A post from Will

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Happy Birthday Mom!

You are the best mom and grandmother in the whole world!

We love you,

Clay, Amanda, and Will

WHY?

This is Clay's new favorite word. It is like living with a 5-year-old. It doesn't matter what I say, he almost always follows it up with WHY. Most of the time I just look at him like he has lost his mind, but answer in my head. Here are a few examples:



ME: Can you please take out the trash?
Clay: Why?
ME: (in my head) Because it stinks.


ME: Will you hand me a burp cloth?
Clay: Why?
ME: (in my head) Because our child just barfed his lunch on me.


ME: Will you turn those lights off?
Clay: Why?
ME: (in my head) Because our power bill was $150 last month.


ME: Can you put the dog out?
Clay: Why?
ME: (in my head) Because I don't want her to pee on the carpet.


I am fighting the urge to answer, "because I said so!" That is such a mom thing to say and I thought I had a few more years before that started. Apparently not.


I feel like most of my requests are pretty simple and don't require further explanation, but I am not a man and I really have no clue what goes on inside of his head!


It was starting to get annoying, now it is just funny because I know he is going to do it.


Husbands: they are a total trip!


Sometimes I feel like a single-mom of two!!

Will's Scrapbook

Instead of buying the standard baby book to record Will's first year of life, I decided I would buy a scrapbook. I guess I was on a pregnancy high when I came up with this great idea. I have never done a scrapbook page in my life! I thought that I would have all the time in the world to work on it and it would be beautiful.

Here's a little secret: my child is now five months old and I have only completed half of ONE page, and that page is not even about him. It is a page about my 1st baby shower back in February.

I have decided to get back on the scrapbook wagon and at least put some type of effort into it. If I have to, I will just slap some pictures together so in ten years I don't have to tell my child that he has no baby book because his mommy is lazy. If things get tough, I will just give all the stuff to Tabitha and give her some money to complete it because that's how I roll. I am not past paying someone else to record my child's memories. (Tabitha-you need to post some of Gavin's pages on your blog so everyone can see them-they look great!)

Now my secret is out there. Here is some pictures of the scrapbook and the one half completed page.

I need some serious encouragement!

Peas, Peas, Peas

Saturday, Will had peas for the first time. It is his first big boy food other than rice cereal and oatmeal. He loves them!! I was so scared after trying the rice cereal and oatmeal that he was going to hate the peas, but he enjoys them so much. It has been a much better experience. We will keep him on peas for the rest of the week and then try something new.

5 months old

My baby boy is 5 months old today. Really, is this happening?!?! I feel like time is flying by. He learns something new everyday and is getting sweeter every minute. I am totally in love with this boy.

Here are some things he is doing now:

-eating peas

-sleeping most of the night, we are still working on all night

-sleeping in his bed exclusively

-sleeping 99% of the time on his tummy

-still wearing some 0-3 month clothes, but mostly 3-6 months

-grabbing and holding on to his toys

-sitting up for a few seconds at a time

-lauging at his daddy, his favorite thing to do

-he gets cranky every night at 7:25 like clockwork

-chewing on his fingers constantly

-trying to suck his thumb

-following Winnie's every move

-hates the carseat

-rolling over, both ways, front to back, back to front

-trying to crawl. He can't seem to get the feet and the hands going at the same time. It is always one or the other, and he gets so frustrated.

To see Will and Tiger month-by-month, go HERE.

The Mommy Car

Last Thursday, I took the plunge. I offically have a mommy car now. I was sad when we pulled away from the dealership without my beloved Lexus. I know it is just a car, but it was my car and I loved it! The 4Runner definitely has more room and we are much more comfortable. To be honest, I am just waiting until I hit something. The SUV is HUGE compared to any car I have ever driven before.

Bye, bye cute little black car!

HELLO MOMMY CAR!