So sometimes it feels like nothing has happened in a week (or a week and a half in this case), and sometimes a world of things have come and gone. This past week was the latter. I would have written yesterday, but I got locked out of my house all afternoon (I'll explain in a bit) so I couldn't. I will attempt not to write a novel, but I make no promises!
William has made so much progress recently. He has been taking what the doctor calls "half steps" since right after the last time I wrote. He stands, inches his foot forward, and then sits down into his step like he is unsure of what to do next. The doctor said he could be taking his first real step any day! I kinda hope he waits a bit. My little baby is going to be a little boy all too soon. William has also been saying "Dada" as well as "mama" and "baba" which we think is "Bubba", something we call him. The other day William was talking up a storm in baby talk when he suddenly looked straight at me and said, "wha dada?" and looked like I needed to answer his question. I explained Dada was at work and would come home to love on him at the end of the day. This satisfied him and he went back to playing. It was so cute!
My William is also learning to share. He has started handing me thing and then gets great jot out of how happy I am to receive the item. Oh! He also has learned how to wave "Bye Bye" with his whole arm as well as give awesome High Fives when asked. He is responding to simple commands like "go get that" as well as watching me do something so he can do it next. It's like I have a new kiddo overnight!
William turned 9 months on Friday and had the obligatory Dr. appointment. He is almost 21 lbs (3 oz shy), which is amazing considering that he lost 3 weeks worth of weight when we went through the throw up virus. He is close to if not over 21 lbs today. He is over 28 inches (the nurse could not get an accurate reading) and his head is still huge (98-100 percentile). Dr. Enders said he is doing just great and that we can give him more "adult" food as we see fit. Yesterday he had spaghetti....There's no turning back now.
Have I mentioned William LOVES oranges? I get those cuties, and William will eat a whole one (spitting out the slice after chewing and sucking out all the juice) in no time flat. Glad to know he's not allergic!
We had our last parent's night out until the fall on Friday. We went out to eat with Becky and Russ (wanted to see the Avengers, but time wouldn't permit). I still feel like I am missing part of me when William is not with me, but it is always night to spent time with other adults and not talk about babies.
Saturday we went to Sea World with Francis's work. The day got off to a rough start. but it gradually improved and turned out all right. My first memory in life is seeing Shamu jump into the water. It was a little surreal to see it again. William liked Shamu up until he splashed us with his tail. The cold salt water was unwelcome and William about climbed over me to get away. I calmed him down and he was able to enjoy the rest of the show. It was a close call though...
Mother's day was very nice. William and Francis made me breakfast and then we had a lovely morning at church. Francis had our family photo put on a canvas so that we can hang it in out house. It arrived today and I am very excited to figure out where exactly on the wall it will go. It's wonderful to finally have a family photo of the three of us to put on our wall. We went out to lunch at Mongolian stir-fry restaurant, and then proceeded to call all the wonderful moms in our lives. Francis made chicken enchiladas for dinner (YUM!) and we had a quiet evening just talking. It was a very good day.
Ok, so I was locked out of my house yesterday...Yesterday morning, I went to use my $10 Kohl's cash and got a swim suit. It was still pretty early so I though I would head downtown to get my sister-in-law's birthday present. Big mistake. I got stuck in rush hour traffic. Then the store didn't have what I wanted so I had to get something else. The workers were very nice and helpful, but I couldn't help but feel a little frustrated. Then I took my car to get the front brakes replaced. It was pouring rain and William and I got soaked. After a couple of hours of waiting they tell me that the brakes still haven't come in and would I like it if they drove me home while they worked on the car. They are awesome mechanics. I get home (it is still pouring) and realize my house key is with my car key at the shop... Out of desperation I knock on my neighbor Amy's door and she kindly took both me and William in for the afternoon. She fed me, helped us get dry and allowed us to rest. My car was eventually delivered to my house free of charge (I said they were awesome mechanics) and I was able to get into my house. By this time I had a couple of minutes to feed William, bathe him and put him to bed. It was stressful to be able to see my dogs getting soaked and not be able to to do anything about it. But I survived.
So there is where I will end. Today is already a better day as William slept 11 hours straight last night (a new record!). Hopefully he will keep that up. Tata!
