Mommy is back!

Well, I spent my first night without Aubrey and I did great!!! I left Saturday morning and Steve kept Aubrey until Sunday. He had his parents here for a little support so I wasn't too worried!!! I spent Saturday helping Stephanie shop for wedding dresses and then me, steph & Jill went to dinner and out for a night on the town! We had a really good time. Next time we will let everyone know that we are going out, but this trip was so fast I wasn't sure how to plan for the events! I came home to this precious face today...



How great it is to be home!! :)

Trip to Columbia & Charleston

Whew, can I say TIRED!!! Aubrey, memaw & I headed to Charleston Tuesday morning. The first leg of the trip was 3 hours and then we stopped in Columbia to visit a few customers on the University of South Carolina Campus. MeMaw & Aubrey got out of the car and walked around campus a little. Can we say baby in a stroller on a college campus stood out a little??? :) We get back in the car and drive 2 more hours to Charleston where I had 2 Barnes & Nobles to visit before 4:30pm. Mom & Aubrey stayed in the car while I was doing my visits and Aubrey was able to stretch, eat & get changed each time. We headed to the hotel to freshen up and unpack a little and then went to dinner where we met up with Krissy & Jason Brooks. We were finally able to meet Ms. Syndey Brooks! It was so good to see them. The girls did great! Here they are... Aubrey is on the right and Syndey on the left!


We left Charleston the following afternoon after I visited a couple of customers in that area. We headed back to Columbia where I had a few more visits and got caught in a rainstorm without an umbrella! I got drenched!!! I don't even think an umbrella would have helped because the wind was so bad! We then drove 3 more hours to get home (I dried off an hour into the drive). Aubrey slept the whole way home so we didn't even stop because we didn't want to wake her up! My mom & I were so ready to get home :)
Needless to say, we are glad to be back! We had a great time and it was so good to have company on the road. I loved looking in my mirror to see Aubrey's smiling face! It was great to have my mom with us, as always, she is a great help!
Until our next adventure... I am leaving Steve home a night with Aubrey this weekend while I go to Montgomery! At least his parents will be here to help him out so he isn't flying completely solo!

Aubrey and the babysitter

We had an exciting weekend where we took Aubrey to Jill's house on Saturday and mom & dad had some time with friends. Jill and her mom, Laura, were so kind to watch her and we got reports that Aubrey did really good (note the proud mom voice while reading)!!! Aubrey told me how much fun she had with Jill and Laura. I am not sure if we are more proud of Aubrey or ourselves!!!! Aubrey is 3-1/2 months and just so much fun. She is smiling so much and she has such a cute laugh. I think she has a loud laugh trying to break through but it hasn't happened yet!
We hope everyone had a great weekend. This week my mom is coming to visit and we are going to take a road trip with Aubrey to Charleston since I have some work there. Mom & Aubrey will be in-tow and I am looking forward to having great company. We are also going to have dinner with Krissy & Sydney so we are really excited about that too!

Aubrey's Doctor Appointment

Aubrey still has a cold so Steve took her to the doctor yesterday. Even though there is RSV going around right now, Aubrey's lungs sound good. She really just has a runny nose right now, but we always look forward to the day she feels better! Well, at 3 months & 1 weeks, Aubrey weighed in at....... 12lbs 6oz. I think she is hitting a growth spurt because she is back to eating a lot and sleeping a lot! She wants to talk SO bad! She just makes all kinds of sounds and smiles a lot. She is a true joy! (she doesn't look like it in this picture because she just had a bath and was ready for her bottleso she could go to bed) (also, Bailey does not like pictures so he vanishes before we can get the shot)


Today is Saturday and Aubrey watched her first Saturday cartoons! It is bad, I know! We said we would never use the television as a babysitter... and look at us now! I was out walking the dogs and Steve was making breakfast so she stayed entertained for a little while with the TV!!!! Not long, but enough time for us to get our act together this morning!!!!

