4 month check up

We had a good trip to Kentucky, he slept the whole way back. I guess he was worn out from never being put down. He had his 4 month doctor visit on Tuesday, he is a very healthy boy. He now weighs 17 pounds 3 ounces and he is 26.5 inches long, he is in the 90% range of weight and in the 95% range on length. I initially thought he'd be a linebacker, be his size may push him to play offensive line. Becca said he was wonderful at the doctor's office. She said he was just laughing, smiling, and talking trying to show off for all the nurses. He was great, right up to the point where they treated his little legs like a pinata! He was not happy about that at all! Becca said his bottom lip started pushing out pretty far and they really hurt his feelings. He was fussy the remainder of the day and most of the day yesterday. I took him to church by myself last night while he was still a little fussy. . . probably not the best decision. Between his talking and fussing, I spent most of the night in the back.

Busy week

It has been a busy week. We started feeding him cereal on Saturday. He didn't like it at all the first couple of times. He mostly cried and gagged, not understanding how to swallow. This morning we fed him in front of Granny and Grandad and he was opening his mouth, leaning toward the spoon. What a difference a few days makes; he seems to be liking it a lot more now. Wednesday was a big day for us, we had Tyler's final court hearing! It was actually anticlimactic. It was not out in the middle of court, we went back into the judges chambers and did it all back there. We were in and out pretty quick, but we were able to take a couple of pictures with the judge. Becca was proud of me for behaving the entire time! I didn't even ask to bang the gavel!! We are glad the process is finally through, it's a big load off.
Last night we travelled to Kentucky. We didn't leave our house until late, so Ty slept most of the way. Granny and Grandad waited up to see us, oh wait, I mean him. They hadn't seen him for a month, which is the longest they had been without seeing him. They have already taken him on a tour of the farm this morning. He got to go see the cows, the horse, and even got to set on Grandad's tractor! This is right up his alley, because he loves being outside. They also couldn't believe how much he has grown. I went and bought him a couple of outfits the other day and had to buy 9 month. He just turned 4 months on Tuesday!!
A couple of nights this week Becca has had to work because he's required more attention during the day. We've had some good daddy time!! He's so much fun to take out, and he is so easy! We went out Monday and Tuesday nights. One night we went the the grocery store and then got some gas and went driving around. The other night we went to Sams and Krispy Kreme. I just put him in the Baby Bjorn (baby backpack on front) and go. He loves it! We walked down every isle and he would just look at everything. He is very easily entertained. The women are all over him! I've had to have a couple of talks with him about that. He draws them in by waiting until they look at him, then he starts smiling really big. We may be in trouble in several years!

Tyler's growing too fast

It seems that each night we put Tyler to bed one size and he wakes up a little bigger each morning. He is getting so big so quickly. Tyler has had a few new play mates born over the last few weeks, it's so hard to believe when we go to see them that Tyler was once that small. He remains a very happy baby, even through the teething. Last weekend we went to see Eli, the first of the future "best buds" born. Then last night we successfully, without the nurses kicking us out with a young child, took him up to see the most recent born Lawson. He has become quite a show off with the smiles and laughs, it seems his most favorite time to perform is in church. He enjoys to see just how distracted he can make people around him. He had visitors this weekend, my sister and my niece came up. We had so much fun shopping for clothes for him and his aunt Angel found him his first July 4th outfit. He is so active lately and loves his excersaucer. He has turned over both ways now and scoots himself in circles on the floor. So far we are keeping strong with sleeping from 10:00pm to 6:00 am and we are hoping that we continue. He has developed a cute little habit, he sings/talks himself to sleep. I know when he is really tired because he will begin to talk over and over until he just falls alseep. That has also become his habit when he wakes in the morning. He doesn't cry when he wakes up he just lays in his crib and talks/sings. Tonight we had to get on camera Peighton making him laugh out loud over and over by blowing on his tummy. It was too precious. Chad and I are so blessed.

Father's Day Weekend

Things have continued to be busy for us. This weekend we made a trip down to Florida to see Becca's family. Ty did pretty good on the way down and back, but it's a long car ride for him. I think 6 hours is his max and the trip was about 7 hours each way. It was a very busy weekend! We left early Friday morning and got there around 3:00. Friday night we went over to see Brent and Stacy (Becca's college friends) for the first time since we've had Ty. Saturday we went to Bob Evans for breakfast (as if there was anywhere else to I'd go). Actually, Tyler's first trip anywhere was to Bob Evans when he was 4 days old. Saturday afternoon we had pictures taken of all Becca's family before James' graduation party. After the party we met Liz, the only cousin on my mom's side that had not seen him, for dinner. Then we went to James and Anne's house for a father's day celebration for Guy. Wow! What a busy day. Tyler was exhausted by the end of the day! Sunday morning Becca and Angel made a Father's Day breakfast, it was great! She actually made real bacon, not the turkey bacon! I had forgotten how much I liked pork. After church we had to eat a quick lunch before heading back home. It was a busy, but very good trip. It was Ty's first trip to Florida! Hopefully I'll get some more pictures up soon.

