"Broken Diaper"

So... I heard Timmy was up and ready to get out of this crib this morning. I walked into a dark room but could see enough to notice that Timmy's PJ's were unzippered. I turned on the light and yes- someone had unzippered his PJ's all the way to his foot! And there was no diaper on his butt!! Before I could say anything- he looked at me and said "Broken Diaper Mommy" I had to walk out of the room to not only get my camera but to hide the major giggles I had. Here is a video of when I walked back into the room.

Life is a blur

I can't believe it's the end of November. What the stink happened? Our Tommy is 6 weeks old already. He has seemed to become a little more high maintenance lately- crying a lot! But we are working thru it. Timmy is being a good sport about it. You'll often hear the words "Don't cry baby Tommy" out of Timmy's mouth. I think you can hear both of us (Timmy & I) give a big sigh when Tommy starts in. We've started giving him gas relief drops- hoping that is the problem.

I have to let you know about a really funny thing Timmy said the other night. After the circus, we drove to Tim's parents house to pick up Tommy. When Tim was inside- Timmy & I were waiting in the car. Timmy asked "Were Daddy go?" I said to go get Tommy. "No Tommy!" was his reply. And then he said... "No Tommy Please... Thank you" Gotta give him credit for being polite about it! Totally cracked me up.

No surprise- Tommy is crying. I'm experiencing a new level of tired. :)

The Circus

The circus is where we took Timmy last night. It's also how to explain what I feel like our life has been like lately. My apologies for being so bad about posting. I basically can get on the computer when it's nap time and this past week- Timmy & Tommy haven't coordinated their nap schedule so they aren't down at the same time. How about some bullet point updates...

• Timmy is starting to talk more and more. Due to our pathetic excuse of a state Governor (he has a 13% approval rating so I'm thinking it's safe to type that)... Timmy's speech therapist (Ms. Joy) isn't getting paid by the state. We have really good insurance and speech therapy is covered so out of her 20 clients- we are the only one she is getting paid for. It's hard for her to justify paying for a babysitter to watch her kids so she can work and not get paid. She is going to focus on trying to work on Timmy's drooling problem. She ordered some tools to help tone up his cheek/chin muscles. We'lhave ot see what happens.
• Tommy is HUGE! He'll be six weeks on Sunday and he is busting out of his 0-3 months clothes. He is such a tall boy! He is gaining weight just fine now... we seemed to have figured this breastfeeding thing out (although I feel by typing that I'll jinx it!). He's a good baby. Loves looking and listening to Timmy. Seems to cry a lot when Lucky Dog is to close to him. But that leads me to...
• A couple of weeks ago Lucky Dog was skunked- right in between the eyes. He smells much better than he did the night of the "encounter" but the dog still stinks. And lucky me- he has decided to start sleeping next to my side of the bed on the floor. I think the only good news here is that I no longer have to worry about Lucky's "gas problems" as the skunk smell takes over.

Tim & I are doing alright. We are figuring things out day by day- but are definately looking forward to T-giving when Tim will have a couple of days off. MOMMY IS SLEEPING IN!! He's a good man and I'm lucky to be partners with someone who is so supportive. Wish I could say the same thing about these nursing bras! (sorry men folk... had to be said).

Until next time....

Tommy's first smile

it's November 14... and my baby boy just gave me a couple of big smiles. He's just over a month old... what a lucky mom I am!!

9lbs 5ozs!!!

OH HAPPY DAY!! After three weeks of stuggling to gain weight, our little (well, kind of little) Tommy is finally back up to his birth weight! This means that the breast feeding is working out and our little guy is doing well. Yahoo!!

Being a Big Brother

So, Timmy's world has had some changes to it since the arrival of Tommy. He now has to share Mommy's time & attention. And although there are moments when he has a harder time w/ it than usual- I'm both relieved and impressed with how well he is doing. This little boy's heart is so good. And full of love. He loves to hold Tommy on his lap- although not for very long (but what does a 2 year old do for very long anyway??). But he will get Tommy's binky, a pillow for mommy (to feed), talk or sing to Tommy... so helpful!

He's recenlty added a new task. He will lay down next to Tommy during "tummy time" to help encourage him to pick up and turn his head. He watched me do it one day and decided that it was his job. Tommy just seems to love looking at Timmy- and he loves hearing Timmy talk. So- tummy time has turned into a fun time for all three of us!

So- life is swell. At least until Tommy starts getting into Timmy's toys! :)