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02/04/00-
Not much to update today.  Tyson and I will be working on my another website for a little bit, but, we will update this one as much as possible.  Tyson is 14lbs today.  He really is starting to hum and coo a lot more.  Grandma and Grandpa Holloway came over to visit Tyson today, and he was a pretty good boy. 
OH YEAH! --- Tyson is sleeping like a log through the night.  He is sleeping between 6 and 8.5 hours straight, in the evening.  Laura is enjoying the extra rest, she sure deserves it!
Bye for now, we will be working on www.aab.com for a while.
By the way, I have NO idea why my images above are being left out.  I have a feeling that the script that "fortune city" is using to put their banner on this page is messing up my banners.

02/01/00-
All right.  I decided to start off this month right with a HUGE gallery of photos.  You can find it HERE.  I hope you all enjoy them.  I am still trying to find a format for the videos that everyone can enjoy. Until I do, I don't foresee updating the movie section very soon.
Laura is going back to work "half-time" today.  This is our first journey into the real world ( rearing a child and trying to work ).  I know Laura is a little apprehensive to leave her most precious possession home with Dad.  I promised her that we wouldn't make too much of a mess.
Quick note - I just lost all my e-mail addresses.  If you would please send an e-mail to [email protected] so that I can update my address book, I would be much obliged.

Enjoy the pictures! 

01/29/00-
I am so sorry for the delayed updates!  I have had lots of requests to get this site back up as soon as possible, and here it is.  The old site has been "DOWN" as of January 15 due to the fact that I cancelled my account with AT&T Cable services, and am now using NetZero, a free internet service.
You will be able to find us here at Fortune City (a free service) for awhile.  Fortune City allows a lot of space on their sites and usually just places a banner (like the one above) on your page.  This will allow me to put all of tyson older pictures up that I previously had to remove because of space constraints.
I am sorry to report that I have not had time to update any of tyson's photos yet.  I do have lots more footage on the camcorder to put onto the internet, though.  I have been working hard on other projects, but, I am going to have new pictures up soon (like February 3rd at the latest).

NOW TO THE NITTY GRITTY

Tyson just had his 8 week check-up this last Wednesday.  THAT'S RIGHT:  He's 2 months old today!  He now weighs in at an amazing 13 pounds and is nearly 2 feet tall.  He likes to try and stand and still loves to be held.  We are both very proud of him for getting his first shots ever (three of them in the leg) and not crying much.  I think it hurt me more than it hurt him.

01/11/00-
Tyson is getting bigger everyday.  He now weighs nearly 12lbs and is about 23" long.  He likes to stand up with help so that he can see more of the room.  He also likes to sit by himself on the sofa without anyone holding him.

01/08/00-
Whew, what a week.  I think Laura and I are getting the hang of parenting (I'm sure we have plenty of surprises in store).  It's funny how much life changes when you have a child.  I used to glance sideways at parents in stores with three children running around them and one screaming its head off.  Now, I truly awe at how well composed the parents are and how well they keep their kids entertained.  I am almost sure that we are spoiling Tyson, or he is training us really well.  He always wants to be held and some times will cry till he's screaming until he gets picked up. I have to admit I am usually the first to crumble.

Tyson went to another party this evening (what can I say, he's an animal).  We went to visit with one of Laura's friends that she hasn't seen in nearly 5 years.  We had lots of fun and so did Tyson (he got held the whole time, so I know he had fun). Here are some photos of Tyson and Stephenie at her house.

01/01/00-
Happy New Millennium Everyone!!!  We survived!  I hope you all had a safe and Happy New Years.  Tyson decided to stay up through the Midnight to ring in the New Year right.

12/31/99-
Well, this is the last entry for this year.  Tyson is starting to sleep pretty good into the night.  Last night he actually slept for 5 hours and, after his feeding, went right back to sleep.  We got a great book for Christmas called On Becoming Baby Wise by Gary Ezzo and Robert Bucknam.  It has helped us put Tyson on a schedule.  We had been keeping him up long periods of time to play with him.  According to the book, he needed to spend more time sleeping.  It seems the over stimulation was causing him to have too many "awake hours" and he would have trouble sleeping at night.  He seems to be having more fun sleeping than hanging out with me!  Can you believe it?

