Messy Face!

Check out my messy face! This is what happens when Daddy feeds me dinner!! Well, it isn't really his fault though. I am always on the move these days, so I do make it hard sometimes to get that spoon in the right spot. I can't help it!! There are so many things to look at! I love being in my highchair because I get a bird's eye view of everything...the doggies running around, the cars going by, the leaves blowing in the trees. All that keeps my head moving during dinnertime.

Daddy has been feeding me a lot more lately. I have been learning to drink out of cups and taking more formula, instead of always feeding of Mommy. I am adjusting to the new eating well. I like the extra time with Daddy. This weekend, I got up early with him and Mom slept in while Dad and I played downstairs.

What else did I do this weekend? Well, Saturday we were all around the house for most of the day. We spent some time outside working on the lawn. On Saturday evening, we met Ed, Sarah and Tully out to dinner at Red Lobster. It was Tully's first time at a restaurant. He did really well, and so did I (of course)! On Sunday, we went to Canisteo to visit everyone. We saw my Great-Grandpa Young who is home from the hospital and doing a lot better. We also stopped at Grandpa Peters, and Aunt Shel and Cohen were there! Cohen was doing all sorts of things that made me laugh! Later on, we all went to Grandma Betsy's for dinner. By the end of the day, I was one tired boy!!

7 Months Old!!

Yesterday I turned 7 months old! Can you believe it? I know...I am growing up fast. That is what everyone says! I am learning all sorts of new tricks now. I can sit up on my own, at least for a little while before I topple over in one direction or another. I pick up everything with my hands. I like to bang whatever is in my hand against thing because it makes lots of noise. Making noise is a specialty of mine! I like to let out these high pitched screeches and yells, because it always gets a reaction. I also love to make raspberries with my mouth. I especially like it when I have lots of drool or food in my mouth. It can make a big mess!! Mom says I am all boy! Very active, very loud and already into banging this together!

I don't have any teeth yet, but supposedly I will get some soon. My gums do hurt a lot and sometimes it wakes me up at night. I usually sleep right through the night though, just like I have since I was 8 weeks old. Now I make use of all my crib and especially like to sleep on my side, curled up right next to the edge of my crib. It feels cozy that way.

Daddy's Home!!

My Daddy came home on Monday from his trip to Indiana. I didn't get to see him until 6:30 that evening though, because Mom and I had gone to Syracuse with Grandma for my Aunt Janice's retirement party. I hated not being here to welcome Dad home, but it was fun to see some family. My Uncle George, Aunt LuLu, Sarah, Karlie and Jenna were there. My Aunt Jane and Uncle Gary too! Most fun of all was to meet my cousin, Madison who is just a few months older than me.

It is so good to have Dad back home to wake me up in the mornings and throw me around when he gets home. Mom and I were missing him today when he was at work, so we went to see him and bring him some lunch. Some days, I wish he didn't have to work so he could stay home and be with me!

The Good and the Bad

The good news of the weekend is that my Grandma Peterson is here to see me and we are having so much fun. She came on Friday night and since then we have been on a walk, played lots of peekaboo, went on the swing, lots of my favorite things. She is a funny Grandma. She just giggles and laughs at everything I do, so of course I do all my funny tricks for her. And, she does all sorts of silly tricks too, to get me to laugh. We spend a lot of time laughing together and that is always fun.

The bad news is I miss my Daddy. He went to Indiana for the weekend to see Rich, Deb and the family and to do some hunting. He left on Friday morning and I am just missing him like crazy. I miss him coming home and throwing me up in the air and carrying me all around. I miss him being the first one to come in for me in the morning. I miss him taking me for walks with the doggies after dinner. Mom says he is coming home on Monday. It can't be soon enough.

Visit to Canisteo

Mom and I took a trip into Canisteo today. We went later in the afternoon and visited Great-Grandma Peters for a while. It is always good to see her. She gets a kick out of how fast I am growing and all the talking I do. Today I was blowing a lot of raspberries so she could see me. Then we went over to Grandpa Peters house. I had some dinner and got to jump around in the jumper that is over there (it used to be my cousin Cohen's). I was laughing and making Mom and Grandpa laugh right with me.

After that, Mom and I went over to Aunt Shannon's house for a scrapbooking thing (you know...Mom is really into that stuff!) There were other ladies there and they just all thought I was the cutest. I think they are right!!

Updates from Tyrus

Hi Friends and Family!! Sorry for the lack of postings to my blog lately. Life gets busy as you get older and at 6 1/2 months, I am a boy on the go!! So, let me update you a little...

Last week was lots of fun with our trip to Strong and lots of visitors! Daddy stayed home from work on Thursday to be with Mom and me. I love when he stays home from work!! I got to spend even more time with him on Friday night, because Mom went to a scrapbooking thing with Aunt Shannon. It was just me and Dad for the night! Daddy fed me dinner, played with me, took me out to the creek, and put me to bed. I didn't mind Mom being gone at all!

This weekend, we went to see my Great-Grandpa Young who has been in the hospital all week. He was so glad to see me! Great-Grandma Young and Grandma Betsy were there too. After we visited for a while, we went back to Grandma Betsy's house for dinner and Grandpa Peters stopped over. I was so glad he did, because I had time to play with him and show him how much I am growing!

Sunday was a day at home because Mom wasn't feeling good. She is still fighting this cold from last week. She isn't as much fun when she is sick, but I do like that she curls up and takes naps with me.

Oooh! I also wanted to send out some "Happy Birthday" wishes to some folks I love who had some birthdays recently....
Happy Birthday Uncle George!! (42 on August 22nd)
Happy Birthday Uncle Pete!! (60-something on August 23rd)
Happy Birthday Chance!! (Turned 1 on August 24th)

Strong Museum of Play

On Tuesday, my Aunt Michelle and cousin Cohen came to stay with us for a few days. When they got here, we went out in the rain to meet Daddy for lunch, then stopped at Wegman's and finally made it home for a big family nap by early afternoon. It was so much fun to have them here to play with me. I especially liked it when Cohen would run into the couch. It was so funny that I laughed and laughed and laughed.

Cohen, Aunt Michelle and Me

On Wednesday, my Aunt Beth came from Scranton, PA with her two girls, Lea and Maria. We all went up to Rochester to the Strong National Museum of Play. And that is what we did!!! We played and played and played!! My favorite part was when I met the Cookie Monster and Elmo in the gift shop. They were playing peekaboo with me!

Lea, Maria and Me

My new friend, Cookie Monster

and Elmo!

Everyone came back to our house and we had a big sleepover, but they all had to go home this morning. I was sad to see everyone go, but the good thing was that Daddy stayed home with Mom and I so we could all enjoy the day together! We hung out at home just as our own little family.