Will's First Vacation

Jason, Will, and I just got home from a wonderful week at the beach. It was our first family vacation, and we had a great time. We shopped (a little), played in the water lots, went to a kiddie waterpark several times, and visited the aquarium. I will post pictures and video of our trip soon.

4th of July Fun

We had a wonderful time on our first 4th of July as a family. Eric and Joy (friends from church) brought their two boys Cooper and Lave over to the house. We grilled hamburger and hotdogs and let the boys play outside. Cooper and Lave are Will's closest friends. We had lots of water activities for the boys to play in. All of the boys loved the water. After more than an hour of playing outside, all three boys were tuckered out. We can't wait to have fun playing again real soon!!!

Will's First Trip to Virginia

Well, Will and I made it home from a very long car ride and a nice several days in Virginia. Will, Mimi, and I joined Poppie in Virginia on Monday night after about 8 hours in the car. We stayed with our Uncle Boo and Aunt Rose (my dad's aunt and uncle). It was their first time seeing Will. To put it mildly, they thought Will was the best thing since sliced bread. They loved to watch him and talk to him. They really loved to watch him eat and play in his Johnny Jumper. I am glad that Will was able to make his first trip up, and I am really glad that my great aunts and uncle were able to see him. We miss our family up there, but we are happy to be home and back in our routine.

PS...thanks Mimi and Poppie for helping so much with Will while we were gone. We couldn't have made the trip without you!!!!!!!

Yuck to dairy and soy!!!

At least according to baby Will's system...we are now allergic to dairy and soy. We have been battling constipation for about a month now with Will (on and off). Well, after not being pleased with our pediatrician, we took Will to see a different doctor in the same practice today. He was very nice, spent much time with us, tested Will, and confirmed that he does indeed have a soy allergy. Because I am nursing this limits my already limited diet. We are going to continue nursing for as long as possible with the understanding that the end is probably going to come before I am ready to stop. All this being said, the most important thing is that little Will's tummy starts to feel better soon and we see our happy baby again.

Having Fun

Thanks for the pool, Mimi. It sure is lots of fun!!!

Fun in the Sun

Summer is in full swing, and I am loving every minute of it. I know it has been forever since the last time I posted, but Will, Jason, and I have been rather busy. Will and I are continuing to go to story hour at the library and gym class once a week. We are also staying busy taking walks and trying to squeeze in as much fun as possible over the next several weeks. One of the fun things we did last weekend was take Will to Myrtle Beach. We met Jason's family down there and all spent the weekend together. It was lots of fun. On Friday night we took Will to Broadway at the Beach. He loved looking at all of the bright lights and colors. On Saturday we spent the day on the beach. Will did NOT like the ocean at all. We sat on the sand so that the water would get our feet, but he would grunt every time the water came near. He did enjoy playing in the kiddie pool and touching the dry sand. Jason and I are planning to take him back in a couple of weeks. Hopefully he will do as well then as he did last weekend.


I'm ready for some fun in the sun!


Whoa Mom! What is this stuff???






Hanging out with Aunt Kayla!


The sand is lots of fun!






Mom, will you please stop taking pictures of me???


Taking a break with Uncle Jeremy


A day at the beach wears me out!!!

It has been forever!!!

Well, it has been quite some time since we have last posted. I guess that is what going back to work does to you. So much has changed with Will since the last time I wrote anything. He rolls over nonstop. Everytime he lays down he thinks he has to roll. It causes some problems when he sleeps. He doesn't like to sleep on his tummy so when he rolls over, he wakes up and starts crying. He reaches out for all of his toys now and is even holding them pretty well. When we were in the grocery store this weekend he reached out for a package of pudding I was holding and carried it for a couple of seconds. I was impressed. He is trying hard to sit up on his own. He did actually sit up for about 2 seconds on Saturday without any assistance...it's a start.

Will has also been growing like a weed; he has also been a little sick. Aunt Corri and I took him to the doctor yesterday. He weighed 15.3 lbs. The doctor checked him out and said that he has a virus and that his throat was red. He seems to have felt better today. We have been giving him some pear juice to help with the sore throat. He LOVES it!!! We go back to the doctor on Friday for our 4 month check-up. We will find out how long he his...he has grown up a storm (wearing 6-9 month onesies to sleep in). Until Friday...