Week 10

We have hit another milestone - double digit weeks! Tyler continues to surprise us every day with new developments. Each day is new and exciting for us. He had his two month old check up and he is doing really well. He now weighs 12 lbs 8 oz and is 23.5 inches long. Our little guy is growing fast! The doctor was very happy with his progress and he is due back in November.

Ty also continues to sleep through the night which thrills his mom and dad every single time! As you can see by the last picture, he is smiling a whole lot and really starting to interact and respond to our attempts at entertainment. He makes many different noises and him and I have conversations all day long together. It really is so much fun!

Today, Tyler rolled from his belly to his back for the first time. At first I thought it was accidental or that when I sat down on the couch next to him, that I pushed the cushion down, helping him to roll over. But when he did it two more times today, I realized he was truly doing it on his own. It was very exciting for both Dave and I to witness.

We will continue to keep you posted on Tyler's developments and milestones. We hope everyone is doing well and we love and miss you all very much!!

2 Months Old!

It's September 12th which means two things in our home . . . 1. It's Tyler's 2 month birthday and 2. It's football season! As you can see, Tyler is all set for the Sunday games!

We have had an adventurous two months with Tyler. We are excited to say he continues to sleep through the night (usually 11+ hours!). As you can see in the picture above, Tyler is now smiling on his own and doing it pretty often. He is also making a lot of new sounds. It is great for him to finally have another mode of communication other than crying.

Tyler is also awake a lot more during the day which is fantastic and super fun although, both Dave and I are usually exhausted come bedtime with all the entertaining we have to do all day long! In fact, Tyler is getting less fussy during the day - he has seemed to replace some of the crying with smiling!!

It is a rainy day here in Arlington, the perfect day for Tyler's first Sunday football viewing!!

8 Weeks Old (almost)!!

Tomorrow Tyler turns 8 weeks old. Quite the milestone for our little man. So much has happened since we last posted. Most notably is that Tyler started sleeping through the night at 6 weeks and 4 days old (just one day after his Dad's birthday and truly the best birthday present he could give him at this point!)!!! Both Dave and I hope that this sleeping pattern is here to stay. I read somewhere that it takes 3 days to create a habit. Well, Tyler has been sleeping like this for over a week and a half so the habit should be fairly ingrained, or so we hope!! The little guy last feeds between 8 and 9 and, on most mornings, we are waking him up at 7:30 to start the day. Unbelievable and simply outstanding!!

Tyler has also become much more interactive. He smiles on his own (and not just from gas) and makes cute little noises (yes, noises other than crying!). He intently watches our facial expressions and tries to mimic them - he can even stick his tongue out after watching us do it. But what Tyler loves most is to be on the go . . . hmmm . . . wonder where he got that from? As long as we are out walking or in the car, he is a very happy baby. In fact, Tyler could be very fussy inside the house, but once you take him outside, he is immediately content. So needless to say, we have been dining al fresco nightly and walking all over town! Thank goodness for the sunny weather, we are not sure what we will do when we have a rainy day!

The other big news on our end is that I went back to work at the 6 week mark. I am very grateful that I work from home and get to see Tyler throughout the day. We are also very fortunate to have found a wonderful nanny to care for Ty. So far, we are all adjusting well to our new schedules.

Lastly, Dave has been at his new job for over a month and all is going really well. He enjoys the subject matter and everyone he works with. This past week, Dave begun his last semester at Georgetown! He will finish his LL.M. degree in December and he promises he is done with school (we'll see how long that lasts!).