Who cares if he's covered in breakfast!
And check out this little curl in the back. I know it's time for a haircut, it's just going to be hard to cut off his baby hair.
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Tuesday, June 7, 2011
Morning Cuteness
There really is nothing cuter than Tommy in the morning in his little jammies.
Who cares if he's covered in breakfast!
And check out this little curl in the back. I know it's time for a haircut, it's just going to be hard to cut off his baby hair.
Who cares if he's covered in breakfast!
And check out this little curl in the back. I know it's time for a haircut, it's just going to be hard to cut off his baby hair.
Monday, April 25, 2011
Starting New for Spring!
Since it's Spring, I decided it's a good time to focus once again on our blog! I must admit that the ease of just plopping a picture on Facebook took away some of my motivation to upload to flickr, go to blogger and work on a blog post. But I'll be better.
For now, some spring pictures of the boys!
For now, some spring pictures of the boys!
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Figuring it Out
Two weeks ago Chris and I went to Tommy's allergist appointment to learn about how things were going to change. Remember when I said Chris doesn't often go to doctor's appointment with me anymore? Well this was different. I had called a few days before the appointment and the nurse quickly gave me a run down of Tommy's allergies. So I knew that the information given at the appointment would probably be something we both needed to hear.
The allergist started by giving us the results. Tommy has a Class 3 milk allergy (Class 3 to the protein in milk called Whey and Class 1 to the protein in milk called Casein) and he has a Class 3 allergy to peanuts. To put it in perspective, Colin had a class 1 milk allergy and it took him until the age of three to outgrow that allergy. While a good number of children outgrow milk allergies, the severity of that allergy can be predictive of whether or not they will outgrow it. And peanut allergies tend to be lifelong. The fact that his allergies are that high at 6 month isn't good.
We got some serious advice and instructions from the allergist. The most important part of keeping Tommy safe is that we are NEVER EVER to leave the house without an epi-pen. If we get to a restaurant and realize we forgot it, Tommy can't eat or we have to go home and get it. If we go out of town and realize we forgot it, we go straight to a pharmacy and have them call our allergist to call one in. We can never leave it in the car and can never let it get too hot or too cold.
The allergist also gave us advice about dealing with parties, etc and a peanut allergy. His advice was very simple "if there are peanuts there, you DO NOT GO." He said "the people who care about Tommy will change for him and the people who don't, you don't care about them." Harsh advice, but obviously something we needed to hear. He told us that if people want to kiss or hold Tommy, we are to ask "have you had dairy or peanuts today?" If they have, they can not touch him.
He went through what we do in case of a serious reaction (epi-pen, 911, ambulance ride, etc). And I walked out of that appointment completely shell-shocked. I do have perspective. It's not the end of the world and we WILL keep Tommy safe. But it's pretty life changing. Just last weekend at the aquarium a little girl walked toward Tommy's stroller with goldfish clutched in her little fingers. When a cute little girl is a threat, you realize how much life is different.
But I've done some things a little bit at a time to make life easier.
1. All nuts are out of the house. Our house will be nut free until Tommy (hopefully!) outgrows the peanut allergy. I packed up all the products in our house that contain nuts (although Tommy only tested positive for a peanut allergy, the allergist wants all nuts out of the house because Tommy is at high risk for developing more food allergies).
2. I got ready to start solids with Tommy! The allergist gave us the order to introduce foods (rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, etc). We have to avoid giving him wheat, eggs, shellfish, all tree nuts, etc until he's 1 to hopefully stop Tommy's body from developing new food allergies. I got him his own set of bowls and spoons and we got to work!
3. I attached a case with two epi-pens to my keychain. I can't leave the house without my car, so I can't leave with out my keys. And with the epi-pens on my keys, no chance of leaving the house without the epi-pens!
So we're figuring it all out.
The allergist started by giving us the results. Tommy has a Class 3 milk allergy (Class 3 to the protein in milk called Whey and Class 1 to the protein in milk called Casein) and he has a Class 3 allergy to peanuts. To put it in perspective, Colin had a class 1 milk allergy and it took him until the age of three to outgrow that allergy. While a good number of children outgrow milk allergies, the severity of that allergy can be predictive of whether or not they will outgrow it. And peanut allergies tend to be lifelong. The fact that his allergies are that high at 6 month isn't good.
We got some serious advice and instructions from the allergist. The most important part of keeping Tommy safe is that we are NEVER EVER to leave the house without an epi-pen. If we get to a restaurant and realize we forgot it, Tommy can't eat or we have to go home and get it. If we go out of town and realize we forgot it, we go straight to a pharmacy and have them call our allergist to call one in. We can never leave it in the car and can never let it get too hot or too cold.
The allergist also gave us advice about dealing with parties, etc and a peanut allergy. His advice was very simple "if there are peanuts there, you DO NOT GO." He said "the people who care about Tommy will change for him and the people who don't, you don't care about them." Harsh advice, but obviously something we needed to hear. He told us that if people want to kiss or hold Tommy, we are to ask "have you had dairy or peanuts today?" If they have, they can not touch him.
