We went shopping for bottles and diapers this weekend at Target. (Two trips in one weekend is very normal for us. Ugh, that dang Target.) We can't go to Target and not buy stuff for Tommy.
What did we find this week?
Monday, April 11, 2011
Too School For Cool
Wow, I never thought I'd quote a P!nk song on my blog.
We went shopping for bottles and diapers this weekend at Target. (Two trips in one weekend is very normal for us. Ugh, that dang Target.) We can't go to Target and not buy stuff for Tommy.
What did we find this week?
HIPSTER SHADES!!
Instant rock star status!
Look at that face! How could you not buy ridiculous amounts of crap for him??
We went shopping for bottles and diapers this weekend at Target. (Two trips in one weekend is very normal for us. Ugh, that dang Target.) We can't go to Target and not buy stuff for Tommy.
What did we find this week?
4 Months Old!
Today Tommy had his 4 month appointment. He surprised me this morning with the biggest blow-out yet.
I don't think he got any actual poop in his diaper. Just incredible. He's like, "THAT is what you get for the shots I'm about to get today." Well played, Tommy T.
We arrive at the doctor and wait... and wait and wait and wait. We didn't bring more than one toy and Tommy got sick of that quickly so we found other things for him to play with.
Baby magazines! He loved looking at the pictures of the babies and then ripping the crap out of the page.
"Take THAT, ad-for-jogging-stroller!" I think he was working out a lot of pre-shot rage.
Once we were finally called back, the nurse took him straight to the scale. We had to take off his wet diaper. Apparently it's just the opposite of wrestling weigh-ins. No extra heavy diaper throwing off your weight an extra 0.2 oz!
(Yes, that's a little Easter egg modesty patch.) She also measured his height and his head size. She wrote it down on a post-it for us, thank goodness. I always almost forget.
Tommy's stats:
Height: 24 7/8 inches long, 51%
Weight: 15 lbs 2.5 oz, 58%
Head: 16.5 inches, 41%
So he went from long and skinny to very average and teensy bit tubby. HAHA! Not really. He's perfectly normal and average and right where he should be. So that's good to know.
After the measurements, the nurse left and we waited for the doctor to come in.
I snapped a quick pic of father and son bonding time.
The doctor finally came in and talked to us about rice cereal, his rash, his next appointments, etc. He also quoted a study that said that boys who are breastfed for 6 months have higher IQs than those that don't. He said, "I'm not really sure what happened to the girls in that study... but I guess men need as much help as they can get." Ha! So only two more months to go! I still haven't decided if I'm going to continue after 6 months or not. I think I might actually miss it. It was so hard at first but now that I'm back at work and in a routine, it's much easier. I guess I will just decide when the time comes.
Then once again, the doctor skedaddled. He even made the comment that he's glad the nurses give the shots. The nurse floated in with superfluous apologies. You could tell she hated this part of her job but she knew to finish posthaste. She was much more prompt than the last nurse. Tommy once again wailed like... well, like a baby. As soon as Andrew picked him up, he stopped. Then he ate and fell into a deep sleep.
He just now woke up like 2.5 hours later. He's in a great mood. He was last time too until something clicked and he freaked out. Hopefully we can keep that from happening this time. We'll see.
Edited to Add: We were right. He had a major freak out after he ate, just like clockwork. Wow, was he mad. We weren't really sure if we would ever calm him down. Then he slept for about 3 more hours and woke up happy again. Phew!
What's new for Thomas developmentally? Well he has a few new tricks up his sleeve. Grabbing his feet is an obvious one. He's also a squealer now. He squeals a LOT and it's so cute. He loves to blow bubbles especially when he's being changed. He just looks straight at you and makes repetitive toot noises. It's very funny. He also reaches for and grasps for things. He's not rolling over yet. He used to like tummy time but now he's not a fan anymore. So we'll just have to keep working on that. I know he can roll over. He has the muscles to do it. He just doesn't really like it. I think it scares him a little. But truly we don't need to rush the rolling over just yet. He'll do it when he's ready. Plus I'm enjoying the immobility while I can. :)
Happy Four Month Birthday Thomas!
