December 25

Merry Christmas!

December 18

Only a week until Christmas!

Here are some new photos of Daphne & Shea:







Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

December 13

Today was Daphne's semi-annual choral recital at her Mother's Day Out program. I was unable to attend, but a teary-eyed, proud Jennie phoned me and filled me in with all the details after it was over. Her class has between 8 and 10 kids and they sang holiday favorites such as: Jingle Bells, Silent Night, and I Want A Hippopotamus For Christmas.

As you can imagine, Daphne was very animated and full of personality during the performance. Apparently, Daphne seemed to be singing a solo for some of the songs (as the other kids were not singing, didn't know the words, or were just being shy). When Daphne does not know the words, she gladly makes them up:

"Silent Night. Holy Sprite. All is corn. I love Sprite."

I will post some new photos soon...

Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

December 2

Jennie and I are hoping to send out Christmas cards this week...

Here are some new photos for your enjoyment:





Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

November 28

Happy Thanksgiving!







Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

November 22

Happy Thanksgiving!

MILESTONE ALERT: (Afternoon update: 1:19pm CST)
Shea held his head up while doing tummy time with Mommy.



Here are some new photos of Shea and Daphne from this past weekend:












Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

November 14

Last Thursday, I celebrated my 39th birthday at home with Jennie and the kids. Jennie made my favorite cookie cake from scratch (see below) as she does each year.

On Friday, Shea's 4 month old routine physical went well. His weight was 11 pounds 6 ounces and length was 22 3/4 inches. The doctor seems pleased with his development. He has not rolled over from tummy to back yet, but we continue to give him tummy time on the floor. He is starting to grin a lot more and will hopefully giggle by Turkey Day.

Here are some new photos for your enjoyment:

My birthday cake


My two gals


Discovering fingers


Hi there!


Shea loves being held


Sleepy



Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

November 8

Here are some new photos of Daphne & Shea... (more to come)


Daphne dressed as SpongeBob for Halloween


Shea posing for the camera


Shea


Shea


Daphne loves holding baby brother...


Daphne's favorite restaurant, Red Robin



Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

October 29

Happy birthday to Jennie!

Here's a video of Shea cooing:


Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

October 25

Can you believe that Shea is almost 4 months old? Wow! Time sure does fly...
Daphne loves holding her baby brother and constantly asks to do so.

Here are some new photos for your enjoyment:

Learning to smile...

Holding baby brother

How tall am I?

Our Halloween pumpkin

Guess what costume Daphne chose?


Until tomorrow,
Dave T.

October 17

Jennie took Shea to visit the doctor today. It appears that Shea has an allergy to a protein present in cow's milk (i.e., dairy products). Daphne had the same allergy for the first 6 months or so of her life. Jennie is already trying to be dairy free (no cheese, no butter, etc), but Shea's sensitivity persists.

Daphne is showing a teeny bit of jealousy towards her baby brother. "Daddy, can we put Shea in the garbage can? We don't need him anymore." It took a lot of effort to keep from laughing. I explained to Daphne that Shea is more than welcome to live in our household and that we love him very much. She was not impressed and still wants him gone. As they grow older, I think she will love him completely.

Here are some new photos of Shea playing on the floor:







Until tomorrow,
Dave T.