A few quick photos of Sydney, taken by our friend Mike Younger. More to come later in the week when I’m able to catch my breath. I’m exhausted and all I’m doing is taking care of the boys!
Category: Photo Post
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Welcome Baby Girl – We’ve Been Waiting for You
It’s with great pleasure and joy in my heart that I introduce to you our newest special gem.
Sydney Etheena Tomchak
Sydney joined us in the outside world at 9:43am this morning (November 27th 2009), and weighs in at a healthy 7 lbs, 4 oz. and measures 20.75 inches. Mom and baby are doing fine and Brenda is now in her room resting up.
We’ve known since the beginning (even before the boys) that if we did have a girl, some part of the name would be Etheena, named after Brenda’s oldest sister Tina who passed away in 2004. Tina’s legal name was Etheena, but friends and family called her Tina for short. The first name is a name that we both really liked after many weeks of throwing names at each other like darts. It was not unusual to just walk into the room and yell out a name, and the other person automatically knew what you were “asking”.
While it’s true that we would have been happy with a boy or girl, we’re extra happy that we have a girl to round out our family. I’ve said right from the beginning that I really wanted to have a “Mini-Brenda”. And I know how happy Brenda is that she now has a little girl to go shopping with and do all of the girl things that she misses out on with the boys.
Speaking of shopping, we have a little confession to make. We’ve known from the 20 week mark that we were having a girl, but decided to keep it a surprise for everybody else. We just couldn’t wait to find out this time – we were both pretty confident that it was going to be a girl. The day that we found out, we actually went shopping at the mall and Brenda bought her the first outfit. See the video below for our documented trip.
We have been in love with her for awhile now, so it’s nice to finally meet her!
More updates and plenty of photos in the days to come.
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Giving Thanks – For Crazy Siblings
Click on the image to get a more detailed look. My sister Dawn, who couldn’t make the trip from Detroit for the birth of #3, sent along a care package for the family. It includes a variety of interesting and useful items for all of us.
Most notably, she thought she would help with the “timing” of any future children, since the timing of this one was not totally of our choosing.
Kind of a conflicting message here. Thanks Dawn. I love you baby sister.
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Trina’s Surprise Birthday Party
This past Saturday family and friends celebrated Trina’s 50th birthday at a local bar in Elgin. The best part was that it was a total surprise to Trina until the moment she walked into the bar. Below are a few photos, but there are WAY more on SmugMug.
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Some Weekend Photos
Brenda had a “day with the girls” on Saturday, so I had a “day with the little men”. We went to the mall, spent way too long at the Apple Store trying to get an issue with my laptop resolved, and then went to Whole Foods. They were a lot of fun and kept me laughing all day. The photos were taken with my iPhone throughout the day.
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