Quick Cupcake Post!

So, obviously, with a baby, cupcakes have definitely taken a back seat....if they even have a seat in the car...maybe the trunk?  Anyway, I've done a few orders here and there since Will was born.  Several weeks ago, I made cupcakes for a baby shower.  She sent me a picture of what they wanted and I was able to duplicate it!  Here is the picture I received along with a few pictures of the cupcakes.  I'm hoping to get a picture or two of the final product put together at the shower.

Alaskan Vacation!

Okay, here we go....

This will probably take numerous posts to ultimately get through the whole vacation, but I've got to start somewhere!  My parents (God bless 'em) took our entire family on a cruise to Alaska (all 15 of us).  This was a 8-day/7-night adventure that started and ended with a couple of days in Seattle.   Boy, did we have a fantastic time!  First of all, the weather was PERFECT!  We were in Seattle for four days total and it never rained!  It was beautiful!  I was completely prepared for rain throughout the trip and lugged along my heavy, take-up-too-much-space rainboots and it never rained in Alaska, either!  We had one day where it was overcast and some sprinkles came down as we were leaving the port in Ketchikan, but that was it!  

Will did great on the almost 5 hour flight out to Seattle!  He had a minor meltdown that lasted about 2 minutes  and then we were able to get him to sleep.  He also did great with the time change.  I was really stressed out about both of these things and was so pleasantly surprised!  

During our 1st weekend in Seattle, we visited the Fish Market, Bainbridge Island and the Space Needle.  We also did a super fun Duck Tour which takes you around the city on both land and water---all in the same vehicle!  I was expecting it to be super cheesy (and it was a little) but it really ended up being tons of fun.  We got to see lots of things that we wouldn't have seen on our own!  Here are a few pics of our first weekend in Seattle....

 Famous car wash that Elvis visited during the Seattle Worlds Fair.

 Snow-capped Olympic Mountains in the background!

Park in Seattle where the Amazing Race TV show 

either started the race or ended the race?

Space Needle

 Seattle skyline

 Will sleeping through the Duck Tour on Grammy and Poppy.

 House from Sleepless in Seattle!

Duck Tour boat (and bus!)

Pike Place Market

Famous fish market

Throwing the fish

Yummy fresh fish and seafood

1st Starbucks...ever!  The line was RIDICULOUS!

Fish market!

On the ferry to Bainbridge Island

Will wearing his sunglasses like Mommy and Daddy

 Mt. Rainier

 Bainbridge Island

 Will is the center of attention with his cousins!

 Cruise ships in Port!  Getting ready for us to board in a few short hours!

 Love the snow-capped mountains in the background.

 Top of the Space Needle

Qwest Field (Seahawks) and Safeco Field (Mariners)

 Will's nap time!

Kyle's 1st Father's Day!

I'm so far behind, but wanted to post a quick note about Kyle's 1st Father's Day!  We had a great day going to church, celebrating with family and relaxing!  We had a wonderful lunch at Kyle's aunt Cyndi's house and were able to visit with his dad and grandfather on Father's Day.  We came home and relaxed for the afternoon before going out to dinner to celebrate as a family of three!  

Kyle is such a great daddy and I love watching him interact with Will.  He's such a hands-on father and he is willing to do anything!  Will adores his daddy and his face lights up whenever Kyle walks in the room.  I'm so blessed to have such a wonderful partner in this journey of raising a child!  What a great example Will has of a Christian father! 

 Happy Father's Day Dada!

 Matching love :)

 Four generations of Tomlinsons

 Will and his great-grandfather!

Also, Happy Father's Day to my Dad!  We couldn't be together on Father's Day, but I hope that he had a wonderful day, also!  I love you, Dad!

Will at 10 months!

Ten months!  Already?  Really?  I am definitely wondering how in the world could my little baby be turning into a little boy so quickly!  This month has been very busy.  The day after Will turned 10 months, we hopped on an airplane and headed to Seattle for an Alaskan cruise with my entire family (more on that in a separate post at some point).  We were gone for 11 days/10 nights!  That is a LONG time to be gone....to pack in a suitcase that is going to be weighed at the airport and to try and think of EVERYTHING that you might possibly need for the next 11 days (you can't run to Wal-Greens when your on a cruise).  Will, however, did GREAT!  I'm not sure why I was anxious about it because he's been a great traveler on our previous trips.

