Tiptoing through the Tulips

Yesterday was a beautiful Saturday so we decided to go up North about 60 miles to Mount Vernon to the Tulip Festival. Unfortunately, so did everyone else in the greater Seattle area. It took us over three hours to get there (1 1/2 of those in the last two miles) but it was worth it. There are fields and fields of all different colors of tulips. It really is pretty spectacular. Here are a few pics from our trip. Enjoy!

Happy Easter!

We had a wonderful Easter Sunday here in Seattle. My parents were able to come over on Wedesday and stayed until Sunday morning. It was so great to see them but I always hate when they have to leave. Knox is a happy little boy and has been keeping us very busy crawling around. He loves to "talk" and always has a lot to say. We went to church on Easter morning and Knox appeared to be giving his own sermon. Maybe we have a Pastor in the making. :)

Chase and I are both doing well and are both busy with work. I've starting training for my second half marathon that will take place the last weekend in June and then I'm going to do the Missoula half marathon in July. Knox makes a pretty good running partner so it's nice for him to get to go on some nice runs outside too. The only damper on our weekend is that Chase has shingles so is pretty uncomfortable. It seems to be a fairly mild case so hopefully he get's over it quickly. Poor guy...

Happy New Year!

I'm sorry that I've been so negligent in updating this blog. Things have been crazy and 2009 just flew by!!! I hope that everyone had a wonderful 2009 and here's to an even better 2010!

Knox is doing great! He is now rolling all over the place and has two bottom teeth coming in. He continues to be a very happy little guy and sleeps very well. Chase and I are both very thankful for this! We went to the park on Sunday with Desi and Liam and Knox LOVED the swings. We will definitely need to try that again.

Over Christmas we went back to MT. It was so nice to see all of the family but it really flew by much to fast. Knox had a stomach bug right when we got there and is such a good sharer that everybody (and I mean EVERYBODY) had it by the time that we left. How nice of him to leave something to remember him by... :(

We are looking forward to visits from family and friends as the passes get better. Our winter in Seattle has been very mild so there isn't much to complain about. The sunsets every night have been gorgeous! I'm hoping that doesn't mean we will have a bad summer...

Well, that's all for now! Chase and I are still doing well and continue to be busy. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful little guy!!!

Happy Baby

We are SOOOO lucky to have such a happy kid! Knox has started to giggle (I keep trying to catch it on video but he is pretty sneaky) and it is the best sound in the world! We started daycare a few weeks ago and we are still getting used to that but Knox seems to be adjusting well.

Aunt Ryan came over the weekend for a visit. It was her first time visiting Knox and they got along great! She left this morning and Knox already misses her.

Smiling Boy!

Knox turned 6 weeks last Thursday and has now started to smile. It is the best thing ever!!! We are still really enjoying him and he has been a wonderful baby. He is sleeping about 8 hours a night so hopefully that keeps up! :) At this point we aren't exactly sure how much he weighs but he has been growing like a little weed. He has his eight week appointment on July 24th so we'll see how much he's grown. I start back to work on July 27th and I'm not looking forward to having to leave my little man at all. Fortunately, we have grandparents alternating weeks to come look after Knox for the first four weeks so that should help the transition. I'm sure that Knox will be just fine, it is Mom that will struggle with the change. Other then that, we are all doing great over here!

Knox Timothy Williams is here!!!!

Knox made his grand entrance at 2:12 on May 28th, 2009 at 8 lbs 14 oz and 20 in. long. Now we know why I was so huge! :) We think that he is the cutest baby that we have ever seen! We went to the hospital on Wednesday night around 8:00 pm only to be sent home with my contractions 2-3 minutes apart. Needless to say, I was not a happy camper. I was up all night with the contractions and at 4:00 am Chase and I went back to the hospital and I was admitted. I got the epidural about 2 hours after we checked in and was able to nap and get some rest. At 1:30 I started pushing and he came much faster than expected. He was crowned and ready to come for about 20 minutes before the Dr. made it to the room to deliver. Fighting the urge to push through those contractions was probably the hardest part of the whole labor. It went smoothly and Knox came out screaming. What a wonderful sound!!! We were instantly head over heals in love with our little man.

We have been fortunate enough to have both Chase's and my parents over to see him. I think that it has been agreed that he is a "keeper." Will update more picures later but wanted to at least add a couple so that you can see our little guy.

Thanks for all of the well wishes! We love you all!

*** Pictures coming soon ***

Just Waiting... - 38 Weeks

Well, we have everything all set. The nursery is ready, bags packed and car seat in the car. Now we just need a baby!! :) I had my 37 week appt on Weds and I am 2-3 cm dilated and 90% effaced (was 1-2 cm dilated and 75% effaced the week before). So, it could be any time or it could be 2 1/2 weeks. We are hoping for any time as we are SOOO anxious to finally meet this little guy. Hopefully the next post will be baby pictures!!!