Today marks the last month under one

Liam is eleven months old as of today. I can't believe I only have one month before I will have a one year old. I have been trying to figure out what I am going to do for his birthday. This month we are kinda tight on money and work is pretty slow, which makes it hard to pick up shifts. We are going to Utah at the end of the month to visit Paul's brother, so I think we can consider that part of the celebration. I think what we will do for Liam's celebration of his birth is have both sides of our immediant family come over to share dinner, presents and dessert with us. So this past month Liam has offcially eight teeth! He is my little beaver baby and chews on everything! I mean everything, including me and Paul's noses. He is an excellent walker and now practices running back and forth in whatever room he is in. He looks so darn cute running around with his little body. Liam, according to our scale has hit the 20lb mark and is in a front facing big boy car seat. He likes to look out the front window and see where we are headed. Liam loves cars and pretty much anything with wheels. He likes to be included in whatever we are doing and hates to be left alone. He only sleeps in his crib, all night long with the blanket his nanna made him, stroller or car seat, in the moving car. We just love our little man and can't wait to see what else he will master before he is a year old.

Loves Pasta

Paul made some pasta tonight for dinner, and whenever Liam sees anyone with food he immediantly is at your side begging for a taste. So I set him up in his chair with just a diaper and bib and let him go to town. This is what happened.....






I think he liked it, ok no he loved it!

Beating The Arizona Heat

I say this alot but, I HATE Arizona summer! I know other places are humid or have horrible winters, but the heat makes me miserable. I keep trying to remind myself this year that at least you are not pregnant like last year. But this year I have a toddler who is not up for staying in doors all the time and wants to get out and have fun. So I have been braving the temps. Some of the activities we have done over the last month are

We went to Bass pro shop to look at an aquarium they have there and play on the cool boy toys in the store, then after that went to tempe beach park, which my camera was not working so I did not get any pictures of that.

Then we have had many family dinners and dinners with friends.

Lots of swimming or at least activities involved with swimming. Including mesquite water park, which again did not get any pictures but I think this was the funnest water activity we have done this summer.

Had many play dates with cousins and friends of mine and Paul's.

Trips to stores and malls, which our new favorite activity at superstition mall is riding the carousel for free! Liam loves to ride in the basket at the grocery store. I think it makes him feel like a big boy. But he is a little beaver, always biting the cart.

Walks to the mail box or after the sun goes down, walking around the neighborhood.

I sure hope the rest of the summer goes fast, because I just can't wait for fall with Liam walking and able to enjoy the outdoors so much more than last fall!

Ten Months Old

Today marks ten months exactly since Liam joined our little family. He has been such a blessing and a joy for us. He is so active and curious, as any baby is at his age. He took his first steps at 9 months old, but now is really getting around by using his feet so much more than his knees. I am worried for a face plant but hopefully he won't have that experience. Liam learned how to crawl up the stairs, and loves to try and sneak up them, like it is a game. We have put up gates all over to keep him out of trouble. He loves so chew on anything, even window seals and grocery carts. He is still nursing and loves it! I am not sure when I will wean him, but not really worrying about that right now. Liam now has six teeth and loves to use them with all sorts of new foods. Liam has a very sophisticated taste. He comes and begs, even yells at you if you don't give him a taste of whatever it is you are eating. Liam keeps us on our toes but I would not have it any other way. I know he is learing so much every day with all his curiosity and wondering.

Fourth of July

Fourth of July went by so fast! Well I did have to work Saturday night and slept all Sunday in prep to work Sunday night, but got a call at 5pm saying I was cancelled! I was so excited. So after I knew I had the night off, Me, Paul and Liam all went to my parents to hang out with half of my family. Then fourth of July Monday we went to my sisters house to swim, then back to my parents to bbq and launch our own fireworks. For big firework watching we drove just a few miles up the road to watch. The wind and dust made watching not so fun, but since this was Liam's first fourth of July out of my tummy I wanted to make sure he got to see them. Last year at this time I was seven months pregnant, and me and Paul sat on a grass hill bank with the rest of our neighborhood and watched fireworks. Liam I think mostly enjoyed our own fireworks that we shot off. He was so tired though by the end of the night.

Mowing our loft

Liam had a little practicing going on, to in the future help dad mow the lawn. He is going to be such a good helper. Getting so good on his feet too. 9 month walker! Great job my little big boy.

Father's Day

This was Paul's first father's day, as a father. I felt bad because I was stupid and scheduled myself to work the saturday night into sunday morning. But because patient census was low I was able to leave work at 2:30AM instead of 7:30AM like usual. So I woke up and made Paul breakfast, which he said was really good. We had a nice low key day just hanging out and all of us ended up taking a nap. On father's day night we went to my sister's house, because my dad is out of town and Paul's dad lives pretty far away. So we went and had dinner and played games. We had a really good time. Oh also for Paul I made him a card with pictures of Liam and Paul and it turned out really cute. We had gone to dinner at cheesecake factory friday night in honor of father's day. We went so early because of me having to work Saturday night. Dinner was really good, but Liam on the other hand was not. We might have to start getting a baby sitter for him. I cannot believe how crazy he gets when any kind of food is around. I swear you would think I starved the boy. All in all I think Paul had a very nice special day. I am so greatful for everything he does for us and am so glad to have him teaching and loving our son.

Splash pad by the lake

Last Friday Liam and I went to the power ranch country club by the lake with my sister and her kids. There was a splash pad by the lake which, since it has been so hot, made for a nice destination. We brought food, blankets, swim suits and sunscreen and had a really good time. The kids had fun chasing the ducks and playing in the water. Liam, just as i thought screamed most of the time he was on the splash pad so we watched alot from a far. Had a good time though sitting on our blanket in the shade, keeping cool. We were there for a couple of hours so Liam decided he would take a nap in the grass. I think we will probably do this activity again this summer. Maybe Liam will like it a little better next time.

Opportunities for family pictures

My nephew was blesses yesterday, so my family all got together for the event. After the blessing we went back to my sisters house for a luncheon. I thought since we were all dressed up it would be nice to get some family pictures. We really have not done any since Christmas. I am not really loving the ones we got. Both the boys were not cooperating. So I think I might need to ask a favor from my father in law, to do a shoot with all thress of us like when Liam was two weeks. I really like the ones we got then. I am all about pictures right now because I have some ideas for projects I would like to do with them. Not to mention Liam is growing up so fast and we will never have him the way he is now, ever again!

Pictures for our family, of Liam

Yes, I am suffering from an only child syndrome. I can't stop taking pictures of him.