Christmas Tree

Tyler was so amazed when he saw the Christmas Tree all lit up. At first he just sat there staring at it. Then he decided to go feel it. He hasn't really seemed to get enough courage to get too close to it. Most of the time he just sits and stares. It's so funny to see a 25 inch baby sitting next to a 6ft tree. I am excited for his first Christmas. I need to find a cute ornament for him for our tree. I also have been looking for a little toy that he can hold on to that's supposed to help babies learn to walk ( not a walker). He has been standing up a lot lately. I have seen him stand up and let go of the table once. I don't know if he was not paying attention or if he was trying to stand on his own. It's fun to see him crawl all over. It will be fun when he learns to walk. I know he will get into more things when he walks, but I still can't wait!! We got new windows put in our basement today. They look really nice! Let's hope for a warmer house and a lower gas bill!! By the way, in the picture of him touching the space heater, the heater is not on.

Tiny Ty

A couple of days ago I took Tyler to see his pediatrician. He has had a cold since November 1st and I was getting a little concerned. He has inconsulable tantrums, and despite what people may think, that really isn't like him. He usually stops crying the moment I pick him up. Anyway. the doctor thinks he just caught two colds in a row. He also has an ear infection, but other than that he is fine. They weighed him and measured his height. He hasn't grown in length since he was 7 months old (he is 25.5 inches tall). And he only weighs 12lbs exactly. The doctor told me to make an appointment to have 6 tests done on him to find out if he isn't growing because of some disease. He seems healthy to me, other than his stunted growth, so I think I will wait a while to see if he does better. The tests are very expensive.
He has learned how to crawl quite well. He stands up with support from furniture quite a bit, and he waved on his own for the first time today. He is so cute! It's funny to see such a little baby do all that he does. Since he learned to crawl, I have been able to get a lot more done. He plays with his toys and crawls all over while I clean the house. He's also not afraid of the vacuum anymore. It's nice not to have him cry the moment I set him down. It's amazing how much more you can get done without a baby attached to your hip!
Today as I was leaving my house for the grocery store I saw something walking across the street. It was around 5:30, so it was pretty dark. It kind of looked like a dog from a distance, but as I got closer I saw it was a deer! I drove slow so it wouldn't run out infront of me, and it just ran along the sidewalk. It had huge antlers. That's one thing I love about this area, we have deer in our yards all the time. When I had seen them driving in the canyon, I never saw any with antlers, but sometimes around here we even see families of deer. The other day we saw a doe, a buck and a cute little baby running into our backyard. Too bad I never have a camera!!!

Happy Tyler?

Just thought I'd show you how cute Tyler is, even when he is sad.

So it's a lot harder to keep up a blog than I thought. My life isn't really interesting anough for me to write every single day. Anyway, here's an update. I was on my way to the store a couple of weeks ago when my car suddenly stop working. Luckily I was in a parking lot. Our transmission needs to be replaced and it's going to be quite expensive, so any donations would be appreciated. Just kidding! Haha! It has been very hard not being able to leave the house while Jeff is at work (I am not going to walk).
For Halloween Tyler was Superman. I was Phoenix and Jeff was Wolverine from X-men. Jeff has a Wolverine video his friend put on youtube.com called "Leaked Wolverine Trailer". It's very funny. Jeff's sister Katie took Tyler trick-or-treating. He got about 5 pieces of candy. Katie said most people just looked at him and didn't put any candy in his bag. Poor Tyler. Anyway, he ended up with a cold the next day. We had him bundled up quite a bit. This is his first cold and he isn't taking it very well. He has been sleeping a lot, which is nice, but when he is awake he is ornery (is that how you spell that word?)
There have been a couple of times when I have gone to his crib when he wakes up and he has been sitting up, or on his knees. Today I took him to see my sister-in-law. I set him on the floor next to her 16 month old, Sadie. I looked away for a couple of seconds and when I looked back he was standing! He had pulled himself up by the couch! After a few seconds he fell down and started to cry. I am so excited though! Maybe he will learn how to walk before he learns how to crawl. Right now he just rolls everywhere and backs up. I know he will into everything when he walks, but I am looking forward to it.