Tom, Veronica & TJ Webb
Family
One year on
Apr 26th
This is the first anniversary of my Nanna passing and I find it extremely hard without her. Nan to me is one of my most favorite people ever, who has influenced my life so much which has helped me get here today with a wonderful family.
There is not a day that goes by that I am not thinking of you and Pop.
I love you and Pop to the moon and stars and back, and I miss you both so much that my heart aches.
This passage was found in Nan’s diary
Tomorrow my love and I
We’ll sleep beneath auburn skies
Somewhere across the border
We’ll leave behind my dear
The pain and sadness I’ve found here
and we’ll drink from the Bravo’s muddy waters
Where the sky grows grey and white
We’ll meet on the other side
There across the border
Mothers Day
May 9th
Well Mothers Day was particularly harder than normal with Nan passing only a couple of weeks ago, but never the less we had a great day.
Veronica, TJ and myself ventured out to the Perth Zoo for a bit of a treat and it was a cracker of a time too. TJ pretty much ran around the entire Zoo with Mum and Dad trailing behind. We got do see lots of animals as well as TJ’s gorgeous renditions of a growling lion and an arm swinging monkey, what a little champion.
After a few hours at the Zoo, TJ was looking exhausted so we popped him in the car and headed to Veronica’s parents house for a nice relaxing afternoon BBQ and for TJ to have a lay down, which incidently didn’t happen, he just ran around the backyard playing with his cousin Paige, having a good ole time.
After full bellies and a few yawns, we headed home and turned in for an early night, what a good day.
Happy Mothers day to all you Mum.
Queensland holiday
Feb 18th
A quick trip over to see Tom’s family on the Sunshine Coast. It was a really good get together of the family with nearly all the family travelling miles to be there, it was fantastic.
Nan was in hospital for the first few day but they let her out for a few hours to have the whole family together for a big feast. Mum put on a great spread.
TJ had some trouble though, he was teething the whole time we were there, poor little thing. Finally his eye teeth have come through leaving 4 molars yet to come.
It was fantastic to see the family especially for a big get together like that. We didn’t have any time to catch up with friends (sorry about that) but this trio was all about the family.
The Festive Season
Jan 2nd
Christmas:
We had a fantastic Xmas, nice and quiet but very productive. TJ gave us a nice little sleepin until 7:20am which was his pressent to us, then we had a lovely family champagne breakfast.
Later that day we went over to Veronica’s parents place, where we had a fantastic Xmas meal and the desserts was to die for.
TJ ended up with an amazing amount of pressent, more that you could have in a life time and he has gone crazy over all of them.
New Years Eve:
We joined Leanne, Zack, Tamika & Xavier at the Perth zoo for new years. It was a great night, the kids just went stupid, TJ couldn’t stop hugging everyone.
There was thousands of kids and parents, there was heaps of entertainment with kids characters that I’ve never heard of but they loved them, so what the hey. Great night.
TJ’s 1st birthday party
Oct 20th
We had a fantastic day, lots of friends and family, even TJ’s Nanna flew over from Queensland for his special day. Our little man was very spoilt with lots of gifts, which we would like to thank you for, he is going nuts playing with them all.
Walking
Oct 14th
TJ is up and away. He has been pretty active on his feet for sometime now with a step or 2, but on Saturday just gone he decided today was the day, so he got up and walked from the edge of coffee table right over to us about 3 metres away.
Now that it has been a few days later he really has found his feet and is walking everywhere, it is so good to see, it just makes you laugh when you see him running towards you with his arms up for balance
Perth Royal Show
Sep 28th
Well the Webb family ventured off to the Royal Show on Sunday. The weather was fantastic the crowds were tollerable and TJ had a blast. Veronica took him on the merry-go-round, he was so excited he had to stand on the horse instead of sitting and when it was all over he was very uspet to get off. We ventured off to side-show-alley where TJ won a couple of small teddy’s by catching a fish and hooking a duck.
Next was the farm animals, TJ had and absolute ball looking at all the animals especially when it was time for the sheep and goats, he just had to get on the ground and give them a good ole pat.
We all had a great day and TJ even had his first lick of icecream. It was so funny seeing his little face covered in cream and he was just licking away loving it. I think we starting him on something that he is going to be asking for alot.
