Thursday, October 16, 2008
What happened to my BABY?!?!?!
He is growing up way too fast! He is looking more like a little boy than a baby! Here are some pictures of us at the pumpkin patch last weekend. He enjoyed petting the horse after he got over his initial hesitation. He did NOT like sitting with all the pumpkins as you can tell from the photo!
Sunday, September 28, 2008
Apple Orchard September 28, 2008
It's a miracle! These pictures were actually taken today...and I'm posting them today! We went to the Apply Orchard today. William enjoyed the tractor ride! He quickly got hungry and tired, so our adventure was short and sweet.
He is growing so much! He is starting to talk a little. His favorite word is "grandpa"! It sounds like "papa". He carries around a picture of grandpa Steve and says "papa...papa...papa". He also looks out the window, points, and whines to visit grandma and grandpa. He loves it at their house. He also says car, bear, buddy, duck, and dog.
He is up to about 20 signs as well! Today he learned "yes" and yesterday he learned "thank you". He has also recently learned-please, rain (it was a really rainy day), and cat.
Today he was carrying an empty package of crackers. He left the room and then I heard a door open. He was going to throw the package into the garbage! I better be careful otherwise who knows what I'll find in the garbage now that he's figured that out!
William likes to help with laundry too (I'm teaching him young!) which consists of opening his drawer and putting his nicely folded clean clothes into the dirty clothes hamper!!! I let him help with about 2 items, and then I say, "all done-thank you!" Then when he's not looking I take the clean clothes out and put them back into his drawer.
He is so funny! This is a great age. I'm loving one and a half! We'll see what I'm saying in a few more months!
He is growing so much! He is starting to talk a little. His favorite word is "grandpa"! It sounds like "papa". He carries around a picture of grandpa Steve and says "papa...papa...papa". He also looks out the window, points, and whines to visit grandma and grandpa. He loves it at their house. He also says car, bear, buddy, duck, and dog.
He is up to about 20 signs as well! Today he learned "yes" and yesterday he learned "thank you". He has also recently learned-please, rain (it was a really rainy day), and cat.
Today he was carrying an empty package of crackers. He left the room and then I heard a door open. He was going to throw the package into the garbage! I better be careful otherwise who knows what I'll find in the garbage now that he's figured that out!
William likes to help with laundry too (I'm teaching him young!) which consists of opening his drawer and putting his nicely folded clean clothes into the dirty clothes hamper!!! I let him help with about 2 items, and then I say, "all done-thank you!" Then when he's not looking I take the clean clothes out and put them back into his drawer.
He is so funny! This is a great age. I'm loving one and a half! We'll see what I'm saying in a few more months!
Saturday, September 13, 2008
Quick Update...
I'm sorry I haven't been updating my blog lately. I just haven't had the time to sit down and devote to it. We are currently STILL without a computer at home. =( Now that I'm back to work, I was hoping to make it one of my first bigger purchases, but it's on the back burner now that Christmas is quickly approaching which means we are hoping to soon purchase flights back to England for the holidays. And this year William will be sitting in HIS OWN SEAT! I will not travel with him (or any future children) as lap children ever again for that flight!
Like I mentioned I'm back to work and already SICK =( I guess that's how it is when I'm around 21 little germy children! School has started off well-or as well as it can go. I'm not a huge fan of the first 4 weeks of school. It's a lot of routines, schedules, establishing expectations, etc...my class is pretty good. There are always a few munchkins who require extra EXTRA attention, but that comes with the job.
William is well-adjusting very well with his schedule back to daycare 3 days a week, grandma and grandpa's house one day a week, and daddy one day a week. He adjusts so well to change. He just "rolls with the punches". He has been sleeping in and taking long naps on the weekends to recuperate from his week!
Next week he starts an evening class (with us too!). It's called "terrific twos" and it's through the school district and ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education). There are a lot of fun classes offered during the day, but being a working mom, we can't go. I'm also going to sign him up for swimming lessons. I'm sure he will love that! He loves the water.
Olly is doing well with his job. He is having great sales compared to the other golf pros in the area who are working at the same company. It is quieting down for the season, but at least he can continue to work year round!
