Here is my first experiment with loading video onto the blog. Tommy is starting to get the hang of crawling, although it is more the army crawl than actual crawling on his hands and knees. Anyway, enjoy!!
Tuesday, July 22, 2008
Sunday, July 20, 2008
Another trip to Nashville!
We just got back last weekend from an awesome trip to Nashville. The 4th of July is always a big holiday for the Bauchieros so we went up there to spend it at the lakehouse. There were 10 adults and 5 kids all in the same house so it was busy but lots of fun! Unfortunately I never got Tommy into his "All American Baby" overalls for a picture. But I did manage to get a few pics of him with his cousins, and you can see this is baby Corinna's premiere on the blog! We also took Tommy on his first boat ride. You can see he wasn't a huge fan of the life jacket at first but he got used to it.
The highlight of the trip was that Tommy finally got to meet his uncle Ryan!!! My Ryan surprised me for my 30th birthday with arranging for him, my brother Ryan and parents to come in town and he also put together an amazing surprise 30th birthday party for me the last Saturday we were there. He knew that the thing I wanted the most was for Tommy to meet his uncle and Tommy was a huge fan of him and especially his beard. The visit could not have been better!
As soon as we returned home, we moved! It was a chaotic few days but thanks to all the hard work of our incredible friends here, we got everything moved and settled.
I am now a short 5 minute drive to work which means about 10 minutes in the car during the day for Tommy instead of an hour and a half. We are closer to almost all of our friends, and much closer to all the great places to go, including the beach. We couldn't be happier about our location and the house we found is fabulous!
Now we turn around on Thursday and head out to Northern California to see our friends that have been in Japan for 2 years. They have a daughter 5 days older than Tommy so we can't wait for the kids to meet! Then we are staying to see Tommy's godmother Carissa for a few days.
On a different note, Tommy has cut his front 2 bottom teeth at the same time. He is currently weighing in at 21 and a half pounds! He is also crawling now so that may help him slim down a little but who knows?! Time to babyproof the house I suppose.
Sorry for the delay on the update but as you can see we are staying pretty busy. I'm sure I'll have plenty more pictures to post once we get back from Cali!
The highlight of the trip was that Tommy finally got to meet his uncle Ryan!!! My Ryan surprised me for my 30th birthday with arranging for him, my brother Ryan and parents to come in town and he also put together an amazing surprise 30th birthday party for me the last Saturday we were there. He knew that the thing I wanted the most was for Tommy to meet his uncle and Tommy was a huge fan of him and especially his beard. The visit could not have been better!
As soon as we returned home, we moved! It was a chaotic few days but thanks to all the hard work of our incredible friends here, we got everything moved and settled.
I am now a short 5 minute drive to work which means about 10 minutes in the car during the day for Tommy instead of an hour and a half. We are closer to almost all of our friends, and much closer to all the great places to go, including the beach. We couldn't be happier about our location and the house we found is fabulous!
Now we turn around on Thursday and head out to Northern California to see our friends that have been in Japan for 2 years. They have a daughter 5 days older than Tommy so we can't wait for the kids to meet! Then we are staying to see Tommy's godmother Carissa for a few days.
On a different note, Tommy has cut his front 2 bottom teeth at the same time. He is currently weighing in at 21 and a half pounds! He is also crawling now so that may help him slim down a little but who knows?! Time to babyproof the house I suppose.
Sorry for the delay on the update but as you can see we are staying pretty busy. I'm sure I'll have plenty more pictures to post once we get back from Cali!
Wednesday, June 25, 2008
Summertime fun!
We are having a blast so far this summer....I can't believe that a month is already gone. As soon as school ended, Tommy and I headed up to Nashville for 10 days to visit and for his baptism. He had so much fun with all of his cousins, aunts, uncles, grandparents, godparents, etc! The baptism went really well and our close family friend Father Mark Beckman performed the ceremony. Tommy continues to be a great traveler so everything was smooth sailing on our trip. Everyone was impressed with how easygoing and happy Tommy is. Makes me wonder what we are in for in the future....
Once we got back, Tommy got sick for the first time but just with a cold. It brought a few rough nights but he still smiled all day, even with virtually no sleep. Mommy did not have the same happy smile on her face. But he is on the mend and luckily it happened between trips.
