A Few Firsts

As with any newborn, it seems that every day there is a new "first" for Thomas.  Here are a few firsts that we caught on camera!

First time in the bouncey seat

 What follows are a couple pictures of Thomas' first bath at home.  You don't realize it, but at the hospital, you get spoiled.  Nurses come into your room, quietly take away your newborn, and quietly return your freshly bathed, tightly swaddled, sleeping newborn.  Only when you get home and must attempt the first bath on your own do you realize what a blessing all of that was.  No matter what we did, Thomas cried/screamed his way through every sponge bath.  So, when debating whether he needed a bath every night or every other night, we definitely opted for every other night!

First bath at home (sponge bath!)

More of the bathing - he was not a fan.

 As my due date approached, our house filled with toys, activity mats, pack n' plays, swings, etc for Thomas to make use of.  Here's his first time on the activity mat...

Not much activity going on here...

Here he is, getting ready for his first walk around the neighborhood.  Soon after this crying fit, he fell sound asleep!  I'm not sure why we felt the need to strap him in like that...we really just walked about a mile down the road and came home!

Every Thursday and Saturday from September to whenever football season ends, Trey can be found in front of the tv watching just about any college football game that's on.  This picture was taken on the first Thursday of college football.  I believe Trey started reminding me of this game that he and Thomas were going to watch together about a week before it actually happened.  I think college football Thursdays and Saturdays will be a tradition around here... 

First football watching with Dad!

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