top tooth

Another tooth has arrived! I just noticed Tyler's top left tooth is here. I'm not sure how long it's been there. He was just sucking on a water bottle and I spotted a white spot showing through!

bed issues

Tyler, Tyler, Tyler. Just prior to him fully crawling, the bed issues began. Each morning I'd come in to a new problem. First, he began to wiggle out of his incline sleeper. Out of the crib it went. Second, I found Tyler with the crib bumper up over his head. With the crib at the tallest height the top of the bumper couldn't be tied and our clever boy figured out how to take advantage of the weakness. Out of the crib it went. Third, I found Tyler with the blanket wrapped around his head. No worries, he was comfy (despite his legs going up the side of the crib) and sucking his thumb. Fourth, I heard Tyler fussing slightly through our monitor system. No crying so I gave it some time. Then the fussing took a more pathetic whimpering tone. I entered his room to find him on his belly with his legs stuck through the slats of the crib. He was still able to suck his thumb, but obviously he wasn't so comfy this time. Intervention time. We lowered his crib to the second setting and returned his bumper to the crib, but with all of the ties affixed. So far so good. And just in time for the mobile man.

bless the exersaucer

Tyler is so active now and grabbing at EVERYTHING. Especially what he knows is not his! This activity center is a godsend. I hope it can withstand Tyler's rough play, but even if not at least I can have my hands free for a few minutes.

happy 1st birthday ayla

We took at trip to York, PA to celebrate with Ayla on her first birthday. Tyler loved checking out all of her new toys!

good luck charm

Tyler ventured a trip to Mercy with mom and grammy on the evening of July 23. The last time he'd been there he was still in my womb! He might be dragged back each time we go since Grammy now thinks he's her good luck charm. When we met with the doctor, she was told that currently there is no evidence of cancer in her body!! The tumors have been resolved with chemotherapy, so now she can take a break from it for at least the next three months. Yeah!

Tyler was on his best behavior despite not getting his normal naps and charmed everyone he passed in his new umbrella stroller. Everyone couldn't help but stop to talk with him.

my G

Tyler loves his giraffe from Grammy. We had the mini version of the giraffe hanging from his infant carseat bar when he was an itty bitty baby. He loved that one so much that it was only natural that he graduate to the large version as he gets bigger himself.

lea & rob

Last weekend Tyler had a few visitors: mommy's cousin Lea and her boyfriend Rob. Tyler was so tired that he didn't smile as much as usual, but he did manage to skip the fussiness that usually comes with such fatigue. Oops, he did sneak a smile in!

crawlin'

Tyler has finally ventured forward on flat terrain. It's not pretty but he's crawling from one end of his crib to the other to get a toy. But our "off-roader" still prefers to climb the rough terrain (otherwise known as mom and dad).

escape artist

Jail break! Well, more accurately a bumbo break. Tyler's bumbo is a hard foam seat (see bumbo seat). Our little MacGyver can now make his way out all on his own. Aww, they grow up so fast don't they?

paws applause

Tyler has a new game that he loves to play with Mommy and Daddy. He claps his hands together until we say "Yay!" He giggles with delight each time he gets us to talk on command.

fidget midget

Tyler is still a little guy but he has a giant reach! His hands are always on the go and zap up anything close like he's a Tazmanian devil. He wants to move, touch, grab, squeeze, pinch, push and pull on anything his little hands can get. And of course he's still banging things with his hands (Tyler "Bam Bam" Campbell).

all terrain

Tyler wants to be mobile! In fact he's started to crawl but only when there is a challenge. Put him on the open floor and he gets annoyed and starts to whimper. Put him on the bed where he needs to climb up over Alex to get to his toy, no problem! He has ambition!

new carseat

Tyler is growing like a weed and has finally outgrown his infant carseat. After a brief visit to Babies 'R Us on Friday night and LOTS of online research, we decided on a Britax Decathlon convertible carseat. It's rear-facing and then can be moved around to forward-facing once he turns one. Unfortunately, BRU didn't have a color that we liked. So on Saturday we travelled to Buy Buy Baby in Rockville and picked up two Onyx versions: one for each car. Ugh, that is pricey but the manager offered us a discount that usually applies to parents of twins (who'd need to buy two of each big ticket item). We installed one in Alex's SUV while in the parking lot and Tyler slept soundly the entire ride home. Couldn't be that uncomfortable!

first fever

Tyler was really warm when he woke up on Thursday. No fever, so he went to daycare and Debbie kept a watchful eye over him. He just wasn't his normally bubbly self. He whimpered most of the day and stayed in Debbie's arms most of the day. That evening he had a temperature of 100.6, not awful but enough to keep our little guy in discomfort. We kept him home from daycare on Friday. I went into the office really early, took care of a few things and gathered my files to bring home. Then I came home and relieved Alex so he could go into the office. Thankfully with regular doses of infant Tylenol and some TLC, Tyler was feeling better in the early afternoon. By this weekend he was back to normal. Yay!

8 months

If time seems to go by faster as you get older, it goes warp speed once you have a little one of your own! I'm so impressed with the accomplishments that Tyler has made in eight short months and am looking forward to sooo many more. He is still happy and cute as a button. And getting stronger and more inquisitive each passing day.

playboy

It's a little early isn't it?

party animal

Well, we couldn't resist celebrating the nearby holiday on such a fun date - 07/07/07. With upwards of 50 people, including nearly a dozen kids, it was a packed house! But Tyler loved meeting so many new friends and seeing many familiar faces as well.

Tyler and Simon

My high school pals and kin (Kristen, Ayla, Gwen, Parker, Me, Tyler, Lindsey and Lucas)

Jacob and Wesley

Allison and Grace

Becca and Tyler

tongue roller, hisser, clapper

New quirky moves from Tyler Bean... He can roll his tongue (like Mom and Dad), but sometimes sideways. He likes to grate his tongue across those new teeth of his. Tyler is also experimenting with sounds. The lastest one is a breathy hiss that is close to a TH sound. And just tonight he started to clap. He was doing it on command each time Alex said "YAY!"

fireworks

Well, it was Tyler's first 4th of July, but he didn't get to see the fireworks. Besides the storms passing through the area, it was also well past our little guy's bedtime and he's not a fan of loud noises. He did manage to stay up a little late and play with some pals at a holiday party.

Tyler, Allison and Simon

wormer

Tyler really wants to crawl. He's close, but right now he squirms and worms his way forward. He walks his legs up underneath himself, but then they slide back down.