Wednesday, May 16, 2012
Tuesday, May 8, 2012
May 8th, 2012
Can't believe it is already May. The weather would suggest it is much later though, so I guess I should have been prepared. It was a good week in the Phillips domain.
First off, William kissed a girl last week a gym class. Her name is Olivia and she is around 3 weeks older than him. In between exercises, he crawled right over to her and laid a big wet one on her cheek. He flirted with her again this week. It is adorable. Funniest part is that Olivia has a twin sister, and William won't even give her the time of day. I guess my little man has a girlfriend! This week at gym, the instructor told William he was going to have to graduate to the next group soon because he is just too advanced. It was then I realized William will be 9 months this week!
My little man is becoming more and more independent. He plays on his own for great lengths of time which is awesome. Too bad it is never when I need him to be busy, like when I am making dinner or need to go potty... It seems the rule is that he is allowed to leave the room without asking my permission, but it is the end of the world if I leave the room even when he can still see me. He crawls after me calling my name and then telling me in his own way his displeasure with my absence. He's a mess. He just wants company though. As long as someone is around, he seems pretty content.
William is starting to follow simple commands, the most often of which is "on your bottom". He likes to stand in his high chair as well as the tub. I think he gets a kick out of me telling him to sit down because he laughs and plops down when told.
William has also figured out how to get off the bottom stair in our house. He would previously get stuck on the landing and yell until someone gets him, or fall off and hit his head. Now, he turns around, puts his feet down and lowers the rest of his body. He's so smart!
My amazing in-laws came into town this weekend. It had been forever since they had seen William, and the couldn't believe how much he had grown! We went shopping and kite flying. It was nice to spend time with them as always. My mother-in-law gave William maple syrup. He is now a fan. She also gave him a ton of ice cream. I think she wants "nana" to be his next word, hehe.
William has been very fussy the past couple of days, so I finally took him to the doctor. Turns out he is teething and it looks like his molars are about to come. This is really early, but the doctor said his gums are inflamed and that seems to be what is bugging him. I'm just glad it wasn't an ear infection!
We did William's 9 month photos today. I wanted to have something to send out with Mother's Day cards, so we got the pictures done a couple of days early. William was a sweetheart and the pictures turned out AMAZING, crazy hair and all. I can't wait to share them with everyone!
Well, that's it for now. I know I forgot stuff, but William is waking up.
First off, William kissed a girl last week a gym class. Her name is Olivia and she is around 3 weeks older than him. In between exercises, he crawled right over to her and laid a big wet one on her cheek. He flirted with her again this week. It is adorable. Funniest part is that Olivia has a twin sister, and William won't even give her the time of day. I guess my little man has a girlfriend! This week at gym, the instructor told William he was going to have to graduate to the next group soon because he is just too advanced. It was then I realized William will be 9 months this week!
My little man is becoming more and more independent. He plays on his own for great lengths of time which is awesome. Too bad it is never when I need him to be busy, like when I am making dinner or need to go potty... It seems the rule is that he is allowed to leave the room without asking my permission, but it is the end of the world if I leave the room even when he can still see me. He crawls after me calling my name and then telling me in his own way his displeasure with my absence. He's a mess. He just wants company though. As long as someone is around, he seems pretty content.
William is starting to follow simple commands, the most often of which is "on your bottom". He likes to stand in his high chair as well as the tub. I think he gets a kick out of me telling him to sit down because he laughs and plops down when told.
William has also figured out how to get off the bottom stair in our house. He would previously get stuck on the landing and yell until someone gets him, or fall off and hit his head. Now, he turns around, puts his feet down and lowers the rest of his body. He's so smart!
My amazing in-laws came into town this weekend. It had been forever since they had seen William, and the couldn't believe how much he had grown! We went shopping and kite flying. It was nice to spend time with them as always. My mother-in-law gave William maple syrup. He is now a fan. She also gave him a ton of ice cream. I think she wants "nana" to be his next word, hehe.
William has been very fussy the past couple of days, so I finally took him to the doctor. Turns out he is teething and it looks like his molars are about to come. This is really early, but the doctor said his gums are inflamed and that seems to be what is bugging him. I'm just glad it wasn't an ear infection!
We did William's 9 month photos today. I wanted to have something to send out with Mother's Day cards, so we got the pictures done a couple of days early. William was a sweetheart and the pictures turned out AMAZING, crazy hair and all. I can't wait to share them with everyone!
