End of Year Updates

Well, it has been another fast year for us in the Hayes household. Tyler was born eight months ago, but it feels like yesterday. He is growing up quickly though. He weighs about 21 pounds and is about 28" tall. He can sit up by himself (as of the week of Thanksgiving) and has started clapping his hands and nodding yes (as of the week of Christmas). He started eating baby food around the first of November. He started off slow, but has gotten the hang of it now. He doesn't really have a favorite food yet. Some days he likes bananas, but the next day he won't eat them at all. He cut his first tooth on December 8 and his second tooth on December 15 (both on the bottom). He had his first cold that same week, so he was in pretty bad shape teething at the same time. He is still not sleeping through the night, but he is getting very close. He will sleep 8-9 hours one night and then wake up every 2-3 hours the next. I've started to let him cry through some of the wakings, but it is really hard for me to listen to my baby cry for very long.

Alex is now 39 1/2" tall and weighs 35 pounds. He can recite his ABC's and count to 15 in English and 10 in Spanish (thanks, Dora!). His favorite TV show is (you guessed it) Dora the Explorer or Diego. He enjoys playing games (both board games and on the computer). He has really improved his hand-eye coordination in the last few months playing games on the computer. For Christmas Santa brought us a Nitendo Wii game system. Alex enjoys playing tennis and bowling on the Wii. He is a very helpful little boy. He always helps me with Tyler and enjoys singing to Tyler when he is crying. He is still trying to learn to use the potty on a regular basis. My goal is to have him trained by his third birthday in February (fingers crossed).