Happenings of a Little Bubba

Windy City Here We Come...

2009-11-09T13:11:00.003-05:00

This Saturday Will will be taking his first plane trip to Illinois. We are tagging along for Daddy's business trip. I am a bit nervous on how this trip will go. We are leaving early in the morning, hoping that Will might pass out on the plane. My sister said just give him a little Tylenol to mellow him out. Will quite frankly cannot sit still, lately he has tried to climb out of his car seat while we are driving. Sit on Mommy's lap for more than 5 minutes is a challenge to this little guy, let alone 2 and half hours.

We plan on bringing his video player, thinking maybe Yo Gabba Gabba will keep him stationary. Guess we will have to wait and see. But believe me I will be breaking out the camera for a play by play of this trip!

Here is pretend me wishing that Will is peacefully sitting on my lap looking out the window like this little precious girl is doing.

Then again this could be me half way through the flight!

I always think back to the plane trip that I took with my nephew when he was about Will's age and even the flight attendants were calling him a little devil, he was that bad.

Does anyone have any ideas on plane travel with a little one? Thanks!

A all in one kinda post...

2009-11-06T09:22:00.004-05:00

As promised here are lots more pictures from the last couple of months. I have to get them all out of our system and catch up before the holidays get here!

Will catching a wave...

Digging in the sand...oh joy!

Windswept and Sandy hair...gotta love it!

Our sandy, teething boy...

A nice scenic pic by the ocean...

My cheesey boy...

Will's fav thing to do...take a bath and splash

Will in cousin Lilly's cow boy boots...more boot pics to come!

My favorite smile bubsy!

"Mom, do you really have to do my hair that way?"

Fourth of July by the water...what a wonderful day...

Will dressed and ready for a little fourth of July fun...

Will loves sunglasses but will only wear mommy's...

"Higher Daddy!"

We had a great spring and summer with so many memories captured. With so many more to come! One problem that I had which I am wondering what other mom's do is, how do you change a poopy diaper at the beach?? Even washing the sand off, it is still always there.

We have "fall"en back into blogging...

2009-11-03T11:38:00.004-05:00

As you know, we have been gone for quite some time! We did a couple mini beach vacations to our local beach which Will loves! What a water and sand boy!

I do have a lot more pics, I just have to go through and pick out all my favorites to share. Lew got a promotion at work, which is wonderful but he is very busy and constantly working. So Will and I spend quite a bit of time together. He even comes to help me train my clients! Let's just say he is getting pretty good at counting! Two and nine are his favorite numbers to say. He jumps, he doesn't run, he sprints! He is talking up a storm which is just unbelievable to me, my little baby no more.

Will and his hamming it up smile...

A day out in the leaves helping mommy rake...

Yes, that is a green "Starbucks" straw. Let's just say Will's favorite word is "MORE"!

I just love that smile...

Will's first Navy game. A very cold, chilly and wet day!

Tired and run down from his cousin's all girl 7th birthday party this summer...

Just showing off his melon after playing in the water with the girls...

Will and Mommy at the Navy game...

Look at all those teeth! My vampire boy...

I promise there will be more pics to come and we will be here when you come back to visit! We missed blogging but now that we are home more, we have all the time in the world!

Before I end this post, I just want to say to my dear friend/client/mom advise giver, Barbara I hope you are doing well. Pam and I miss you so much at our sessions and cannot wait for you to kick cancer to the curb! We love our cheerleader...

Just a teaser...

2009-11-02T14:06:00.002-05:00

We are in fact back to blogging. We have had a crazy and fun spring, summer and early fall. So stay tuned because there is so much to share...

Happy 15 Months Willsey...

2009-04-23T09:28:00.002-04:00

Today my baby is 15 months old! Not really a baby anymore but in my eyes he is. Things that you are doing now...

climbing up stairs
climbing on our bed
climbing on furniture and getting yourself down
you are almost able to take a step up by yourself
you know when you have made a "poo" sorry...thought he might like to know
you can point out balls and snakes in the books we read
outside you know where to find flowers and how to smell them
you scrunch your nose to smell and it is the cutest pic ever
you are such a good eater...you love any berry and pretty much any veggie
you can drink a whole sippy cup of water in less than 3 minutes which shocks us
you smile so big when you see baby Einstein come on and you love to sit in daddy's lap
you have a mouth full of teeth and are now working on your K9's
soon we are going to start a swim class and I know you will love it just as much as you love water in general
you have the most beautiful crystal blue eyes that melt my heart
when you do something amazing, I tear up
people say you are wise beyond your year, I think so too
you sometimes like to sit in your room and "read" your books by yourself
you jump up and down in your crib like a monkey
at night when I go to bed, I always fix your blankets and watch you sleep. I kiss my hand and press it to your face
i am so blessed to have you in my life and so happy that today on your 15 month birthday the sun is shining for you
happy 15 month birthday my sweet Will
xoxo...mommy

