First Teeth

The picture speaks for itself!

Tommy's First Christmas

Tommy's first Christmas was a magical day for all! We started the morning off with the gifts Santa left in our stockings: candy for Mommy & Daddy and new fun CDs and bath toys for Tommy. He can't wait to rock out to his Sesame Street ABCs!

Next, we proceeded to sit under the tree and watch Tommy play with all the packages. He's so spoiled! He received many new toys and adorable outfits from friends and family. All received his drool-seal of approval. :)

As the day continued, family and friends arrived at our house to celebrate Tommy's first Christmas. We had 21 over for the holiday meal and our home has never felt so full of love and joy. This final photo of the night was taken right before Tommy headed up to bed after a long but fun day...Auntie Michele sent him "My First Christmas" long-johns which he wore throughout the day with festive green socks.

Cheerios!

It's been such a busy week preparing for Christmas...sorry it's been a while since our last Tommy update!

Tommy tried Cheerios for the first time last Tuesday. Though reluctant at first, he now enjoys "gumming" them twice a day. He is still toothless, but drooling like crazy. As you can see from the photo, Tommy isn't the only one who likes Cheerios! Our dog, Kaya, is very helpful with clean-up both during and after meals.

We enjoyed a Christmas party at Tommy's friend Sadie's house last Saturday. Her daddy, Dave, took great pictures of Tommy, which we used for this year's Christmas cards. Here Mommy, Daddy and Tommy pose in front of their tree.
And to make up for lost time, here's a snapshot of Tommy playing. His favorite pastimes lately are rolling alllllll the way across the floor, pulling Mommy's hair and spitting up, though not necessarily in that order!

Santa's Lap

Tommy met the big man in red this morning. He made himself right at home in Santa's lap and asked that he leave lots of fun toys in his stocking and a new BMW M5 in the garage for Daddy. We couldn't coax a smile while he focused on the camera, but every time he looked up at ol' St. Nick he had a big grin on his face!

Tommy's girlfriends came to the mall for the big event, too... Ivy, Sadie, Taylor and Carissa. Tommy doesn't purposely socialize only with the ladies, but it sure seems that all of the babies born around the same time as him lack a Y chromosome!

"Hmm...What's in the box?"

Not even seven months old and Tommy's already shaking presents under the Christmas tree! Hard to believe Santa visits in a few short weeks. Not like he'll be spoiled this year...

Our aspiring percussionist found the tin pictured above quite amusing...it kind of sounds like a drum when you beat on it. And it's really fun when you bang two of the tins together. Music to our ears! Ha ha.

So far our little elf isn't the least bit interested in yanking ornaments off the branches of our tree, thankfully! But he's enraptured by everything that lies beneath...from the brightly colored ribbons and bows to the shiny wrapping paper. He must touch it! He must taste it! He must leave his drool seal of approval! (Advance apologies to any germophobe gift recipients... Tommy's running quality control on all packages.)

"C" is for Cookie

Tommy enjoyed his first Christmas cookie this Saturday during Mommy's annual bake-fest with her friend Caprice. What better way to initiate him into the wonderful world of sweets than one of Mommy's homemade snickerdoodles! As you can imagine, Tommy didn't eat much of the cookie (still no teeth!), rather he enjoyed gnawing around the edges while licking off the cinnamon and sugar. Tasty! If I could only learn to eat cookies like that, I'm sure my waistline would thank me for it!

Tearin' It Up

This is what Tommy really thinks of Mommy's Better Homes and Gardens magazine. I thought he might enjoy some of the vibrant pictures of Christmas trees and decorations in December's issue, but apparently he prefers the thrill of crinkling and crunching far more than gazing upon colorful images. In fact, he enjoyed the ripping and crumpling so much that he tried to scoot his way over to me to get the latest issue of Cooking Light right out of my hands. Fat chance, kid! Though it was exciting to see him try to move such a long distance! He's enjoying time on his tummy much more these days, and he'll be up on all fours crawling around before we know it.