02.17.12 - Do I have a mark on my face?

Tommy got ahold of a green crayon today. I guess that explains the green poop tonight. :)

02.12.12 - No carrots, need sleepy!

We take a lot of photos of Tommy eating. That's because he's usually always doing something interesting sitting in his high chair. Today, at lunch, he just fell asleep. I don't think he'd even taken a bite yet.

12.13.11 - Together, again, for Taco Tuesday

Turns out our neighbors, Chad and Danea, might be adopting our Taco Tuesday ritual after we had them down for dinner last week. They invited us to their place tonight and Tommy chowed down! He sure does like Taco Tuesday. Actually, he pretty much likes whatever we feed him.

"Ugh. I can actually hear you getting fatter."

11.27.11 - Doesn't smell like mud

In nearly three years of raising babies, we've seen a lot of poop. But never as much at 4:30 in the morning as we did at 4:30 this morning! After we got him cleaned up, we put him in with Nate while we cleaned up his crib. I think the conversation went something like this:

Tommy: Man, did I got douched with mud!
Brother: Hey, chucko, that doesn't smell like mud!
Tommy (singing): I'm a maniac, maniac on the floor! And I'm dancin' like I've never danced before!

See the clip by clicking here. Skip ahead to the 1:33 mark.

10.24.11 - We're brothers ...

... we're gonna do lots of dumb stuff together!

10.01.11 - "You could put six packs of be - soda in here."

Another weekend in Manhattan, this time to celebrate Emily's birthday at her surprise party after the K-State game. Although the plan included a ladies' night out in Aggieville, Angie just couldn't wait that long. Tommy liked gnawing on the can.

(Don't worry, grandparents and random LEOs: No babies were hurt and no alcohol was consumed in the making of this photograph.)

08.10.11 - Inside the doctor's office

Want to know what it looks like taking three kids to the doctor at the same time? Well, here ya go! That's Nate eating spilled Goldfish crackers off the floor and Maddie tossing her Snuggly Bunny in the air while Dr. Green examines Tommy. We're lucky that Dr. Green allows us to combine as many appointments as possible to cut down on the number of trips we make to his Andover office. Still, this photo makes my head spin and I have no idea how he manages three patients - two of them toddlers - at the same time. Maybe he's just that good!

At his four-month checkup, Tommy weighed 18 pounds and measured 27 inches, both about the 90th percentile. His head circumference measured 16 inches, which is in the sixth percentile. Yup, a fat guy with a tiny head!

07.03.11 - First Fourth

Brothers - lookin' forward to doin' lots of dumb stuff together.

Just hopefully not on the Fourth of July.

06.16.11 - For me, Dad?

Shopping in the snack aisle at Target tonight, Tommy asks, "Is that for me?"

"No, son, that's for me."

06.13.11 - Yay for sleep!

As is characteristic with everyone in the Shepherd household, Tommy loves his sleepy. He is getting 9-10 hours each night. Mommy and Daddy likey.

05.17.11 - Little bit of a weight problem

Tommy appears to be a Fatty McFatterson here. And if you picked him up, you'd believe it. Like his mommy says, she feeds him eight times a day! In any event, it reminded us of this scene:

Michelle: "Want one?"

Tommy: "I'd better not. I have what doctors call a little bit of a weight problem. I used to grab bear claws as a kid, two at a time, and I'd get them lodged right in this region here."

04.23.11 - Brothers gotta ...

Nate's been giving his brother a lot of kisses lately. He also likes to poke at his eyes, too!

04.11.11 - Do I have a mark on my face?

It doesn't hurt here or here but right in here.

03.23.11 - No visitors, need sleepy!

Nan and Pop came over tonight to bring dinner and meet Tommy. He didn't meet them as he slept the whole time. Babies have it so easy.

03.21.11 - Hey, Tommy!

Thomas Aaron. 8 lbs, 10 oz, 20.5 inches. 2:42 p.m.

And, of course, his own blog. And why shouldn't he? He's been here ten minutes!