6 weeks

It's hard to believe Alex is already 6 weeks old!  (It's also hard to believe that I would have gone back to work today if I hadn't taken a few extra weeks off)  His big accomplishment as of late is learning to smile. And sleep for a 5-6 hour stretch at  night.  :)

My friend Jenny gave me these really cool stickers that have one for each month of the first year of life. You can stick them on a white onsie, then take a picture each month.  Ideally I would use these in Alex's scrapbook (though the rate Tyler's is going, that probably won't happen for several years).  It's hard to believe how much he's grown already!

Day 10: Where They're Comfortable

Apparently Tyler is comfortable in our toy basket (wearing dinosaur pajamas, Yo Gabba Gabba underwear (on the outside) and a crown he made in school, I might add)

Day 9: Passions & Hobbies

I had a hard time picking what to do for this topic.  One thing Tyler has love for (bordering on passion) is blankets. 

It's a little ridiculous sometimes.  He always wants to have a baby blanket around, and when he gets hurt the first thing he wants (after a hug) is a blankie.  In this picture I took this  morning, he is sitting with a regular (adult) blanket plus like 5 baby blankets.  Luckily he doesn't insist on taking blankies out of the house or with him places.

Another thing he loves right now (that could turn into a hobby) is trains.

Mostly he likes to have other people put together a track, to run a train around it a few times, then to tear it apart and throw the pieces everywhere.

Day 7: Generations & Day 8: Love From The Heart

Generations
Tyler and Alex sure love their Nona (Ed's mom)

and "Papa" and "Mama" (they were Grandma and Grandpa, but Tyler shortened their names)

Love From The Heart

One way I think you can show people love is through giving gifts.  I've always enjoyed making little crafty gifts for people, and I'm hoping to pass this on to the kids, at least while they're young (for some reason I don't see the boys being too into crafts once they're older... we'll see!). This year I had Tyler paint some Christmas presents for people.  He really enjoyed it! (though his hands were green for a day or so, because the paint I bought claimed it was washable and really wasn't.  The other paints were finger paints and were actually washable.)  :)

Day 6: Who They Love

One thing Tyler loves is his toy named Scout.  Scout sings little songs if you press his paws, and you can plug him into the computer and customize it for the child (like he says Tyler's name).  We actually had to stop letting Tyler sleep with him awhile ago because he would stay up for hours just pressing his paws over and over. Today I asked Tyler if he wanted to help me put Alex to bed for a nap.  He followed us to Alex's room, and when I turned around I found he very generously had brought Scout for Alex to sleep with.  I thought it was very cute. :)

 
And of course what post about Who They Love would be complete without a picture of daddy, who Tyler and Alex love so much!?!?  (of course Tyler wouldn't cooperate and look at the camera)

Day 5: Love to Hate

Something Tyler loves and I hate is the phrase ...

This is his new favorite phrase, and it can be heard frequently at our house. Of course, usually he has to do what he's trying to get out of anyway. ;)


Something Alex loves and I hate is ...

eating in the middle of the night. To be honest, he's actually doing pretty good. The last few nights he's eaten around 10pm, 3-4am, then around 7am. And he generally goes back to sleep in between without much protest. Still, having to get up at all in the middle of the night is no fun - I like my sleep! I'm praying for a time soon when he will go from at least 10-6 without waking up. :)

(disclaimer- I didn't actually take these pictures, but i thought theyillustrated the topic well!)

Day 4: What They Wear

Tyler loves to wear chapstick!


He gets really excited about it

He hardly ever actually gets any on his lips

and sometimes his tummy needs a little bit, too!