My Bump...My Lovely Baby Bump

Here I am at 14 weeks (almost 15 weeks). It's growing!

Monkey Boy

This actually happened a couple of weeks ago, but I was relaying the story to Scott the other day, and he just laughed and said that I needed to write it down somewhere. So, I thought I'd write it here. Will and I were looking at some pictures of friends and family members and he saw this one:

This incredibly sweet photo was taken in July of 2005, when Will was 2 months old. I love this picture! He, however, looked at it and said, "Monkey!" I just laughed! How sad that he thinks that he looked like a monkey at that age. I think he's pretty cute, myself. Anyway, just another fun Will story for ya :)

Smarty-Pants

Okay, I usually try not to brag about Will, because I don't want anyone out there reading this feeling bad about their own kid, or think that I am one of those moms who can't stop talking about how smart their kid is. That said, my kid is really really smart. Since he is my first kid, everything he does is quite normal to me. Sure, I've been around my friends' kids, but not 24/7. Will quite frankly amazes me sometimes at the things he picks up on. For instance, today I picked him up from Children's Day Out and took him back up to the flower shop where I work part-time. Several of the people I work with hadn't met him yet, so I thought it was a good opportunity. We were chatting in the back work room and Will looks up and says, "Balloon!" Okay, I know you're thinking, "so what?" Well, the "so what" is this...the balloon said "Happy Birthday" on it and he started naming just about all the letters on the balloon.

Will loves to "read" books, and several of his books are about the alphabet. We've been reading these to him since he was pretty young. He also has a Sesame Street dvd about the alphabet. So, to me, it's pretty normal that he knows all these letters. But all the people I work with were amazed. "How old is he?" they asked. He's 20 months. Now, maybe he's not as smart as some kids out there, but I think he's pretty special. He can say just about anything we say, and knows exactly what we are talking about (to an extent). He also knows several of his numbers. I asked him yesterday how many feet he had and he said "Two!" without even really thinking about it.

This is probably one of two or three times that I am going to brag on my kid on here, but I am just so proud of him. He is really special in so many ways. Isn't it great to be a mom and have wonderful, darling children? I know we all have those moments when we just look at our children and think, "Isn't he/she perfect? Isn't he/she just the cutest thing in the whole world?"

Long Overdue Holiday Photos!

--In Milton, FL--

Will loved his Mr. Potato Head. He really loved putting the glasses on and taking them off.

Uncle Trey gave Will lots of Disney books! Thank you!

Reading on the go.

Watching TV with Great-Grandma Connie.

--In Katy--

Will with his favorite toy -- the tricycle that Santa brought him.

Another favorite toy of Will's--the Little People Garage--from Nana and Grandpa.

Kendall and Staci putting the garage together. (Staci is Kendall's girlfriend).

Will and Kendall being silly on Christmas morning. You can't really tell, but Will is laughing hysterically.

The clan in front of the extremely large and ornately decorated tree at church. From left to right: Dad/Grandpa, Mom/Nana, Will, Scott, Lauren, Kendall, and Staci.

Extra, Extra!

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Lauren is PREGNANT! The baby is due in late July, so we will be having a very hot summer :)

We are very excited and are eagerly anticipating this new baby. It will be early March when we find out whether it will be a boy or a girl. Will has no clue, of course, but I think he will love his new sibling when it arrives.

That is our big news...nothing else in our lives really compares to that right now :) Our new computer has arrived, so be sure to check back for updates and pictures.

Pasghetti Man

I ate spaghetti all by myself!