Emmett Meets Cousin Tyler

This weekend Angela, Scott, and Tyler came to visit (Emmett's aunt, uncle, and cousin, respectively) and it was fun times for all---especially Emmett, as you can see from the picture at left. Emmett was tickled pink to get to meet someone near his own size. You might note the restraint applied to Tyler as he wanting nothing more than to start bullying his young cousin. Actually it was quite cute with Tyler really excited to see Emmett, too, but Tyler lacked the "soft hands" necessary to touch a newborn (infant? I don't know. Whatever Emmett is now). Tyler was fun to be around as he is just getting his land legs (his record is 13 steps), and he is a crawling machine. He was all over the place wanting to get in every drawer, closet, and cabinet in sight. It really made us realize how easy it is to keep your eye on a 7-week-old who is yet to even roll over.

On Saturday we had a whole get-together of babies/kids (five: E&T, a ten-month-old, near-two-year-old, and a four-year-old). I guess it was a glimpse into our future, but it was a bit overwhelming with toys strewn everywhere, sharing difficulties, etc. Of the five, Emmett came in a distant last for entertaining others, but we have high hopes that he will improve with time.

Emmett has been interacting more and more with us each day. He is all smiles in the morning (still mostly for Andrea, but I get some, too), and is starting to do this laugh thing. Yesterday he was doing it while just looking at his mobile. Neither Andrea nor I could see the humor in a couple of cardboard squares with some geometric shapes drawn on them, but Emmett thought it was hilarious. Unfortunately he will probably forget what was so funny by the time he reaches an age to tell us about it.

After attending a parents meeting last week, Andrea came back having learned that we should be napping Emmett more than we have been (something which may be pretty common, I think). So we have been napping Emmett approximately every two hours during the day, and the result has been a bright and happy baby. This has mostly kept away those times where he is overly tired and can't sleep, which has been great as those are by far the worst for us to figure out what to do to solve.

Oh, and I got Emmett to poo and pee in the toilet this morning before work. Great times, indeed.