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!).