Christmas 2008

We had a wonderful Christmas with all of our family. We attended our Christmas Eve service at church and then had dinner at Aunt Carla's house. Santa Claus made a quick stop by her house to see Claire and Carson. Claire sat right on his lap and received some really great gifts. She was quite surprised and loved every minute of it. Christmas morning was a lot of fun too. She was a little overwhelmed with all of her gifts, but she tried out all of them. Santa brought her an Elmo, rocking chair, baby doll stroller and some books. She has had so much fun playing with all of her new toys. We are trying to get use to all of the toys that talk and sing!

What a wonderful holiday.... the best gift we received was our sweet Carson. He is doing great and is such a joy to have in our family. Claire is doing really well with him. She still loves to kiss and hug him. The Lord has truly blessed our family with two sweet children.

It was great having my parents here to celebrate the holiday with us. We've had a lot of fun and they have been a huge help to us. Thanks mom and dad for all the cooking, cleaning and helping out that you have done. That was a wonderful gift to us! We love you!

Sweet Big Sister and Precious Baby Boy

Here are some sweet pictures of my two angels. I finally got Claire to pose for a split second so I could try and get a picture of the two of them. I got a few good ones. Carson is still doing great. I got some sweet pictures of him sleeping yesterday. He looks so much like Claire when she was this age. Happy Holidays!

Our first week with Carson

Carson is an angel. All he does is sleep and eat. He only cries when you change his diaper or he is hungry. Most of the time he is so quiet you would never know he is here. What a blessing! He got circumsized today which was not fun. But he did really well. He is sleeping well at night and I'm getting some rest too! Mom, a.k.a. Grammy, got here on Tuesday. So, we are having a great time with her and she is a big help. Enjoy the pictures!

The Night It All Began.....

On Wednesday, I decided to go to Target to do some shopping and walking. I knew if I walked a lot it might help me to go into labor. So I walked a lot and my back did hurt but then nothing. When Josh got home from school, we took Claire to see Santa and Mrs. Claus at a Christmas open house. On the way, my back started hurting, lasting about 30 seconds. Then about 5 minutes later, the same thing. I told Josh this may be contractions but I'll keep timing them. Claire got to see Santa, which she loved and had her picture made. We stopped to get something to eat on the way home and I wasn't feeling well. So we got it to go. By now the contractions are coming every 5 minutes so I called the birthing center. They said to come on in. In a rush, we threw all our stuff in the car and headed to the hospital. When I got there, I was already at 5 cm so the fun began. I had to have some antibiotics for 4 hours so she didn't break my water until 1 am. Carson Patrick Williams arrived at 4 am weighing 7 lbs 5 oz, 20 inches long with a head full of black hair. He looks so much like his big sister. And he is perfectly healthly! The Lord has truly blessed our family once again! Enjoy the pictures!

Claire 15 months

Claire is so active these days. She is running everywhere and falls quite a bit. She hasn't quite gotten the coordination down very well. She has a few bruises on her but she keeps going. She loves to climb on everything and through the dining room chairs. She loves to sit in the chair and read her books. And she loves to eat! She has learned some sign language and is always wanting "more" food and loves to mooch off of our plates. She's just like her mom and dad! Her hair is getting long enough to put in pig tails and she looks like such a big girl.She is growing up so fast. What a joy she is to have around.

I went to the doctor today....3 cm dilated!!!! If I don't go into labor by Saturday he is going to induce me. So, Carson will be here between now and Saturday. Our family of 3 is getting ready to be a family of 4. We are so excited!

Our Little Indian

We had a nice Thanksgiving despite all the sadness that has occured in our family. Josh's grandmother passed away the Sunday before and her funeral was on Wednesday. It was very unexpected so it has been a long week at our house. We celebrated her life on Wednesday and again on Thursday. We appreciate everyone's kind words and prayers through this difficult time.

I made Claire an Indian headband for her to wear on Thanksgiving. She wore it for a few minutes and that was all she could stand. She looked cute for the brief time she wore it. We watched the Macy's Day Parade that morning and then had a nice lunch with all the family. We are truly blessed!

Claire's new favorite thing

Claire's new favorite thing to do is to get into the pantry. She gets all the cans out and tries to stack them. Then she gets any boxes of food and puts it on top of Kali's bowl. She will do this forever! These days I just let her do it. She is getting better at helping me put it all back in the pantry, but some days there is food everywhere. I caught her in action yesterday, so I snapped some pictures.

Claire's new interests

It's funny how Claire picks up on so many things that I do. She watches me get ready in the morning and has found an interest in these. She loves to brush her teeth. She now has 2 toothbrushes that she uses and tries to brush the few teeth she has. She puts the toothbrush under the water and then starts brushing. She also loves to brush her hair. She gets my brush and puts it up to her head and tries brushing her hair. Sometimes she does a really good job and other times she has the brush turned the wrong way. What's so funny is that she'll stand in front of the mirror and while she's brushing her hair. Her new favorite thing is to get into my makeup...only a little girl! She sits with me while I put my makeup on and watches me. Now she can get the brushes and blush or eyeshadow and will try and put it on her face. It's usually all over, but it's so cute when she does it. Needless to say, it takes me a little longer to get ready in the morning now!

I sat her on the vanity the other night and let her brush her teeth and hair and then handed her some makeup brushes. She's got it down pat!