A quick apology...

A quick apology, I just noticed that a couple of songs were on my music play list this last weekend that I didn't put on. I think there was a problem with the play list over the weekend but I fixed the problem. I just wanted to assure everyone that I don't listen to T.I. or Lil' Wayne. I am posting this out of embarrassment...I didn't want people to think I put that on here! That's all for now! I will have more updates very soon :)

Almost sitting...

Not a whole lot has happened this week. We went to Oak Openings last Sunday for my work picnic, although Tristan wasn't to happy about that. The only time he was really happy is when we went for a walk and daddy was holding him.

We have been trying to get him to sit on his own. He will for about a second, maybe two and then falls over. If he wasn't so concerned with sucking on his hands I think he could do it. I think he will be doing on his own in no time. He is almost rolling from back to tummy too. He almost gets completely over and then turns back to his back. So for right now he his just rolling tummy to back consistently. We have been putting him on his back on a blanket on the floor so I think soon he will master rolling all over the place in no time. Right now his first priority is to get his feet in his hands and mouth though. It really cracks me up because not that long ago he wasn't doing anything. Now he is grabbing toys, rolling, standing with assistance, and baby talking. It's so amazing how each day changes. I wake up everyday thinking to myself "what will today bring and what will Tristan discover today". Here are some more pictures. These are from the last week. As you can see, we cant stop taking pictures of him. I also have to share this one of Milo, Zoe, and Emmitt. Somehow Ken got them in a picture all looking at the camera.

New Pictures

Here is a handful of new pictures from recently. Now that I am caught up I will post pictures more frequently.

We tried squash last night and it was a no go. He didn't really care for it much. I think it was to strong of a food compared to milk and cereal. We will try slowly though and see how it goes. That's all for now!

Well I finally got some pictures uploaded that I wanted to get up earlier this week. Tristan is eating cereal pretty good now and is actually eating a whole tablespoon and wanting more. I made up some squash today(I'm making my own baby food) and we will try that for the first time for dinner today. We'll see if he likes that as much. He just needs to learn how to use his tongue to push the food back. We're almost there though! Here are some cute messy pictures of him eating!

Hey Mikey, he likes it!

Fun with Daddy

We also bought a little frog pool this last weekend since he likes the bath so much. He didn't really know what to think about it and soon after started to cry. I think he cried because the diaper soaked up all the water! Notice his cute little baby chain that we just bought him. He also is wearing the same swim trunks as daddy. We also had a fire last weekend and Tristan was sitting like a big boy in his own chair. He really liked it and was staring at everyone like he was listening to the conversation.

Fun with Daddy

Someone has a lot to say now...

Well, Tristan's rolling to his back is getting out of control! Why you ask.....well he is doing it all night long now and can't get back to his tummy which results in me getting up with him three times a night and the only thing that gets him back to sleep is nursing him (which takes roughly 30 minutes every time I get up. Ack!) I thought I was done with sleepless nights!! I think he is also going through a growth spurt which could also be causing him to wake up more in the night. I finally got him to where he would only wake up once in the night to eat right before my maternity leave was over and now I am up every 2-2 1/2 hours feeding him again. This is getting tiring being that I get up at 5a for work. He is such a wild sleeper too. I put him in his crib and when I go to feed him he is all the way at the other end completely turned around or sideways and on his back. I should really take a start to finish photo of this because it is quite comical! I did see him roll over finally for the first time this morning. I was more interested in getting him back to sleep so I could pump but I was very happy to finally witness this.

This past weekend was quite eventful as well. Tristan has yelled maybe 3 times ever where we thought he might start to baby talk a little but it was only one syllable and that was it. Well all the sudden during dinner on Sunday he just started babbling like crazy out of nowhere. He was just talking away as if he's been doing it forever. It was really funny and he wouldn't stop. Now he is doing it non-stop. He apparently has a lot to say these days! We were next door so I ran home real quick and got the video camera. As soon as Ken gets the video uploaded I will share it.

On Sunday he also took cereal for the first time to where he actually opened his mouth for me. He didn't seem interested at first so I thought maybe I should stop but I gave him one more bite and he started to open up for me. I got a couple of pictures that are really cute of him eating that I will upload today or tomorrow. Here is a couple that I got off my camera phone for now. They aren't good quality but it will do until I can get the good ones up.

Come on Rover....roll over!

Well, Tristan definitely knows how to roll over now...we just still have yet to see it. For the past 2 nights everytime I go to get him out of his crib to feed him he is laying on his back looking at me as if he were to say "whoops, I dont know how I got like this". I wish he would do it to where we could see it but I know the momentum from his anger and hunger pangs is the only thing giving him the strength to roll over at this point. I guess he'll do it for us when he is good and ready though. I just wonder when that will be because he isn't to fond of tummy time since he sleeps on his tummy at night. I think he thinks were trying to make him go to sleep during tummy time. Oh well, he get the hang of it. We did try cereal for the second time last night. He ate a little more than the first time but still doesn't know what to think of it. I think he was a little more interested in grabbing his feet. We will work on it more this weekend.I just need a little more in his tummy because he still wants to nurse all the time. Plus he is always eyeing up our food when we eat.

