bib eater

ok, think of the Hall & Oates song "Maneater." But trade a few words and it's all about Tyler.

(Oh-oh, here he comes) Watch out bib he'll chew you up
(Oh-oh, here he comes) He's a bib eater

I don't know what it is with this kid, but he LOVES bibs. He likes to chew on them, play with them and pull them over his face. And if another baby is wearing the bib at the time it just doesn't seem to bother him. Simon and Audrey can attest to this phenomenon. Maybe he's reacting to the sadness of growing out of a few of his favorites.

checkup

Tyler had his 4-month checkup today. He is 25.5 inches long and weighs 15 lbs. 14 oz. This puts him between the 50th and 75th percentile for both height and weight. He's "very proportional" according to Dr. Gutierrez as well as healthy and happy. Good combination.

4 months

Tyler's growing so quickly! Not just physically but also his personality. I've yet to really capture his spunkiness with still photos, but everyone around him notices. Miss Debbie asked me where I mail-ordered such a perfect baby. What can I say, it's in his genes. HA!

The pictures below show him two days before, and on his 4-month birthday respectively. Has it really been that long already? This precious time in his life seems to be flying by and I'm trying to soak it up and enjoy every minute of it!

gerber baby

When I picked Tyler from daycare today, Miss Debbie told me that another parent saw Tyler and said he looked like the Gerber baby. Awww! Aunt Joy thinks it is because of his huge blue eyes and long eyelashes. He sure puts them to good use. While Joy and I went out to dinner tonight, Tyler checked out everything and everyone! His head moves to follow all the passersby and then he charms them with his personality. He put on one of his typical Tyler shows where he squeals with delight to make sure that everyone within earshot knows he's there and happy. The woman seated in the booth next to us said he was "precious!"

baby steps

Tyler is still not interested in rolling over or crawling. But he is all about sitting up and walking with assistance. This boy is all legs and loves to show off his strength. He's been flexing his muscles for quite some time but in the past fews days he's taken the standing to a new level. Now he wants to stand with me supporting him under his arms and then take steps! Left foot, right foot, left foot... Maybe he'll be one of those kids that just skips crawling altogether.

name recognition

Tonight Tyler seemed to understand and respond to his name being called. Could it be that he knows his name already?

glamour shot

Last weekend we headed to the mall to get some professional shots taken of Tyler. What we were not expecting was a snowstorm, but it worked out to our benefit because Picture People had some cancellations. We were able to pop in without an appointment and get nearly immediate service. And thankfully Tyler was up for it. The shoot went so well we couldn't escape without over a dozen photos, but these are a few of my favorites.

family faces

Tyler loves faces and on Feb. 18 he saw some new family faces. Aunt Deb and cousins Perrin and Andrew drove down from Massachusetts especially to meet the little guy. Andrew has let us know that he thinks he and Tyler are going to be best friends! Tyler was also very cozy in his Grampy's arms.