craigslist.com...shop there.

I told my mom...I know I'm getting old when I am excited about spending a decent amount of money on a washer and dryer! I have never been so excited about doing laundry before. Just had to show off our new purchase. Dad and Jeremy brought them home today and set them up. We bought them off of craigslist.com for more than half off the price that you would pay in the stores, and they are only 1 year old. I could go on and on about all the cool features that I LOVE..but I will spare you :)

thanks matt

we were hanging out with matt and michele a while back, and while we were there matt took some adorable pictures of liam. he was about 3 1/2 months old when they were taken.

this explains my patients at work.

4 months old

We had Liam's 4 month doctor appointment on Monday. He got yet another series of vaccines...poor baby. It is so easy for me to give shots to the babies at work, but when it comes to him...it is pretty sad. He checks out to be doing great. He was 14 pounds 11 ounces and 25 inches long. He actually is not quite as big as we thought he was. Both those measurements put him in approximately the 50th percentile. Liam has been pretty congested this past week, but it has been getting better. I told the doctor that he has been more fussy than normal lately, and I think it is due to him teething. He looked as his mouth and said that he doesn't think he is teething. What?!? This is what I have been blaming his fussy bouts on since he was 10 weeks old!! So that officially made me feel pretty dumb. But really...what else is the bright white spot under his gums?? I know they are supposed to get swollen and they really are not swollen yet, so maybe he is not as close as I think he is. All this drool has got to be for some reason! I guess I will stop looking for that tooth every morning when he wakes up...

i saw it.

missing firsts...

So my very wise cousin Erika, just told me the other day that I am probably going to have to prepare myself for missing some "firsts" in Liam's life. Well she was right. Today Jeremy was playing with him on the floor and I was on the couch on the computer. By the time Jeremy had said "Kellie, Kellie!" he had already rolled over :(. He rolled from his belly to his back all by himself...I was sitting right there and missed it! Of course he has not done it again. Jeremy says its ok and he thinks it was a fluke cause his arm was caught under his side so it was easier for him to roll. So yes, I actually teared up a little cause I didn't see this milestone...but I guess I should just suck it up and realize I might just miss a few more :).

laughing...trying to roll over...and bumbo

Here are a couple of the newest videos we have gotten of Liam. I think every stage is better than the last. He is really starting to laugh a lot now, and there is something very contagious about a little baby's laugh. He also tries SO hard to roll over, but hasn't quite figured that out..but it sure is fun to watch him try!


He also LOVES his bumbo seat (thank you Mel and Michele). I had not even thought of trying to sit him in there yet, but Erika suggested it, and he loves it! He is getting really good at reaching out and grabbing onto toys, and his newest thing is shaking them around once he has grabbed onto them. It is fun watching him realize that he is the one making the toy rattle. Jeremy told me when I was in the shower today that Liam transferred the rattle from his right to his left hand! Too bad I missed it..I'm sure he will do it again. Well as you will see from the video below, he sometimes gets a little out of control shaking the toy :).


(Oh and if anyone has any suggestions for a very congested infant, feel free to let me know. I don't think he is congested enough to take him to the doctor, but I kind of want to ease the congestion for him, but am not quite sure how. I did buy some infant saline drops for his nose so hopefully those might start helping...oh and of course Tylenol has become our best friend :)

the rainiest day ever.

So we have had about 12 inches of rain since this morning...and it is still raining. And yes I was one of the stupid drivers who went out and took pictures :) Well me and Jessica, who ran down to our house in the rain because she can't get her car out of the driveway.

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