HE'S IN!!!!

I made this shirt for Thomas to wear on the day Rob took his MCAT. It's Yoda saying, "May the force be with you today daddy." Apparently it worked! Rob got his first acceptance letter to Medical School this past Thursday. He interviewed on Monday and got an email on Thursday giving him the good news. There were over 35 people interviewed and 4 were chosen, including Rob! We're so excited. The school is called Touro University School of Osteopathic Medicine. It's in Henderson (Las Vegas), Nevada, so we're going to be sweating to the oldies in the 130 degree summer heat for 4+ years. Touro is not the top school on Rob's list, by any means, but it's feels so good for us to have our foot in the door anyway. He has another interview in Phoenix, AZ in 2 weeks, so that's also a possibility. Most other schools will most likely contact Rob in the next month or so. So, We're going to MED SCHOOL! You can see the relief in Rob's face. He's so excited to be through the application process, MCAT, etc. So, Rob just has to finish up this hard semester and next semester he has 6 credit hours. Then we're off to our future adventure! Ready or not, here we come!

What I Like

Hi. I am Thomas. I am 5 Months and 2 Weeks Old now. I run the ship around here, in case you were wondering. Here are some things about me right now:

• I can roll over both ways now! Stomach to back, and Back to Stomach!
• I talk all the time (I don't know where I get that from?)
• When I get excited I do a smokers cough
• I like to grab my Dad and Moms face and explore all their holes
• I like my binki, but only to put in and out of my mouth like a game
• I like toys now...I really like my chicken toy
  
• I laugh ALL THE TIME!
• I love my Daddy...When he comes home, I get so excited, my whole body shakes.
• I like to pull Moms hair.
• I like to try to feed myself.
• My Dad thinks I like to watch football with him. I think I just like bright shapes.
• I like to be naked whenever possible.

A Fat kid who Hates to eat?

I know...it's hard to believe that our little bundle of Joy...Ok...little tub of Joy hates to eat. he hates eating his bottle...we've tried every kind...every formula...he's an odd kid! So we tried rice cereal today, mixed with apple sauce...he hated that too. He was way more interested in how to get the spoon from Mommy's hands and into his own. He did succeed eventually, and gagged himself. He didn't learn cause he continued to gag himself over and over. I can tell I am a bad mom cause I giggled...I think I will be one of those mom's who laughs when my kid does something wrong and I am suppose to be so mad, but cant help but laugh out loud! Grow up Kate!
Tommy now likes to try and help hold his bottle, which usually is just a contest to see who can hold it in his mouth the longest before he pulls it out again and laughs. He has a problem eating a lot because he smiles and laughs so much. I find I cant talk to him or smile at home sometimes when I am feeding him or he is a gonner, and into deep gut laughing and thee is no chance of getting any food down him. Rob is the worst. He comes home for lunch and dinner just to see his little man...and the laughs that come from Tommy are unreal! Rob is the best daddy ever. He and Tommy have their time together each night...play, bath and bottle. I love it too cause I get a break!!

Remebering Tahoe

SPEEDO ALERT: MAY NOT BE SUITABLE FOR EYES UNDER THE AGE OF 18!

Tommy tried to keep his white skin out of the sun...

Dad just insisted on putting him in a diaper...even though mom had cute trunks for him!

So, we've been home for 2 weeks now, but we never posted about our annual trip to Tahoe with the Willardsons....It was wonderful. I did my best to stay out of most pictures, and we all had fun on the beach and boat. The lake was a bit rough this time around for some reason...but we did take Tommy along for a few rides. We hit Trukee river and did some river rafting a few days too, and did some hiking. It was a blast, and just what we needed to have one last fun trip before schoolo/life starts!

I just got back from one of the best days of my life (Next to getting married to Kate and having a child). It was unbelievable. I was in the mix of some 108,000 fans, screaming our heads off. It was something I doubt I'll ever experience again. The immensity of the Big House was overwhelming. I was there with some really good friends. Brett Raddon and his dad were there, Jeff Quigley, Kevin Stoker, Kevin Christensen, and Scott Bower too. I sat with Quigs during the game and texted with Brett during the game. There were so many people crammed into the place that it took about 5 minutes for my text to finally send. The craziest thing to see is how fast the 100,000 UM fans quieted when Utah dominated their team. It was erie. There was the time in the 2nd half where they came back and it was incredibly intimidating to hear the level of sound raining down on the team. But, they hung on and got the W. We also went to a Detroit Tigers game and it rocked. It was a beautiful stadium. To get there, we followed some signs that took us straight down the middle of the ghetto. I swear I saw crack whores, drug dealers, and all the buildings had bars on the windows. A lot of the buildings had the glass broken out of the windows and there were some buildings that had been burned to the ground and they were just left there. It was CRAZY! I think I went about 15 minutes without seeing another white person. The trip was well worth it and I can't wait to go to South Bend in 2012 to watch the Utes stomp Notre Dame!

We've been getting a plethora of motivating calls and comments to update the blog, so here it is. Thomas got to play with his friend from Beaver, Roman, on the 24th of July. It was quite the shin-dig in Beaver this year. Here's a couple more pictures of Tommy. We try to get him to spend a little more time on his tummy because his head is getting flatter than ever. Brett and Jana got us a little Tummy Time Surfboard Mat that he grimaces through a couple times per day. He's not a big fan of holding his giant head off the ground for more than a few seconds...poor little guy. He's going to have a beasty neck one day! Sometimes Thomas cries for no apparent reason, so I just figure he's sad that he doesn't have a neck. Really though, we love this boy sooo much. He's been a cool drink of water during the past few months of stress. Here's a video of Thomas laughing. He'd been laughing for a good 10 minutes before we finally got the video camera out, but he still is hilarious. He loves his little piggy. Kate has started Weight Watchers and has lost her first 5 lbs. She's turning 26 tomorrow...over a quarter century old already! Rob is taking his 3rd and final MCAT on Friday and then we're off to Lake Tahoe for a week before school/work starts for Rob. He's taking his Laptop so he can finish typing up secondary applications to Medical Schools all over the country. He'll be back for the first week of school before heading out to Michigan for the Utah vs. Michigan game at the "Big House." He's so amped about it that sometimes his heart quivers and a tear rolls down his cheek. I don't know why, cause that just sounds crazy! Anyways, it was good to see many of you in Beaver, at the family wedding, or just out and about. Cheers!

Some Update Pictures of Thomas at 13 weeks

We got the "Bumbo" seat which helps them learn how to support their heads...Poor Thomas has a head in the 95% and has a hard time holding it up at all. Don't worry buddy...You will grow into it!

Tommy LOVES bath time! He talks and swims (well what we think is swimming or what he did inside me for 9 months...some of his moves I recognize is what I was feeling in there). he hates to get out...But I love to cuddle him after!

Mr. Blue eye's! He got them from Grandpa Tom and Daddy!