shopping day...

My good friends Katie and Keith recently got engaged (congrats!) so of course Katie wanted to start the wedding dress hunt. I really wanted to participate so I lugged Tyson along to help.
Tyson was very good at giving his objective opinion of each dress (the salon had rules against taking pictures of Katie in the dress so this was the next best thing). With his help, Katie found the perfect one.

This was Tyson's reaction when he found out the price....

...how many new toys could I get for that amount???

what a feast!

Well, we started some rice cereal. Even the ladies at daycare said that it was time for more food because he was wanting to eat around the clock.
It didn't go too well at first.

Everything seemed to come right back out.

It's slowly getting better (meaning he's actually swallowing...though it's usually somewhat accidental).

This is his usual "cereal face"

I hope this boy hits a growth spurt soon...he can barely see his feet.

the doctor is in...

Well, last week we had to take Tyson to his 4 month appointment which of course included his vaccines. I was dreading this as he was so crabby and hard to deal with for days after the last appointment. This one went a little better...but neither one of us is a fan of him getting shots.

I was trying to get a shot of his bugs bunny band aids...but it's also a great illustration of just how much weight this kid has packed on. Look at those thunder thighs!

He is now over 2 feet tall (he was pretty squirmy so the exact number is hard to pinpoint) and weighs a wopping 16 pounds 9 oz. He's wearing 6 month clothes already and we got the go ahead to start feeding him cereal...thank goodness for that cuz he is really hard to fill up these days!

slippery when wet...

Well, as some may remember from previous posts, Tyson used to absolutely HATE his baths...although looking back, he hated a lot of things back then. In his defense he wasn't getting enough to eat so I probably would have been crabby also. Anyway, now he really enjoys the water. He's figured out that his kicking= splash=mom gets wet. It's actually hilarious to watch so I thought we would have a photo shoot today. I thought it was pretty neat the the rubber ducky is cleverly covering his bits and pieces...we didn't even do that on purpose.
I honestly was just trying to capture one of his big grins...but the instant the flash would go off he would immediately change his expressions...which made for some interesting pictures.

who me???

wimpy smile...

It seems we've graduated from just bathing for hygiene and now it's a fun activity. I am grateful as I quickly run out of things to keep this little man occupied...and happy.

winter's a-comin'

So I was out running some errands one day and came across this winter hat. Now, since we did come from Fargo and all, I figured we would jump right into the stereotype. Plus, it's a really warm hat. Now if only I could find a plaid Paul Bunyon type coat, I would be set.

When I first tried the hat on he was just confused....

Then I think he was trying to figure out his motor skills enough to flip me off. Luckily he's too young to have any say in how I dress him....and I plan to take full advantage of that.

The Chair

Well, we recently purchased a high chair because it's soon time to start introducing solids. I figured I would let him play in it once or twice so he's not completely freaked out when we begin feeding him cereal....he gets overwhelmed pretty easily so I am doing my best to make the transition as smooth as possible.

He started out the process with the typical chewing on his hand...

then moved on to a teething ring...

his rattle

I even gave him a spoon to play with. He wasn't quite sure what to do with it at first.

But he quickly figured it out. Maybe he's really ready for some solid foods...

...or maybe not.

My dentist gives me presents...

So I went to the dentist to get my teeth cleaned the other day. Last time I was in there, I was very noticeably pregnant so of course they asked the obligatory "how's the baby?" type questions. After listening to my very generic answers ("he's good...fussy but good"), the hygenist snuck out to the lobby for some covert operations. When I was finished with my appointment, there was a gift waiting for me at the desk! A bag full of goodies, including the tooth fairy bear, the coffee mug (so can I blame my coffee habit on the dentist?), baby's first toothbrush and a bib sporting the dentist office logo...I'm not kidding. I tried to get a good pic of everything but the bib got covered up. Oh well...the rest is showing. I think I will be mailing this picture to the dentist with the thank-you. Maybe he will become their mascot...though they might wait until he actually has teeth.

"Peace" Mr. Dentist. Thanks for the presents.