Leo Bollen

Leo Bollen was born on Thursday 19th May at 17:10 (22:10 GMT). He weighs 8lbs 13oz and is 21 1/4" tall (what's that in cm?).

Mum and baby are both doing well. Leo has met his big brothers and they are very cute together.

There are some photos on our flickr site and we'll get some more up there soon. www.flickr.com/lyntom

Spring in New York

Hello everybody,

Rachel is here and we are waiting for Leo's arrival. The due date is today, but so far there have been no signs of him making his debut appearance in the world. When he comes we will try to text you all, but keep checking back here and we'll get some stats and photos up as soon as possible. On the right you can sign up as a follower of the blog, and then you'll get an instant email when there's any news.

We've been enjoying the last few weeks as spring finally arrived. Spring here seems to last only a few weeks, it's cold/snowy/rainy and then suddenly the flowers come out and the temperature shoots up into the 20s. Last year it came a lot earlier, so we thought that was the norm.

We had a nice Easter, with three easter egg hunts for the boys - one at Sam's school, one here, and one put on by Maria, our lovely teenage neighbour and babysitter. We also got some free tickets to go and watch a New York Mets baseball game with Paul. We got on the big screen twice, the boys got a baseball each from one of the coaches, and Sam and Max met Mr Met.

We had a lot of fun at the Tribeca family festival watching some BMX tricks, playing with bubbles, bouncy castles and baseballs, and seeing some wonderful acrobats.

Rachel has arrived and it is lovely having her here. Sam and Max are really excited and have been showing off their swimming, puzzle making and climbing. Since we got back from Mexico Sam's swimming has really taken off. It's amazing how fast he learns. Three months ago he didn't have the confidence to swim more than two metres, and now he's swimming six feet down to get rings from the bottom of the deep end. Rachel has an underwater camera so we have some amazing photos.

Here's the link to look at pictures from our last couple of months. Check back soon for some photos of baby Leo.

Hope to speak to you soon,

Tom x