Houston...We Have A Temper!

Tommy has decided that he no longer likes food that he can not feed himself. This poses a problem for his parent, who have been told by the doctor that they have two weeks to help Tommy gain weight before they send him to a pediatric gastrointologist. So the fight begins....This is what dinnertime looks like at our house:

Anyone want to come over for Easter dinner?

Random Thoughts

Amy is feeling a bit sick, so the boys are hanging out today. While we watch sports center and play with our socks we wanted to share a couple of random thoughts....

What Joe is thinking.
1. The Redsox, Tigers and Brewers look pretty good this year.....I hope they do not meet each other in the playoffs.
2. Tough month for the Pats....lose the super bowl, Moss gets hit with a restraining order, 2 players get busted for carrying pot (isn't that what the posse if for??), some crazy senator keeps bringing up spygate, they lost Asante in free agency and they have not resigned Moss.
3. Why should I shovel the snow before it stops snowing


What Tommy is thinking
1. Why do Ritz Crackers, MumMum Crackers, avocados, veggie burgers, blueberry muffins and cheese slices taste so good and gerber chicken and beef dinners taste so bad. Maybe I am a Vegetarian like my mommy.....but doesn't she eat bacon???
2. If my parents were so excited for me to crawl, why do they keep putting me in the play pen?
3. Why do Mommy and Daddy not want me to chew on the side of the Market Basket shopping cart....it tastes good
4. Raffi is better than the Beatles

Check out where Tommy crawled the other day.



This is Tommy's new play pen.

Happy Valentine's Day!

We had a wonderful V-day here at the Dubow household....
Joe brought home beautiful yellow roses (Amy's favorite)

Tommy got into the spirit with his V-day outfit from Grandma...

Tommy and Mommy made signs for his grandparents and Daddy...

We also want to say thank you to Grandma for helping us out while Joe was in California! We had fun!

The BEST and worst of Two Thousand Seven

So it has been awhile since we posted, but we have very been busy (changing diapers, shoveling snow, watching the Patriots kicking &^%, rearranging our furniture to see how a 50in flat screen TV would look in our living room which we did not buy, etc.....)


A couple of highlights and lowlights from 2007

Highlights

• The birth of Thomas David Dubow - May 30, 2007
• The birth of Benjamin Rodger Feagle - December 24, 2007
• Watching our friends start families.
• Seeing family over the holidays
• Our neighbors, the Johnsons, moving out
• Sleeping though the night (Tommy must have inherited the sleepy gene from Mom and Dad)
• Red Sox winning the world series

Lowlights

• Watching little Tommy lay in a hospital bed
• A 2 hour screaming flight from Dallas to Baltimore
• Blowouts
• Trying to raise a child with no family close by
• Losing the best day care provider in the world
• Finding out our dog has just brought a frozen turd into the house (which we immediately removed)....at least she did not eat it

A few pictures from Christmas

Uncle Joe, Auntie Amy, and Cousin Tommy

My sister and her husband, Jonathan, welcomed a beautiful baby boy into the world this morning. Benjamin Rodger Feagle is healthy and happy...who wouldn't be with such great parents! We are so excited and can't wait to meet the Christmas Eve baby. Here are the two shots we have...more to follow soon.

When It Rains It Pours!

What a week it has been! Tommy has been giving us quite a scare over the last few weeks. He has been making a gasping sound when he breathes. We had seen quite a few doctors, but none of them had been able to figure out what was wrong. After turning blue on us a few times, his pediatric Ear Nose and Throat (ENT) doctor decided it was time to have a closer look. On Monday, Tommy was admitted to Mass General for surgery. We arrived at the hospital at six o'clock in the morning. Mommy and Tommy both changed into scrubs and prepared for the big day.



Then Mommy and Tommy went down to the surgery floor where Mommy was allowed to sit with Tommy until he went under anestisia. This was really hard on Mommy. It is not easy to see your baby put under! Then Mommy went back up stairs and waited with Daddy until they called her back down to the recovery room. Tommy was quite happy sleeping and didn't want to wake up. He takes after his Mommy and Daddy...he loves to sleep.




We spent the rest of the day loving and comforting our little boy while he recovered. Daddy got kicked to the curb by the nurses, so Mommy stayed with Tommy until he was released on Tuesday afternoon.




During the surgery, the doctors used cameras to look at Tommy's airway, lungs, and stomach. They determined that he has laryngomalacia and trachealmalacia. This means that different spots in his airway are weak and collapse when he inhales. Fortunately he has mild cases of both and should grow out of them as he matures. They took some biopsies while they were in there. We should get the results next week. We want to thank everyone for all the phone calls, thoughts, and prayers.

Our other sad new is that Tommy's daycare provider, Thaya, called today to tell us that she will be returning to teaching in December. We are heartbroken, as we have come to trust her and know that Tommy loves spending time with her. We pray that we will find someone that we love as much to replace her. When it rains it pours!

No More Monkeys Jumping on the Bed!

Happy Halloween!









Tommy started solid foods. Each time feeding him is an adventure! Tillie loves dinner time now because she loves cleaning up after Tommy!

Tommy got a new set of wheels. Look for him heading your way soon...