I hope everyone has a safe and wonderful New Years.  Tyson, Laura, and I are going to join friends for dinner at Cavanaugh's on Capitol Lake for dinner and spend the rest of the evening at home.  Tyson has his Baby Gap outfit already pressed and set out for this evenings festivities.  He's so prepared.

12/28/99-
Whew!.... The holidays are almost over.  Christmas was really fun.  Tyson was a Month old yesterday!  He has changed SO much since birth.  He is gaining weight steadily and with the exception of a few nights, he is sleeping really good.  We couldn't be more proud.  Tyson loves standing now.  He can hold himself up (with a little help) for a couple minutes at a time now.  He is almost big enough to fit into most of his  0-3 months outfits.

12/24/99-
We just got back from Laura's Family's Christmas gathering.  I was pretty proud of Tyson.  He actually slept through most of the excitement and didn't fuss much at all.  I sure hope he stays mellow later on.  Laura and I had fun showing off our new addition to the family.  I think they liked seeing him too.  I foresee Christmas photos soon.

12/18/99-
Last night Laura and I had to take Tyson to the hospital.  He'd had some yellow secretion from his left eye for the last day or two so Laura and I decided to call the Consulting Nurse at GH.  After calmly telling her Tyson's symptoms she tells me that we had to get to Urgent Care immediately and that they would be expecting us.  Laura, Tyson, and I rush all the way there and wait to get seen by a doctor.  Long story short.  The doctor looks at us like the "typical" first time parents and then explains that he may have clogged tear ducts, something nearly every newborn endures.  What an adventure.  At least we got that drive to the hospital down pat.  I think I got there faster than when Laura was about to deliver.

Finally some real updates.  I have updated the photo page and the movies page.  I forgot to get some still shots for the movies page, so there are only text links there.

I am doing a lot of shuffling on the photos pages because I am running out of space.

The Journal Entry Archives should be up soon.  

12/17/99-
Soooo sorry for the long time between updates.  We've been pretty busy getting ready for the Holidays.  This Christmas we even have a Tree (our first real one).  Tyson has been growing substantially since the last update.  Today he weighs 8 lbs 4 ozs.  He is ready to fit into all the great outfits we have for him.  I can't wait.  I will definitely have the camcorder running when he is wearing all his cute clothes.

The guest book was a bust, I wanted to modify it to work with this website, but TCI (AT&T... whatever) @Home won't let me.  Another one of their policies is also forcing me to take down the old pictures and movies so that I can upload new ones.

12/11/99-
Just leaving a quick note today.  We are still trying to get the "perfect" picture of Tyson.  It is almost like trying to obtain live footage of the Loch Ness Monster.  Every picture has one major flaw:  eyes are closed, moved head too fast, hand in the face... the list goes on.  I will be posting the photos that we really like eventually.  I heard that we may have some chances of snow here in Olympia.  What size snowboard would Tyson need?  Do we have to pay for a whole lift ticket for him?

I plan to put up a guest book, another photo page, and at least 2 more movies this week.  Check back later if you can.

12/8/99-
Tyson went over to his friend Owen's house to play yesterday.  Jayme took a really cute picture of the two sitting in a bouncer chair together.  You will have to click here to access the photo.  Please be aware that the cuteness factor of the photo ranges into the high 90's and any female within a 8' radius of the monitor may say, "Aw, how cute!" - You have been warned.  We had fun trying to take pictures of Tyson for our Christmas cards.  He was very understanding for the first 15 minutes, but seemed a little short (get it?) after too much fussing. 

By the way, for those expecting, you should check out Parentsplace.com.  It is a really great website and has great growth calendars and lots of great articles.

As soon as I find some more web space I have a few more movies to put up.

12/6/99-
Tyson is one week old today and is going through a growth spurt.  He is nursing every three hours most of the day. Today we are all going shopping for Christmas tree stuff as a family.  It will be Tyson's first day out.  

