could it be any better??

7 hours saturday night
7 1/2 hours sunday night
8 hours monday night
AND...9 hours last night!!!

I hope Liam keeps sleeping like he is...hopefully he has turned that corner and it now sleeping through the night for good. We have been trying this whole babywise system, and I think there is actually something to it. The whole goal is to have your child sleeping through the night by about 6-7 weeks of age if you start it from birth. Well we didn't start it until he was 6 weeks old, but now he is 10 weeks and sleeping through the night. There are many things in that book that I will consider a little extreme, but you can pick and choose which parts you like and apply those, and that has seemed to work for us! The whole basic concept is the feed/wake/sleep cycle. And I think if you try to stick to that then it works pretty well. Hopefully many more rested nights for Jeremy and I...

daddy time

goin swimmin'

Well Liam got to go swimming for the first time yesterday!! We went and took advantage of KT and Julie's pool at their house before they move! Needless to say I think we might have a little fish on our hands...he loved it! He even got splashed in the face a few times and didn't cry! I have been avoiding taking him swimming because the pediatrician said we can't put sunscreen on him until he is 4 months old...but Melanie said their pool is really well shaded from 10-11am so we went then. I'm so glad we did! We are going to be swimming a lot more this summer (where it is shaded of course). We already have a date to go and swim with Michele and the girls later this week!

good morning!

I compiled a few videos of when Liam wakes up in the morning. He is usually so happy at this time! This morning I could hear him talking to himself through the monitor, and I went in there and he was wide awake just very content, looking around, smiling and cooing.

great grandma and grandpa

We went up to the hospital to see grandpa yesterday! They both had a lot of fun playing with Liam. Grandpa is doing really well! Still waiting to hear when his surgery will be...

more 8 week pictures

8 weeks!

Liam is 8 weeks old today! I cannot believe how big and old he is getting..and so fast! He had his two month appointment today. Poor little guy got 3 shots for about 50 different things :). He screamed, but it only last a short little bit. He got over it quickly. Now he is pretty fussy and has a low fever due to the shots. Poor baby might not be too happy for the next couple of days. Other than the recent shots, he is doing very well!! He is smiling and interacting with us more and more every day. He definitely recognizes his mommy and daddy now which is the best feeling ever. He tries so hard to talk...it is adorable. I will take some video soon and post it. We just love him more and more every day. Today he was 12 pounds 4 ounces and 23 inches long! The doctor says he looks great, and everything is normal. Developmentally he is right on track...he smiles in response to voices and other smiles, and also to initiate socialization..he is cooing, focusing, tracking and recognizing with his eyes...he just really is the most amazing thing ever...

aunt erin

Tuesday morning came and mom, dad, Jeremy, Liam and I all piled in a rented mini-van and drove down to Eureka Springs, AR to see Erin! She had a 24 hour break from kamp so we were able to spend a little bit of time with her. It was GREAT to get to see her...we really miss her a lot. She was surprised how much Liam has grown in just the few weeks she has been gone. Mom, Erin and I walked around downtown Eureka Springs looking at some of their shops...I didn't realize this little town was such a "touristy" place! It is a really cute town right in the middle of the Ozarks. It was awesome to go back to the Ozarks...mom and I figured out that it has been seven years since we have been down there, and before that every summer we would be down there at Ponca Bible Camp. It is such a beautiful part of the country.



Erin is loving her experience at KAA (kids across america). She is there for two terms, each term being three weeks. Each week she has a different set of girls. By then end she will have counseled six cabins of girls (each cabin has about 11 girls). She LOVES her co-counselor, which makes all the difference in the world. She says that she feels like she has known her her whole life, and they work really well together. That has been a huge blessing for her. Her first week of girls, she really enjoyed. She said that was a good group of girls to start the term out with. I think that the week she is on now is a little more challenging, but it sounds like she is dealing with it all really well. Her third group of girls comes tomorrow. Erin is spending basically all of her time outside, so she is as tan as I can ever remember her...it is quite ridiculous when you put the two of us side by side :). She spends her days coaching basketball, life-guarding and being a boat driver. Those are her main responsibilities. She was very relieved to come to a hotel with air conditioning and where she could take a hot shower!

Just wanted to update everyone on her experiences. I know she is really enjoying it, and had nothing but good things to say about her time there. It takes an amazing person to be able to relate to the kids that she is working with...I am so impressed.

annette's 18!

Here are some pictures from Annette's 18th birthday party! Liam has really started to smile now, so a few of the pictures are of his big toothless grin! We had a great time getting to hang out with family...

for aunt k

Thanks for this cute little outfit!! Well this one...and many others :) Love you!