My First Christmas

My first Christmas was so exciting!  Mommy and daddy brought me out into the living room and started opening gifts while I slept.  I guess they just couldn’t wait!  It’s like they were little kids!  I slept for a bit and then heard the tearing of paper, so I decided to join them. 

I had a hard time opening my presents so my mommy helped me.  I got a few books, a shirt, and a couple of toys.  I can’t wait until next year when I can open my own presents.  I’ll probably be helping mommy and daddy open their presents too!

One of my favorite gifts was my Toy Story DVD.  Can you tell I’m excited?!  I can’t wait to watch it on daddy’s big screen TV!

After we were through opening presents we got ready and headed over to my Grandpa and Grandma Rosema’s house.  I had a great time over there!  Here’s a few pictures of me on my first Christmas day. 

 

My first Christmas Bear from Great Uncle Dave and Great Aunt Brenda.  I love cuddling with him! 

 

 

I played on the floor while everyone helped me open my gifts.  Next year I’ll be running around!  Watch out everyone!

 

I loved cuddling with my Great Grandma Rosema!  She hasn’t seen me so awake and smiley!  She calls me her little sweetheart!  I love her so much!

 

 

My first Christmas was so special!  It’s fun getting presents, but mommy and daddy made sure to tell me the true meaning of Christmas!  Jesus was born!  I’m so excited for many more Christmases!  Happy New Year everyone!

Merry Christmas Everyone!

It’s my first Christmas and I’m so excited!  I caught mommy wrapping a few of my presents while I was pretending to nap the other day!  I can’t wait to tear open the packages, actually I’ll be watching daddy tear them open for me.  It will still be fun! 

I know I look silly!  Mommy found this reindeer hat and just had to get it for me!  I just let her have her fun because I won’t be letting her do this when I’m older!

 

Merry Christmas from the Mihalek family!  May you have a fun filled Christmas! 

My First Shopping Trip

So my mommy and I went to the mall with my Grandma Rosema and Aunt Jaime to go Christmas shopping.  This was my first time shopping at the mall and I must say that I LOVED it!  I had so much fun people watching and looking at all of the lights!  I think mommy and I will be making a lot more trips to the mall together!

All of that shopping sure tired me out!  I really shopped ‘til I dropped!

Kicking and Stretching

On Saturday I was able to begin having my harness off every day and all day!  I have to tell you life is so good!  I’ve been having so much fun kicking and stretching on the floor. I love playing under my jungle gym.  It’s so nice being able to lay down and not be all scrunched up!  I am so thankful that the doctor caught my hip dysplasia while I was so little.  My mommy, daddy, and I thank everyone for praying for my hip!  We are going to the doctor on Thursday for a final visit just to make sure my hip is where it should be. 

I’m 2 Months Old!

Well I’ve turned 2 months old!  Where has the time gone?  Here are some fun things I’m doing at 2 months…

• I sleep longer during the night!  I’m up to 6- 7 hours!  Mommy loves it!
• I’m enjoying tummy time!  I love it when mommy puts me on my tummy and reads to me.  My favorite book right now is, “I Love You, Stinky Face!” 

• I’m cooing!  My mommy speaks in her silly mommy voice and I talk back! 
• I’m smiling a ton!!  I tend to smile and mommy runs to get her camera and just barely catches it!
• I’m out of my harness for 18 hours a day now! 
• I kick my legs and flare my arms like crazy!  Daddy thinks I’m going to be a runner!
• I love relaxing in my swing and my bouncy seat. 
• I still love being cuddled by mommy and daddy! 

So that’s what has been going on with me!  I’m very excited for Christmas!  Mommy has the tree up and will probably take lots of pictures of me by it!  Stay tuned!!

My Hip Update

So we went to the doctor last week and got the best news!  I get to have my harness off for 6 hours every day.  On Saturday I will get to have it off for 12 hours every day and then the next week 18 hours!  Pretty soon I won’t have to be wearing that harness at all!  I’m so excited!  Having my harness off is so much fun!  I get to stretch my legs out and kick when I’m laying on the floor.  Here is a picture of me extremely happy in my chair.

I even get to have some tummy time on the floor.  It’s so much fun!  I can’t wait until I can roll over and crawl.  There is a lot for me to explore in our house.  Daddy will have to put up some of his electronics.  There are a lot of fun buttons I can push.  For now I’ll just keep laying around and being cuddled by mommy and daddy.  I know they don’t want me to grow up too fast!

