Happy Halloween

Here are a few pictures of William posing in his new Halloween jammies and new stuffed animal. Jonathan won the stuffed monster in one of those drop the claw games. Just when I said, "no one ever wins anything in those games and the claws are rigged," bam...Jonathan pulled up a stuffed animal, much to William and Jonathan's delight. William named him "Cookie Monster." Needless to say, Cookie Monster has become a part of William's entourage of lovies. He now sleeps with blankie, Mr. Bear and Cookie Monster. It's getting a little out of control.

Happy early Halloween from William and Cookie Monster!

New Baby Name

We have decided on a name for the new baby. After much deliberation and consultation with everyone and their dog, we have decided to name the new baby Logan Patrick Knickerbocker. I know it's not a name you might expect from us, I usually side on the ultra traditional, but it just sounds right to us. We had narrowed it down to a few names and I just started calling the baby Logan to test out the name and it stuck.

I had a really fun time unpacking some baby clothes the other night. Each little outfit or tiny pair of jammies reminded me of William as a baby and how time does go by so much faster than you think. I'm not looking forward to the sleepless nights again, but I am getting so excited to meet our new family member. I can't wait to see how William reacts to baby Logan too!

Baby Jesus

Last week William was looking at one of his lift-the-flap Bible books and pointing to the picture of Jesus in the manger and saying..."baby, baby, baby." I told him that wasn't just any baby, that was the Baby Jesus. Well then he started saying "baby Jesus" over and over again. I told him baby Jesus loves us and baby Jesus is who we learn about at church. He seems really fascinated with baby Jesus and today I caught him randomly saying "Baby Jesus" a few times as he walked from his playroom to the kitchen. The Bible describes God as having a sense of humor and I imagine William's random shout outs to baby Jesus really crack him up. Here is a quick video I took of William after church this Sunday...

May your week be filled with random shout outs to Baby Jesus! :)

Short Waco Update

It's hard to believe, but we have been here 3 weeks now. It's starting to feel a little more like home, but I still feel like we should be going back to Houston soon. I only have a hand full of boxes left to unpack, but I still have a lot of organizing to do. Things are going pretty good here in Waco. Jonathan is settling into his new job, William LOVES Mother's Day Out now and I went to my first doctor's appointment with my new doctor last week. We have tried a couple of churches here and have one more to try before we make our decision. People here are really nice and there is definitely a refreshing smaller town feel. The weather is also a major plus, much less humid. We miss our friends and family in Houston, but we do feel like this is where God wants us to be. Although we're still not 100% sure yet why he picked Waco. Oh well, if I've learned anything from the past two years it's that God and time will tell all! :)

Mother's Day Out Update

William went to Mother's Day Out today without crying! He cried a little bit on Thursday and made me carry him into the church. Today he walked in on his own carrying his lunch box. One of the perks of living in a college town is that the preschool teachers are college students. They're not worn down by the world yet and seem to enjoy playing with the kids.

First Day of Mother's Day Out

William had his first day of Mother's Day Out on Tuesday. I knew it would be hard for him because of the move and everything, but nothing prepared me for the display he put on. We had been talking up "school" for awhile and he was really excited about his new backpack and lunch box. Then I told him he would be there all day for lunch and nap time and he lost it. He ran to his room crying. He calmed down when we got in the car and was fine walking into the church, but then we got close to the children's hallway and he threw himself down on the ground screaming. I had to laugh at myself as I wrestled him (keep in mind I'm over 5 months pregnant right now)into my arms and carried him down the hall with all of his stuff. He tried to run away when I set him down to put his name tag on and I had to chase him down the hall. I'm sure people were like, who is this girl and what is wrong with her kid. I handed him over to the teacher and went home to unpack. Anytime the phone would ring, I would hold my breath and pray it wasn't the church.

The good new is, when I picked him up he was as happy as ever. He received a great report from the teacher and took the longest nap out of all of the kids. He made a cute little picture which I planned to take a photo of him holding, but he ripped the googly eyes and button nose off of it before I could get the camera. Jonathan and I pumped him up and told him how proud we were of him, he even got a special treat (candy) for going to "school." Tomorrow (Thursday) will be day number two of MDO, so I am praying the drop off goes better than day one!

New House

We moved into our new house in Waco this weekend. We are really excited about the new house and already met our new neighbors who were all very nice. It definitely feels a little more country where we are and has a small town vibe. This morning William was standing at the back window yelling, "Balloon, Balloon!" Sure enough there were two hot air balloons in the distance.

We also went to the local Target, along with all of the Baylor kids and their parents to buy a few things. We decided to get William his first Hot Wheels race track and set of cars. He has been really into little cars lately, so he was super excited about his new toy. He sat in the playroom and played with the track for almost an hour.

The best part of the weekend was stopping in College Station on our way back to Houston to eat lunch at Koppe Bridge. Oh to be in college again! I told Jonathan I am really going to start praying that William and new baby go to A&M so we can have an excuse to visit College Station more often. It's hard to believe that about this time 10 years ago I was moving into my dorm room as a Freshman.

Anyways, we are back at my mom's house again for another week. Jonathan doesn't finish up work in Houston until the end of this week. I can't wait to get back to our new house and finally feel settled. We have been living the gypsy lifestyle for far too long. William will start his new Mother's Day Out on September 1st, which is the same day Jonathan starts his new job. It will be so nice to have some kind of routine back in our life.