My First Plane Ride Was To Indianapolis

Here I am in my first elevator ride. Boy, was I tired. We left home at 2:30 a.m.! Oops, Mommy was wrong...I was in an elevator when I left the hospital! I had a feeding at the airport.Daddy and I walked around the airport while we waited to board the plane. I went over the emergency information before takeoff since this was my first time on a plane! We made it, and I immediately was able to meet Poppy and "Mom"...my Duke great-grandparents from Florida!! They liked me......and I liked them!!
Uncle Mike was the next person I met! He's from Chicago.
Then my Aunt Emily joined us. She said I can call her "Auntie Em"!
Finally, the next day, Poppy and Grandma arrived!!
I don't remember what Mommy was doing, but it must have been scary!!
Four generations of Dukes!
Here I am with my cousin Hannah. Her family gave me this "Future Rocker" bib. They want me to be in their band some day!
My cousin Lucas held me next. (Can you tell yet that I wasn't put down all weekend?!)
I had to take a bath the night before the wedding. It wasn't as fun as at home, but it worked!
Here we are, all dressed up for the wedding! Aren't we a handsome pair?
I made it through the wedding without having to leave the room! This is how I spent most of the reception...
Here I am with the bride, my cousin Kelsey.
The three of us on the big night.
They kept me up waaaaay past my bedtime!!!
Finally, the day my dad had been waiting for...my first swim!!
This is THE moment! The first time my foot touched chlorine!!! My cousin Tiffany was with me!
My dad took me on my first lap!
My folks were proud of me. I was calm and enjoyed the experience.
I was a little chilly afterward!
Grandma was the only one dry, so she kept me warm while I dried off!!

On the way out, Poppy snuck me over to the golf course! The last day, all the Dukes hung out at my Uncle Chuck and Aunt Debbie's house.
This is my Aunt Candy from New Hampshire.My Uncle Craig and Aunt Linda "regifted" this Penn State bib to me. My daddy had given it to Tiffany when she was born!
This is Uncle Craig. If you were at my parents' wedding, he was one of the ministers!

Again with cousin Hannah...she took great care of me and let my folks have a break!!

My cousins Kayley and Kiley

After a long Sunday of traveling, we finally made it home! What a weekend this was!!! I had a blast, but I was worn out!!!

Odds & Ends

Here I am in my bedroom at Nana's. Since I was born 3 weeks early, and in the middle of the night, my grandparents like to joke that the family runs on "Tyler Time" now!! It has animals all over the place!!! It's like a jungle!!
I've got a La-Z-Boy like my Grandpa D!
Back at home helping Mom cook.

I'm not quite big enough for this yet!! I'll get there soon though!
Melanie & I passed out at the Jefferson (TX) triathlon. It's hard work watching Dad compete in the heat!

4 Months Old

First Attempt at Solid Foods

Here's the first meal! UPATE!! YES, we know this cereal was recalled!! Yikes!! Luckily, we only gave it to him this one time and all was ok!!!!!! Daddy "fed" me first.
Then it was Mommy's turn.
No one knows how much was actually swallowed!!
Back to the trusty bottle!!

4th of July

My bedtime is before the sun goes down, so we did some sparklers before dark. They were interesting...I wasn't really sure what was going on!
My folks watched fireworks from the driveway. My mommy was bummed that she had to hang out with the baby monitor instead of me!!

Aunt Jessica & Grandma Visit

Aunt Jessica from Washington, D.C. came with Grandma to visit me. We took a tour of the city.

We celebrated Grandma's birthday with her first grandma cake!I wanted to sit at the table for dinner, so they propped me up in my high chair for the first time.
We tried the kangaroo pouch again...I fit in it much better this time!
I'm wearing my Daddy's sweater from when he was a baby!!!
Maverick was excited someone wanted to play with him!
Aunt Jessica liked playing with me too though!
One more picture before heading back to the airport.

Odds & Ends

This is me going to bed in my Amazing Miracle Blanket!! I LOVE bedtime!
Check out that baby in the mirror. Isn't he good looking???
With all the rain, our grass grew really high. Daddy got a little creative when he was finally able to mow!
This is my first bottle feeding!!! I took to it like a champ!
Now I'm so good, I can help Daddy feed me!Mommy's music teacher friend A-A-Angela is teaching me a few things. She can play way more songs than Mommy can! She thinks Angela will be my first word, but I know it will be Mama!
Check out my shirt!
Mommy caught us sitting the same way!!
My first airplane experience. I had a hoot! I can't wait for my first real plane ride in a few weeks!