Thomas Treyvon (Ren) McClendon Landed on 1 June 2025

Look at that beautiful boy in blue

Meeting Tomo

hospital picture

This is the first picture I got

Tomo with Aunty Mel

Mel and Kobi shared the queen mattress on the living room floor. I slept on the couch until they left, then I took the mattress. Before I left, we moved the recliner in to this spot in the living room. It's the perfect set up. 

Family picture

This is one of the blankets I made

Back in the pilot's seat. Allie flew until a day before her due date. 

Setting up the photo

After 9+ months of flying in small planes with his mommy, Tomo made his arrival on June 1 at 13:02. He weighed 8 lb. 5 oz. Allie went into labor on Saturday. I was so excited for her. I expected to get FaceTimes, etc. while Al was in labor, but I didn't get much communication. Then I got a text from Tommy that all went well. Allie ended up having a c-section because Tomo was head down, but facing the wrong direction. They tried to get him to move and twist, but he wouldn't, so Allie decided to have a c-section. She was put out because she could feel them making the incision and Tommy couldn't be in the room. So, it was an unexpected delivery, but baby was healthy and Allie did great. 

Lane was there, so I tasked her with buying flowers for the house. She's such a great friend to Allie. She really loved being there to hold little guy. Mel and Kobi got there on Wednesday and just helped hold Tomo. I got there Saturday night. I missed seeing Lane. She flew out before I arrived. I had to laugh that nothing had really been done around the house. All those people just held the baby. Moms get there and cook and clean and hold baby. One day when I was there, Allie got the baby down and she and I ran shopping and got a bunch of stuff. I also ordered a lot of things on Amazon. We got them new pots and pans, new cooking tools, new food containers, and new flatware. I also helped pay for new locks on both doors. 

Mel and Kobi helped me clean the house before they left. I told them that if they helped out, it meant less work for Allie. She and Tommy have pretty traditional roles, with her doing the bulk of the cleaning, cooking, laundry, etc. 

There is a cute sister missionary that serves in Allie's ward named Bunny Silk (Bunny says it sounds like a stripper name), who is so good to Allie. She keeps track of the less active members in their ward and takes them cupcakes on their birthday. She brought dinner to us. I visited with her on the porch. I really appreciate people who do their ministering and look after their charges, especially when their charge is my cute kid. A day later, there were 2 men at the door. Allie said "it's the missionaries." I offered to take care of it. I went on the porch and visited with the elders. I asked for their number in case Keenan needed their help doing yard work when he came. They said they were happy to help. Within a few hours, I had passed their number to Keenan and he had reached out, arranging for the elders to come help him when he came after I left.

While I was there, Tomo's cord fell off and I got to help give him his first bath. Like most babies, he didn't love it. He is a good eater and slept pretty well. Allie and I took him on walks. We tried and stroller and a baby carrier. Allie wrote a bunch of thank you notes and I brought them home to deliver to friends and family here in Utah. I got to go with Allie to her follow up doctor appointment. I really like her doctor. He's very no-nonsense. I also got to go to the airport and meet her friends there. We propped baby Tomo up in a plane and took a picture of him. We also tried our best to weigh him with a kitchen scale and a jelly roll pan. That was crazy. Allie later figured out that it worked better to put him in a bowl. We're crazy. We watched shows and held our new little guy. 

It was a great week at their house, mostly juggling baby and chores. It's a lot, but Allie is doing great. She really bounced back fast.