Thomas and Edison

Tommy and Eddie met today. Edison, son of Kaari and Dave, is a month old today. Tommy looked like a tank next to him, and Eddie is a big boy! Eddie is an angel with beautiful bright eyes. He reminded me of Tommy at that age, very sturdy and content. Thanks for having us over!

Happy Father's Day Daddy!

Mike is showing off the shirt that Tommy made him at daycare. Tommy is so proud of his daddy - Happy Father's Day! We love you.

Tommy meets Garrett

The Larsens were lucky enough to meet the newest member of the Poynter Family on Saturday - Garrett and his parents, Greg and Jen came for a visit and dinner. It was wonderful to see them again, and great to finally meet Garrett! He's a doll. Tommy and Garrett got along - mostly they didn't notice each other, except Tommy noticed when Garrett had his toys, but it was alright with him. Garrett is almost 5 months, and Tommy is almost 9 months. They definitely have big cheeks in common!

Sarah had a nice birthday, thanks to Tommy

Sarah said she had a nice birthday.

She definitely enjoyed Tommy and dinner at Prima.

Swinger!

Tommy had fun at the park with Mommy and Daddy last weekend... can't wait for next time.

A visit from Bri

My cousin Bri was with us all of last week while she was taking a class in St. Paul, and Tommy got so much attention! What a great deal. Mike and I got some breaks and had an excuse to grill steaks every night. Thanks Bri!

Tommy and Tony

We spent last weekend with the Rasks and the Nelsons in SE MN. Tommy and Tony got to hang out! We had a wonderful time, the Nelsons were amazing hosts and we always love to see the Rasks. They really need to move to MN. Seriously, you guys miss us, we know you do!

Thanks for the great weekend - enjoy the photo!

Sarah, Mike and Tommy

Peek A Boo!

Tommy loves books, really he does... but he was a little too busy playing peekaboo with Mommy during this reading session with Daddy!

Garage Sales

I had so much fun during two garage sale trips in the last few weeks. Bargains galore! One was in New Ulm - so much clothes for Tommy for $10. The second was in Stillwater with my coworker Kate - and we found Tommy his new Gopher's hat! He also has a new St. Ben's Sweatshirt from that sale. I love it!

Is it a sign that I'm really growing up when I start blogging about garage sales? :)

Ear Infection #4

And we have Ear Infection #4... a double this time. We're seeing an ENT tomorrow. Hopefully he'll tell us that everything looks normal and Tommy will just grow out of these. Send a little prayer to Tommy's ears! He weighed 19 pounds 5 ounces yesterday at the doctor's office - Big Boy!

Hats and Mother's Day

This photo really doesn't need a description... but maybe an explanation! I hit the bargain jackpot at a few NU garage sales this weekend, and Tommy got a new hat! When he was modeling it, Grandma and Grandpa H got out their hats and the laughter ensued. Tommy thought it was hilarious, and then we all realized that really, it was pretty funny.

We had a great, great weekend in NU and Mother's Day was wonderful! A big thank you to Michael and Tommy for giving me a super first Mother's Day!

Love, Sarah

Happy Monday from Tommy and his cute little belly.

Dinner at Blake and Candy's

Wyatt, Tommy and Candy

Dan and Kelly - and Baby Girl

Blake, Wyatt, Candy and Tommy

Dr. Stenzel has a friend

Active!

So I tried a little photo shoot today so I could update the blog... and as you can tell, he's a high energy boy!!!

Tommy is good! He loves to stand (with our help) and continues to test out his voice. And by that, I mean scream. He loves it. He has definite favorite toys - cups and his stacking rings. Mike and I are soaking up every minute with him, working on trying to get him to crawl, but not too hard. We're enjoying him not quite being mobile yet! Back to the doc yesterday, and the 3rd ear infection has cleared, but there is still fluid behind his ear drum so we're being referred to an ENT. So hopefully Tommy can stay ear infection free through the summer - that's the goal! He weighed 18 pounds 7 ounces at his appointment yesterday, big boy!! We hope everyone is doing well!

We hope you had a good Easter too

Happy Easter!

Tommy, Mike and Sarah

Another message from Tommy

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//210


Typed it all by himself...

Another ear infection... but smiling!

Tommy got kicked out of daycare yesterday... for his temp of 101.9. We visited the pediatrician, who diagnosed an ear infection which he said was "raging"... that makes a new mom feel good. So we are home today, hanging out and Tommy seems like a happy boy! Little extra love from Mom and Dad today, and hopefully he'll start to feel better very soon. If you catch an orange tinge to this photo, yes, he had carrots for lunch.

Tommy's 6 month appointment

Here are his stats:

17 pounds 14 ounces = 50th percentile
27.5 inches long = 70th percentile
head is 18 inches around = 95th percentile!

Doc said all looks good. Still working on getting rid of his ear infection and his nasty cough, and we are still adding solids slowly. Only veggies so far, and green beans are NOT a favorite. Tommy is sitting really well on his own! He loves his toys, being sung to and being tickled lately. He is making more sounds too - a favorite of mine is mamamamama... go figure. He isn't exactly waving, but he sure does pump his entire left arm when he gets excited! The changes are amazing, and so fun to watch. What a little love muffin!

Separated by Thirty-one Years

1975

(Dean, Sandy, Mike)

2006

(Ricky, Katie, Tommy)

Ricky is Dean's, Katie belongs to Sandy, and Tommy to Mike