Tyler - Eight Months

Weight: 17lb 6oz

Length: 28"

Clothing size: 6-9 month

Shoe size: Size 3

Diaper size: Size 3

Eating: Tyler is still nursing when he's with me and taking bottles at MDO. If he wakes up during the night, sometimes Brad gives him a bottle so that I can keep sleeping. He eats pureed foods 2-3 times/day. He loves sweet potatoes, carrots, avocados, and bananas. He likes butternut squash, plums, pears, apples and peaches. He dislikes green beans and peas.

Sleeping: Tyler goes to bed at about 8:30pm and sleeps until about 7:00am. He usually wakes up 1-2 times each night, but he sometimes sleeps through the night. He takes 1-2 short naps in the morning while we're going to appointments or at play dates. And he usually takes a decent afternoon nap. He's getting a little better about napping in his crib, but he still prefers napping on my bed with me sitting next to him.

Highlights of the month: Tyler says "mama" and "dada" a lot when babbling... but he hasn't really said either actually directed to Brad or me, so I haven't counted them as a "first word" yet. He is starting to raise his arms and reach forward when he knows he's about to be picked up. 

Tyler's Six Month Photos

The wonderful photographer who took Tyler's newborn photos earlier this year got married and moved to Arkansas a few months ago. I was so sad that she wouldn't be able to continue taking our photos... but she was home visiting family in July and met us at a local park to do Tyler's six month photos and to take a few photos of Caleb. She sent me a few sneak peeks, but then the photo CD with the rest of the images got lost in the mail. She emailed the rest of the photos to me a few days ago, and I just can't get over how wonderful they are!

Special Needs Kids Link-Up

Welcome to those of you who have found your way to my blog via Kelly’s Korner Special Needs Kids link-up post. Just to give you a quick idea of what I blog about here… it’s all about my two boys. My oldest son, Caleb, has Down syndrome. He was diagnosed shortly after birth in October 2012. He also was born with a congenital heart defect and syndactyly, all of which were surgically repaired. He stays busy with church, mother’s day out, therapies and playing with his friends and little brother. And speaking of little brother... Tyler is seven months old. He also stays busy with church, mother’s day out, and tagging along to all of Big Brother’s appointments. 

So much of what I've learned over the past three years is from other moms who are a few months/years ahead of me. While I'm certainly no expert in special needs parenting, or parenting in general for that matter, I'm happy to share what has worked and not worked for us. Please feel free to ask me any questions!