Saturday, April 23, 2011

Two Months

The Evolution of a smile. Thomas has to think for a minute....okay yeah it might be kinda funny...

Love when the arms go-a-flaylin about.

That boy's got milk on his tongue!

Its hard to believe our little Thomas is two months old! Well actually he was two months old over a week ago....but you get the drift. We just love him more and more every day. He is such a sweet little guy. Thomas had his two month appointment and weighed in at 12 lbs 8 oz, (70th percentile) and was 24" long (89th percentile) We love our big baby boy! He did pretty well with getting his shots. Dad came along for moral support...for me mostly :) I had a hard time with it! I teared up when I heard him cry. I couldn't watch them give him the shots, I would have really freaked out! Unfortunately, Clint can't come to the next appointment, so I better just learn to deal with it.



A little bit about our little guy....


He is a very strong guy and can hold his head up pretty good these days. When he gets angry he can kick pretty hard too! He has also started to head butt during his burp sessions. That's fun!


He loves to play on his wiggle worm. Grammy Joey bought it for him and he could just play on that thing all day. He particularly likes this little bee that hangs down. For some reason it is his favorite. He will just bat at that thing and coo and giggle and stare it down....but mr. bee and Thomas have a complicated relationship, because Thomas can be as happy as a little clam and then his little coos turn a little more frantic and before you know it mr. bee and Thomas are in a full fledged argument.



He has started sucking on his little hand. Its so cute! Its funny because when he is cold, or when his fingernails get long and he wont let us trim them we put socks on his hands. The sock on his right hand always seems to get a little soggy. So he often goes with one glove on, and because of this he easily gets confused with Michael Jackson.


He is in general a pretty serious guy. Even when he is playing he has this serious look on his face, like he is trying to figure everything out.

He is a morning person! He will usually wake up around six am regardless of when he is supposed to eat, and he is just all smiles ready to play! Its pretty cute, and even though I am typically not one to wake up with a smile on my face, its hard not to smile back at him. He is just so darn cute.

Thomas's favorite song is "I Will" by the Beatles, as sung by Alison Krauss. He just beams when I play it and sing the words to him. Its really sweet.

Clint and I are just loving being parents. We were just talking about it last night. I don't think I could have ever fully comprehended how much I could love this little guy. And I love being a mother even more then I ever thought I would. He is just so sweet and fun to have around. Of course being a parent is also a lot harder then you could really expect too. I think I had in my mind Thomas taking long naps while I worked on my art projects and everything just going really smoothly. It is a lot harder to manage my time then I could have expected. But we are getting a hang of things, and all the hard aspects pale in comparison to the joy we experience. We can't wait for each day to begin and to see our little guy develop and grow. We are so lucky to have him in our lives. I am so enamored by the little man that when he is sleeping I find myself looking at the pictures I have taken of him during the day. I just can't get enough!

Friday, April 22, 2011

Thomas's First Trip

The little man took his first day trip yesterday. We took a drive down to southern Ohio to Shawnee State Park to enjoy a rare sunny spring day. Thomas slept through most of the trip, but had he been awake this is what he would have seen :













The three of us had a great time. I just love the spring. It was so great to have Clint have a vacation this week. Thomas loves to spend time with his Dad!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Thomas's Pad



I meant to post this blog before Thomas was born. In fact I was going to post it on February 17th, but then I went into labor! But this is better, because now you get a shot of little Thomas admiring his mobile! Isn't he cute? I had a lot of fun decorating his nursery. I made the mobile, the curtain ties, the bedskirt, the rocking chair cushion, the bunting and I crocheted his stuffed animals. I had a pretty serious case of nesting. Probably should have been working on my art projects instead. Oh well! It really is cute to watch him stare at his mobile. I wanted to do little woodland animals that are native to Ohio, so little Thomas can have a connection to his surroundings here. Plus Clint and I love cardinals and blue jays :)

My friend Jen made some of his art and his little stuffed fox, and the numbers letterpress print and the snow baby art is from my friend Eva's company Sycamore Street Press.


Tom's Fan Club




Of Course, I am the president of Thomas's fan club, but he has some very devote members, including Grammy Joey, Grandpa Neil (not pictured) Grandpa Mackay, Nanna Mackay (Not pictured) And Grandma and Grandpa Allred! What a lucky little man. I love that look on Thomas's face in the top picture. He is so cute! Anyway, I am really glad that Thomas has such wonderful grandparents who sacrificed to come and visit the little guy and help me adjust to my new life as a mother. I couldn't ask for more for my son, he has so many people who love him so much!

Monday, April 11, 2011

A Big Day for A Tiny Boy



Little Thomas Reddick was blessed on Sunday by his very sweet father. I was a little nervous that little Tom would scream through his blessing, but he did great! And Clint gave him such a nice blessing. Clint's parents came into town and it was nice for Thomas to have some family present for his big day. Isn't his outfit adorable? My mom made it for him, so in essence she was there in spirit. He is one lucky guy to have such loving grandparents. He was a little fussy during picture time, so we didn't get a lot of pictures, but I think these ones turned out pretty sweet.

Listening to Thomas's blessing just made me feel so grateful that I get to raise such a sweet and special little guy. I feel so grateful that Clint and I have the church in our lives so that we can teach young Thomas about the purpose of this life. I feel pretty lucky to give my son that gift.
We are a very happy family!



Monday, April 4, 2011

The Tiny Boy Smiles

this just makes me smile. dedicated to grammy joey