Sleeping champ

Okay so I've been reluctant to post anything about Thomas' sleeping because HE IS DOING SO GOOD and I didn't want to jinx it:) But I figure it's been long enough now that I think we' ve finally got there. I can officially say that Thomas "is a good sleeper"...I can't believe it!!! It only took 2 years and ALOT of interupted sleep but we made it! I am soooo proud of my little man.

"Hey Baby"

Okay, so anytime Thomas sees anyone naked (like when changing, bathing, etc.) he'll say "hey baby"... We have no idea where he got it from but it is sooo funny! At first we thought he was saying "booty, booty" because we'll say that to him and pinch his bottom sometimes when we're changing his diaper but it has definitely evolved into a clear "hey baby". Too funny! Hopefullly, this is something he'll outgrow...otherwise I can already see the letters being sent home from the school;-)

Surgery Scheduled

Thomas' surgery is scheduled for next Friday June 25th at 7:15am. He will be having his tonsils and adenoids removed as well as his second set of tubes placed. We're keeping our fingers crossed for an uneventful surgery and super fast recovery!!

Playing with cars

Thomas' most favorite thing to do right now is play with his cars and trucks! He will lay on the floor and just push them back and forth. He also likes to line them all up and then "race" them:)

Here's a couple pictures of him playing with his cars:

"Addy"

Thomas now calls Travis "addy" (for Daddy). It is the absolute sweetest thing and I love it!! He'll say "addy, addy" while looking around!

Update: Okay so it's not "Addy" it's "-ddy, -ddy" (pronounced dee, dee). There is no "a" sound. It is soooo cute!!

He's also gotten very fond of saying "Mama" all the time! He says it so much that when I'm in another room and he says "Mama" repeatedly I say "polo" and he thinks it's funny:)

Love Bug!

After greeting Thomas this morning with "Good morning, Love Bug!!" I realized that at some point in his life he may find some of my nicknames for him a little embarrassing. Oh well, for now he can be my "love bug"!;-)

I also call him: Bubs, Bubbies, Dooder, Love Buggy and I'm sure others that not thinking of!

Our "Spotosaurus" is back...

Thomas came home from Amy's on Wednesday with little red spots all over his body. Apparently, Michael (Amy's son) has the same thing. We don't think it's contagious and neither Thomas or Michael seem to be bothered by it so we're just going to watch it. Michael's pediatrician thought it sounded like Fifth's Disease which will go away on its own and doesn't require treatment. So for now we've got our little "spotosaurus" back!!

Back to the ENT

I took the day off yesterday and took Thomas back to the ENT for his recurrent infections and foll0w up for his tubes. It turns out his left ear tube had fallen out and the canal is already showing fluid collection again. So because of this and his constant infections we have decided to go ahead and have his tonsils and adenoids out at the time his second set of tubes are put in. We're not looking forward to putting Bubs under anesthesia again or the recovery period, which apparantly can be up to 3 weeks, but we feel its the best option at this point to try and keep Thomas healthy.

As of right now the surgery is scheduled for June 25th. I plan on staying home with him the first week and then then we'll go from there depending on how he's doing...I still remember having my tonsils out and it was terrible! I'm hoping that Bub's experience is better and his 2 year body bounces right back!! Now the fam just needs to eat some frozen foods to make room for the all the frozen treats we're sure to buy for recuperation time!!

New summer do and stepstool

I took Thomas last night to get his haircut and he did sooooo good! He sat in the little green racecar (which he loved) and watched Dora. He was so good that the stylist just kept cutting and cutting. So now Thomas' hair is the shortest it's ever been!! He kept feeling his head last night like "where did my hair go?" We're calling it his summer do. Doesn't he look handsome:-)

He also got a new stepstool. I bought it to raise him up so he can reach to wash his hands in the bathroom. So far that's only happened once and he prefers to use it to get himself up to the counter. In the picture you can see where he is playing with ALL his silverware he pulled out of the drawer. Of course then he had to put each one in his mouth then too!!





P.S. When I got the camera out to take these pictures I said smile at mama and he turned smiled and said "cheese". What a cutie!!

Where's Thomas??

Thomas is at the age now where he thinks it's fun to "hide" from mom and dad by covering his eyes. We think it's cute that he thinks that since he can't see us that we can't see him:) Yesterday when Travis went to get him out of the carseat in the van he covered his eyes and then we had to pretend to try and find him...so adorable!!!

Thomas' vocabulary expanded this weekend too. I think it was probably due to the fact that he spent a lot of time with the Rabels with Coen and Harper. Whenever he's around other kids especially girls he tends to try and talk more. This weekend we heard: hot, ouch, Mack (the truck from "Cars"), drink, snack, milk, night night, window, and daddy (which sounds like "addy" alot). He can also tell you that a duck says "quack, quack" and point to the ducks in the pond behind the house. That birds say "tweet, tweet", pigs say "nk, nk" and cows say "boo" :)

Thomas "hiding" from us at the track