ANOTHER TOOTH!

Yes, Tommy got ANOTHER tooth on Saturday! So he now has the two bottom, front teeth :) He is still trying to crawl on his knees...hasn't quite got that figured out yet though! He is doing pretty good at pulling himself up onto things(as you can see!). He knows how to give "high fives" and waves "bye-bye" when he feels like it! He loves army crawling around EVERYWHERE to see what he can get himself into. He is officially a little MoNkEy! :) Being a Mother is amazing. He learns something new everyday, I swear! And I just love watching him learn. He is also transitioning well to "big people" food. He loves toast, carrots, and cheese!

Hope all the dad's out there had a Happy Father's Day! We spent the day relaxing in the AC! It was one hot day. Tommy and Mommy also went to visit Grandpa Denny while Daddy ran to Brainerd to get another air condtioner. One we could put in our bedroom :) We stayed and hung out for a few hours at Grandpa & Grandma Hopkins. Bryce, Ashton, Hunter, & Keags were there as well so Tommy got some cousin pestering in!! He LOVES to steal their toys...they don't LOVE it so much!! :)

This weekend Tommy & I will be heading off to the cities for Shantell's cousin, Tyler Mann's graduation party. We will be riding down with my parents and I think my sister & her kids will be going too. It is also Grandpa Denny's BIRTHDAY! So it should be a fun day. Hopefully we have some nice weather. I am excited to see the fam that we HARDLY ever get to see and for Tommy to FINALLY meet them!!!!! Can't wait for Saturday!

Not a whole lot else has been going on! Hope all is well with you and yours! OH--hope you like the 2 new pics I added. They aren't the greatest, but that is what you get when you take them with your cell phone! :)

Until next time...

GRowing, GROWing, GROWING...

Well, after waiting the last 2-3 months for a tooth…WE HAVE ONE!!!!!!! Tommy’s first tooth FINALLY poked through yesterday :-) I went to pick him up from Grandma Kathi’s (Tuesdays are the days my Mom has the Grandkids minus Hunter!) after work and thought I seen something white. My Mom told me she hadn’t noticed that there was a tooth. I asked her if she was sure, washed my hands, and shoved my finger in his mouth for my own feel :-) And to my surprise, I felt that little tooth!!!!!!! Maybe my Mom was lying and said that to make me feel better…either way it was a good way to end the work day! I guess he had been gnawing pretty well on a carrot during lunch that day. IT WORKED!!

I have also learned my son is not just human…he is also a MONKEY!! :-) He has been scooting around on his belly like an inch worm for a few weeks now. Within the last couple of days he has been a bit more daring and has tried getting up on his knees. He rocks back and forth, but no movement yet! He still manages to get where he needs to go though. And is getting into EVERYTHING already! He has also been trying to pull himself up on things. I noticed this the other morning when I was getting ready and the dogs were playing in Tommy’s room. There is Tommy pulling himself up on the side of the crib to check his doggies out, smiling away at me! He is such a cutie! He has also added DaDa to his vocabulary! Tom is pretty proud of that one. MaMa is still his word of choice though :-)

Last week Tommy & I went to see his doctor because his eyes were green and slimey. He diagnosed him with Pink Eye in both eyes AND a DOUBLE ear infection. But he is and was still the happy Tommy he is so famous for! He is amazing :-) I managed to get a touch of the Pink Eye, as well as my nephew, Ashton. We are all cleared up now though. Tommy just has to kick the cold he has had FOREVER!! I am so ready for summer and the warm weather that comes with it! No more of this cold, rainy crap. OH—and at the doctor we found out Tommy gained 3 pounds in 1 month! He is now a whopping 22 pounds…look out Ashton…Tommy will be bigger than you by his FIRST birthday and you will almost be THREE!!! At least Ashton will have a cousin to stick up for him :-)

I fell so bad that I forgot to say CONGRATULATIONS to my cousin, Jess, and husband, Chris, on the birth of their 2nd child, Emma Carper. I think Troy is one proud BIG brother!!! Sorry guys, but Congrats again :-)

I suppose I should get going. I will try to upload some pictures later this week. Thought I’d give a little update! Hope all is well with you and yours! Until next time…