It is so hard to believe that just six short months ago Tyson entered this world. Everyone always tells you that your child will grow up in the blink of an eye…and they are right.

Six Month Update:

* Ty now averages about eight hours of sleep in a row- although the last two nights he’s woken up twice because of teething pain.

* His left tooth is about half way up and his right front tooth has just broken through.

* He can scoot, scoot, scoot.

* He can get up onto all fours but hasn’t yet figured out what to do from there. TG.

* He knows what he wants and what he likes. He has started to cry when you take away a toy he likes. Which is why he is the proud new owner of a soft Fisher Price fire truck- luckily it was only three bucks but he LOVED it. It’s rubber like his favorite blocks and he loves to chew on it. I now know NOT to “show” him toys when we are shopping at Target.

* He is a big fan of peas and sweet potatoes. It took him a couple days to warm up to the peas but now he loves them. He’ll be moving on to green beans next…what a lucky boy.

* He can drink out of a sippy cup like a big boy and “thinks” he can feed himself.

* He wants to play with whatever it is you have in your hands- remote control, cooking utensil, phone, keys, paper- LOVES paper. Ugh. If you take a toy and place it in your hands- he still wants whatever it was you HAD in your hands. He’s a smart cookie.

* My little sasquatch outgrew his 0-6 month shoes weeks ago and is now wearing 6-12 months…and to think I thought the 6-12 month ones would fit around winter time. Yikes.

* He is no longer in the newborn Swaddlers- he has “graduated” to Cruisers.

* His favorite game is peek-a-boo with a heavy emphasis on the BOO part.

* He can make raspberries louder than many grown men I know.

And…as far as I know, he is the only six month old baby with hair on his legs. Yes, hair on his legs. Oh-my-god…I think I am going to have one hairy boy.

ATTEMPT ONE AT SIX MONTH PHOTO SHOOT:

Tyson is three months old today and has changed soooo much in one month. He has discovered his voice and loves to talk…to anyone that will listen. He shines his flirty grin whenever someone says hello. He squeals with delight when he is happy or excited. He loves to face out in any carrier now so that he doesn’t miss a thing…ever. He would rather stand, assisted, than sit or lie down. He loves to stare at his hands…and suck on his fists. He has begun to grab hold of toys and pull them towards his mouth. He loves his lovey- a tag blanket- and settles right down when he gets it and his pacifier. He is hands down the love of my life and the most amazing, handsome-ist, smartest, charming, funny, adorable, stinky faced baby EVER!

I packed up all of Ty’s newborn and zero to three month clothing today…I can’t believe how quickly he’s growing. There were soooo many cute outfits he never even got a chance to wear.

My favorite “what-is-that-on-his-shirt? outfit”…I figured it was a porcupine, but no one could ever tell. Either way, it was one of my favorite outfits and I am sad to have to pack it up already.
The sleeper he wore the night he got home from the hospital…
His very first outfit: the shirt from the hospital and the hat our delivery nurse made for Ty while I was in labor…

Baby Ty is two months old! He had a really rough morning today. He woke up all smiles…only to have to endure his two month shots hours later. Honestly, they were MUCH harder for mommy than Ty. Mommy cried longer than he did.

Current stats:

12 pounds 6 ounces

23 inches long

Newest tricks:

– smiles

– coos and talks

– discovered his hands and has just about found his thumb…finds it and then sucks it for awhile and then loses it

– soothed by pacifier