Lots of pictures

I know, I know- I haven't posted in a long time....sorry! It's the end of the semester, the Holidays are getting closer, etc- no excuse, but I am sorry it's been awhile.... So I thought I should just post a lot of pictures and put some captions so you can see what's new with baby William....

Chad's new thing is putting him in the pouch and playing music- William loves it. I wonder if he can feel the vibrations and that's what he likes????


We went to a birthday party at Discovery Center and this was in the kids area- he loved it. It was a huge hexagon, octagon, something-agon with mirrors...

Christmas cookies for my colleagues at work....

Nap time with mommy- he's not too much of a snuggler these days, but everynow and then I can convince him to catch up on days of Our Lives with me :-)

someone's learned how to flip out of the bouncy...that must be why they put straps on them :-)

he's so excited to go outside- even if it was just for yard work....

after a good run...he's getting so big in the stroller!

he loves trying to hold his own bottle- but can really only do it when it's about empty :-)

he wasn't too sure about the swing...but finally figured it out and loves it! But only for about 15 minutes at a time....

Blogger will not let me add any more pictures right now....maybe this afternoon :-)

Sleep training??? For real????

OK, I just read Jessica's blog- have I missed the boat???? Sleep training? what is that???? Everyone keeps telling us that he'll just start to sleep all night on his own, but we keep passing the milestones- 8 weeks, 14 lbs, 4 months, etc- He's past all of those and still doesn't sleep all night- you have to train them????? Help me!!!!!

The Holidays are here....

William celebrated his first Thanksgiving yesterday at Shawn and Vanessa's and was quite the hit. He kept talking and talking and cooing, ooohing, etc- He only cried once when Shawn tried to snuggle with him and had a scratchy face..poor baby, poor Shawn for making him cry! I love Thanksgiving because it makes you stop and remember just how lucky and blessed we all are! I've got a healthy and extremely happy baby, a wonderful husband who loves me and the baby, a good job, a house- what more could a girl want?

With Thanksgiving behind us it can only mean one thing...holiday outfits are here! We've already had our Santa photo taken- but you'll have to wait on that picture :-) here's him right after the Santa shot...

Of course he needs a casual outfit so I made a little onsie and after I put the trunk on the tree I realized I did it crooked, so I tried to "fix" it and make the tree sideways- funky. Hopefully it'll be OK :-)

We watched Oprah this morning (I love tivo) and he was into the Holiday show. This little guy loves his Oprah...

On another note, my good friends Ashley and Arjun are in India this week. They went to New Delhi, and not being a geography scholar like my friend Christian I have no idea how close...or hopefully far... away they are from what's going on over there. Please say a small prayer for them that they are safe! We are off to our four month doctor appointment today...hopefully no shots are involved....

Surprise

I am wearing out the video function on our camera. now that it doesn't chime when you turn it on, you can really sneak up on WDP and get some cute movies. he's pretty much a pro at the rollover. EVERYTIME you put him down he wants to flip- on the changing table, in the crib, everywhere. I think he's doing a better job of holding his head up after the flip. He's still not too sure what to do once he's rolled over. Sometimes he'll kick enough that he turns sideways.... I was trying to hold him back until I could start the camera for this video...he gives you a little surprise at the end!

We went to Birmingham Monday just for the day to see my college roomie and her mom. WDP was such a ham, smiling and cooing. I was a little embarrassed that William now wears the same size diapers as Katie- her 18month old! We'll find out exactly what he weighs Friday when we go in for his check-up. I hope he's not off the charts huge! What a fun daytrip, and now I know just how difficult it is to travel in a car with a baby- oh the joys of Christmas travelling! Good Luck on your trip to FL Byerly! He just wants to squirm, and then I want to hold him Brittany Spears style, but I can't because I'm a rule following type- A kind of girl.

Chad and I were scrolling through pictures and Chad has an uncanny ability to say pretty funny things about pictures- like he'll say something the person should be saying when that's not at all what they were doing, but it could've been- like in this picture I thought- baby William is stretching (he loves to stretch) how sweet and Chad immediately thought he was channeling his inner Super Mario Brothers and jumping over something....

I'm glad Chad still makes me giggle :-)

Happy 4mo Birthday to baby William!

What a change in just 4months!!!!!

Today is William's 1/3 year birthday! I love half birthdays (you just missed mine Nov 6), and think for William we will celebrate the thirds, and half year birthdays- always a reason to celebrate! I have been busy working on a Christmas outfit so we can go see Santa this week (school's out all week!) How cute is this? It's super soft corduroy- perfect for WDP! he will also have one with a snowman, but that's later in the week...

Chad was in Atl this weekend and William and I got to catch up with an old friend Vern who was in town for a convention- so fun! I still can't believe he's married with 3- almost 4 kids! It seems like just yesterday he lived with Reggie and they had a moldy shower curtain! It was fun to hear about his work at the Methodist church in Boone. I didn't know he had to give a sermon for their non-traditional service every Sunday morning- now I feel badly that I'm always telling him to update his blog- I publicly- well as public as my blog is, apologize :-) But you should still at least upload pics every so often so we can see how big your kids are!!!!

I love school vacations- they are the best part about being a school teacher. Hopefully I will get some rest, finish all sewing projects, and get some good baby William time this week :-)

Rolling Over!!!

Well, William has decided he's no longer content to just hang out on his back, he's been twisting and kicking and all of that has lead to him rolling over! He did it for Chad Monday when I was working, and now does it consistently. It's making changing diapers a little more challenging :-) Yesterday he was quite confused when he's flip over, but now he kicks and looks around. Tummy time is not so bad after all when you get there by yourself. I can't wait to be out of work all next week and spend lots of time watching his new "tricks!" The picture is his new view of life....

I know the video is dark, but our living room doesn't get too much lighting in the afternoons- well that's because it's dark at 4:30- I hate Central Time on daylight Savings!!! Enjoy the video and ignore me cheering for him :-) Goooo Baby!!!

FYI....

Just so you know...baby William can roll over :-) He did it yesterday while I was at work- sad- but did it again last night. he can only roll one way, but it's still exciting!!! Chad has also learned how to turn the sounds off on the camera so we can sneak up on William for better pictures and movies! Two guys, two tricks- life is good! If only I had a trick...oh wait I'm in pre-maternity pants today- maybe that will count as my trick, they're tight, but they're on- a step in the right direction!!! I will try to get a video of sweet baby rolling over tonight....