My very first Christmas tree!

This was a very special day! It was the first time I have ever seen snow, and also the day we went to get my first Christmas tree! Daddy dressed me all nice and warm and we went over to get our tree.

Ready to go! My jacket is so puffy that I barely fit in my car seat!

Getting ready to drive over to get the tree.

Even though it was a very short drive, I fell asleep on the way over! You can see out the car window that it was snowing really hard!

Here I am with Mommy in the crazy snow! We picked out the most perfect tree. It had to sit in the garage for a few days though since it was all covered in snow.

High chair!

I am getting bigger and bigger! I now can sit in my high chair! I just tried rice cereal for the first time last week. So far I am not too sure about the new strange texture and taste so for now it is not really a big part of my diet. Mommy keeps giving it to me though to try to get me used to it.

Here I am trying on my new beanie! Mommy and Daddy got it for me so that when I go play in the snow my head will be nice and warm!

Chloe & Aspen get their bandages off

Poor little girls! I am not sure if this is better than before.... They got their bandages off but then they had to wear these silly cones on their heads to keep from biting or licking their legs.

However, Mommy and Daddy have been feeling bad for them and have tried to keep their cones off when they are able to keep an eye on them. But then on Saturday, they walked out of the room for just a minute and guess what happened? Aspen chewed over half of the stitches out of her leg! It was dumping snow outside and we all had to take an emergency trip over to our vet here in Mammoth except for Chloe, she stayed warm at home!

Santa!

I am such a lucky boy! I got to meet Santa for the very first time! Santa's helpers said I did such a good job sitting with Santa. I didn't cry or anything! I had just woken up from a nap though so I didn't smile for the camera. Oh well. That doesn't mean I get a lump of coal in my stocking, right?

Bear's 1st Birthday

My buddy Bear had his first Birthday party on December 5th. I had lots of fun!

Here's me taking a little siesta during the party. I needed a little rest from all the fun!

Chloe & Aspen

Poor little Chloe & Aspen! They had knee surgery two weeks ago. They have a condition called patellar luxation which means that their knee caps "float" instead of holding in one place. We decided to have them both have the surgery at once so they can go through recovery together instead of one at a time. This may or may not have been a good idea! Lol. Here they are the day after surgery with their legs bandaged up.

4 months old!

Dear Tyler,

I just can’t believe how fast time is going by and how fast you are continuing to change and grow. I can’t believe that you have been here for 4 months already! I look at you every day and see a miracle. It is hard for me to fathom that you grew inside my body for almost 10 months and now you are a living, breathing tiny person. I feel so blessed and lucky to be your Mommy! Each week, I think you are the cutest baby I have ever seen, and then somehow the next week you get even cuter!

We had your 4 month check up! You now are 25.5 inches long which puts you in the 75th percentile. You weigh 13 pounds, 2 ounces which is the 25th percentile.

This past month has been full of changes and developments! You have been drooling quite a bit since 2 months old, but now you are like a leaky faucet! We have to keep a bib on you all of the time now because otherwise the entire front of your clothes becomes soaking wet.

You love to use your hands to reach and grab everything within your reach. You seem to notice every little thing around you and are very curious about it all. Most things that you grab onto go straight for the mouth which means we have to be super careful about what is within arms length at all times! You are able to grab and play with your toys on your own now too although sometimes you will drop them.

You still are very reactive to sounds. Often if you hear a new sound you will stop what you are doing and look around to see where it is coming from. If there is one person in a room talking, you will follow that person with your eyes and it is so cute, it looks like you are intently listening to whatever that person has to say. You love to be talked and sung to, and often you just smile and laugh when we talk to you.

More and more you are very interested in Chloe and Aspen. You look at them to see what they are doing all the time and if they are close enough, you love to reach over and feel their soft fluffy fur! So far so good, you haven’t yanked on their fur! They love to lick your little hands and face. I am so relieved and happy that you love them and they love you.

You are becoming more and more active. You rolled over for the first time last month, but now you are just a little rolley polley, turning over constantly. When you are on your tummy, I can see that your little arms are getting stronger and stronger, you are able to push your upper body higher off of the ground than you used to. You love to be in the middle of all of the action, and are so observant of everything. You also still love to go for walks in your stroller.

I am excited for your first Christmas and New Years! Also you will be seeing snow for the first time soon!

Love,

Mommy

Tyler & Blue Bear, 4 months

Looks like Tyler loves making funny faces for the camera just like Daddy!


Fun with Grandma.

Pretty view

Mommy & Daddy went to a wedding in Newport Beach. They told me that view from the reception was very pretty, especially while the sun was going down.

Gobble Gobble

I had my first Thanksgiving! It was so much fun seeing our family and eating lots of turkey. Ok, well I didn't get to actually eat the turkey this year but I still had lots of fun playing with everyone.

I'm not sure what this look on my face was for. I think Mommy must have surprised me with the camera.

Me & Eiko

Maddie, Avery, Ann, me, Gordon, Kenbo and Auntie Chiyo

Kristina, Magda, me, Andy & Kathy

Back home....

Mommy wanted to document all of the milk that she had to throw out from the trip. On top of all of this milk, she had also thrown out another few bottles worth while we were gone. She saved it in case we needed it but we never did use it all. Since it hadn't been frozen it had to be dumped when we got home. She was sad because this is a lot of milk! She threw out over 110 ounces!

When we got home I was relaxed and rested from our long trip away from home! I was snuggling with Daddy and Mommy got this cute picture of us!

Sonoma Day 2

Our second day in Sonoma we met up with Petey, Shannon, Travis & Hilary. We had already spent a day with Petey and Shannon in Napa but this was the first time I met Travis & Hilary! They came up to Sonoma to meet us from the East Bay just outside of San Francisco.

Me, Daddy & Mommy outside of one of the wineries with the pretty fall colors.

This is Buena Vista winery. Mommy says this is one of her favorite wineries in Napa/Sonoma. She is a member of this winery and after the wine tasting there Travis signed up too! We had lots of fun listening to Quinn, the sommelier who gave the tasting which was a wine and food paring lesson. Everyone had lots of fun!

Me & Travis

Pretty vinyard. Sadly this vinyard (and the one next to it which we can't see in the photo) will all be ripped out in the next few weeks. It was infested with a root louse which kills the plants.

Me, Shannon & Petey

At Chateau St. Jean winery

Sonoma

While we were in Sonoma I met more new friends! Chelsea is my Mommy's friend from college and she came to meet us in Sonoma so she could meet me. She lives near Sacramento about an hour and a half away. I met her, and her Mom who drove with her and also her baby Lexi. Lexi is a little older than me, she was born on April 6th.