Tynan's Teeth

2.22.09

Here is Tynan chomping on the teething ring Aunt Nikki gave him for Christmas. Two teeth poked through on 2/17/09, and two more look like they're just about to! Poor guy!

In this picture you can almost see his two newest teeth. He looks like a little vampire!

Moving Around

2.21.09

This is another pretty dark video, but it shows a little bit of Tynan's recently improved mobility. He scooted all around the living room today. He also army crawled and did a sort of sideways crab crawl! Things are coming together. And we don't think we're ready for it - still! (P.S. That is an airplane on his bottom. The bib that came with the outfit says "Born to Fly." Future pilot, perhaps?)

Playing with Food

2.20.09

Here is Tynan playing with his bottle. I'm not sure if he's eating or playing, little goof! I was proud because I've been trying to get him to take more bottles more easily from me, and he drank half of it before he started to play. Good job, Tynan!

Baa Baa Black Sheep

2.18.09

Tynan loves his animals!

7 Month Birthday!

2.10.09

Tynan is 7 months old today! I can't believe it! He spent all day with Grandma Wendy and was so pooped out from playing so much that he slept from 10:30p.m. to 8:45a.m. (Too bad I was having insomnia night!) This past month, Tynan made his first visit to the ER, got his first x-ray, improved his creeping skills, discovered applesauce, drank from a cup (with help, of course), improved his rolling skills, explored all of his toys with his mouth, posed for about a million pictures, visited with Grandma Wendy, Grandpa Eric, and Grandma Doreen, outgrew at least a dozen outfits and all of his socks, and became even more ticklish. He hasn't worked on his sitting very much though - he would much rather be creeping or rolling around than sitting still in one spot!

Little Creeper

2.8.09

Yeah this is not how I put him into the crib the night before. . . (I know I have similar pictures but I just think it's so cute!)

Moving Along

2.3.09

Looking back over these posts, I realize that we put Tynan in his Green Bay jammies a lot. I swear, he does have other jammies!

This video is what happens when Daddy teaches Tynan how to start moving forward instead of leaving Tynan alone with his perfectly acceptable inching backward routine. Not that I'm against encouraging Tynan! I just prefer to do it after we've finished babyproofing!

Rehydrating. . . Or not

2.2.09

Unfortunately we don't have a picture of Tynan's face at his first taste of Pedialyte. We decided to offer him some because his appetite has been so low with this illness that he is a little bit dehydrated. Shawn put it in a bottle and gave it to Tynan. Tynan started sucking eagerly, tasted the Pedialyte, and whipped the bottle out of his mouth. He stared at it a moment, decided it was the same type of bottle he usually gets, put it back in his mouth and began to suck a second time. Once again, though, upon tasting something other than milk, he whipped it out of his mouth. After that, he refused any more, and Shawn had to warm a bottle of milk. Next I want to try offering it in a cup. It seems our boy believes that bottles are for milk only!

First ER Visit

2.1.09

Well, I always wondered if having a boy would mean having more trips to the ER. . . From what I understand boys tend to be little daredevils who keep getting fractures or lacerations. But I was hoping we could make it through the first year at least without an ER visit! Tynan was diagnosed with RSV, or bronchiolitis. He had to have several breathing treatments until his blood oxygen levels came back up to the mid-90's. They were going to admit him if the levels stayed too low, but they finally came up. He also had a chest x-ray and an influenza test. By the end of the visit I was afraid he'd never forgive me! He is doing better today, but he still needs to be seen by his pediatrician, probably for more breathing treatments. I think part of the reason they did not admit him was because he kept smiling and interacting with the doctor and nurses. In this picture he is playing with Shawn's hat. Tynan's a trouper! (And a flirt!)