We arrive at the doctor and wait... and wait and wait and wait. We didn't bring more than one toy and Tommy got sick of that quickly so we found other things for him to play with.
Once we were finally called back, the nurse took him straight to the scale. We had to take off his wet diaper. Apparently it's just the opposite of wrestling weigh-ins. No extra heavy diaper throwing off your weight an extra 0.2 oz!
Height: 24 7/8 inches long, 51%
Weight: 15 lbs 2.5 oz, 58%
Head: 16.5 inches, 41%
So he went from long and skinny to very average and teensy bit tubby. HAHA! Not really. He's perfectly normal and average and right where he should be. So that's good to know.
After the measurements, the nurse left and we waited for the doctor to come in.
I snapped a quick pic of father and son bonding time.
Then once again, the doctor skedaddled. He even made the comment that he's glad the nurses give the shots. The nurse floated in with superfluous apologies. You could tell she hated this part of her job but she knew to finish posthaste. She was much more prompt than the last nurse. Tommy once again wailed like... well, like a baby. As soon as Andrew picked him up, he stopped. Then he ate and fell into a deep sleep.
He just now woke up like 2.5 hours later. He's in a great mood. He was last time too until something clicked and he freaked out. Hopefully we can keep that from happening this time. We'll see.
Edited to Add: We were right. He had a major freak out after he ate, just like clockwork. Wow, was he mad. We weren't really sure if we would ever calm him down. Then he slept for about 3 more hours and woke up happy again. Phew!
What's new for Thomas developmentally? Well he has a few new tricks up his sleeve. Grabbing his feet is an obvious one. He's also a squealer now. He squeals a LOT and it's so cute. He loves to blow bubbles especially when he's being changed. He just looks straight at you and makes repetitive toot noises. It's very funny. He also reaches for and grasps for things. He's not rolling over yet. He used to like tummy time but now he's not a fan anymore. So we'll just have to keep working on that. I know he can roll over. He has the muscles to do it. He just doesn't really like it. I think it scares him a little. But truly we don't need to rush the rolling over just yet. He'll do it when he's ready. Plus I'm enjoying the immobility while I can. :)
Happy Four Month Birthday Thomas!
The Second First Week
Tommy's first week at his new daycare was last week. I'm really happy they had an opening at this new place. Not only is it closer and less expensive (perfect timing for the fun new gas prices), but it's more personal.
The women of the church get together and sew blankets for all the new kids at daycare.
It's not just a baby blanket. It's massive!
It's very snuggly.
They sent it home along with a booklet of prayers and blessings.
That was sweet.
They send home reports cards just like the old place.
But we have to fill out the stuff at the top when we check him in. It's probably how they save money. Kinda like bagging your own groceries at Meijer. HA!
It's also good because they seem to pay more attention and care a little more than the old place. They were really worried about his rash. The old place didn't even mention it when I would come pick him up and his poor face would be totally flared up. So that has been nice.
He also napped really well which is incredible. He napped for at LEAST an hour 3 times each day. At the old place he napped anywhere between 5-20 minutes three times a day (Yes, they would write down a 5 minute nap. Probably just to show that they tried.). But Tommy was one of three total babies at the daycare that week. Most of them were gone on spring break. It was a good week to start. Now that the other kiddos are back, I hope he continues on his same napping schedule. That would be awesome. We shall see!
The women of the church get together and sew blankets for all the new kids at daycare.
It's not just a baby blanket. It's massive!
They sent it home along with a booklet of prayers and blessings.
They send home reports cards just like the old place.
It's also good because they seem to pay more attention and care a little more than the old place. They were really worried about his rash. The old place didn't even mention it when I would come pick him up and his poor face would be totally flared up. So that has been nice.
