the other morning..

The other day before church I wanted to snapped a few photos of William, He wasn't really cooperating because we had just woke him up to get ready for church and he was hungry and wanted his milk. (you would think we have early church but nope we have church at 11:00) This kid takes after his mom and likes to sleep in!! Lets just hope this other baby gets the memo and we can continue our ritual of sleeping in every morning!So this is the best I got, Sippy in hand, I was trying to capture his sweet tie but he wasn't letting me. haha

Mommy and William... so serious... (again he had just been woken up.)

Daddy and William.. can these two look any more alike!? Some days I really see it, and some pictures I laugh because they are SO the same! William is like a little clone of Brandon! especially in these pictures! It cracks me up! LOVE them both so I really can't complain!

random pics

I was looking through some pictures and came across these, I uploaded them last week, and I totally intended to post about each of them and then never did. I wanted to quickly add them on here so I didn't forget and before they became too old.
William giving one of his scrunched up faces, he does this some times it cracks us up. He does a version of a scrunched up face when he does his cat meow too.

This was William 2 Sundays ago all ready for church, haha.. yes we put a bow tie on him!.. I was skeptical at first but it grew on me, and now I love it!

Total G.Q. (besides the blush brush in his hand, haha! he totally loves that thing!)

and this is William with his little puppy dog. He sleeps with it every night and for nap time. It's really adorable. I tried for a while to get him to like something, something to comfort him, different cuddles and such, and he would like it for a day or two and then kinda forget about it. I have always had this kind of handy in his crib and recently he has attached to it for bed time. It cracks me up! I love that he has a little cuddle buddy, it is too cute! We give it to him tell him good night and he lays down with his little friend and goes to sleep! love it!

Weekly Wednesday Update

18 weeks today!...

According to Baby center dot com the baby is as big as a bell pepper, almost 7 oz, and 5 1/2 inches long from head to bottom. This week marked the transition stage from feeling a spontaneous kick every so often to the continuous movements and kicks I am now feeling! It's funny how it happens, for about two or three weeks you will fell a random kick or flutter and then one day it just changes and you start feeling everything. Sunday night I was like I totally feel the baby! Brandon has even gotten the privilege of feeling the little thing moving around. It's still the fun part when it doesn't hurt yet. William hurt me all the time when he would move and kick, I am going to enjoy these little movements for the time being cause I know they will get bigger and harder soon! Although the baby did kick my full bladder last night and I was like oh yeah I forgot about this part.. oh the joys...

I have been pretty nauseous this week, a lot less throwing up but more nauseous I don't know what's better? Some days I wish I would just throw up and get it over with. Oh well, I think It means it's getting better. I just feel bad when I have a bad day and I feel really crappy and William and I are still in our pajamas in the late after noon! :)

We have names for this baby, we still have our girl pick from when we were pregnant with William and I have two boy names that I am still deciding between. We will see what way we will have to go when we see what it is in two weeks! :)

I have gained a couple more pounds this week, It was inevitable being Thanksgiving weekend and all! I think I will just blame it on that! :) I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving!

William giving the baby loves and kisses... which he does often. :)

family pics

I have been wanting to take family pictures for a while now, we don't really have any updated ones of all three of us. (who decides to take them when your pregnant anyway!?) We took these the other day on thanksgiving at my parents house before we ate, My brother snapped a few for us. They are not professionally done by any means but I thought they turned out okay.

Thanks Jason.

Weekly Wednesday Update

17 Weeks today...

The baby this week is 5 ounces and around 5 inches long from head to bottom. I had a quick Dr. appointment on Monday, and we listened to the heart beat on the little Doppler. That's always fun to here. At my appointment we scheduled my ultrasound to find out the gender! It will be on Thursday December 17th at 8:45 A.M. I am very excited and can't wait to find out if William will be having a little brother or a little sister! I think it's a boy, but I was SO wrong with William I know I can't trust what I think! So we shall see in about 3 weeks! (it can't come soon enough!)

