Tucker's new trick

My baby boy is 6 months old already. Time flies. We had his checkup this morning and he seems to be right on track with everything. He weighs 20 lbs 6 1/2 oz and is 26 1/2 in long. He is sitting up on his own and rolling, twisting, trying to climb/attach to everything. He has started babbling a lot more and several times made the "dada" sound. Here is his latest trick with the boppy.

Tooth #2

OK, I promise I won't blog for EVERY tooth that Tucker gets, but the first couple are exciting!! So this morning #2 broke through the gums. He is being pretty tough considering. Still sleeping for 11-12 hours at night :) I'm ecstatic and am afraid that it will suddenly end if I keep telling people about it. He weighs in at 19 lbs now, look out! He has started clicking his tongue and blowing raspberries. Such a sweetie!

hangin' with Daddy

learning all about bow hunting and dressed for the occasion

almost sitting up on my own

5 months old and first tooth

My big boy has his first tooth! Thank goodness he is feeling a little better. Those were some grumpy days... As I type he is scooting himself around the room on his back. Yep, his back. He is flailing his arms and legs like he is trying to fly and scooting himself. He is actually sounding out of breath. Hilarious! And so darn cute :) He has been sleeping through the night for the past 5 nights now. Let's hope he keeps it up. We are definitely enjoying Adam being home and hope to get to the beach next week. Happy Labor Day weekend!!

Tucker and Bentley

Tucker has discovered Bentley and loves when he gets close to him. Bentley still pretty much ignores Tucker, but occasionally will come in for a sniff. When he gets close, Tucker closes his eyes (probably due to the constant sniffing/snorting and spraying of spit that pugs do) and then laughs. So Cute!

Growin up on me

It amazes me how fast Tucker changes. He is doing new things every day. He loves to stand while holding your hands and refuses to stay on his belly. He rolls right over and then smiles like "look what I just did." He is loving his cereal and fruits/veggies. He has discovered Bentley and loves watching him move around the room. And, as you can tell, he loves his exersaucer.

Adam has started a new schedule of working offshore for 3 weeks at a time and then being home for 3 weeks. He has been gone on his first hitch for about a week and half. So far things are going well, but we sure miss him. After 4 years of being a nurse, I start day-shift TODAY!!! Hopefully this makes things easier. I know it will on my nanny, who is amazing! We have visitors coming the next two weekends so that will add some excitement to our routine.

Well, gotta run and get ready for my first day. I've been up since 1:35am so I'm hoping the day goes fast. My body isn't really good at sleeping through the night anymore.

4 months old and quite the traveller

Wow! It has been almost 2 months since I blogged last. We have been extremely busy, with most of this month spent in Indiana. Tucker has become quite the expert traveller, now having flown to Indiana 3 times in his short life :) He's getting better every time...except now he wants to move around more.
We have enjoyed visiting with family and friends a lot this month. We had Tucker's 4 month check-up on Tuesday and he is a whopping 17 lbs and 25 1/2 inches long. Taking after his Daddy. His head control is great and he loves to stand while you hold his hands. He is changing every day. He is enjoying his cereal now that we mix it with some fruit and being a big boy in his high chair. Ok, enough proud momma talk. Here are some pics.

All Smiles

Tucker is changing every day. He seems to smile more than he cries - that is definitely a good thing! He has even started to laugh. We caught him laughing while Grandma was here to visit.




(Don't mind Adam and Elaine's conversation in the background)