The Power is out...what a moment

2009-04-18T13:17:00.003-04:00

On Friday our power went out in the morning. Will was a bit disappointed when I had to heat his milk up the old fashioned way, with hot water. He and I were sitting on the living room floor watching the sun come up and out of the blue, he rested his head on my shoulder. It was so sweet.

I looked at him as he snuggled up to me and then I turned and looked outside. Here comes the lovey dovey moment...he looked up at me, grabbed my face and turned it towards his and then rested his head back on my shoulder. What a mommy moment I was having. I started to tear up! Every time a special moment happens with him or he reaches a milestone or I watch something that touches me I start to tear up! It's like all of a sudden you become a mom and water works appear? Do you have the mommy tears?

I asked Lew last night if he thought Will would mind me calling him bubsy when he was 16 and Lew was like yeah that's not going to happen. For now I will enjoy each and every mommy moment I can get, because this baby now toddler is growing up too quickly!

Happy Weekend to everyone! Hope the sun is shining where you are...

It's been a long...long...long...time...

2009-04-15T09:44:00.005-04:00

It has been 3 long months since last posting! Hard to believe. But the mom/work/wife/side training business was a little hard for me to balance. I am now at home with Will and just doing in home personal training. My boss pretty much screwed me...he cut my hours back and I was not getting credit for all the sales I did. It made no sense to stay there for limited hours and still pay for Will's child care. So I am back...hopefully to stay.

There are so many pics and events that have happened in the last 3 months but I will start here with Easter. Will was not to into finding the eggs but would rather throw them like "balls". Which is his favorite word to say now. He has added Ma Ma, Da Da, Dog, Tank ooo (Thank you), and some more gibberish. I am just so surprised at how quickly my little bubsy is growing up.

It is so great to be back and catching up on blogs and posting about my little man, Will. Missed you all!

Golfer Hat, sweater vest and tie...who said boys are hard to shop for!

My attempt at a purple bunny cake

Will with his Ball

Will's teethy smile...just can't get enough!

Mommy and Her Bubsy

Looks like he is trying to say Ball...of course

What a perfect Easter day...Mommy and Bubsy

I think I smell Mommy's Bunny cake...or maybe I am a Bunny!

My little Tiger Woods in training...

Teething is in full force in our household...what a trooper!

Happy New Year...We're Back!

2009-01-04T15:51:00.007-05:00

I know it has been a while...I blame it on the holidays!

We traveled to Chicago...a 12 hour drive turned into...oh 15 hours. But worth it to be with family. Will had a horrible cold and two ear infections but was an angel. He did awesome! The way there was bad and let's just say the drive home was long. I ended up with a cold and so did Lew.

But our little trooper never whined. We are truly blessed with one amazing little bubba! Here are some photos over the past month.

We are in the midst of planning his big FIRST Birthday...which I cannot believe is almost here.

Enjoy the photos...sorry for being such a bad blogger lately.

A post about nothing...

2008-12-07T14:41:00.002-05:00

It is Sunday in the afternoon. Will is sleeping. I now have time to blog. I used to be so good at this blogging thing when I had more time. But lately I do not.

Some things that have happened in the last couple of days...

Will has taken a couple of steps unassisted. We were so excited! Of course I had the mommy tears.

Will is fascinated and loves to watch Blues Clues. Frankly we prefer Steve over Joe. Sorry Joe.

Will fell asleep in daddy's arms today watching Baby Einstein.

Will fell asleep on Friday night at 6:15 in my arms while I rocked him. I felt like I had a 3 month old baby in my arms.

Beginning to believe that Will is working on some more teeth. He is sucking on his hand so bad that he has left a little cut. Plus the drool is pouring out. Do any of you know is a strong urine a sign of teething? That is what his sitter said. I looked it up online and they say that it can be. Definitely not a urinary tract, he has been normal as can be and no fever.

Looks like we might be going to Chicago for Xmas so Will can see his Grandma. Might be the first white Xmas I can remember. Let's cross our fingers.

Will loves pat a cake. He claps his hands and gets so excited. When he hears a song he likes he will even start to clap. Such a cutie.

