Discoveries!

What a week our little guy had! He started with all sorts of new tricks and continued working on some old ones. He's gotten a lot better with his "standing", and prefers to stand instead of sitting on your lap. He doesn't tire of it quickly, which is amazing. I keep expecting him to just collapse after a few seconds, but he hangs in there for quite a while. And smiles the whole time! Travis swears he'll walk before he crawls!!! He's also started to notice his hands. And he's discovered that these hands can grab things. And once these hands grab things, he can put them in his mouth. So now we have to remind ourselves that if you don't want it in his mouth, don't put it in his line of fire. But it's so neat to watch him hold onto his toys now and it's so cute to watch him slobber all over them.

He had his first full week of sleeping in his crib in his own room. He has adjusted very well! He's sleeping longer and longer at night, and rarely needs comforting in the middle of the night. I think that Travis and I are learning to sleep without him in the room with us. It's actually been a big adjustment for me. We leave the monitor on at night, and it's been difficult for me to get used to the baby noises. I was getting used to them IN the room with us, but it's a different kind of sound coming through the monitor. I know I'll get used to it and each night gets a little easier. But the important thing is that Tyler has adjusted well and seems to like being in his own space.

One more "first" - just this morning, as I was getting ready for work and Travis was playing with Tyler, the biggie happened. Yep, he rolled over. He rolled from his tummy to his back. Granted, he had a little help from Daddy but that was just with arm positioning. The act of rolling was all Tyler. Travis propped him up a bit on his elbows and Tyler got some momentum and just rolled. He made it look so easy that we were sure he'd do it again. Alas, no. One show was all we got today. But we clapped and cheered for him and he lit up, so I think he knows that this is something really cool. I think before we know it, he's going to be rolling all over the place.

This weekend, we headed up to Fredericksburg for a few hours. Heidi, a friend of mine from college, had a "deck-warming" party at her house. Her beautiful 2-year-old daughter, Riley, loves babies and was excited to have Tyler at her house. She wanted to "hold" him, and she did so well with him. And Tyler was intrigued by her and the 2 other little girls that were there. They were Jackie & Nick's daughters (more college pals). I think Tyler liked to watch the girls because they were more his size and less intimidating. But he did very well in a new place with new people holding him and passing him around. He even took a nap in Riley's crib, which gives us hope that he will nap and sleep well "on the go".

We have Tyler's 4 month appointment this Friday. I can't wait to see how much he has grown. As I've mentioned before, we think that he's about 15 - 16 pounds. I hopped on our not-so-accurate bathroom scale with him the other day and got a reading of just under 16. We'll see!!!! He'll get more shots at this appointment too, but Travis will be with me again, and we planned the appointment for later in the afternoon, so we are hoping he'll do well and just sleep it off again. We'll be sure to let you know!