Happy Birthday Tyler!

The past year has been so much fun I don't know where it went. Tyler is now 17lbs 13oz and is 28.5 inches tall. He's taking a few steps here and there, but still definitely prefers to crawl. He has 6 teeth (4 on top, 2 on bottom). He loves to babble all day long and he actually makes a lot of sounds that sound like words, but aren't quite. We had a joint birthday party for him and Claire since they are just 1 week apart. I made them a giant cupcake cake to share. We did the party at Gymboree so the older kids would have stuff to do as well and it seemed that everyone had a great time, especially Tyler. I've learned just how different 2 kids can be. He is nothing at all like Macy when it comes to strangers or strange situations. He has no fear and will go to anyone. The good thing about that is that he is always happy. I don't think we could have asked for a happier boy.

At my mother's request, I attempted to take a picture of him in the same shirt for the past 12 months. It was relatively easy at first, but as you can see from the last pictures he was having nothing of it. I still tried, so you can't say I don't listen to my mother.