Love From Liam Land

Hello all! Liam has been having a few really good days; relief from teething pain. It is nice to know even though this will be an off and on thing for quite some time, that there will in fact be an off time! So Liam's new favorite thing is viewing the world upside down. He loves to be held and then tilt his head back really far. Sometimes we have to cut him off because his little head turns beet red! He also does this funny thing where he sucks on his tongue or lower lip. We call it his "old man with no teeth face" I may have already mentioned it in a previous post, but it sure makes us laugh! Chris said the sweetest thing about Liam the other night. "It's like getting a new toy, but the newness never goes away." He is such a good Dad. Liam just lights up when he comes home. Well that is all for now. Loving you all!

Wow, He Sure Has Grown!

Look at the difference in size from when he first got here--same swing, bigger baby!

Tooth Watch 2006 ! ! !

So we had a very good day today. None of the evening fussiness we usually have. I am hoping that since the teeth have broken through, he will an easier time of it for awhile. Chris is tucking Liam into bed with his night time bottle. Other than that, not much news here in Liam-land! Love you all!

Friend or Foe?

Look at my little man in his walker. Sure his feet don't hit the ground but, look how cute he is! Right after these pictures were taken the battery died in my camera, and THEN he started enjoying the walker. At first he was so not into it---doesn't he look he is saying, "What the heck am I supposed to be doing?" Or "I don't know if I trust this thing, the palm tree looks like it is up to no good." Then once he realized he could reach out and touch the toys, he got excited. He kept trying to lean forward and bite everything. Speaking of bite, guess what? His two bottom teeth have broken through! So far you can only feel them, and see the very top of them, but not see them when he smiles. Any day now I will be sending you a picture of a brand new toothy grin! Gotta go, love ya!

We've Come A Long Way Baby

Liam is FIVE months old today!!!!!!! Look how he can grab and hold onto the elephant Auntie Carolyn got him. He is so much fun. Liam and Chris did just fine last night without me. I was very glad. As far as dispatching went, I did just fine on my first 12 hour shift in about 7 months. Just like riding a bike. A rusty one wheeled rickety old bike. I slept all day today and I am still tired. Oh--news! Liam has 2 bottom teeth about to break the surface! I put orajel on them tonight and they are breaking through. I think they could be here any day. The baby orajel works, so that is nice for him. Well that is all for now. Loving you all!

Today's Liam Fix

Hello all! Today Liam, Xena and I went to the park. We had a lot of fun. Then Chris joined us after work and what was soooooo neat, is Liam recognized him from far away, walking towards us and just grinned at him!
Tomorrow I am working a 12 hour shift and we 3 could use your prayers. Liam is still on a bottle strike, so I am a bit nervous. I am sure we will be fine. All three tired, as the shift is 7pm til 7am, but fine. The picture of Liam in the all blue outfit asleep, was him konked out on Daddy's lap. Liam went to sleep with no tears tonight! We got it right finally! And now I am ruining it by abandoning him tomorrow night! WAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!Loving you all!

Mirror, Mirror on the....Floor, Who's the Cutest Baby of Them All?

LIAM!!!!!!! Look at my little lambchop, he is so cute! Except from the hours of 4pm til bedtime and from 10pm until 6am where he wakes up for meals every 2 hours. Right now he is teething so he is very irritable in the evenings. No teeth on the horizon, just general teething.
We went for a walk today and I met some more of my neighbors with kids. I like this neighborhood. Well that is all for now!

Bathtime for Bonzo

Did I ever tell you what finally helped Liam....move things along? It wasn't this nice warm bath, although this was fun, it was calling the doctor. The actual act of calling the pediatrician is apparently it's own baby laxative.
Liam's newest thing is screaming for fun, in octaves so high, only the dogs can truly hear him. He also has this laugh that he does just to himself, real quiet, like, "Heh, heh, heh." He can reach for and grasp things and into the mouth they go. He shows a preference for yellow and red. He has toys he likes and toys that do not interest him. He facinates me.

Some More Santa Pics

Oh my gosh that face, those cheeks, that smile. I am just a big puddle of goo around him.

I'm a Swinger Baby, Yeah ! ! !

Can you even look at that face without laughing? I can't. He is like, "Get me outta here!" And those cheeks! He is storing nuts for the winter.

We Have Lift Off ! ! !

So I called the doctor today because Liam hadn't pooped in 4 days. Any time Chris or I would go out we would call each other, and ask, "Anything yet?" Finally after a nice warm bath, everything came out OK. THREE TIMES. He really made up for quantitiy with quality! OK, enough poopie talk. But we really were concerned. LOVE that bath picture, he is so happy with Daddy, and isn't Xena such a ham? Well, that's all for now, talk to you later!

What is the Deal?

Everything is closed today for the "holiday" and it is mildly annoying because yesterday was the holiday, and what are we honoring anyway? Not Jesus, saints, or a president or and leader or even a tree. Just the fact that one year became the next. Whoopa-dee-do, I am not impressed. So I have nothing exciting to say, having Chris home the past 2 days is fantastic. He took care of Liam this morning so I could sleep in which was awesome. Well, here is your daily Liam fix!

Happy 2006 ! ! !

Sorry there were no Liam pictures yesterday, Chris moved them to a new file and I couldn 't find them. Hope every one had a nice evening. Chris and I are trying out the Lighthouse Church, as he has a rare day off. In a neat coincidence, my Auntie Lu knows the pastor and his wife! The wife's dad was her church's original pastor and one of the wife's sisters is the mom of her son's best friend. I am looking forward to telling that to the pastor. Luckily the pastor and his wife will recognize my Auntie Lu and Uncle Pete's name so I won't be starting out the conversation with a confusing, "My cousin's friend's mom's sisters...."

I wanted Liam to watch the Rose Bowl Parade, but I can't find it on TV so I had to settle for football. He doesn't seem to mind, he is currently talking to the referee. Apparently, he just made a bad call and Liam wants him to know it. Well, til later!

This Could Happen To You.....But Happy New Year!!!

So the above dog looks like he may have had a bit too much brewsky, my in tribute to those people out there celebrating this New Year's Eve. Me? I am celebrating by hitting the bottle... Of milk... For Liam....Ok that was way lame. This is what sleep depravation does. I am actully going to go to sleep by 10pm and praise God that I no longer live in a neighorhood where people fire their guns up in the air at Midnight.