Well, that's it for now. I know I forgot stuff, but William is waking up.
Monday, April 30, 2012
April 30, 2012
Quite a miserable week. I got nothing done that I was intending to do. Why? Sickness. It started after gym on Monday, though I wouldn't know it until Tuesday evening. William would not eat all Tuesday and what he did eat, he promptly vomited all over his bed when he was laid down to sleep. I assumed at the time that it was because he had eaten grass earlier that day (he had snuck some in his mouth while I was weeding that morning). Plus he slept pretty well after he finished throwing up. We went to Bible Study the next morning after which I found William to have bad diarrhea. I still wasn't sure if he was just having gestational issues or if it was something more...until that afternoon. I started to feel nauseated. At first it was a little tickle. I took an hour nap when William went down ( I never nap, this should have been a clue). I woke up worse. Throughout the evening things got worse and worse until I finally vomited myself. I had a particularly full stomach from our Bible Study luncheon, so the early part of the night was gruesome. I had a sleepless, fever-and-hallucination-filled night. Poor Francis woke up the next morning feeling a bit off. Sure enough a few hours later, he was throwing up too. I called my mother, not knowing what else to do. She, being like Christ in sacrificial love, came up and took care of the three of us on Thursday and Friday. Most of that time is a bit of a tired, painful blur, but I do remember that I have an awesome mom. She caught it, by the way, and yet she says she still is glad she came. I hope to be like her someday.
William is a resilient little kiddo. He probably threw up the most and the longest, but he was happy and active in between. I don't know how he does it. I still feel sluggish. He is getting better about putting himself to sleep. Today he only spent 3 minutes screaming before falling asleep (a far cry from the 2 hours of fighting just a couple of weeks ago!). Last night he slept 10 hours straight (from 8-6) so I actually got some rest. The prospects for this week look much brighter!
William is a resilient little kiddo. He probably threw up the most and the longest, but he was happy and active in between. I don't know how he does it. I still feel sluggish. He is getting better about putting himself to sleep. Today he only spent 3 minutes screaming before falling asleep (a far cry from the 2 hours of fighting just a couple of weeks ago!). Last night he slept 10 hours straight (from 8-6) so I actually got some rest. The prospects for this week look much brighter!
Monday, April 23, 2012
April 23rd, 2012
I sit here completely exhausted. After our second trip to The Little Gym (we missed last week), Every muscle in my body is sore. I know that they are supposed to wear William out, but I didn't know I would get such a work out. Front rolls, front and back "oopsie daisies", chasing balls (and children) about the room... Whew!
William is finally over his sickness from last week. He is crawling around and pulling up on things faster than ever. I can hardly catch him sometimes. He also recognizes the word no now for sure. He doesn't always listen to me when I tell him no, but he usually pauses before he does something he shouldn't. It's a start.
This weekend was very productive. We worked on the lawn and got a lot of home maintenance issues out of the way. Our yard, although by no means perfect, is looking way better.
Right now I am taking a stand for nap time. William is so tired, but he won't go down for a nap. I can see him on the monitor (which is now hung high on the wall so he can't slap it to the ground when he wants my attention) crying and yelling for me. He really need to learn to put himself to sleep. He is used to nursing himself to sleep (he falls asleep every time he nurses, but he needs to learn another way to take a nap. He is not happy. I have to be strong though. As sad as it is at 8 months, it will be worse the longer I wait. His constant calling of "Mama" in between sobs is really tugging at my heart.
Overall things are going well. Not much to report which I suppose is good news. I am looking forward to the coming weeks and months as spring and summer kick into high gear. That's it for now!
William is finally over his sickness from last week. He is crawling around and pulling up on things faster than ever. I can hardly catch him sometimes. He also recognizes the word no now for sure. He doesn't always listen to me when I tell him no, but he usually pauses before he does something he shouldn't. It's a start.
This weekend was very productive. We worked on the lawn and got a lot of home maintenance issues out of the way. Our yard, although by no means perfect, is looking way better.
