William's First Christmas

By the end of the day, William had racked up! I think my baby boy
had a wonderful first Christmas!

William woke up about 6:15 on Christmas morning.  As normal, I changed his diaper and fed him his bottle in the nursery.  After getting the basics out of the way, Dustin joined us in the kitchen for a little "Happy Birthday Jesus" time.  Then, it was time to see if Santa had made a stop by our house, and he did!  I videoed the morning and tried to take pics at the same time, but that was pretty hard.  I did capture a few adorable snaps though. 

Maw-Maw stopped by to see what all Santa had brought William and Bogey.  She also snapped a picture of Dustin and I with William. 

William continued to play with his new toys until around 10:00 when he laid down for a nap. It seemed like the morning flew by and the next thing we knew we running a little late for Christmas lunch at Grandmothers house.  We finally arrived and ate a delicious lunch with family. In our rush to get to Grandmothers and the nasty rain outside, I forgot to bring the camera in to snap pictures of everyone.  Nevertheless, it was lovely time, and it made my heart smile seeing William playing with everyone!

Next, we were off to Maw-Maw and Paw-Paw's house!  Christmas with all the kids was SO MUCH FUN! It was hilarious listening to Alex, Reid, and Tanner's reactions to their presents.  Jorja and William were into everything!  It was also so good to laugh with my sisters!  Mom and Dad were enjoying have all their babies under one roof too!

After we finished Christmas with my family, Dustin and I headed to an annual friends Christmas party in Anniston.  Gramsie and Grandad kept William for us while we went to exchange gifts with some of our friends. We were definitely tired when we headed toward Anniston, but we livened up once we were around our buddies!  It was so good to see everyone!

Our next stop was picking William back up and then HOME!  We were all exhausted and ready for bed. 

Wonderful Christmas memories were made! 

Merry Christmas 2011 

Twas the Night Before Christmas

On Christmas Eve, Dustin, Will, and I headed over to Gramsie and Grandad's for lunch with the family.  It was the start of our Christmas festivities for the weekend.



Grandmother and William are having fun.



He LOVES his Great-Grandmother!

If he only had more hands for all these toys!

Mr. Bogey really enjoys the ball popper.  We've already
sacrificed one ball as a chew toy.  =) 

After a fun afternoon with the family, it was time to head home and prepare for Santa Clause!  I made chocolate oatmeal cookies for Santa, and I also made a birthday cake for Jesus.  This is going to be our new family tradition.

Milk and Cookies for Santa

William fell asleep, and shortly after, Santa came to visit him and Bogey!

Will's First Santa Visit

Santa was good to Bogey too!

Will's Stocking

Will's rocking horse that sings songs and talks to him.  It will also
turn into a spring horse. 

 I was so excited about seeing Will's face in the morning that I didn't think I would ever fall asleep! 

Dustin and I also exchanged gifts to each other Christmas Eve.  I got Dustin a bunch of stuff he was wanting for his guns. He made a list, and I ordered it.  I had no clue what any of it was, but he was very excited about it all and that's all that matters! He got me this table with lamp attached that I've been wanting for a while now.  I love it!!!!  It looks really good in our den.  He also got me a heated blanket, jump drive (I was in desperate need for one that could store all my pictures), and snuggie that I asked for. 

It was a sweet, sweet Christmas Eve! 

Our First Visit With Santa

There was no way William could visit Santa without his entourage!  We all loaded up and headed to Christmas at the Falls.  I really enjoyed it.  The lights were beautiful, and the company was perfect.  William had a blast too.  However, I'm pretty sure he spent most of his time trying to figure out what in the world we were doing. 

William's Entourage

To begin with, the line to ride the train was way to long for any of our liking so we decided to walk to Santa.  I honestly didn't know what we were doing; I was just trying to keep up with Dustin, Granddad, and William!  As we began to walk, and walk, and walk some more we all became a little concerned because we could not find the house that Santa was in.  YIKES! 

Finally, after a little worry and a lot of laughter we found our way to Santa.  In fact, we were the first visitor of the night!  I wouldn't say William loved Santa, but he definitely didn't hate him either.  However, I would say that he loved Santa's beard and the candy he gave him.  Ha! 

It was a perfect little moment...Our family, William, and SANTA! 

7 Months Old

William Michael Tucker is 7 months old and is no longer bitesize. At Will's 6 month check-up he was 19 lbs, and I can definitely tell he has grown a good bit since then.  I'm pretty sure he is around 20 lbs now. William is good 3 lbs heavier than his older cousin Jorja.  I've stopped carrying him to and from places in his car seat because it's just to heavy to carry now with him in it!  William is now eating 2nd stage foods.  His favorites still remain sweet potatoes and peaches.  At Thanksgiving William tried macaroni and cheese, mashed potatoes, and green beans!  He loved the "real" food.  Will is still taking a 5-6 oz. bottle every 3-4 hours.  He's also gotten much taller.  I've noticed the length of his pants are shorter, as well as his sleepers. 

Will is really on the go now.  At 6 months, he was doing this "army" crawl thing where he would use his arms to drag himself across the floor.  For about 2 weeks now, he's been crawling good though.  Occasionally he'll resort bag to the army crawl because for some reason he can go faster that way.  It almost looks like he's swimming across the floor when he takes off.  It's pretty amusing. 

Not only is William crawling now, but he's pulling up on everything.  Right now his favorite thing to pull up on is the ottoman and tv stand.  He tries occasionally to "free" stand, but always falls down right when he lets go.  I know that he will soon start learning to balance on his own.  Just this week he is starting to ease into a sitting position from standing.  Normally he would pull up to the ottoman, lose his balance, and fall.  Now he can slowly sit down instead of just falling, and then he'll pull himself right back up. 

I think my favorite part (so far) of this little stage would have to be the new expressions and noises Will makes.  It absolutely tickles me to see his expressions when he "learns" something new or finally figures out something.  His eyes light up in amazement when his toys "talk" to him or make noises.  He has a play table that seems to be his favorite toy at the moment.  It makes noises and talks to him whenever he presses a button.  He loves it, and I love to watch him love it. 

Since William has become mobile, he has started getting several "no no's" a day.  I find myself repeating these lines:

"No, No William.  You can not pull on the computer cord."
"No, No William. You can not pull on the end-table with the breakable frames." (Looks like I'll be moving these soon!)
"No, No William. You can not put the shoes in your mouth."
"No, No William. You can not pull Bogey's tail." 

William's response....  a grin, as he continues doing the "no no". 

At 7 months, William is moving right along.  He's growing, interacting, and changing everyday. He is such a good baby.  He's friendly and easy going at this stage.  It's starting to become hard to remember what life was like before he entered our lives.

*(and I'm just getting around to posting this blog one week before he turns 8 months... must.do.better.at.up-dating.blog.)