Rice Cereal!

Here is William's first introduction to solid foods. He seems to like it!

Baby in Black

I had to post some pics of William in his Johnny Cash shirt. It is one of the first things I bought for him before he was born and it finally fits!

William is half a year old!

Our little guy is 6 months old! It really has flown by and he has changed so much! We had his 6 month check up the other day and the Pediatrician said that he is doing wonderful and is even performing above and beyond what she would expect for his age! :) She said he is tall and skinny so we are still having to stick with one middle of the night feeding for the extra calories (no sleeping through the night yet!). I actually don't mind that feeding. It is Mama and William's little quiet time together.

William is sitting up all by himself now and loves to hold objects with both hands, passing them back and forth. He can't get to a sitting position on his own quite yet but will sit if you put him like that. He reaches for EVERYTHING and is extremely curious. His favorite objects are the remote control and my cell phone (who needs expensive toys?). William is very active and is always moving. Ricky and I are going to have our hands full when he is mobile and I think we need to start the baby proofing now! When you put him on the ground on his back he will either roll around or do, what we call, his Pilates. It is like he is doing a crunchie but it is just him trying hard to sit up. The child is going to have abs of steel before he turns a year old!

We just started rice cereal, which he is enjoying, and are going to start actual foods in the upcoming weeks. I think we will start with avocados and bananas. Every stage is bittersweet. It is fun to see him get older and experience new things but it also means he is getting that much closer to being a toddler and not a little baby anymore. However, watching him become a little person is so much fun and we treasure every day we have with him.

Thanksgiving 2009

We had a wonderful Thanksgiving with Ricky's family. Enjoy the pictures!

Sweet Audrey

Playing with the coasters. William grabs for EVERYTHING!

Getting an 8 month and 6 month old to pose for pictures has it's challenges.

Wooshie, wooshie, wooshie!

Family pic!

We love our son!

Being silly. William looks scared.

Like father, like son.

5 months old

These pictures were taken on William's 5 month birthday.  He has changed so much!  He has found his voice and is extremely vocal, always telling us stories!  :)  William is very active and is constantly moving, kicking, and rolling.  Ricky and I think we are going to have our hands full when he becomes mobile!  William also enjoys grabbing for everything and is very curious.  It is so much fun to see him discover the world around him.  He loves to hang out in his swing (which also allows Mommy and Daddy to eat a meal in peace!), play with his favorite rattle, read and eat his books, and put pretty much anything and everything in his mouth.  Bathtime is also a favorite for him and he has started kicking his legs while in the water, splashing it everywhere.  It creates a mess but I find it pretty amusing and he thinks it is hilarious.  Seeing his big gummy smiles and hearing his coos is the best part of our day and he continues to be such a joy.  We are extremely blessed to be his parents and are enjoying every minute we get to spend with this precious boy. 

Halloween!

Sorry these are a little late!  We went over the Mallory and Chris's for Halloween and had a wonderful dinner and a fun night passing out candy to all the neighbor kids.  My Mom and Dad happened to be in town that weekend as well so they were able to see William all dressed up for his first Halloween.  Here are some pictures from our night.

Raggedy Ann...

...and Andy!

Cute babies!

Hmmm, what are these?

Catch me cousin!

What's this on your head?

Over this!  I'm outta here!

No more pictures!

Fingers!