My daddy is my favorite pal

My mommy has been sick for a few days, so she asked if I (Thomas) would update the blog for her. Seeing as how I have a lot of time on my hands these days since I'm not too keen on taking a third nap, I was more than happy to fill in for her.

Since Mommy's been in bed most of the past two days and can only hold me long enough to feed me, I've gotten to spend a lot of time with my daddy. I love my dad! He's the best.

I remember when I was born and Daddy got to hold me first and carry me over to Mom while she was laying on the operating table. After I got to meet Mommy, Dad and I went to the recovery room and spent some time alone there before they brought Mommy in and she finally got to hold me.

It was a little hard adjusting to life outside of my mom's tummy. I cried a lot that first night, but Daddy stayed up with me and talked to me and played with me. He hasn't stayed up at night with me since, but that's okay. I usually just want food when I wake up in the middle of the night and Mom's a lot better about taking care of that than Dad is.

I was so excited to leave the hospital and go see my house and meet all my new friends:

Even though Daddy didn't have to go into work for a few days after we got home, he still had stuff he had to do on the computer. That didn't keep him from spending time with me:

And sometimes we'd read scriptures together:

and take naps together

I actually used to sleep quite a bit back then. Now I'm getting to be a really big boy and don't need to sleep quite as much. That means I have lots more time to play with Daddy. We have lots of fun adventures together.

Dad took me to the Oklahoma City Bombing Memorial while Mom was playing her harp at a wedding downtown.

The Survivor Tree

The Chairs

Daddy even decided that I'm getting big enough to race RC cars with him

He even let me steer!

Since my Obaachan (grandma) is from Japan and my dad served his mission there, he thinks it's a good idea to talk to me in Japanese as much as possible. I actually am learning quite a bit, thanks to some fun Japanese games:

Daddy always likes to do nice things for Mommy. Sometimes he lets me help out. We got up really early on her birthday to make her a tasty breakfast.

Remember how I said that I was getting to be a big boy? Well, now I am the one who's reading scriptures!

I love my dad so much! Happy Father's Day, Daddy!

Love, Thomas