Our blog has moved!

I'm through with Blogger. We've moved to http://thorpefamily.blogsavy.com/ I made the first post today and it was much more user friendly!

Blogger drives me crazy

Obviously Blogger is giving me problems but I assume you get the idea below.

The wonderful world of Tyler

So much is happening in Tyler's fourth month. He is rolling all over the place. If I put him on the floor on a blanket he never stays on the actual blanket. He is very interested in toys now. He loves to reach out and try to grab whatever is in front of him. He also tries to put everything into his mouth. He has mastered putting his pacifier in his mouth which is very helpful to us. We started him on rice cereal about a week ago and he was intrigued by it. At first he didn't know what to do but each day he gets better at not pushing the food out with his tongue and being able to eat the food off the spoon. A few days ago we introduced carrots to him and he really liked those. Much better than the rice. Today we started peaches and again he enjoyed them. Now that he's tasted those he seems less interested in the cereal.

Right now he is suffering from a cough and an ear infection. Actually, he's pretty happy most of the time. Night is the roughest but that has been improving. He really enjoys drinking the amoxicillin though. He is getting close to growing out of his 3-6 month clothing and moving on to the 6-9 months (which he has A LOT of). It's always fun to move on to the new, cute outfits.

Tyler at Christmas with Aunt Marisa

Opening one of many presents

Posing with his stocking from Grandma Marsha

Hanging out with Grandma

His official 4 Month picture

His first taste of cereal

"I love carrots!"

Cheering on Iowa State with Grandma

It's been awhile....

I'm finally updating the blog. You've probably been wondering where we've been. Things are going well with us. Over Thanksgiving Tyler starting reaching out and grabbing at toys. It's fun to see him look at a toy and then reach for it. We had something exciting happen tonight. We went to Target and while Dan was entertaining Tyler with a hippo puppet Tyler laughed! And he kept giggling! It was the most wonderful sound. We of course bought the hippo and I will spend all of tomorrow trying to get him to laugh. We have been trying to teach him to fall asleep without his pacifier and it's been rough. He does seem to be improving though. He continues to smile a lot and he loves it when people talk to him. He's also been making a lot of sounds and it's so cute. I'm looking forward to Tyler experiencing his first Christmas! And now, some pictures!

Daddy and Tyler hanging out




















Tyler on election day




















His 3 month picture
















Cousin Owen holding Tyler




















Mommy and Tyler




















Dan, Megan, and Tyler with Tyler's Great-Grandpa Joe
















Posing in his jammies




















His adorable smile!

Two months old!

Tyler is napping in his crib now and last night he spent the night in his crib and did pretty well. Hopefully he will find out how much he loves his crib! He is two months old already. The first month was long but the second month went fast. He is smiling a lot...we are anxiously waiting for him to laugh. He has grown out of 0-3 month size. He had his two month appointment with the doctor and is average height, weight, and head size. He got four shots and didn't cry too much. He was a good boy. Now for some pictures!

He really likes this hat















His official two month picture















Tyler with his monkey rattle that daddy bought him















Giving his monkey a big hug















For Halloween Tyler was a lion. Roaaarrrr!!!
































Tyler with his buddy Jude who was a pea in a pod (don't they look thrilled?)















Dan modeling the eyeball cookies I made

Pumpkin picking!

We made our way down to Des Moines on Saturday to pick out our pumpkins. My friend planted three pumpkin plants and they practically took over her yard. It's pretty crazy. She told me not to buy any pumpkins and to please come down and take some of theirs! Being new parents we of course had to take plenty of pictures of Tyler. On Friday Dan took the day off and we went to Ledges, a nearby park. Dan had to snap a few pics of me and Tyler enjoying the fall weather. It was a gorgeous day and the trees were beautiful! I love fall!

Tyler and I enjoying the wildflowers




























At the pumpkin patch. A friend of ours made the pumpkin hat for Tyler.

He's already a month old

Hard to believe but it's true. He is just starting to smile at us but he refuses to do it too much for the camera. We'll keep trying. He still doesn't like his crib but he loves sleeping in his swing. I can't understand why he won't sleep in his crib when right now he is draped across my lap sleeping. How is that comfortable? Soon we will be going pumpkin picking and I hope to get some cute pics from that. He has an adorable pumpkin hat that I am waiting to put on him! For now though, these pics will have to do.

Tyler lounging on the couch














His official one month old picture














A close up of his cute face














Tyler with Uncle Brad














Tyler with Grandma














He was all smiles for me this morning and I managed to capture this picture

I know what you all have been waiting for

lots and lots of text! and no pictures! Don't worry, I'm only kidding. Things are going well. Tyler has settled into a nice routine and is letting mommy and daddy get some sleep. He enjoys going on a walk every afternoon and he really hates getting his diaper changed. I have a lot of pics to share and hopefully my dial-up connection will allow me to share them.

An up close look at the hospital














With dad all ready to go home














In his crib sleeping


















With Aunt Holly and her boyfriend














With Aunt Marisa and Cousin Owen. Owen was very excited to meet his Cousin Tyler!















With mom


















With Dan's mom


















He loves his swing!


















He did not enjoy his first bath at home
































Drying off


















Dressed and ready to go!

















Getting ready for his first stroller ride



















Off we go!