A few things that have come out of my mouth lately:

~You got to eat lunch and go to the bathroom alone today, so what exactly is YOUR problem?

~I have decided we are not going to talk to each other after 11p each night because nothing nice comes out of either of our mouths (I blame mine on extreme exhaustion...not sure what he blames his on.)

~Do you want a divorce? (In case you were wondering, he answered no.)

~Please don't lick your brother's head.

~Please don't throw *insert any object here* at William.

~If you walk up the stairs with Mommy and leave Daddy's computer alone, I will give you some chocolate. (After hearing "chocolate" Miguelito goes up the stairs in record breaking speed...this was at 9am.)

~Let's play with our cars on the floor and not put them in the fireplace, okay?

After reflecting back on my first day of caring for the little ones alone, I realized I learned a few things:

~Miguelito and William are already conspiring against me

~Hair rubber bands make excellent toys for a certain very curious 22 month old

~Putting William in a plastic bubble seems like a great idea after deflecting no less than 20 objects his sweet brother threw at him and/or me

~I am not above bribing Miguelito with candy at 10am

~Personal hygiene is not a top priority nor are bathroom breaks

~I wish Sesame Street was on 24 hours a day...just joking, well, okay, sort of

and the here is the big one....drum roll, please...Mommies can handle no sleep much better than Daddies, and that's all I have to say about that.

Happy One Month Birthday, Chunky Monkey!

Grab the kleenex and turn up your speakers! William's newborn session with Jen is up on her website. The photos are amazing, and Jen's talent leaves me speechless every time I see the beautiful images she captures of my family.  

Here is the link: http://www.sugar-photography.com/WilliamWood/

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My laptop is still in the hospital, and I am hopeful it will make a full recovery very soon. ;)

When Sweetie is visiting, Miguel spends the majority of his days running around with Sweetie's cell phone to his ear babbling away. It is safe to say Sweetie's cell phone is indestructible and the best toy ever!

Darth Vadar Texas style...ride em' cowboy!

Singing the blues! La la la..Oh, please let my four eye teeth cut through soon...la la la.

Playing peek-a-boo at our Halloween playgroup today.

William (aka Chunky Monkey) weighed in at 9lbs 4oz at his two week old pediatrician appointment...yes, that is right, he has gained TWO pounds since birth! Sweet William is fond of sleeping all day and partying all night. Mommy is working hard to convince him that sleep at night is good for him and Mommy. A rare awake moment caught on camera today! (Check out the red hair.)

It seems my laptop took a little nose dive screen first off the back of my glider while attempting to keep it safe from a certain sweet toddler who is all about playing with anything electronic. Yeah, husband did not seem to understand my rationale of precariously balancing the laptop on the back of the glider in order to keep it safe. Oh, well, that's what the Dell service contract is for, right?!?! I will be offline for a few days until the "ouchie" is fixed and I promise to do a big update with lots of photos.

All of the photos from William's birth are online now! Lynsey did an amazing job!

www.dfwbirthphotographer.com/William.html

The fabulous Jen came to our home this morning for William's newborn session. Big brother, Miguel, got in on the action and had a blast holding and kissing William. Things got a little interesting when it was time for William to go au naturel...let's just say the ottoman, Daddy and the DVD player all got doused. Thanks, Jen, for an incredible morning!

Oh, and I have received quite a few emails wondering why Jen did not photograph William's birth. Jen and her family adopted a sweet baby girl who was born a few days after William, and Jen was able to be in the delivery room when her daughter was born. Given William's due date and baby girl's due date, we thought it would be best not to tempt the birthing gods and have the uber talented Lynsey document William's birth.

*William's photograph posted with consent from Sugar Photography

"How is Miguelito adjusting to William?" is the million dollar question of the day and everyone I talk to wants to know. Honestly, Miguelito doesn't really seem to mind William. He will say "Baby" a few times a day, try to feed him a snack, and he will give him hugs and kisses. Today he wanted to hold William and when I started to put William in his lap he said, "No." I am pretty sure he got scared and wasn't sure what to do. We are only a week into the whole big brother thing, so I am sure things will only get more interesting as time passes.

Hi, William! I am going to kiss you.

Miguelito saw me breastfeeding William. He insisted on taking his shirt off, and was very happy to point out his nipples and belly button to me.

Sweet William snoozing in the Moses basket.

Miguelito got a package from Uncle Bo and Aunt Laura (my brother and sister in-law) on Monday evening with the cutest Halloween cookies from Harry and David. Miguelito was so excited to tear into the box and he instantly picked out a ghost cookie from the bunch. As you can see from the photo, it was yummy! Thank you, Uncle Bo and Aunt La!

Miguel meeting William for the first time. Miguel is trying to feed him a snack of Veggie Booty.

Proud Daddy and William getting ready to watch LSU v. Florida. Yeah, let's not talk about the game.

Mommy and William ready to go home

Sweetie holding both her boys. Miguelito is quite in love in his baby brother...for the moment.