Liam is one!

 we finally made it! i kept a human being alive for a whole year without any crazy incidents! 

it's crazy to think that liam has been with us for a whole year but at the same time thinking about being in the hospital right after he was born seems like a lifetime ago. i can't imagine life without this little kid. he is the happiest, goofiest, busiest ball of energy. i'm so glad he is who he is and that he's in our family!

i think the stage that he's at right now has been my favorite. i love seeing him do new things everyday. it always surprises me when he does something that we haven't tried teaching and he picked up on his own like holding a phone to his ear to talk. liam is non stop energy. he is go go go from the minute he wakes up until his nap time and as soon as he's up again he's on the move. he sure keeps us on our toes!

he's gotten into the nasty habit of biting. he leaves bruises, he bites so hard! i'm having a hard time with getting him to understand that he's not supposed to bite. even saying no very sternly while holding/pinching his cheek makes him laugh. a pop on the wrist or bum does nothing. this is something we need to work on.

Liam's one year stats are:

weight: 28.3 lbs

height: 33 inches

liam's latest developments are:

 picking up his pace if we run after him and say we're going to get him

snapping his fingers (or close enough to snapping)

 pointing to things on his body (ear, nose, hair, head, knee, belly button)

following simple instructions like get an item and hand it to a person named

does not like to sit still for church

has transitioned to whole milk (thank goodness!)

in 12-18 month clothes

in size 4 diapers

currently loves hot dogs and mandarin oranges

here is a flashback to all of liam's monthly pictures:

here are a few snapshots of liam last month:

wakulla springs! cold water!

he looks like a 4 year old to me

the boy likes a good relaxation

placing important phone calls

and a few videos:

quizzing liam

best of buds

trying out pop rocks

love when he randomly laughs to himself

he lives for bath time

me and feminism

normally i use this blog to post updates about my family's life.
but today i wanted to use it as a venting outlet. i wrote this whole long post about feminists and how much they annoy me and how i dont get them. it got me pretty worked up. then i had to go to lunch and when i came back to re-read the post i didn't feel the need to publish my rant. i didn't want to start any more drama on my blog and didn't want to offend anyone with my harsh views of feminists. so i'll just leave you with this. this sums up how i feel about the whole thing.

a few new cute, and not so cute things about liam

liam has started becoming aware. he knows when he's pooping and has started hiding. he'll go behind chairs, under tables, in corners. any where he can find away from people. i think it is the funniest thing ever. his face while he's doing his business is the best too. it's like he just got caught doing something he shouldn't be doing. my mother-in-law caught him scooting in between this chair and table to do his business.

the mid-poop just got caught face

liam has also started carrying around stuffed items. teddy bears, lambs, puppies, giraffes. anything that is stuffed and carry-able. when he is given the toy/picking the toy up he'll always give it a tight squeeze. it is the sweetest thing ever.

carrying around jake

a not so cute thing about liam right now, is when he's eating he'll take a piece of food and just casually put his hand over the side of his chair and drop the food on the ground. it gets me so mad! i'll say no very firmly and he'll be looking at me straight face and do it again!!! he's such a stinker! i have to get mean when i'm saying no and it ends up with him in tears still dropping food off the side. i'm just glad orion knows where to sit during dinner so i dont have to clean anything up.

not so cute

liam is 11 months!

11 months.

while talking to my girl, jessica this morning we were talking about not wanting baby fever now that we almost have toddlers and since then i've been thinking about the only baby fever i could get right now was for liam to be my baby again. i dont want a different baby, i want liam to be tiny and sleepy and smelling new again! i miss those days! but i know thats not going to happen so instead i'll except liam's ever growing and changing little self.

this month liam's decided to kick things off with a bang by learning how to walk!! it's pretty much his mode of transportation these days. there are moments when walking takes too much time or energy so he gets down to speed crawl to what he wants. other than that, he's a walker! he'll go from item to item by walking. he still needs to learn how to stand up and walk from the sitting position instead of crawling to whatever he can find to pull himself up. he also has starting laughing to himself. this may be my favorite thing to witness. i'll be driving in the car and i'll hear a random laugh from the backseat. liam has grown attached to a teddy bear his auntie leelee gave him for valentines day. he's never been one for stuffed animals but one night before we put him in his crib, he looked at his toy bin and pointed to the bear and said "ooo" and every since then mr teddy has been his friend. whenever he sees it, he gives it a hug. the cutest thing.

more new things this month:

can stick his tongue out when asked (crazy that it took 11 months for this!)

has added nana(banana) to his vocabulary

can point to noses on toys or pictures of most people/animals/creatures

got his first buzz haircut

had his first sleep over away from us

has gotten stranger danger

eats pretty much anything we give him

here are some snapshots from this month:

he looks like a two year old!

found his nose...

first bradley's sausage dog experience

no, we really didn't drive with him like that.

just like daddy

he loves this thing!

house updates-downstairs

boy, have i been busy with updating our house to our my taste! take a look at the before and afters.

the kitchen:

the living room: 

the half bath:

 the half bath isn't done yet. i'm still looking for a replacement mirror or building up the courage to tackle a pinterest project of building a frame onto the existing mirror like this.

i'm so happy with the change! i love how it's all coming together! i love how the white pops with the grey and the little touches of yellow are so bold. lucky for me, yellow and grey seem to be the in colors this summer.

three years

three years ago today i walked into the temple holding hands with my boo and walked out holding hands with my new husband. it's actually crazy to think about. a few promises and 30 minutes later he's mine forever! i knew i loved lance when we got married, but if i only knew how much my love would grow in just three years. i can't imagine my love for him in 5 more years or even in 50 years.

liam is a walker!

remember how i mentioned liam was so close to walking and i gave him at least month before it happened?

how about homeboy walked that next day.

my 10 month old is a walker!!

i am so excited for this new stage but also worried about the trouble that can come with the new freedom.