Christmas 2008 Thomas' first!

We had a wonderful first Christmas with Thomas! He could have been less clueless of course since he was only 3.5 months old, but he was so sweet. We stayed home since it was both our first Christmas with Thomas and the first in our house. Dave, Brian, and Melis stayed at our house during the holidays which was really nice. We did our usual rounds at my family's Christmases too. We are truly blessed!!



The Loot:



Look at this cool thingy on my arm not to mention my awesome shades and sweet ride!!



The Reindeer butt as we called it:



Tacky Christmas party at our place:



Christmas will wear a fella out!!

Slacker Doesn't Even Begin to Cover It

Admittedly I have not been very good at keeping up with this blog. So in the next couple of days my goal is to update in a brief yet somewhat fulfilling manor what we have been up to for the last year. I then have a mission to KEEP it updated!! We'll see how it goes!! I'm sure few people are even still following, but those who have stuck with me will be justly rewarded with pictures of the most adorable and sweet child in the WHOLE WORLD!!

Thomas' Baptism

On November 23rd, 2008, Thomas was baptized at Grace Episcopal Church. Most of our family and a few of our close friends were there. One of my best friends from high school Allison Hanson excepted the honor of being Thomas' God Mother and Chris's brother Brian did the same as God Father. Afterward, we had a nice reception to thank everyone for attending and excepting the charge to help us raise him in a christian environment.

Getting ready:


God Parents:


Us and our big man:


The Service:






The cake at the reception:

Halloween!!

Halloween!! I'm not really all that into Halloween, but I am into free candy!! Thomas really only went to my parents house where my grandparents and brothers were all meeting. Can't beat one stop shopping!! He looked so cute dressed up in his little dinosaur outfit! We did also go to Chris's work party, so Thomas did wear his outfit twice!!

Spikes out with Mommy and Daddy helping him ROAR!!



I loved his little feet...and can we say that Lucy is the best dog EVER. She patiently sat while I took pictures; Thomas did not.



Will(Woody) and Jackson(pumpkin baby) did great, Thomas (spunkin monster) not so much!

Pumpkin Patch

Thomas' first Holiday was Halloween. So in the spirit of fall, we went to the pumpkin patch along with Chris's Dad, my brother, his wife and their two boys. Thomas could have cared less that he was there since he was only about a month old, but we had a good time and got some great pictures!




In some countries this probably qualifies as child abuse...

Adventures with the Billiblanket

Due to Thomas's jaundice he had to stay wrapped in the billi blanket all day and all night. We were only allowed to take him out for 30 minutes every 3 hours to feed him. It was awful!! He was tethered to the wall since he had to stay plugged in. The plastic made him sweat awful keeping him damp all the time. AND his umbilical cord came off after not even a week due to the edge of the blanket rubbing it! We ended up getting coordinated enough to feed and change him without taking him out of it which reduced his chances of having to be put back in the hospital. He stayed wrapped up in it for nearly a week!


Chris and Thomas hanging out with the blanket
Mommy and Thomas in the floor next to the bed because the plug wouldn't reach any further!
We called him the bionic baby since the blanket gave off a blueish glow. Not to mention the magical sleeping power it seemed to have over Chris and I since all the pictures are of us holding him asleep!

Going Home

Getting ready to take little man home! I loved his going home outfit, which evidently is a southern thing. None of my northern friends knew what the point of a going home outfit was. You just have to put a cute keepsake outfit on! ( yes I do realize its crazy cause he is just going to the house) My Grandmother crocheted the blanket!
Though we got to take him home after the typical time frame, he was already very jaundice. We had to wait forever to get discharged, because they were trying to make sure a billiblanket could be delivered to the house that afternoon. Hours past before we got to actually leave!!