Names

So, the name search for the baby continues. We have it narrowed down to four names. We have definitely decided on the last name. O.K. so that was never up for debate so it was easy. As for the other four names, don't be surprised if we can't decide and just end up using them all.

I feel cheated

So, when following everyone's blogs I look at the list at the side and see when they were last updated and their names. If it is one I haven't read yet I go read it. I already knew that just a thought's didn't always update correctly. Now it turns out that North of Nowhere is not updating properly either. I missed out on three posts. Well, o.k. I just read them later than I would have liked to, although I did know a lot of the information from phone calls. However, the phone calls did not contain the lovely photographs.

In other news, Jr1 is now with us for the next 3 weeks. Things are going fairly well other than the fact that he is having to sleep on the couch downstairs since the air conditioning upstairs does not seem to be working and so the upstairs is running around 91. We will need to look into that.

Jr2 still loves brooms. He thinks sweeping is lots of fun. He also thinks throwing things on the floor is lots of fun. Unfortunately he is not yet good enough at sweeping to sweep up the things he has thrown on the floor.

Sr is having fun learning all about his CPAP machine. It is helping him feel more rested, but it does annoy him.

I'm just mostly tired and can only handle Jr2 on my own for 1/2 to 1 hour increments. After that he has me worn out enough that I need help. Fortunately some ward members came over and helped me out this weekend while Sr was off getting Jr.

I think that is all the non-excitement going on. Hopefully things stay non-exciting.

Walking

Jr2 has started walking. It just took a little extra practice with a toy lawn mower to hold onto. He still isn't confident in walking by himself, without holding on to someone or something. However, he will walk with the toy lawn mower and basically be carrying the lawn mower as he walks. I guess it could be called the training wheels of walking.

As for talking, his latest word is "Elmo" as we watched the introduction to Sesame Street this morning. He has also said "Tuck" (truck) and "Nanana" (banana). It seems his favorite things seem to inspire the words more than things he doesn't like. His exciting (gross?) phrase of the week was "I go poop". And he had. Of course, that could have just been a proud parent translation of something else.

A few pictures

Over Christmas

Our overachiever back in December.

November

September.

Here are a few pictures from newest to oldest.

Concert in the Park

Friday we decided we needed a break. So we made last minute plans and off we went. (That's what you get for cleaning the house all Labor Day Weekend.) We took a look at the internet to see what we could find reasonably close, since we had Stake Conference starting at 3 p.m. on Saturday. Boy, did we luck out!

We found that a town in North Carolina named New Bern (after Bern, Switzerland) was celebrating its 300th anniversary. They were having a concert at Tryon Palace (the old state capital, I think) on the lawn. The North Carolina Symphony was playing and the concert was free! Even better, you could take children. For the hour and a half before was bring a picnic time. We tried to get the picnic, but we ended up totally missing the picnic and being 1/2 hour late for the concert. (Big surprise, huh?)

Anyway, we took our camp chairs. The lawn was full, so we had to sit in the shaded garden off to the side. It was even better than the lawn. Liam loves the outdoors and he loves music. So he had trees and flowers and birds to watch while listening to the symphony. Plus it was shaded! Then there were fireworks at the end that we got to see a bit of. We timed it about right. We got to hear most of the symphony, see some fireworks and then that was about the end of Liam's energy level. The bath after was pushing it a bit much, but much needed.

The other big excitement is Liam has his bottom two front teeth poking through now. Hopefully this means the teething won't be as painful until the next set decides to come.

LizaB Pictures

Here are some pictures that LizaB took while visiting thanks to Moos request (thanks LizaB and Moo). There are more. I might post them later. If I get around to it.

Feet

The thinker

Aunt Amanda and Liam playing

A few baby pictures

Ok, Ok... Here are finally some baby pictures.

In his cute froggy outfit he has already outgrown.

With Grandma

With Gran

With Mom

With Dad