He went through what we do in case of a serious reaction (epi-pen, 911, ambulance ride, etc). And I walked out of that appointment completely shell-shocked. I do have perspective. It's not the end of the world and we WILL keep Tommy safe. But it's pretty life changing. Just last weekend at the aquarium a little girl walked toward Tommy's stroller with goldfish clutched in her little fingers. When a cute little girl is a threat, you realize how much life is different.
But I've done some things a little bit at a time to make life easier.
1. All nuts are out of the house. Our house will be nut free until Tommy (hopefully!) outgrows the peanut allergy. I packed up all the products in our house that contain nuts (although Tommy only tested positive for a peanut allergy, the allergist wants all nuts out of the house because Tommy is at high risk for developing more food allergies).
2. I got ready to start solids with Tommy! The allergist gave us the order to introduce foods (rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, etc). We have to avoid giving him wheat, eggs, shellfish, all tree nuts, etc until he's 1 to hopefully stop Tommy's body from developing new food allergies. I got him his own set of bowls and spoons and we got to work!
3. I attached a case with two epi-pens to my keychain. I can't leave the house without my car, so I can't leave with out my keys. And with the epi-pens on my keys, no chance of leaving the house without the epi-pens!
So we're figuring it all out.
Monday, July 12, 2010
Triple Baptism
Yesterday, Thomas, Clare and Peter were all baptised together at my sister's church. It was so nice! And so wonderful that we got to do one big party together.
Colin and Owen even matched their cousin, Liam!
Tommy spent time with his Grandpa and Big Grandpa and Big Grandma.
Our Family.
All the cousins had fun.
Sisters and babies:
Boys watching the World Cup:
And finally we came home and I tried to get a few pictures of their cute outfits.
Happy Baptism!
Colin and Owen even matched their cousin, Liam!
Tommy spent time with his Grandpa and Big Grandpa and Big Grandma.
Our Family.
All the cousins had fun.
Sisters and babies:
Boys watching the World Cup:
And finally we came home and I tried to get a few pictures of their cute outfits.
Happy Baptism!
Tuesday, July 6, 2010
Thursday, June 3, 2010
Weirdness
The mystery rash on Tommy occurred again.
It always pops up after one of the boys has been touching and kissing him. This time I was taking pictures of Tommy and 15 minutes later (after Colin had kissed him), the rash broke out. Colin had eaten a chocolate chip cookie (I made them from a mix that said they had nuts in them) and a glass of milk. I can't figure this out.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Looks like a visit to the food allergist is in the future.
It always pops up after one of the boys has been touching and kissing him. This time I was taking pictures of Tommy and 15 minutes later (after Colin had kissed him), the rash broke out. Colin had eaten a chocolate chip cookie (I made them from a mix that said they had nuts in them) and a glass of milk. I can't figure this out.
BEFORE:
AFTER:
Looks like a visit to the food allergist is in the future.
Thursday, May 13, 2010
Sunday, May 9, 2010
Oh, Hi!
Oh, why, hello! Remember me?
I know, I know. It's been too long. I've missed too much. I have so much to tell everyone about. But I swear, I need some more hours of the day. I need another hand so I can feed Tommy and type at the same time. But I will commit to getting some of the things I missed over the last few months (Colin's birthday, his party, Easter, etc) on to the blog this week. I WILL do it.
For today, some Tommy squishiness will have to do.
I know, I know. It's been too long. I've missed too much. I have so much to tell everyone about. But I swear, I need some more hours of the day. I need another hand so I can feed Tommy and type at the same time. But I will commit to getting some of the things I missed over the last few months (Colin's birthday, his party, Easter, etc) on to the blog this week. I WILL do it.
For today, some Tommy squishiness will have to do.
Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Grab Your Camera!
Yesterday Colin was playing with Tommy in the living room when he shouted to me in the kitchen, "Mom, grab your camera!" When I asked why, he answered "I want a picture right now of me and Tommy!"
So I grabbed the camera and took the picture. He asked to see it, of course, and when I showed him, he said "I'm going to put it in my room. So I can always remember. Tommy's going to grow up so fast and I want to remember him as a baby".
Wow.
So I grabbed the camera and took the picture. He asked to see it, of course, and when I showed him, he said "I'm going to put it in my room. So I can always remember. Tommy's going to grow up so fast and I want to remember him as a baby".
Wow.
Tuesday, March 30, 2010
Thursday, February 25, 2010
Baby Smiles
The days are just flying by.........................I'm not even sure how it's already been five weeks since Tommy was born. He's an amazingly happy little baby. It's so gratifying for me to see him so content. And it's even more amazing to see his first little baby smiles.
Pre-smile look:
Smile!
As you can see, Tommy is certainly getting enough to eat.
Pre-smile look:
Smile!
As you can see, Tommy is certainly getting enough to eat.
Wednesday, February 17, 2010
Snow Day!
Here are a few pictures from the crazy snowstorm last week. Having three kids has been interesting so far...more on that later. But for now a few pictures of the boys on a lazy snow day.
Hanging out in PJs:
Mid-yawn, but it looks like mid-growl:
Handsome Colin:
Napping Tommy:
And of course, the snow:
Hanging out in PJs:
Mid-yawn, but it looks like mid-growl:
Handsome Colin:
Napping Tommy:
And of course, the snow:
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