Snug as a Bug!

Don't you just love a blankie! Will sure loves his. It is not what you think, though. It is not one special blanket that he uses. It is not fancy. It does not have his name embroidered on it or any of those fancy tags they sew on them. All he requires is a small flannel blanket. It can be yellow, green, blue or even have animal designs on it. The look on his face when you hand it to him is priceless! The biggest smile appears and you may even get a laugh. When he gets his blankie in his arms he will proceed to bite it for a minute and then wrap it around his neck if he is sleepy. So if you ever see me with a blankie thrown over my shoulder just know that it is there for good reason. It makes my little man smile with delight and feel at peace with the world around him.

Above are a few pictures I took the other afternoon. Will was a little fussy and was carrying his blanket around in his mouth while he played. So I had the great idea to tie it around his neck. He was so much calmer the rest of the afternoon while he wore it around the house.

We wanted to share a few pictures from the past couple of weeks. It has been such a fun summer. We hope you enjoy the pics!

Will learned to stand up in his baby pool in the backyard with Daddy and Sam the dog! He is reaching for Sam. I am not sure he even realized he was standing up by himself.



He got stuck in our entertainment stand. He loves to crawl and climb!



Can anyone say War Eagle? Don't you love how Brandon Cox is in the background? (We didn't plan that.) Will had fun watching the game with us. He got a little nervous when we got excited.



Below are a few that we took of Will on Labor Day. We were trying to get some 1-year-old pics.

I love pictures of him crawling.



We wanted to make this one into a portrait but, we're not sure if it will work.



Silly Will! He had fun standing in his chair.



A few more of our favorites!

Just Catching Up...

I just wanted to share a picture of Will playing with his cousin Jaxon and Uncle Richard in Montgomery. We went down the week before last and spent a few days helping them get unpacked and settled. It was great to go to Vaughn Park that Wednesday and see a few old friends.



We have been so busy around here lately. We celebrated our anniversary, had the seniors over for a prayer night, hosted our Welcome Home dinner and since then we have been helping Will get through his newest round of teething. He has 10 teeth now! Including 3 molars that are working there way in. None of us are getting much sleep as he struggles to get them in. Hopefully, this will be the worst of it for awhile. So, we are relieved that things are a little slower this week. We are able to focus on Will and catch our breath a little. I have included a picture of our Sr. prayer night at our house. We had a lot of fun that night.

Celebrating 8 Years Together

Today, Corey and I celebrated 8 years of marriage! We feel so blessed to have found each other and have the opportunity to build a life together. This picture reminds me of how young we were when we got married. Time has really flown by!

The Beach & Milk and Cookies

We have finally got our bags unpacked and recovered from the beach. We had so much fun! I have added a few pictures from our adventure. The beach picture is right outside of Sea n Suds (our favorite seafood restaurant) and the other is us riding a Ferris Wheel in Orange Beach at The Wharf. It was a great time for us to reconnect and relax. The look on Will's face when we walked in the door on Friday made the whole thing even better. He was so happy to see Daddy & Mommy!

So I have to tell you about the milk and cookie treat Will had last night. First, I have to tell you that we are finally off the bottle! Yeah!!! While we were gone to the beach his Nana taught him how to drink out of a straw so when we got him on Friday we put away the bottles and are only using straw sippy cups. He got very upset about it on Saturday but after he worked through that he was fine. So yesterday while I was folding laundry I was having a little snack of Oreo cookies. I looked away for just a minute and the next thing I know Will has dumped out the cookies and has one in his mouth. So there in the floor Will had his first milk and cookies. He was so cute with Oreo and milk all over his face.

her name is Hope

I just wanted to share that we got our test results back from my D&C a few weeks ago. The results showed that she was a girl and that she had Turner Syndrome which is a genetic problem. Dr. Conrad said that she would have had a lot of health & mental problems if she had survived. So after some thought we have decided to give her the name Hope. We look forward to meeting her one day in Heaven and cradling her in our arms. She really makes Heaven a little sweeter each day as we think about our reunion. The good news is that Turner Syndrome only shows up in 1 in 30,000 so Dr. Conrad was not concerned about future pregnancies. We feel so blessed to be Will & Hope's parents!

Going to the Beach

Yeah! It is finally time for our vacation! We have decided to go to the beach and leave Will with Corey's parents. We are a little nervous to leave him for a whole week. We are worried that we may miss him the whole time. But, I know that it will be a much needed break for both of us. Thanks to some good friends that reminded me that if Will goes it will not seem like a vacation for me since he is still taking two naps a day... not much time left for laying on the beach and reading a book! So, here we go driving to Gulf Shores with one suitcase, a couple of beach chairs and a few really good books. Pray for us that we don't feel sad every time we think of Will! Below you will see a few funny pictures that we took of Will.

Happy Birthday Will!!

We can't believe it! A year ago today William Luke Emmanuel Trevathan entered the world. What an exciting year this has been! He has blessed our lives more than he will ever know. We feel so proud to be his mommy and daddy. So to our little boy who is turning 1 today we say, "Happy Birthday!" After looking at all of his pictures I am finding that I hardly recognize this little man that he has become. That pudgy little face and tiny fingers and toes have been replaced with big boy features. I am so thankful that he is healthy and is learning and growing strong everyday. God has truly blessed our family!

Today I wanted to share some of the pictures from Will's birthday party last weekend. We had so much fun! We ate, opened presents, watched a video (that I hope to share with you later) and visited with all of our guests. Will loved the balloons. He also enjoyed his cake that my mom and I made. The only thing that he couldn't understand was why we would take his presents away as soon as he opened them. Thanks to all of you for his special presents. He has had so much fun playing with his new toys. We hope you enjoy the pictures!

