More Birthday Photos

My friend Kristin (her little girl Emily is in the photo) sent over some additional photos of Tyler's birthday party. It so nice to have friends who love your children and cherish the special moments as well.

You can see on Tyler's face how he's thinking long and hard about the cake. He eventually tried it, but wasn't thrilled.

Tyler's favorite foods at the moment are bananas, mushrooms and graham crackers. I think they are so appealing, aside from the taste which he seems to love, because he can hold them and bite them by himself. No parents needed.

First Birthday Party

We had a little party for Tyler yesterday. He got to play with a few other little kids for the afternoon and taste his first piece of cake. He wasn't too thrilled with the cake, but he liked the kids!

Mommy Time

We are seeing our first real signs of separation anxiety in Tyler. He starts to cry now when I leave the room and when I hand him off to someone he clings with all his might. It's nice for the ego but listening to his cries is heartbreaking.

Profiles

Tyler had his one year check up. He's 25 pounds and almost 32 inches. That's less than a pound gain from three months ago, but almost 3.5 inches. He's definitely getting taller and starting to thin out around the waist. Unless he starts putting on weight again all those new clothes I bought for winter will be falling off him! We switched from formula to milk and he seems to be doing ok. No bottle and he went right to sleep tonight, so it doesn't seem he minds the transition much.

First Presents

My PSU roommate visited for the weekend and she and I went to see a Penn State game and got to catch up on each others lives. She brought Tyler his first birthday presents and he loved pulling the paper apart. I finally was able to wrench the box away from him. So much for the actual gifts!