Toby and Iyla

Yesterday Toby and I met some friends for lunch and we got to see baby Iyla. Iyla is my friend Kelsey's baby and she was born 11 days before Toby. Here's the two of them hanging out on the couch. How cute!

Visit to the Mik's

Today Toby and I visited our friend's Bethany and Caleb. Caleb wanted to hold baby Toby as soon as I walked in the door - so I had to take a picture. When he was finished he wanted to have Toby play with his toys - what a sweet boy! Thanks for the visit - we had a great time!

Pockets

Errands

Well today Toby and I made our first official errand outing! We went to the bank, the post office, and the grocery store. And of course, I said yes to the check out lady when she asked, "would you like help out with this today" (I've never said yes before). A couple weeks ago I thought running errands, or even leaving the house, would be impossible, but as my sister told me, it's all about the timing. Toby did great! It was also fun to talk to people who noticed I was carrying a newborn--particularly the little old ladies, they loved him. :-)

Happy One Month Birthday Toby

Today is Toby's one month birthday - where did a month go?? He was having a bit of a sleepy morning. He's so precious!

First Family Photo

Welcome to the McLaughlin Family Blog! This is our first "family photo" taken after the birth of our son, Toby Andrew, on December 12, 2008 at 11:30pm. Toby weighed in at 7 lbs. 5 oz. and was 20 inches long. Stay tuned for more...