Florida Vacation Part I: Shuttle Launch

The shuttle launch from our condo in Satellite Beach was pretty amazing. The pictures are from Steve and Doug's viewpoint, which was about 5 miles from the launch site across the ocean with no obstructions. Amber and I were in the condo with the kids, so we couldn't see quite as well, but it was still pretty amazing. Also cool was that we had access to the Nasa TV station, which showed the entire launch from the station as well as from a camera attached to one of the rockets. Very cool!

Ready for the Beach!

We had a great Memorial Day weekend, and now we're getting ready to pack up and head to the beach. Aside from the traveling, we're really looking forward to the trip!! We'll relax on the beach with Amber, Doug, Jack and Ryan and then visit Tyler's Uncle Jeff and Aunt Holly for a few days. I'm sure we'll have a lot of pictures once we're back.

Tyler had his 6 month checkup last week, and things were great. He weighed in at almost 19 pounds, and we were suprised to find out that is only 75th percentile. (Since 1/4 of babies are bigger than Tyler, maybe Steve needs to stop giving him a such hard time about his thighs!) I don't think our pediatrician really believed us when we told her he is trying to crawl, and then as soon as she put him on the table he rolled over and popped up into position! It was really funny.

A Few Other Milestones from the past few weeks:

• He's doing a great job sitting up by himself. Hopefully he'll enjoy hanging out under the tent while mom gets a little sun at the beach.
• He's started putting together syllables - so far "abba", "baba" and "mama" are the ones used the most. I think right now they are just random though - at least I hope so because he only says "mama" when he's crying!
• He's started on veggies twice a day and so far, has liked everything - especially peas for breakfast, yum!!

Tracie's First Mother's Day

Let's Get Movin'

Well, its been a while since I posted, and Tyler is trying harder every day to get mobile. He's finally rolling both ways, which is good for us because it means no more crying when he flips to his tummy and can't get back! Its good for him because its easier for him to get to all his toys now when he's on the floor. He's started to get into the crawl position very easily, but after one leg moves forward he usually falls flat. Sometimes he actually "hops" with his legs and gets a little movement, but thankfully he's not crawling yet! He's also tried swimming on land (see picture) still hasn't figured out that it isn't working very well.