He also napped really well which is incredible. He napped for at LEAST an hour 3 times each day. At the old place he napped anywhere between 5-20 minutes three times a day (Yes, they would write down a 5 minute nap. Probably just to show that they tried.). But Tommy was one of three total babies at the daycare that week. Most of them were gone on spring break. It was a good week to start. Now that the other kiddos are back, I hope he continues on his same napping schedule. That would be awesome. We shall see!
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Weekend at the Thornburgs
This weekend was beautiful FINALLY. We were able to go outside and not shiver. It was lovely.
We decided to take advantage and grilled out. We even ate outside!
We brought Tommy out in his bouncy seat. We had the XM Radio playing on the iPad. We had candles (Citronella, but they didn't really work). Steak, salads, baked potatoes, peas... YUM!
Tommy didn't really know what to think of the whole ordeal.
Brian was bad (barking at the neighbors) so he had to stay inside. "Maybe I can lick my way outside..."
Can you tell the wind was blowing? There's salt and pepper all over the table and my water glass.
The dang mosquitoes started to get really bad so we had to move it inside.
But it turned out to be a nice little Saturday evening at the Thornburgs.
We decided to take advantage and grilled out. We even ate outside!
The dang mosquitoes started to get really bad so we had to move it inside.
But it turned out to be a nice little Saturday evening at the Thornburgs.
Saturday, April 9, 2011
New Trick
He found his feet!
Again...
And again...
And again...
And again...
Aaannnnddd again...
At least he's consistent.
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Again...
And again...
And again...
And again...
Aaannnnddd again...
At least he's consistent.
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Thursday, April 7, 2011
Lego Tommy
I found a list of the top 25 apps for kids and found this Lego app.
So this is what Tommy would look like if he were made of Legos. In the words of Miley Cyrus, "That's purdy cool."
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Party Over Heeerrrrreeee!
Sunday, April 3, 2011
More Videos from Tommy's Arrival
This is within an hour of Tommy being born. Have you ever watched someone experience a contraction?
Well now you have. Not quite like it is in the movies, huh?
How excited are Tommy's grandparents? So cute!
Here's a video of Tommy that is just too cute. Tiny newborns are just amazing.
He has grown so much!
Well now you have. Not quite like it is in the movies, huh?
How excited are Tommy's grandparents? So cute!
Here's a video of Tommy that is just too cute. Tiny newborns are just amazing.
He has grown so much!
Thought You Might Be Missing Brian...
Poor Brian. He used to be the star of this blog until Tommy came along. So just in case you've been missing Brian and all his glory, here's a video of the family pre-Tommy.
We took this video 10 days before Tommy was born. We had just gotten our new HD video camera. I haven't posted any videos from this camera yet so I thought I better get started. Brian even does his famous Aflac thing in this video.
Our lives were just a teeny bit different then.
Here's a video from 5 days before Tommy was born. It was just a little snowy.
Welcome back to the blog after long hiatus, Brian!
We took this video 10 days before Tommy was born. We had just gotten our new HD video camera. I haven't posted any videos from this camera yet so I thought I better get started. Brian even does his famous Aflac thing in this video.
Our lives were just a teeny bit different then.
Here's a video from 5 days before Tommy was born. It was just a little snowy.
Welcome back to the blog after long hiatus, Brian!
Friday, April 1, 2011
Opening Day
Put me in, Coach!
He's ready to play...
Today. Look at him. He could be...
Centerfield.
Tommy would like to thank Katie for the super cute Cubs uniform that he's finally big enough to wear now (instead of keeping it on display). She got it for him WAAAYYYY back during Tommy's first Cubs game in utero. Thanks Katie! He looks adorable!
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He's ready to play...
Today. Look at him. He could be...
Centerfield.
Tommy would like to thank Katie for the super cute Cubs uniform that he's finally big enough to wear now (instead of keeping it on display). She got it for him WAAAYYYY back during Tommy's first Cubs game in utero. Thanks Katie! He looks adorable!
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