family is forever

This picture is a little blurry, but I had to post it; it is just so sweet.  Graci and Makenna are such amazing aunties to Legend.  Graci is constantly making noises and pulling faces and entertaining legend when he comes over;  She can always make him smile!  Makenna is my little helper.  She loves to hold Legend, feed him, entertain him and is always willing to jump up and grab his burp cloth or find me a diaper if I need one.  These two are so loving and in turn will have so much love from their nephew and future nieces and nephews! I can't wait to see them teach Legend to run, jump on the trampoline, do cart wheels and throw toys all over the living room. It's crazy to think that when he is starting Kindergarten, they will both still be in Elementary!  Hopefully we still live close by so that they can watch out for him and hold his hand on the way out.  I sure love these girls and I am so grateful they are my sisters for eternity!

YAY for cousins!

Last night we found out some very exciting news!  WE had some of the cousins over at our place for a game night.  Towards the end of the night Trevor and Sherstin were chatting with Brian and I about what our plans for the weekend were and such when Trevor asked if I could do him a favor. I said sure and asked what it was.  He pulled out a white onesie and I was expecting him to ask me if I could sew something on it for a friend or something.  I was about to ask who was pregnant when I turned the onesie around and saw that it said, "Big Cuz!"  I looked at Trevor and said, "ARE YOU GUYS PREGNANT?!" and sure enough their answer was YES! I am SO excited for them.  Brian and I have been talking about this a lot lately and hoping that they would decide to get pregnant soon so that Legend could have cousins close to him on both sides.  I don't care if they have a boy or a girl because cousins are cousins, but I am secretly leaning towards them having a boy so Legend has a sleep over buddy and everything.  Ok so it's probably not so secret that I want them to have a boy. Bad news is that their doctor already said he suspects it's a girl because of the advanced brain development.  Either way, I am so happy for them and I can't wait to see what this little bean looks like!  So today, Brian and I put Legend in his new onesie and covered it up with a Michael Jordan track suit and met Trevor and Sherstin over at mom and dad's.  I told Trevor that Legend was probably hot and that he should take off his jacket... *wink wink... ha ha.  He did and he held him facing out to see how long it would take someone in the family to notice what it said.  It didn't take too long but it was pretty funny waiting because my mom was in the middle of painting the living room and a bit preoccupied. We were all standing around chatting and Trevor kept straightening the shirt waiting for mom to notice. Finally she looked closer and said, "what does that second word say?" then when Trevor straightened it again she said, "I KNEW IT! Dad, read his shirt!" Then dad did and said, "OH! I saw it earlier but that is said BIG CUSS.... I thought it was a little rude." ha ha.  Funny family.  All in all, everyone is excited for them (of course) and I can't wait for this baby to get here. I am so happy Legend won't have to be the older cousin with no one his age to play with.  Sherstin is due May 23rd, so they will only be 11 months apart! I wish they would be in the same grade but there's always a chance that they will go to the same high school if we all end up back in Kaysville. We'll see.
Congratulations Trevor and Sherstin!

The diversion outfit....

Four months

This last month definitely went by so fast! This week has been hard for me to adjust to saying "four months" when people ask me how old he is.  I feel like I just got used to saying three!

Legend, month three has had some new milestones for you.  This month....

You have started getting so strong and you love to stand up "on your own"

You are eating 7-9 ounces consistently! 

You figured out how to kick your feet and jump in your bouncer and you LOVE it! You always concentrate so hard while you are doing it, then you will pause and smile.

You have started to giggle more and more but it is still some effort to get those giggles out of you! Most of the time you still just grunt.

You have started reaching for things and your hand eye coordination is improving. Towards the end of this month you were finally able to focus on a toy and reach out and grab it pretty quickly.

You love to lift your head up to see what's going on. As soon as you turned 3 months I would notice you doing this, especially if you are leaning back on the couch or sitting in your car seat. You don't want to miss a thing!

You are sleeping 11 hours most nights! (thanks to all the eating most likely.)
This isn't new but I thought I would add it; you love to sleep with your arms above your head (just like your mommy!) but it scares me because often times I will go check on you and you have pulled your blanket completely over your face! 

Your hair is filling in and it is darker in the front

You are drooling so much that the front of your onesies are constantly wet.

