Mother's Day....Part 1

My very first Mother's Day was a great one!  Couldn't have asked for anything more.  We started the day with a wonderful church service followed by a great lunch at the Redstone Arsenal Officers Club.  Yummy....  I am so thankful for Will and for my own Mom.  I am definitely blessed! 

You may wonder why Will is not wearing any clothes in the pictures above and the pictures to follow. Well....towards the end of our meal, Will became really fussy and I thought he was just hungry.  He was sitting in his car seat and I asked my dad to take him out and feed him.  This seemed to pacify him and we went about our meal.  Then, Dad decided he needed wanted some dessert and passed Will off to his daddy to finish with the feeding.  It was at this time that we realized what Will had really been fussing about.  He had an explosion in his diaper!  Poop was everywhere.....all over his car seat, all over Pop's newly dry cleaned jacket, all over daddy's shirt.  AWESOME!  I had on a white dress, so I wasn't about to get poop on me.  I carried Will to the bathroom like he was ticking time bomb :)!  I dug and dug for another outfit (which I always have) and realized I did indeed NOT have another outfit for poor Will.  I also had no blanket.  The picture above, on the left, is Will covered up by his lovey.  It barely covered him, but it worked.  I was so upset because we hadn't taken one picture of Will in his adorable smocked train outfit!  Oh Well....These pictures turned out great...naked baby and all! 

Mommy with Will on her very first Mother's Day

The whole family. 

Mom with her girls.

By the way...Thanks Aunt B for cleaning up the car seat!  I know baby poop is not your favorite! 

Pat and Will got me the most beautiful flowers and a "craft" project.  I'll post some pictures of those when I have the finished project!  Up Next....The Botanical Gardens! 

2 months

Will is two months old!  I CAN NOT believe it.  He is growing and changing right before my eyes.  I can't turn away for a second or I have missed something.  I am loving every minute of being at home with my precious baby.  We play, we walk, we read together, we have such a good time every day.  He is absolutely the best thing that has ever happened to Pat and me. 

May 1, Will's two month birthday, he spent the night out for the first time.  Grandma and Pop had the best time keeping Will and Mom and Dad enjoyed a great night out with some good friends.   I think Will will be welcome anytime at Grandma and Pop's house. 

"All Ready Mom, Let's Go!"

Pop said he and Will watched a lot of t.v. and played.  Looks like they caught the Nascar Race.  Daddy would be happy.....

Some facts about Will at two months:

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  Rolls from front to back
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  Smiles all the time
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  Weighs 12lbs. 15 oz and is 24 in. long
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  Grasps objects
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  Focuses on faces and objects (Loves to watch his baby Motzart DVD)
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  Is almost too big for 3mo. clothes....
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  Still has the prettiest blue eyes, but his hair is turning redish brown. 
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  Has slept through the night 4 times!  (last night, 5-4-10, he slept from 8:30 until 7) yay! 
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  Loves the bath
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  Can hold his head up for an extended period of time.
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  Is the highlight of his Mommy and Daddy's lives!

Will, 2 months!

Cupp Family

Friday, April 30, alot of my mom's family came to town for dinner at my parent's house.  It was the first time most of them had met Will and he was a hit, on his best behavior as usual!  

This is my mom's youngest sister, Cil.  She lives in Columbus, GA and has four kids.  Her oldest is my age and a great friend!  Another son, my cousin Brant, is getting married this summer.  Maybe he'll bring her a grandchild one day!  I know she will be an excellent grandmother because Will just loved his Great Aunt Cil. 

 

This is Uncle Mike, my mom's youngest brother and one of my most favorite people.  He lives on Smith Lake in Cullman and we get to see his family frequently.  He is the father of my youngest counsin, Alesia, who will be a great babysitter one day.  Uncle Mike is good buddies with Will's daddy.  They have a lot in common....not sure I'm gonna let Will hang out with Uncle Mike too much :) 

Great Aunt Pam lives in Pennsylvania, but flies home frequently to see all her family.  She rocked Will back and forth and put him right to sleep.  He was right at home in her arms.  Aunt Pam, please move home!  We miss you and would love to see you more.  Thanks for coming to meet Will.