Sorry about some of the problems people have been having on the movies page.  I ran out of room on my server to put the movies.  Some of the links may not work temporarily while I find a new home for my files.  You should be able to download Real Player for FREE to view the movies.  Most Audio Visual content on the net is in this format.

I want to thank everyone for the kind words and support about the website.  It may seem weird to some, but I really do enjoy sharing my greatest achievement with everyone.  Thanks again from all of us.... Tyson, Laura, and Marcos. 

12/5/99-
I am finally ready to put this website on the net.  I put most of it up on my @Home account website. I ran out of room there so I did put up links on other sites.  Some of them may be kind of slow.  The movie section is pretty neat, some of the downloads maybe large for some of you, but it is truly worth the wait.

Tyson is feeding with Laura right now.  He is a real healthy kid.  He is now on a feeding schedule which helps us out a lot.  He slept really good last night.  I got 12 hours of sleep and Laura wakes up every 4-5 hours for feedings during the night.  I can handle this.  Tyson likes to stay awake during the day now for hours at a time.  We talk with him a lot.  He mostly grunts and wheezes, but we love him anyway! :-)

12/2/99-
We are leaving the hospital after 2 days.  Tyson is learning how to breastfeed and we feel a little better about leaving.  Our first night is pretty scary.  I can't sleep and find myself jumping at every sound he makes.  I spend the entire night holding him from 8pm to 7am.  Laura has to wake up every 3 hours for feedings.  We try to dodge the mirrors and talk nice to each other even though I know we are both cranky.  We both look like zombies.  I never read about this in an issue of Parenting.

11/29/99-
WOOO HOOOO!!!  The waiting is over.  This evening at 2109hrs Tyson Charles Holloway made his debut into the world.  Here's how the story goes:

11/25/99-
Laura and I are still waiting.  Waiting sucks.  Our friends Lorna and Mike are supposed to have there baby soon also.  All four of us think that waiting stinks.  I am typing here to kill time.  Thanksgiving is tomorrow.  I can't wait for that either.  We are eating at Karen's house (Laura's Mom's) Grandma and Grandpa Holloway, Aunt Renee, Karen's boyfriend Matt and his son are going to be there.  We are ready Tyson

11/20/99-
We are completely done with Tyson's room and Laura is having her Baby Shower today.  We got so many great gifts.  Especially all the lovely hand made blankets, I believe 5 in all.  We now feel completely ready to own a baby and are very anxious for Ty's arrival.

11/14/99-
I did it!  I actually made it through the birthing class, and I only yawned twice.  I even learned a couple of interesting facts, and what to expect when Laura goes into labor.

11/10/99-
Laura's visit to the Doctor is uneventful.  We had to wait almost an hour for her to record Laura's stats (she is now at 36.5").  We are purchasing the last items we need for Tyson's bedroom.   I see much painting and power tools in my near future.

11/06/99-
So it comes down to the last 23 days.  Tyson is due to be born on the 29th of November 1999.   Just weeks before my birthday.  Laura has been healthy and has felt little discomfort up until yesterday.  She seemed to have caught a cold from a co-worker and has not had much rest the last couple of evenings.
I picked up some shelves today at Home Depot.  I had a silly realization that I have begun the father's role already.  I have been building things for the last 2 weeks for Tyson to either use or play with.  So begins my saga.
I sure hope we haven't overdone it with the soccer balls.  I may be shelling out wads of cash later on so that Tyson can lay on a couch and explain his fear of black and white spheres.

11/05/99-
I spent some time today figuring out how I want to lay out the photo gallery.  I hope to make it easy to use so that all my family members, near and far, can enjoy seeing Tyson's first year with us.  I still need to get a video capture card.  btw:  The snappy sucks.  Save your money.

11/04/99-
Laura called me from work today.  Tyson gave her a REALLY big kick I am told.  She thinks she may have even got a bruise.  Tyson moves constantly, but always quiets down when I put my hand on Laura's stomach.  I sure hope he is as calm and laid back after he is born.  I didn't put it in the title but Tyson's middle name is Charles.