July 31, 2007 - Tommy is still not talking much. He says hi, mama, dada, down/done and a few other random words. He understands everything though. He always shares his snacks with his sisters and parents. He is not so good with sharing his toys.

June 30, 2007 - New bedroom set. Tommy switched over to a big boys bed today. He had no problem with sleeping in his new bed the first night. We left his crib up just in case, but it was not needed. We took it down when we got back from our vacation the next week.

May 10, 2007 - One of Tommy's favorite birthday presents is his ESPN t-ball set. It has music and talks to him when hits the ball. And he can hit the ball hard!

January 31, 2007 - Tommy wants to ride on Charly's scooter. He can get on, reach down and push once with his foot, but then he just expects it to go! He likes playing with the little basketball hoop out in the front yard, and he loves wagon rides and will ask anyone to pull him, even the neighborhood kids!

January 4, 2007 - Tommy is still not talking. He says a few almost words, uh-oh and dada. He uses them for several different items. He loves to play with Charly, including sitting on the couch with her to watch Dora. He loves to wrestle and has a great laugh!

December 23, 2006 - Tommy's first time in the snow on his own two feet. He enjoyed sledding and playing in the snow. He especially liked eating the endless supply of snow at Big Bear.

November 14, 2006 - Went to Disneyland in the evening. Tommy got to see the fireworks, which he found interesting, but not too exciting. He did love the fake snow that came after the fireworks. Lots of giggles followed by puzzled looks.

October 31, 2006 - The pirate came out in Tommy for Halloween. Tommy enjoyed the two streets that he trick-or-treated! He loved the strobe light on one house the most.

October 9, 2006 - Tommy blew a good night kiss from his crib tonight, very cute.

September 22, 2006 - Tickle, tickle! Tommy loves to be tickled, and if no one is tickling him, he will go around tickling himself!

September 7, 2006 - Tommy waves hello and good-bye all the time. We went shopping at the mall and Tommy started waving to everyone. It was very funny.

July 25, 2006 - He has started to wave good-bye once in awhile. He can nod up and down when he wants to say yes. Tommy loves to run around the house with his sisters chasing them or being chased.

July 14, 2006 - Tommy is making more sounds, he might be saying cat now when he is pointing to Bandit, before he abuses the poor cat by petting him!

July 2, 2006 - His hair is starting to turn very light blonde as the summer gets into full swing.

June 22, 2006 - Tommy likes to throw things in the trash occasionally. He likes to point to things when he wants something. He understands alot of what we say, and he actually listens once in awhile!

June 13, 2006 - First haircut! A little shorter around the bottom a little gel on top! He is starting to navigate steps when walking instead of getting down on his knees and crawling over or up the step. Tommy likes to throw and eat with both hands, both quite well! More and more babbling and singing. It seems like he can say hi and dad sometimes, but who really knows?

May 15, 2006 - Toys, toys, toys! Tommy, and his sisters, have lots of new toys to play with. He is fond of a firetruck he can push around outside that sings when he pushes the buttons. He also used his new pool float on Sunday to go swimming for the first time in our pool for the year. He really likes the water! Tommy is also developing quite the throwing arm already.

May 3, 2006 - Tommy now has 12 teeth! He is the process of mastering the sippy cup, he sure does love his juice and water! He made the transition to milk from formula a few weeks ago with no problem. He is walking everywhere now! He is still falling down alot, but he gets back up and will walk quite far before falling again.

April 13, 2006 - More teeth coming in. Maybe 2 more. Tommy continues to take two or three steps before falling. He shows no sign of giving up though. He can walk around the kitchen island with one hand on the cabinets.

March 22, 2006 - Tommy takes a few steps at a time then falls to the ground. He then gets back up and trys again. Nothing like determination.

March 15, 2006 - Tooth number nine poked through, on the top! he cruising furniture in a very fast way now. The other day he pushed Charlotte to the ground while trying to get something on the couch.

