William is One!

Last Wednesday, William turned one! It was a very special day for us. It is hard to believe it has been a year since he was born. So many people kept telling me that I know longer had a baby, but I don't believe that at all. He's still a baby to me and probably will be for a long time to come. It will always be an emotional/special day for me. It's the day I became a mother. William changed that status for me. I had not always seen myself as a mother; I wasn't sure I even wanted children but from the day I found out he was coming I knew I wanted him more than anything else. And I still feel that way. I can't imagine life without my sweet little boy.

Here are the stats:

 

-Height: 31.75 inches tall! My little guy is officially half my height and he is only one year old. That is crazy! Guess he's going to be tall like his daddy.

-Weight: 23+ lbs. We actually thought he was going to weigh more and I'm still not sure it's right. He kept pushing on the sliding part of the baby scale so she finally called it.

 
-Clothes: all size 18 months, except for one 12 month shirt that still fits somehow!
-Shoes: size 5 but they are too small again. This kid has really big feet!
-Diaper: size 4
-Favorite toys: Balls of all colors and sizes! His little people farm animals, mega blocks (birthday gift from grandma Mary), his new turtle he picked out himself
 

- What's new this month?? He's talking all the time--mama, dada, nay nay (his cousins name is Nathan), ball, bottle, no, bye bye, dog. He even said yellow once!
-The most exciting thing this month is walking!! He took his first two steps 3 days before his birthday and we were shocked! We were in the kitchen and he let go of the freezer drawer handle on our fridge and took two steps toward us! Almost every day since he's taking at least 3 steps. He even took 7 steps once!

 

-I look forward to this next year. I'm sure it will be just as amazing as the first and I can't wait for each new thing, William learns. He's such a happy baby and we enjoy each day that we are blessed to have him in our life.

Hello again!

It has been a while since I've been on here. Between vacationing, working, and planning/having our little guys birthday party, I haven't had much time for anything else. I feel like I'm so behind with everything else. The house is a mess, laundry is piling up, and I feel like I may never catch up on any of it. Maybe I should think about getting a cleaning lady just to get things straightened up so I can start with a "clean" slate. Wonder if I can talk Bill into that one?? I doubt it. I worked 4 days last week which didn't help matters at all.

Like I said earlier, we had William's birthday party this weekend. It is hard to believe that a year ago tomorrow our little guy was born. This past weekend we had his birthday party. It was good. It took a while but I finally found a lady on Etsy to design his invite for me and I love how it turned out!

I wanted to have all his monthly pictures so everyone could see how he's grown over the past year!

 All 6 of his grandparents were able to come. I don't think they've all been here at one time since our wedding in 2010. Basically, we had a pool party with our family and close family friends--over 40 people in all! It was crazy. William had a great time playing with his cake and swimming in the pool.

He had no interest in opening his presents so basically I had to do that for him.

Prince William!

I decided to clean a lot of photos off of my phone today (mostly due to the limited space warning) and here are a few of my favorites of our little guy!


He definitely loves the pool!


















Nap time!


Smiling happy baby!


He lost his horse in his bib pocket and couldn't find it for several minutes! It was cute watching him search for it.

Found it!

I love my new swing!!

 

Look what some one figured out how to do...standing without holding on to anything! Next step walking!

 

This is what happened when we let him try Bill's lemon at the Mexican restaurant the other day. I love that face!

He's such a sweet baby. He's trying to share his snack with Mr. Bear.

So What! Wednesday

It's time for another So What Wednesday link up with Shannon over at Life after I Dew.

Here's what I'm saying so what to this week. So what if:

-I came downstairs this morning after putting the baby down for his nap and immediately had some Coke. I know I'm supposed to be giving it up but this mama hasn't been sleeping well and I needed both caffeine and sugar today!

-I am not excited about working Friday. Life in a pharmacy the day after a holiday (on which we are closed) is crazy! Plus we will be short handed. Oh yeah, and two of the pharmacists (yours truly included) have been there about 6 weeks.

-Two of my best friends came to visit this weekend and I miss them more now that they are gone than I did before they came to visit. My husband says I've been depressed since they left.

-I am dreaded the drive to Bill's parents house Friday after I get off work. Late night drives aren't my thing...at all.

-I want a new haircut but have no idea what to do to it. My hair frizzes so much since I've had the baby. I don't remember it being this bad before I had him.

-I ordered William's invitations for his birthday. I got them from Etsy and they are so cute. Thank you so much to the wonderful reader who recommended I look there. I can't wait until the lady sends me the proof!

-I've had my two Netflix movies for over 3 weeks now. Guess I'm not getting my money's worth this month.

-Every time I wash my car it rains. White car plus wet roads equals brownish car.

-I got new plants for my fish tank and the fish keep digging them all up so the tank looks worse than it did before I worked on it.