1 Month Old!

So I’m already a month old!  Actually I’m a little over 5 weeks old, but mommy has been too busy to update my blog.  I told her to hurry and update while daddy’s feeding me, so now she’s working hard at letting you know just what I’ve been up to! 

Let’s see…this has been a busy month!  A couple of weeks ago mommy took me to her school.  We got to go out to lunch with some pretty cool 2nd grade teachers.  Then we went back to her school and I got to meet her group of 2nd graders.  It was nice putting faces to all of the voices I heard at the beginning of the school year.  They are a cute group of kids and thought I was pretty cute!  Next we ventured down to the office to see who was busy working.  I got held by a bunch of fun people!  I know why mommy loves her job.  Those people at her school are so nice!  It was a fun and exhausting day!  I slept the whole way home! 

I also had my first road trip this month and I did pretty good!  We went to visit my Grandpa and Grandma Mihalek in Hartland.  It’s a little over a 2 hour ride.  We only had to stop once on the way there to feed me.  I had a great time spending time with family!  I even got to meet my Great-Grandma Mamie and my Aunt Gayle.  I did well on my ride home too!  I made it the whole way without stopping.  I think we’ll stick to small trips like that!  I’m not ready for a long one just yet!

The best part about the month was dressing up for Halloween.  Now I didn’t get to go Trick-or-Treating, but I did get to visit my Great-Grandma Ella and my Grandpa and Grandma Rosema and Jaime.  They thought I was the cutest pumpkin ever!  My costume was so warm and cozy that I slept through the whole thing.  At least my mommy and daddy got pictures! 

I’m 3 Weeks Old!

Today I' turn 3 weeks old!  I have had a great first 3 weeks of life!  I’ve been to my daddy’s school a couple of times and boy do the kids love me!  I’ve never heard so many, “Awwws!” in my life.  The 7th grade girls think I’m one cute boy!  By looking at my picture I have to agree! 

Mommy has taken me out a couple of times since she’s been able to drive.  We both enjoy our car time together!  I fall asleep as soon as she starts driving.  I think it’s her singing voice that puts me to sleep.  She loves singing a long to her GLEE soundtracks.  I must say the music sounds so much clearer now that I’m out to enjoy it! 

As you can see I’m getting quite the attitude!  Mommy was able to snap a quick picture of me in one of my new hats.  Yes I LOVE the camera already! 

And here is a picture of mommy and me.  All she does is kiss and cuddle me all day long!  Can you tell I’m totally loved?  It’s so great being me!  I can’t wait to see what the next few weeks hold!  I’m sure there will be lots more adventures to go on and tons more pictures! 

Bath Time

So mommy and daddy gave me my first bath and boy was it nice!! They got to take my harness off of me which let me stretch all the way out! My favorite part of my bath was getting my hair washed. I love how curly my hair is when it's wet. Mommy got a little emotional during my bath time. At the hospital she wasn't able to see my cute little toes because they put the harness on me right away. It has booties for my feet and it's a pain to take off. So when we saw my toes, she lost it! Daddy says she gets emotional easily because she loves me so much! I can't wait for more baths! I love getting pampered!

I'm Finally Here!!!

Hi everyone! I'd like to introduce myself. My name is William Lee Mihalek. You can call me Will. I finally decided to make my debut on Friday, October 1, 2010 at 12:30 a.m. I am a big boy! I weighed 9 pounds, 15 ounces, and measured 20.5 inches long. You can see that I am really healthy!

My mommy and daddy were so excited to finally meet me. Daddy met me upstairs and helped clean me off and gave me my first bottle. My mommy had to recover after the surgery. Finally I got to go see her and she cried! My parents love me so much!

My Grandma and Grandpa Rosema, my Uncle Chad, and Aunt Jaime came to visit. It was so nice to finally put voices to their faces. They fell in love me and could you blame them? I have to say I'm pretty cute!

We spent a few days in the hospital so my mom could recover. Lots of people came to see me. I got passed around from person to person and it was fun! Finally on Sunday they let us go home. Mommy and daddy put me in my car seat and we were off. We pulled into the driveway and there it was! My new home! There were balloons in the front yard, a Happy Birthday banner wrapped around our front tree, a sign on the porch, a scarecrow to welcome me home with three pumpkins. Very cool!