Think we have another pasta lover in the house. Will. He loves it!

He holds his own sippy cup.

We showed him his bottle which he gave up for his sippy cup at 7 months. He had no clue what to do with it. Like it was some foreign object we were putting in front of him.

Going to make homemade granola for some friends for the holidays. Will also make some cookies...just don't know when.

Have some Thanksgiving pics that I need to stick up. I will. Hopefully soon we will pay a visit to Santa. Hope Will likes him.

Happy Sunday....Oh...Lew says, "Go Bears!" Gotta love your hubby.

Missing My Baby...

2008-12-03T14:05:00.003-05:00

I know that I have not posted in a while. Life just seems to pass me by and I just wonder where the days go.

So lately I have had anxiety and a little stressed. I miss not being home with Will. I just feel like the afternoon is not long enough for him and I to have mommy and Will time. I always thought when I went back to work that he would forget who his mommy was...he hasn't...thank goodness. Don't think I could handle that.

Over Thanksgiving I had 4 days off and it was just so great to be able to feed him breakfast, lunch and dinner. To be able to read books, to snuggle (which he is loving right now), to watch blues clues, and all those other daily routines that I sometimes miss because I work.

I know that I have to work right now...but during the day...I'm missing my baby.

Happy Thanksgiving Everyone!!

2008-11-27T08:26:00.007-05:00

Hey all my bloggy peeps out there, just wanted to wish everyone a happy turkey day!!

Here I am with Mommy's balloon.

I love to watch Baby Einstein

Here I am chasing daddy.

A video of me on the BIG Screen!!

Our Moment...

2008-11-24T15:32:00.003-05:00

Hi My Sweet Bubsy...the last two nights you have awakened from your slumber in a horrible, heart wrenching cry. The first night...you feel back asleep after I danced with you. Then last night you started crying again and I came to see what was wrong and you were so upset. I picked you up and we rocked in the rocking chair. It was like when you were a "little" baby bubsy. You rested your head on my chest and our hearts were beating as one. It makes me think of when you were born and the nurses put you on my chest and said that my breathing would start to regulate your breathing. I am not a doctor or a nurse but I like to think that you and I are breathing at the exact same time. That I had a hand in your breathing system. The softness of your skin and those sleepy eyes just melted my heart last night. It was such an amazing moment that we shared. You were sleepy, calm, and not climbing all over me. I hope that we have more of these moments.

Totally Random Thursday...

2008-11-20T13:53:00.006-05:00

Okay...enough is enough...i have tried to load these pics several times now and well, its not working. They are small, as you can see and i think it has something to do with daddy cropping them which then changes the size of them. so if you need to get your glasses to actually see them i understand. hey at least it is a post...it is something. sorry. the energy is just not here today.

latest on Will...he definitely is getting a "tude" sometimes a good one and other times not so. but it is so hard not to laugh when he does it. we just get a kick out of this little guy. he now has a place where he likes to go #2. He looks out at the back deck and watches Ella and does his business. You can hear him grunting sometimes, it is so funny! I know Will, one day you will be reading this. But one day I won't remember it! You have started to scale the bathtub. Trying to climb in on your own. When you hear the water running, you get so excited and stand on your tippy toes. So...cute! You have started to wave. You look at Elmo when he moves as if he were part of the family. You love to cling on to mommy's pants, especially when I am cooking. I love that you have become clingy. I love that when you get tired you love to snuggle. You eat anything and everything!

started talking about Will, then started talking to Will. it's a blog we can do with it what we want right? see i told you it was a random Thursday!

Mommy Tears...

2008-11-17T14:04:00.003-05:00

I know...I know. It has been a while since I have blogged. But I have been meaning to blog about this for some time now.

Do you ever get those mommy tears? You know the ones I am talking about!

You see that snuggle commercial with that fluffy bear and then it hugs the baby. Its not exactly that but you get the picture. I start to tear up with that kind of stuff!

I hear an inspirational song on the radio and I get that smile on my face and then I can feel my eyes well up.

Anything and everything Will does seems to make me tear up and usually smile. Like lately he has been trying to stand on his own, w/o holding on to anything. I start to think, my baby, where did he go? I tear up and smile again.

For crying out loud I can be watching Franklin on noggin with Will and tear up b/c Franklin gets stuck in time out.

So...what is with these tears? I have never been like this before in my life! Have any of you gone through this or are you going through this. Would love to hear your stories.

