bombs away

I heard the stories about how powerful  an explosive bowel movement in a baby could be; I laughed. I thought things would not be that bad with Liam since 1. Liam is not breast fed 2. He is pretty low key when it comes to a BM.  I was wrong.

I have had the joy of cleaning the boy up after a BM mishap. Mishap and explosive are two completely different things. Things got a bit explosive the past few days. What we thought was just an innocent shart, turned into what I thought was going to cause  Andrew to faint.

So a few things were learned in the past couple of days:

1. Babies do have a lot of power behind those gummy smiles.      
2. Explosive BM, my kid or yours, I still find it funny.                                                    
3. Must add smelling salts to shopping list.
                                                              

mama day

Liam didn't have daycare today, thus I did not work, so we spent the day together. It has been a while since  just the two of us were home together for the day. It reminded me of how far we have all come since he was born. I remember when I was on maternity leave there were days that just seemed to be filled with bottles, diapers and coffee (lots of it), no time to eat or sleep. It seems so long ago. We have more fun now a days.  We started our day off with a sweet snuggle and the fun just continued throughout the rest of the day.

Overall it was a pretty great day. Even the part when he pooped so much it blew through his diaper and ended up in  all sorts of places (seriously).

flash friday

Please notice the large string of drool escaping Liam's mouth. 

I think I once said I would never take photos of my kids with drool all over their mouths...amateur.

Taking a walk in the warm, sunny weather.

Zeppelin feeling the sun on his gray beard

Up close and personal with Zeppelin

Enjoying some tummy time

My what big eyes you have

Someone is just big enough for his baby einstein jumper!

 

full of thanks

I am reminded all the time how fortunate Andrew and I are to have Liam as our son. I remember when Liam was born and I heard his first little cry, even before I got to see him, my heart hurt from the love I had for him, already.  And then I got to see him. Then I  finally got to hold him. I looked at him,  kissed him, held him and thought that it was impossible to love him any more than I did right at that moment.  But I find myself loving Liam more and more each and every day. I tell him that all the time, but I am unsure if he will ever possibly know what he means to me. After I told him tonight, he replied with a burp that was followed up with a large amount of spit up. I am guessing that is his way of telling me that he wanted to change the subject and his clothes, too.

well hello

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Someone really enjoys looking at his reflection. It is quite entertaining to watch him interact with himself. BTW I am totally holding him up in the lower photo.

hoppy easter

Happy Easter to all! 

Zeppelin loves to sniff Liam's face. mmmm formula leftovers

Checking out what the Easter Bunny left him

The E. Bunny even left something for the pugs

High water pjs. 

The Clan

My new favorite photo. 

Chillin'

baptism

We always have craziness consistency in our lives, especially when it involves an important day, memory, holiday, etc... For example, when the priest who married Andrew and I announced us as husband and wife...he said "I now introduce Mr. & Mrs. David Gregory". Silence in the church and an embarrassed priest. Granted, Andrew's middle name is David. But I must say, Andrew's Uncle David definitely perked right up in the his pew. lol. Anyhow,  Andrew received a phone call Saturday afternoon informing him that Mother Ginny (who was to baptize Liam that evening) was at the emergency room after falling and seriously injuring her foot. Fortunately, the church was able to call in Mother Karen to perform the baptism. While the important part was that the baptism was still going to happen, we were disappointed that Mth. Ginny would not be able to perform the baptism.

We had a small gathering at our home to celebrate Liam's baptism before the actual baptism. It was nice to see our friends and family. And the weather was fabulous. The baptism went well despite the church was a trillion degrees and everyone was pretty much a wet rag by the time the baptism was finished. Liam was a champ and made a small fuss when the water touched his head. Despite the change in plans, it went well and we ended the night with some yummy cake.

Mother Karen & Liam Charles

 

Us, Mth. Karen, Liam, 

& Liam's God Parents 

Jeff & Robyn(with Sir Gherks)

Liam (may or may not be picking his nose), Aunt Eliza and Andrew

  

Grandma Mary, Grandpa Peter & Grandma Kerry, Grandpa Gene