I am starting to see his little personality more and more!  He's such a happy little guy and for the most part is pretty "go with the flow."  However, he does have his moments when he will throw little fits if he wants something.  He is CONSTANTLY moving!  No wonder he only weighs in the 5th percentile.  Everything that he eats gets burned off immediately!  Even when he's sitting in his high chair, his legs are kicking the entire time.  Whew!  It's exhausting watching him.  

Since we don't get to go to the doctor at 10 months, I'm not sure exactly how much he weighs.  Historically, he's gained about 1 lb per month.  So, I'm estimating that he weighs around 18 pounds.

At 10 months:

~Sleeps from 7pm-7am.  

~Drink 6 oz in the morning and 4 oz at each other feeding.

~Has 3 teeth on the bottom with one on the top just starting to maybe come through?

~Still does the "army" crawl, but will start on his hands and knees and go about 4-5 moves forward before he drops to his tummy and takes off.  He crawls all over the house and if I move from one room to another, he will chase after me.

~Is doing much better eating table foods!  He LOVES bananas, green beans, carrots, guacamole, goldfish, cheerios and puffs.  He still likes his baby oatmeal with baby fruit in the mornings and will occasionally eat some other baby foods, too.  We go back and forth between baby food and table food.  

~Still takes 2 naps per day that are usually 1-2 hours each.

~Is having some separation issues....he's becoming a little bit more clingy and is having issues in the church nursery. 

~Has just started (at 10 1/2 months) to pull up.  He hasn't figured out how to move his feet underneath him and will get "stuck" with his legs spread apart while standing.

 Trying to take pictures is getting a little more difficult....

Love you little buddy!

Will at 9 months!

This has been an exciting month!  There are several fun, new things that Will is learning this month.  We attempted to start some table foods at the beginning of the month and for the first few weeks it was a little rough!  Will eagerly picked up the food and put it in his mouth (or let me feed it to him), but he wouldn't seem to swallow anything.  Several times now I have dug noodles, green beans and chicken out of his mouth WAY after dinner was over.  But, if at first you don't succeed, try try again!  And we did.  After several weeks, he is doing much better!  He is now eating a variety of foods!  He even got to experience a few TINY bites of a Chick-fil-A nugget!  Mmmmm!  

My little guy has also started the army crawl in the past week.  He was slow moving at first, but after a couple of days he is much quicker and it is now time to baby proof the house!  Yesterday, I caught him with his hand in the fireplace and a mouthful of tiny fireplace rocks.  YIKES...something else that I had to dig out of his mouth!  His 3rd tooth has popped up in just the past couple of days....all on the bottom!

9 month stats:

~Weight: 16 lbs 15 oz (4th percentile)

~Length: 27.25 inches (17th percentile)

~Head Circumference: 45.6cm / 17.95 inches (59th percentile)

 We must bribe him to sit in the chair!

 "Can you see my teeth?"

 "Are you talking to me?"

 What a BIG boy with his feet on the ground!  

Wasn't it just a few months ago that I could lay him across the seat of the chair???

 Peek-a-boo!

 "Mommy, I'm comin' to get ya!"

"Ready or not, here I come!"

At 9 months:

~He is so happy!  He smiles and laughs almost all of the time!

~Sleeps from 7pm--around 7am! 

~Has 3 teeth!

~Finally moved into size 3 diapers, although they swallow him!

~Drinks 6 oz of formula in the morning and three 4oz bottles the rest of the day.

~Doing the army crawl and not yet pulling up.

~LOVES to eat!  He loves puffs, yogurt melts, bananas, veg-all and wheat bread.  He still really wants his baby oatmeal and rice!

~Says Dada ALL of the time!  Jabbers all of the time, but not really saying much else.

~Waves bye-bye

~Can give you 5, but you have to say, "pat pat pat."

~Can put all of the rings onto the ring stacker.

~Loves flap books.

~Thinks it is very funny when he sneezes or when Mommy sneezes. Ah-choo!

~Takes 2 naps per day: Morning = 1-1.5 hours and Afternoon = 1.5-2 hours (and sometimes more!)

~Really LOVES his Daddy!  His face lights up when Daddy walks into the room!

This is how I found Will at the end of nap time.  Time to lower the crib...!

 Army crawling everywhere!

Let the baby proofing begin!

Reading his books :)

His, now lowered to the bottom setting, crib...*sniff, *sniff....how does this happen so quickly?