; I spy some small eyes looking my way!

look at me

This was the last time he fit into this newborn sleeper. Hard to believe that his cousins bought it for him during their Thanksgiving visit because the 0-3 months sleepers were too big!

So do you think he should model? :) He obvisously knows how to strike a pose.

Tyler loves a good cuddle especially while in the glider with his mommy or daddy.

young blue eyes

Tyler has the prettiest blue eyes that seem to be getting lighter by the day. And I cannot believe how long this boy's eyelashes are!

superman

Alex gets his daily workout by doing bench presses of a mini superman look-alike. Tyler loves the view!

visiting Aunt Joy

Joy loves babies so much that when driving in the car with Tyler and me, she likes to sit in the backseat to stare at Tyler. During a recent visit we got some great pictures of the dashing young man.

buds

Tyler loves to hang out with his buddy Simon, who is six weeks his junior.

grins and giggles

Tyler is all about the giggles lately. He is just such a happy baby and loves to show it.

first snow

Yesterday Alex, Tyler and I went to Babies 'R Us to get some essentials (and some not-so-essential but adorable outfits). Tyler was on his best behavior and was all giggles when we ran into friend Kyra at the store. And Mommy and Daddy were having so much fun that we spent nearly two hours in the store. When we finally left the store we came out to a complete surprise -- it was snowing!! [pretty bizarre considering it was nearly 70 degrees last week] Tyler was asleep but quickly awakened as snowflakes landed on his cheek. He looked around with the most curious look, like "what is this white stuff?"

mama's boy

Just in the past few days Tyler has really grown a serious attachment to me. Of course he's always loved his mama, but now at times he can't stand when I'm out of sight. I will still be in the same room but will walk behind him and he flips out! Ugh, when the time comes, leaving him at daycare is going to be very difficult.

two months

Tyler is already two months old! I can hardly believe it. We visited the doctor yesterday for his regular two-month checkup. Our boy now weighs 11 pounds 14 ounces. This is the 50th percentile meaning that he is exactly average size for his age. A vast improvement from being below the 10th percentile at 3 weeks. So Tyler got off to a slow start but is perfectly healthy and notably giggly and happy!

And thankfully I'm happy to report that his sleeping through the night seems to be a trend rather than a fleeting moment. After getting tuckered out after the Gators win on Monday night and sleeping 7.5 hours, he's followed it up each night with 6.5, 9 and 7.5 hours respectively! Go Tyler!

go gators

While I was at stamp club on Monday night, my boys watched the National Championship for college football. And of course the Florida Gators dominated. Go Gators!

hallelujah...sleep at last

Or at least for one night anyways. Tyler went to sleep at 12:30 am and did not wake up until 8 am!! What a wondeful gift from my son. Now the question is whether this was a one-time thing or a new trend. Let's hope for the latter.

balding already?!

Tyler is losing his hair!! When he was born he had a full head of hair with some fuzz toward the front making it look as though he had a receeding hair line. But now that receeding hairline is moving on back! I've noticed the hair above his ears is already gone and he's getting two bald spots, one on each side of his head. When it grows back will it come in as the same light brown?

mouth man

Tyler is all about figuring out his mouth lately. He's been practicing rolling his tongue, making milk bubbles and his newest trick is sticking his tongue out like a lizard. He has put his index finger in his mouth like a fish hook, but has yet to put his thumb in there like so many kids do (count mom into that category). And now he is all smiles. He's starting to smile all the time now, especially when I tickle his belly! Now we just have to catch it on film!