As far as milestones, Tommy is sitting up easily on his own now. He can also move from sitting to his tummy although it isn't the most graceful move ever. He can roll over both ways and is starting to move a little but I wouldn't call it anywhere near crawling. He has started eating solids and has made it through all the veggies. Now we are moving on to the fruits and those are going over much better than the green stuff did! Still no teeth, but as you can see below, he puts everything in his mouth, including beer bottles. Don't worry, we only let him have them when they are empty, but he LOVES them. Yes, no paternity test needed on this baby.
Our big news here is that we are moving. Our house has been on the market for over a year and finally sold a few months after we listed it with a realtor. We'll be moving to the other side of the river in Jax which will cut my commute time down from 45 minutes to about 5. We will be a lot closer to all our friends and to the city, better shopping, church, etc. So with our travel and a move on July 14, we will have a busy summer!
That's about it from us, so here are some pics from our Nashville visit. I'll keep 'em coming as often as I can!
Once we got back, Tommy got sick for the first time but just with a cold. It brought a few rough nights but he still smiled all day, even with virtually no sleep. Mommy did not have the same happy smile on her face. But he is on the mend and luckily it happened between trips.
As far as milestones, Tommy is sitting up easily on his own now. He can also move from sitting to his tummy although it isn't the most graceful move ever. He can roll over both ways and is starting to move a little but I wouldn't call it anywhere near crawling. He has started eating solids and has made it through all the veggies. Now we are moving on to the fruits and those are going over much better than the green stuff did! Still no teeth, but as you can see below, he puts everything in his mouth, including beer bottles. Don't worry, we only let him have them when they are empty, but he LOVES them. Yes, no paternity test needed on this baby.
Our big news here is that we are moving. Our house has been on the market for over a year and finally sold a few months after we listed it with a realtor. We'll be moving to the other side of the river in Jax which will cut my commute time down from 45 minutes to about 5. We will be a lot closer to all our friends and to the city, better shopping, church, etc. So with our travel and a move on July 14, we will have a busy summer!
That's about it from us, so here are some pics from our Nashville visit. I'll keep 'em coming as often as I can!
Saturday, May 24, 2008
School's out for summer!
Yippeeee! I just had my last day of school yesterday and Tommy had his last day of daycare. Now it's time for lots of summer fun & travel for mommy & Tommy. Our daycare situation turned out to be better than we could have dreamed! The woman who takes care of him is outstanding...she loves Tommy & Tommy loves her. Plus I think it has been really good for him to be around other babies. He was the only boy in daycare, with 2 other girls (both named Ava) so he was lovin' it. He never even got sick in the 10 weeks he was there which just goes to show how clean she keeps her place. I thought for sure I would end up with a sick baby as soon as he went to daycare! We plan to take him back to the same home in the fall so Carmen can watch him again. He is only 3 minutes away from my school so that made returning to work much easier.
I can't believe it is summer already! We have 3 trips planned to Nashville, as well as trips to Atlanta and Northern California. We are entertaining the idea of a short cruise to celebrate my 30th birthday but we aren't sure if that will pan out. Our main focus is to make sure Tommy gets lots of time with his cousins and little friends in Nashville, as well as with his grandparents, aunts & uncles who don't get to see him much. Hopefully he will continue to be a great traveler like he has been so far.
Tommy is changing SO much these days. He is almost 6 months now which is so hard to believe. Just in the past couple weeks, he has discovered his feet and can put them in his mouth, he can sit up on his own, he can roll over both ways, hold his own bottle and yes, of course, he has discovered his "special part". As you can see from the pictures, he also had his first trip to the zoo! He is all smiles and charm and has become quite the flirt...the kid draws crowds when we are out in public now. He has finally gotten the hang of the bouncy swing which is providing him with some much needed calorie burning activity! Still no solid foods yet...we plan on starting that right at 6 months. He wasn't really in need of anything extra as far as calories go! But he has slowed down with the growth as you can probably tell from the pics. He is still rocking the double chin but at least he kind of has a neck now. Still no teeth, and still no hair, besides his little layer of peach fuzz. His eyes are still deep blue like both of his grandpa and pops. I am hoping they stay that way but they still could change.
