Happy Birthday! (still)

We had another good day of napping and awake time. I am starting to see more patterns in William's sleeping/eating routine. This gives me hope that I may be able to predict when the best time to attempt the grocery store is on my own (maybe next week? we'll see) or go to the bathroom by myself. We had a quiet morning listening to the thunderstorm that rolled through and waiting for Mudd to come out from under the couch. This afternoon, we ran a few quick errands and came home for a nice nap!

Tonight we met some of my coworkers at Chilli's for some fabulous fajitas to celebrate my birthday (again, still, whathaveyou). It has been a very long time since I have had the fajitas there - over a month! The night before we had William, we went to Chilli's to fulfill my fajita fix and to try and get things moving along. So, it has been one month I have had to be without my fajitas - they were amazing! We also enjoyed visiting with Laura, Liz and Jeff and catching up with them. William was VERY well behaved. He slept part of the time and was awake and just hanging out the rest of the time - pretty amazing when you figure we were there for almost 2 hours eating and chatting! What a great kid (I realize I might be biased)!


goodnight,

the heidts

P.S. I know it is corny, but I like it cause it rhymes. I may start using it all the time cause I like it so much, even when it isn't night.

Some sunshine this morning!

What a difference a day makes! We are having a great morning! William slept really well last night (I'm not telling how long, I don't want to jinx it!) and now is napping at the SAME time he did yesterday! That is very exciting for me! I actually got to clean 2 bathrooms and sing my favorite bathroom floor song ("how could I forget I had given her an extra key...) while cleaning. This afternoon we might try a trip to Hobby Lobby and maybe stop by the photography studio where I used to work.

Talk to you soon

Kelly

Happy Birthday and Happy 1 Month!

Today is my 28th birthday and William's one month birthday! With most of our celebrating happening this weekend, it was pretty low key today. William had a record setting (for us) day of spitting up and pooping! Happy birthday to me - I guess William was trying to show how much he has grown. Before 3pm, we went through 3 full outfit changes.

Later in the day, we were able to get out for a walk with William and have some adult conversation. For dinner we heated up our leftover fondue to finish celebrating my birthday. After dinner, we gave William his second big boy bath in his tub. I've been noticing it looks like he is loosing some of his really dark hair and tonight it was confirmed when I found a small amount of hair at the bottom of his bathtub. Hopefully, he either grows more in a hurry or looses the rest so he doesn't look like a dope!

These pictures are from tonight and last night - this Little Slugger outfit is one I remember Michael having when he was little. The only thing missing is the blue Little Slugger baseball hat...

goodnight

the heidts

Our Little Slugger

The birthday boy and girl!

...and the walls came tumbling down!

Our Smiley Boy!

We got up this morning to a very proud and smiley boy who slept for over 6 hours for the first time in a week (he ate and went back to bed for another 3 hours)! We all went out for brunch
and then John and Grandpa tackled the next basement task - taking down the walls at the
bottom of the steps in our basement! What a big difference!

The workers with their tools and the sheet rock they took out!

Our new open family room in the basement

goodnight,

the heidts

P.S Happy birthday to William's Uncle Jim!

Happy Birthday!

Today we celebrated my birthday (again) with a great birthday supper at home with Grandma and Grandpa. We made yummy fondue with different kinds of bread and again broccoli. For dessert, Grandma made my favorite chocolate cake with flour frosting - it was perfect. William was a little crabby, but let us eat a nice dinner together until the end. We convinced Grandma to hold William for the last part of dinner - he was much happier sitting with Grandma and seeing the family instead of in his bouncy chair.

Grandpa and William hang out after dinner

John and Grandpa got a lot of work in the basement done today. They think they are close to getting all the wiring complete - that is exciting because then we can have the plumbing and electrical inspected! After that we finally get to put up the drywall!

Mudd helps celebrate my birthday by checking out a box for me!

goodnight,

the heidts

P.S We have pictures that haven't been downloaded from our camera - I'll add pictures tomorrow! --HAH! I thought I had some dinner pictures, turns out it was so good, we just ate it!

4 Weeks Old!

It is hard to believe William is 4 weeks old! It doesn't seem like he has been with us for a whole month. Today, we spent the morning with Grandma and Grandpa McGarry. We enjoyed showing off how much William has grown and learned since the last time they were here. This morning, William had his first bath in his tub - he was really good! He actually didn't cry until we took him OUT of the tub!

This afternoon, we went to Williams 4 week appointment with our pediatrician. William has made some good progress. At his one week appointment, his weight was 8 lbs. 4 oz., 21.75 inches long, and had a head circumference of ? (I need to look it up). Today, William was 10 lbs 12.75 oz., 22.25 inches long and had a head circumference of 39.5 cm. The doctor was very pleased with William's growth and gains. She was really impressed with how alert he was during the appointment. The doctor told us William is in the top 25% for all three areas of height, weight and head size. Based on his size now, she also told us it is likely that William will be over 6 feet tall when he is done growing! That is hard to believe about our little man!

When we came back from our appointment, John and Grandpa Kevin did some more wiring work in the basement while William, Grandma and I went for a walk in the neighborhood. It was almost 60 degrees outside! Woohoo!

Basement progress: we have lights! With switches!

This evening, we all went out to dinner at the Texas Roadhouse to celebrate my birthday! It was GREAT to be out again - this is the first time John and I have been out to eat since William was born. William was very well behaved and slept the whole time in his car seat. We even were able to run to the grocery store and Walmart to pick up a couple of things after dinner.

goodnight,

the heidts

Big Boy Pants

Yesterday was a busy day. We managed to get out for a walk and I got to the dentist. William bottle fed very well again for John while I was gone - Yeah! We also enjoyed a visit from another one of my coworkers who is also on maternity leave this evening. The biggest news of the day is another milestone William has achieved - creating tears for the first time. We don't have any pictures of this event as there was a huge amount of guilt when I discovered real tears coming down my baby's cheeks...:(

Today, the 8th grade floor was celebrating February birthdays with a potluck at lunch time. They made sure to call and invite me for the big celebration. William and I managed to make it on time and both be in good moods! William wore an outfit from the building principals which included a pair of jeans he can finally wear and not look ridiculous in - his big boy pants! I also was able to bottle feed him for the first time while we were out, which made it possible for us to visit with a lot of different people and stop at Target for a few things before heading home. We got home at the same time as John and we went for our first walk as a family! It was great - William snoozed the whole time as John and I had about 45 minutes of time to visit about our day!


We look forward to a visit from the Grandparents McGarry this weekend - they will arrive late Thurs/early Friday morning to see our little boy and do some more work in the basement! We can't wait to see them.

goodnight,

the heidts

Checking myself out in the mirror...

William in his big boy pants

P.S. I have several e mails complimenting my journal about William. Several of you readers out there are questioning my dedication to keeping up the postings. Well, William does not have a baby book of any kind...so far this is the only place I am keeping track the dates and other important "firsts" for our family.

P.P.S I think William's hair is getting lighter...anyone else see it?