Invasion of the Baby Sister!!!

It has been many months since Tommy's Mommy has been able to write about Tommy. It has been a VERY eventful 6 months. On October 17th, 2006, Tommy's Mommy gave birth to Tommy's baby sister, Piper Christianne. Tommy was very excited to have his Nunny & Poppy visit and have Grandma and Grandp watch him for a few days. Everything was great until Tommy realized that the baby that Mommy brought home was here to stay. Piper took up a lot of Mommy's attention, and Tommy took up hitting and pinching Piper. Fortunately his new pasttime was short-lived. Piper is greatful as well! That's not to say she never gets smacked on the head or an occasional pinch, but she's keeping track for the future. Piper is going to give Tommy a run for his money!

Since the last entry was made, Tommy has grown so much. He is quite the talker. He speaks in full, mostly coherent sentences. He has manners - always saying "welcome" (even when he means "thank you"). He loves to make messes and throw things. He enjoys making calls on Daddy's cell phone. Tommy has also found some TV shows he must watch daily. He must watch Elmo's World (the second half hour of Sesame Street), Calliou (an annoying cartoon about a bald-headed 4 year old boy), Clifford and Curious George. Mommy has brought him on several playdates, but Tommy is not always into playing with the other kids. He likes to do his own thing. Every once in a while he finds a buddy and he'll play for hours, but most other times he just likes to walk up and down the stairs and talk to the other mommies. Oh, and he loves to eat their food!

Tommy eats very well. His favorite foods are vegetables (any kind), fruit (any kind), bread and butter, chicken nuggets, hot dogs, spaghetti, rice krispies, scrambled eggs, pancakes and waffles, fruit snacks, pretzels, and chocolate milk. He also enjoys jello, ice cream, cookies and brownies. He has also discovered that he likes root beer. He does not like potatoes of any kind, and he won't eat beef or pork, although he will eat ground meat. There really isn't much he doesn't like, but when he finds something that he does not enjoy, be sure that he will spit out the chewed food back onto his plate or into your hand.

Tommy has a bedtime ritual. After his bath, he brushes his teeth and heads into his room. He turns on his music, turns on his penguin humidifier, and climbs into bed. Daddy will read him several stories then put the books in bed. Then Daddy catches all the invisible bugs in the room. He will yell for Mommy because he needs kisses and hugs, then he is ready for bed. He sleeps with a variety of stuffed animals and sometimes he requests that the fan is turned on. Then, with a lot of luck, Tommy goes to sleep.

So, that is Tommy today. Hopefully Tommy's Mommy will be able to update the blog on a regular basis. Tommy has lots of adventures now that Mommy is home. Getting the time to write about them is another story!!!