New things every day

Well, to begin I must rewind about 2 1/2 weeks ago. My parents were able to come and stay for a week and spend time with Tyler, my father had not seen him since he was 2 weeks old. We made a trip over to my brother's house for my nephew's high school graduation and to visit with friends that I had not seen in quite a long time. Faye, my sister-in-law, threw a party for Josh's graduation and was sweet to add a cake for Tyler. We had a great weekend and it was so nice to see everyone and introduce them to our son. My niece, Elisabeth, came back with us before returning home with my parents. She had the best time helping to take care of Tyler, I think she is also enjoying not being the youngest grandchild anymore. The day that my parents left to return home my oldest nephew(actually a twin) and his wife came for memorial day weekend. This was their first chance to see Tyler. We had a wonderful weekend just getting to hang out with them. They were both so cute helping to feed, change, and care for Tyler. They were able to stay long enough to go to a BBQ at a friends house with us on Monday before heading back to Florida. Over the past several weeks Tyler has begun to do so many new things. He watches his feet in his bath, watches his hands and of course finds his mouth. He is now hitting his toy on his car seat, laughing and talking,rolling over, and now he is beginning to get his first two teeth. Last weekend we made it up to Kentucky to see good friends from college and Chad's family. On Saturday we spent some time with my best friend Lisa. She had lunch made for us and invited her parents and Josh, a good friend of ours, over to see Tyler. After that we left to go over to a graduation party held at Chad's cousin's cafe. Tyler was able to meet almost all of his 2nd cousins for the first time. Haley was gracious enough to share her party with Tyler who was stealing the show by sitting in the middle of everyone laughing, talking, and basically being a doll. Granny was so proud she couldn't stop smiling. On Sunday we were able to make it to the congregation that Chad and I went to while dating, also the church that my other nephew (the other twin) attends while in college. We had the best time showing Tyler off to all of our friends that we haven't seen in so long. After meeting Matt and Renee (more friends from college) for lunch we headed back home. It was a busy weekend but so much fun. This past week Chad and I made the big decision to go out to a movie and let Uncle Jared and Aunt Jessica watch Tyler. They have been anxious to babysit for a while now. Being the first time we have left him we checked our phones frequently but it was kind of nice to get out. Chad's mom is now here and she is going to be able to spend a whole week with us. She is so excited to be able to have Tyler all to herself. There are so many new pictures to update we hope to get them on before too much longer. We have also taken pictures of a friend of ours who came out this morning to paint Tyler's name on the wall behind the plane, it is so adoreable and she did it all free handed (amazing) I know that was a lot for one blog, hopefully I can update more frequently from now on.

Times are busy

I know it has been so long since I have updated, there is a lot to tell so here it goes. After the terrible soy change we are back to milk and doing just fine. Tyler is such a happy baby, laughing and talking. He is getting so big, not eating through the night any more. He is not exactly sleeping through the night yet but maybe that will come soon. Last weekend was such a wonderful weekend. We went out as a family on Saturday night to dinner to celebrate mommy and daddy's anniversary, the big seven. On Sunday morning daddy got up with Tyler at his normal breakfast time of 5:30. After Tyler had his breakfast daddy made me a big breakfast of pancakes and bacon, I spoiled the breakfast in bed by getting up too early. After church we went out to eat to celebrate my first Mother's day, such a good day. On Monday we had to go to the doctor for Tyler's 2 month appointment which meant all the shots. I was not looking forward to that at all. It was so terrible because he was so happy when we got in to see the doctor. Tyler was just laughing and talking to the doctor while he was examining him, I felt so bad since I knew what was coming for him. The doctor was very happy with his health and development. He is now 24 3/4 inches long and 13 lbs 11 oz. such a big boy. I took some good advice from some friends and gave Tyler a dose of tylenol before his shots. After the crying stopped, mommy's crying too, he settled and went to sleep. He was really not too fussy the rest of the day so I decided to go ahead and take him to daddy's basketball game. Well, the minute we walked into the gym he lost it. I could tell he had a bit of a fever so luckly I had the tylenol with me and gave him his second dose. He fell back asleep and that was pretty much the end of the fussy time. Last night Granny and Granddad got here, they leave for Europe today and are gone for 10 days but they had to come see their baby before they left. Granny helped me give Tyler a bath last night. She was having such a good time she was ready to trade in her plane ticket and stay here instead. She said that if she didn't know she was coming back to stay with us for a week to see him she would stay. Papa and Nana, my parents, get here tomorrow morning to stay for a couple days. We are leaving on Saturday morning to go over and see my nephew graduate from high school. It will be the first time that everyone at Martinez, the place I spent my teenage years, gets to meet Tyler. Hang tight, we will be updating new pictures of Tyler soon.

It was a busy week! Ty wasn't feeling so good for most of the week. He has had some sinus problems, so Becca took him to the doctor on Monday. They had us switch from milk to soy based formula. Not a good idea! Ty is apparently allergic to soy. His little butt was sooo raw. We switched him back and everything is good now, but wow, that was a tough couple of days.
He is still changing every day and he makes so many faces. Sometimes he looks at himself in the mirror over his swing and just starts laughing. Becca went to a shower today for Jenny, so Daddy got him today all to himself. We ate and played some Xbox. Believe it or not he really does watch the football players when I play. After some football, we met up with uncle Jared at the mall and shopped for a while. Ty was a perfect angel! He always does extra well for his Daddy.