Tommy has 2 teeth now btw

Just wanted to make sure I document that

Tom and Shawn went on a road trip

So,  once again I'm in Columbus while family goes elsewhere.   Tom and Shawn went to Bowling Green, Kentucky to the annual Buick meet.   This year is the 100th or something.   Obviously, Little Tommy and I didn't go because the racetrack and such wouldn't work out for us so we decided I would stay home.   I made plans with Erica and had a great day with her.   Then i had MCL with mamaw.  It was after that it was weird to come home to a dark empty house.   Tommy though is the sweetest baby ever even though he's fighting a small cold right now.   On the plus side other than waking up a few times wondering where Tom was the baby and I slept fine.   Today we didn't do much but did visit Tom's family at Worley terrace.   Now we're home and waiting on Tom and Shawn to get here.   I pray for safe travels as they make it back to us.   Last I checked they were 3 hours away in Louisville.   Thanks to my mamaw and my awesome friend Erica these few days haven't been terrible.   Having my baby boy with me always makes things better, too.  That's all for now.

Diaper rant

Tommy was having a problem for a while of peeing through his diapers overnight.  He sleeps from 8 to 6 sometimes so I wanted to make him more comfortable.  I wasn't worried about the mattress because it's waterproof.  I tried a few different brands but he was too small to wear most of the actual overnight diapers.  I talked to my friend Emily who advised me to get the Pampers Baby Dry diapers.  Her reasoning was that the characters were wearing pajamas so therefore they're for night time.  LOL.  Well, needless to say we haven't had a problem since so thank you, Emily!

When Tommy doesn't like a kind of food he gags

I was trying bananas for the first time and he started gagging.  I thought hmm, that's weird and I looked at the ingredients.  It was bananas and lemon juice.  I thought hmm why lemon juice.  I figured ok I'll try bananas without the lemon juice added and sure enough he loved them.  No more baby food for us with added lemon juice.

Tommy's first photo shoot went well. Here is the proof

Tommy got his first tooth

I was checking his gums and he bit down and sure enough a tooth is through the gums.   Just wanted to document this so i wouldn't forget when it happened.   Well,  off to bed.

So appreciative of my aunt and my grandma

When I was a really young girl I didn't know who my dad was or my dad's family.  Luckily around the age of 7, my cousin told me who my dad was.  I actually knew of him because he hung out at my aunt Ann's house.  I later found out that she was my great grandmother, not my aunt but that's another story altogether.  It wasn't long after my dad found out I knew who he was that we started hanging out all the time.  We went to races, worked on cars, and took little road trips.  I really loved hanging out with him even though he was sick a lot and we worked on cars and talked to his friends a lot.  He was very fun to be around.  I really loved it when we would go to Rocky and Bridget's house in Circleville, go swimming, and go to my dad's family's house.  My grandma Kathie and aunt Stephanie were exceptionally funny.  My dad introduced me to one of his friends I frequently talked to and we started dating.  In 2005, we were married and my dad stood up with him as his best man.  All three of us continued to hang out and my dad actually lived with us for a time.  Dad passed away May 29, 2014 from complications like pneumonia, congestive heart failure, and lots of other illnesses.  Shortly after we buried my dad, I found out that I was pregnant for the 4th time (see other post about my pregnancy).  I was starting to worry about child care and my grandma said that she wanted to watch him.  This made me so happy because I want him to grow up around her and my aunt Steph.  They frequently watch him now and he gets to see his little cousins as well.  I'm so appreciative and hope he gets to stay with them for a long time.  I love them so much and hope we are closer than ever now that dad is gone.  They are a true blessing because I don't have to worry about him.  i know he's just fine and being spoiled over there.