Some awesome Will pics to come soon!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOMMY

2008-11-11T17:21:00.004-05:00

Hello, all my bloggy peeps our there, it's me Will. I just wanted to wish the best mommy in the world a Happy Birthday. I have to admit it took daddy and me like 35 minutes to hack into mommy's account. We must have changed this password like 4 times. I think it would be easier to hack into Fort Knox. But seriously, we love you so much mommy. You do everything for us and we don't know where we would be without you. We love you mommy more than air.

What A Great Monday!

2008-11-10T07:05:00.000-05:00

My Baby Blue... in his Navy Blues

Willsey Bubsy...Mommy and Daddy love you so much. You truly on the apple of our eyes!

A letter to Will...

2008-11-06T14:23:00.002-05:00

My Dear Will,

When I first started this blog I thought that I would share with family and friends how wonderfully special you are to me and your daddy. But then it became more. We have had the great pleasure of meeting other bloggy friends and have gotten some great advice.

I want to be able to post all of your accomplishments and milestones. So far we have had great success at that and much more.

This letter to you is to tell you how I am feeling at this moment. I think that I will do this monthly or whenever the urge comes to me. So today my sweet Will, Mommy is going to be totally real and honest.

When you were first born, I was in shock. I had thought I was ready but at that moment I did not feel ready. We spent the first couple days of your life in the hospital and I did not feel like you were mine yet. I definitely felt like I had been through something traumatic but it still did not sink in.

When we brought you home it was a very cold day in January, almost frigid, as I like to call it. Daddy brought you in, as I slowly walked to the house. You were asleep, so Daddy put you on the bed with me and you and I fell asleep together. It was such a great peaceful sleep that you and I shared together, thinking of that moment makes realize how quickly you have grown.

It took about a week or two for me to shake a little sadness that your grandma, my mom was not there to see her grand baby. She loved her children and grand babies so much! She loved snuggling and giving lots of kisses. But you should know something. You were conceived on her birthday! Will, that made me realize that you truly are a gift from God and from our Angel, my mom and your grandmother.

As the months have gone on, I was able to stay home with you and enjoy all the little things that I did not want to miss by going back to work. But this fall, I had to go back to work, so that we can enjoy the many pleasures of life. As hard as it may be to leave you everyday, I know that you are in good hands with L. She loves you and I like we were her own. This might seem a little weird but I think that it has made me a better mom to expose you to different people and for me to have adult time. That is very hard for me to admit, because there are times that I wake up wishing I did not have to go to work and that I could stay home and play with you.

You are now getting to the point at 9 months, where you are coming into your own. You have your own Willsey personality. You have a little temper when you want something. You have begun to sing and talk more. You are now standing on your own for about 10 seconds or so before you fall on your bottom. You walk with a push toy and if you are holding on to something you walk along it. Your personality is so adorable and I would not change it for the world. When you get picked up out of your crib, you kick your legs really fast. You love water, sticking your hands in it, drinking it, bathing in it, drinking from the shower, and even the rain. You definitely are an Aquarius.

Soon you will be one and not really a baby anymore but a toddler. Will, you will always be my baby. Even down the road when siblings come, you and I will always have that special bond. We love you so much and cannot imagine what our life was like without you.

I call you my Angel baby, because you truly are.

It's Been A While...

2008-11-03T06:03:00.003-05:00

Hey Mommy and Daddy...I can almost stand on my own and walk holding on to things.

Think that's impressive?

Look at me now...I am climbing out of this contraption they call a "play yard"! I know you only put me in here so you can get things done around the house, MOMMY!

See ya later Mommy and Daddy, I am outta here!

Will loves Pasta..make that anything...

2008-10-28T11:36:00.003-04:00

I just love you so muches Will...sometimes I wish you could stay this age forever. You make my day. xoxo Mommy

Shutan Look-alike Meter

2008-10-22T14:57:00.001-04:00

MyHeritage: Look-alike Meter - Free family tree maker - Family reunion

Over protective Mommy...

2008-10-21T12:28:00.004-04:00

Well...i meant to write about this awhile ago but it just popped into my head since Will is going for his nine month check up this week. Unfortunately he is not going to be able to see his normal doctor but he is going to see a doctor, that i think suspects i am a over bearing, over protective mommy.

Let's see it all started about 3 months ago when Will was running a fever and he was throwing up a bit. I took him to the pedi and he said that it was a viral infection and to just make sure that Will had plenty of fluids and that I kept an EYE on him. I emphasis EYE b/c whenever something small happens to Will, I suspect it is something more than it is. Any other mommy out there do that?

