Favorite time of year

So...October & November are my favorite time of year! Not only because of the beautiful midwest fall weather, but also because it's when the love of my life proposed to me (on my grandparents' anniversary, none the less!) & a short month later, we were married:)

So... 3 blessed years later, here we are! I can't imagine spending the rest of my life with anyone else! I have been blessed beyond my wildest dreams! Mitch, you are the light of my life, my best friend, my strength, and the amazing father to our two sons. Everything I do is for you! I love talking about what our future holds & making our dreams come true TOGETHER! I am so proud of the man that you are & the man that you strive to be. I wouldn't want to walk through this life with anyone else...

So...babe, thanks for pulling that ambulance back around to ask a girl sitting outside on her porch to play golf the next day. Our lives changed forever that day... All because two people fell in love:)

PA

Our first family trip to PA was absolutely wonderful & relaxing! It was such a joy to be able to see where my parents now call home:)- PA is so beautiful & we could see why they love their new location...minus us not there, of course! LOL! We were so proud of the boys during the flights because they were truly troopers! Never hardly cried...Teegan slept during each flight & Drew either slept or was busy reading his favorite thing of the airplane...the safety manual:) Seriously, we must have read that thing 30 times between the four flights! I even posted a picture of it to FB to remember it...

MiMi & Pappy always overwhelm us with their generosity & hospitality. MiMi had every waking minute with her grandbabies, as she wanted...Mitch enjoyed kayaking & boat activities with dad... & I loved the shopping:) It's not something that I hardly do anymore, but took advantage of it this time! We were blessed with a brand-new double stroller to make our travel home MUCH EASIER...shout out to MiMi & Pappy!! Drew asks every day to go for a stroller ride...that's a direct blessing from Heaven, as far as we're concerned:)

It's always difficult leaving my parents, but are looking forward to their visit here in a few weeks for our friend's memorial service in which dad & I will be singing. Love you guys...thanks a million again for everything!! & we'll be seeing you soon:)-








Our first airplane tickets!!

Off to PA!

I am so excited to be flying (well, not really for the flying!) to my parents' new home! I can't wait to see what they now call home. It's kind of my last 'hoorah' before having to return to work. Can't believe it's been three months already. Wish the circumstances for flying (sinus, ear infections & a broken clavicle) were better, but we will always make the best of it:) Ready for our first family road trip...

Also included some recent photos of the boys & our new camper! We'll be taking that out as soon as we get home from PA!

Brotherly love

Watching these two begin to interact has been such a joy:) Teegan knows Drew's voice now & very quickly begins looking around to see where he is & what he's doing. Drew thinks it's pretty funny when Teegan smiles & laughs with him... so sweet:)

Chunky Monkey

Well Teegan has continued on his path of growing, growing, growing!! He is 7 weeks old & is pushing 13lbs (if he hasn't hit it already!). His little personality is beginning to shine through:) He is a very quiet, sweet soul... he loves to talk to his mommy & coo & smile! I cherish every minute of it:)

He'll be making a big move tonight into his own bedroom. He's been getting up about every 2hours to eat & advice has been given that he's BIG ENOUGH to be in his own room & perhaps soothe himself a little more throughout the night - he probably won't agree with this. It will be difficult for me to hear him grunting & not 'come to his rescue', but I am sure we will all be just fine & make it through!

Do you know your lyrics??

Drew singing in the backseat of the car to "Row, Row, Row Your Boat"...

"Row, row, row your boat
Gently down the sta-weam
Mary Mary Mary Mary
Light-ning McQueen!"

Madison Zoo

We took a family adventure to the Madison Wisconsin zoo yesterday...what a blast:)- We took Aunt Joanie & Cousin Maddy to meet up with Cousin Amy & soon-to-be hubby, Justin, to celebrate their engagement. We had gorgeous weather just right for a picnic in the park & lots of time walking around the zoo looking at all the animals. Teegan practically slept the entire day & made the trip very easy on us:)- Which, by the way, in 3 weeks since his birth, Teegan has gained 2 lbs and now weighs 9lbs 8oz and has grown 3/4 inches...holy cow:) No wonder I am exhausted!!

