On a roll...

For a few weeks now Will has been trying to master the art of rolling over. Well, consider it mastered! At first he was just able to do it if he was on a soft surface (his favorite being the couch) but in the past few days he has figured out how to get over just about anywhere. This has been especially fun for me because not only has he figured it out, but he wants to do it ALL the time! Any time you put him down on his back, he is flipping over almost immediately and seems to be trying to figure out how to keep rolling...just getting to his back is not enough apparently (and much to the dismay of his parents who now have to keep an eye on him constantly...).

Here's a video of the little guy making his move!

Will's Baptism

Today was Will's baptism! Although I don't think Will realized how special of a day it was, he behaved beautifully. I, of course, was worried he would cry or have some kind of "accident" while he was in the arms of the minister and in front of the entire congregation, but he just hung out and looked at everyone like it was no big deal. It was really touching to have so many people share this day with us...and kind of emotional. It was the first time that we were really vocalizing that we are responsible for making sure that Will grows up with strong values and beliefs. No pressure or anything! :)

Todd's parents came to see Will baptized...



We are very happy to have our good friends Chris and Melissa as Will's godparents. We can't think of any two people better suited for this role than them.



Dr. Simmons, the senior pastor at our church, performed the baptism. It was especially meaningful because he is Chris' dad and they have become like family to us. Not to mention they have a Nebraska connection because his wife Carol's sister lives in Lincoln...we were destined to find each other! :)


After church we had a few friends out to the house for lunch. Once again Will received many beautiful gifts from those who love him. He is such a lucky kid and he doesn't even know it yet!

Weekend fun

We had a busy weekend around here -- which seem to be a theme. :) Friday night we had our first experience with a babysitter because we went to a wedding. Both Will and the babysitter seemed to survive, and so did we. :) It was fun to get out with our friends and enjoy adult company (and conversation!) for a while. The wedding was beautiful and we had a great time. It was my first time being part of a "house party" -- which for those of you in Nebraska, the house party takes care of all those odds and ends at the wedding -- guest book, personal attending, reception greeting, etc. It was fun!



Then on Saturday we headed up to Humble to celebrate Will's cousin's birthday -- our nephew Taylor is 1! Here the cousins are with their grandparents...



Taylor had a good time at his birthday -- especially when it came time to enjoy his cake --



By the time Sunday came around I think our little guy was pooped...

Two months old!

Will turned 2 months old this weekend and once again, we were in the car! We went to Shreveport with Chris and Melissa to celebrate the 4th at Melissa's parents' house. We all had a great time and once again Will was a great traveler and charmed everyone. Here he is showing off his belly and looking a little like all of us felt after a weekend of overindulging on pretty much everything...



Will also had his two month checkup today. He now weighs 12 lbs 10 oz and is 24 inches long. He is staying right where he has been the whole time, at about the 75th percentile. We also had the first experience with shots -- which was not fun! I don't know who it was harder on, Will or his mom! He was pretty upset but Todd put on his Jimmy Buffett children's CD when we got in the car and he calmed down...like father, like son I guess...:)

June

Here are a few pictures from June...our little guy is 8 weeks old today and has done a lot with his time! I have also loaded all our June pics into Shutterfly, so check them ALL out there if you just can't get enough of us! :)

Home again

Well we survived our trek to Nebraska and Will was probably the best traveler out of all of us! We started back to Houston on Saturday morning and stopped in Kansas City to see Krissy, Tony, and Brody before we kept going. We stopped that night in Oklahoma City and got a hotel room and then came the rest of the way to Houston the next day.

It was our 5 year anniversary and was a romantic one -- complete with a night in the Days Inn and Taco Bell for dinner. :) Todd tried to say that it was a re-creation of our wedding night since we had Amigos and beer after our reception, but I'm not buying it... Poor Todd -- first he spent his first Father's Day driving, then our anniversary driving too! Ah, the things we do for the ones we love! :)

Here's Will hanging out with his friend Brody in Kansas City --








It was great to see Krissy and Tony too -- who would have thought when Krissy and I were paired up to be roommates as freshmen in college that we would be standing here showing off our babies!!










It was funny to us how different Will was even from one week to the next in the car. The first week he slept pretty much the whole trip and other than the hour or two that I read People magazine to him to keep him quiet, he really didn't interact with me much. :) On the way home he was awake a lot more, although still perfectly content most of the time. He just listened to the music and stayed occupied checking out the toys I brought along. It was neat to see him actually react to the toys and track them with his eyes. We are finding that his favorite stuff usually makes noise -- that will be fun later I'm sure!

He must of thought it was pretty funny when I tried to sing to him, because this was the reaction I got...

Since the little traveler made it to and from Nebraska I guess we'll continue to travel and not become home bodies...next stop -- Shreveport for the 4th of July! :)

Our busy guy!

Well our trip to Nebraska is almost over and little Will has been quite the social butterfly! He has been entertaining guests all week. (Great) Grandma Mona and Aunt Debbie came over Monday and Great Grandma, Grandpa, and Uncle Craig and Aunt Karen were here Tuesday. Then on Wednesday we went down to Lincoln and Will got to meet Luke, who was born 2 weeks after him. Then we went to visit more Bellamys -- Matt, Paula, Kyle, Michelle, Cameron, McKenzie, and Kyson. Thursday Uncle Bob and Aunt Francie were here, and then we went and met the Skudlarek twins that were born in March. Whew!! The little man has been doing a great job, posing for pictures and being sweet while everyone got their chance to hold him. Being at home with just mom and dad is going to be pretty boring for him after all of this! :)

Here's some pics of Will with all his admirers...

Will and Grandma Mona got along great!

He loves his Grandma Bellamy...

but Will doesn't know quite what to think of his big Grandpa Bellamy!




Here is Will with his friend Luke on their first play date! I don't think they knew quite what to think, do you? They didn't do a whole lot this time, but when they see each other again it will be a different story!!


We were ready to take Cameron home with us after he did such a great job keeping Will comfortable...

His sister did a pretty great job too! She was great with Will and took the job of holding him very seriously. Kyson wanted his chance too, but we couldn't keep him still long enough to even get a picture!