-My husband's furlough due to this sequester business started this week. While I'm not excited about loosing some of our income, having him home earlier and on all Fridays will be nice. Got to look on the bright side!

11 months old!

I originally tried to post this last Tuesday but it never showed up on the site so I figured I'd just add to it and repost for today!

Last Monday (June 24th) our little guy turned 11 months! I can't believe he is almost one year old! He's grown so much since the day he was born.

• Weight: 22-23 lbs--I'm guessing. Our scale is not that accurate.
• Height: 31-32 inches--he's a tall guy
• Diaper: Size  4.
• Clothes: size 12 months and18 months, he is not a fan of shoes so we are still on the hunt for a shoe he will wear.
• Teeth: he has 6 teeth-2 on bottom, 4 on top. Two more are coming in on the bottom
• Toys: He loves his activity table and his stacking cups the most. He loves all types of balls (such a little boy). Moo is still his favorite book. Playing outside is also a new favorite since we put up his kiddie swing.
• Walking: not yet, crawling everywhere and walking along the furniture but no walking on his own yet. He will stand on his own which is new for this month but no actual steps yet.
• Food: He will eat anything at all. He really loves tortillas and chicken right now. He will eat all veggies and fruits we have tried so far.
• William is such a sweet little boy who is open to playing and sharing his toys with everyone around him.
• He LOVES people. Two of my best friends from college came to visit this weekend and he loved them both instantly.
• Another new favorite is dogs. We don't have a dog but my sister in law who keeps him while I work has two. Since he's been spending time with them, he notices and wants to touch every dog he sees now.

-Mama and Dada are still the only two words we can make out. He says ba when he wants one of his balls so I think ball will be his next word.
-We are still working on baby sign language too. He can sign more, milk, play, and finished. We've started doing sleep, bath, and water but it's only been like a week so he's not ready to respond with those yet.

 

 

So What! Wednesday

It's Wednesday so it's time for another So What! Wednesday. Here's what I'm saying so what if:
-My post yesterday is stuck in blogger limbo. It says it's posted when I look at my blogger dashboard but it is definitely not on my page. Guess I'll repost it later this week if it doesn't show up!
-Yesterday, the baby went down for a nap at 8:30am. My choices were clean the house, nap, or shower. Guess what I did...nap. I seriously needed the sleep.
-This morning was just like yesterday morning...nap won yet again.
-I let my son eat cantaloupe for dinner last night. He refused the chicken and squash. He would only eat cantaloupe. At least it's fruit so it's healthy.
-Two of my best friends are coming to visit Friday and I have yet to clean the house. I mean we all went to college together surely they don't expect a super clean house. They know I have a seriously active 11 month old right??
-Laundry has been waiting in the laundry room for several days now. Who cares? I just shut the door and pretend it's not there.
-I couldn't wait to watch yesterday's episode of Pretty Little Liars this morning so I watched it during breakfast...with the baby in the room. I try not to let him watch TV but I couldn't wait. He really didn't seem interested anyway. He just played with his toys instead.
-I ate 2 oatmeal cream pies today. Those things are seriously addictive. I don't know why my husband keeps buying them when he knows I can't resist them.

Thursday Thoughts

 

Today I'm linking up with Jennifer at Ramblings of a Suburban Mom for another Thursday Thoughts!

 

-Last night I watched Toddlers and Tiaras on TLC. Two things struck me. Number 1: These people are crazy! Some of these moms are spending thousands of dollars on these pageants and they are obsessed! Some of the kids have fake teeth and hair pieces! A lot of the mom's are more upset if their child doesn't win than the kiddos. Last night the police were called on one of the moms because she was acting so crazy. Seriously, what kind of example does this set for your child?? Number 2: TLC stands for the learning channel. I don't feel like any program I saw advertised (or the one I was watching) involved learning at all. Here comes Honey Boo Boo definitely not a learning opportunity.

 

-I have become obsessed with Pretty Little Liars. I watched the previous season in record time on Netflix. Then, I scrolled through our guide forever to find the premiere from last week's rebroadcast so I could record it. And I set up a recording for all future episodes!! Both of which I watched yesterday. So now I'm completely caught up and feel sad that I now have to wait weekly to see what happens to these overly dramatic high schoolers! Ridiculous I know but we all need our fixes!

 

-I am looking for a place to let me make the invitations I want for William's birthday. I want a card that shows all his monthly pictures I've taken. I can't find any where on the web to let me create and order them. It is really bumming me out. I wanted to have it finished by Monday so when I take his 11 month pic I can just insert it and order. I know exactly how I want it to look. I just need someone to make it for me and I feel like I'm running out of time!! If anyone knows where to get/make these PLEASE let me know!

 

Guess that's it for the day--go link up with Jennifer!