The Festival of Nations

This past weekend, Panama City attempted to bring a little culture into our community by hosting the "Festival of Nations". It was a picture perfect day this past Saturday so my mom and I decided to take the clan! Liam was the only boy in tow. Poor thing! :) But he sure does love his cousins!!

Liam's 12 month wellness visit

Liam had his 12 month wellness visit and here are his stats:

23 pounds (50th percentile)
31 inches (95th percentile)
48cm head circum. (95th percentile)

Liam is doing very well. Doing all the things he needs and should be doing. :)

Birthday Pics

These are a few pics from Liams birthday party this past saturday night. Ofcourse we didnt get any of the cake cause we were so busy helping him. My sister got a few of the cake action and you can see them on her blog at http://www.jenandbrandonsblog.blogspot.com/ I have a 12 minute video but it is too long to post here.


opening his gifts.

after we cleaned him all up from having icing all over his hands.

trying out one of his new gifts. A feeding set from Boon Inc. If you have a baby and are not familar with this company check them out at http://www.booninc.com/. I LOVE THEM!!

Riding in his new wagon from his Pa and Dede Adams! Thank you again so much! He LOVES this wagon! :)

Ofcourse, Willow wanted to ride in it too. :)

Daddy, Liam and Uncle Matt.

Saying goodbye to his Uncle Matt Sunday morning. He LOVES his uncle Matt.

Mommy and Liam enjoying that BEAUTIFUL weather we had on Sunday.

Thank you so much to everyone who came to Liam's party. We had about 28 people there and he got so many great gifts!

And to our sweet little boy. How amazing it's been this past year to care for you and to LOVE you. You are the most perfect gift we could ever ask for. You contine to amaze everyone around you. I hope one day, you will be able to see this journal that we are doing for you as a reminder of how much you are loved. Words will never be able to explain it, but hopefully these pictures will serve as a reminder. Happy Birthday again. Can't wait to spend our lives with you!!!

Love Forever, Momma and Daddy

Random Pics

passed out on the couch!

opening his very first bday gift on his actual bday. 10/13/09

enjoying his very FIRST ice cream cone. 10/15/09

At Red Robin. 10/16/09

Enjoying his wagon he got for his bday from Pa and Dede Adams. 10/18/09

Bill's New Truck

For those of you that know Bill, know that he has been LONG overdue for a new vehicle. He has been looking for quite sometime for the right deal to come along and he finally found it. He has been driving that pathfinder for way too long! A funny story about the pathfinder: When he was in the car business (before he started flying) he sold it to a good friend, Nick in 1992. Nick drove it for quite sometime and when Bill decided to get out of the car business and to go to flight school he was in need of a vehicle (since he always drove something off the lot as the finance manager). Well, Nick was getting rid of the Pathfinder (that Bill originally sold to him) and Bill bought it back from him in 1999. Funny huh? So, here it is,,, 10 years later and Bill has gotten a new truck! We still have the Pathfinder for now. It makes me sad to get rid of it... it picked me up on our very first date. Saw us get engaged and married... our first baby and so on. We may just wind up donating it to good will or something if he cant sell it......As for now, Bill is really enjoying his new ride! :) Maybe I should say, I am really enjoying MY new ride,, I have been driving it more than BIll!

A nice treat

We knew that October was going to be a really slow month for Bill at work and now that his hectic summer is over,,, Liam and I are getting some opportunities to go to work with Bill. Since he is on reserve and crashes at his Mom and Bob's it's a perfect chance to kill two birds with one stone. For Liam to see his grandparents and for Me, Bill and Liam to spend a little more time together. This weekend was perfect. We were there the whole weekend and Bill never got called to Fly! What a treat. Here a few pics from my iphone.


Bob made a cranberry apple upside down french toast for breakfast.... yummy!!!

A family pic with Liam's first pumpkin,,, (beleive it or not,, that pumpkin is actually a candle)

Bill and I got a date night on Saturday night. We went to the new Buffalo Wild Wings in Buckhead and it was great cause Liam slept in my lap the whole time!!! :)

Liam finds pleasure in the simplest of things.... an empty milk carton!

Bathtime fun in Grandma Mary's sink!

BAthtime

THis little guy was sooo tired from staying up late from watching the game that I didnt have the heart to change his clothes,, so he went to bed in his gator gear! :)

What a nice surprise

I got an email tonight from a reader and someone my sister and I went to highschool. Since she didnt post publically here I will call her "Jane"
Jane emailed me to let me know that she looks forward to reading my blog posts because we have very similar parenting stlyes and that we share many things in common. I went to school with "Jane" but never had the opportunity to become close friends. She shared many things in the email with me that made me smile from ear to ear and made me feel like Bill and I are doing good things. Thank you "Jane" and Miranda and Lacey for supporting us and for telling us what a good job we're doing. It mean SO much!
Oh and "Jane", I plan to respond to your email asap, Liam isnt feeling well and is up again.

As a mommy, I have come to realize a few things.....

As a new mom there are some things that I have learned that I would not have thought possible before becoming a mom. Here are a few:

1. When in public,,, older moms will almost always give me unsolicited parenting advice. Some I like,,, most I would rather not hear. The biggest topic for me is the topic of Attachment Parenting. Bill and I use this philosophy. It works for us. It means that we breastfeed (ok,, i do that part) babywear, and cosleep. If you chose NOT to do this with your babies, thats great, but we do. So please don't tell us that we shouldnt.

2. I have realized that my desire to feed Liam an all organic diet is coming to an end. It has now become almost impossible to do so. Well, I shouldnt say impossible, but rather difficult. If Panama City had a Whole Foods Market, this would be much easier. But hey,,, if anyone finds "organic gold fish" please let me know. I already found that Kraft makes organic mac and cheese.

3. If all Liam wants to eat is macaroni and cheese,,, who freaking cares! The boy likes macaroni and cheese. Plus, he is still (yes, STILL) nursing so Im really not worried at this point that he will become malnurished.

4. If he sleeps for 2 hours during one nap and 30 minutes during the next,,, no big deal.

5. I can't do everything at once. Sometimes, the dishes will pile up,,,, and so will the laundry. When Bill is home it's a lot easier, when he's gone,,, I am done trying to be SUPER MOM.

6. One of the biggest things I have learned as a mom is that I never, ever, in my wildest dreams thought it would be possible to love someone so much. Liam brings tears to my eyes every day. I watch him sleep and wonder how Bill and I got so lucky. I watch him play and discover new things. I watch the determination in his eyes as he tries to pick up the dog bowl that is full of water. I wonder how he sees that spec of dust across the room on the floor then crawls over to it to deeply "inspect" it in his tiny fingers. I find it amazing that when he does something funny he will look at Bill and I to see if we are laughing. I am thankful for so many tihngs in my life, but the biggest blessing of all is this amazingly perfect child we have. Thank you God for him.

7. Last not least, one thing I have realized is how good it made me feel when Bill Looked at me the other day while I was holding Liam and said "THANK YOU". I said "for what"? Bill said: "For him". No Bill, "Thank YOU! "

Random Pics

He's got crackers in his mouth! :)

He played with those things for the longest time while I made dinner.

Just finished his bath, now enjoying some playtime before bed.

This post is for Tita Jen

Still getting the hang of trying to feed himself. More wound up on the floor than in his mouth but the dogs didnt seem to mind. I actually let him "experiment" when I was done feeding him to assure that he got something to eat. He enjoys playing in his food more than he does trying to get it into his mouth. :)