You still have to be constantly entertained and held

and you HATE tummy time!

glad my last name is Williams...

Today I had a very inappropriate but funny thought about last names.  I have this acquaintance/friend from High School who popped up on my news feed on facebook today.  It was about how she had put a new entry on her blog so I looked at it for a minute. She is married and her last name has now changed to Ball.  Simple enough, yet at the same time, easy to make fun of.  Why? Because with the two of them, they are plural. Just like we are "the Williams'".  So I was thinking, how could they turn this around and make fun of themselves? Or what are ways their future children may get made fun of or could make fun of it themselves?
Halloween. It is coming up and thus, it popped in to my mind.
Maybe since they are conservative people, someone should tell them to stay away from dressing up as Avatar characters... either way if it was me? We'd be dressing up all in blue.

secretly excited, outwardly embarrassed...

So, although I read all of the Twilight saga a few years ago, most people know I wasn't all that impressed. I LOVED the concept of it as I am a fantasy nerd but just didn't think it was written to it's full potential.  I have to admit though, that I enjoy the movies. The first was a little slow for me, but other than that I have felt that they did a good job! Typically I don't enjoy the movies as much as books because they have to skip around, speed things up and leave things out...(perfect example to this would be the Harry Potter movies) but maybe that is the reason I like these movies, since I felt the books dragged on?  Nonetheless, Brian and I have not missed a midnight showing.  Sad? Perhaps. But there's just something about going to the first showing, feeling the excitement in all the crazies who are obsessed with either Edward or Jacob, and seeing Brian's reaction to everything since he hasn't read the books, that I love.
So here it is. I am excited.
This one looks good....

Month 3!

Legend, you are THREE months old now! I can't believe it.  13 weeks has gone by since I delivered you. Time goes so fast!   You weighed in at a whopping 18 pounds when we weighed you this last week! My friend has a 9 month old baby who doesn't quite weigh 17 lbs yet... you are a big boy!

Here is what I have recorded about you this month:

- For most of this month 6 month size clothes fit you best, but by the end you were wearing 9-12 month sizes! What am I going to do about the wardrobe you are outgrowing so fast??
- This month you found your fist and you LOVE to suck on it. Sometimes I can't even get it out to put your binkie in or to feed you...
- Speaking of your binkie, you are DEFINITELY a binkie baby. At first we thought maybe you wouldn't be but once we tried the NUK brand, you were hooked. (maybe I will regret that later?) You don't use it all the time but it is helpful when you're getting hungry or tired and we just have to make you wait for a few minutes...
-You always eat at least 6 oz of formula but it isn't uncommon for you to eat between 8 and 10.  You always like to click your tongue after you eat like you are satisfied.
-You have also started sticking out your tongue. It is so cute because you do it when someone is talking to you, like you are trying to find the way to make words but just can't quite get it!
- You smile and coo very easily and love it when mom and dad sing to you.  You are especially smiley in the mornings!
- You are definitely a mommy's boy.  Sometimes you won't even eat for other people (including your dad who gets tired quickly and will give you to me.)  Sometimes dad will take his shift in the early morning (because mom is getting ready for work) and if he can't get you back to sleep he will give you to me, I'll wrap you up tight in my arms, rock you and sing to you and in a matter of minutes you are fast asleep.
- We are practicing "self soothing", where I put you in your crib when you are not fully asleep. Sometimes you will talk for a little while but then put yourself to sleep, and other times you get mad and cry until I pick you up and rock you to sleep.
-You kick and move your arms and legs, then get surprised every time you bump in to something!
- Your eyelashes are SO long and dark... (is it bad that I am a little jealous?)

- You seem to only like to sleep in your crib or in your car seat. You have a hard time taking naps and Grandma's but when you slept over night at Grammy's you did a good job at night; you just wouldn't take any naps!
-You figured out how to splash in the tub and sometimes I let you take 30-40 minute baths at night so you will wear yourself out. You get so in to your splashing and it's so non-stop that by the time we get your pj's on, eat and rock you fall asleep fast.
- You still have the most expressive face and your dad and I always get a kick out of it.  One of your most entertaining faces is when you life one eye brow. I'm pretty sure you can do it on both sides and it cracks us up because we can just see exactly what you're thinking right on your face. (plus it's something your mom does so that makes it even better!)

