Aggieland

This past weekend we took Tyler down to Aggieland for the A&M vs. LSU game. We drove to Temple on Friday night and tried to get in a good nights sleep before waking up and heading to College Station at 7am on Saturday morning. Tyler was a trooper and slept the whole way there. I was very excited since I didn't know how his naps would go at the actual tailgate. Charles and Jordie joined us in Temple Friday night and Travis and some of his friends met us in College Station. It was so fun to be in College Station during a game. They were estimating that around 50,000 people would be tailgating at the game. It was crazy and we loved every minute of it! 

This is a view of Spence Park where we were tailgating.

The guys

The gals

Tyler was a hit and got lots of attention. 

We were so excited Tyler got to meet Brooke. He had just woke up from a little cat nap which is why he looks so out of it. He was very happy to meet Brooke :).

Mommies need naps sometimes too. 

 Tyler and I spend some quality time in Rudder Tower during the game. I needed somewhere semi-private to feed him since he isn't so keen on being covered up when nursing and it was nice and cool. This is his new favorite thing to do...suck on his bottom lip. He looks sad but I promise he is very happy!

Even though we didn't win the game we had a great time with our friends. We look forward to many more games in the future! Gig 'em!

Yummy Cereal

This week we started giving Tyler rice cereal. I was surprised at how much he seemed to like it. He would open up his mouth to take the spoon but then most of the cereal would just run right back out of his mouth. I'm not sure how much of it actually went down his throat but at least its a start. 

Beavers Bend

We spent  a long weekend out at Beavers Bend in Oklahoma with my family. It was fun getting out of town and enjoying the cold weather and woods. We drove up late on Thursday night and Tyler was a champ and slept the entire drive. I have noticed that when I have the sun roof open it doubles as a "noise machine" so we drove the entire way with it open :). 

Once we got there we spent most of our time there in the hot tub, watching football, building with legos, and picking up sticks. It was very relaxing (other than my one minor meltdown when Tyler refused to sleep). He caught a cough the first day we got there which made sleeping a little more difficult. I think it was Sunday night when he cried for 4 hours before we just put him in the car and drove around (at 11pm) until he fell asleep. We brought him inside and he slept the rest of the night in his car seat :). 

It was really fun watching Brian interact with Tanner...just a little preview of what is to come! Here are some of the pictures from our weekend in the woods. 

Tanner loved the fire pit. He is very into being naked and peeing on things. He was very proud of himself for peeing "in the woods" many times on this trip.

 The grandkids :)

Brian was in heaven...cold weather and his hammock. 

Our little moose man at the beginning of our hike.....

 and at the end.

Hanging out with Uncle Grant.

Tay Tay and Tanner

While the boys went biking we went on a walk. Tanner thought it was fun to ride on the front of the stroller and Tyler loved kicking him. 

Grant doing a little Crossfit on our hike. Tanner was very impressed! 

One of my favorite parts of the hike was Tanner saying over and over "I wanna go shopping!" It was hilarious! Apparently, before we left on the hike he saw suckers at the gift shop and really wanted to go and buy one. 

 Brian was trying to use all the legos to build a tower. Tanner had a very hard time being patient...he just wanted to knock it down!

Uncle Mark brought some fun squirty toys. Brian was teaching Tanner how to fill it up with water.

 Get em Tanner, get em!

Everyone took a ride on the train while Brian and I drove around the park trying to get our child to nap :). Maybe next year we can join them. 

Tyler took Tanner down with the squirty toy. Go Tyler! He obviously is taking it very seriously...

Enjoying the camp fire.

Hanging out with Grammy.

I love my family of 3! Looking forward to next year's trip to Beavers Bend.

Tyler's 4 Month Birthday

We started off this month with our trip to Atlanta which I wrote about in an earlier post. Since then we have been pretty low key and trying to figure out our routine for this fall. I started a study at Watermark called Equipped Disciple which meets for a few hours once a week. Tyler started going to childcare for the first time. He did great even though I was a little nervous. It's always so fun going to pick him up and seeing him smile when he hears my voice. Such a momma's boy :).

Brian has been really happy with the start of football season which means Tyler wears the same outfit every Saturday. His Aggie onesie, of course! We can't wait for Tyler to grow up and love the Aggies too :) 

Tyler has also discovered his feet. Sometimes I catch him just laying on the floor holding both feet and just staring at them. It is almost like he wants to say, "Are these mine?" He is still sucking on his hands, shirts, thumb, toys, and probably his toes very soon. 

Since the weather has been nicer lately we have started taking advantage of the running path by our house. I am doing more walking than running these days but hope to work my way back into it. Its not so easy trying to run and push a heavy stroller! Here is a picture of us on the trail with Brian's childhood home in the background. Who would have ever thought we would be living less than a mile from where he grew up?!

Our bedtime routine has been working pretty good this past month. We usually put Tyler down between 7:30 and 8:30 and you will sleep until around 7am. It isn't the night time sleep that is difficult but the napping. There are some days I think I am going to lose my mind because he will only sleep for 30 minutes between each feeding. That means most of the day he wants to be held or is fussing. Brian has been such an amazing encourager to me during this time. He has come home early from work many days and is always there to listen when I need to talk. :) Here is a sweet picture of Brian reading Tyler a book at bedtime. This kid has some long legs on him...

These have been the hardest 4 months of my life but I wouldnt trade it for anything. Especially when I catch a moments like this...

Height: 25 5/8 in (75th %)

Weight: 13 lb (30th %)

Food: Still breastfeeding every 3 hours (7:30, 10:30, 1:30, 4:30, 7:30)

Sleep: Naps are a little tricky but he is still doing great at night. He goes down around 7:30 and doesn't usually (key word being "usually") wake up until 6:30 or 7am. 
Clothes: 3-6 months
Likes: To be held, being around lots of people, standing up, sucking on his hands
Dislikes: 

Favorite Mommy Moment: Tyler has started snuggling with me and I love it! Oh, he rolled over from back to tummy for the first time on 9/7/12.

We love you sooo much!