Aubrey is 3 months old

Well, it has been a great January so far! Hard to believe that Aubrey is now 3 months old. She is so much fun to hang out with! She is smiling a lot, making all kinds of noises, and sometimes we even think we hear a laugh! I hope she continues to have a big smile throughout her life! Since the holidays, mom & dad have been very busy with work and Aubrey is doing great with her sitter during the day.

Yesterday I needed to go to a vascular doctor and he was concerned about my high blood pressure (yes, still seem to have it). He ran all kinds of tests... EKG, ECO, blood work, urinalysis, and check x-ray. My EKG looked normal so that was a good sign. He doesn't think there is any damage of the heart since I have had high blood pressure for 3 months but he is taken all measures to be cautious! I am thankful to have such great doctors and hope that I am not on these pills for forever, but at least it is a fix for now!
Not too much has changed for Steve. He is currently not sick (but I am not holding my breath)!!! We laugh because his immune system has been out of wack since we have had Aubrey.
We had a photo shoot today and Aubrey did GREAT! She has a little cold but you couldn't tell. Our nights seem to be really rough since she wakes up so many times coughing and she gets frustrated. The day she sleeps to try and naturally get better. This morning she slept a lot so she was ready for her time in the spot light! Steve was real excited to get all dressed up for a photo shoot, but I told him he would thank me later!!!!

Happy New Year

This is Aubrey celebrating New Year's BEFORE her bottle...



This is Aubrey celebrating New Year's AFTER her bottle...



HA! Poor kid! The dogs are glad I am no longer messing with them though!!!
Happy New Year Everyone! Much love from the Williams!

Christmas 2008 recap

What a great week we had with the family! It was so much fun to be off all week and just be able to enjoy Aubrey! Last week we experienced a lot of firsts... first plane ride, first time in Texas, first time meeting Aunts, Uncles, cousins, and great-grandmas, first time eating formula, first Christmas, and first time flying first class! Boy, this week was exciting.
Well, I already updated you on how good she was on the flight to Texas. As far as being fussy, she got a little better by the end of the week and allowed others to hold her (which was a nice break for mom & dad). I realized once I got to Texas that I was not producing enough breastmilk so we started supplementing with formula. She took to it really well and I have mixed feelings about it. On one hand, I am sad that I am not producing enough... but on the other hand, it is a little relief to know there is a good substitute. It has been really hard keeping up with pumping while I have been on the road with work. I get really busy, don't realize the time, and then am in a parking lot or rest stop trying to pump without flashing the world and getting it all over my clothes!!! I am still feeding at night but I honestly don't think I am going to keep much of a supply with how I am going about all this. So, for now, I hope I do not regret my decisions!
Texas was hot so it was weird to have Aubrey in short sleeve outfits during Christmas! We had a great reunion with my dad's side of the family so it was fun to show off the newest addition!
On the flight home, mom & Aubrey got to ride first class. The plane was a little delayed but Aubrey fell asleep in the terminal and did not wake up till we landed in Atlanta! The perfect little angel!!! All the other passengers were once again happy! When we landed, I took Aubrey to the bathroom to change and then fed her and got our luggage. Steve went and got the car and picked up our precious 4-legged kids at the park-n-bark where they stayed during the holidays. Steve picked Aubrey & I up curbside and we drove home. I loved being with family but it was SO nice to come home! Aubrey was up for a little while and then went to bed early. She woke up once around 1am and then slept until 8am. We were all very tired and looking forward to getting back in the swing of things around here!


Today we had another first! We sat in our bumbo for the first time and did GREAT! I have been a little worried about her neck strength because she HATES tummy time and was sick for the last 3 weeks, but her neck strength seems to be doing good and she did great sitting up! It was a little sad because I knew this was the first step to being a toddler!!!


We hope everyone had a great Christmas and we are looking forward to an exciting new year of more firsts!!!!