Favorite Cousin

Drew has an absolute adoration for his cousin, Madison..aka, "Mannie" :) I just had to blog this picture that was taken of Teegan & Maddie because I think it's already obvious she will now have two little boys taken with her!! :) I always tell Drew, "I know how much you love Maddie but just remember you can't marry her!" :) Seriously, I wonder if he thinks about it!

2.5 weeks old

Teegan has been a wonderful addition to our family! He has the sweetest personality & literally sleeps away each day:) Sleep & eat... that's him!! Big brother Drew absolutely adores his little brother & just wants to hug & kiss him all day long:) Sometimes we have to redirect him because he loves a little too rough:)

We were blessed with so much family help and support during the first few weeks & now are officially on our own:)- We're going to spend Thursday together as a family at the Madison zoo!! Kind of our first family 'outing'!! We will also be spending some time with my cousin who recently got engaged - YEAH:) Love weddings!!

Also GREAT news is Mitch's one year probation on Dubuque Fire Department is OVER & he has been offered a permanent spot on the department - Praise God!! What a relief:) Great job on all your efforts, honey!

Enjoy the photos & more to come...

Introducing...

Teegan Thomas Williams, born July 14th at 3:18pm. 7lbs 10 oz 21inches. Mom & babe are doing well:) Log onto www.webnursery.com & enter our customer # 4020-108383 to see his hospital photos. More to come when life calms for a second:) ....

Due Date

Well, I am officially due tomorrow, July 13th! AND, I am getting induced in the afternoon:)- I have been avoiding the topic of induction because I truly thought I would go naturally when he was ready; however, my boys apparently both like to stay as long as possible & need a little encouragement to come out!! (hopefully this isn't a sign of what's yet to come...LOL). At my appointment last week when I, once again, denied wanting induction, my doctor sat both Mitch & I down & relayed some concerns she had with me continually waiting to deliver...some included: big baby, history of Drew's broken collar bone in delivery, etc... so after some deliberation over the weekend, we've both agreed to proceed with a scheduled induction.

I have mixed emotions going into this. I, physically, am very ready to NOT be pregnant anymore:) I would love to reclaim my body as soon as possible. But I find myself very emotionally up & down today, which I know is normal. No one around here is letting me clean or do anything (which I can't stand sitting still!), so I just find myself running a million different scenarios through my head which is beginning to drive me crazy.

So I'm spending my time getting my iPod all ready, blog updated, bags packed & spending time with family travelling to be a part of the joyous addition to our little family of 3:)- I hope tomorrow is relaxing, enjoying some lunch & quiet time with family/friends before heading to the hospital. I will keep updating as the new crazy schedule of a newborn will allow:)

I've attached my last prego shot taken last night at my girlfriend's baby shower - you'll see there's 4 of us friends all pregnant, due within 8 weeks of each other! That was fun:)-



Drew says we're bringing Baby Teegan home from the "Baby Bank!" :)

Finished project

So Mitch & I stayed up until midnight finishing our beautiful kitchen - a team effort:)- It was great working together & as Mitch said, "It was a nice holiday home project." So enjoy photos...

I am just completely exhausted these days... working full-time yet & staying on top of all normal day-to-day activities has me wanting bedtime about 6p. We're just praying for a delivery soon:)- My parents drive in tomorrow & will be staying into August - cannot wait! We have LOTS of boating, pool, ice cream, pizza, etc fun ahead of us!! Whoa whoa - summer:)

Remodel

So we have more remodel projects that Mitch has taken on:) Despite working the last 72 hours, he decided to add our kitchen backsplash - yea:)- Here are some pictures of what he completed today!! I'll post more when finished... you're the best, babe:)-
I also added some shots from Drew with the fireworks.

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