This is going to be a long entry. Sitting here by myself in our new office space. Our server isn�t hooked up and we don�t have internet access so there isn�t much to do at the moment. Thinking I might sneak out early and go home to pack some more in preparation for our floor project.

Tyler is growing, changing and learning so much every day � I really can�t keep up. I have to blog more often because otherwise I will forget what he does and when he did it.

Movement
It was barely a few weeks ago when he couldn�t �self-rescue�. In attempting to crawl, he would end up on his tummy and you would have to �rescue� him by getting him back to a sitting position so he could resume his play. Now, he needs to help. He can get to a sitting position from his tummy and crawl whenever he wants. In fact, he freaked me out the other night because he was sitting in his crib when he woke up one night. I am used to finding him on his tummy, so it was quite a surprise when he was sitting there looking at me.

It is funny when he crawls � he will crawl a ways and then sit and turn to see where I am or to see where he is. He will also sit too close to the wall so he ends up kind of propped up on it. It is too funny.

He does get into everything. He likes to go over to the entertainment center, open the cabinet doors, pull out the VHS tapes and shake them our of their sleeves. He will also do the same with the DVD�s although he hasn�t figured out how to open them yet. I suppose when he does the DVD�s will be off limits. He pulls books off the bookshelves and loves to pull laundry out of the laundry basket. The other day he and Chase had a grand �ole time. He had pulled down some branches I had collected and placed in a container for decoration in our bedroom. He shredded the leaves while Chase mulched the sticks. They made a mess, but nothing the vacuum couldn�t handle.

We are starting to use �no� with some things. It is amazing how he gets it too. He may make a little scream and try again, but after another no or two, he just head off to investigate something else.

Sleeping
Ya know �this part of our lives just goes to show how a baby is always changing and things are always in flux. He is back to just taking the boob and going back to sleep. I bring him upstairs after his first waking and he sleeps in the bed with us. Somehow, I am now able to sleep with him comfortably � I suppose I have just gotten used to it. Our nights are pretty uneventful really. What I love more than anything � is that I have a clear head every morning and feel somewhat rested. It is a lot better than a few months ago � so this arrangement is working great for me.

I might start rocking him and putting him back in his crib at some point � I keep saying that, but it never happens. I sleep so much better now � it will be hard to go back. And with our bedroom upstairs, I feel like he is safe when he is with me. Maybe if our bedroom was right next to his, it would be different. It has been suggested that we move our bedroom downstairs, but I can�t do that. Call it selfish, but I redid that whole room upstairs and it has become our bungalow � it is my favorite room in the house. This works, so we will stick with it for the time being.

Hands
He uses his hands so much. He claps and kind of waves and is so good at manipulating things. He feeds himself Cheerios now. In fact, I have trouble feeding him his dinner because he will first clear all the Cheerios off his feeding table. So, we do dinner first and then Cheerios! It so awesome to watch his little hands learn and explore. It is scary too � I am waiting for mashed fingers in a drawer or door. I am sure it will happen at some point. We are going to start doing more self-feeding with table food soon.