Autumn...my favorite!

Fall is for babies in cuddly oatmeal bear suits, for hiking with a very handsome Daddy and for making wishes on fragrant falling leaves. Happy Fall!!!!

3 months

Happy 3 month Birthday to my sweet William! Holy cow a lot has happened in the month since I last posted. My little guy is getting soooo big. He has so much personality. Our days are filled with songs and stories and a lot of laughter in our home. William giggles so much. It kills me!!! Every morning we wake up at about 7am and I pull him into bed with me for about a half hour before we get up for our day. We cuddle and giggle and I tickle his cute little baby tummy. He flirts and gives me big gummy smiles and tells me stories. He's definitely a talker. I love his little noises.

After we get out of bed he has his breakfast and then its bath time. He loves bath time! I dont get dressed before I bath him because the little dude loves to splash. For such a little guy he sure can soak his mommy.

William is such a fun, perfect little baby. I seriously can't believe how fast he's growing. The things he's loving right now are...

• Cuddles
• Bath Time
• Eating...Duh
• kisses from mommy, but nobody else. Daddies face is too scratchy
• His playmat Grandma Treadaway got him
• Being worn in the baby bjorn. Mostly by Tom
• Dancing with mommy
• Story time. He loves to be read to and to look at the pictures
• The prophet. I laid him on the couch during conference when he was a little fussy. When President Monson spoke he was starring at the TV and smiling. I think babies feel the spirit the strongest.

Things He hates

• The car seat
• Riding in the car at night
• pacifiers
• tummy time.

Overall I have a very happy baby. Im so lucky and blessed to be able to be a stay at home mom. I think its probably the hardest job I've ever done but i wouldn't trade it for the world

William's Blessing

Last Sunday was my sweet William's baby blessing. My wonderful in-laws came from Minnesota and stayed with us for a few days. It was a lot of fun to have them around and watch them meet William for the first time.

Williams Blessing was beautiful. His daddy blessed him and some of our family members and very special friends stood in. Baby wore a gorgeous blessing outfit made by his grandma Treadaway. She did such an incredible job. Its an heirloom outfit that is very special to me and I know William will cherish it as well. Maybe one day William will have a little boy and he can wear it too. Be still my heart!!!

Tom did a fantastic job blessing him. The spirit was so strong and I couldn't hold back tears. Im so proud of my husband for being a good man. He holds and honors his priesthood and our family is stronger because of him.

Throw the clock out the window...

My little man is growing up so fast and there is nothing I can do about it! It seems like just yesterday I was laying in a hospital bed snuggling his little body and now He's already a little over a month old. He smiles and rolls over. Its crazy how fast time flies! Before I know it he'll be walking and talking and then off to college. Be still my heart! So Im making a vow to myself and my little guy. Each moment is precious and Im going to make every one count. Im going to try to live in the moment and not think to much about what tomorrow might bring. Im gonna work hard to be the best mamma ever. I dont want to look back and wonder where all the time went. I want to look back and remember all of our time spent together. Im so blessed to have such a beautiful, sweet baby.

On another note, I have some beautiful newborn pictures I have yet to post on my blog. My friend and talented photographer Jami took them for me as a baby shower gift. I wish Thomas could have been in them but work came first. Im hoping to get family pictures a little later down the road with all of us. Anyway, with out further adieu.....tada

We made it a whole year

Today marks one full year that I have been married to the love of my life. It makes me think back on all of our time together. Today I thought back to the beginning.To 2008 in Minnesota and the magic that happened there. My heart will always be fond of the midwest because thats where we fell in love. I'll never forget the tree lined Mississippi or our swing. We spent a lot of time on that swing overlooking that beautiful river. We held hands and shared dreams and sometimes just sat in silence, my head resting on your shoulder just taking it all in. Our swing was the best because it sat between the trees and overlooked the river directly to the west. We would sit and watch the sun set turning the river the most beautiful shades of pink and red. It seems as if we sat in that swing and literally watched summer fade into fall, the leaves changing before our very eyes. It was magnificent. I also remember when we had our short breakup. I would go sometimes and sit in that swing. I would occasionally have an encounter with our chipmunk friend that we dubbed Fred. I would talk to him and cry. I knew my life without you wasn't right. Im so glad i realized that then. So here's to an eternity's worth of anniversaries with my sweetheart and never having to swing alone. I love you Thomas Dean Treadaway. Happy anniversary babe!

Splish Splash...Williams first bath

Today Grandma Gina gave you your first bath at home. There were times you weren't very impressed and you weren't afraid to let us know, but for the most part you loved it. You especially love to have your hair washed and you try to eat the washcloth. I cant wait for your umbilical cord to fall off so i can give you a real bath. I love you more than life baby bird.

Love,

Mommy

Love letter

Dear William,

Yesterday was your birthday and the happiest day of my life. I loved you before you were born, but when the Dr put your tiny little body up on my chest and you looked up me with those big bright eyes my heart could have burst it was so full. Im so in love with you. Just looking at you makes my eyes well up with tears of happiness. You are perfect. Please don't grow up too fast.

Love,

Mommy

20 week ultrasound..

I forgot to post these ultrasound pics a while back. I have quite a few but these ones were more clear. They would be more clear but the nurse neglected to tell me that I needed a full bladder before I came in for the ultrasound. I couldn't even make it through the building without a bathroom stop.