Next weekend will be a big one for me because we are leaving Tommy to go to a family wedding in southern California. My mom is going to come to Jax to stay with the little guy so I know he'll be in good hands but I can't imagine leaving him for 4 days. I hope I can relax enough to enjoy myself!!
I'm sure we'll have pics galore with all our trips this summer so I'll keep them coming! Hope everyone is doing well...we love you!!!
I can't believe it is summer already! We have 3 trips planned to Nashville, as well as trips to Atlanta and Northern California. We are entertaining the idea of a short cruise to celebrate my 30th birthday but we aren't sure if that will pan out. Our main focus is to make sure Tommy gets lots of time with his cousins and little friends in Nashville, as well as with his grandparents, aunts & uncles who don't get to see him much. Hopefully he will continue to be a great traveler like he has been so far.
Tommy is changing SO much these days. He is almost 6 months now which is so hard to believe. Just in the past couple weeks, he has discovered his feet and can put them in his mouth, he can sit up on his own, he can roll over both ways, hold his own bottle and yes, of course, he has discovered his "special part". As you can see from the pictures, he also had his first trip to the zoo! He is all smiles and charm and has become quite the flirt...the kid draws crowds when we are out in public now. He has finally gotten the hang of the bouncy swing which is providing him with some much needed calorie burning activity! Still no solid foods yet...we plan on starting that right at 6 months. He wasn't really in need of anything extra as far as calories go! But he has slowed down with the growth as you can probably tell from the pics. He is still rocking the double chin but at least he kind of has a neck now. Still no teeth, and still no hair, besides his little layer of peach fuzz. His eyes are still deep blue like both of his grandpa and pops. I am hoping they stay that way but they still could change.
Next weekend will be a big one for me because we are leaving Tommy to go to a family wedding in southern California. My mom is going to come to Jax to stay with the little guy so I know he'll be in good hands but I can't imagine leaving him for 4 days. I hope I can relax enough to enjoy myself!!
I'm sure we'll have pics galore with all our trips this summer so I'll keep them coming! Hope everyone is doing well...we love you!!!
Friday, April 18, 2008
Tommy's first trip to Nashville
Over my spring break at the end of March, Tommy and I went up to Nashville for his first visit. He got to meet his great grandma "Gigi", Uncle Stephen and Uncle Rob and all of his cousins. Catherine was definitely the most excited of anyone to see Tommy. She just could not believe that she had not met him yet! There were a couple times that Tommy was a bit overwhelmed by the chaos but hey, he's a Bauchiero, so he has to get used to it! We had a great time and got to spend lots of time with family. Of course there is never enough time to see everyone but we already have 2 trips back to Nashville planned for this summer. The highlight of the trip for me was seeing him with the other kids, especially watching Catherine give Tommy a bottle (which by the way was all she talked about to me for the 2 months prior to our visit!). She is so incredibly sweet!!
We were blessed to be in Nashville when our newest niece, Corinna Blake was born. She is such a little angel!! Although Tommy didn't get to see her in the hospital, he is excited to have another cousin to play with!
Tommy is still doing great. Daycare is going very well and we are have decided to send him to the same place in the fall. His caretaker, Carmen, is wonderful and Tommy loves her. Plus she speaks in Spanish to him which reinforces the Spanish I have started to speak! Ryan is dreading the day that Tommy mouths off to him and Ryan doesn't understand! I am counting down the days till summer: 25 school days and then exams.
Enjoy the newest pics and we'll keep you posted with any news.
We were blessed to be in Nashville when our newest niece, Corinna Blake was born. She is such a little angel!! Although Tommy didn't get to see her in the hospital, he is excited to have another cousin to play with!
Tommy is still doing great. Daycare is going very well and we are have decided to send him to the same place in the fall. His caretaker, Carmen, is wonderful and Tommy loves her. Plus she speaks in Spanish to him which reinforces the Spanish I have started to speak! Ryan is dreading the day that Tommy mouths off to him and Ryan doesn't understand! I am counting down the days till summer: 25 school days and then exams.
Enjoy the newest pics and we'll keep you posted with any news.