Will was on the mend and I was giving him a bath when I was shampooing his head, I felt a pretty big lump on the back of his neck and I just about freaked out! Cancer is in my family so I do not take any chances. I called my sister and she said call the pedi right away. So I did and the receptionist got us in that afternoon. Needless to say I am sure she has heard what I told her on the phone a million times.

We got to the pedi and he said these are not tumors...they are lymphnoids. Which are very common when anyone is getting over a virus. He said in fact he has some in his groin area as well. Heaven for bid if I would have found them there too! I would have rushed him to the emergency room.

Meanwhile Lew and the pedi were kind of laughing at me.

I said to them both...it is better to be over protective!

I just wish that Will was able to see his normal pedi all the time. Because he would not have laughed at me except for the fact that you cannot get into see him for 3 months!

Any mom ever experience what i did? would love to hear your thoughts.

Hey Mommy...look what i can do!

2008-10-16T14:23:00.003-04:00

Our little climbing machine...

Bye Bye Baby...Hello Big Boy

2008-10-15T06:33:00.000-04:00

Bet you are wondering what this could be about. Well, remember how I mentioned about that sippy cup? We introduced it to Will at about 6 months or so, when he started sitting his his high chair.

We started with a little water and he quickly got the hang of the Nuby. Lew and I did not realize that Will would get so attached to his sippy cup. But he did. Oh did he.

Not only would he grunt and make weird noises (which are quite hilarious!) until we would give it to him at the dinner table. But whenever he would see it, at Target, or the grocery store he would get so excited, you have seen that excited look.

So then with all the teething happening, I noticed that he started favoring his sippy cup over his bottle. HELLO! I have seen my sisters go through trying to detach their children from the bottle and others...TOMCAT. This was my chance. One morning I put his formula in his cup and he took to it, in fact he was so...excited.

Two weeks later...we are still having success. I did not want to jinx myself by saying anything.

I do feel a little sad that my baby is not drinking out of a bottle anymore but I am glad that he made this transition so easy for his mom. I Could not ask for a more perfect, happy baby...oh, sorry Will, I mean big boy.

Wow...look how much we got!

2008-10-14T14:48:00.002-04:00

As you all know I went to Dani's Duds which is a huge warehouse consignment that happens only twice a year. Once in the fall and once in the spring.

Well, I tell you what. My sister and I had great success!

All that you see below I got for $99!

That is about 7 sweaters, 10 shirts, 6 pants, 3 overalls, 2 sets of Pjs, 3 Fleeces, 2 pairs of shoes, 2-6 packs of socks, 3 polo onesies, a xtreme Elmo, 8 books, and a Lamaze octopus. I did even better than I did in the spring. I was so shocked when they said only $99!

Had to throw in this photo of Will Havoc playing in the leaves. He also found them pretty tasty!

Oh YES, Willsey is cute..but he is full of havoc!

2008-10-13T06:33:00.001-04:00

This morning as I was awakened by my sweet, adorable 8 month old child at 4am, I thought to myself. Self, do you know when this teething is going to end? The shrilling crying at that time is quite the rude awakening but my first reaction is to comfort Will. I got him back to sleep and then an hour and half later he is in his crib trying to climb his railing.

So I feed him his sippy cup full of yummy smelling formula( i will tell more on the whole sippy cup story this week), thinking he might go back to sleep. Nope!

He has also found his voice and likes to scream at the top of his lungs and then do this fake cough, which is hilarious but not the screaming at 6 in the morning.

So, I put him in his play yard and what does he do? He is chewing on it and sticking his toes through the holes and climbing up it! This baby thinks he has his own little rock wall. He can climb half way up it. If he climbs any higher he would fall over it!

I decide then that I will make some breakfast, thinking this will calm him down, since he is such a big eater. While I am making breakfast he continues to scream and cough.

Then Lew wakes up and says he cannot sleep with all the noise, ah yeah, no joke.

Oh, I forgot to mention the constant rolling around and kicking when trying to put a diaper on this baby...is impossible! I have to bribe him with whatever is around us, so that he is entertained and that I can quickly put the diaper on. Havoc I tell you, complete and utter havoc.

With the teeth, lack of naps b/c of the teeth, the almost heart attacks on my end from him climbing everything, he is now known as Willsey Havoc.

I mean c'mon you can just see the mischief in this face. I feel like I can just read his mind.

"Not another picture of me guys, not another or else I will wake you up at 2am by climbing out of my crib and surprising you in your room! So Mom, Dad, not another pic." Willsey