4 Months

Our little pumpkin is 4 months old today! I find him rolled-over in his crib a lot. He lays in bed after he wakes up and just talks to himself, in the morning and after naps. We're still not quite sleeping through the night, but he's now eating every 3-4 hrs instead of every 2, and he's napping well. He lights up around people, and always gives his Mommy & Daddy the biggest smiles. He loves bathtime, swimming, playing in his bumbo, watching Daddy cook, grabbing at anything and everything, and playing with the red ball in the pic below.

At his last Doctors appointment he weighed 15 lbs and was 24 1/2 inches long, so he's doubled his birth weight and is right on track. Aunt Julia came to visit us over the weekend and we had so much fun with her! He loved spending time with her and drooling on her shoulder and pulling her hair. :) We're looking forward to more family time next week with the Stegers in South Carolina.

Liam, we love you more than we even thought possible! You bring such joy into our lives. I love those cute little toes.

Love,

Mommy

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Pray for Kate

This sweet little girl needs our prayers. I saw that Kelly at kellyskorner.com posted about her last week, then while Julia was in town I found out that she is the neice of Julia's Thailand roommate, Stephanie Bouck. Follow her story and learn more about her condition here.

I have moments throughout the day when I am reminded to pray for Kate and her family. There have been several other families around me lately that are dealing with tough illnesses or loss. Every time I hear about one of these situations, I am stunned. There is so much pain in this temporary home we call earth, it makes me long for heaven. I just scoop Liam up and kiss him, so thankful for each day with my family. Above all, these situations tell me to hope in the One who is our Life-giver, the One who loves us so very much, and the One who will ultimately dry all of our tears. I'm praying today that He holds Kate close to His heart today and whispers to her how much He loves her.

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Liam's life these days

Sweet face. This little guy is the love of our lives right now. It was so fun to take him to Arkansas and show him off to our family and so many dear friends. Even with our hectic schedule, he handled everything really well. Here he is, very sleepy, but content. Motherhood has stretched my emotional capacity on both ends. I find myself feeling some pretty strong emotions, times of stress, fatigue, loneliness...but also more joy, love, and hope. Its an enigma, definitely. Especially for me, who's not always in tune to what I'm feeling at the moment. Today I've been a little overwhelmed (for lots of reasons), but then I look at this sweet picture, or see him sleeping soundly in his bed, and all is right with the world.

Here are some more recent pictures as promised:

A great smile! We're o-so-close to getting a giggle out of him. I can't wait!

This was taken on our anniversary weekend (5 years!). We went to Disney's Hollywood Studios, and it happened to be Star Wars Weekend (and a VERY rainy day).

This was also taken at Disney...our little Beach Bum! We didn't get him in the water, but couldn't resist putting his suit on for a photo op.

And Sunday the 7th meant that Liam is now 3 months old! He loves to stand on our laps, he is grasping for things, rolling over from tummy to back, attached to the paci, cooing and "talking" to us, full of smiles, and a generally happy baby. We are so blessed!

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Soon...

Camera cord is in the mail...new posts coming soon! In the meantime, check out Andrew's new blog to see some of what he's been up to.

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Liam's World Tour

We got back to Orlando last night from a great, long trip to Arkansas. I can't believe its over already! We had such a great time introducing Liam to some of our favorite people and places. We are so blessed.

Right now, I can't find the camera cord, so this is just the first part of our trip (as in...the first few days of our 8 day vacation!)

I carried Liam through the airport in the Moby Wrap...can't say enough about this great thing! Liam did great through the flights, and he pretty much slept the whole time in the Moby. I even nursed him in it without feeling awkward or exposed. It was great.

When we got to Little Rock, our sweet families met us at the airport...with a fun surprise! Uncle Scott! Liam and Uncle Scott became best buds over the weekend. It was so fun to see him. Christina, we missed you so much. I hope we get to come see you soon.

One of the first things we did on Friday morning was head downtown for breakfast and the Kris Allen "Welcome Home" concert. We are definitely fans of Kris, and so proud of how great he's done on American Idol. Go Kris! Again...the Moby...and a sleeping baby. Liam did great at his first concert!

No pictures of this, but also on Friday, Liam got to go to his first movie. This was special because Andrew talks about how he became a Star Wars fan because he saw Empire Strikes Back as a two-month-old baby. So, you guessed it, we took our little two-month-old to see Star Trek with the Steger fam. We have a little Trekkie in the making.

Our Friday afternoon wrapped up with a trip to see Liam's great-grandparents. Here he is seeing his Mamaw Cato, my grandmother.

And this is a picture of the three Williams. Papaw and Liam got along great. It was so special to us for my grandparents to meet our little man!

This is the sweetest face I've ever seen. Ok, maybe I'm a little biased, but seriously...he's a sweet baby. He did so great with our crazy schedule and so many people wanting to see him and kiss his sweet face.

There are many more pictures, but I wanted to get these up to satisfy all the blog lurkers I learned about this week. You know who you are! :) Hopefully we'll find the camera cord so we can post about the week Part 2: LR Sip 'n See, Mother's Day, time with the Harkeys, more great-grandparent pics.

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Some Video for Kicks and Giggles

Just wanted to post a video of Liam and his Mickey.

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First Smiles

The pictures are blurry, but still cute! Our little six-week-old is smiling! We count last Saturday, April 11, as his "first smile," at five weeks. He was full of grins when we had this photo shoot last week. I know I will forever be saying this, but my goodness time is flying by so fast.

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Easter

Liam is growing and changing so much. He's almost 6 weeks old. Some fun things are that he has more awake times where he's alert and smiling. Mostly in the mornings around 7:30 or 8ish. He's smiling a lot more. We've gone to church a few times, and he usually does well. Of course, it was Easter where he screamed during the service and Andrew ended up sitting with him in the lobby during the sermon.

He loves when people talk to him, he loves looking at lights and the Brooklyn Bridge picture over our couch. He calms down when I sing to him or read to him. I've been amused at the songs that have popped in my head. Mostly songs that I learned a long time ago...hymns, old choruses, songs we sang in youth choir, etc. Makes me realize how much those songs were embedded in my brain at a young age. Probably a lot like scripture memory too. Its encouraging me to begin now teaching him those important things!

Here are some pics we took on Easter:

Our little wide-eyed boy!

He's making a funny face, but alas, it will live on forever. He was screaming in all of the other ones! He (we) got lots of chocolate for Easter!

And here's our little family at Baldwin Park. We are so blessed!

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