I have started to feel the baby move more this week. Yesterday while I was laying in bed I felt the baby bulging out and pressing out on my stomach, I pushed it back and it found a new place to rest. Every once in a while I will have my hand resting on my stomach and concentrating on the movements and it feels like something is under there. :)

I'm excited to feed the baby this weekend! Happy Thanksgiving to everyone!

12 months

I have been very over do on this post and have been meaning to do it for a while, better late then never...

William had his 12 month check up a week or two ago, and his stats were....

Height 30 1/2 inches 77%

Weight 21lbs 15.5 oz 28%

Head 47 cm. 70%

I was like seriously a half of an oz off from 22 even lbs... have some more milk.. haha..

William has been SO much fun, Hes Funny and Social, and Laughs when everyone else is laughing. He cracks me up. We love him so much! He is so Smart and picks up on things really Fast. He is Loving and Kind, and also a little bit of a Spitfire (I think he gets that part from his mom)

Whats been going on this past month...

*William Gives loves, Hugs and Kisses all the time to his daddy and Me. We can't get enough of it!

* He has started sleeping with this soft little TY puppy dog. Its so cute how he wants to hold it and love it.

* He give cuddles to his little cousins it's really sweet (the bad part is he does this by laying down on top of them. we need to work on that.)

*He talks a lot, Brandon and I were trying to count how many words he can say the other day and we got up to 15. (not counting all the animal sounds he does!) It's too cute when he says a word in perfect English. It's almost like did that just come out of you? haha

*He points to several animals on the page of a book and can say its name and sound. My newest favorite he does is a cat. It is SO freakin funny to see his face when he does a cat. He did it the other day and Brydee my niece was like that's a sad cat. He does the saddest little cat meow and squints his eyes when he does it? Don't know why, but its adorable!

*He signs "eat" all the time! every time he wants something to eat or drink he does the "eat" sign. It's nice that he can communicate that to me but at the same time it breaks my heart when he does it and I don't have food to give him like when were driving in the car and he does it in his car seat. It's so cute how well he does it. He some times does the sign for "more" but not very often, He usually just says "more!"

*He walks SO well, He runs, he dances, he can even walk backwards.

*He is sleeping and going to sleep really well! He has been doing it for over a month now but its still so nice to finally have him trained to lay down and go to sleep with out any protest.

*He is still a very good eater. He takes after his parents and is not picky at all, he eats almost anything, spicy, sour, you name it, he'll eat it. He drinks cows milk (has been for over a month) and I like to put strawberry or chocolate syrup in it for him. :)

* He is still kind of a bully when he plays with other babies his age or a little younger. I think this is because of all his cousins he plays with that are older then him? He will push them over, or not want them to touch something. (I need to teach him to do better but I'm not sure if it's working?)

Here is just a random picture of William I took the other day out front of our house. He loves being out side. (It's not the best quality but it's what I have? it looks like I haven't been taking very many pictures lately.)

Weekly Wednesday Update

Well My little avocado (that's the size of the baby at 16 weeks) is still making me throw up once to twice a day! NOT so fun. I am definitely getting bigger, stretching, and poking out more (if that was possible at how early I am.) If I were to have an ultrasound now we would probably be able to tell if it was a girl or boy. I'm keeping my fingers crossed that my doctor isn't busy at my appointment on Monday and he just does another ultrasound and tells me! haha! wouldn't that be fun! I am not scheduled to have an ultrasound so I probably wont find out until the standard 20 weeks that my Doctors office does. :(

Sorry no pic this week, maybe next week.

the other night...

We went on a bike ride the other night with Ben, Ashton and Braden. I am totally bummed I didn't pull out my camera until after we were done with the bike ride, It was pretty comical to see us all on the bikes, William was in a bike trailor and Braden was in a child seat on a bike. Not to mention I was riding mine and Brandon's Tandem bike with only one rider! :) We will have to go again sometime so I can get some pictures!
After wards we let the boys sit in the truck and play out side (at my parents house) for a while.