Whew, I'm Tired!!

As hard as it may be to believe, Will is turning 1 next week! We are having a party at our house with family and a few friends. We are so excited that we have family traveling from all over to celebrate this special day with us. We feel like we are celebrating more that Will having survived our first year of being parents! Corey and I both had Teddy Bear themes for our 1st birthday so we are caring on the tradition with him.

So, have you ever planned a party that you thought would be a lot of fun and the closer you got the bigger and more complicated it became? I must say that I am exhausted!! I have been washing windows, base boards, cleaning out closets and pulling weeds. Corey reminded me yesterday that no one is coming to see our house. They are coming to see our boy on his big day. So, to all my friends and family out there who keep me grounded everyday please remind me next time to order pizza, ignore the mess and embrace the special moment that is about to happen. We are so proud of our boy!!!

Music Man

Many of you know that Corey got home from Mexico last week. He brought Will a special present all the way from the Baja. It is a brightly colored mini guitar as you can see in the pictures. There is nothing Will likes more that making music (which makes his daddy really proud). So here are some cute pictures we took the other day of Corey and Will both playing their very 1st guitars. I may even have to learn to play something soon. Everyday Will begs to get out daddies guitars and play. You can imagine how bad it sounds when I pretend to play him a song! Thank goodness he is too young to know the difference.

Oh, by the way...

Sorry I didn't mention it before but I decided that I was ready for a change on our blog. So I made a few adjustments, with Corey's help of course. I hope you enjoy our new look!

Taste Test

Will is cracking me up! The boy that used to eat everything is now not so sure about the world of food around him. When he is not sure about something he sticks his tongue out to see if it is good. If not you can guarantee that he is not going to be eating that today. This all started with his knew found independence. One day Will woke up and decided that he did not want to be spoon fed anymore so we quit pureeing everything and started giving him finger foods. Now it seems the only way I can get him to eat his veggies is if I sprinkle a little unsweetened applesauce over it. Then you would think he had found the best food ever! So tell me, is this normal? Am I creating a monster by using the applesauce. Any advice would be great! Below you will see pictures of Will eating a food that he does love... spaghetti. We tried it the other night and praise the Lord we didn't have to fight him to eat it!

On the Sunny side of Life

Check out some of our favorite foto moments from the last several months. Turn up the volume to enjoy one of our (Will & Dad's) favorite songs that we sing to mom.

Summer Fun

On the lighter side of things... Will loves the pool, which is a good thing because we are the biggest fans of the pool/beach come summer time. There's nothing we love more than enjoying the water & the sun. As you can see, Will enjoys it too!

A big thank you to everyone...

Obviously it's been tough lately. Losing a child you've never met is difficult. We look forward even more to that great day when our Savior calls us home & we meet this little one we've said goodbye to. It's in times like these that you realize & are thankful that God is God despite our circumstances, situations, joys or disappointments. His glory doesn't depend on our present happenings & His presence isn't a feeling, it's fact. And we truly are thankful for His comfort today.

We want to say a big thank you to all of our friends & family. We haven't returned many (if any) phone calls, emails, or text messages. But we are so grateful for the overflow of support. They have meant so much to us. Though we haven't answered the phone much, the voice mails have meant the world. The emails & text messages have been very encouraging.

We just want to say thank you tonight.

Sad News Today...

To all of our friends & family who check this blog, we just wanted to let you know that today we received sad news at the doctor's office. We found out today that we have had a miscarriage. Tomorrow we will go to Crestwood for a D&C. Thanks for your thoughts & prayers. We are blessed to have so many who care so deeply for us. In all things, our hope & trust is in God. To Him be glory in every thing.

Will Walks!

Check it out. Will takes his first steps, kind of! If he has things his way, he'll be walking before he crawls! Turn on your speakers to enjoy the music as he walks!

Guess What??

We are so excited to announce that we are having another baby! We are so thrilled about this new little one. It will be so much fun to have Will and this new little baby be close in age... 16 months to be exact. Will is going to be 1 August 1st and this baby is due December 30th. It should be a fun holiday season. I will be 9 weeks this Sunday. It will be great for this 1st trimester to be over. I really don't like morning sickness! : ) Besides that all is well at our house. Below you will see a picture of the new baby and and picture of Will touching a fish for the first time. Corey went fishing today and brought home some of the fish. Will was excited to touch it and would have put it in his mouth if we would have let him! Boys will be boys and he is ALL Boy!

Graduation

We were so excited when Corey crossed the stage last Saturday and received his Masters Degree at Lipscomb. He has worked hard for many years and we are celebrating his success. It was a fun day being back on campus. They had a special Hooding ceremony for those getting their Master's, a reception with lots of good food and of course the graduation itself. Will had a good time and really enjoyed the music during the ceremony. Enjoy the pictures from the day!

More Easter Pictures

Over the last couple of weeks we have had a lot of fun celebrating Easter with our family. Will got a lot of fun things for Easter and got lots of love from all of his family. Below you will see pictures of Will with Corey's parents, his cousin Lucus, Alisha's mom, brother, Amber (future sister-in-law), and dad. Lucus is actually Will's second cousin. They loved playing together. Will kept trying to hug and grab at Lucus. I think he must really love him! It is so neat that they will grow up together.
The newest thing that Will is doing this week is that he learned to wave bye-bye! When we were leaving Sunday school class he waved bye-bye to the teacher. Now he waves bye-bye to everyone we meet! It is so cute. I love this stage he is going through. Even though we have been
teething a little and are going through that "I want my mommy" stage I love his laugh and personality that seems to shine through everyday a little more. I love being a mom!