Favorite Things

I know I haven't been updated family on pictures of William in the last two months. We were very busy in September, but finally got back to the camera in October and these are a few things that William loves to do!

Favorite thing #1

He sits, stands and jumps on Isaac's toolbox ALL the time!

 Favorite Thing #2

 I bought William a bucket for trick or treating this year and he LOVES carrying it around. They were inseparable for a whole day and we got to spend a lot of time outside taking fabulous pics!

Favorite Thing #3

 Then add another favorite thing .... TRUCKS!!!! William loves trucks and if they have annoying buttons on them that play music or sound effects, even better!

Favorite Thing #4

 Will loves pulling all the blankets out of this basket and then he climbs inside. Isaac and I both took pics of him on different days.

Favorite Thing #5

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Favorite Thing #6

Our Little boy loves to read books and he is holding his favorite one. He backs up to anyone when he has a book in hand so they can pick him up and read it to him. If you haven't heard of the Yummy Yucky book, go look it up! I enjoy it too. :)

I recently pulled out some baby things for Charles Wallace and I thought William might like to play with his old Bumbo. I actually loves it ... even when he gets stuck in it. We have the greatest fun watching him try to get out.

Goofy kid

These are some final pics I wanted to include. I love this little boy and I can't wait to have another baby.

Here are some pics of William with mommy and daddy. Daddy is holding his hands over Will's ears because we were at the NC State Fair and watching a tractor pull competition. Gosh, those things were loud!!!

Visiting with Cousins

This blog post contains two different times that we got to see cousins Bella and Charles Wallace. Bella and Will fight alot over toys, but by the second time they saw each other they started playing together. By playing, I mean they ran around the house screaming at the top of their lungs together. I thought it was great, but Isaac was not a fan of the screaming. I loved holding a tiny baby again, but I guess I didn't get any pictures of me and CW on the camera. I'll have to check my phone. 

 This goofy kid thinks that he can walk down ALL steps like a grown up ... the other week he did it without my help and landed face first in the cement/grass in our front walkway. He has had a lot of falls like that recently and I think he is taking more chances. He scares me so much, but I get this is all part of growing up.

 Such a pretty girl :)

Splashing in a little pool table thing

 They LOVED running around chasing each other and screaming. 

 Dressing up for a nice occasion. My handsome little man!

Charles Wallace cried a lot ...

Oh, look! We caught him NOT crying!

AND ... now he is back to crying again ... :)

From newborn to 1 year pictures

Newborn

One Month photos - I included the one on the right so you could see his face better

No smiles yet :)

Finally sitting up!

Can you see his two teeth?

The day he started crawling :)

1 Year Old

Look who's 1!!!!!

Dear William,

You were born one year ago. One year ago we were blessed with the most amazing gift ever. Your daddy and I have fallen in love with you every single day since then and it excites me to know you and watch you grow each one of those days. The month that you were conceived, I prayed and prayed and prayed for God to give you to me. He didn't give you to us because I prayed, but I have thanked and thanked and thanked Him for you every week and every month. I look forward to you waking up every morning even if I couldn't wait for you to go to bed the last night. You can be a handful, but I still miss you when we are apart for too long.






You are just about a pro at walking now. You turn around in circles, pick up toys and I think you even drank out of your cup while walking. More importantly, when you do fall, you get right back up even in the middle of the room. I am also sooo relieved that you can climb down stairs backwards and feet first. I'm glad that I don't have to watch you so closely to make sure you are safe. You are learning your limits, but you are also pushing them safely. You say, "All done" and "Hot" ... you put your finger in your mouth when you want to eat or drink and you point to things with your pointer finger instead of your whole hand now.

Along with your walking and talking, you now think that you are a two year old. Maybe this is normal, but I wasn't expecting the headstrong part of you to come out in one month. I am not sure how to parent you right now. You want WHAT you want WHEN you want it, but you don't understand the consequences of behaving like a two year old. How can I help you? You throw yourself on the ground and cry about the smallest thing and I can't reason with you, so more often then not I just walk away.

I can predict that the worst time of the day will be at 5pm right before dinner time. But you know what? I see myself in you when you fall apart at that time every day. I'm tired and worn out too. I can't think of anything fun to do and sometimes I just want to sit and cry for no reason. I'm not sure I'm the greatest role model because I lose my patience at the most important time of the day to NOT lose it. Daddy comes home to us both falling apart sometimes. :) We are both going to need to grow together. We both need more of Jesus. I may not know what to do to help you, but I hope you can see me pray more at 5pm. And I hope you see me repenting more at 5pm. I love you and I desire for you to grow in your relationship with the Lord. I hope you never see me as an ideal person, mom or even Christian. I pray that everything I do for you or do badly against you will turn you to Jesus.

As I finish up the year of letters to you, I hope you see how real and weak I am as your parent, but also I hope you see my great love for you and all the stages you went through. I hope you are encouraged by just how far you have come from birth. Never stop changing my son, never stop pushing your limits, never stop looking towards Jesus, and never stop smiling back at me. :) I love you my darling boy!

Your Mommy