Sleep

Tyler got back to sleeping half way decent during the night. He ate and then went right back to sleep. The previous days he has been getting up at 4AM and then staying awake starting his day. The problem was that his early start wasn't working for his parents. He was cranky yesterday late afternoon and early evening because he wouldn't nap, but that worked in our favor (well more in my favor since I am the one who gets up with him during the week). He then didn't get up until 8AM. I hope this keeps up for the rest of the week. Leo goes to Jamaica on Saturday, so I don't get my weekend break. I also don't want him to be cranky tomorrow because I have a doctor's appointment, and he obviously has to go with me. He also is a much happier child when he sleeps at night as opposed to when he takes a long nap in the morning. He was laughing up a storm this morning. Apparently, I was very entertaining. He actually has a little laugh now. He has been smile for a few weeks. Now, he does that almost everytime he sees me. Last night, Leo was holding him while I was making dinner, an Tyler kept trying to look over the couch to find me. Leo brought him out to the kitchen, and he broke out into an ear to ear grin. I guess spending all day with him isn't enough for Tyler.

Quiet Day

We are having a quiet day today. I was up sick most of the night. Luckily, Tyler took a good morning nap and I could get some sleep. I feel much better this afternoon. It is snowing here this afternoon. It is a light snow. I don't think that we are supposed to get a lot of snow here. Snow totals are becoming a relative thing at this point up here. Our snow was just melting when this came. So far we only have a dusting. Tyler is really starting to smile now. He is also cooing quite a bit. It is working out well because he will now fall asleep on his own if he is put down even if he is more awake when he lays down. He talks to himself until he falls asleep. Hopefully, he will be awake tonight when Leo gets home. Yesterday, he slept until right before Leo went to bed, so they did get to spend any quality time together. Maybe tonight they will get a chance to play together.

Party Time

Today was the twins birthday party. It is hard tob believe that they are four already. Timmy met Baby Tyler as he calls him at the door when we arrived. Tyler does seem to really like him. When he was crying before we left, it was Timmy that ended up quieting him. Tyler other favorite does seem to be Grampy. He has spent time with all of his grandparents and he always lets Grampy calm him and does seem to listen to what Grampy tells him. Tyler slept some in the car. He ate when he got home and then fell asleep. We will see how long that lasts. Hopefully for a little bit and then he gets back on schedule. The last time he went without napping he slept for ten hours ate and went right back to sleep. Leo is going to get up with him tonight, so I will at least get more than four hours of sleep. That will be a nice little break.

One Month Old

Today, Tyler turned one month old. It is hard to believe that he has been here for a month already. If you go back on the pictures, you can see that he is getting bigger. He is starting to fill out and is getting much longer. His legs have caught up witht he rest of his body. He fills clothes that didn't fit him when he came home. Some of his newborn clothes are getting tight. He even had to go up a diaper size even though that doesn't stop him from finding ways to pee out of them. In honor of Grampy, he is celebrating his being here a month by wearing a train outfit.

Super Sunday

Well, Tyler didn't see most of the Superbowl. He was doing this most of the time. He is doing better on formula number three. He doesn't have gas and isn't breaking out where his spit up touches his skin. He isn't spitting up much now since we changed his feeding style. We are feeding him in a regular sitting position instead of reclined. We then keep him sitting for at least 30 minutes after he is done. He does much better that way. Today, he went outside and met the neighbor girls. They were outside being pulled in their sleds by John's quad. We didn't keep him out long but it was warm enough for him to go outside for a little bit. Tomorrow, Leo goes back to work. It was nice that he could take as much time off as he did. It is going to be strange not having him here during the day. Tyler and I will just have to get into our own little routine. We kind of do that at night when he is up. I am hoping to be able to get him on a better sleep schedule. His eating doesn't suffer no matter how much sleep he gets. I also realized that he looks more like a Spaeth than a Lebo. My cousin put a picture of her nephew around the same age as Tyler. There is a striking resemblence. With the exception of hair and Tyler has more slanted eyes the two of them look very much alike. I had already started to see my Uncle Bill in him. It was just reiterated once I saw Cooper's picture.

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.