A few of my favorites

Cal is such a fun age and he is smiling all the time and cracking himself up constantly. I have been taking pictures all the time (many times with my iPhone!) just to try to capture everything he does. Time is flying and he is growing SO fast. Here are some of my favorite pictures I have taken lately....

he just rolled over and saw me standing there and started cracking up... :)

Tummy time is soooo much fun now!

I LOVE my bath!!!!

Come here, Hank.... let me pet you....

yes, this outfit is a Nascar Racing suit.

Yes, it is white trash.

Yes, it is too adorable not to put on him!

Watching the Super Bowl, determined to get those socks off.

Drive back from SC, Cal discovered he could see Momma if he turned his head really far!

South Carolina

We went this past weekend to South Carolina to visit Eddie's grandparents, Lala and Pop, and his parents flew in from Texas too. We left Friday morning, as another mini storm came in. It was pouring down rain and 32 degrees. When we got to Burlington, the far left lane and the far right lane were both sheets of ice. We just cruised in the middle lane watching cars go flying by us.... and then we saw them wrecked on the side of the road a few miles ahead. Seriously, we saw that happen several times!

We got to Pendleton safely and had a nice weekend with Eddie's family. Cal was a trooper in the car both there and back. As hard as it is to believe, Cal did not cry one time the entire weekend. Not once. I was shocked (and thrilled!).

Here are some pictures of the growing little guy....

4 generations

Mr. Thunder Thighs

Who is this kissing me?

Beep Beep!

Just cruisin' in his Jeep (his feet don't reach the ground yet, but when they do, he will fly!)

Snow Day!

On Friday night, the snow started and we woke up Saturday morning to a snow covered everything! It was Cal's first real snow so of course I had to take some pics...

All bundled and up and ready to face the cold!

Hank was loving the snow!

Burrrrrrrr!!!!!! It was only 20 degrees outside!

The family!

After being outside for a while, Cal went inside to take a nap (in a closet! It was warm and dark and cozy...he loved it!), while Momma went sledding with a bunch of neighborhood kids. :)

On Sunday, it was a BEAUTIFUL day, with bright blue skies and the sun shining bright. We went back over to my parents house and this time Cal got to spend more time outside with us...

My favorite shot from the weekend :)

Shopping Sites/Websites

I have been buying some fun baby gifts for friends and have found these fun sites. I wanted to share with y'all in case you have someone that you want to buy a gift for...

http://www.diapers.com

(under clothing and shoes, go to personalized gifts)

http://www.personalizationmall.com

(they have great gifts and run great specials all the time)

http://www.prettybabygifts.com

(pretty cool-- you can pick at the top "it's a boy", "it's a girl", "I'm on a budget".....)

http://www.landsend.com/pp/WheelsLaceBabyBlanket~44973_-1.html?bcc=y&action=order_more&sku_0=::BLU&CM_MERCH=IDX_00005__0000000284&origin=index

(this was one of my favorite baby gifts from Land's End. The blanket is so light weight and cozy)

please feel free to add to the list! I love resources like this... and I am always looking for new gift ideas!

xo

The Littlest Cowboy

It's 8:35 am....

...and I have already completed a workout DVD, put away laundry, taken Hank on a jog around the block, taken out the trash and recycling, started another load of wash, read the newspaper, played with Cal and set up 2 J. Hilburn appointments.

IT'S AMAZING THE ENERGY YOU HAVE WHEN YOUR KID SLEEPS THROUGH THE NIGHT! Yup, that's right! Cal Baby went down at 10 (too late for my liking, but we did have date night, so it all got thrown off...), and we didn't hear a thing from him until 6:30 this morning! I woke up about to explode (heehee) so I went in to make sure he was still alive around 5:50, and sure enough, he was just snoring away!

I got up with him this morning-- usually Eddie takes him down and they have some male bonding time over the Today show so momma can sleep a little more. But this morning, I was full of energy (I am getting tired now!), so I brought him downstairs and we had a great time playing and now he is napping!

Hope today is as good as yesterday! :)

A GOOD day!

Today has been a really GOOD day in the Williamson house.

Two nights ago (Tuesday night), Cal woke up at 2:30 and I went in there to try to get him back to sleep and he was NOT having it. I tried relentlessly for 2 hours (I am soooo stubborn!), and then finally fed him. We were up for a total of 3 hours.

I was needing my sleep last night!

Cal ate at 9:00 and fell sound asleep while eating. I tried to wake him several times because you are supposed to put babies down awake so they will learn to go to sleep on their own (so I have heard...). Well, I couldn't wake him up, so I just put him in the crib sound asleep. At 12:15, he screamed, so I went in there, ready for a battle like the night before. I put the paci in and he was out again! He didn't say boo until 5:00. We are making progress! I fed him at 5 and he slept until about 7:30. I fed him again and he crashed until 9:30!

We played this morning after he got moving at 9:30 and then I had to run some errands so we loaded up the car. He sort of fell asleep in the car, but when I was carrying him in to the house in the rain, he woke up mad. We played when we got home and then I noticed some serious yawning. I knew he was well over due for a nap, so I decided that we were going to nap in the nursery (as opposed to the swing). It's a dreary rainy day, so it's perfect napping weather! I put him down and I watched him play on the video monitor and then he started crying. I gave him 10 minutes, went back in and flipped him to his tummy and put the paci in again. I walked out and within 3 minutes, he was sound asleep! He has been in his crib asleep for just over an hour now. YEEEEE HAW! I am hoping this will start to set the standard for sleeping in the house. He is going to outgrow that swing and I don't want to have a battle to get him to re-learn to nap in his crib!

Eddie and I are having dinner tonight at the Country Club with a bunch of other couples so it will be nice to have a night out. I feel like they are VERY few and far between, so this is a real treat! My Aunt will be keeping Cal for us. We are lucky to have family near by!

Just wanted to post an update!

xo

Sleeping update

No one reading this probably cares whether or not Cal slept through the night.... but I am updating this so that I can look back on this blog months from now and remember when it was that it finally happened.

Last night, he went down around 9:30, but he was super tired from all of the baptism activities of the day, so he had a mega nap that lasted until 8 (should have woken him up earlier, I know!).

He slept until 4:15 and then wouldn't just fall back asleep. I tried to get him to sleep for about 30 minutes, and then I just went ahead and fed him and put him back in the crib where he slept until 8:30! woohoo! When he woke up at 8:30, he was flipped onto his back, laying sideways in the crib carrying on quite the conversation with his mobile. He is so sweet... I am sooooooooo in love with this little man!!!

Getting Baptized

Cal got baptized today, Sunday, January 17th. It was such a special day and one I will always remember. He was wonderful during the service and during the baptism too. I was such a proud momma and beaming the entire time. I just feel so BLESSED to have this amazing baby and family. There are a bunch of pictures (and a video) on the mobile me page, so check that out if you want to see more than this....




My mom, AKA Martha Stewart, made his outfit for the day. We were going to do a gown, but he is just such a boy that we had to put him in a romper. I really wanted to do a gown though and put the monogram on it and have all of our kids wear it. Oh well.... thankfully, I have an incredible mother who is willing to make more! She did such a great job and I don't think I could have picked out a better outfit in any store! It was PERFECT!

We are exhausted tonight after an action-packed weekend. Maybe Cal will sleep through the night tonight...???

PS-- for those wondering, my whole "not feeding him in the night" thing is working... he got up once last night at 4. I put the paci in and then brought him in with me at 5 and he slept until 7:45. I just have to cut out him waking up until morning.... I will post more on that later!

xo