Did someone say a TOOTH?!?

I spotted a funny grayish spot on his bottom gum 3 nights ago....the day before yesterday I confirmed it was his first tooth. Today you can REALLY feel the very pokey top of the tooth. He really prefers us to not try and see it...but we all have been peeking in there. Once it get bigger I'll try to get a picture of it....so many changes!

New pediatrician....

Tommy saw the new doc today. We like him well and he said Tommy can start drinking regular baby formula instead of the preemie stuff. So, when we finish up the preemie stuff I'll switch him over in the next few weeks and save a couple bucks a can too!!

So on a daily basis Tommy takes about five 4oz bottles, half the time only taking 3 ozs. He also takes about 2-3 ozs of baby cereal for breakfast and about 2-3 ozs of baby food at dinner. We'll hold off on lunch time for another month or so. MOST nights he sleeps 10-11 hours, some nights he prefers his midnight snack. We can't complain as from making the bottle to climbing back in bed takes just 10 minutes, even for sleepy dad too!!

He weighs 14lbs, 14 ozs. He was measured at 27" (yeah, right), I just re-measured him...he's really just 24.5"....too funny!! He's doing great. Funny part about his weight is last night Larry and I were guessing his current weight....Larry said 16 lbs initially, then said 15 lbs. I said I thought he was just under 15 lbs.... I'm just tickled, don't mess with moms, huh?

8 MONTHS OLD TODAY!!!

I believe this may be my longest post ever...it's about time for some pictures isn't it!!! Obviously I've been busy with the move. Busy getting the kids ready for and into school. Busy taking pictures, but not downloading them...seriously it's been one month since we downloaded pics and there were 207 to download!! I'm basically going to chat about each picture and then try to be more faithful at updating this blog more often!

Tommy turned 8 months old today!
What you lookin' at, haven't you seen a baby sit before!! Tommy sat last night for the first time! Naturally the camera was temporarily missing. I sat him near Dad while Kimberlyn read him a book. He was close enough so Dad could catch him if need be, but Dad wasn't needed! Very exciting!

This is of Tommy demonstrating he's huge. We all know this, BUT his first few weeks home, I seriously changed him using the width of the changing pad, not the length! Not so much anymore though!



This was taken tonight right after dinner. We were leaving Friendly's and Larry was giving the kids crap about them needing to wear a helmet as he was going to drive crazy on the way home. In all reality, the kids drove us crazy at dinner. I sure wish we had the camera inside. Kimberlyn was being silly and for whatever reason, Tommy laughed harder than I thought an eight month old baby could laugh. Which caused a chain reaction...through the restuarant! No kidding, we were trying to settle Kimberlyn down, all the while Tommy was laughing like crazy, big giggles. The older kids laughed and as we glanced around basically any family in eye-shot of our table was cracking up! It was a very embarrassing but fun family moment!

Robby's first football game!!
Today was also Robby's first football game...this was during the game. Unfortunately they lost!

Robby beat after the game....He was hot!
Kimberlyn entertaining Tommy during the game!

8-20-07 Meet the teacher night...
This was at dinner after we met the kids' teachers. It was RAINING some much needed rain and we were all soaked. BUT it was Tommy's first time to sit (for a very short few minutes) in a restuarant highchair.


8-21-07 First Day of School!
7:04 am, waiting for the bus!
Here's the bus at 7:19am.
Crazy mother meets kids at school. Robby and Kaitlyn just getting off the bus at school.
Bus finally delivers kids home at 2:32pm...

Let's reflect for a moment....
Tommy with ruler at 3 months old...3-26-07
Tommy with ruler 8-17-07 at almost 8 months old! WOW, he's huge now!!


8-16-07Tommy doing an exam on Robby's chin...



8-15-07Tommy waiting on breakfast...



8-14-07Tommy ultimately spoiled....always being toted around by his big sis!



8-13-07Kimberlyn considering trying out for football next year!



8-12-07Tommy 7 1/2 months old at his first Petting Zoo at the Ohio State Fair in Columbus, OH. I think I may have found my favorite State fair...we had a blast and I'll post some more pics from the day later on.


Late July, about a week before we left Altus, OKSo, when Tommy had his pictures done at 9 1/2 weeks old (which was also his first day off oxygen) the photographer asked if she could put the wording on the picture and make a copy to be displayed at the pregnancy crisis center in town. I figured it would be on display in a frame on a wall.....at any rate this priceless photo of our miracle baby was like this on a shelf in an office where probably nobody even saw it. I tell you IF they could see it they'd rethought an abortion....anyhow, it's neat to me that Tommy is admiring the picture of himself. He weighed 4lbs 14 ozs in the picture in his Daddy's hands.

We're here...

Absolutely no time to post pics...SOON, I promise.

BUT....we are here safe and sound. Our household goods should be here later this week. The truck should arrive in town Wednesday....we shall see. We are VERY ready for our goods...not so ready (are you ever) to unpack.

We can see Chick-Fil-A's flag and sign out our upstairs bathroom window and Target sits right across the street. Holy cow....talk about some "culture shock" we haven't lived in a city this size in a very long time, way before kids. It's fun and we think we'll love it.

The kids are officially registered for school and will start on the 21st! School is about a mile and a half away from the house (as is almost everything you could want)...

Take care...I'll post pics soon.