Our Third Weekend with Thomas

Dustin and Kelly were in town this weekend visiting family and came to meet Thomas. They're looking forward to water skiing with him this summer! We had a nice warm weekend, so Thomas got two walks in the park: one with the guys while Kelly and I did some retail therapy, and one with me on Sunday afternoon.  Also on Sunday, Matt and Mo came to visit with Cooper and Molly. Molly is almost exactly a year older than Thomas, so we took a picture of them together to see how much Thomas will grow in 12 months. The last picture is Thomas having some "tummy time" with his dad. 

More from the Weekend

After church on Sunday (Thomas' first public outing besides the doctor), we took some pictures. We got one nice picture of Ed, Thomas, and me before Thomas let one loose...you can see by Ed's reaction how it smelled! 

We also took a picture with the grandparents and a Tom-Ed-Thomas picture...three generations of Ruble men. 

Alli spent some more time bonding with Thomas, and we posed Thomas in Ed's baby-coming-home outfit...quite stylish for being 31 years old! 

Alice also contributed to the baby room project, staining the closet doors for Thomas' room. All they need is a coat of varnish and we can put them up! 

Second Weekend

Thomas got to meet Aunt Alli late Friday night and they spent some quality time together. Here he's wearing the "Mr. Fixit" sleeper she brought him--so cute! Because it was warm today (75+ degrees!), I put a "wifebeater" onesie under his sleeper today. Also very cute! He's a little muscle man. And finally, we caught this picture of Thomas with his hands clasped like he was praying. Today was also meat smoking day: two pork shoulders, lots of ribs, a turkey, and salmon. Meat, meat and more meat! 

Hi Grandma Alice and Grandpa Tom!

Tom and Alice arrived last night around dinner time and were thrilled to meet little Thomas! Today, it was 75 degrees, so we took a long walk in the park. Thomas enjoyed it so much that he slept the entire time. Grandma and Grandpa are soaking up their Thomas time before Aunt Alli arrives tonight and they have to share with her as well.

Who does Thomas look like?

I had big plans to put up mine and Ed's newborn pictures and figure out how to do a poll so people could vote on who Thomas looks like more. However, after seeing the pictures...I don't think it's too much of a contest! This little guy looks ALOT like his daddy. Maybe he'll keep mommy's blue eyes...

Since I'm no good at doing captions, Ed is the one wrapped in a blue blanket and I'm the one all in white (in case you couldn't tell).

Pictures from the week

Thomas gets to meet Grandpaw Tom and Grandma Alice tonight! We've had a good couple of days by ourselves but are looking forward to more family coming to visit. 

Thomas continues to be a very good baby, though he has two distinct personalities. We've named them: Senor Fussypants and Angel Baby. We're hoping that Angel Baby hangs around this weekend with the Rubles! 

Thomas had his first doctor's appointment on Tuesday. Apparently feeding is going well...he gained 1 lb. and grew 1 inch since leaving the hospital! 

Today he and I took our first walk outside, taking advantage of a 60 degree day. We walked about 15 minutes, which was enough for me. He slept the whole way. Can't wait until it's consistently warm so we can walk every day! 

We continue to crack up at all the funny things he does with his hands and the faces he makes, as you see in these pictures! 

Weekend Pics

It's Monday morning and our little family of three is settled in for the day. Mom and Dad left yesterday around lunchtime...we miss them already! 

Here are some pictures from the weekend:

*adorable smartwool socks (knee socks!?) from his Miller cousins

*posing with mom in his little bear suit

*watching tv with dad

*me trying out the sling...so far, not a hit with Thomas!

*sacked out on my shoulder after a feeding

*his new closet doors!