Today's Post is Sponsered by the Letter ZZZZZZZZ

I can't believe it but Liam slept through the night last night; six whole hours straight! It was so nice, I was literally in the process of dreaming that Liam slept 4 1/2 hours straight when he woke me up. It was pretty cool.
So Grandmalinda and Grandpa B are here and Liam has been all smiles for them! He still has the snuffles but he seems to feel just fine otherwise. Right now we are watching Charlie and the Chocolate factory, the new one. It is pretty good, very quirky! Well not much else to say. Tomorrow we are going up north, about an hours drive. We are going to look at our old houses that we used to live in (there are three to look at), and then go to the old town. It should be fun! Til later!

One More....

Can you look at this with out smiling? Now that is a happy baby!!!!!!

Ain't Technology Grand????

My little scan-the-pictures-so you-can-post-them thingy needed resetting and only Chris could do it and I was very impatient, but he fixed it for me!!!!! Whew, I am OK now, thanks to him! I am very attached to my digital camera right now.

Grandmalinda and Grandpa B will be here tomorrow, and we are so excited!!!! Grandpa hasn't seen our new house and last time they saw Liam he wasn't smiling soooo much. I've stocked my fridge with their favorite things, cleaned (well I am still cleaning) the house, washed the baby, mowed the yard, (OK, OK, that was Chris), and Chris is putting up my bathroom door!!! I will take lots of pictures of their visit to put on here.

Speaking of the camera, I dropped it on Liam's head today when I was trying to take his picture and it was so sad because he just blinked and looked at me like, "Well, what the heck did you do that for?" But my sweet angel baby did not cry. And speaking of crying last night Liam was just inconsolable for like, 45 minutes, Chris walks in the door, picks Liam up from my arms and of course, he is all laughs for Daddy!

Today's pictures, include various happy pictures of Liam, including a picture that proves he can sleep in any position, one of him cuddling with his sometimes foe--the bib, and one of my new favorites. I took that picture of the two of us with Liam in his little front carrier and did not know if he was even awake, then later when I looked at the pictures I noticed he was smiling right at the camera, so cute!!!! Finally the first one is of Liam helping me with the laundry.

Have you hugged your Marine today? It is the Marine Corps birthday today. I baked Chris a German Chocolate cake. Well, that will be all for now. Dave, was'up with Grandma's post? Hell hath no fury like a blogger scorned, come on!!!!! (I am so impatient, huh?)

In the Beginning.....

Here are some pictures of Liam's first days. Oldies but goodies! Still waiting Uncle Dave!!!! We love you!!!!!

Smooth Move, Ex-lax...

I dyed all of Chris's white work undershirts pink.... Mama C, you know that beautiful purple shirt you guys got me for my birthday?..... Yeah, enough said.

So Liam is still Mr. Snuffles, but he seems to have gotten used to it. Unfortunately Chris had to go into work today on his day off, but he is on his way home now. Want to hear something really funny? Chris and I didn't see each other much yesterday, yet over 80 miles away from each other, we both went to Subway and both ordered the exact same thing. You may think, huh, interesting coincindence, but let me tell you why it is pretty amazing. Since the day Subway opened it's doors, I ALWAYS get the spicy Italian BMT. And I hate it toasted. Yesterday we both got steak and cheeses toasted. So cool. I blame our psychic abilities on our socks. Yup, I said socks. I was collecting the laundry and Chris threw the socks he had been wearing onto the top of the load I was carrying. I started laughing, Chris thought it was because his white socks were mismatched, "I know, I know, the smaller one really sucked because it didn't go up high enough in my boot." I still laughed, "Chris," I snorted, "that is because it is mine!" (He wears a men's 12, I a womens 8 which is the same as a men's 6.) Not that funny, I am sure Chris was thinking, after all they are both white. "Look at my feet!!!!!" I choked out. I had the matching one one of my socks on and his---floppy on my foot, missing sock! Hmmm...maybe you had to be there....

I am such a klutz today! I was sitting by the window and noticed a fly buzzing behind the blinds. So I get the brilliant idea to swat the blinds into the window in an attempt kill said fly. The blinds hit the window, bounced back, smacked into and then knocked my full glass, off the ledge. Oh, don't worry, the window and the drinking glass didn't break....the bowl the glass landed on did though! And the sugary drink I had in the glass went EVERYWHERE. Including onto Liam, his chair, my chair, the floor and the walls. That was fun. As I cleaned it, the very much alive, fly landed on my spilled mess. Sigh. Oh well.

Dave, I am still waiting for the Grandma post you PROMISED ME!!!!!!!! Don't let me down :)

PS. Note to self: Trying to wash Liam in the shower, just because it has a removeable nozzle was not a good idea, trust me.

Welcome Great-Grandma C ! ! !

Great Grandma C has arrived down south for a visit and we can't wait to see her! When I say she is a great grandma, I mean it!
Liam is doing better today. He slept for 11 hours! I had to wake him up several times to feed him and now he is ready to play, play, play. Daddy is off from work tomorrow, just in time to have some fun with the no longer fussy, little guy. Liam's new favorite toy is his right hand and boy does he love it! Also, now that Mr Drooling-fool, wears a bib much of the time, he does this thing that makes me laugh so hard: when he stretches, and throws his arms over his head (he's growing-Mama), the bib covers his face and he yells, "Aaaaahhhhh!" and shakes his head back and forth every time like it is attacking him. One time I was in the other room, heard the telltale "AAAAHHHH!"" and I came running, but this time he had bit the bib and it looked like he was attacking it!!! Unfortunately it seemed the bib was still winning!
Last night Grandmalinda and Grandpa B went to her sister and bro-in laws 45th surprise wedding party. We can't wait to hear how it went. Were they indeed surprised or did someone spill the beans? They have five children and 2 grand kids I would be very impressed if they didn't know! Heck I almost ruined it at cousin Tonia's baby shower! You all may not know this, but....I tend to talk a lot!!!!!
Click here to see MORE pictures of Liam's future wife, Madeline Rose who was born to my friend since 6th grade, Katie. Look how tiny she is! She was born, I think 5 weeks early and weighed less than 4 pounds.
Still waiting for you guys to log on as contributors, come on, you can do it!!!! Til later guys!

