WILLIAM HAS SOMETHING TO SAY...

That's right! We are pleased to announce

Unmaker 2: The Sequel*

And we are so excited! I kept telling myself that it was possible for us to have a little girl next, but deep down I really think I knew that this was a boy, and Chris actually felt the same way although he didn't admit it until after we found out. I honestly would have been fairly shocked if it was a girl. And although the idea of dresses and bows is VERY appealing, I could not be more thrilled to have two little tow headed boys who want to go fishing with their daddy.

*William is officially The Unmaker i.e. one who takes things apart, creates chaos, and generally un-makes

BEBE!!!

Lately every time William sees a baby in the store, or a picture of a baby (when I'm looking at blogs etc.) he gets this cute grin on his face and says really sweetly Bebe!! (baby). We had some friends over for dinner on Sunday who have a little girl who is 2 or 3 months old and he was really sweet and gentle with her. We brought out our boppy for them to lay her on and now when he sees the boppy he gets excited and says Bebe! again. It's really cute.

He also has taken to wanting to give me kisses on my stomach. I absolutely love it! I'm just hoping that this fascination and excitement for babies will last when he finds he has one permanently installed in his house, taking up his mothers time, attention and energy and crying all the time. Keep your fingers crossed!!

*Some exciting news to come this week!!*

Yipee!

Congratulations to Chris! It's kinda weird, but as of Friday, our time at college for undergraduate work came to a close. Chris graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in History and we are happy and excited to see what comes next in our lives. Here are a couple of pictures. It was kind of bright, so it was hard to get William to smile. Oh well!

(William was trying to give Daddy a kiss too, but the tassle kept getting in the way)
Chris with his parents-Isn't my husband handsome?!!! Even in a funny hat!
Us with my parents. William was off chasing dogs by this point, not to be contained for pictures!

After the ceremony we all went out to lunch, then our parents left and we went home, all had a nap, and then Chris went out fly fishing and caught a whole passle of fish. All in all a good day!!

I love you honey!! I'm so proud of you!

18 Month Stats

Height: 30 1/4 inches
(Short!)
Weight: 21 lbs. 10 oz.
(Light!)
Head: 18 3/4 inches
(Super brainy for his size!)

I had to document this because I think this is the first (and may be the only) time my child has been to the doctor for a well-baby check on time. It's just something I struggle with-perhaps because he is pretty much just a healthy kid so I don't feel super pressed to take him in. Or maybe I'm just negligent :).

It's actually pretty funny because even though William is in the 4th percentile for weight he actually seems pretty chunky because he is so short (5th percentile). He definitely isn't what you would call skinny.

One other thing I thought was funny was that at 18 months they do an autism screening (just a series of questions) and my pediatrician said "I guess we can go ahead and do the autism screening, but I can already tell you, he definitely isn't autistic." It made me laugh.

It's crazy to me that he is already a year and a half! Where does the time go?

Projects

Wow! I think two posts in one day might be a record for me! I just wanted to show some pictures of a couple projects I completed recently.

First: The nursing apron (aka Hooter Hider :))


(No-there isn't a baby in there! Gotcha!)



I have been wanting to try this one for a while since my next door neighbor has made quite a few and they have turned out great. I am really excited to have this as a gift option since the overall cost is about 4 dollars (depending on how expensive the fabric is--could be less!) and my first attempt where I was kind of just figuring it out only took me about an hour and a half. Next time it should be even faster! I was very pleased with the result.

Next: Curtains

I would post some more up close ones, but for now this will have to do since my computer is being kind of dumb and I've already uploaded several of these pictures twice.
I wanted to make curtains forever, and finally figured out what I wanted, so I did it! They aren't perfect, but I was pretty happy about the way they turned out. Can you tell that I'm kind of a minimalist when it comes to putting color in my decorating? Just so you know, however, the curtains aren't just bright white, like the picture makes them look. They are actually an off white linen, so I love that they have texture and a little bit of warmth. It was nice also, because my parents just replaced all their windows and put in french doors in the back, so my mom had a curtain rod she no longer needed. We just painted it to match our entertainment center (No, it is not bright white either, it actually is a dark white with a green tint) and voila!

The Random Things Kids Know

I have to post a list of some funny things William has done lately, mostly just for preservation sake.

-The other day all three of us were snuggling on the couch and Chris's pant leg had come up a little exposing some skin. So just to tease I said "William, pull Daddy's leg hair." His little fingers just reached right over, grabbed a hunk of leg hair and pulled!! I was laughing so hard because it was hilarious, but my biggest question is that if he can understand what I mean when I say THAT, how is it that he CANNOT get the idea that he is supposed to stay out of the trash? I mean come on...which do you think is a more difficult concept?

-As I was getting ready one morning William reached up on the bathroom counter, grabbed my deodorant and proceeded to try to shove it up his shirt. :)

-We were at my mom's house a couple of weeks ago, and she stood him on the kitchen counter and told him to jump to her. And he totally tried to jump! It was hilarious, because of course he couldn't really get off the ground (or counter in this case) but he was bending his knees and pushing up so hard that he almost started catching some air. I don't remember EVER telling him what jumping is, and I have no idea how he got the concept so clearly in his mind. Kids are crazy!!

-William always know immediately if there is something "Ummy!" in the vicinity. The other day Chris came home from teaching and put a brown lunch sack that had the top rolled down on the computer desk. I saw it there a little later and wondered what it was so I unrolled the top and looked inside. William, who was standing on the ground at my feet immediately went crazy making the sign for candy and saying "Ummy, Ummy, Ummy, Ummy!!!!" How the heck did he know that the bag had laffy taffys in it??

-Yesterday William asked to watch a movie, and since he has a cold and I'm a softy when he's sick I decided to put one on for him while I did my hair and got ready. After a little while, he came walking into the bathroom with my cell phone, handed it to me, turned around and went back to his movie. I looked at it, and sure enough, there was a voice mail. It must have been ringing, so he reached up on the desk, got it down and brought it to me. SO CUTE!!

-William is already indoctrinated into the concept of fishing. A while ago, before he said many words, he was sitting on our bed while Chris and I were doing stuff in our bedroom and for some reason Chris's fly rod case (Which doesn't really look like a fishing pole) was on the bed. William immediately went to it, started trying to open it, and said very clearly "Pole! Pole! Pole! Pole!" I have no idea how he knew what was inside, but he did, and I count Pole as one of his first really recognizable words.

:)

Well, here it is, Sunday evening, I have just put William to bed, Chris is reading a book for a paper he is writing (aka sleeping on the couch :)) and I am surrounded by debris. There is cooking debris in the kitchen, all the dinner stuff still on the table, the living room floor is covered in stuff that William pulled out of the diaper bag, including all the wipes which are torn into pieces and scattered around, there are grapes smashed on the floor etc. etc. etc. And....

I thought this was the perfect time to sit down, grab a bowl of fruit loops, and look through some pictures we had uploaded, but I hadn't had a chance to look at. And look at me now...grinning like crazy, and knowing that I can't keep this happiness to myself! So don't you feel lucky that Chris is asleep, and you get to share in my wealth?! You've got to admit, this first one is priceless! (Click on it to make it larger and the effect is much better)