Right now I am taking a stand for nap time. William is so tired, but he won't go down for a nap. I can see him on the monitor (which is now hung high on the wall so he can't slap it to the ground when he wants my attention) crying and yelling for me. He really need to learn to put himself to sleep. He is used to nursing himself to sleep (he falls asleep every time he nurses, but he needs to learn another way to take a nap. He is not happy. I have to be strong though. As sad as it is at 8 months, it will be worse the longer I wait. His constant calling of "Mama" in between sobs is really tugging at my heart.
Overall things are going well. Not much to report which I suppose is good news. I am looking forward to the coming weeks and months as spring and summer kick into high gear. That's it for now!
Tuesday, April 17, 2012
April 17th, 2012
I waited a day in the hopes I would have something more to report about William's condition. This week has been a case of the good, the bad and the ugly. It's been mostly good though.
The gym last Monday was a lot of fun. William was able to crawl/run around and bump into anything without getting hurt. I know he had a great time and the instructor used him for all the examples. There are currently two other babies in the class, but as it was the very first day this location was open, I anticipate it growing rapidly.
We had to stop using the baby tub this week and switch William over to the real bathtub in the evening. After three days of him climbing out of the baby tub and using that as leverage to begin to hoist himself out of the big tub (we had the little tub in the big one), I decided the time had come. William loves his new freedom. He crawls around the tub splashing and playing with his toys. Even though he's not allowed to, he occasionally stands up and walks around in the tub also before I sit him back down.
My little boy is growing up so fast. He got two more teeth this week. That makes 6 in all. The two new ones are both on top next to the middle ones he already had. His smile looks foreign to me all of a sudden, but I am sure I will adjust quickly.
William is a wonderful kiddo, but sometimes I wonder if he is too smart for his own good. Last Wednesday while I was in Bible Study, William was in the nursery at church. The lady who normally runs the baby room was on vacation, so William had to go in the two-year-old room across the hall. When I came back, I noticed there was a bunge cord holding the swinging gate at the bottom of the door closed. All of the ladies are laughing when they see me which only adds to my confusion. They tell my that William kept crawling over to the gate, opening it and crawling down the hall. They said he was as happy as could be; he just wanted to explore. Even when they bungeed the door, he just sat staring at it trying to figure out what to do about it. No crying or whining, just thinking. That's my William!
Now for the best news: William's allergy test results came in. He's not allergic to citrus!!!!!! In fact, they ran the entire gambit of food allergies and could not find a single food that William is allergic to, including peaches. This just means his peach sensitivity is purely topical and he will probably outgrow it just like I did. I am so happy for him!
Finally, I've gotten to the bad and ugly. Saturday night/ Sunday morning William awoke around 1 am (after 2 nights of 10 hours of sleep straight, a new record!). I went in to change his diaper, and the second I touched him I knew something was wrong. It hurt to touch him, his skin was so hot. I picked him up and changed his diaper. He laid perfectly still and let me do it, very unlike my little squirmy boy. I then took him and woke up Francis. He fumbled around and got the thermometer. After many, many checks of his temperature, we found he was running a fever of 101.6. I struggled with going to the hospital, but after talking to a nurse on our insurance companies' hotline, I gave him some acetaminophen and went first thing in the morning (Sunday) to the after hours clinic. They found his temp to be 102.1 (which almost sent me into another round of tears). As the doctor looked into his mouth she found the ugly: horrible red ulcers and a red ring around the roof of his mouth. William has Herpangina. His fever broke yesterday morning around 5 am, but despite me and Francis taking care of him in shifts, William has gotten little more than restless, whining sleep since Friday evening. I feel bad for the little guy, but he seems to be doing better. What he has is a virus, so there's nothing I can do but pray. It's hard feeling so helpless, but I know the Father is in control. If you think about it, please pray for me, that I might actually get some sleep very soon. I'm running almost on empty.
Like I said, mostly good. The bit of bad is serious, but it will pass. Even a sick William is a blessing.
The gym last Monday was a lot of fun. William was able to crawl/run around and bump into anything without getting hurt. I know he had a great time and the instructor used him for all the examples. There are currently two other babies in the class, but as it was the very first day this location was open, I anticipate it growing rapidly.
We had to stop using the baby tub this week and switch William over to the real bathtub in the evening. After three days of him climbing out of the baby tub and using that as leverage to begin to hoist himself out of the big tub (we had the little tub in the big one), I decided the time had come. William loves his new freedom. He crawls around the tub splashing and playing with his toys. Even though he's not allowed to, he occasionally stands up and walks around in the tub also before I sit him back down.
