Williams' Baby Blessing

Sunday May 1st, 2016. William Maine Kay Craig was given a name and a blessing for the LDS church by his grandfather Dan Kay Arnold. Brady Poulson, and your great-grandpa Jack Harvey, and my Uncle Doug also helped with the blessing. It was beautiful, but difficult to hear because you were screaming.  You were asleep in Great Grandma Harvey's arms and got passed around to Grandpa, so you were rudely awakened, and did not like it.

After Sacrament meeting we headed to Great Grandma Arnolds house. She wasn't there (she was in Las Vegas visiting my Uncle Shawn), but agreed to let us use the house. It worked out well because Great Grandma Harvey couldn't wake up the stairs with her hurt leg.

Plus the lighting for pictures is a lot better :)

Daddy and Grandma were getting all the food set up. And Uncle Gavin helped with the chairs and tables.

It was a pretty good afternoon. Good company and good food. And of course the special blessing.

Lizzy cute laugh

So my dearest Lizzy, this usually happens when you're upset, but can happen when you are just fine. If you see someone and they are doing something you love or want you'll get really excited and do this deep, hearty, open mouthed laugh and run towards the person/object. It is so adorable. 

Elizabeth 19 Months.

Dearset Lizzy,
You have just grown so much since you turned 18 months.

adding to your vocabulary list:
-Thank you (more like ank u)
-moo (cow sound)
-oo oo (for woof woof)
-hi
-hey

The way you run is just adorable. I could watch you run all day.

You can proficiently suck threw a straw.

You've been throwing pretty big temper tantrums so when you do I just go put you in bed and you usually sleep for a few hours.

You love carrying around babies. You can carry 3 at a time but try to carry more.

Stats:
Weight: 24.10 lbs. 54th percentile.
Height: 31.5 inches. 42nd percentile.
Head Circumference: 18.1 Inches. 32nd percentile.

William 3 Months

Dear William,

I finally got your birth certificate. It took me a whole month longer than it did with the girls to get it. But I finally did.

You have just been smiling like crazy. I love it.

Also, yesterday (Sunday, May 15th) we celebrated May birthdays at Grandma Arnold's house and you laughed out loud at both Lexi and Cassie. That was a first. It was so cute!

You are still sleeping about 7-8 hours at night. Which is really nice. I just wish I could get you and your sisters all in bed by ten pm. That would be so nice.

We did family pictures on the 14th of May and you did so good. Only had to feed you once. You stayed awake the whole time except for about a half hour near the end. AND you didn't cry once. You were just amazing.

Lately you prefer to fall asleep without the binky which makes getting you to sleep when you're crying a little complicated.

You are holding your head up for a few minutes at a time with no help.

I feel like your herniated belly button has gone down a little. Yay. 

You still spit up. A lot on some days. And not so much on others. I think it has to do with how much sugar I intake during the day.  

You laugh at most everything Sydney is doing (or showing off) to you. 

As you get older, Life is getting a little easier, and I am able to enjoy you more. And I love it. You love to snuggle. And lately you have been falling asleep while sitting in daddy's lap face forward. So relaxed. 

We love you dear sweet baby boy. 

Love, 

Mom

Elizabeth 18 Months

 05/14/16: Stats:
Height: 31.5 inches. 54 %.
Weight: 24.10 lbs. 42%.
Head:18.1 inches. 32%.

 My dear sweet Elizabeth. You are so full of adventure. You get into everything! Or try to. You try to help with everything, especially if Sydney is. You have a very cute laugh, and you and Sydney go back and forth on who has the loudest laugh.  You love to help. So the nightly picking up of the toys (were trying to get into more of a consistent schedule with that) you love to help. Same with me and loading the dish washer, you'll take the dishes out and put them back in when I ask. So I've started handing you the silverware to load and you love it. You get the biggest smile when helping.

You love to tease Sydney, by taking her things, knowing if she makes you cry she'll get in trouble. But I have realized this, and so you to have started getting in trouble.

You have finally learned how to drink out of straws consistently.

You play so peacefully when you play by yourself.


Words you can say:
-uh oh
-mama
-dada
-nana (which you say, but I haven't quite figured out what you mean by it)
-oooo (what you say when we are singing/dancing)

You understand a lot of what we say. You are obsessed with the garbage can. You hang onto it pulling stuff out all the time. So now when we say throw it away, you know exactly what that means.  You know what "get your shoes" means, even if you get Sydney's' shoes and not yours.

When you turned 17 months you started giving actual hugs. Like lay your head on my shoulder and grip your arms around my neck/shoulders. And I would say hug if you let go and you'd do it again. I love that!!!!


When Sydney leaves her tablet alone you grab it and want to watch something on it. So funny. She hates sharing though so this usually ends with you (and possibly her) in tears.

You've started not wanting us to feed you off our plates.

You are interested in reading when I read to Sydney at night.

You found this spot in my room next to my bed that you like to sit at and one day you chewed my phone charger cable and i didn't notice to only come back smelling something burning a few hours later and find the cord had melted and burnt my sheet and mattress.

You know to put your arms through your shirt sleeves when I say "arms", and you want to help me with putting on your diaper and wiping your butt, which makes changing you a little challenging sometimes.

You've also kind of stopped napping. You'll get to that point, and I'll put you in bed and you'll just be in there for 45 min laying down or playing by yourself. But getting you to actually nap has become a challenge and you'll only do it if you're going through a growth spurt or you've been worn out.

this is how you ask for stuff. you hold your hand out.

antelope island, UT

singing in the car

singing in the car