DRUM-ROLL, PLEASE!!!!

Tommy is on the charts!!

Oh, you ask what charts? He's on the infant growth charts that the doctor use to track his growth. And before you wet your pants...he's barely on the bottom line -less than the 5th percentile!!!! ANd adjusted he's about 40-50th percentile for a 6 month old!

Yes, I DO have good reason to think he's heavy now. The kid weighs 16 pounds, 7.8 ounces....yes, in my book he's 16 1/2 lbs!! And a few hairs away from being 27 inches long! Man oh my, he's not the preemie we thought he was anymore!

Oh, and if that news wasn't exciting enough for you, there's more! See, Tommy is 9 months old today -to you this may only mean Christmas is 3 MONTHS away!!! So, after his weigh-in we headed to get his pictures done. We did his pictures, he did great especially for being EXHAUSTED. We even reproduced Robby's 6-month old pose...I'll post it in October when they come in. As I was reviewing and trying to pick out which pictures to buy (Larry would say TOO many) I realized that at his 6 month old sitting he could not sit and we couldn't do the all time traditional bath pose. So, the photographer was MARVELOUS and took Tommy back in to do a few bath shots.

Wake up, wake up....here's the good part. That stinker sat in the tub (kind of like a widemouthed water pail), put his hands on the edges and STOOD UP...like he'd been doing this for weeks. I literally screamed "snap the picture" to the lady...I felt bad afterwards (and apologized for sounding rude)...but how many moms can say they caught their baby's first pull-up during the photo shoot?!?!? The photographer was tickled as at first she had no idea he'd never pulled up before!

Uh, dah.... can't believe I forgot...

Seriously, HOW does a mother forget when her baby becomes mobile?? Okay...so the same day the kids were playing in the sprinkler....when I got them in their bath to warm up I left Tommy on the floor in the living room. When I came back 10 or so minutes later, Tommy was wedged in between the couch and recliner. What was the motivation...D-I-A-P-E-R-S ???? Yep, I tell you the kid loves to "try" to chew on diapers, clean ones of course??? Here are the pics...pardon the mess...still have pictures to hang and a few boxes to fully unpack and place somewhere...maybe in our next house. Hehehehe... Tommy was placed right near the red toy in the bottom left corner, he loves playing with that one.





















OH, Robby won his football game on Sunday too....I didn't see it as I was in the concession stand....

Finally, another update....

This one's for you, Aunt Kaki :)
So we've been super busy....Robby had a football game on Saturday (the 15th)...I think it was his teams first win! 22 - nothing!




Score after first touchdown...
Tommy wearing the WRONG color...supposed to be orange...but this sure was a cozy outfit. The high that day was 65....it warmed up a bit in the sun though.



Here's Robby doing his nightly reading...Kaitlyn was impatient for him to come play on the new see-saw....so he read and rode the see-saw.




This is Larry "messing" with Robby by wearing his football gear....should have gotten a pick of him trying to "climb" out of it. I was a sight, and I was no help as I was too busy laughing!




Here we have Robby with black and orange stripes in his hair from the Beavercreek Homecoming Parade....sadly, I missed it. I was not feeling well from a cold and DID NOT feel up to being out with a cranky baby who wanted dinner.




This is the crazy kids' idea of fun....they were playing some game in the sprinkler...it was a made up game that appeared to be just like catch, with some strange way of keeping score (that I never figured out!)



And the clean-up...actually it was a "warm-up" as it was chilly out after the sun started going down. This was Robby and Kaitlyn hiding as Larry was video taping them playing...



This past Friday, Tommy went in for a hearing test. Being a 28-weeker put him at an increased risk for hearing problems. So far...his hearing is perfect! We are so thrilled. I was never too worried, it's just standard protocol for preemies to be rechecked closer to 1 yr old. Just a reminder how much of a miracle Tommy Boy is. We are so blessed that he doesn't have any typical preemie issues.


The only other news I have is sad...Tommy turns 9 months old tomorrow at approximately 2:01pm CT---just when you think "oh, poor Tricia needs to get over it," I can switch it for you... Tomorrow marks 3 MONTHS from Christmas!?!?!? Have you started shopping? I haven't either. Boy won't it be fun to shop when you have every store imaginable (almost,anyhow) within a few minutes from home. Ah, the nice life.

DRIVING?!?!?

Here's Tommy hanging out (and knawing on my steering wheel, have I mentioned he's teething?!?) on my lap after drinking his bottle while waiting for Kimberlyn to get out of school, see I told you I'm way too early to pick her up!
Close up....yep he's a keeper, huh?
Tommy and his first baby friend, Casey. My friend Katie and I met at the outlet center yesterday. We had a nice time shoppng and the babies did great!

Teething....and more teething!! 9-13-07

Could a kid teeth anymore? Tommy has been working very hard at getting his second tooth. He's even taken up knawing on chairs....



You'd think I was killing the boy, BUT I did get a picture of his first tooth. His second has broken through today!!

Cute kids....

First we have Kimberlyn with her Baby Alex. This is a doll that was given to me at her baby shower...anyhow she LOVES this doll. Baby Alex came with her own tiny accessories including her own carseat....anyhow, Baby Alex is sporting a Barbie red skirt as her cape to being Superman for the day. I was very impressed with Kimberlyn's imagination and creativity. She and Robby are very imaginative....



Next, we have Tommy claiming to have bad service for dinner. I was so impressed, I don't typically let him play with his spoon, as feeding time is not play time...well, I guess before I know it I won't be needed to feed him dinner. He's growing WAY TOO fast!

Oh, so cute....

Well here is Tommy laying in the grass. He was so irritable while trying to cut his second tooth... Before our walk I wanted a picture in this sleeper. It was from the Disney store for like $5 on clearance way before I knew Tommy was a boy. I bought it hoping he was a boy figuring I'd give it to my neighbor who KNEW already that she was having a boy. Anyhow....Just love how it makes him look so long. AND it has Mickey Mouse on it :)

Much happier in his stroller... 9-11-07


Tommy meets Moo-Moo!!

Each kid has loved this rocking cow, named Moo-Moo. He was a hand me down from our neighbor when Robby was about Tommy's age now! Moo-Moo has really been around!