Texas Blue

This season we spent a lot of time in the bluebonnets... I used my little man as a stand-in for all three location shoots. The first two he was down right NOT having it! And on the second to last shoot not only did he pick a bluebonnet and laugh about it... he totally would not stop for even a second to take a family photo since Mea and Pop were there. We managed to get one... and if that is all we got, I am grateful! He was saving up for round three...because I finally got to capture my handsome man amongst the Texas Blue and on that day... he took my breath away. Enjoy!

All Aboard!

"Believe in what your heart is saying,
Hear the melody that's playing.

There's no time to waste,

There so much to celebrate. 

Believe in what you feel inside,
Give your dreams the wings to fly."
You have everything you need, if you just believe."

Liam's Polar Express themed 2nd birthday turned out better than I could have dreamed it for him. These birthdays have grown legs and have certainly turned into productions, but to see the pure joy on his face made it all worth it!

Sneak Peek..

A very special little boy is soon turning two and we are cooking up one amazing birthday celebration...

22 Months

Just because I am behind, it doesn't mean that 21 and 22 months don't deserve separate posts!

Oh my goodness... there are only two more months that I get to hear Liam answer "How old are you?" with a very loud 1! I guess we should start practicing for 2. As I said before, this is one of my favorite ages. They are little sponges and you can see the light bulbs going off. I love that Liam is getting better at communicating which means I understand him more and more. Sometimes the communication... wait, let me back that up... most of the time the communication is "nooooo." It is not a mean no or a yell. It is a sweet, drawn out little no, but a no it is. "Yes" is just not in our vocabulary right now. Bill and I are trying to use yes whenever and wherever possible to help with this distinction; however climbing on the coffee table is no, standing up in the chair is no, pulling Tucker's tail is no, going outside when it is cold and rainy is no, throwing anything but balls is no, eating cookies before dinner is no... I mean, I can understand why he only gets no. We are finding ways to yes, I promise!

19 Months

At 19 months we are tipping the scales at 28 pounds and reaching heights of 32 inches...

Wednesday Wink 006

Wednesday Wink 006

I get a lot of questions around firsts and when we introduced certain items or we crossed certain milestones. You have to do what works for your family and every child is different, but I am happy to share our story of firsts. And honestly, I thought I would be that mom that would remember everything... but as it turns out, I am guilty of the first year blur as well. If I missed anything you are curious about, just let me know!

18 Months

Liam turned 1 1/2. (close mouth.)

17 Months

Before I blink and Liam turns 18 months, I better get this documented and posted!

Down the Tubes

I dreaded those words more than anything... "Liam needs tubes." Everytime a runny nose began, I would cross my fingers tight that maybe this time our ears would drain fully, and this time we would not need a prescription. It seemed like everytime I thought he had an ear infection, he didn't. Everytime I was for sure we would get a good report, we would either have fluid or an infection. We battled Liam's ears for months. And months... And months.

And even though he only had 4 true infections, that pesky fluid just wouldn't drain. So, it was time.

I dreaded everything surrounding tubes. I played the same fears and concerns over and over in my head:

I don't want to have to put my baby under surgery at such a young age

I don't want the stigma behind tubes

I don't want Liam to not be able to swim

I don't want to fool with ear plugs

I don't want to have to watch bathtime

I want my child to be perfect in every way

When I look back on it now, it all seems so silly. So un-educated. Because the truth of it is tubes have come a long way. The truth of it is...

You don't want ear infections to hurt your baby

You don't want to have hearing loss

You want your child to have perfect balance

You want your child to speak clearly, without speech difficulties

You don't want so much medicine to affect liver functions

You WANT your baby to have tubes

16 Months

This post hits me hard every single month. Every single month I know that Liam is one month older and that the number only goes up from here, but I still seem shocked everytime I write the new number into the blog post title. Because it is just crazy that I am a mother to a 16 month old!

15 Months

I am not going to say what you think I am going to which is that I cannot believe it has been 15 months. But seriously, it has been 15 months! I have a 15 month old.

Animals

We were finally able to catch a little of the animal game on video last night even though he did not make any of the animal noises and he cheated at the end mostly because I think he was over it! I wish he would do it the way he does when camera's aren't watching. His animal impressions are hilarious... maybe his mommy just thinks so!

Special thanks to Mea's CBS friends for picking out the foam animal cutout book! As you can see, we took them all out and have lots of fun with them! Liam stashed the chicken somewhere... hummm.

Ba Boo

When is the cutoff for counting in months? In any case... we just celebrated month 13 and it was a big one! There was so much to celebrate! We received the best present in the mail from Paige of PLO Photography! Our birthday photos! Thank you again Paige for bottling our precious memories!

One.

How Big is Liam?

Two New Firsts

When we returned home, we had some pretty big first around the Robinson household. Liam had been taking a few steps here and there. Mostly from the coffee table to the sofa. When I mean a few steps, I mean just enough to launch himself forward allowing the sofa to catch his fall. Then, over Christmas we spent some time with my uncle who started this whole "walking" thing. He is an awesome teacher. Awesome coach. Such patience. And Liam would try anything for him. So, to prove to him that he had come a long way from Thanksgiving... Liam popped up and took 4-5 steps towards him! He was proud, and mommy and daddy were so proud of him! And then... when Christmas settled down and he was settled into a nice clean home... Liam walked!!! For the remote that is... typical male!

A Big 11 Months

It's the most wonderful time of the year and this season it is especially wonderful! I cannot believe that we will be celebrating your first Christmas as an eleven month old! When I look back at last years photos and see my big, red belly it seems impossible to believe that it has been a year. What a difference!

Perfect 10

A perfect ten months. I know that I say this with each passing month, but it truly is hard to believe that time is passing by so quickly. That you are quickly going to be defined by years instead of months.

9 Months You Say?

Around this time last year, I was checking into the hospital with pre-term labor contractions and I was sentenced to strict bed rest until January. It is amazing that a year later, I am holding a perfect little 9 month year old baby boy! 9 months means that we had another doctor checkup to see progress and get those nasty 9 month shots.

It's been 8 months

It's been 8 months since you entered into this world and you have grown so much. The past 8 months you have brought us so much joy and we have loved every second we are with you! You shine so brightly!

Month Seven

Really? 7 months already? Surely this has to be some kind of mistake!

Make no mistake, Liam turned seven months on Sunday. It is so hard to believe, but I truly love watching him grow. Watching him learn how the world works. Watching him take on new challenges and explore new things. Watching such a curious little boy as he takes in new experiences and trying to capture each moment to freeze it!

He is a perfect mixture of mommy and daddy. It is almost as if God hand picked each feature alternating parents, grandparents, aunt/uncle and even a little cousin.

And he is marked! We say it is where his angel wings fell off. I have to admit I am jealous as I always envied those with birthmarks. We have started to notice it more and more because it darkens as he sits!

He can say "mamma" but not on purpose so it really doesn't count. I am just thrilled that he can say it even if he doesn't know it. He practices mimicking our sounds like "hi" and "yum." He loves to scream as loud as he can and then smile at you like he did something magnificent!

He has gotten much better at holding his bottle and picking up little puffs to eat off his highchair table.

We ordered the Britax convertible car seat as he is getting so heavy for me to lug around in his infant car seat. He is 19 pounds, 10 ounces now and his little feet peek off the edges at 28 inches. Crawling? Almost... Liam gets up on all fours and rocks. I am sure that is right around the corner.

I love you, my sweet seven month old!