A shy smile...just like Daddy

Two months

Tyler is two months old today, and yesterday was his two month appointment.  13.25 pounds and 24 inches long, which puts him at 80th percentile for both length and weight.  Doing really well!  We've been taking him out a lot more, and he does pretty well with each outing.  We're still learning things...like to bring two changes of clothes, not just one!  But we're definitely getting the hang of things.  It's also great that he is smiling so much now - a MUCH happier baby!  And he recognizes Mommy and Daddy...will even look to us for reassurance when a stranger is holding him.  Very sweet.

So, here are a few pics that we've taken...

Tyler's first snow!

At Easter with his uncle Lindy and cousin Emma

Playing with cousin Emma at Easter

Also at Easter with our plebe, David

My favorite picture!

Tyler's first Metro ride...he was entranced by the lights.

The whole family in front of the Capitol

Updates

So quite a bit has happened since we last blogged.

First, baby showers...we had two: one back home and one here in Annapolis.  They were both lovely, and everyone was so generous!

Both grandmothers to be.

Both aunts to be.

One of the hostesses and my best friend.

The shower at Annapolis was a gender reveal, and we revealed through the cake.  When I cut into it, there was blue icing.  A little boy!

Yeah, I got that big...

But then, we went in for the 40 week appointment, and they sent us over to the hospital to get induced.  They started the pitocin at 7:30 PM.  My water broke at 11:40 PM.  2:06 AM, we had a baby!

Minutes after he was born.

This was the day he was born - we were both exhausted!

When he was almost 24 hours old, he was taken to the NICU.  This is him with his IV.  I felt so bad seeing him like this.

Mommy coming to visit him in the NICU.

This was after his IV was taken out, but he was still in the NICU.

Finally home!

...With a little sleep in his eye...

So now, there are five of us.  Two dogs and a little boy. 

Yesterday was his two week appointment, and he's doing great.  He's a pound heavier than his birth weight, so he's packing it on nicely.  He's still getting fussy at times, but overall, each day gets a little better....and we get a little more sleep!

It's beginning to look a lot like a nursery

Where the crib is going to go.

The crib still in the box.

Just as a frame of reference...and because Matt will be the one assembling it...

Voila!  The assembled crib in its corner!

Our first major step towards making this room a nursery!

Those girls!

Matt took this video of the girls playing with Beanie's Puppy Pal.

...It makes me worry about what they'll do with the baby's toys!

Gone Cruisin' (pt 2)

After leaving Bermuda, we headed to Boston, MA, and then to Newport, RI.  That was interesting for me since Newport is where I went through Navy training, and Boston is where I visited during and immediately following training. So, it was a trip down memory lane!



Matt looking out at the USS San Jacinto and what's left of the USS Saratoga

The dorm I stayed in during training

In front of the bridge to Newport

The turtle that our stateroom attendant left us (which brings me to my new hobby! Towel folding!)

In front of Boston

In our stateroom

Talking to Mom on the phone at Boston

Boston!

Gone Cruisin' (pt 1)

Matt and I just got back from our cruise to Bermuda! It was lots of fun, and I only had a couple of bad spells, mostly just dizziness.  Very glad we did this cruise during the second trimester, versus the first!

So, after leaving Baltimore, we were at sea, then Bermuda for two days.  The first day we went snorkeling, then the second we walked around to get some souvenirs and pictures.

This is the Commissioner's House, which houses the National Museum of Bermuda!

Outside a pretty park in Hamilton (where we found three people sleeping on benches)

View from our cabin, while docked at King's Wharf (at the Royal Naval Dockyard)

Royal Naval Dockyard