Much Happier Boy

Well, we had to change Tyler's formula. His gas problem got to the point that he couldn't rest and was constantly screaming because his stomach hurt. He had always had a little problem, but it got much worse as his formula intake increased. He is now on a formula that has less lactose and partially broken down proteins. He wasn't having full blown allergic reactions, so we decided to go this route instead of putting him on a soy based or hypoallergenic formula. What I didn't expect is how quickly he would benefit him. Within 24 hours, he is a different baby. Before it got bad he was a happy baby, but this is even better. Because he is now not constantly battling pain, he is more alert when awake. He is now smiling more and just generally much more happy and fun to be around. Well, there is only so much fun you can have with a three week old, but it is definitely better than listening to him scream and know that he is in constant pain. He is lso taking in his surroundings more. It is nice to see him so happy again.

More Sledding Fun

We didn't realize how much use our hill would get when it comes to sledding. The twins brought their sleds with them today, and many runs down the hill were made. They not only got Ted going down them but they also Leo riding with them. Not that Leo needs much encouragement to sled down the hill. They were out for quite a while. It was a lot of fun watching them. I think the best part was listening to Bridget laugh as she was sledding. Everyone seemed to have a lot of fun. They also wore out their Uncle Leo as he is now sleeping on the couch. After the sledding fun was over, everyone came inside and played Wii including the kids who did a very good job boxing. It was a very good time.

Tyler and the Twins

Today, Tyler met Timmy and Bridget. Oh, and they brought their parents with them. As you can see in the pictures, they all got along real well. Timmy was especiall interested in his new cousin, Baby Tyler. He held him real well, and did a great job putting Tyler's pacifier in his mouth when it fell out. He also was constantly checking on the baby to make sure he was okay. It was the first thing he did when he came back in from sledding. It was really nice seeing them all together. It was a very fun day having them here.

Happy Boy

Ashlea got a picture of Tyler smiling. He is beginning to do this a lot. He has always done it in his sleep like this picture, but he is now doing it more when he looks at you. This is the only picture we have of him smiling at this point, but he does look cute when he does it. On another front, Leo came in second in his snowshoe race that he did today. He won a headlamp and a gift certificate. He also got a free lift ticket for the place the race was held, but didn't ski all that long due to it being crowded and there was a lot of ice on the slopes. The conditions were awful and since he didn't pay for it, he left early.

Apple/Tree

We didn't get real good pictures of Jason and Tyler. It has been widely suggested that Tyler strongly resmebles Jason. Leo first thought when he saw Tyler was that he was the spitting image of Jason. He does look quite a bit like Jason when Jason was the same age. Let's just hope that he doesn't end up looking like this when he gets older.

Tyler Meets Uncle Jason and Aunt Ashlea

My sister-in-law called yesterday to say that their church had flooded and wanted to know if they could come here to see Tyler. Of course, we told her that they could come here and see him. Tyler was awake for most of their visit, so that was nice. He didn't crash until early afternoon today. We had to explain to him that he wasn't to listen to anything the Uncle Jason tried to teach him. He was telling him that he needed to say to Nana "Woman get me some food." This is the type of thing my brother thinks is important to teach him. Jason also made a video in which he tells Tyler that women belong in the kitchen and they need to wait on their men. I will be sure to let him watch that many times. Overall, it was a nice visit. They also brought their dog Zoie. Wrangler enjoyed having her here to play. They ran around quite a bit. The cats, on the other hand were not very happy to have her here. They seemed very relieved to have Zoie go home.

More Pics of Tyler

Here are some pictures taken with the Nikon of Tyler. They are in backwards order on here going from the dates of 1/8/09 to 1/18/09. You can see some of the changes in him since he has been home. Leo is out snowshoeing somewhere right now. Ty is sleeping. He should be out for another two hours and then it will be time to eat again. He also watched some of the Steelers game last night and actually seemed interested in what was going on. I think he just liked looking at the lights on television. The deer have been coming most of the day. We are down to just five that come, but that is really enough to feed this time of year. Leo got some nice shots of them yesterday in the snow. I will have to get him to post them on his site.