Bright Starts

This month Tyce, or T.O. as he's known in the neighborhood playpen, started a new phase joining the "Bright Starts" daycare team.
He was heavily recruited by other daycare facilities but in the end, it came down to where he felt most comfortable. And the fact that it was located a stone's throw from Maria's job.

This month's accomplishments include falling asleep on one's shoulder (rather than the cumbersome "Tyce position"), reaching out to you to get picked up (not really, but close), and turning himself over from belly down to back. He can now grab the pacifier and bring it to his mouth.

He's also coming to terms with the fact that there is more to this world than breast milk and secretly licking daddy's Häagen-Dazs ice-cream chocolate coating. Shhhhhh! don't tell Maria...
look at her face ----------------->
....she's on to us....

We were happy to spend the Christmas break in Miami and feel thankful for those that helped make our trip possible. Including Noelia for losing her mind, telling us we would scar Tyce emotionally for life if we didn't let him spend the Holidays with his family. I should note that by "family", she meant her. During this trip Tyce suffered, I mean, enjoyed having his Tia feed him his first baby-cereal meal. I think the picture speaks for itself.The New Year was spent here in Gainesville. And as you can see in the pictures below, Tyce had a little too much fun. It all started with a harmless sampling of the wine.......which put him in a very very "festive" mood...

....one thing led to another....and now there is a permanent record of him losing his clothes and sucking his own toes....that'll teach him! (hehe)
I put a short video together with memories of Tyce's first 5 months. I hope you enjoy it as much as we enjoyed creating it. This continues to be an overwhelming experience filled with discovery, surprises, sleeplessness, and the wonderfulness that is watching your kid grow right before your eyes.