Swimming Lessons
Sep 28th
TJ had his first swimming lesson on Saturday (25-Sep-2010) and he had a great time. He went under the water a few times, sang songs and splashed around with all the other kids, it was fantastic, he really loved the water, which is great now that we have a pool.
Home sweet home
Aug 16th
Our little boy is home. After a 5 long days in hospital, it is all over. The doctor came in this morning nice and earlier, took one look at his finger and his chart and said, go home, get out of here and relax.
Veronica took him home and he was in his element, he was so happy to be at home he had to explore everything. He crawled up the stairs and into every room, pulled all his toys out and had a good play.
Tonight we had a good hard play around and tickle fights like we use to and he was absolutely loving it. It is so good to have him home.
Quarantined
Aug 15th
Our little superstar had a fairly decent night and a lot better day today with lots of play and a better appetite, however there was a couple of issues. Firstly his IV drip fell out just before lunch and with hopefully less than 24 hours left in hospital we were hoping that the doctor would recommend leaving it out and just giving him his medicine orally, but that wasn’t to happen, the doctor though it was best to put another IV in as the medicine works a lot better by directly injecting them into the bloodstream. Veronica and I want what is best for him so we agreed to having the second IV in and boy did it hurt the poor little fella. The doctor put the needle in and poked it all about trying to find the vain for about 10 minutes. The little fella was so distressed and in so much pain, I was so close to stopping the doctor and demanding oral medication, but F%&@en finally she got it (absolutely hopeless). Then because of all the poking around when the medication went through the IV drip and into his arm it stung him like crazy, he absolutely went hysterical. I hope I never see that much pain in his eyes again.
Then comes the quarantining. A couple of days ago he had a stool sample taken and the results came in today. Because he is allergic to penicillin he can only have a couple of types of antibiotics and the one he is currently on has given him a contagious stomach bug. Before knowing that he was quarantined we went to go for a walk, so there we were, Veronica, TJ, me and his IV drip all walking along the hallways when suddenly the head nurse came up and sent us back to our room telling us the news. The good thing from this is we now have our own room for him, so it is much quieter.
So with all fingers crossed he should come home tomorrow, the surgeon has mentioned if all looks good in the morning he can be on his way. His mannerism is back to normal, his playtime is now the same as before this whole ordeal and he is so much happier, he is certainly ready to come home.
Second night in Hospital
Aug 14th
Today wasn’t such a good day, after a really bad night of not sleeping and being very restless he had a really bad day of the same. Veronica had a sleepless night with the poor little fella being very restless and irritable and if it wasn’t him it was other poor little kids in the ward yell and screaming in pain. Hospitals are certainly not quiet places. During the day TJ was much the same, just wouldn’t sleep and was very irritable.
On a bright note though his hand has recovered very well, today his finger looks like it is almost normal size, it is still quite red with the infection but a hell of a lot better than it has been.
We found out today the reason why he had taken ill to the last two antibiotics is because they consisted of penicillin or related to penicillin which we now know that he is allergic too. So we are so very lucky that it wasn’t worse for him.
TJ’s progress
Aug 13th
Our little man had a decent first night on hospital. I would say the release of the pressure in his finger and now that the bad antibiotics are out of his system he feels a lot better. Veronica stayed the night with him on the couch and she said he was very good.
This morning I got to the hospital just after he woke up and he was fighting fit and bouncing around as normal trying to bang everything with his bandaged hands. It was so good to see the little fella in such good spirits, he’s a tough little man
Thomas Jr’s 9 month update
Aug 2nd
All is great in the world of TJ, he has been going real well and all of this months measurements are smack bang on average other than height, which he is a bit over average, so he is going to be tall which is good. He has mastered the 16 step staircase, which he tends to climb about 3 or 4 times a day (he makes me tired). He has 6 teeth now and 2 more on the way, so there are 4 front top and 2 front bottoms with 2 more front bottoms on the way, so he is munching on everything.
But the best news is over the weekend he on 2 seperate occasions took 2 steps. The first time was with me, he was standing by himself with out holding on then he turned and took 2 little steps and then grabbed onto me. The second time was with Veronica, which was good because she miss it the first time, he was standing there again not holding on and took two steps towards her before grabbing on. So I don’t think it will be too long before he is up and running around, then we will be knackered.