We also let Braden have a turn in the drivers seat

Brandon even pushed them around the yard a little, they thought it was fun.

William was way chill and kicked back the whole time he was getting pushed around, it was cracking me up.

After all that we came home and got the boys ready for bed. They were dirty from playing out side, So we gave them a bath.
Braden borrowed some of Williams clothes, so I put them in something matching :)


This is William giving Braden loves...
Braden DID NOT like it!

My son also likes to wrestle, he wrestles with his daddy, and his boy cousins (which are all older then him) and then when he does it to Braden he doesn't understand why he cries? Poor Braden! I'll give him a few months and they'll be pretty evenly matched I'm sure! It doesn't help that William walks and Braden crawls. Braden is 6 weeks younger then William.

William's 1st Birthday Party

It's my Birthday! YAY I'm finally one years old!

opening a present from Sarah and Steve-o

This is what he looked like most of the night. He got a diaper change and his pants never made it back on him? and he had a balloon tied to him. His favorite part of his birthday had to be the balloons. He loves them!

Friend Braden made an appearance among other guests

William getting sung to by his friends and family, patiently awaiting his cup cake.

Digging right in!

He didn't eat much of his cup cake because he had already eaten quite a bit, but he sure had a good taste of it!

Thanks for all who came and supported William turning ONE!

Weekly Wednesday Update

15 weeks today...

I still have been pretty sick this week, my mornings still consist of running to the bathroom and throwing up. But I am pretty good most of the day. Hopefully it gets better here soon. This week I have gotten bigger, I can see it and feel it. I also gained my first couple pounds. I told you I don't gain anything for the first trimester or so and then I gain it all in like a month! so hopefully this isn't the beginning of a rapid weight gain. It's probably due to the Halloween candy and the fact that I am started to crave more things. Today was the second time I craved a Cafe Rio pork salad. like CRAVED it, like I HAD to have it! I wanted it so bad I fought the lunch rush with a sleeping William in my arms, by my self to get it! :) I never had cravings with William, I was just happy if ANYTHING sounded good with his pregnancy, this pregnancy I have felt better and there for I EAT! :)

I probably should have choose better clothes for this weeks picture other then baggy sweat bottoms, (not so flattering!) and the fact that I'm in all black doesn't help, you can't tell where my arm ends and my body begins, there for making me bigger.oh well.. :)

one year!

Where has the time gone!?

Happy Birthday son, I love you more than life!

sunday morning

I couldn't resist snapping a few photos Sunday morning before church. William was wearing a white shirt and tie! He just needed a little missionary tag to finish the outfit! haha.. gotta love little boy stuff! He looked so grown up it was killing me! He is so funny now when we ask him to say cheese he does this funny smile that makes him look even more like his daddy!! (the top pic)LOVE HIM!

Weekly Wednesday Update

14 weeks today...
Right when I thought I was starting to feel better... This week I have felt pretty nauseous. Every morning I run to the bathroom in hopes I make it there in time!
One good thing this week was I had a Dr. appointment. It was supposed to be a normal OB visit but my doctor was nice and did an ultra sound to see how things were going. Baby was moving around and kicking! The baby had two arms, two hands, two legs, and a heart beat. (all good things) We didn't get a good picture because it was moving around so much! But it definitely settled some doubts when I saw that little thing moving around in there! It was good to see! My next appointment will be the Monday before thanksgiving.
I hate not knowing what I'm having. I usually find my self referring to the baby as a "he" because I hate saying "it". When I know what we are having it's so much nicer to say "son" or "him" or call him by name. But it seems like I still have forever until I find out what I'm having! oh well, the anticipation will make it that much better! :)

William's 1st Halloween

William's First Halloween!