My little boy is growing up so fast. He got two more teeth this week. That makes 6 in all. The two new ones are both on top next to the middle ones he already had. His smile looks foreign to me all of a sudden, but I am sure I will adjust quickly.
William is a wonderful kiddo, but sometimes I wonder if he is too smart for his own good. Last Wednesday while I was in Bible Study, William was in the nursery at church. The lady who normally runs the baby room was on vacation, so William had to go in the two-year-old room across the hall. When I came back, I noticed there was a bunge cord holding the swinging gate at the bottom of the door closed. All of the ladies are laughing when they see me which only adds to my confusion. They tell my that William kept crawling over to the gate, opening it and crawling down the hall. They said he was as happy as could be; he just wanted to explore. Even when they bungeed the door, he just sat staring at it trying to figure out what to do about it. No crying or whining, just thinking. That's my William!
Now for the best news: William's allergy test results came in. He's not allergic to citrus!!!!!! In fact, they ran the entire gambit of food allergies and could not find a single food that William is allergic to, including peaches. This just means his peach sensitivity is purely topical and he will probably outgrow it just like I did. I am so happy for him!
Finally, I've gotten to the bad and ugly. Saturday night/ Sunday morning William awoke around 1 am (after 2 nights of 10 hours of sleep straight, a new record!). I went in to change his diaper, and the second I touched him I knew something was wrong. It hurt to touch him, his skin was so hot. I picked him up and changed his diaper. He laid perfectly still and let me do it, very unlike my little squirmy boy. I then took him and woke up Francis. He fumbled around and got the thermometer. After many, many checks of his temperature, we found he was running a fever of 101.6. I struggled with going to the hospital, but after talking to a nurse on our insurance companies' hotline, I gave him some acetaminophen and went first thing in the morning (Sunday) to the after hours clinic. They found his temp to be 102.1 (which almost sent me into another round of tears). As the doctor looked into his mouth she found the ugly: horrible red ulcers and a red ring around the roof of his mouth. William has Herpangina. His fever broke yesterday morning around 5 am, but despite me and Francis taking care of him in shifts, William has gotten little more than restless, whining sleep since Friday evening. I feel bad for the little guy, but he seems to be doing better. What he has is a virus, so there's nothing I can do but pray. It's hard feeling so helpless, but I know the Father is in control. If you think about it, please pray for me, that I might actually get some sleep very soon. I'm running almost on empty.
Like I said, mostly good. The bit of bad is serious, but it will pass. Even a sick William is a blessing.
Monday, April 9, 2012
April 9th, 2012
I wish I took notes during the week about what was going on in my life. I feel like I always forget something important.
Well, we got the blood drawn for William's allergy tests, but it wasn't easy. After getting a clean bill of health from the doctor on Tuesday, we headed back to the lab (in the same building) for them to draw blood. William was an angel and tried to be an still and calm as possible. After three pokes, though, he was not so obliging. He screamed bloody murder for a long time while they felt around trying to get his vein. Apparently it kept rolling. After all three women tried (hence the three pokes), they gave up and told us to go to the lab in round rock where they were "specialists" in pediatric blood drawing. I was unhappy (crying in fact), but I made an appointment for the following day in Round Rock. After morning Bible Study, we headed the 30 minutes to the clinic. It only took them two women and two pokes to get his blood. William was not so kind to them and holding down my infant son who has no idea what is going on was one of the hardest things I;ve ever had to do. I wish this were the end of my story, but alas... When I got home from the clinic, they called and said one of the vials had clotted and could I come back in? I told them no, and they suggested I go BACK to Pflugerville (where I was the day before) and let them do a finger prick to get a little blood for them to run the final test. I was livid, but raced to the clinic (which was almost closed) and they got the blood. Poor William. I know he feels like I pincushion. I should be getting the results today. If Francis weren't so allergic to citrus, I would have given up on the whole endeavor, but I don't want to poison my baby!
