Today was Tommy's first birthday!! Despite it raining outside, he had a blast. Unfortunately, daddy was working all day and he won't be done until tomorrow morning, but Justin did get to come home for breakfast, lunch and dinner so we squeezed his party in. I just can't believe our baby boy is one years old. It seems like he should only be a month or two at the most, even though we both feel he's been in our lives forever. I can't remember life without him. He keeps us busy every second of everyday (except for when he's sleeping) but he has brought us more happiness than we thought possible. After getting married to Justin in 2006, I didn't think it could get any better. Tommy proved me wrong!
So now Tommy is officially formula free. He eats what we eat now, and I've had an easier time because I'm not making a lot of bottles throughout the day. He is a really good eater, and his favorite things to eat are string cheese, any type of pasta, and carrots. When he is full he shakes his head no, and when we say "Good boy Tommy!" or "Yaaay!" he claps his hands. He is such a smart kid. We are so proud of him.
He took his first steps without us holding his hand a couple days ago!! We caught it on camera, so I will be posting it if my computer lets me today. Our upstairs neighbors came down and gave Tommy some warm gloves, and jacket and a talking book (that will drive me crazy until it runs out of batteries...) and we got him a soccer ball (so he can be like daddy), a CAT caterpillar, and some mini cars. So far he likes them a lot, he will even let me leave him in his room to play for a few minutes. Usually he follows me everywhere, so I was surprised!
We are now excepting donations to the "get our family to Germany" fund!! We miss all of you!! Enjoy Tommy's birthday videos and pictures! (:
