The Cutest Bear....

I've ever seen. I'm seriously thinking about putting him back in it though so I can get a picture without the red eyes. My camera used to eliminate them automatically but something happened (operator error).

He's Mobile!!

Liam started crawling about 3 weeks ago. He's absolutely loving his newfound freedom. I turned around to wash the dishes the other day and when I was done this is where I found him. After spending a few hours with his little friend and studying how she was walking, he's now trying to figure out how to walk. Let the fun begin!!

Family Pictures

We finally had pictures taken at the end of June. We went to Joe's Farm Grill (sounds weird, I know but the setting is pretty-- not to mention it's a fantastic place to eat). We had to take the pictures at 6:30 in the morning and Liam was thrilled that we woke him up. Needless to say, we only got two smiles out of him. Here are a few of my favorites. Thanks to Aften for the beautiful pictures.

Our Favorite Spot

We love to escape the heat and head to Lakeside as much as we can during the summer. While we're up there, we always make time to picnic at the river in Greer. We went up last weekend and were so excited to take Liam to our favorite spot. Side note: Jeff proposed to me in Greer so it will always be a special place to us. Anyway, when we got to the river there were hordes of people everywhere. We couldn't even park. We managed to find a spot and took a few pictures. I just hate when your favorite spot becomes everyone else's favorite spot. We'll be spending a week up north during August so hopefully there won't be as many people at that time.

These are just a few of my recent favorite pictures. Liam is doing great. He loves to roll, get on his knees and scoot forward, talk, squeal, laugh and drool! Oh, he also loves his sweet potato baby food. He's 16 lbs. and 26 in.

What kind of a fortune is that?!

The other day we picked up food from a Chinese restaurant. In usual Jeff fashion, he asked the guy (probably the owner) if he gave us plenty of fortune cookies. The guy laughed and grabbed a couple more for Jeff saying, "Ah, you like little kid. Here's some mo" (use your best Chinese impersonation). When we got home Jeff tore into the cookies. His first two fortunes were as follows:
Today, your mouth is moving but no one is listening.
You will receive an unexpected bill or financial report in the mail.

We were dying laughing. Are you kidding? Those are considered fortunes?! I swear the guy must have given Jeff cookies from the 'misfortune' basket that he uses for people who ask for more fortune cookies. We decided not to get the mail for a few days and well let's face it, I'm sure there are times when Jeff talks and I don't listen! I'd like to say that he might have learned a lesson about being greedy but I doubt it. He's the guy who grabs two handfuls of the mints when leaving a restaurant. So embarassing!!

Update

Liam had his 2 month appointment on the 18th. Unfortunately, he had to get 4 shots, 2 in each thigh, and one oral immunization. It was horrible (I think it was more traumatic for me & Jeff) but he was a trooper. He now weighs 11 lbs. 4 oz. He's our little chunk! He's going to eat us out of house and home. Our pediatrician suggested adding some rice cereal to his bottle in order to cut down on the amount of formula he's eating but especially to help him sleep longer through the night. He currently wakes up about every 2 hours to eat. Is that really necessary?! Anyway, I haven't tried it yet because the pediatrician also said it can make him gassy while his stomach adjusts to it. The poor baby is already incredibly gassy and I don't want to increase his level of gassiness right now because it makes him really cranky. He gets that from Jeff's side of the family. :) He found his fists and sucks on them day and night. It's adorable but there's a downside... his fists stink like rotten formula. I get a whiff of them and literally want to puke. I wash them several times throughout the day but they still have that faint smell. Oh well, he won't take a pacifier so whatever works and keeps him content is fine by me. Beside the fact that he's incredibly cute and melts my heart with every smile.