Randy Pausch..."The Last Lecture"

Some of you may have seen the ABC special on Randy Pausch a couple of days ago or read his book and watched his lecture called "The Last Lecture". Unfortunately I did not learn about who he was until he passed away. He died this last Friday of pancreatic cancer. I watched the ABC special as well as watched his lecture and I plan to buy his book. His lecture truly gave me a new perspective on life and really inspired me. Having a son now I really find it important to look at life in a whole other light and how I want to live each day. I tend to be a pessimist at times (Ken will agree with this) and I realized that it really does get me nowhere. Just wanted to pass this on for those who are interested in checking it out. He has a few videos on his website. His actual lecture, his special on ABC, and some others. You can go to his website if you want to watch the lecture or watch it here:
http://download.srv.cs.cmu.edu/~pausch/

THE LAST LECTURE

You can watch the Abc special on his website

If you were interested in this you might like this little article that someone wrote and the replies it got:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/servlet/story/RTGAM.20080728.WBmingram20080728132435/WBStory/WBmingram

Kens Video Tributes...for your digital scrabooking needs

Well most of you know that Ken does video tributes/digital scrapbooks (whatever you prefer to call them). He has posted some videos on youtube at this link and will probably keep adding some. Just wanted to give everyone the link if you wanted to check them out (the link is also on the side of my page). His website link is on the side of my page as well.

On a side note: If you know anyone who wants to give someone a unique gift please keep Ken in mind. He can customize for you with whatever you are needing and also add quotes from movies or TV to make them really stand out. This is such a great gift for Birthdays, Christmas, Anniversarys, babies, and so much more. Just keep us in mind...especially with the holidays soon approaching :) He can also transfer pictures, slides, and VHS to a CD or DVD. I know many people have slides they would love transfered because they no longer have a slide projector.

www.kensvideotributes.com - this is his website URL
http://youtube.com/user/kensvideo - this is the videos URL

I will update everytime he adds new videos as well. He just added a funny/cute one of or cat Milo and one of me and him through the years :)

Welcome to my first blog...

Well, this is my first official blog. I decided to make a blog because everyone is asking how we are doing and how Tristan is doing. He is changing so much every day and I just cant keep up with everyone so I thought I would make a blog dedicated to our life but more so for Tristan because he is the one making all the big changes!

It's so hard to believe that Tristan is already 4 months old. This time last year we were in disbelief that I was finally pregnant but so excited. It is so true what people say. You truly don't know how much you can love somebody until you have a child. I never got that until recently. I feel so lucky to have a family now. A wonderful husband who is my best friend and who will never stop making me laugh and a gorgeous son. I guess I should also mention my 2 cats Milo and Zoe and dog Emmitt. They also complete our family even though they are are non-stop mischievous furry beings. People who know them know what I am talking about!

Anyway... As most of you know Tristan was born 3/21/08 on good Friday (also a full moon:). The first couple of months were a especially challenging because Tristan had colic pretty bad, non-stop gas, and wanted to nurse around the clock. Which meant my butt never left the couch. Thank god I have such a wonderful husband who literally served me around the clock (still does actually:) so that I could accommodate Tristan's needs. We got through that though and luckily we did with our sanity still intact. For the most part anyway!

Fast forward to today, Tristan is now 4 months! We just had is 4 month check up this last Wednesday and he also got his shots. He handled the shots well though. He cried initially but afterwards I picked him up and he stoped crying immediately. Of course he wanted to nurse right away but that isn't surprising because he is such a little booby baby! He now weighs 13lbs 6oz and is 24.5 in. His 2 months apt he was 12lbs and me and Ken kept saying that he had to be between 14-15 lbs now because he was really getting heavier. Since he only gained a pound and 6 oz I have come to the conclusion that we have gotten weaker! But he is getting so big despite his weight gain. He is still in 0-3 months clothes but that's ok because he is getting More use out of them than I thought.

Tristan has been holding his head up really good for quite some time now and sitting assisted against the couch or his infant chair but now he seems like he is trying to sit all on his own. He cant yet but he is so determined. He rolled over for the first time last week and has done it about 4 times since then. The only thing is, he does it when he is sleeping so no one has witnessed this yet. He will only sleep on his tummy and when I get him to feed him in the middle of the night he is on his back. I hope we will see him do it soon. It is still cute though to walk in the middle of the night and find him on his back playing with his hands.

Right now he loves to sit in his little infant seat and play with his books, eat his hands, and drool like a St. Bernard. And he discovered his feet the other night. He grabbed one toe first and then just grabbed on with both hands. I am waiting for the feet to enter his mouth any day now. It is very cute. We tried cereal once the other night but he was looking at me like I was crazy. I think we will try again this weekend. We will probably start some veggies next month or the following. I am excited because I have decided to make my own baby food. This should be an adventure! Messy kitchen here I come!

Well, off hand that is all I can think of with out actually writing a book! This blog is a little longer because it is my first but there will be many more to come (shorter ones that is!). Well if you made it to the end then I will update soon. Check back often! Email me at tborek1@yahoo.com if you want email notification every time I post. Until then....I'm out!!