Sixteen Steps
Jul 4th
Today was a big step or should I say 16 steps. Our little man was routinely chasing and tormenting the cat, when the cat run upstairs, so our little man decided that he wasn’t going to give up and pursued to climb up after him. We thought that 1 or 2 stair would stop him but he powered on up to the top defeating all 16 steps and from the look on his face he wanted to go back down and do it all again.
We are very proud of our little champion and what a perfect way to tire him out before bed.
TJ’s girlfriend
Jun 20th
TJ was re-united with Matilda today (Keir & Lily’s little girl). It was absolutely gorgeous, the minute they saw each other they just bonded so well like they did last time they saw each other.
It didn’t take long before our little man made his move and went it for a kiss, he went so well that he just kept on going in for more kisses. The two of them trotted around the room after each other, giggling, swapping dumbies and really curious about each other, it was just awesome to watch.
Our little man is in LOVE aaaaahhhhhhhhh
Thomas Jr’s 8 month update
Jun 18th
At 8 months TJ is going very well, he is average for all his measurements, which is good news, he is eating pretty much everything we eat and he seems to enjoy eating what we eat more so that what we make him.
Standing, this is his new trick. The little fella is pulling himself up on anything he can and he tests himself at free standing and balancing without holding on. Talking is TJ’s next challenge, he has always got lots to say but just lately he has been putting different words together as aposed to repeating the same word over and over.
We all get on Skype every weekend so we can talk to his Nan and Nanna (Tom’s mum and Nan) over in Queensland and for the last couple of calls he is really interacting with them which is great to see that he can recognise them on the computer.
The bad news is, he has gotten his first cold, although he is still very cheerful and active, he is not sleeping during the day or night at all. Veronica has also fallen over ill, so we are currently in lockdown.
Talk to you all again soon.
Buttons 1st birthday
Jun 1st
Our little rag doll turns 1 today, he is all grown up. He and TJ have been getting along perfectly, however when I say that I’m sure Buttons would like to have TJ stop pulling his hair out. Buttons has a busy little life, he goes to daycare 4 days a week with TJ and he has Fridays at home to himself to rest up for the weekend. We are going to give him his favourite meal tonight (prawns) and lots of attention, which he gets anyway.
Thomas Jr’s 7 month update
May 21st
TJ went and got his 7 month measurements done with his Gran, he is now 71cm tall and he weighs 8.2kg, so he is smack on the average for his age.
Over the last month he has developed his lungs and boy doesn’t he use them, he certainly going to be a talker. He has 4 teeth now, 2 top and 2 bottom fronts, and there is another coming through down the bottom. He has this amazing big smile on him now where he puts his teeth together and pulls off this beautiful big cheeky grin, it’s awesome to see. Crawling seems to be no worries he just gets himself everywhere now, there is just no stopping him, so with that comes his adventures where everything seems interesting.
Since the big sleep project over Easter he is still sleeping well, however I think we have entered a new phase with him though, he is starting to protest about going to bed. He could be passed out in your arms but when you put him down, he wakes up and wants out of his cot.
He certainly has alot more personallity than ever and it’s amazing to think in only a short few months he as gone from a little baby laying there without much movement to crawling around getting his fingers into everything.
TJ’s Development
Apr 29th
Well it doesn’t take long, TJ has been crawling for a week now and he also sits up by himself. You only have to walk out of the room to get something, by the time you turn around there he is, it is just amazing on how quickly he has grown up.
His 4th tooth has now broken through, so he has 2 front tops, 2 front bottoms and when he bites you, you really know it.
To be fair he has been a real pleasure, he is a very happy baby, he absolutely loves going out, loves his play time and we play pretty hard each night too.
He spends Monday to Thursday with his Gran and Oma during the day and on Fridays he spends his time wih Renata and Heinz where he is learning German.
TJ’s 6 month stats
Apr 19th
TJ has just had his 6 month measurements done and he is now 69cm tall and his weight is 7.835kg.
Thomas Jr hits 6 months
Apr 18th
Today our little man turns 6 months old. He has 3 teeth (2 front bottoms and 1 front top) with another top one about to break through. He is on the verge of crawling, he gets up on his hands and knees and rocks back and forward vigorously whilst shuffling is hands forward.
He is is now trying to sit up by himself and is doing pretty good.
Sleep at night has been an issue for some time but over the Easter break we tried him on a sleeping technique we got from a sleep therapist and now he sleeps the whole night through.
From the 4 month mark he has been eating mashed up vegetables and he loves them.
