We're Home!

Well, we made it!  Now let the fun begin! 

Leaving the Hospital

We arrived home from the hospital roughly 24 hours ago.  Summer has been introduced to her new nursery, as well as her brother (Tucker the Dog) and many other fun things.  For the most part, however, it's a pattern of sleep, eat, awake (repeat). 

Summer and Mommy with Summer's "Going-Home" Outfit

Kel has done a lot of research and had conversations with many moms (thanks, especially Julie Gott!) and is already establishing a schedule for Summer.  One of our main resources has been the book Babywise - it has already proven its worth!

Tucker and Summer have done great - he's always concerned when she cries, he's always interested in her, and is always gentle.  He especially has enjoyed licking her feet while she sits on Mommy's lap.  He's also enjoyed some "guy" time as Daddy and Tucker went for a nice, long walk this morning to help release a bit of Tucker's never-ending energy.

Tucker and Summer in one of their "bonding" sessions :) (No, she's not screaming - just yawning!)

Mom is holding up really well, especially considering she hasn't had a ton of sleep (she's currently sneaking in a nap between feedings while Summer is sleeping on my lap as I type - multi-purposing at its best!).  Daddy is also doing well - only two trips to the store so far today! :)  Daddy and Summer have enjoyed their cuddling time - Summer has proven it by passing a lot of gas in Daddy's arms...thanks, baby!

Thanks to everyone for the well-wishes and such - it's been fun to share this with everyone and we can't wait for everyone to meet our little sweetheart of a daughter! 

More Pictures!

While the story will have to wait for a little while, there are more pictures of Summer Tenleigh located here (or click through the album below):

http://picasaweb.google.com/tommerdahl/SummerTenleigh#

She's Here!

Summer Tenleigh Tommerdahl
Born 9:02 PM, August 3rd, 2010.
8 lbs, 0 oz.
20.5 in long
Beautiful in every possible way! 

Mom and Baby are both doing well - Praise God!!

Kelly at 9 months pregnant...

Here she is!  Any day!

3 Weeks!!

As of yesterday, Kelly is 37 weeks along!!  Our doctor has indicated that if our baby were to be born today, she would be considered full-term (and not premature)! 

I think we are both rather anxious to meet our little girl - she's been very active lately, which has been a lot of fun.  I remember trying to feel her move toward the beginning of the pregnancy..."was that it???" , "I think I felt something!", etc.  There is no guessing these days!  For a while now, you've actually been able to SEE her moving around in there!

Thanks to my wife, we're pretty well set for baby's impending arrival!  The nursery is finished, I've put together the play yard, swing, crib, strollers, etc.  We've got cases of diapers (of different sizes, nonetheless).  Tucker cleaned up his toys.  I think we're set!

In the mean time, we've been keeping busy.  This past weekend, Jordan had a soccer tournament in Eden Prairie.  They only get to the Twin Cities a few times per year to play, so we try to make it to any games that they do have in our vicinity.  While it didn't turn out as well as they hoped (they could have won each of their games, but struggled to find the back of the net), it was still a lot of fun to see them play! 

Jordan Taking a Shot

 Dallas Challenging the Goalkeeper

On Sunday, after the tournament, the family (including Ty and Sarah) packed into our living room to watch the 2010 World Cup Final (made even more fun with a lunch of grilled BBQ chicken, corn-on-the-cob, fruit, and many other goodies).  


If you missed it...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hd1gny9LBUU

We were also able to run Tucker over to the dog park after the family headed home.  As always, he had a great time chasing and being chased (and "marking" his territory ever 10 feet...)

As you'll see below, Tucker likes to play chase.  This time, it was with an Old English Sheepdog - except the Sheepdog knew Tucker wouldn't follow him into the deeper water...

Nursery Update

Well, the nursery is pretty well done.  It looks AWESOME (and believe me, I had very little to do with it - this is Paul, by the way).  Kelly did such an amazing job - she made the pillows on the closet out of extra valence materials, she painted the canvas pictures on the wall to match the animals in the set, she reupholstered the chair and footstool to match the nursery and added many more decorative touches.  Here's a sample pic - to see the rest, check out the album on our Picasa site by clicking here. 

Welcome

Hey Everyone!

As you probably already know, we're adding another Tommerdahl to the family.  No, not Tucker (he's our dog - soon enough, he'll have his own web page here).

At some point on or near (hopefully) August 2nd, we're expecting our first child - a daughter - and we couldn't be more excited!

To help you all share in this exciting time, I've developed this blog (blog.tommerdahl.com), in conjunction with tommerdahl.com.  Between the two sites, I (we) hope to keep you updated on the joys (and inevitable frustrations) of our journey through parenthood!

If you'd like to receive updates, be sure to subscribe (on the right side of the blog).

Thanks for joining us!