Going Away, Photographer, Faces, Playtime & Tummy Time

Last Saturday Night Lori and I went away for a few hours and left Ty with the baby sitter for the first time. It turned out to be a good evening for Lori's Aunt Tracey who came to the house and took care of Ty. We were gone for about 4 hours and Lori called once an hour to check up and see how our boy was doing. I was impressed that it wasn't more often because Lori was kinda nervous leaving Ty with someone else other then me! Tracey took care of him and he was soundly sleeping when we arrived home around 10:15. Tracey said he was a little fussy at times but overall was a good boy.

Ty is changing everyday and since changing his formula about 2 weeks ago we can see a big difference in him. He does not have the amount of gas as he did before and is sleeping great at night. We have been trying to put him in his bassinet around 9:30 after his last bottle and he has been sleeping till 3 or 3:30 AM before waking for another bottle and diaper change. He does fuss quite a bit in the evening but that is because he does not like taking long naps during the day and likes to fight sleep. But once he is asleep, he is out for quite a while!

I have to say, Lori is becoming quite the photographer. I have a pretty nice digital camera and she never wanted to touch it before we had Ty. One evening a few weeks back, I gave her a quick overview and since then she is turning into an artist. :-) It seems like everyday day I come home and have to look at the camera to see the photos she has taken! She is getting the "eye" and is becoming pretty good. She has taken the top four photos on the right column of our blog and three of the photos in this post.

Ty is starting to show us signs of his personality and show faces. His frown is something to giggle at...

And his smile... well you just have to see it! :-) Lori was able to catch a smile yesterday while Ty was playing in the clothes basket! He was laughing and cooing the whole time.

Ty has also been enjoying his activity gym. At this point, 20 minutes is about the extent of his play time but we have been able to get a few coos and smiles out of him while he looks at the different toys dangling around him.

And then there is tummy time... although it is only for a few minutes, Ty seems to enjoy his tummy time. Lori decided to give him some tummy time since he has been trying to pick his head up more often when we are trying to burp him. So far, it is working out quite well.


Tomorrow is Halloween and that bring Trick and Treaters to our front door. Hopefully, Ty is a good boy and cooperates with mommy and daddy and allows us to take a few photos of him in his cute little outfit. We did not get costume this year since he is so little, but he will be dressed for the occasion! Will post photos sometime over the weekend! :-) Till then...