We walked into our house and my daddy laid me in my crib. Boy is it huge!! I'm sure I'll grow into it! My room is the coolest! And it's filled with sports things! I'm one lucky boy! You'll have to check back to see what I've been up to in my world. I'm sure I will have many adventures for you to read about!

Waiting Patiently

So we are waiting patiently for the arrival of our little boy. His clothes are all washed in Dreft, his crib sheet has been washed a couple of times, his diaper bag is packed and ready, and my hospital bag is set to go. We can't believe that he is almost here! It seems like yesterday we found out that God had blessed us with a pregnancy that we had thought would take an eternity to happen. Then ultrasound after ultrasound and appointment after appointment, he is finally almost here. Wow!! It's so amazing and it's finally hitting us...we are going to be parents!

As I sit here feeling nervous, anxious, excited, overwhelmed with joy, I thank God for this blessing. I pray a prayer of thankfulness every day for this gift growing inside of me. I feel his kicks and it brings joy to my heart. I feel him roll and hiccup and I am just amazed at the miracle of life. God is so good and we are so blessed!

So as I'm closing out this entry for today, I sit and speak to our little one...

Our precious little boy,

Your daddy and I are so excited to meet you! And there are many others that are excited to meet you too!! We have prayed for you every day and so many others have also. We know you'll come when you're ready! I hope you're ready to be cuddled, read to, sung to, and just loved to pieces.

We love you!

Mommy and Daddy

The Nursery is Done!

Our baby nursery is finally complete! I have been waiting all summer to have it finished and I am so excited to be able to have our little one use it! Many thanks to my parents and Jaime for helping with the painting. A huge thank you to my sister Jaime for all of her hard work organizing the drawers and closet. She is an organizational queen!! I can't believe that in 7 weeks we will welcome home our little boy and show him his room. We are both so excited and nervous, but thank God every day for the chance to be parents. Here are some pictures of the nursery. Enjoy!

Here's Jaime working hard at putting up the sport decals.

His dresser is already filled with clothes and is neatly organized. The glider has already had many stories read in it. We just can't wait to rock our little one in it!

The adorable bookshelf my 2nd graders decorated for me. They gave it to me at their surprise shower. So cute!! I know our little one will LOVE books!

The neatly organized closet! Jaime also helped with that. She is an organizing queen!

And finally the crib in the sports bedding that Nate picked out. I know our little one will enjoy sports as much as Nate does!

The Basement is Almost Done!

As I sit here listening to the pounding of nails and workers voices in the basement, I'm so excited!! Our carpet is getting laid as I sit here blogging. It seems like it's been a long and drawn out process that we just want done! While we were in Nebraska we had someone prime and paint a first coat on our spare room and living room and finish some last minute dry wall. When we returned from Nebraska my family came over and helped paint the computer / laundry room and put second coats on the rest of our rooms. Now the end is finally in sight and we are extremely thrilled! I should have pictures up later this week.

The most fun and exciting part should begin by the end of the week....the BABY'S NURSERY!!! I have been wanting to start it since we picked up our crib and dresser a month ago. I am so excited to decorate our little boy's room in his sport's themed room. I know once the nursery is done I'll just sit in the glider and stare in awe that this finally happening. Only 11 more weeks and our little one will be here. I can't believe it! I thank God everyday for this blessing that he's given to the both of us!

A Baby on the Way

So I haven't blogged in a very, very, long time. It's been a crazy, busy year with school and just life! You all may know by now that Nate and I are expecting a baby boy in September. We are very excited and so blessed!! We have prayed for a long time that God would bless us with a child and we just can't wait for our little boy to get here. It's been an amazing journey of faith and prayer and we wouldn't be here today if it wasn't for our friends and family!

The baby journey has been so exciting so far! We've been to quite a few ultrasounds and have seen our very active little one! He'll be playing football for sure! I've even started feeling some of his football movements this past week. Amazing!! I will post the ultrasound pictures as soon as I scan them.

We had a great time surprising my family with the gender of the baby. Of course my mom said she had a feeling we were having a boy! They are so excited to be grandparents!!

My group of second graders gave me a wonderful surprise baby shower and I'm still in shock that they kept such a big secret for me. I'll post pictures of the shower soon!! I've been writing down some of their comments as they go through this journey with me. Kids say the funniest things!

Less than 20 weeks and we'll welcome our little boy! We both can't wait!