When did...

my little baby turn into a little girl?

May 2009



May 2010

Brushin them teef!

As much as Tommi hates having her teeth brushed she loves "brushing" her own. Or just chewing on the brush. She has one toothbrush she chews on while she takes a bath and one she chews on before and after I brush her teeth (I use a finger brush). I guess when she learns to really brush her own it will not be such a fight!





Making Pappy proud! :)

My beauty!

She still loved the beach even when she got sand in her face!


Throwing sand :)


13 months old!!


"lovin" the gorilla

13 months!

I have been so bad about posting. Tommi is so full of humor and is forever doing something new.

She is SO smart. She learns so quickly and is happy to show off as long as she gets lots of praise and laughs! She will do anything for a laugh!

She knows many body parts...head, hair, nose, mouth, tongue, ears, belly, feet, and toes.

She says light, cat, dog, hey, daddy, mama, ooney (Rooney mom's dog), and something that sounds alot like Chase and she says it when she sees him too! She talks...ALL THE TIME! Seriously she talks like she is having a total conversation too...when she really starts talking it will be non-stop. I guess this is pay back...I will be using my moms famous quote "Rest your voice" haha

She is really turning into quite the little girl! I am so proud of her! She is just so amazing...yes she is a pain in my butt at times but whose child isn't.

She is the most loving person I have ever met. She "loves" everything! From her cup to stuffed animals to her own feet haha

So as much as she looks like TJ she is just like me in some cases (maybe I'm just hoping but go with it). She is opinionated...when she doesn't want to eat something she does not eat at all or when she doesn't like something she will be sure to let you know! She loves the beach but wanted to sit on the blanket while playing in the sand...hmm weird child! She was covered from head to toe in sand but wanted her butt on the blanket.

She is the queen of baths, I have to make her get out every night. She does not like getting out b/c she LOVES the water!

She loves to play with baby dolls, cars, and anything that makes lots of noise! I guess she is well rounded!

I'll post pics soon!

Too cute..

So Tommi can show you where her head, ears, nose, mouth, tongue, hair and belly are. But when you ask her where her eyes are she waves! It is too cute. I always laugh and then show her "no eyes, not hi" but I think she thinks it is a game. Hey she will knows one day the difference in eyes and hi but for now it's just fun laughing at her and her laughing when she does it knowing she is silly.

She is a TOTAL ham! She will do anything for a laugh! I feel I have another Chase (my big bro) on my hands...except in a girl version. Maybe that is why they bond so well. Actually I think she is a combo of both my brothers in personality and I like it!

Beach

So the last time Tommi went to the actual beach was when she was a few months old. Now that she can interact and show her likes and dislikes we wanted to see how she would like the sand. She HATED grass when we first put her in it...but likes it now. So I thought her and the sand would be the same way.

I was wrong! The moment we put her in it she fell in love! :) She grabbed a fist full and crawled on! I am SO glad...we will be in Hatteras in July and her liking the sand will be really nice!!

One year appointment

So we had Tommi's one year appt today and she is doing very well! The dr was happy so again mommy is happy!

She is 19 lbs exactly and 28 and 1/2 inches long. Which puts her between the 10 and 25 percentile in weight and 25 and 50 percentile in height. Which is right on track for her. She is petite but still pretty average!

So the dr advised me to only nurse Tommi in the morning and at night and give her whole cows milk the rest of the day to "teach" her to use a cup. Well I was EXTREMELY confused after the appt b/c I'm not ready to give her whole milk to replace my milk during the day and I don't think she is ready to either. She really seems to enjoy or nursing sessions still. So I'm gonna buck the system (anyone surprised?) and still nurse her and just let her learn to use a cup on her own time. Like my mom said "She will not go to kindergarten not using a cup!" But the greatest thing is...I put a little bit of very watered down juice in Tommi's cup today and she has been drinking pretty well!!! The Lord knows I needed her to esp with summer coming I was super worried. So I will be nursing a bit longer b/c my milk is whole milk! And she eats cheese and yogurt so I know she is getting good vitamins through that. We will eventually go to cows milk probably in the next 6 months sometime but for now we are sticking to our normal routine!

Mom instinct is leading me and I'm trusting it! And since her wonderful daddy is supporting me 100% that helps SO much!

I again say it...TJ and my mom are God sends! They have been the most amazing support system ever! From day one I know who has my back!