Check me out! I'm 6 months old!

Seriously. Tyler is 6 months old. I can't believe it either. He's healthy and in a big hurry to grow up - sitting up, getting on his hands/knees preparing to crawl, starting on vegetables/fruits...and just so curious about the world around him.

Stats
Weight 17 lbs. 2 oz (45%)
Length 26 1/2" (55%)

Christmas 2010

What a difference a year makes! Christmas 2009 was our first in our new house, and I was nearly 3 months pregnant with Tyler. Here's a quick flashback...



Since this was Tyler's first Christmas, I was trying to pack in all of the traditional Christmas activities. I know. He won't remember any of it. But I will, and I have the pictures to remind me when I am old and can't remember it either.

Thanksgiving 2010

Thanksgiving kicked off Tyler's first holiday season. Jessica hosted Thanksgiving dinner - and her birthday celebration - for our family, and her in-laws. We also celebrated our 5th Annual Cousin's Thanksgiving - the tradition has been expanded to include 8 "little cousins" - children of the first cousins. It was so fun to see Tyler interacting with his cousins - well, as much interaction as one would expect from a 5 month old. He and his cousin Justin were outnumbered 2 to 6.

Another first...rice cereal

I give up trying to play catch up with the blog posts, so I'm just going to jump back in. The latest news...Tyler is now on rice cereal! It's been a little over a week since the first attempt and he's doing great - gobbles it right up.



I know it doesn't seem so in this picture, but we do get most of it in his mouth.



Tyler thinks he's grown, and tries to grab the spoon to feed himself. It's a little bit of a battle, and requires deep concentration and focus.

Jet setter

Tyler turned 3 months old on October 2. Let the games begin! We took Tyler on his first flight, Jet Blue from Long Beach to Oakland, to visit our friends in Northern California. This was a great first trip - the flight was short (Tyler was an angel) and our friends have kids, which means they have all the gear. We packed light and headed up on a Friday afternoon. We had a great time - thanks to the Cecchins for hosting, and for all those who came to visit while we were up. Beck and I have made a trip to Oakland every September/October since we started dating in 2001. It looks like the tradition will continue...as a family.

2 month check-up

Two months marks another trip to the doctor and unfortunately, Tyler's first round of shots. He was a champ - cried for about 10 seconds after getting poked and spiked a fever that night. I watched over him like the paranoid, first-time mother that I am.

Stats:
Length: 23 1/2 inches (60th percentile)
Weight: 9 lbs. 13 oz. (7th percentile)
Head: 38 1/2 cm (15th percentile)

Tyler dropped a bit on his weight curve, so the doctor asked me to work on beefing him up and to return in 3 weeks for a weigh-in. It was at this time that he was sleeping longer stretches during the day and at night, therefore skipping a meal or two. She advised that we wake him from his nap...I did that once and decided that was a bad idea. I've tried a few things to ensure he eats enough throughout the day.

First trip to the beach

Thanks to a visit from Heather and Niko, and a beach day planned by Jen, Tyler had his first beach experience on Sept. 1. I was a typical first time mom - concerned about the sun, the wind and the tiny particles of sand blowing on his little face. We stayed long enough for me to feed him and visit with the girls for about 10 minutes before I packed up and headed home. I consider this a success!