New bed love, but not of sleep;(

Tommy crawled out of his crib for the first time at the end of December and after a couple weeks of him sleeping with his mattress on the floor, we finally got him a toddler bed. He absolutely loves it…well playing on it. He likes to pretend he’s asleep, jump on it, and read books on it. We have a gate for his room and he falls asleep fine, if one of us is nearby (in the hallway or on the couch where he can peek out and see us.) But he has not stayed asleep through the night since being out of the crib. He wakes up multiple times and stands by the gate, crying ‘mommy! mommy!’ All I have to do, usually, is lay down by the gate and he crawls back into bed. Although, this has happened anywhere from 2-5 times a night for the last month! In a few months, there will be no ‘full nights rest’ any time soon so we need to figure something out ASAP! Anyway, he does look pretty cute in it, and he always refers to it as ‘my new bed.’


Pretending
 

Mini-Matt

I was really excited when Mona gave me this suit that Matt wore when he was 2!  It even has a bow tie but I couldn’t get Tommy to keep it on :( Oh well, I think he still looked pretty sharp! Especially when I checked on him during nursery. He was sitting at the table, just waiting for his snacks. It was pretty adorable, I must say;)

The Last Birthday Present

Tommy had one last birthday present that we got on Friday from Grandma and Grandpa-a riding toy train! One of his prior gifts, the conductor outfit, went perfect with it. He actually loves wearing the hat!  When it was finally charged, I helped him press the pedal, and it actually scared him. It is a bit loud and he decided he would rather ride it with his feet. He loved it though, especially the buttons that made all kinds of train sounds.Occasionally I would press the pedal for him and he'd ride for a few seconds, but then get off.
It wasn't until Saturday afternoon that he pressed on the pedal by himself and started laughing. Matt and I immediately started encouraging him to keep going and he soon realized how fun it really was! He was so proud of himself for doing it alone too!

I was able to get a video of his choo choo ride.....his face is pretty priceless.

Our spoiled little boy says Thank you Grandma and Grandpa for a perfect gift!

The MEGA Birthday Post: Choo Choo, Tommy Turns 2!

Our little man officially turned 2 on Monday. We love him so much and can’t imagine life without him. He has been our absolute joy. Since a few weeks ago he has become so snuggly and loves to give hugs and kisses. He especially does this when avoiding bedtime. I still love it though, because it has seemed like he’s always been squirmy and wiggly.

His well-check visit at the doctor’s showed him to be growing just as he should be
Weight: 26.2 lbs. (27th%)
Height: 35 3/4” (84th%)
Head Circ.: 48 1/4 cm (39th%)

He had a couple vaccinations and was old enough for the nasal mist flu vaccine. Tommy screamed for a bit after the shots. I think it’s worse for parents as they get older because Tommy looked at me with a look shear agony and puzzlement, saying  “why are you letting this happen to me!” (still breaks my heart) But he quickly quieted down when the nurse offered him …..a sucker (of course.)
*Favorites are still:
trucks, trains, machines, fast cars
elmo
golf, basketball, football, anything with a ball really

*nothing could make him smile bigger than telling him he’s getting some chocolate milk!
*He uses plenty of full sentences when talking
*He loves to glue things, use scissors to cut paper,  and use my paper punches
*Loves to sing and be sung to. He can sing so many songs now-mainly primary songs, along with ABC’s, Take Me Out to the Ball Game, Jingle Bells, and Frosty
*When he sees something new or that he likes he’ll say, “that’s awesome!” and then quickly followed by, “Great!”
*He also says, ‘I like that’
*When he gets hurt he immediately runs to me, saying, “show mama” and expects me to kiss it. Then he’ll go to daddy and ask for ‘surgery’
*His favorite book right now is the recorded Elmo book, Papa did for him. That's what I hear in every car ride-Papa, Papa, Papa ;)
*He knows his numbers up to 10 but usually skips 8 when counting, and sometimes says 11,12,13 and 14

I’m sure there are lots of other things but that’s all I can remember for now. He still has a spice for life!

He had a fantastic birthday celebration with just family. He was so excited for his birthday and loved singing ‘happy birthday to Tommy’ all week. When asked how old he was going to be he would say, ‘2 years old!’ (very excitingly)
It was great to have Autrey, Shilo, and Dylan over all weekend, and we were happy that Mimi and Papa made the drive up for it. It wouldn’t have been the same without them. On Friday we ate at the Olive Garden, and during the wait, we had a look at the Rooms To Go Store. Our little guys tried out the just-their-size recliners.

Mimi brought up her bounce house and that could have been birthday celebration enough for Tommy. It amazingly fit in our dining room.


I stayed up late making decorations. I know there wasn’t a big group of people coming over for a party, but I still wanted to make it fun and special. I think he liked them

After a breakfast of chocolate milk and sprinkled donuts, Tommy went to Chuck E. Cheese’s for the 1st time. It is definitely a place ‘where a kid can be a kid!’ He loved all of the games and even the ride around the clock. Dylan wasn't a step behind and had a pretty good time too!

He wanted to see Chuck E. Cheese but this was as close as he’d get….a little too close apparently.

Then we headed to the Rainforest Café. They had gorillas around the restaurant that made sounds and danced every few minutes and a huge chomping alligator at the front. He was pretty fascinated with the gorillas and couldn’t get enough of the alligator.

The mall had a train so there was no question about riding it He got to ride in the front and watch the steam come out.

Then we headed home for some presents and cake!

He had a little cupcake first because the cake wasn’t ready.

It didn’t matter that it was ridiculously cold outside…he had to try out his new clubs from Mimi and Papa

“9 Holes-Let’s go!”

All Aboard!

The quickly decorated, ran-out-of-time, still loved by Tommy, train cake

We also had a piñata, not that he needed more sugar

Toy explosion+candy explosion= 1 messy house!

Bye-Bye Mimi and Papa! (The weather was going to get bad so they left Saturday night)


Saturday night was filled with more train play and some Wii with Autrey, Shilo, Matt, and I.

On Monday, Tommy’s actual birthday, golf was a big part of the day.

We headed to Tommy’s favorite place, Chick-fil-a for dinner. He had a few chicken nuggets but was all about the chocolate milk!
Not a break…even for a pic with Dad. It was gone in literally 60 seconds! We also looked around at the nearby toy store where he got to play with the train table.

As the tradition goes, we went to Piccomolo for Italian gelato. This was the last place we went before Tommy was born. Matt and I love it, Tommy loved it when he turned 1, and he loved it today!


We left Tommy one more present for his birthday that he opened when we got home-a fire station/police house. It was a big hit considering it had a helicopter, motorcycle, and firetruck!

And of course the night couldn’t end with out a little bounce house!

We love you little man! Happy Birthday my 2 year old!


Oh, and after paying the stinkin' 5 dollars for extra picture space, I am going to stick with this blog. I like using the Windows Live Writer. I was able to download all these pics in a snap!