- You are almost giggling! You have had a few short, quick giggles that I don't think quite count since you haven't been consistent and it hasn't quite been a deep belly giggle that babies are known for.
- You are much more aware of what's around you and you always love to watch what's going on as well as make eye contact with anyone close to you until they make you smile.
- Sometimes you smile so big your eyes disappear, and other times you smile and turn your head away like you're shy. It's so cute!

Oh September, I'm Falling for You....

I LOVE the fall. Today was officially the first day of fall and I am getting excited for the cooler weather that October brings. (Although September cooled down significantly already).  Why do I love fall? It is definitely NOT because it leads to winter, in fact, that is the down side. But I love everything else. I love the changing leaves, the crisp air, hot wassle, soup, warm bread, the smell of pumpkin chocolate chip cookies, and the start of all the holidays. Fall brings all of these lovely things but one thing not so lovely that it also brings is one of my greatest weaknesses.... it happens every year about this time and I can't stop it and I usually can't give in to it either. What am I referring to you ask?  Shopping. Fall clothes. I love to transform my wardrobe (as much as I can depending on how our budget is doing) with new sweaters, layered shirts, boots, mittens, scarves, etc all in fall colors such as burnt oranges and mustard yellows. It doesn't help that some of my most favorite colors year round ARE fall colors. This happens to me every year. I see the stores starting to get in new clothes for fall and at first you're thinking, "what? It's way too early for those clothes!" but that is when the itch starts... the itch that I usually can't scratch but I love to covet anyway.  If money was no object, I think that my wardrobe would be a lot bigger year round, but especially this time of year.  Some of my FAVORITE stores right now include Anthropologie (which I've never purchased anything from because I can't help but think how many things from Ross I could buy for the price of that one sweater...) and Bohme Boutique. Bohme is a little more expensive but some of the things there are definitely affordable. Although that store was the first time I ever spent $30 for one shirt, I definitely wore it enough to get my money's worth. Including while I was pregnant, until I just couldn't squeeze in to it anymore. Which took a while, because I refused to let it get too small in my mind.
Speaking of fashions and shopping, for the last year or so my taste as definitely taken a turn (for the better in my opinion, of course) to a more vintage feel. Unfortunately it's a lot more work and often more money to look vintage chic than would be expected. Many of these looks I love are from the two, aforementioned stores. But here are some of the looks I have been eyeing the last little while...
Palazzo Pants. I swore before I'd never wear anything like this, but all in all I thing they are quite chic; especially with a frilly ruffled shirt tucked in. This, perhaps, goes along with my next new love...


(pretend the shirt would match those pants and you get what I'm saying..)
High waisted pants...


This picture is perhaps a bit extreme but I still adore.  In fact, this has been going on for quite some time. Two years ago while living in Maryland I went to a store in DC and saw some high waisted pants that I LOVED.  I didn't try them on because of the price and because they weren't exactly "in" but later regretted it. I went back a week later to find them again and they were no longer in stock. Drat! I could have been the trend setter. Sometimes I feel like fashion is like, a year behind what I'm thinking. I should start a business or something.


also high waisted skirts


Another thing I swore off ages ago but am eyeing lately?  Wedges. Yes! I said it. I used to be a flats or stiletto gal only, didn't really like the chunkiness of wedges but lately I am love them! Well, strappy wedges. There are still some out there I would never be caught dead wearing.
exhibit A: GOOD


 
Exibit B: Dreadful


and exhibit C: just some I would never wear....

B and C NOT to be confused with something I would ever wear.

another style of shoe I have been trying to find but haven't had much luck with, are a modern twist on something old school/vintage. Remember the oxford shoes? Combined with 2011 and you get...



(incorporating the wedge we like)...

or flat
For Fall I am also loving ankle boots (also new to my taste)


I've always loved cardigans but now have been thinking of different ways to wear them.
One being a LONG cardigan with a skinny belt and a skirt...



I have definitely joined the feather revolution...



and shirts cinched at the natural waist line...




(again with the skinny belt)

I am in love with Maxi dresses


Last but not least is something I have NOT been brave enough to try yet, but when I told my mom they were back she laughed out lout...
JUMPSUITS






I LOVE THEM!!!!!