Happy Halloween!!!!

Liam with his pumpkin from Miss Joyce. One of the day care kiddos decorated it for him- any idea what it is? He wasn't very interested in "posing" for the camera. But he was very curious about the big orange ball.


And of course, he tried to eat it!

random (cute) pics

it's a big, big world

Here are a few more pictures of our fall photo shoot last week. They turned out very cute, although it's hard to get Liam to "pose" as he can't quite sit up by himself. It was fun to see his little hands find new things to touch and explore (and eat).

bad hair day

I don't like the outfit I am wearing, my hair looks like crap, and my nose is so red I could be related to Rudolph because of this darn cold! Feeling like a harried housewife and I don't even stay home. Wondering why I even left the house today. Can someone send Stacy and Clinton from "What Not to Wear" to my house for a makeover to make me feel pretty?

working for the weekend

That is the story of my life. Too bad that the weekdays creep by and the weekends are over and done with in the blink of an eye. We packed in a ton of fun over the weekend and by Sunday night we were pretty tired. Liam did very well considering we toted him all over the Twin Cities. He's such an easy going little guy...just like his mommy when she was that age-ha!



My co-worker Linda came to our house Saturday morning to do Liam's 5 month photos (I am bit behind as they should be done at 3, 6, 9, 12 months). Here are a few teasers of the shoot. Can't wait to see the rest!

We then met up with Jason, Melissa, and Anthony Hyvare for lunch, the Gopher game, and a little bar bingo at the Lucky 13 in Mendota.
At this point Liam needed a nap, so we stopped at Uncle Ox's. Ox took a little study break and Liam slept until Mikko the crazy dog woke him up.




We ended our day on the East side by attending a fundrasier for my buddy Jason's brother and then watching Wisconsin get crushed at Kara and Grant's house. Liam went to cousin Vince's house during the game...what a good little helper Vince is! He didn't change any diapers but he did help feed Liam!

Sunday morning I met Melissa and Anthony at the Arboretum for a 3 mile stroll. It was absolutely gorgeous with the fall colors at their peak. Anthony is a little older than Liam, and he's not quite sure if he likes him yet. I'm sure when Liam is bigger they will be good buds!

baby babble

Liam "talks" all day long, from the minute he wakes up until he goes to bed. It is so funny, even at 3am...

new things

It's been a while since I've posted, mainly because we are so tired by the end of the day I don't have much time to blog. I feel like I've been in a bit of a fog since coming back to work. 5am comes way too soon. Gone are the nights of staying out until 1am (or later in some cases). It's just not that much fun when you have to get up with an active 4 1/2 month old. Liam slept through the night last night for the first time since the beginning of August. Of course Phil was on duty, so I'm sure he will be wide awake at 2am for me tonight:)

Liam is learning and discovering new things every day. He loves to touch everything he can get his hands on: our faces, the dogs, food, books, blankets, toys. When exploring, he concentrates really hard to figure out what it is. He is going to be a deep thinker. Whatever we have, he wants. He loves playing peek-a-boo and being read to at bed time. He knows how to work all of the toys on his exersaucer. Everything he has in his hands end up in his mouth. And he is a little drool monster! He's also realized that he has a voice so he squeals at everything and talks back at you when you talk to him. Check back in a few days for a video...it is the cutest thing ever!

Having fun in my new Jumperoo.

Eating bananas...not really sure if I like them!

Playing with my favorite toy Mr. Monkey. He usually ends up in my mouth.

Exploring daddy's face.

Who's that handsome dude looking at me in the mirror? Oh, it's me!

Look! I can hold my own bottle!

I am wearing big boy shoes!