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What time is it??? Tummy time! Tyson actually tolerates tummy time very well and seems to almost enjoy it.
I am always taking new pics so I can update the blog. I'm starting to wonder if he would recognize me without the camera in my face...or if he thinks his mommy was made by Cannon.

Funny that he still looks surprised when I take pictures...you'd think he'd be getting used to his paparazzi mom.

We thought he had had enough of tummy time when he started to get a little whiny...

but he was quickly distracted by the Vikings game on TV.

Clearly living in Wisconsin has not yet tainted his love for Minnesota.

boys will be boys

My little trip took me all the way to Crookston, MN where my sister Jenny and brother in law Jeremy live with their two little boys, Tate and Teagen. They were very excited to play with their new little cousin...and here Grandma Becky is playing right along. Either that or making sure they don't poke Tyson too hard.
At first they were very enamored with Tyson, especially Tate-the older of the two.

Then they started to get a little bored when they realized Tyson couldn't play trucks with them...

so they decided to make him part of the game anyway. Apparently Tyson's back makes a fantastic parking lot for matchbox cars.

Tate is playing his "excited song" for us. He loves his harmonica!

Grandpa Dale and Grandma Becky attempting to wrangle 3 of their grandchildren for a picture.

memories...

My sister Jo's 30th birthday party last summer...ahh those were the (skinny) days.

I decided I wanted to take advantage of my maternity leave and take Tyson back to Minnesota to visit Grandma and Grandpa Svaren with another side trip back to Fargo for his cousin Brianna's birthdayt party. It was an interesting drive since I was by myself with him for a good portion...Jason had to work, but we made it in one piece. Since I am at my parents house, I can't upload pictures so I raided their stash. Here is a shot of my sisters and I want to add a disclaimer about my shirt. My oldest sister Julie was originally wearing that ruffled monstrosity (sp?) but convinced me at the last minute that it would look better on me...I was so eager to please my big sister I agreed. I think we can all agree that the end result was less than desirable, especially whe paired with my high waisted pants and super cool haircut.
This was last fall during our annual family lefse making marathon.

oh what a day...

Jason was pretty excited we were able to bust out the UND outfit for his doctors appointment today. The funny part was that everyone saw the logo and thought it was a different school...most thought it was some obscure college in Illinois. We get very strong reactions to people once we tell them we came from North Dakota...apparently they are surprised anyone makes it out alive:)

He's singing the UND fight song I'm sure of it...because he's a genius of course.

I love the Fighting Sioux this much!!! Thanks for the outfit Tina!

Well today Tyson had his two month appointment with the pediatrician which unfortunately meant it was time for shots. He actually did pretty well...only a few tears were shed and they were all from him. I was able to surprisingly hold it together. I did however dislike the nurses technique. Instead of two nurses poking at the same time so it was done quickly, she did it three separate times! I almost took the syringe out of her hand to do it myself she was so slow...but nobody in that office knows I'm a nurse and I intend to keep it that way so I refrained. It wasn't until I got him home that he totally freaked out and became completely inconsolable. I spent much of the afternoon/evening holding him while bouncing on the exercise ball (one of the few things that calms him down). On the upside, if he keeps this up it'll be like I have my own tiny personal trainer who will whip me back into shape in a quick minute. He also is fairly tempermental on our little walk/jogs. It seems he is the most calm when I jog but gets upset when I slow to a walk. He had me doing interval training on my second day out! I'm starting to think he's some sort of evil genius...who has a winning smile and a fantastic ability to toot louder than most adults I know.

smiley faces...

Tyson is starting to be much less angry at bath times...he was in a great mood afterward when we tried on his fancy robe.
The smile was probably Jason's doing...that kid can be crabby all day and Jason comes home and gets him to smile right away. It's pretty cute to see how much they adore each other...maybe it's due to the fact that they are identical and enjoy looking at themselves.

what's up home slice?

I was going to take Tyson on our morning walk/jog and was hoping that he had a hat that would fit him so the sun wouldn't get in his face as much. The stroller has a shade but it doesn't always cover every area. Unfortunately, the hat was still too big...
but we all got a chuckle out of the situation anyway.

Like father like son...

We've noticed that Tyson pretty much only turns his head to the right...never to the left. This is something that drives Jason (a physical therapist) nuts. We are trying to work with him but in the mean time, I guess we will just make fun of him. Jason is doing his Tyson impression here.
and here they are both telling me to put the camera away.