Tim and Kelly Gibson: November 2008

Friday, November 28, 2008

Tummy Time

Today Tyler is 4 weeks and 1 day old. This evening we had him on the floor for tummy time and he was lifting his head looking around checking out the rec room. He is so strong!

P.S. After 7 days Tyler finally pooped! It was a blow out which required an immediate bath, but at least he finally went!

Thursday, November 27, 2008

Happy Thanksgiving!

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I hope you all had a wonderful day full of food, fun, and family. We had Thanksgiving at our house this year with our parents, our sisters, my brother, and our nieces and nephew. We had a full house and a huge meal and we are just now escaping our turkey coma. We have so much to be thankful for and have truly been blessed. This was such a fantastic day! Now it’s time to go sneak one more slice of pie. Good night!

Wednesday, November 26, 2008

4 Week Checkup

Today was Tyler's 4 week checkup with his pediatrician. He weighs 9lbs 14oz (although Tim pointed out he is full of 5 days worth of poop)! The doctor said that his lack of bowel movements is nothing to be concerned with at this time. That some babies only go once a week. Hopefully he goes soon! She also said he looks perfect and is very impressed with how strong he is. She rolled him over to check his back and he pushed himself up and was holding his head high looking around. He goes back on December 30th for his 2 month checkup.

Saturday, November 22, 2008

To all my Coach fans...

I had to share this picture. This is my niece Savannah posing in the Coach store. I am so proud - ha!

Tyler's First Road - 11/20 - 11/21

Tyler went on his first road trip to Hopewell, Virginia to see his Mimi, PaPa, aunts, cousins and friends this week. On the way down he did a super fantastic job and slept the entire way except for the last 5 minutes of the trip. On the way home he didn't do too bad, but we did have to stop off at a Walmart parking lot to feed him so he would calm down. All and all it was a great trip and we all had a great time. Here are a few pictures from the trip:

(Kim must have hid from the camera)

Tyler, Mimi and Bryson

Tyler and Angela

Tyler with his cousins Kierstyn and Savannah

Tyler and Crystine

Tyler, Jennie and Kevin

Tyler and Mrs. Wanda

Tyler and Jen

Friday, November 14, 2008

Tyler's First Two Weeks

Wow I can't believe how quickly these past two weeks have flown by. We were extremely fortunate to have have our mom's here to help out these last two weeks. My mom stayed with us the first week and Tim's mom stayed with us the second week. We were very blessed to have that luxury. Our first two days home from the hospital were rough to say the least. Poor Tyler did nothing but cry and the only thing that soothed him was to be held around the clock. On Monday, November 3rd we took Tyler to his first appointment with the pediatrician. His weight was down from 8lbs 4oz at birth to 7lbs 8oz. The doctor said he was border line for loosing too much weight, so we had to take him back for a follow-up appointment that Wednesday. I was able to pump several bottles and this allowed us to monitor exactly how much he was eating. When we went back for his follow-up appointment 48 hours later his weight was up to 8lbs 2oz. The doctor was very impressed by this and Tyler has been a much happier baby since.

At his second appointment this past Thursday, Tyler's weight was up to 8lbs 13oz. He gained 11oz in one weeks time! The doctor said all they expect to see by the two week appointment is the baby back to his birth weight, so we have a little over achiever on our hands. :) He is also up to 22 inches long.

Thank you so much to everyone who has checked in on us. Many of you have asked about coming to visit and we would love to see you. Feel free to come by anytime. We will be here!