Thursday we made the long trek to Tyler in east Texas. We stopped in Corsicana to meet and have lunch with Francis's father before he left for China. He hadn't seen William in over a month, so it was good to catch up. We arrived in Tyler about 3:45, and with the help of my parents, we got our tent set up in no time. William really enjoyed his first camping trip, although he didn't sleep well at night. Thursday night was the roughest as William did not sleep (except in my arms which means I didn't sleep), the dogs were going crazy at weird times, some squirrel like creatures decided to mate next to our tent in the middle of the night, and a raccoon actually chewed through our tent to get to the dog food. Needless to say it was a miserable night.William can run on almost no sleep though, so when his aunts Chrissy and Dani arrived the next day, he was raring to go.
During the day, though, William enjoyed an endless amount of new experiences. He went on his first boat ride in a canoe. He got to sit in his Aunt Chrissy's lap and try to climb out to reach the water. She was nice and held onto him so that he could drag his hand in the water. William also got to have his first Easter egg hunt. I stuffed his eggs with animal crackers. He was a tad more interested in eating the plastic eggs than finding them, but other than that it went well. William was also fed all kinds of new food, including different kinds of cheese, beans, pieces of fruit and veggies, ice pops, gelato, and salsa. William REALLY likes salsa. He's a mess.
My little boy acted pretty nice for both the Friday and Sunday morning services on the lake. I can't begin to think what Mary went through when her son was nailed to the cross. I am so thankful that Jesus died for me though. He died so that I might live. He is risen!
Everyone in my parents' Sunday School class got to hold William this weekend and adore him in turn. It was fun to see people that held me as a child get to hold my child. I think next year he will be a semipro when it comes to camping. Although he really enjoyed himself, I think he would have liked it even better if he could have walked around on his own.
We are about to head to William's first session at the baby gym. We are considering taking a mommy/baby class and we get a free one to try it out. I'll let you know how it goes!
Well, we got the blood drawn for William's allergy tests, but it wasn't easy. After getting a clean bill of health from the doctor on Tuesday, we headed back to the lab (in the same building) for them to draw blood. William was an angel and tried to be an still and calm as possible. After three pokes, though, he was not so obliging. He screamed bloody murder for a long time while they felt around trying to get his vein. Apparently it kept rolling. After all three women tried (hence the three pokes), they gave up and told us to go to the lab in round rock where they were "specialists" in pediatric blood drawing. I was unhappy (crying in fact), but I made an appointment for the following day in Round Rock. After morning Bible Study, we headed the 30 minutes to the clinic. It only took them two women and two pokes to get his blood. William was not so kind to them and holding down my infant son who has no idea what is going on was one of the hardest things I;ve ever had to do. I wish this were the end of my story, but alas... When I got home from the clinic, they called and said one of the vials had clotted and could I come back in? I told them no, and they suggested I go BACK to Pflugerville (where I was the day before) and let them do a finger prick to get a little blood for them to run the final test. I was livid, but raced to the clinic (which was almost closed) and they got the blood. Poor William. I know he feels like I pincushion. I should be getting the results today. If Francis weren't so allergic to citrus, I would have given up on the whole endeavor, but I don't want to poison my baby!
Thursday we made the long trek to Tyler in east Texas. We stopped in Corsicana to meet and have lunch with Francis's father before he left for China. He hadn't seen William in over a month, so it was good to catch up. We arrived in Tyler about 3:45, and with the help of my parents, we got our tent set up in no time. William really enjoyed his first camping trip, although he didn't sleep well at night. Thursday night was the roughest as William did not sleep (except in my arms which means I didn't sleep), the dogs were going crazy at weird times, some squirrel like creatures decided to mate next to our tent in the middle of the night, and a raccoon actually chewed through our tent to get to the dog food. Needless to say it was a miserable night.William can run on almost no sleep though, so when his aunts Chrissy and Dani arrived the next day, he was raring to go.
During the day, though, William enjoyed an endless amount of new experiences. He went on his first boat ride in a canoe. He got to sit in his Aunt Chrissy's lap and try to climb out to reach the water. She was nice and held onto him so that he could drag his hand in the water. William also got to have his first Easter egg hunt. I stuffed his eggs with animal crackers. He was a tad more interested in eating the plastic eggs than finding them, but other than that it went well. William was also fed all kinds of new food, including different kinds of cheese, beans, pieces of fruit and veggies, ice pops, gelato, and salsa. William REALLY likes salsa. He's a mess.
