Tucker Weekly

Tucker is 24 weeeks old! It was a big week of changes this week!

Tucker is
-almost sitting up all on his own
-eating in his highchair now
-no longer in the infant car seat
-eating a big bowl of oatmeal every night
-starting to wear 12 month clothes!
-on his way to getting his first tooth...

Tucker is showing a lot of signs for getting his first tooth and I can feel a little bit breaking through... He has been a little more fussy than normal the past few days so maybe we'll see some evidence soon!

Tucker is also having lots of "laughing moments"...if I tickle him in just the right spot or make a really silly face, he will just start giggling! It is the sweetest sound and makes for very special Tucker and Mama moments!

Enjoy these pictures of Tucker...with stuff in his mouth... ALWAYS!

Weekend of Firsts!

Tucker must be at the age where a lot is changing... he is growing up and having lots of firsts these days!


Friday night was a big night for all of us... It was my first night away from Tucker and Brad's first night alone with Tucker! My church was having a women's overnight at a hotel in downtown Charlotte and it was only Friday night into Saturday afternoon so it was a nice, quick trip for my first time away from my boy! You know I have a great, hands-on husband when I didn't even have to give him instructions before I left. Brad is so aware of what we do with our day and how to take care of Tucker and that gave me total peace of mind as I was away from him. Everything went really smooth while I was gone and the "Tucker report" was always a good one! It was such a gift to me to be able to stay in a hotel room with no kids around... Thanks babe for being a great daddy!


Today, Tucker SAT UP on his own for the first time! He sat in between my legs, so I could support him, but he leaned on his hands and held himself up for a few minutes! I'm sure he'll be able to do it all on his own very soon!



Tonight, we let Tucker eat in his high chair for the first time! He did great and these days, he's eating his oatmeal better and better!

And lastly, we replaced Tucker's infant carseat with his convertible carseat today! It was SO sad to put it away in the attic...as if we're kissing this newborn stage goodbye. He hasn't ridden in it yet, but he is sure to look like a big boy now!

Our boy is growing too fast!

Sweet Caroline (bom, bom, bom)

On Friday, Tucker and I went to visit our friends Amy and Caroline. Amy is a dear friend of mine and was also one of the other moms that I was in Stacy's wedding with in December. Although Tucker and Caroline spent some time together surrounding all the events, they barely saw each other between them both sleeping all the time! So, it was fun to visit now that they're both awake a little more and doing a lot more fun stuff! It is CRAZY how much changes in just a few months! Caroline is about 2 months older than Tucker (and a little smaller in weight, of course :). Here are a few pictures... Caroline could not keep her hands off Tucker! :)

Good Laugh...

I just saw these two videos that I thought were hilarious so I wanted to share! You may have seen them before, but hope you enjoy a good laugh...

Sharon, this one's dedicated to you...

Tucker Weekly

Tucker is 23 weeks old! It has been a GREAT week because of the beautiful Spring weather we're having! Tucker loves to take walks and hang out on the screened in porch! Today, we put him in the jog stroller without his carseat--he looked like such a big boy! He's almost outgrown his infant carseat completely--his feet are almost hanging off the edge and the straps are getting a little tight! We have his bigger carseat waiting for him so I'm sure we'll make that switch in the next week or so!



Tucker found his feet this week! It is cute how he reaches for them and he can rock himself when he holds onto them.



He loves bath time and has started to play with some toys in there. Since he seems very close to sitting up on his own, I'm sure he won't be lying down in the bath much longer!



He is still having some "separation" issues when it comes to being away from me, but sometimes he does fine, so it's hard to predict. He loves his exersaucer and all the toys he puts in his mouth. We love our sweet, growing boy!

Good times in Georgia!

Tucker has officially been to 7 states now! A few of them we just "drove through", but we have quite the little traveler--or trooper I should say! This past weekend, we headed down to Atlanta to go visit my sister and to go to the ACC tournament! Turned out to be the perfect year to go to the tournament since DUKE won and we cheer for the Blue Devils! We took Tucker to 3 of the games so it was different than my past tournament experiences for sure! There were moments that he was startled by the loud screams and cheering, but for the most part, he really hung in there and even slept through parts of it!









It was great to finally get to visit Beth and her boyfriend JR and see their life there! We had fun hanging out, going to the games, and seeing some of Atlanta!



Tucker had to meet his cousins--the dogs :)




We also got to visit with our great friends Tori and Charles Burnett and their little man, Charlie! Tori and I have been friends for a LONG time and it was so much fun to be pregnant together this year and now to be "figuring out motherhood" at the same time as well! We got to meet each other's boys for the first time and we had a great weekend hanging out with them!

Tucker and Charlie! Charlie is only a month younger than Tucker but as you can see, Tucker is quite the chunk!

Tucker Weekly

Tucker was 22 weeks old yesterday! Once again, I'm a day late on getting out the "Tucker Weekly", but we've had a busy week around here hanging out with GiGi (my mom)! I think we wore Tucker out because ha had AMAZING naps today! It really seems like he is getting more fun each week... These days, he is so interactive, aware of his surroundings, and constantly smiling like he's the happiest boy in the world! More than any other time so far in his life, I think I would love to "freeze" this stage!

A few other happenings...

-He's eating cereal great now! We started it again last weekend and he's really getting it now. It's so fun to watch how he's learned what to do with it in his mouth! We had a few friends suggest oatmeal instead of rice and he does seem to like the oatmeal better (wouldn't you?). Maybe we'll try the rice again later. We're just feeding him at dinner now and in a few weeks we'll probably start adding the other meals. We have gotten some of this on video so we'll try to upload that soon--we think we've finally figured out how to do that!

--He's very close to sitting up on his own! Every time he's lying down, you can tell he's trying to pull up and he seems to be stronger in his back even when leaning up against something.

--We survived "daylight savings"...I was nervous about the time change affecting Tucker's schedule, naps, etc.... He seems to have adjusted pretty well but he has been having a hard time falling alseep at night and I think that's why!

We had so much fun this week with the beautiful weather! It was around 75 degrees several days in a row around here and I was so excited for Tucker to experience some sunshine! We were out and about a lot! We're not looking forward to the cold, rainy weather that's rolling in tomorrow but we are excited about heading to Atlanta for the weekend to visit my sister Beth and her boyfriend J.R. and to go to the ACC tournament! Go DUKE! It should be interesting as we attempt to take Tucker to some basketball games--there will be lots to report on I'm sure! Have a great weekend!