Tears of a clown

English Beat played a free concert in Seattle. Yes, that's Dave Wakeling singing on stage.

Tommy had his first daycare visit today

Can't believe he'll be there full-time in just over 2 weeks.

So You Think You Can Dance?

Iris busting a move at the Mariners game. She stopped when she noticed everyone was watching her. I love it that she's having so much fun.

Kiss for dad (that's Robin holding Tommy)

Our newest baby

Yup, that's a burp cloth on my head

Iris at play

Sweet lid

Today was daddy donut day at Iris's daycare

Mr Softee hit & run pic

Someone who lives in Brooklyn left a note on our rental car, 

saying he had a photo of the truck that hit us, and here it is.

You can see the driver in there talking on his phone. 

Think that had anything to do with it? 

Nice driving, jerk!

BOYCOTT MR. SOFTEE!

Tommy's 2 month checkup

Tommy had his 2 month checkup this morning & all's looking good. He weighs more than Iris did at her 4 month checkup.

Here are his stats:

2 month checkup

13 lbs. 8.5 ozs. (50th-75th percentile)

23.5" long (50th-75th)

40.5 cm cranium (25-50th)

2 weeks old

9 lbs. 2.5 ozs.

21.0" long

37 cm cranium

First checkup 3/29

4 days old

7 lbs, 12.5 ozs.

20.25" long

36 cm cranium

Birth: Thursday March 25, 2010 1:56PM

8 lbs., 0.8 ozs. (50th-75th percentile)

19" long (25th)

He got 3 shots & clearly did not appreciate it. 
(no, he's not crying just because daddy makes 
him wear red sox stuff all the time)

Iris is traveling in style today

2 Months Old!

Tommy is 2 months old today! Here he is with his grandma in Queens (he's sleepy this morning).

He's wearing a onesie his sister wore for the first time when she was 7 months old.

What Mr. Softee can do to a rental car

We visited our friend Kelly & her daughter Ivy in Brooklyn yesterday. Our rental car was parked legally, about 3 cars from the corner, when a Mr. Softee ice cream truck slammed into it around 7PM last night, pushing it up on to the curb, smashing in the front passenger door and knocking off the mirror. According to a witness, the truck stopped long enough to make a phone call then sped off. NYPD were on the scene when we walked up after dinner & could not have been nicer.

Here are some pics of the car we returned to Avis last night.

Nice huh? BOYCOTT MR. SOFTEE!

Iris is enjoying the Big Bambu exhibit on the roof of the Met

Kids having fun at grandmas house in Queens

Iris is riding high

At the Norwegian Day parade in Ballard tonight.

Photo Courtesy Kris Chick

Fresh from his bath.

Happy girl at drop off this morning

She doesn't mind that her Mariners lunch box is from 2 years ago & has Erik Bedard and JJ Putz on there with the Moose. Iris LOVES LOVES LOVES the Moose, in case you haven't heard

Tommy

At some point in the past 5+ weeks this kid got big. He's over 12
pounds now.

Last night's game went 12 innings

We left after the 11th. Someone fell asleep on the way home

Tommy's first night game

2nd game ever!

My how you've grown

Here's a photo of Tommy who's 5 week old today. He's grown quite a bit since he was born. Note how he fits in his car seat now.

Iris doing the Hulk

Out at Ballard Brothers Seafood & Burgers with Kris and Ben for Dining Out for Life. Iris amused us with her impression of the Hulk. Photo courtesy of Kris Chick.

Tommy reading the sports page with Pepere Reg

Mothers Day gift ideas

I got my annual 'buy mom a pink bat' email from MLB today--always good for a laugh

Tommy at his first Ms game

3 weeks, 2 days oldTommy's big sister enjoyed the game & her moose card too

Tommy as a newborn

Here are photos of him when he was only 1 day old.

Sometimes Tommy smiles when he sleeps

Tommy asleep on Uncle Martin

Iris Swimming

Shirley, Bob's brother Abe and I took Iris & her cousin Emily swimming yesterday afternoon so mommy & Tommy could take a nap. Abe has a waterproof camera & got some nice pics.

Iris loves hanging out with her big girl cousin Emily.

I love this action shot of Iris jumping into the pool--
she has her daddy's vertical leap.

And for those of you who didn't know--yes, I have a Patriots tattoo.

Photos courtesy of Abraham Baltazar

Thomas Benjamin Martel

Tommy was born at 1:56 PM on Thursday March 25, 2010 by c-section. He was 6 days late for his March 19 due date but hadn't dropped very far. Irene's water broke at 6AM and a few hours later the doctor told us that a c-section was the best way to go, since labor hadn't really started. Irene walked herself into the OR around 1:25. The entire operation only took about an hour. Here are some pics documenting Tommy's first 2 days

Mommy's ready to goRecreating my self-portrait from when Iris was born
(no mask required that time)
8 pounds, 0.8 ounces. 19 inches long.

Mmmmm-fingers taste good!Our cranky little man ready to head home
Our happy little family

Leaving the hospital on Saturday 3/27/10
Tommy's home!

Asleep 4 hours

I'm so proud of Tommy for letting me sleep from 12:30 to 4:30 uninterrupted when I had baby duty by myself. I awoke to the sounds of lips smacking, a sound only a new mom could love. No crying or tears. What a guy!

big sister Iris & little brother Tommy

Tommy Martel!

Baby JJ2 Arriving on Friday March 26

We went to Irene's Dr this afternoon & he was not happy with how her BP had spiked since last week so ran some tests to see if she needed to be admitted & have baby right away. Tests all came back good, so we're going to stick with our scheduled c-section this Friday at 2:30. Stay tuned on Friday for the big announcement!

Of course, baby could surprise all of us & arrive before then but the doc said it hasn't dropped very much so that's not very likely.

Iris singing

No Baby Yet

Baby JJ2 is due today but so far is playing hard to get. Irene has not yet gone into labor, so pretty unlikely it'll happen today.

Here's a recent photo of Iris wearing Ben Budka's down vest. For those of you who don't know Ben, he's about 6'8" tall, so his vest is a little large for our girl.

Wilco!