Like I mentioned I'm back to work and already SICK =( I guess that's how it is when I'm around 21 little germy children! School has started off well-or as well as it can go. I'm not a huge fan of the first 4 weeks of school. It's a lot of routines, schedules, establishing expectations, etc...my class is pretty good. There are always a few munchkins who require extra EXTRA attention, but that comes with the job.
William is well-adjusting very well with his schedule back to daycare 3 days a week, grandma and grandpa's house one day a week, and daddy one day a week. He adjusts so well to change. He just "rolls with the punches". He has been sleeping in and taking long naps on the weekends to recuperate from his week!
Next week he starts an evening class (with us too!). It's called "terrific twos" and it's through the school district and ECFE (Early Childhood Family Education). There are a lot of fun classes offered during the day, but being a working mom, we can't go. I'm also going to sign him up for swimming lessons. I'm sure he will love that! He loves the water.
Olly is doing well with his job. He is having great sales compared to the other golf pros in the area who are working at the same company. It is quieting down for the season, but at least he can continue to work year round!
Sunday, August 24, 2008
Another New Sign!
William has learned how to sign "love"! It is adorable! I don't have a picture to share, but I will post one soon. I've been signing "love" when I say "I love you, William", and he suddenly started imitating the sign. When he hears the word "love" he will sign it.
Love is crossing your arms over your chest/front like an X. It's like giving yourself a hug.
Love is crossing your arms over your chest/front like an X. It's like giving yourself a hug.
Thursday, August 21, 2008
Pray for Grandpa Burge
Please pray for Grandpa (Olly's grandpa) in England (actually Wales) who is sick right now. He is a lovely man. I really think Olly's grandparents, Nana and Grandpa, are two of the neatest people I've ever met. I only wish that the distance wasn't so great so we could spend more time with them.
If I could've I would've put them in my suitcase and brought them home with me when we visited over last Christmas!
Here's a little story to tell you how wonderful they are...when we were in England last Christmas William was 10 months old. He was a little apprehensive around new people, because we had traveled 4,000 miles and went 6 hours ahead (that's a lot for a baby). The day that William met Nana and Grandpa was at Olly's mum (the English spelling for mom) and dad's house for a family get together. I set William on Nana's lap, and he just sat there with her and looked at her like he was studying her. He didn't move a bit and didn't cry. This also happened when we saw them a few days later. He was perfectly content on her lap. It was the same way with Grandpa. He went right to Grandpa and was perfectly content with him. Grandpa brought him over to the Christmas tree and they looked at the lights. I think William already knew just how wonderful they truly are.
William and Great Grandpa
If I could've I would've put them in my suitcase and brought them home with me when we visited over last Christmas!
Here's a little story to tell you how wonderful they are...when we were in England last Christmas William was 10 months old. He was a little apprehensive around new people, because we had traveled 4,000 miles and went 6 hours ahead (that's a lot for a baby). The day that William met Nana and Grandpa was at Olly's mum (the English spelling for mom) and dad's house for a family get together. I set William on Nana's lap, and he just sat there with her and looked at her like he was studying her. He didn't move a bit and didn't cry. This also happened when we saw them a few days later. He was perfectly content on her lap. It was the same way with Grandpa. He went right to Grandpa and was perfectly content with him. Grandpa brought him over to the Christmas tree and they looked at the lights. I think William already knew just how wonderful they truly are.
William and Great Grandpa
Summer Photos...
William loves to brush his teeth!
William spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house. This is how he looked after his bath...unsure?
William with the little girl Cousin Sarah babysits, Casey. Aren't they so cute?!?!
William and Grandma at Aunt Maureen's pool.
William and Grandpa-His favorite person (and vice versa)
William and Uncle Kevin on the Seadoo.
William in his Ergo baby carrier. I bought this for going up the north shore when Olly's parents were here. I love it!
William's butt!
He loves to "drive"! He gets mad when I put him in his carseat, but I just remind him that he can drive in about 15 years!
My mom took this picture...I love the look on his face!
My poor ignored blog! I still don't have a computer at home (yeah, get with it, Alicia!), so my computer time is limited. Soon hopefully now that school is soon to start.
