Hello... it's Mike here! I know Traci normally updates the Blog, but I thought I'd give it a try here. Tommy is growing up fast! He's got a 3-word vocabulary... we have confirmed (and repeated) hearing him say "Mama," "Dada," and "Hi"... using them all correctly! As Tommy discovers the world, Traci & I have begun to discover the fine art of baby-proofing. We bought a 4-pack of little foam "edge-covers" for furniture & the like... I originally thought it was a little pricey at $12.99. But hell's bells, we just might to invest in an entire case before it's all over.

He's a mobile child now, more than we could have imagined. Often fussy & complaining when penned-in or being held, he'll crack a cheek-to-cheek smile if you lay him in an open room, uninhibited to explore the wide open spaces and find a computer cord or printer cable that we've yet to figure out how to conceal.

Grandma MacFerrin is in town for a couple weeks... enjoying watching him play & grow up. It's kinda nice having her around... we're still getting settled into the apartment, and as I get busy preparing for grad school (just a couple weeks now!), it's handy to have someone to "hand-off" our busy little man to while we work on other things.