Tommy Turns One: One Crazy Year

Thomas Michael, you are a year old.  Holy mostaccioli.  Where did the time go?

Here's my first photo shoot of you the day we were leaving the hospital.  We were waiting to get the OK to leave since a huge snow storm was brewing.  I snapped this picture before we left while you were laying on the hospital bed.

This was you near Christmas time.  You were the most gorgeous newborn.  Just look at you! Perfect little features, super long hands and feet.  So alert and just taking it all in.

You grew very quickly.  The time went so fast.  I probably took about a thousand pictures of you before I went back to work.  That's probably not a Morganism.

You had so many sleepers. That's all you wore for the first 6 months I think. So comfy and warm!

Then the smiles started.  Oh dear, watch out folks.  We have ourselves a charmer right here.

You had the best onesies, sleepers, outfits... just the best clothes.  Where did all our awesome family and friends find these great things? I didn't think boys had cute clothes.  Turns out, they have LOTS available for boys now.

Boy, you had absolutely no hair.  My little cue ball. :)

Photo shoots became a regular occurrence.  Especially with hats. I LOVE that puppy knit hat.  I also love that it still fits on your noggin.

You have quite the little belly and it sticks with you.  People can't resist touching it like the Pillsbury Dough Boy.  Woo hoo!

This was the last of the photo shoots at our South Bend house.  We came back on the weekends but it was such a crazy time that we didn't have time for our photo shoots on the black leather couch anymore.

This was about the time that we thought you had conquered your ever present eczema.  We started the steroid.  It was clearing up nicely.  Ahhh, nice to have that over and done with.

But it didn't go away.  It didn't make you any less cute though! Nothing a little photoshop can't fix!

Then all the sudden, hair started appearing.  Just a little at a time but there was definitely hair growing in.  We couldn't decide for the longest time what color it was going to be.  It looked like a different color at any given time.

You really grew up fast once we got through the worst of the eczema.  All the sudden, it was like a total awakening.  You started rolling over.  You started sitting up.  You started rocking, then crawling, then pulling yourself up.  It was amazing how fast you developed.

Then we finally sold our South Bend house and bought a house in Lafayette.  By that time, you were WALKING.  It was amazing.  You would take a couple of steps here and there.  All the sudden you were RUNNING!

And CLIMBING! You were (and still are) FEARLESS! Hey mom, how about you let me stand on this rocking chair? That's not dangerous, is it?

Around this time, when your eczema still wasn't quite going away, we had you allergy tested.  As it turns out, you are allergic to everything and that was the cause of your skin rashes (oh and the vomiting, don't forget the vomiting).  You got to celebrate your first Thanksgiving with real turkey though! You were a solid food eating champ.  You LOVE turkey.  Your allergy-free diet isn't too taxing for you.  Meats, fruits, vegetables...  You're not complaining!

At your new daycare, they had a Christmas program.  What? Are you big enough to be in a Christmas program?? Well as it turns out, you are! You did great! You jingled those bells so hard you dropped them. You weren't afraid of the spotlight in the least! In fact, you waved to all the parents who were waving at their kids.  But because you're so dang cute and charming, they waved at you too! 

Now as your first birthday has come and gone, it's amazing to see you where you are today.  You're incredibly smart.  You love to talk and already have several words under your belt.  You are running, pointing, laughing, playing and just an all around fun kid.  You can rock in your rocking chair.  You can dance while sitting if you hear music.  You LOVE books.  You can SAY book.  You are AWESOME.  

So here's to you, my awesome little man.  Here's to a year of screaming, crying, vomiting, scratching, itching, changing daycares four times, moving out of the old and into the new house, teething, smiling, giggling, laughing, loving, hugging, talking, singing, crawling, walking,  running... most amazing year of our lives yet.  

Happy Birthday Tommy! The best is yet to come!