My little boy acted pretty nice for both the Friday and Sunday morning services on the lake. I can't begin to think what Mary went through when her son was nailed to the cross. I am so thankful that Jesus died for me though. He died so that I might live. He is risen!
Everyone in my parents' Sunday School class got to hold William this weekend and adore him in turn. It was fun to see people that held me as a child get to hold my child. I think next year he will be a semipro when it comes to camping. Although he really enjoyed himself, I think he would have liked it even better if he could have walked around on his own.
We are about to head to William's first session at the baby gym. We are considering taking a mommy/baby class and we get a free one to try it out. I'll let you know how it goes!
Monday, April 2, 2012
April 2, 2012
So a couple of developments this week. My mother came in town on Thursday through Sunday. She and my Aunt Camille babysat on Saturday so Francis and I got a rare night out. It is wonderful to get to spend time with my husband. We went to dinner and a movie and just enjoyed each others' company.
I meant to mention this last week, but since I got back from Dallas, I have been placing William in the floor of the bathroom with a bunch of toys while I shower. I had previously been putting him in the bouncer, but he has figured out how to escape. Well, each morning William plays with his toys for a bit and then crawls over to the shower door and starts banging on it and calling out to me. It was cute the first few times, but it makes it hard to get out when I am done. I may never have a moment alone again at this rate.
Speaking of crawling, as of yesterday William is truly crawling with his stomach off the ground consistently, but it is different than a traditional crawl. He keeps one knee in the air (with only his foot on the ground) and then uses the other knee and his hands to get around. He was on the floor playing with a piece of paper (cheap thrills!) when he started doing it. At first I thought it was a fluke, but he kept doing it all afternoon and evening as well as this morning. I will try to get it on video when I get a chance.
William is starting to sleep a little better. He did a record 10 hours in a row night before last. Last night he did about 7 in a row. Every time I feel like we are making progress though, we hit another setback. Francis installed a ceiling fan in William's room this week and I think it has been helping. Only time will tell though.
Finally, yesterday after Sunday School and before service I went to pick up William to feed him. I heard horrible screaming as I entered the children's area and I hurried to William's class. Every child in there was either making noise, screaming or crying except mine: he was fast asleep! They didn't want me to take him, lol. When I came and picked him up after the service, the two childcare ladies were just doting on my little boy. They think he will be walking any day now and can't get over his smile. The older lady said, "If he has red on his face, I'm sorry. It's my lipstick." My boy is such a charmer!
I guess that is it for now. Tomorrow the doctor is doing the test to see if William is allergic to citrus. I will post the results when they come in!
I meant to mention this last week, but since I got back from Dallas, I have been placing William in the floor of the bathroom with a bunch of toys while I shower. I had previously been putting him in the bouncer, but he has figured out how to escape. Well, each morning William plays with his toys for a bit and then crawls over to the shower door and starts banging on it and calling out to me. It was cute the first few times, but it makes it hard to get out when I am done. I may never have a moment alone again at this rate.
Speaking of crawling, as of yesterday William is truly crawling with his stomach off the ground consistently, but it is different than a traditional crawl. He keeps one knee in the air (with only his foot on the ground) and then uses the other knee and his hands to get around. He was on the floor playing with a piece of paper (cheap thrills!) when he started doing it. At first I thought it was a fluke, but he kept doing it all afternoon and evening as well as this morning. I will try to get it on video when I get a chance.
William is starting to sleep a little better. He did a record 10 hours in a row night before last. Last night he did about 7 in a row. Every time I feel like we are making progress though, we hit another setback. Francis installed a ceiling fan in William's room this week and I think it has been helping. Only time will tell though.
Finally, yesterday after Sunday School and before service I went to pick up William to feed him. I heard horrible screaming as I entered the children's area and I hurried to William's class. Every child in there was either making noise, screaming or crying except mine: he was fast asleep! They didn't want me to take him, lol. When I came and picked him up after the service, the two childcare ladies were just doting on my little boy. They think he will be walking any day now and can't get over his smile. The older lady said, "If he has red on his face, I'm sorry. It's my lipstick." My boy is such a charmer!
I guess that is it for now. Tomorrow the doctor is doing the test to see if William is allergic to citrus. I will post the results when they come in!
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