Tommy Turns Two

Thomas Jon turned 2 on September 27^th.  Tommy is one of a kind.   I remember your birth and first year like it was just yesterday.  We have come a long way.  You have always been a handsome little boy.  Your eyes and eyelashes are unbelievable.  Each day your little personality grows and it is filling up with sweetness.  Don’t get me wrong you can still through a tantrum with the best of them but they seem to becoming less frequent.  You are 100% rough and tumble, tractor, bulldozer, motorcycle—loving boy.   You love all things farm or construction.  You are mesmerized by tractors, Bobcats, bulldozers, dump trucks, cows and horses.   You have a rocket for an arm.  You can propel a football, baseball, fork, or whatever is for dinner across the room. 

Both Mommies adore you.  Mommy Susie has a massive soft spot for you.  She is very patient and doting on you.   You two have your own little bedtime routine together while Maggie, Teddy and I do our own thing.  Mommy Susie has taken you for every one of your haircuts except your very first one.  It is fun to watch Susie protect you like her little cub. 

You have several nicknames: Tombomb, Bulldozer, Ivor,  buddy, Butterscotch, and Big Head (we don’t say that one to your face :) ). 

You love to read and read and read.  Your favorites are “Go, Tractor, GO” , “My Truck is Stuck”  and “B is for Bulldozer”.   You have no issues reading the same book over and over again.  You are very smart.  When you want to listen and help with tasks you amaze us. 

You give the sweetest hugs in the whole world.  Sometimes you just come up behind mommies and grab our legs and say “I love you” out of the blue.  You blow kisses.  You give kisses by tilting your big forehead down and patiently waiting for someone to come and kiss you. :)  You still love your baaabaas (bottles), nu-nu’s (nuks) and BB’s (blankets).  I am sure you can say the proper words to describe those items by now but you still refer to them by those names. 

You adore Maggie.  She is your best friend.  90% of the time you guys play so nice together.  When Maggie isn’t around you always ask for her.  You want to follow her and the bigger kids around. 

We love you to the moon and back!  You make our house loud and exciting!