Saturday, March 28, 2015

10 Months

Our little Tommy is 10 months old today!  Oh I love this kid! We all love this kid!  Ever since he's come home there's been a sweeter, more peaceful/stronger spirit in our home.  I feel it every time I go pick him up in the morning or from a nap (even if he's only slept for 10 min :( ).  I need to remember and cherish it bc it may not last forever, especially once he hits 2 or 3 years old. 
Because he was born 2 months early he's a bit behind developmentally but I just like to think he gets to stay my baby a little longer.
Here's a few new and important things about our Tommy:
-He loves to crawl and pull himself up on everything.
-loves to walk along edges, holding on
-loves to crawl into our fireplace (don't worry we don't use it)
-loves old fashioned oatmeal (for every meal)
-nurses 4-5 x a day
-is probably only 17 lbs
-adores Benson and tolerates Lucy (mostly bc she smothers him, constantly)
-sleeping from 7pm-4:30ish am, with two one hr naps
-has had two ear infections in the last 2 months and I think he may have another one :(
-is so cute when he plays with his dad, they have a very special relationship

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Friday, November 28, 2014

6 Months Old

Our Tommy is 6 months old! How did time pass so quickly?!?! We love this little guy and are so happy he's apart of our family!
Because he was 2 months early it's been interesting to see how he develops.  Right now he's between 4 to 6 months.  The Dr says he'll be all caught up by 2 yrs.  But I'm loving how small and baby-ish he's been for a longer period of time. 

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His stats...
-13 lbs 5 oz
-25 1/4 in long
-17 in head
-wears 3-6 month clothes (can fit into some 6 month)
-super happy guy
-very ticklish
-loves mom the most
-loves to be held
-sleeps very little :( usually 2 half hour naps during the day and about 3 hrs at night (it's killing me)
-eats every 3-4 hrs
-rolls over either way but won't last long on his tummy
-grabbing and trying to put things into his mouth
-loves moms water bottle
-loves his brother and sister, thinks they are hilarious
-laughs a ton
-can sit with a little support

 His dad was super excited he fit into this onesie for the football game
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 Working on sitting up
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 Getting in on the Christmas decorating and playing (Lucy keeps telling us that Tommy is our baby Jesus)
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 Floor time/playing with siblings while dad naps
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Brothers!

Monday, May 26, 2014

Finished House!!

Our house is finished!! Hallelujah!! And we love it!  It was a crazy process but it's done.  And no, I don't think I'd ever do this again.  I'd rather build from the ground up than demo and build within an existing structure. 

Here's the finished pictures: (alot of them)

Finished house: new roof and garage, new lights and windows
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 The patio turned mudroom/pantry
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Living room from the front door.  We kept the rock on the fireplace but redid the mantle.
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 Anther view form the front door looking through the living room into the dining room.
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 The front door and window
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The stairs
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Full kitchen view
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The light above the sink is original to the house.  It was in a downstairs bedroom.  I love it.
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 Loving all the cabinet space and the double oven
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 View from the mudroom into the kitchen/dining room
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Pantry.  I love it.
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 Mudroom and doors to the garage and outside
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The above picture is the hallway off the living room. Below is the nursery
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 Nursery
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Hall closet
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 Upstairs bathroom
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 Master bedroom
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Master bathroom
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Master closet
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 Anthony will get the hanging space and the far left shelves
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 I get this and the shelves in the center of the picture above
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Bottom of the stairs landing with door to the backyard
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 Looking from landing into family room and hallway
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 Landing and door
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Windows to play area under the stairs (one of my most favorite parts of the house!!)
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 Downstairs hallway
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 Downstairs bathroom
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Lucy's room. I love it
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 Benson's room (we promised him a blue stripe)
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Family room.  If you remember the before pictures there was a water feature and mural on that wall.
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 Family room looking into the playroom
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 Playroom looking at doors to storage, utility and laundry
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 Play room with door to under the stairs play area
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Laundry room
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 Cold storage room.  The stairs originally came down right here.

Well that's it.  We're planning on moving in once this little guy gets here.  We can't wait!!