Tyler is 10 Months Old! :-)

This week we visited Chrissy & Brayden, we attended a playdate at Baby Brooklyn's house, a playdate at Baby Joey's house, and we had a playdate with Baby Lucas! We also attended Tyler's friend Colin's 1st Birthday party (which had a Redskins theme!) and I went to my GMU grad school reunion party. :-) Tyler seemed to enjoy being out in the snow!

Tyler is on the move! He is crawling on his knees now and taking a few steps with his walker!! :-)

"Real" Crawling :-)

On the Move

If Tyler is laying flat, he is able to pull himself up to a sitting position. He loves to do these "sit ups" multiple times a day and has been getting many compliments on his stomach muscles. :-) He is still doing the army crawl and trying to climb the stairs. He's been crawling on his knees very briefly but doesn't have the hang of it just yet. He wants to climb up on everything - his crib, the tv stand, the toy box, the coffee table, and his toys. He LOVES to look up at things - lights, smoke detectors, and the chandelier. :-)

This week he had playdates with his baby friends Colin, Brooklyn, & Luke. He also attended two football parties, a coffee date with Julie, his cousin Ben's 3rd birthday party, and a lunch at Moes with seven other moms and babies. I enjoyed a wonderful dinner with Barbara & Leigh at Guapos! :-)

Bye Bye Mobile

This has been a big week for Tyler! He is "army" crawling and pulling himself up, especially in his crib. He even walked from one end of the crib to the other (while holding onto the edge of course) to get to his mobile. The mobile is no longer up and will be greatly missed. :-) I still let Tyler play with the moon and stars (which he loves) while supervised. Tyler has been eating strawberry yogurt bites and today he successfully picked up a piece, put it into his mouth, and laughed. :-) He has also finally reached 20 pounds! :-)

This week we had two playdates with Baby Brooklyn, a playdate with a bunch of our baby friends at Avery's house, a playdate with our baby boy friends & moms, and a delicious brunch with Chrissy & Brayden. We also attended a dinner for my friend Katy, who is about to have her second baby boy. We had a beautiful snowfall that day (which thankfully did not stick to the road). Ironically, only days earlier it was 60 degrees, which was perfect for a long family walk!

Week 40

I can hardly believe that 40 weeks, an entire pregnancy(!), has gone by since Tyler was born. I promised myself I'd stop counting in weeks once Tyler hit 40. Of course I (thankfully) did not make it to 40 weeks while pregnant with Tyler. He decided to arrive at 39 weeks & 3 days. :-)

Dan and I were on a go cart on Dec. 30th :-) I never thought I would say that! Tyler was enjoying a lovely walk with his grandma & grandpa. We decided to spend New Years at home this year since we were recovering from being away six out of seven nights. Once Tyler goes to sleep for the night, if he wakes up before morning, he is not happy. However, on New Years Eve, he woke up at 11:45, giggling and smiling, ready to watch the ball drop. Luckily he went back to sleep just after midnight, but he was determined to welcome the new year. :-) This was a very special New Years Eve because it was the 40th anniversary of my parents first date!

Tyler has started to say "dadadadada". In fact, he is quite the talker lately, which is adorable.

Week 39

This week Dan and I flew to Nashville to attend Dan's sister's wedding. Dan and I stayed at the Hermitage Hotel in Nashville, which was decorated beautifully for Christmas. We had a wonderful time! Caroline was a gorgeous bride & Brian was a handsome groom. :-) We had the privilege of getting to know Brian's parents, his sisters, his brother-in-law, and his nephew. Caroline has married into an amazing family! Dan did a great job walking Caroline down the aisle. I love the song she chose. :-)

Tyler stayed with my parents and had a very fun time playing with all of his new toys. :-) Dan and I are so thankful to my parents for doing such an amazing job watching Tyler. He has learned to throw a ball, which is very exciting. :-)

Christmas - Part Two :-)

While my parents & Steven headed over to see Shane, Kristen, & Ben, we were on our way to see Tyler's grandma & Aunt Caroline! We had a wonderful time opening lots of gifts (Tyler received the most of course!) and just spending time together. :-) I know Tyler loved his first Christmas very much!