It seems like we’ve been thinking forever that William was teething, especially at the four month point. Now he has two teeth, one poking out a bit more than another
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45 year old mother to our infant son, William, with my husband, Matt. We live in California with our mischievous cat, Inky.
I love our local sports teams (Go Giants! Go Sharks!), photography, the beach, WWE, reading and now spending lots of time as a family with one kid and one cat.
Reconciling Sunday at Church / Extended Nursery Hours for William
Since having William, most of the volunteering I’ve done for my church, Almaden Hills United Methodist Church, has been on Sundays while is in the church nursery. With this being Reconciling Sunday, our church had special plans to show our welcome message to everyone, especially the LGBTQIA community. I was honored to be asked to help serve communion, a first for me. I made sure to get photos with Pastor Mariellen with our colorful attire in honor of the day.
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A Visit From Our Neighbor, Yuka
It’s amazing how the time has flown since Matt and I attended our upstairs neighbors’ baby shower. I happened to see Yuka outside while we were both returning from errands. She asked if she could see William, so of course I invited her over.
William Tries His First Vegetable – Sweet Potatoes
Wiliam’s doctor had recommended starting him with fruits then exploring vegetables. Today was the day we decided to try his first vegetable. In honor of this milestone, I put him in his Holy Guacamole vegetable onesie, a present from his Godparents, for his playtime before this meal.
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Trying a Sippy Cup Again
I decided to try William’s sippy cup with him again as part of the design to help him be done with bottles by his first birthday as doctor’s recommend. The first time he did not seem to like the cup much, so I thought perhaps with weeks gone by he would be more open to trying.
William’s Six Month Photo Shoot
William has lots of adorable baby clothes. Several months ago we bought some outfits that resemble the Tommy Bahama shirts Matt enjoys wearing. They were too big for William at the time, so I looked forward to him growing into them so I could use them for a beachy, relaxed feel monthly photo shoot. At first, William didn’t seem in the mood for a shoot with that kind of feel.
William’s Baptism Book – Book Overview
Several months ago our church’s photographer, Bonnie, had sent me an email telling me to make sure to see her after church as she had something for me. While I considered it was something to do with William, I was absolutely floored by the amazing and perfect book she’d made about his baptism.
William is Twenty-Eight Weeks
Once again a snippet about baby’s development week is rather significant to William’s development. Right now William is for the most part being given only pureed foods. We did give him small crushed up tiny pieces from our lasagna on Mother’s Day, yet besides that we are not trying food from our plates just yet.
My First Mother’s Day as William’s Mom
I was excited to be celebrating today, my first Mother’s Day officially as a mom. (Last year I’d unofficially celebrated with Matt as a mother-to-be, as we celebrated the moms in our lives.) My phone was inundated with text messages, several were chains of moms wishing each other a Happy Mother’s Day and this special one from Kristi, William’s Godmother.
Cinco de Mayo Party / Farewell to Dear Friends
Last month when William and I met Shauna for lunch , she had shared with me that she and her husband, Jason, were moving to Louisiana. Since they had a few weeks left to move at that point, we invited them over, along with mutual friends Paul and Monica for a combination Cinco de Mayo and Goodbye Party.
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