Nana and Grandpa

Just before Thanksgiving, Nana and Grandpa made a special trip up from Houston to see William! He had a wonderful time with his grandparents.

I didn't get a picture of Grandpa with William, but I promise he was there too! :)

Thanksgiving

I've got some serious catching up to do!

We had a great time celebrating Thanksgiving this year. Following Ward family tradition, we woke up bright and early Thursday morning to walk and run the Turkey Trot together downtown. William even got his own race number! He thought the 5K was so easy, he did it in his sleep. ;)

It was a lot of fun, we just wished Michelle and Jon were with us too! Hopefully next year. :)

After the race, we went back home to eat a beautiful Thanksgiving meal prepared by Chefs Bill and Mickey, as usual! We had a relaxing day full of good food, family, and football. And of course, little W was passed around and loved on the whole time. :)

We hope everyone had a wonderful Thanksgiving! David and I are so thankful for all the blessings we're received this year, the greatest of which is our happy, healthy little boy who keeps a smile on the faces of all.

Merry Christmas!

I need to do an update or two, badly! But for now, from our family to yours, MERRY CHRISTMAS!!!

William's Baptism

On Sunday, October 21st, William was baptized at our church, St. Andrew's by our wonderful priests and friends Father Mike and Mother Mary.

 We planned to have William baptized on this weekend as we also had a surprise 30th birthday party for my brother, and my sisters who live out of state were able to join us! This was especially important since Sister and her Mister are William's godparents, along with my brother.

David's parents and sister also joined us as well as my parents! Plus our friends Kate and Dustin, Chris and Kristen, David and Edith, Dan and Tee, and our sweet parish family.

I got William's invites done at Polka Dot Design in Ft. Worth. I've used them before and they were beautifully done and fast. We liked them so much, our Christmas cards are from them too!

After the service, we had a lovely brunch at Gather in Downtown McKinney, where we enjoyed great food like pecan crusted French toast and their mashed potato bar. Plus we enjoyed each other's company, and William got some cuddle time in with his family and friends.

We are so blessed to be members at a church we love, so thankful to have wonderful family and friends, and so excited to raise William as Christ's own forever!

Five Months!?! You Gotta Be Kidding!!!

I can hardly believe my sweet little baby turned five months old on Monday! He's changing so much every day and is such a joy to us. In his fifth month of life, he received the holy sacrament of baptism, celebrated his first Halloween and Thanksgiving, and even participated in his first 5k! Baby William sure gets around!

All about William's fifth month:

• He's wearing size 3 diapers and 12 month clothes 
• I need to weigh him to see how that's going, but my guess is he's around 20 lbs. now
• He moved out of his infant carrier and into his big boy car seat and is sitting in the big boy stroller seat. He loves it!
• He really likes riding in the seat in the cart at Target and Market Street. He's still working on his sitting skills, so sometimes he'll slowly start falling over and it's funny!
• He has the best smile and laugh. 
• He loves to practice sitting and is always trying to sit up if he's laying flat.
• He's starting to discover his feet and he finds them VERY interesting! 
• He drools like a crazy man, but no teeth yet! He's always in a bib though to keep his shirts dry. 
• He loves to be outside and we take walks around the neighborhood. 
• He is starting to notice the dogs, and smiles at them and tries to touch them. Sammy and Chewie don't seem to mind!
• He LOVES textures and is always feeling things. 
• When he gets upset, a good way to calm him down is to let him look at and feel the crosses by our front door. 

We just adore little William and can't wait to see what his sixth month brings. A post on his baptism and first Thanksgiving is in the works!

William lately

He likes swinging and sleeping!

He likes sleeping on Daddy!

He loves his Spider-Man ball from Aunt De Anne!

He's been sitting in his high chair while Mommy makes dinner! He loves the toy bar on it, it's tons of fun!

The exersaucer is tons of fun and it's helping with our head control.

That's about it in the world of William! He's at such a fun age right now and is so precious!

Happy Halloween!

We celebrated William's first Halloween in fairly low-key fashion. We met Mimi at the Cantina Laredo by her house after school (Grandaddy was away on business) and ate an early dinner.

Then, we went to Mimi's house and handed out candy to the last of the trick-or-treaters and William put on his puppy costume for some pictures. It lasted about ten minutes! Our little puppy kept pulling his ears, making the head piece fall in his eyes and that made him cry. Poor guy! We did get a couple good pictures before we turned the puppy back into our sweet baby boy and took him home for the night.

We hope everyone had a Happy Halloween! I think I'll get one more year of getting to dress William in something cute for my favorite holiday. Then I'm sure it will be ninjas, superheroes, and monsters with no input from Mommy! ;)

Happy Halloween from Lauren, David, and William!