Soooo happy!

So happy to go from THIS. . ..To THIS. . . . (It's sort of shocking to me, to look at that first picture of me. . .HOLY COW, I was HUGE!!!!!!! And when that picture was taken, I still had another week before he would be born!)

Happy birthday to our sweet Little T. . .more pictures to come, as we celebrate his first year!

his typical expressions. . . and no baby yet

I am sorry I have been neglecting the blog this week!!! My mom got into town, and we have been busy knocking things off my giant to-do list. The list is finally getting smaller, instead of longer, so we must be making progress!!!

Thanks to Mimi, we have these two pictures showing Bryce's typical faces!! He figured out how to cross his eyes quite some time ago - but now he has figured out how to just turn ONE eye in . . .it must take some serious talent. I have no idea how he does it - but he loves to show that face to anyone who will look! :)

So still no baby around here yet - but we have less than two weeks till he is due (if we make it that long.) My blood pressure is starting to creep up, and my feet (along with everything else)are gigantic and swollen - but I will spare you the close-up shot of my feet that my mom took . . .unless you are one of the lucky few that she EMAILED it to!!! I'll pop back in a few days if there's anything interesting to report! We head back to the doctor on Wednesday.

the crazy chef

Bryce and I were looking for some particular pictures on our blog, from two years ago. . . .which caused us to sit and look at the blog for a few minutes, and look at olddddd pictures. This made me realize that I have GOT to be a better blogger. For REAL. I know in some ways it will be easier once Tanner is born, because we will have a million pictures again (of BOTH the boys) but I need to make an effort NOW.

So here is my little Chef Bryce, making muffins a few weeks ago. I don't know WHY he has this crazy look in his eyes. (Sort of makes me wonder what exactly he put in those muffins!!!!) And the apron and hat, with no shirt is makes me wonder about the policies of this kitchen! (No shirt, no shoes, no problem, apparently!!!)

And in effort to keep up better, here is a run-down of our CRAZY week ahead: Little Gym today (it's Dinosaurs and Dragons week!) Bryce's first swimming lessons Tuesday and Wednesday, and Thursday/Friday we are taking a quick trip to Orlando (more about that soon!) Next week I start seeing the Dr. every week, which means we are SERIOUSLY reaching baby time QUICKLY!

Have a great day!!!
XOXO

Tanner's baby shower!

A few weekends ago, my parents came to town and we enjoyed a sweet baby shower at our church. We got lots of soft blankies, sweet outfits, and thank goodness - DIAPERS!

My mom oh so kindly informed me that I am as big now, as I was the day that Bryce was born. Granted, I FEEL as big as a house, but I don't know if I am that big or not. . . .but we are definitely in for a BIG baby!

I think the cake DEFINITELY got the seal of approval from Mr. Bryce. And he was showered with a TON of gifts too. . .. CARS, stuffed animals, new sippy cups, and lots of Big Brother treats!!!

This ramp, in the fellowship hall is one of Bryce's favorite places to play. He and Poppy had some great car races with his collection of new cars!

love these boys!

Ruby took some sweet pictures of Bryce (and Tanner!) and I while she and Nancy were here.

Thank you Ruby!!!!

Hugs!!

XOXO

The Belly. . .sort of.

Click HERE for The Belly. Tee hee hee!

i added a picture to my OTHER blog, in case you'd like to see it. ;)

a quick Tanner update. . .(all my random thoughts)

I forgot I wanted to share a quick baby update (And don't worry the rest of the photos I promised, will start tomorrow.) I had a dr. appt this week, and it went well. I survived my glucose test (where they make you drink this horribly sweet "beverage" and then they take your blood. Fun fun.) They said they'd have the results the next day, and that "no news is good news" so we are going to assume that the test came back fine. (Good thing, because I am NOT giving up my evening bowl of mint chocolate chip icecream!)

The baby's size is right on track. . .but on the big side of normal. . .so the doctor said he will definitely be as big or bigger than Bryce. (B was 8 lbs 4 oz., and 8 days early) Let's hope for maybe a week or so early with this one too, shall we!????

I start seeing the dr. every three weeks now.
Tanner gets the hiccups. . .a lot. This week I am convinced that Bryce and Tanner have been trading them back and forth.
I took my rings off this week, because I'm starting to swell a little bit.
And the summer is getting really HOT.

