Happy Spring!

I love this time of year. Easter arrives, the weather is nice and this year we get to celebrate Liam's new and exciting little life. Liam is now 5 months old! I can't believe how fast it has gone and how much he has changed. He is so fun. Such a smart, active and loving little guy. He is now fond of giving very wet, slobbery kisses...I'm not sure if they are really kisses or he is just trying to bite us with his little tooth. For those of you keeping track of his stats he is now 15lbs 12.5oz and 27 inches long. That puts him about 45th percentile for weight and 90th for length. I had a blast this year dressing him up in his bunny ears. I'm not so sure he really liked it but a basket full of fun things did manage to keep him distracted long enough to take his picture. Frank tells me this is the last year he can wear bunny ears. But they are just so cute!

Our big 5 month old!

Love that silly grin.

Happy Easter!

If you look really close you can see his little tooth! Look really, really close!

Poor boy is a mouth breather lately since he still has a really stuffy nose.

Here are the pictures that were promise way back when Liam wasn't feeling so well. The photo session went something like this...

Mommy: Liam! Lets take some pictures!

Liam: Huh?

Mommy: Hey Liam! Smile!

Liam: Huh?

Mommy: Hey Buddy....Show me that smile.

Liam: Like this?

Mommy: Come on Dude, Smile!

Liam: Let me think about it.

Mommy: Liam....Liam....(then I made lots of noises to try and get his attention)

Liam: What's Finn doing? Come here doggy!

Mommy: Liam, look at Mommy

Liam: Why? Whatcha doing?

Mommy: Hey handsome!

Liam: Are we done yet?

Mommy: Smile Liam, lets take your picture!

Liam: This is all your getting.

Cooties

Our house has been plagued with cooties. Not the little kind that give you a runny nose and cause a minor annoyance, but the kind that leave you hacking, snuffling and unable to breath. I blame it all on Frank since he started this party over 2 weeks ago with a nasty bug that turned into pneumonia. Liam and I stayed FAR away from him and I thought we had made it by without catching those darn cooties until last Thursday when I realized that our luck had run out. Needless to say, I have missed 2 more days of work (which I'm sure I'll hear about when I go back!) Liam has been to the doctor twice and I have been once, I have slept no more than 2 hours straight since last Thursday AND Liam has no appetite and we struggle to keep enough fluids in him. Aaahhh....too much stress. So I officially declare this March to have been the suckyest (is that even a word?) month of 2009. We are done with our sucky month and have only good ones left. That's the way it works, right? Liam did learn a new skill though, this last Sunday he decided to finally roll all the way over from his back to tummy. He's been rolling up on his side for about a month so now he can go all the way over. He also loves to scoot, mostly backwards, all over his play mat, and has decided it's fun to tuck his knees up under his body and assume the crawling pose! Holy cow, not yet Boy! Our doctor was funny because she kept asking how old he was and said that he was "physically and socially at 7 months development". I know, I'm bragging but what else is a Mommy supposed to do. Here are some pictures of our little booger. I was hoping to catch one with a snot bubble but Liam won't make one on command. Those snot bubbles are pretty spectacular though, spectacularly gross!

PS To the Haring Family...I hope it wasn't us that made you sick! We're so sorry if it was. Next time we will try to restrain our cooties! :-)

***Pics soon to follow, when Frank downloads them for me***

More firsts

Liam has been changing soooo much lately. I can't believe he is 4 months old already. Each day he is so different and keeps getting more and more fun. He is so social and interested in the world around him. Here are pics of his most recent firsts. We have ventured into the world of rice cereal...Liam thinks it's pretty gross. Can't really blame him since it looks like paste and tastes like....paste. At his doctor visit he weighed 15 pounds 9 ounces (50%) was 26.25 inches (80%) and his head was 42cm (50%) She was impressed at how active, alert and physically advanced he is! She warned us to baby proof our house soon because he is going to be a kid on the move! We also made the move from his itty-bitty bassinet to big boy crib. This was harder for me than for Liam. In fact is was too hard for me to move him into his own room so our master bedroom now features a beautiful white crib. Frank was not too thrilled about taking the crib apart so we could move it to our room, but he was a good husband and did it for me.

Let me out!

The little things

Today on our way home we passed a farm that had ponies...or maybe they were mini horses since the biggest one was only about 3 feet tall at the top of the head! There was a little foal that pranced around and was so cute I made Frank stop so I could take a picture. We will have to go back with the big camera! So here is your picture, be ready to smile! At times like this the little things that make you smile are a welcomed blessing!

Brokenhearted

It pains me to have to write this post, but I wanted to update all those friends and loved ones who we may not have been able to contact yet. Last night we received shocking news that Lisa, Frank's younger sister had died. As of now, we know very little and are awaiting the autopsy/coroner's report to help answer the many questions that we have. Lisa lived in Oceanside (near San Diego) with her brother Michael and had just celebrated her 35th birthday last month. We are all in shock at this point but everyone seems to be holding up pretty well. The initial planning and practicalities that need to be handled after a death are taking up much of the time. It is still so unbelievable, so unreal. It feels as if she is still down south and we will get to see her next weekend. My heart breaks when I think that Liam will only know his Auntie Lisa through pictures....she loved him SO much and was such a doting aunt. The Gospel offers the peace that we will see each other again. This is not the end, but rather a very unwelcomed intermission. To all those who have offered help and prayers during this difficult time we can not begin to express our gratitude.

Daddy-Daughter dance at our wedding, December 2006.

Baking divas, Ellett Family reunion, August 2008.

The proud Auntie holding Liam, November 11th, 2008.

Our dear Lisa, you will be forever in our hearts.

Another fun day at Disneyland

We are putting our new passes to good use already! Since Liam loves to be out and about and we love Disneyland it makes perfect sense to take quick little trips to the park. Yesterday we managed to make it there while there was still some light and I got a chance to play with our new camera. FUN! I love our new camera and look forward to learning more about photography so it's not such a guessing game. And the good thing about being the photographer is that you are NOT in the picture! It was a pretty short visit, Liam rode a few rides, had a formula snack and fell asleep in the front pack....giving Mommy and Daddy a chance to have ice cream sundaes on Main Street. Here is some pictures from our day at Disneyland.

Liam and Daddy in front of Sleeping Beauty's Castle

Thumper...I love this camera!

By the wishing well.