January 30, 2006 - Eight teeth now. Tommy wants to eat what everybody else is eating. We're chopping up vegetabls, rice, noodles and lots of other stuff. He likes to cruise on the furniture, crawl outside and wrestle with his sisters.

January 12, 2006 - In a short two weeks Tommy is now crawling normally all over the place and also pulling himself up to a standing position on several objects, including the couch!

December 29, 2005 - Tommy can now travel a few feet actually crawling on his hands and knees. His upper two front teeth are trying to push through, making for a cranking Tommy...

December 23, 2005 - Another tooth on the botto, number six, the fourth one on the bottom. Tommy is rocking on his hands and knees, and he has taken a few steps towards actually crawling instead of pulling himself around everywhere. He can also pull himself up on your legs and other low objects. He learned how to clap last week and now occasionally waves, backwards of course.

December 9, 2005 - Two more teeth came in, four and five. They are the two just outside the center two that haven't come in yet.

November 30, 2005 - A moving machine Tommy is now. He is crawling, mostly pulling himself along where he wants to go. He'll stop and rest on his side to look at things. He is trying to sit up from on his stomach, he is making progress, but not yet. He babbles alot now with lots of sounds that sound like dada and mama, but he is just experimenting with his voice.

November 16, 2005 - Tommy got up on all fours and crawled forward a few inches! Before you know it the stair gates will be up! He can also easily pull his pacifier out of his mouth and put it back in.

October 26, 2005 - Six month doctor appointment. Thomas is 26.5 inches tall and weighs in at 17 lbs 3 ounces. His head measures 33.5 centimeters, all three measurements are the 50 percentile range.

October 25, 2005 - Thomas is trying to get up on his hands and knees, he's getting close. He is very good at rotating around and rolling over at will. If you sit him up he can usually sit by himself until he sees something he wants, like the remote, and trys to grab it.

October 1, 2005 - First tooth! Second one close behind!

September 27, 2005 - Thomas can inch forward a few inches on his stomach and can also turn himself around on his stomach!

September 14, 2005 - Four month check up, a few weeks late. Thomas weighs in at 15 pounds, 12 ounces. He is 25.75 inches tall(long) with a head measurement of 32.5 centimeters. Thomas is talking more with different sounds and enjoys having conversations with his sisters and whoever else will talk with him. He flips over with ease now and tries to move, crawl or get around while on the ground. Probably won't be long now!

August 31, 2005 - Rolling...Thomas rolled half way across the living room floor today.

August 26, 2005 - Thomas turns over from his back to his stomach with ease, no helping hand from mommy. He is sleeping pretty good, 8 PM to 3 AM then he gets hungry and goes back to sleep for a couple of hours. He is still a happy baby and loves to be tickled. He also likes Maddy singing to him, he thinks that funny.

August 22, 2005 - Second camping trip for Thomas already before the age of four months. Thomas loved being outdoors in Yosemite. He went hiking in the front pack or the back pack along with the rest of family.

July 28, 2005 - Thomas grabbed a toy several times today to play with. He has held on to toys before this, but this is the first day he actually grabbed it himself.

July 11, 2005 - Thomas has big grins now, and Mom says they almost turn into giggles at times. He trys to make a few sounds and coos. He likes to show his tongue off at times. He is still a wiggle worm. Last week Thomas started sleeping roughly six or seven hours a night in the crib. Mom sure does appreciate that.

June 13, 2005 - Turned over from his back to his stomach. He is starting to make a few different noises and enjoys having conversations with you when he is awake. His sisters continue to love him, constantly giving him toys, his pacifier and kisses. He has already been to Disneyland three times in his first seven weeks.

June 1, 2005 - Thomas has kept his very blonde hair on his head and his eyes appear as though they are going to be blue. Mommy says he smiles at her and Thomas has a host of facial expressions he likes to make now. He is feeding well and enjoys his awake time during the day. He sleeps for about three to four hours at a time during the night, almost enough for mom to get some rest!

April 26, 2005 - Thomas Eduard born at 1:56 AM. He was 18.5 inches long and 7 pounds 7 ounces at birth. He had dark eyes and very blonde hair!