Too Cute Not to Post

Yucky, but still cute!

Watching Liam feed himself is the ultimate test in self control.  I want to just throw him in the bath tub and clean him up.  Instead, I placed him in the extra large bib that covers half his body and rolled up his sleeves as far as they will go and hope that I don't have to change his clothes AGAIN once he's done.   I know he could care less about the muck on his face and his hands and that he's loving every bite.   Actually, I know you probably will find this hard to believe, but I really can't think of any food he has ever not enjoyed;) 

9 month check up!

Wow!  Where does the time go?  Seems like yesterday we were waking up every 3 hours for his feedings and here we are....9 months later, 9 ins. taller and 16 lbs. heavier!!  And yes, the doctor has told us that he wins for biggest baby of all his patients weighing in at 24 1/2 lbs. and 29 in. tall.  Maybe we can enter him in the Guinness book! :)    He is definitely healthy, although not yet crawling because of his size. He is doing great at standing if we help him up.   And trust me when I say that I am enjoying every moment of this stage where he can just sit, play and entertain himself and I am not yet having to chase him all over the house watching his every move.   He really loves testing out his vocal chords lately, squealing with glee...particularly when Dada sings Ring Round the Rosy in Italian while holding him and then dipping him at the end.  He loves it!   He also loves taking my glasses off, so I thought he would like to try them on.  He thought that was very funny.   I just wish time could stand still for a while so I could enjoy this stage just a little longer.  It's just too much fun!!     

Just Another Day of Adorableness

Happy New Year!!!

 Another year has come and gone...and what a year 2007 was!!  We found out in March that we would be adopting our precious baby boy who was due in 2 months and on May 25th Liam arrived and we took him home the following day.  The rest is a blur of sleepless, joy filled days.  How our lives have changed over the last 7 months!!! 

Christmas was sooo much fun.  Liam got to spend his first Christmas with all of his cousins, aunts and uncles and grandparents and meeting some for the first time.   We spent the week before Christmas in Surprise, AZ with Jeff's family and drove back Christmas Eve in time to spend Christmas with my family. 

Liam was a great traveler.  He never fussed or complained about the odd traveling hours and slept wherever we stuck him...even in large walkin closets!  We are very blessed by his nature.  He is almost always content, joyful and curious unless he is tired or hungry and his favorite place to be is in his bouncy chair that hangs from the door jam. 

On New Years Eve, our good friends Tim & Jeannie came over and made us an awsome dinner of shrimp pasta and chocolate mousse.   We were sad to see the holidays come to a close, but have much to look forward to in the New Year as Liam just cut his first tooth a couple of days ago and his first birthday will be here before we know it.  Exciting stuff!!!       

Our Babbling Baby

Little TC has become very vocal over the past couple days. He's been making all sorts of babbly yells and is constantly exploring the noises his little tongue will make. It's soo cute!

When AH came home from work today, TC and I were down in the bedroom playing on the bed. TC got all excited and started trying turn over. With lots of prompting, he turned over from his belly to his back for the FIRST TIME without any assistance from either of us.

We're not sure who yelled louder afterward, me or TC!

A "Screamin" Halloween

Ahhhh....It seems it's always those special occasions when you want the perfect photo to keep that special memory locked in you mind forever that that perfect photo emerges, though not quite as you imagined, as you can see from the following.