Friday, April 11, 2008
Tommy's first photo shoot
Last Saturday, we took Tommy in for his 4 month pictures. He was such a trooper! We got some great ones and I got them emailed to me so I could download and post them, so here they are! I still need to put up our pics from Nashville so hopefully I'll get to that this weekend.
He had his 4 month check up last week at the doc. 4 more shots...yuck! But he only cried for a few seconds. It made for a rough night or two but he recovered quickly and is back to sleeping through the night for the most part. He weighed in at 16 pounds 9 ounces and he has dropped from the 90th percentile in weight down to the
80th, so he is definitely slowing down but still "not hurting" as the doctor says!
I am counting down the days till summer...30 school days left. Daycare is still going well, Tommy really likes it there so that does wonders for my peace of mind. It is hard only seeing him a couple hours a day but we are all doing well with it.
I'll get the Nashville pictures up soon. He loved meeting his cousins and seeing his aunts and uncles. We are looking forward to more trips up there this summer!! In the meantime, enjoy these pics!
He had his 4 month check up last week at the doc. 4 more shots...yuck! But he only cried for a few seconds. It made for a rough night or two but he recovered quickly and is back to sleeping through the night for the most part. He weighed in at 16 pounds 9 ounces and he has dropped from the 90th percentile in weight down to the
80th, so he is definitely slowing down but still "not hurting" as the doctor says!
I am counting down the days till summer...30 school days left. Daycare is still going well, Tommy really likes it there so that does wonders for my peace of mind. It is hard only seeing him a couple hours a day but we are all doing well with it.
I'll get the Nashville pictures up soon. He loved meeting his cousins and seeing his aunts and uncles. We are looking forward to more trips up there this summer!! In the meantime, enjoy these pics!
Monday, March 24, 2008
More from March
Below are some pics from lots of different things! We have started to put Tommy in his Bumbo seat to help him to learn to sit up. We think he looks hilarious when he is in it...like a talk show host or something, so I had to include a picture of that. He is also starting to love reading and I got some great pics of him with daddy. The crib pictures are from one day when I came in when he woke up from a nap and he was just pushed up looking at his UT mobile hanging over his crib. He is such a Vol fan already! And then of course there was Easter and I got a great picture of him with his Gram in his cute Easter outfit. We made it to church and he was a little angel, despite all the chaos around him.
I went back to work on March 13 which was much harder on me than Tommy. I cried the entire first morning after dropping him off at daycare. But I got to visit him at lunch and he was quite content and he was still smiling when I picked him up after work. He must know that mommy really needs her sleep now because ever since that Thursday, he has been sleeping through the night. Woo hoo!! Luckily, the next week my mom was here to watch him all week so at least he got to be in his own house. This week we are off to Nashville for spring break to visit all our family and friends and to see Tommy's new cousin who will be born on Friday. I'm hoping the sleeping through the night thing continues even in his new surroundings! I am doing better with working...it helps that I work in an amazing place with such remarkable people and kids. It is so hard to be away from him but I know it will get a little easier and I know that I am working in order to enable him to experience going to school at Bolles!
I'm sure I'll have lots of Nashville pics to post when I get back. He will be going in for his 4 month check up the first week of April...I can hardly believe it! We'll have another weight update then which I'm sure will give us all another laugh (although I do think he is slowing down a little!).
Enjoy!!
I went back to work on March 13 which was much harder on me than Tommy. I cried the entire first morning after dropping him off at daycare. But I got to visit him at lunch and he was quite content and he was still smiling when I picked him up after work. He must know that mommy really needs her sleep now because ever since that Thursday, he has been sleeping through the night. Woo hoo!! Luckily, the next week my mom was here to watch him all week so at least he got to be in his own house. This week we are off to Nashville for spring break to visit all our family and friends and to see Tommy's new cousin who will be born on Friday. I'm hoping the sleeping through the night thing continues even in his new surroundings! I am doing better with working...it helps that I work in an amazing place with such remarkable people and kids. It is so hard to be away from him but I know it will get a little easier and I know that I am working in order to enable him to experience going to school at Bolles!
I'm sure I'll have lots of Nashville pics to post when I get back. He will be going in for his 4 month check up the first week of April...I can hardly believe it! We'll have another weight update then which I'm sure will give us all another laugh (although I do think he is slowing down a little!).
Enjoy!!
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