Reflecting

You know, I can hardly believe that Will is almost a year old.
I got to looking at all of the pictures and videos from the last 12 months and I thought that I would make a little collage.
Check this out!

Big Boy

I can't believe that Will is almost a year old. He's getting so big! He's started saying some simple words like Mama, Dada, and no (which is his favorite). Most of what comes out is still baby talk, but every now and then he will say something that you can understand as words.

He got really mad at me the other day when I took something away from him and he told me "No".

It's so weird to hear him make words!

He's also learning to eat more big people food. He had some pasta the other night and managed to get most of it in his hair. The next night he had some peas that he was picking up one at a time. It took a long time to empty out the bowl that way!

I couldn't help but take some pictures.

These were all from before he made a huge mess. By that time I was trying to keep things semi contained, and I couldn't get my camera.

We've all been fighting a nasty cold this week. Will and I are on antibiotics, and hopefully we will start feeling better soon.

Grandma Rhonda has offered to have the birthday celebration at her house and it looks like we will be having it the weekend before, on April 4th. I'll post some pictures once we have them.

Monkeys

It's funny... Will has a stuffed Monkey at almost every house that we visit.

At our house he has a girl sock monkey that my aunt made for me years ago. He likes to crew on her tail, which is discolored because I used to chew on it when I was little. (Don't worry, I washed it before I gave it to him!)

At Grandma Rhonda's he has the original sock monkey that Great Grandma Edna made (he chews on that one, too), a new store bought sock monkey that is red, and a multi colored little monkey toy that he carries around in his teeth!

At Grandma Nina's house he has a fuzzy stuffed monkey that Nina bought for him. He likes to fling that one around because it has long legs and arms and they flop around really well. He would probably chew on that one too, but it is fuzzy and I think it leaves lint on his tongue.

Maybe he knows something that we don't. Maybe monkeys taste better than they look...

So sick of SNOW!!!!!

I am so sick of the cold and wet weather.
I thought that we were supposed to be in a period of global warming, but right now I am looking out at drifts of the awful white stuff.
I'm starting to think that letting my car idle outside for a while isn't such a bad idea. Maybe I could start a bonefire with some styrofoam cups and a good amount of aerosol hairspray!! At least then I would be warm, and maybe it would help this global warm up along. Anything to get it warm around here!
The worst thing is that mom and dad are in sunny Mexico walking on warm sand and swimming in the ocean.
When Rhonda gets back I'm going to fling a snowball at her!!!

Home Again

Okay, we're back home again. I had issues with the camera in Idaho (figures!) so I downloaded the pictures once we were home.

Will did so well in the car. Grandma Rhonda played with him almost the entire way.



Grandpa Bob works as a great bed when you're tired!

Will also got to spend some time playing at Great Grandpa Dale's house.

We went to Nina's house for dinner Suday night after we got home and Will decided to play the piano for us. Uncle Ed caught it on camera.

Well, we made it. We're in Boise. For a while there I thought that the road would never end.

Will did really well on the trip up. He only got fussy near the end, and by then we were all fussy!

I've got some pictures from his visit with Great Grandpa Dale, Aunt Sue, and Uncle Pat, but I am not sure which bag my USB cord is in, so I will download them when I find it.

What I Want for Valentines

Okay, I have decided on what I want from Paul for Valentines Day this year. Usually I am just happy if he remembers to get me a card or some candy. This year, however, I know exactly what I want ahead of time.

My official request is for 1 day off. I want one day where I don't have to go to my job, take care of the baby, run any errands, do any grocery shopping, or do anything else that even remotely seems like work.

I haven't had a day off like that since we had our anniversary last summer, and even then I was too worried about leaving Will behind to relax. We got to spend a night in Layton at the Anniversary Inn, but Will was only 3 months old and Nina was watching him. No matter how much I assured myself that everything would be fine for one night I was still anxious to be away from him.

The only real problem that I have with asking for a day off is that it makes me feel really guilty. Somewhere in the back of my head a little voice keeps telling me that I am being selfish to want to have everyone else do the work for one day. I keep feeling that if I take a day off everything falls on Paul's shoulders and that's not very fair.

Is it wrong of me to be selfish, or wrong of me to feel guilty? I get dizzy just thinking about it...