daddy's boy

for awhile i wasn't sure, but now i am. will is a daddy's boy. he loves to be a part of anything daddy is doing. you can't see very well in this picture, but will has a little wheelbarrow and he is helping daddy move wood from the yard to the wood pile. he loves to "work" and "help."

walking in daddy's shoes - he put these on himself.

weekend

had to get out some maternity clothes today. i guess it's starting to feel real.

we also moved some bunk beds into will's room (his crib is still in there). and we moved the bed out of the guest room to work on making it the baby's room. will went to sleep in his big boy bed last night but fell out a few hours later even though we had a side rail on. we didn't realize how easy the side rail would be for him to move. he likes putting his feet up on things and pushing. i felt really bad that he fell - now we have it more secure. maybe we'll try it again tonight. i'm keeping the crib in there for awhile at least for naps. i encourage independence with him, but with certain things it's hard to release control and let him grow up. i want to keep him in a crib forever. hahahaha.

i got to see lots of family in the past week - actually my whole family. everyone was in town (except for ben and his crew) to help paul move stuff out of his apartment and to make wedding plans. they were nice enough to help lee and i rearrange our house as well. then last night my friend for life, carla, and her family got to stay with us. yay! so thankful for time with family and friends that live so far away.

Tennessee adventures

this week lee is on business in murfreesboro, TN. will and i decided to drive up with him. we get to stay in a nice hotel with a pool and free breakfast. not to mention my brother and his family live 10 minutes away from the hotel! plus there are tons of cool things to do here and on the way.

above you will see will at the train table/city at discovery center in murfreesboro, TN. this was only 6 dollars to get in and had so many cool things for will to experience. he loved the antique fire truck especially and the little motorized train room... kept him busy for over 2 hours - we had to leave because it was lunchtime. this place was awesome and aunt laura got to come too!

kid castle park
murfreesboro, TN
lookin cool! he loves wearing his sunglasses now and his cap.

chattanooga carousel
first time riding on a carousel. this costs one dollar per person (free for little ones). it is the coolest carousel i've ever seen. all of the animals were handmade by an artist in TN i believe. will LOVED it.

"horsie goes round round round, raff dose round round round"

fountains in chattanooga
these animal statues randomly shoot water from their mouths or so lee says. this lion got me, but it was 99 degrees so i didn't mind.

so as you can see we have had a lot of fun. it was an added bonus to see family too!

but, just to keep it real, we have had 3 or 4 major tantrums. i have to consider we are staying in a hotel, he was off his routine for the first day, and he is definitely 2!
note to self - next time traveling and staying in a hotel, bring napkins, camping chair, microwaveable plates, and dishwashing detergent.

the smallest shopping cart

last night i went to the grocery store after my 2 year old went to bed. i got the smallest shopping cart. there was a moment when i just stood in the cereal aisle and stared. i remembered all of my coupons. i got the smallest shopping cart...

what freedom!

will news

what's will doing these days?
he's talking a lot more. and he's testing his limits with the word NO.
he has a slight obsession with my dental floss. i had to start giving him the cheap stuff that my dentist gives me that i hate to use anyway. he pulls off a long strand (like 3 or 4 feet), i cut it off for him and then he acts like he's flossing.
his word for ice is "nice".
whenever he wants us to come with him he says "daddy coming, mommy coming". except it sounds like "daddy omin, mommy omin". he loves to listen to his c.d.s which he has always called d.d.s. whenever the c.d. is between songs he always says, "d.d. omin, d.d. omin".
he loves to push the button to open the garage door.
he gets very mad when we start praying and he's not ready.
he gets very mad if you take off his shoes and pull down his pants before bathtime because he is supposed to do it. it also kills me to see how hard it is for him to pull down his pants. who knew it was so difficult?
he loves music and he loves to dance. he dances like a very uncoordinated horse.
the cutest thing he does lately is he will carry his toy camera around on his wrist and say "will will has go bye bye, will will has go bye bye". i'm fairly certain this is his imitation of grandma who always has her camera hanging on her wrist when she's about to leave our house and says "grandma has to go bye bye". hahaha - this cracks me up - i love it!
he is getting better about holding hands in the parking lot. that was very painful for awhile for both parties.
oh, and he has started singing the elmo's world song. i shouldn't say sing. he yells it. "DA DA DA, DA DA DA, MO MO'S WOLD"
sharing is still a struggle at times. he hears "be a nice boy" a lot. and he repeats it a lot, "be nice boy, be nice boy". i think he tries and he is getting better.
last week there was a big storm that came through. when we were thanking God for our food, i thanked God for the rain and a few seconds later will chimed in with "thank you, thunder". so, we thanked God for the thunder. i was proud of myself, i did not laugh until later.

Round 2

another one of God's miracles. only 6 or 7 cm. long with a strong heartbeat and lots of movement.

12 weeks and 1 day old (womb age).

looks like the baby is striking a pose here with it's hand on it's hip. maybe it is a girl! we'll find out for sure in about 2 months.

see ya later!