Liam's V-R-R-ROOM

Hey, I just realized some of y'all haven't seen Liam's room yet. Well here are some pictures of it. He seems to like it. Grandmalinda painted some of the letters, the plane and the boat. I painted the truck the same color as Daddy's truck. For now Liam still sleeps in the cradle next to the bed on Mom's side. I am going to have him start sleeping in his own room and crib at 4 months. So far his favorite piece of furniture in his room is his changing table. He always watches the stop light over it and laughs. He also loves to watch the ceiling fans so Chris got him a multi-colored one which he loves. He is still doing better today. Til later!

The Little Inch Worm

How is it that every night Liam starts out at the top of the cradle, safely wrapped in his Miracle Blanket (TM), set in his headrest and surrounded by his hold-him-in-place-thingy, yet still every morning I find him at the bottom of the cradle....Hmmm...such a mystery. Note that this is the infamous cradle all of the "C" kids frequented. Love it.
Liam is a little better this morning, he is still taking his vitamins and we are hoping he is all better soon. Grandmalinda and Grandpa B are coming next weekend!!!! We are so excited!!!! Til later guys, love you all.

Welcome to Liam's Webpage!!!!!

Liam is currently a little under the weather. Is it possible he got the bird flu from his Halloween costume? We sure hope not. Liam is now 10 1/2 weeks old and weighs 13 pounds 4 oz! Such a big boy! This blog will be dedicated to Liam's life, what he does, his stats and his family. We love you all!--Rebecca

My Favorite Pictures, So Far

There are so many great pictures but so far, here are my absolute favorites. After our trip down south, we will have so many more to add!!!! Please let me know if you do not want your picture shown and I will respect your wishes. (But I will be very sad.)

Here is Liam with Uncle Mike, Auntie Carolyn, and Grandmalinda...

More Fav Pics

There is Liam all tucked into Grandmalinda's quilt and wearing Auntie Carolyn's bib. One 12 weeks along ultrasound!

The Corn Maze

At the beginning of this month we went to this really aMAZE-ing corn maze at a pumpkin farm, ( I stole that aMAZE-ing thing from my mom, thanks Mom!). This is also where we bought our pumpkin, and where the "unhappiest sunflower in the world" picture was taken.

It's Halloween 2005!!!!!!

All right! Liam is 10 weeks, I am 30. Waaaahhhh!!!!!!! Liam was a duck/chicken (Chris and I could not agree, I say duck, he says chicken...how bout a chucken, or a ducken...) and he was also a skeleton. My good friend Melody bought him both the skeleton costume and this neat outfit with the striped pants. Thanks Mel!!!!!

A Great Life a Perfect Death

You may not think there is such a thing as a perfect death, but I believe there is. I will always be so grateful for this past Saturday.My paternal grandfather, whom I am VERY close to, went from not looking so great when I visited last just before delivering, to dying, all in about a month and a half. He went from ambulatory to bedridden in a week. We were told his days were numbered, due to a non-operable mass on his lung, and I made it my mission to get Liam to his great-grandfather, as fast as possible. They thought Grandpa had 6 months to a year, but I was not taking any chances. In the meantime, I took a picture of Liam on a sign that said "I love you Great-Grandpa, I can't wait to meet you!" Had it blown up bigger so he could see it. My parents took it to him and he wouldn't put it down. He fell asleep holding Liam's picture. So, at Liam's last visit to the doctor on the 8th, I got permission to travel with Little Man. Friday, Liam met Grandpa B for the first time, but he was so out of it on Morphine, that it wasn't the best visit. Grandpa perked up at the sound of my voice, knew who I was, and looked at Liam, but it was not the introduction I had imagined for so many years. Grandpa B is the last blood grandparent for either Chris or I. It broke my heart that my Grandma M died before meeting my child, but at least she met other great-grandchildren. Liam is the only great-grand child on the "B" side. So Saturday we returned. Almost everyone was there, surrounding Grandpa with love and attention. All of my cousins but one, my brother, who almost NEVER can bear to be around people he loves when they are hurting, and all of Grandpa's sons except one. And he came Sunday. So in Liam and I walk and Grandpas eyes lock on Liam. Then he looks and me really long and back at Liam. He knew. He knew Liam was mine, and I was his. Later he reached out and grabbed a foot. He shook his head when I asked if he wanted to hold him. The oxygen mask made Grandpa's throat too dry to talk. Liam was so good. He never cried. Later, I set Liam down next to Grandpa and Grandpa reached out and rested his hand on Liam's head. Later still, Grandpa put his hands out, reaching towards Liam, wanting to hold him. And he held him, awake and content for quite some time, while Liam slept peacefully. We stayed for hours. When it was time to go, I kissed my grandpa and told him we would be back as soon as possible and that I loved him. Grandpa died just one day later. He met his great-grand son. He knew who we all were. He was surrounded by people who loved him. He was in the comfort of his own home. He was not hooked up to machines. He did not linger. He joined my Grandma B, who he missed and adored. I will always be thankful, for this visit. Grandpa passed on the day Liam was supposed to be born, which is amazing too.My tears are selfish, they are all for me because I miss him. But it was the perfect death, after a beautiful life.