Our first Trick or Treating of the year started at Skywest. With My Brother working their, one of my sisters working their, and the fact that I used to work for them we go their every year to trick or treat. The kids always have so much fun, and make out with a loot of candy! I was so excited to finally have a child to bring their instead of just helping out all the nieces and nephews.
After Sky West I let William indulge in a few of his treats! Needless to say he liked that part!
I was flying solo all weekend because Brandon has been sick with the flu. He was bummed he couldn't be apart of Williams first Halloween but I took pictures to show him. (and yes he had just had chili and I didn't really clean him up very well so in all his pictures he has a dirty face! oh well :)
Then on Halloween I met up with Ashton and her family (more like invited my self over) and we took out our little ones together.

This was when we were out trick or treating, With Trick or Treat bag in hand! haha... I loved that he would hold it for me!

My little pirate! It was so much fun, He was a trooper all night, happy and content and awake until way late. We went trick or treating, visited friends and made an appearance at my sisters Halloween party and the whole time he was so good! I can't wait for next year! :)

weekly Wednesday Update

I am 13 weeks today, Not much has changed this week. I still have good days and then I have not so good days. Today I've been pretty nauseous, and threw up. But I do think my good days are coming more and more often so that's way good! I haven't been taking my pills as much. I have been trying to make them last and only take them when I REALLY need them.

According to Baby Center.com the baby has gone from the size or a Lime to the size or a medium size shrimp. If you ask me I would consider that a down grade? but what do I know? I do have a doctors appointment this week so hopefully I have a more interesting update for you next week. :)

Walking William

William walks all over now. He walks way more then he crawls, in fact he practically runs. I think he prefers to walk over crawl now. He can get up from the floor with out having to use anything to pull him self up. So while he's walking and if he falls over he just gets right back up and keeps walking. It's so funny to see his little body walking all over the house, I'll go around the corner to look for him and he's walking towards me, it's still so weird to me, I am still getting used to it. He has pretty good balance, the other day he was drinking his sippy while he was walking, and if I'm honest I have a hard time doing that! haha... he can bend over pick something up and then keep on walking. I think I can count it now, I think it's official, my son walks.
I said to him "can you say cheese for mommy" and this is his smile, not bad.

I have been trying to upload a video of William walking/running and I can't do it! I have been trying for a few days! I am finally giving up and I am just posting this with out the video, I'll try to do another one soon! just enjoy the pictures I guess? :)

weekly Wednesday update

I am 12 weeks today, I thought I would start this week with my first weekly update.

So this last week I did an Intelligender Prediction test, has anyone herd of them? you pee in a cup that comes with little crystals in it and your pee either changes green or orange. Mine turned green. According to it I am going to be having a little boy. I wanted to do it to see if it was actually legit? I am totally skeptical and yet curious at the same time.

I will let you all know in a few months when I get my ultrasound if this little thing was right?

So I am still sick. I haven't been as sick with this pregnancy as I was with William. I couldn't leave the radius of the toilets in my house when I was pregnant with William. With this pregnancy I got sick earlier but I haven't been AS sick, don't get me wrong I still do my fair share of throwing up! I just have more good days. I still take my meds and those seem to help some what?

I don't know why I grow a huge belly from the night I conceive but I do! When people notice I'm pregnant they say "oh do you know what your having" and I have to respond with something like oh no, I am not very far a long I just show really early, I'm not due until May, it's almost embarrassing to say I am not due until May, that seems SO far away! haha.. oh well, I just have to get used to it. Believe it or not I haven't gained one pound Ive actually lost some weight since I've been pregnant, that's what I do, my belly gets bigger and bigger but I don't gain any weight for the first trimester at least and then I gain it all in like a month! we will see if this pregnancy does the same thing?

Funny William & big teeth

William cheesin it for me!


I wanted to share his enormous top teeth with you, what is up with them? haha... my friends and family make fun of them so bad! they are SO big! He just got another one on the top and it looks like it is going to be another massive tooth? it cracks me up!

