The Beginnings of Toddlerhood!!

I'm sure many are wondering what William has been up to, or into, lately! In a nutshell, everything!! We're still not walking yet, but he cruises and crawls just as fast as I can walk. He keeps me so busy during the day...I just thought that I was busy 6 months ago, ha!! His favorite pastimes are opening and closing anything...doors, drawers, cabinets, anything!! He loves moving furniture around. Last week he rearranged the waiting-room chairs at the ped's office, and he must've thought my mom's house needed rearranging this weekend too, because he gave it a whole new look. For his birthday, we got him a small swing-set for the backyard, and he would swing all day long if we let him! So...what has William been up to????

Oh...a little bit of this

And....a little bit of that

And this...

And a whole lotta this!!

Mother's Day/Dedication Day

Today, we not only celebrated mother's day, but we also celebrated William's dedication today at church. It was a wonderful service, and William was so sweet. They had pictures of him up on the screen, and he was just staring and pointing at them the entire time. It was too cute!

It's important to Jay and I, as parents, to teach William about Christ and His love for us. Dr. Thomas preached yesterday how mothers are their child's first SS teachers...wow...I love it! What an incredibly important and awesome job, to be the first to teach William of God's love and grace for him. It is our prayer that we will be able to be the Christian examples and role-models he needs, and to provide a loving Christian home.

After church, we spent the rest of the afternoon at my parents, just enjoying family. It was a wonderful day of celebration of all mother's and all they do. Now that I'm a mother, I appreciate my own so much more. I appreciate all the little things that she did for us growing up, and all the sacrifices made for her family. I am proud to say that I am more and more like her every year, and strive to be the wonderful mother that she still is for all 3 of us. I love you, mom!

After William's dedication

William's new trick...pointing

His favorite spot...surrounded by ladies!

Sporting his new shirt...Thanks Jessica! He's sooo cute in it!