William has had a good summer. He has kept me REALLY busy! He loves to swim! He doesn't even care if he goes under water! I quickly pick him up, he gives a little cough, and then he has a big smile on his face! Our local pool is a zero degrees pool, so we enjoy going there-NO SAND! We've been to a local man made lake too. It's fun there too, but then I find sand everywhere for the next week.
We've been to the zoo a couple times too. He was more interested in the little carnival next to the zoo!
William is talking a LITTLE bit. He says duck (I think?), car (I think?), mama, dada, and we'll say, "What does Scooter say?" (My parents' dog) and he said, "Ruff".
We've also been teaching him sign language to help communicate. It's really neat! He loves that he can tell us what he wants and we understand him. The light bulb has gone off! Now, if he would start talking too!
He signs:
more
drink
eat
outside (so cute!)
all done (we had to teach him this after one too many times of throwing his plate on the floor)
bird (so cute!)
dog
sleep
please
sorry (after he throws something at someone...grrr...)
William spent the night at Grandma and Grandpa's house. This is how he looked after his bath...unsure?
William with the little girl Cousin Sarah babysits, Casey. Aren't they so cute?!?!
William and Grandma at Aunt Maureen's pool.
William and Grandpa-His favorite person (and vice versa)
William and Uncle Kevin on the Seadoo.
William in his Ergo baby carrier. I bought this for going up the north shore when Olly's parents were here. I love it!
William's butt!
He loves to "drive"! He gets mad when I put him in his carseat, but I just remind him that he can drive in about 15 years!
My mom took this picture...I love the look on his face!
My poor ignored blog! I still don't have a computer at home (yeah, get with it, Alicia!), so my computer time is limited. Soon hopefully now that school is soon to start.
William has had a good summer. He has kept me REALLY busy! He loves to swim! He doesn't even care if he goes under water! I quickly pick him up, he gives a little cough, and then he has a big smile on his face! Our local pool is a zero degrees pool, so we enjoy going there-NO SAND! We've been to a local man made lake too. It's fun there too, but then I find sand everywhere for the next week.
We've been to the zoo a couple times too. He was more interested in the little carnival next to the zoo!
William is talking a LITTLE bit. He says duck (I think?), car (I think?), mama, dada, and we'll say, "What does Scooter say?" (My parents' dog) and he said, "Ruff".
We've also been teaching him sign language to help communicate. It's really neat! He loves that he can tell us what he wants and we understand him. The light bulb has gone off! Now, if he would start talking too!
He signs:
more
drink
eat
outside (so cute!)
all done (we had to teach him this after one too many times of throwing his plate on the floor)
bird (so cute!)
dog
sleep
please
sorry (after he throws something at someone...grrr...)
Thursday, July 10, 2008
Time to Update!
William in his fire truck floaty. He likes it so much that he sits in it wherever!
William and Grandma in the boat.
William swimming at the lake.
William with Nana and Grumps.
I haven't forgotten about my blog! I just haven't had much time to update it these days. All is well with us. It has been a really busy summer. Olly's parents were here for 2 weeks, and we had a lovely time. We went sightseeing throughout the Twin Cities and up to Duluth and the North Shore for a few days. It was a really nice time. I was getting too used to Sue and Gray getting up with William in the morning, bathing him, and everything else. It was nice to be able to run errands and not have to bring him along...one day I even had a pedicure!
Olly's job continues to go well. I'm enjoying my break from work. After Olly's parents went back to England =( William and I went up to my parents' cabin over the
4th of July. William loves being at the cabin. He loves running around outside and going on the boat. I'll post some pictures of him at the cabin as well.
William and Grandma in the boat.
William swimming at the lake.
William with Nana and Grumps.
I haven't forgotten about my blog! I just haven't had much time to update it these days. All is well with us. It has been a really busy summer. Olly's parents were here for 2 weeks, and we had a lovely time. We went sightseeing throughout the Twin Cities and up to Duluth and the North Shore for a few days. It was a really nice time. I was getting too used to Sue and Gray getting up with William in the morning, bathing him, and everything else. It was nice to be able to run errands and not have to bring him along...one day I even had a pedicure!
Olly's job continues to go well. I'm enjoying my break from work. After Olly's parents went back to England =( William and I went up to my parents' cabin over the
4th of July. William loves being at the cabin. He loves running around outside and going on the boat. I'll post some pictures of him at the cabin as well.
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