Im not sure how much I like the new 3D ultrasound. They are kinda creepy and my baby looks like an alien....

Oh Baby...

Life is pretty much amazing right now. Not too much has happened since my last post. Thomas got a new job and he's home more, which I LOVE! Life gets pretty lonely when your all by yourself for such an extended period of time. It makes me even more anxious for baby to be here. No more lonely days. This pregnancy is flying by. After the first couple of months of constant vomiting were over, the rest has gone by so fast. I actually love being pregnant right now. I have an excuse to be fat, my hair is so shiny, and I love feeling him move around. He moves like crazy these days. It cracks me up when he gets hiccups, its the weirdest feeling in the world. It astounds me how I can love someone so much that I have never met. Im so in love with this little boy and am so excited to be a mommy.

6 1/2 months

5 months

Happy Valentines day to me!

It been a little while since my last post. To start off..Valentines day was amazing. My honey spoiled me rotten all weekend. Friday night we went to dinner and then he took me shopping. It might sound like it wasn't much but I have absolutely nothing to wear anymore. He absolutely hates shopping but he was so patient and sweet and even helped me pick out maternity clothes. He would sit outside the fitting rooms and bring different sizes if i needed them. He never once complained and didn't deny my anything I wanted.

Saturday night was the best. He told me what to wear but the rest was a surprise. He had made reservations at my all time favorite restaurant The Mona Lisa. Thats what he had been up to. Its kind of hard to get a reservation there. Its primarily a fondu restaurant but they also have the most amazing entrees. It was such a treat. No way could we afford to go there on just any ole date. The resuraunt is beautiful and completely candle lit. It has kind of an old Italy vibe and just is incredibly romantic. After out delicious dinner we had a white chocolate fondu. We had fruit, cheesecake, lady fingers and all kinds of goodies to dip in the fondu. When our dinner date was through I was too tired to do anything else. This pregnancy kicks my booty. So we came home and cuddled on the sofa and watched a movie. We both ended up falling asleep. I loved it! Perfect end to a perfect evening.

Happy Valentines Day

So Thomas and I decided to wait until this weekend to celebrate our Valentine's day. We don't have to fight for reservations and he already has our weekend planned. The anticipation is killing me! I want to know what he has been up to. He did recognize the day though and came home from work with a cute stuffed bear and a single rose. He's so thoughtful!

I spent the day babysitting and baking cute little Valentine's day treats! I Babysit a cute little eight month old boy named Mason Monday through Friday as kind of a part time job. Mason and I spent all day in the Kitchen and baked the cutest most delicious little cake truffles. I made over fifty of them, put them on little heart shaped plates and took them to my family members. Gosh I feel so darn domestic ha ha ha

I Heart V-DAY

I love valentines day. It is my second favorite holiday falling just below Christmas. First off I love having a valentine...especially now that mine is MINE forever :) I love how everything is pink and sparkly and pretty. I love how the grocery stores are stocked with the most beautiful flowers and everything is cute and heart shaped. Im so excited for this valentines day. I happen to be married to one of the most romantic men ever. He always does the sweetest things. This will be our third Valentines day together and he has never failed to amaze me.

Our first year together he bought me a bouquet of yellow tulips. They just happen to be my very favorite flower and they are not in season during valentines day. We drove to Bloomington and went to the mall of America. Then we went to Build A Bear and made the cutest teddybear that we named Spencer. we shopped for a while and went to an oxygen bar and got a massage. After shopping our little hearts out, it was quite a rejuvenating experience. We spent the rest of the evening in the theme park riding rides and then went to a romantic dinner after. It was so much fun.

The following Valentines day would have to be my very favorite though. Thomas had just moved to Idaho in January to go to BYU-I. He was a broke college student and had spent all his money to get a ride to boise to see me. He said he had gotten me a gift but it was no big deal because he was broke. On valentines day we went to dinner and then he presented my with a pretty pink and red glass that were filled with little hearts cut out of red paper. There were probably a hundred of them in there. On each little folded up heart in his handwriting, there was something that he loved about me. Spilling out of the cup there were red paper mach`e roses he had made. I was to read a little heart note everyday and I would know some of the reasons he loves me. Ha ha I read them all in one night and cried my eyes out. That was the sweetest gift ever. I still read those little heart notes sometimes.

I am so excited to see whats in store this year. I know he has been doing some planning but he's been very sneaky about it. He's really good at surprises. Gosh I love that man!

Happy Love day everyone!!!

And then there were three!!!

For a couple of weeks I had been feeling pretty strange. I was a few days later that normal and my hormones were going crazy. On November 8th I asked Thomas to pick up a pregnancy test from Walgreens on his way home so he did. After three positive tests I confirmed my suspicions and told Thomas he was going to be a daddy! A smile spread across his face from ear to ear and he picked me up in his arms and held me tight. He was so excited. I wasn't quite there yet....I was terrified! I was even shaking a little. The reality hadn't quite sunken in yet.

After a few stressful months of my husband losing his job, finding a new one,and moving again, I was finally able to get excited. I loved the little baby inside me and was very happy to be a mommy. I loved sharing that excitement with my wonderful husband and family. Then on January 7th I had my first doctors appointment. After hearing that little heartbeat I realized that I could never love anything more. I had a perfect little family and the look in my husbands eyes after we heard those little beats made me fall more in love with him. I've never felt more blessed than to know that my heavenly father loves and has trusted me with this little soul. I love my life!