More News From the Couch

Now, why would Tom and Amy be looking so surprised? Click our picture to find out!

Mr. Lion

I would like you to meet Mr. Lion. He is Teagan's very best friend. Without him all of our traveling this month would not have been possible. Keys and burp cloth are also good friends but no one can take Mr. Lion's place. Click on Mr. Lion's picture for product information.

I Forgot To Post This

Do not, under any circumstances, click this link. After all, you remember what happened the last time I warned you not to click a link that I had posted...

On the Road with Tom and Amy (and Bambina, too)

It's been a busy month away from the couch:

1. May 3-4, spent in Pittsburgh, PA for the wedding of Rebecca and David, and spending a day with long-time friend, Rich. Amy had never met Rich's wife, Essi, and I hadn't seen their lovely daughters since.... well, it'd been a long time. Best wishes to Rebecca and David (hope you're settling in well to your life together), and many, many thanks to the Pinkerton family.
2. May 10-11, spent in Indianapolis, IN for the wedding of my cousin Kevin to his lovely bride, Jenni. Kevin is on my mom's side of the family, who had not yet met Bambina. The wedding and reception was almost as lovely as the bride. Sunday, my cousin, Lisa and her hubby, Tim, hosted a sumptuous brunch. Best wishes to the Kevin and Jenni, and thanks to Lisa and Tim for getting us all together.
3. May 17-18, spent in NE OH, working in my parents' kitchen ripping up linoleum flooring and helping install a new cabinet that my dad built. Game night with Xabu and a fist full of Youngkins, followed by copious quantities of wine with Xabu and Piglet. Back to my parents' Mosquito Ranch and Bird Sanctuary (their term, not mine) to pick up the wife and kid.
4. May 24-26, spent in NE OH, surprise birthday party for Piglet (won't say her age, I'm told that's not nice), went on an actual date with my lovely wife, holiday picnic with Amy's clan.

And that's just what we did on the weekends! Weekdays were interspersed with friends (Rattus, and Darrin and Maryann with their lovely girl), a baseball game, a trip to the pediatrician, six-month pictures for the Bambina, and various and sundry chores. Whew!

Bambina held up surprisingly well through it all. She traveled very, very well, sleeping most of the time, and only had one really bad meltdown that I think we're going to chalk up to a nightmare or somesuch.

So, it'll be nice to stay home next weekend. More news to follow soon, I'm just too tired to keep going tonight.

Trip to the Pediatrician

Tom took Teagan to the doctor today for her 6 month check up. She got another round of shots today. Someday, she will appreciate the Scooby-Doo and Tazmanian Devil band aides. The doctor gave us the green light for starting cereal and solids. We have been giving her some cereal but not consistently so we need to work on adding it to the schedule.

Some stats:
Weight: 15 lbs 4oz- yeah she has more than doubled her birth weight (50th percentile)
Height: 23.5 inches- a little on the short size.
Head Circumference: 17 1/8 inches -75th percentile -we love our little bobble head.

We finally dumped the camera! We had over a month of photos to go through. We picked the best added them to Teagan's photo gallery. (Again, if you want the link/password drop us a note.)

Talk to the hand

This morning, Teagan was in her crib while Tom and I were getting ready for work. We could hear her talking up a storm. I went to investigate I found her talking to her hand. I would love to know what she was saying.