Baby Carrot

“Mama, I have a booger.”

“Okay Garrett, I will get you a Kleenex.”

“It’s okay I wiped it on my shirt.”

Garrett finished up his swimming lessons today. He is a little fish! He is perfecting his form and can swim pretty far. You can tell from the pictures that his favorite thing to do is jumping into the pool. Happy swimming!

We had a wonderful time at the circus last weekend. Garrett sat in his seat mesmerized with all that was going on. He was not afraid of anything, he loved it! We look forward to making this a yearly tradition!

I put up pictures of our circus day.

Well, a lot has been going on here at the Williams’ House. We had a great fourth of July. Branden and James drove Mayor Pamela in the parade and Garrett was very excited to see Jeep, Jeep in the parade. James and I took a lot if pictures, so be sure to check them out. We are very happy that this has become a tradition for our little family.

We are very excited that we are going to add a little girl to our family. She is a very active butter bean, bouncing around inside of me all of the time. I’m not sure when she sleeps. I am feeling pretty good. The heat gets to me but that is manageable it does not help that I feel like I weigh 300 pounds. I am ready for the heat to be over. Time is flying by, she will be here in less than 20 weeks, EEK! There is so much left to do, I know it will all come together one way or another.

We have been running around all summer and really enjoy our family time at home. Hope everyone is getting time to relax this summer!

Okay, there is now way that I can catch you up on everything that has been going on here. So I will just hit the highlights. Garrett finished school and we both miss it. He loves to swim and we can’t keep him out of the swimming pool, he is turning into a little fish. We kept Abigail and Sydney for a week while their parents went to Mexico. Garrett had a great time with his cousins but was happy to have his house back. We have been spending a lot of time doing things indoors hiding from the heat.

My belly is getting big. I am bigger at this stage than I was when I was pregnant with G. I am in maternity clothes and there is no mistaking that I have a baby in my belly. We have been talking about the baby to Garrett but he won’t totally understand until the baby is here. He gives the belly hugs and kisses, it is very sweet. We find out what we are having in July and I can’t wait!

Garrett and I were at Costco today and I was looking at tank tops to work out in, since mine don’t fit anymore. Garrett asked why I needed new shirts and I told him that the baby is growing and my belly is getting bigger. A lady stopped to look at shirts beside us and G told her that Mama needs new shirts because her belly is getting big. He did not say anything about the baby, but she looked at me and smiled. I am just glad that he did not mention my expanding rear end.

*I have added lots of pictures to the gallery so check them out!*

>мебеликомпютри втора употребаirthday was last week and it was a great day. The boys gave me a gift card for a spa day, which I can’t not wait to use. We went out and had a very nice dinner. James and Branden enjoyed a lovely bottle of wine while I had an ice cold glass of water. Yeah, whatever. It was officially my first 29th birthday. I still have not decided how many I will have, and I might change my mind a few times.

I am feeling a little better with the nausea. Either that or I am just getting used to it. The fatigue is still there and is worse midday and evening. Things are progressing a lot faster with this little butter bean than with Garrett. I can still button a few of my pants but not all. I am having to use the high tech hair band through the button loop method, at 10 weeks. Bring on the elastic waist bands.

Oh, I did find my keys. It took a little over a week but I found them and someone owes me a dollar.

Garrett and I were looking through our books of family photos the other day. He loves looking back at past events and seeing people that he knows. This usually prompts conversations about the particular event or person that he sees. He also likes watching videos on the computer of when he was a baby. He is still the funniest guy he knows.

He wanted to look at a book of when he was very small. I like to look back on those days when I could not think of him other than a baby. Then I went to sleep and some how he turned into a 3 year old little kid. It goes by so incredibly fast. We looked at pictures of his first holidays. He had so much fun! He was old enough to enjoy being surrounded by people who love him.

Then I thought about how the holidays this year are going to be. He is really into family gatherings and playing with all of the kids. Thanksgiving will be dramatically different this year. Our second child is due to be born November 30, 2008. I have a feeling that the baby will be here before the holiday. If not, I will be the one laying on the couch hoping that my water doesn’t break on a relatives furniture.

We are extremely happy that our family is growing. We have talked to Garrett about it but he won’t understand until I start getting bigger. I have been extremely nauseous and tired. This is completely different from when I was pregnant with Garrett. I will get through this and rally in the second trimester, I just know it!

Well, Easter has come and gone. We had a great time! Garrett partied all weekend. He had a party at school on Thursday, dinner and eggs at Nono and Pop’s house on Saturday, eggs at home Sunday morning, dinner and eggs at Mimi and Papa’s house on Sunday, and then eggs and friends on Monday at Jack’s house. Needless to say Garrett is a pro at hunting eggs.

There are pictures up of our Easter celebrations!

According to Garrett, if you are in bed and hear thunder, just cover your head with your blanket and you won’t be scared.

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I know this is long over due but Garrett is 3!!! Yea!

We partied all weekend and thanks to all who helped us celebrate. It all started off with our family party at the house. We rented a bounce house and everyone had a great time. We wanted Garrett to be able to enjoy all of his guests so we split up his parties. It worked out great and he was able to spend time with everyone. So, we had a bounce house and then Branden showed off his mad grilling skills by grilling up hamburgers and hotdogs. But it was James who made the burgers and added the extra love. We bounced all day long and I was very sore the next day.

Sunday was Garrett’s actual birthday so we headed to Starbuck’s like we do every Sunday and he had a birthday doughnut. Then we went to the King’s house and Garrett ran around there until lunch time. We stopped at Sonic for G’s favorite lunch then home for a nap. For dinner we went to Bari’s a great restaurant for pizza then to Baskin Robin’s for birthday ice cream.

On Monday we had a party with his friends at Bounce World. Yes, he loves to bounce! Then off to lunch for pizza again. He loved every minute of it.

We had so much fun!

I can already tell that this year is going to be harder than last year. I’m not sure who came up with the terrible two’s but they got it wrong, it is the terrible three’s. Last year was great. As we approached his birthday we could see changes in him, some for the good and some not so much. It is like Garrett woke up and decided that he wasn’t going to be bossed around anymore. Don’t get me wrong he is still having more good days than bad but I have no warning when his switch is going to flip. And it is usually the situations that I think are going to be fine when he loses it, and the ones that I think are going to be challenging he is great. He is certainly keeping me on my toes that one.

Anyway, Garrett is three! Raise a glass ’cause Mama is going to be drinking!

P.S. There are new pictures up but not all of the ones that were taken at the party. Someone who shall remain nameless but is playing guitar hero right now needs to put them up.