This is my Aunt Kay and Uncle Ben.  They live in Orlando.  We will definitley be visiting them when Will gets a little older.  Disney World, here we come!  I'm sad that I didn't get a better picture of the two of them.  Definitely next time.  Aunt Kay made Will a gorgeous gown, which he will be wearing in his three month pictures.  She is an amazing person who has overcome a lot!  We are so glad she was able to come and spend some time with little Will. 

Just Visiting! 

WHAT A GREAT FRIDAY WE HAD!

Big Weekend Ahead

Not too much has been going on around the Clark household.  Will was 8 weeks old Monday and will be 2 months old tomorrow.  I can't believe it.  He had his first babysitter last Saturday night and did great.  Pat and I were able to go to an Allman Brothers concert and leave Will with a girl that lives down the street.  He also slept through the night Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesdsay.  Last night he was up once for about ten minutes then back to dream land he went.  As the post says, Will has a big weekend ahead.  My  mom is the oldest of 7 and has three sisters who live out of state.  They are all coming this weekend to visit Will.  He is also going to spend the night with my mom and dad on Saturday night for the first time.  Let's hope he sleeps for them.  They might not want to keep him again :)!  Look for lots of updates next week.......

Here are some pictures from the last week and a half.

Bath Time

Story Time with Aunt Becky.  As you can see from the picture, Will was reading up on the ABC's of Auburn.  If you know us, you know that Pat and I tend to disagree on our choice of football teams.  I am a pround AU graduate and he is a proud UA graduate.  I'm trying everything I can think of to get Will to be an Auburn Tiger!  You can never be too young to learn about football.  The ABC's of Auburn book was given to Will by one of my great friends, Zach, and his wife Kim.  The inscription says:  "To Baby Clark:  I hope you have as many great Auburn memories as me and your mom.  War Eagle!"  I hope that too.......

8 weeks old

I love this face and those cheeks.....

One of my favorite pictures...my first baby and my new baby!

Some Pictures

My friend, Brooke, came over the other day to take some pictures of Will with her fancy camera. She is a self taught photographer who takes great pictures for fun.  She should look into becoming a professional. 

LoveWill's blue eyes...this pic really captured them!

We got out the backpack the other day to see how Will liked it.  We tried this when he was a little younger and he hated it.  Sunday, he seemed to enjoy himself and even took a little nap. 

On a side note, Will is 7 weeks old now!  I can't believe it.  Time has flown by.  He rolled from his front to his back on Saturday and then again on Monday.  He also rolled one day last week, but I thought it was a fluke...guess I was wrong.  He's holding his head up fairly well.  We've put him in his Bumbo seat for practice.  I'll have to get some pictures of that. 

Birth Announcement

6 Weeks and Growing

Will was 6 weeks old yesterday.  That is about all that is going on around here.  Our days are pretty much the same.  Mom usually keeps him a few hours each week so I can go to the gym or run errands (although I do drag Will around town with me most of the time).  He's usually very good and sleeps while we are out.  I'm sure that will change soon.  He's starting to be awake more and more.  On a positive note, Will is starting to wake up, consistently, one time a night, usually around 4 (last night it was 4:30) and wakes up for the day around 7:30ish.  I am loving that!  I usually try to get to bed by 10 so I can get 6 good hours of sleep in before he wakes up.  I see sleeping through the night in our future.  Yay!    Here's Will at 6 weeks, along with Pat and me.  Who does he look like????  I'm putting my money on Pat, although he does have my coloring, which is a shame because it takes a lot for me to get a tan.  Oh Well! 

He only takes a pacifier at night, when he is waiting to be fed before bed.  He'll hold on to it for about an hour.... all other times, he spits it out. 

Rachel (top) and Pat (bottom), 6 weeks old

Will, 6 weeks