What a nice surprise

I got an email tonight from a reader and someone my sister and I went to highschool. Since she didnt post publically here I will call her "Jane"
Jane emailed me to let me know that she looks forward to reading my blog posts because we have very similar parenting stlyes and that we share many things in common. I went to school with "Jane" but never had the opportunity to become close friends. She shared many things in the email with me that made me smile from ear to ear and made me feel like Bill and I are doing good things. Thank you "Jane" and Miranda and Lacey for supporting us and for telling us what a good job we're doing. It mean SO much!
Oh and "Jane", I plan to respond to your email asap, Liam isnt feeling well and is up again.

As a mommy, I have come to realize a few things.....

As a new mom there are some things that I have learned that I would not have thought possible before becoming a mom. Here are a few:

1. When in public,,, older moms will almost always give me unsolicited parenting advice. Some I like,,, most I would rather not hear. The biggest topic for me is the topic of Attachment Parenting. Bill and I use this philosophy. It works for us. It means that we breastfeed (ok,, i do that part) babywear, and cosleep. If you chose NOT to do this with your babies, thats great, but we do. So please don't tell us that we shouldnt.

2. I have realized that my desire to feed Liam an all organic diet is coming to an end. It has now become almost impossible to do so. Well, I shouldnt say impossible, but rather difficult. If Panama City had a Whole Foods Market, this would be much easier. But hey,,, if anyone finds "organic gold fish" please let me know. I already found that Kraft makes organic mac and cheese.

3. If all Liam wants to eat is macaroni and cheese,,, who freaking cares! The boy likes macaroni and cheese. Plus, he is still (yes, STILL) nursing so Im really not worried at this point that he will become malnurished.

4. If he sleeps for 2 hours during one nap and 30 minutes during the next,,, no big deal.

5. I can't do everything at once. Sometimes, the dishes will pile up,,,, and so will the laundry. When Bill is home it's a lot easier, when he's gone,,, I am done trying to be SUPER MOM.

6. One of the biggest things I have learned as a mom is that I never, ever, in my wildest dreams thought it would be possible to love someone so much. Liam brings tears to my eyes every day. I watch him sleep and wonder how Bill and I got so lucky. I watch him play and discover new things. I watch the determination in his eyes as he tries to pick up the dog bowl that is full of water. I wonder how he sees that spec of dust across the room on the floor then crawls over to it to deeply "inspect" it in his tiny fingers. I find it amazing that when he does something funny he will look at Bill and I to see if we are laughing. I am thankful for so many tihngs in my life, but the biggest blessing of all is this amazingly perfect child we have. Thank you God for him.

7. Last not least, one thing I have realized is how good it made me feel when Bill Looked at me the other day while I was holding Liam and said "THANK YOU". I said "for what"? Bill said: "For him". No Bill, "Thank YOU! "

Random Pics

He's got crackers in his mouth! :)

He played with those things for the longest time while I made dinner.

Just finished his bath, now enjoying some playtime before bed.

This post is for Tita Jen

Still getting the hang of trying to feed himself. More wound up on the floor than in his mouth but the dogs didnt seem to mind. I actually let him "experiment" when I was done feeding him to assure that he got something to eat. He enjoys playing in his food more than he does trying to get it into his mouth. :)

Just Because

Can't WAIT for football!

This post is for the Whited Family. They LOVE the Gators! :)

Liam at the Park

We took Liam to one of the parks in our neighborhood yesterday. Although it was later in the afternoon it was still so hot! Needless to say, we didn't stay long. Just long enough to catch a couple of pictures.


Bill's chance to be a kid all over again. :)

Recent Pics

Liam pics

He loves anything with a steering wheel these days! He thinks he's a grown up!

Taken on my cell phone.

An oldie at 6 weeks old. He's growing way too fast~! :(

more later from the digital camera.

update

Bill and I decided that we are going to keep the blog open to all readers. We are just going to be very careful as to what information we post here. We figure that if anyone reads this and shouldnt be then they know who they are anyway.
With that said. We have a ton of new pictures to post. Liam is growing like a weed. He doesn't want to be held as much anymore. He wants to crawl and is trying to walk everywhere. His first bday is fast approaching and I can't beleive where this last year has gone. Makes me very sad to think that our little baby is going to be a year old very soon. :(
I'll post some pics soon.

We are making our Blog Private

Bill and I have recently discussed making our blog private. With all the pictures that we post of Liam we just want to make sure that he stays safe and sound. With all the crazies out there, we just don't want to take any risks. :) We LOVE the fact that so many of our friends and families read and keep up with our blog. We have even learned of people that are friends of friends or friends of family or even fellow bloggers that keep up with our blog, and we invite you to keep doing that. We LOVE it and this is why we made our blog. Just post a comment with your email address and I will add you to the list. Or you can email it to me if you dont want your email posted. jovinaadams@gmail.com. When the blog goes private and you sign on to this site it will ask for your email address and a password and that will give you access. In the next couple of weeks is when we plan to make it private. Please keep up with us. We really enjoy knowing that so many people keep up with us and Liam.

Splish splash

What a beautiful evening

I took advantage of some great lighting while Bill was grilling today and snapped a few MORE pics of Liam.

I've never put him in his walker outside before, but I'm glad I did. He really liked it. :)

Blowing bubbles and being silly.

Who is this kid? This kid looks 3! Doesn't even look like Liam here.

Sweet baby.

Drooly face!

Bye bye!!! :)

Thanks a lot mom!

I was at my mom's the other day and I was busy doing something and my mom was "supposed" to be keeping an eye on Liam. I walked in and this is what I saw......... Geeze!! I immediately threw him in the tub!

Blast from the past,,, thanks Facebook!

Jen and I had the opportunity to catch up with a very good friend of ours from junior high/highschool. We all met for lunch on tuesday and had a great time. The goal is to not let time get the best of us from now and and remain as close as we were in the past. Jen and Kenna, I am cracking up inside just posting this because I have NO idea which pic we decided on to use. How FUNNY!!!! You know exactly what I'm talking about.

mommy was bored again,,,,,,,,

I love you little boy!!

a visit with Bill's mom and Bob

Bill's mom and Bob came to visit over the weekend. They rented a beautiful condo over in Watersound so we went over and spent the day with them at the pool and on the beach. That night we had a great dinner at Geroge's in Alys Beach. We left our house in such a rush that morning that I forgot the Nikon. So all these pictures were taken from my iphone. Sorry for the poor quality.



Our sweet little man. Who by the way wasn't so sweet earlier that day. He has entered into the "I don't want anyone but my mommy or daddy to hold me" stage so it made for some aggrivating moments. I've heard this is a normal stage and that he will grow out of it. I sure hope so!

Liam playing with Grandpa Pettignano's moustache. He kept feeling it. It was funny!

Liam reading the child's menu. :)


Our dinner spot.

At dinner.

Watersound Beach

One of the many boardwalk paths down to the beach. It was so pretty!

It's so rare to see Bill relaxing, I HAD to sneak a pic. He was aactually asleep! :)

One of the pretty pools in Watersound.