We started getting Tanner's room ready, and Bryce and I have been sorting baby clothes for two days. We have 0-3 month clothes coming out our EARS. So if you feel compelled to buy cute baby clothes. . .please aim for larger sizes!!! :)

Easter Day

I still have Easter basket, and Easter cookie photos to share, but since these are ready to go first, here they are. HOW cute is this little man in his BOWTIE!? (Thank you Lizzie!!!) He told me, "Mommy, I felt very grownup in my church outfit today!"
And yes, it's finally the first pregnant belly picture too. So there ya go, for all of you who have been waiting for it.
After church, Bryce got to blow bubbles and run around with his pal, KC, while we caught up with Kellum and Sarah, who came to our church this week. (That's the bottom picture. . .they got a little out of order!) KC and Bryce even had matching outfits for Easter. . .how cute!!! :)

After church, the adventure continued, as Eric's car decided to STOP WORKING. Thanks to jumper cables (three times) and Eric's dad, we were able to get his car to the mechanic today, where it is getting a shiny new alternator (whatever the heck THAT is.) Later in the day, we had a big Easter dinner, and egg hunt at Nana's house. (Pictures coming soon!)

So that about sums up our day! It was REALLY hectic, but a lot of fun. We hope YOU had a great day too!!! XOXO

Are you READY?!

The. . . new baby. ..

is. . . .

a. . . ..

BOY!!!!!!!!!!

We are really excited, (and were secretly leaning towards hoping for another boy!!) Bryce is VERY excited, mainly because he wants to "teach the new baby to snore, so there can be three snoring boys in the house, and Mommy will need to buy earplugs."

any guesses?????

Tomorrow's the day! We'll find out whether the newest little Williams is a boy or a girl! Check back tomorrow for the official report!!!!

Any predictions???????

just a baby update!

Sorry - no pictures. Just wanted to check in with a baby update. I had one of those super quick "sit-in-the-waiting-room-longer-than-you-see-the-dr" visits on Monday. The heartbeat sounded great, and everything was fine! Not too much to report. But rather than make this poor blog sit another day with nothing new, I thought I could at least tell you SOMETHING!!!

I started drinking milk again this week. . .for the first time since around Christmas, so THAT is a pretty good accomplishment, which must mean that I am making SOME sort of progress in the "I-feel-like-crud" department!! I did actually make it to the outlet mall for an afternoon of shopping with Debbie and Lizzie on Sunday. It was REALLY nice to be out of the house for a while! I got a few cute maternity clothes, to add to my stash, and some cute new clothes for Bryce (like a "Big Brother" tshirt from Carters! So cute!)

Annamaria has been coming over to help me clean and organize and keep things running around here, which has been TOTALLY and completely priceless. I am SO thankful!!!! Yesterday we went through all of the maternity clothes (thank you Joy!) It's like a trip down memory lane, because there are clothes there from Annamaria, Joy, and I, plus a few other people. So we spent a lot of time saying "Oh, I remember this! You wore this to such-and-such!" Or, "Ohhh, that was my FAVORITE shirt, it's SO comfy!" or. .. ."Ewww. That was the worst article of maternity clothing EVER. Get rid of it!" It seems that maternity clothes are either REALLY fabulous and comfy, or REALLY hideous and unwearable. There IS no in-between.

OKAY, we have GOT to get to the grocery this morning, because I am out of cinnamon-raisin bagels and applesauce. . .two of my staple foods for the past two weeks. (Bryce LOVES them both too.) Have a great day!!!!! XOXO

no shirt, no shoes, NO PROBLEM!

Here's Bryce showing off his new apron from Mimi and Poppy. He was preparing to make a batch of brownies, which turned out VERY yummy!!!
Hope you had a lovely Valentine's Day! Bryce followed up the brownie baking, with some Valentine cookie baking. At least I can tolerate the smell of SWEETS baking. . .just don't ask me to cook dinner!!! I am so thankful for Michelle and Nana making us some dinners for this week . ..especially since Bryce and I have both managed to come down with colds. JUST what I needed!
XOXO

bad bad blogger. (but with the best excuse!)

Thank you for not sending me nasty grams, based upon the ignored status of this poor little blog. By now, most of you already know my BIG excuse. . . this tiny baby who is making me SO STINKING SICK!!! I am TRYING to get us all back into some sort of routine, and I am TRYING to keep the "Bryce and Mommy in Mommy's bed watching cartoons" to a minimum. . .it's working 30% of the time.

So please bear with me, and I will try to do a better job of taking pictures and posting SOMETHING here.

Bryce is still doing his cooking shows. He got some new cooking tools and treats in the mail from Mimi, so we hope to have another edition to post in the next few days. The weather has been a lot warmer the last few days, so we managed to get outside for a little while yesterday, which Bryce LOVED. He had fun playing with some water toys.

Anddd. . .that's about it. I am trying to convince myself that I am feeling better, and hopefully Bryce and I are going to trek out to get him a haircut today. As you can see from his picture, he is a seriously shaggy boy.

Have a great weekend!!! We love you!

XOXO