He will stand and play with this kitchen for ever. It's so funny! He puts stuff in the microwave, and in the stove and then takes it out and puts it back in! We have also been "pretending" to eat the food, and I say how yummy it is very dramatically and he copies me, oh yumm.. haha! but he really does put it in his mouth and slobber all over it! we're still working on the "pretend" part.

I pulled out the camera the other day cause I know I have been slackin on taking pictures of him! I had put him in a weired out fit not his normal jeans and polo, and hadn't even done his hair, but oh well, I take what I can get? He's still adorable to me!

him eating one of his little pretend shrimps.

My darling son! I can't get enough of him!

3 years

Brandon and I hit our THREE year mark last week. We had plans to go out to dinner and actually find someone to watch William. We NEVER go out (especially with out William), so we were way excited. Then I got SOOO sick and we didn't end up doing anything! :( We will make up for it and go out some time soon! I can't believe it's been three years, it's gone by so fast and yet so much has changed since then! Thanks Babe for being the best husband and daddy! love you!

11 months

My son turned ELEVEN MONTHS Monday October 5th.

I can hardly believe it, where has the time gone? How did he get so big? When did he get so smart? He kills me with how fast he learns and grows! This last month has been so much fun, well after he broke his top two teeth things were fun. He makes me smile and laugh continuously through out the day. He is so funny. He continues to amaze me and his dad all the time! I love this little guy more and more every day! I am so grateful for his mild temper and his sweet and loving happy spirit! I was truly blessed with this child and know that I probably wont get this lucky again!

In month 10

He waves Hi and Bye all day long, to everything and everybody, even if it's through the phone to a picture in a book or the gardeners doing the lawn out side. it's funny.

He started walking a lot more this past week, he walks down the hall, and from one room to the other. He does really well when he is barefoot, when i put socks or shoes on him he doesn't do as well.

He is talking more and more. He tries to repeat a lot of the things I say. A couple of his more recent words are "mo" for more, and he has said "up" a few times.

We started working on signing, and he has done "more" a few times (even though it's more like clapping?). That's really the only one that he has done, and it's not consistent by any means so we will keep working on it.

He loves his papa, grandma, aunties, and cousins. I will tell him when we are going to visit them where we're going and he gets so excited.

He is a little lover! He gives hugs and kisses to pretty much everyone. He cuddles and hugs, and then pats your back. It's the sweetest thing ever! especially when you aren't expecting it.

He got two more teeth this last month. The top two came in together at the same time, (wasn't the best week!) as soon as they broke through and stopped hurting you were back to your normal happy self! I think it was so bad because it was two at a time. He only has 4 teeth, the top two and the bottom two.

He got another hair cut this last month. I chopped it! He has a short spiky little boys hair cut. It changed the way he looked SOO much! it took me a good two days to get used to it! All his soft baby hair is gone. He is now a big boy!

Speaking of big boy. William has discovered his male parts. All of the sudden he realised there was something "down there". every time his diaper gets changed his hands go down there! (oh you gotta love boys!) He also knows what it's called, if asked where it is he will show you. So smart, such a proud mam! haha

He has become a little monkey! He climbs and climbs on everything. and if there is a box or container he can push over to something to help in his task he will figure it out and use it! The little stinker. I can't help but be impressed with his determination and abilities on the matter though.

I started William on Cows milk about a week ago. I knew I was going to do it early. I need to ween him from the boob and he HATES formula so I thought the taste of real milk would help the process, and it has. He gets nursed in the morning and at night and gets a sippy of milk through out the day. It's been working pretty well for the most part. Some times he still really wants the boob, but hes been getting better.

Sorry no pictures, I haven't been taking very many lately, I will do better and post some soon. LOVE YOU LITTLE WILLIAM! Thanks for being the best 11 month old a mama could ask for!