1. I’ve been terrible at keeping up with ToT. By the time I remember, it’s usually Friday and I think, “Oh, I’ll just wait until next week to do it.” And then I never do. So here’s my attempt at it this week Hey, at least it’s Tuesday!

2. I have an official walker! Will’s been taking steps since his first birthday party (3/27), but in the past week or so, he’s really exploded with the walking. He chooses to walk over crawling 90% of the time…crawling only wins if he wants to get somewhere really really fast. I thought it would be this huge change, but it’s really not. He’s been mobile for so long now that it’s really just a little adjustment. I actually like it because his hands and knees aren’t getting dirty constantly and we can go do fun things like play at the park easily now!

3. Speaking of the walker, here’s a picture of him from a few weeks back. It’s the only one I’ve had a chance to open and edit, so I’m sure a lot of you have already seen it on Facebook…but I love it! The expression is so him
4. Are you a fan on Facebook? If you are, you may have noticed that I recently reached 400 fans! Thank you all for supporting me. In honor of that, I’ll have a special giveaway coming very soon. Stay tuned!

5. My Aunt gave Will a gift card to Toys R Us for his birthday and we decided to buy him a water table. He LOVES the thing. Absolutely loves it. There is usually a tantrum thrown when it’s time to go inside because he loves it so much. And any time he hears the sliding glass door open, he squeals and runs (literally) to the backdoor to see if he can sneak outside to go play with his table. Thanks, Aunt Gena…it’s definitely a hit!

6. Yes, Will is wearing the same shirt in all the pictures in this post. No, they were not taken on the same day…hey, it’s a cute shirt! And if he’s wearing it twice in the month, it means that laundry has actually been done! *gasp!* I’ve been insanely busy lately…2 weddings on the books to proof, plus mini-sessions and regular sessions. I’ve been lucky to get to bed before midnight every night this week. My house is a disaster and I think Greg is feeling a little neglected. But the laundry is done! Success

7. Are you interested in learning how to use your DSLR? I’m putting together some stuff for a workshop this summer. I’m going to be limiting spaces to allow for more one-on-one time, but if you’re interested on being on the contact list for that, send me an email! The workshop will likely be held later this summer and will be in Round Rock on a Saturday afternoon. More details to come soon!

8. Will and I have been doing a lot of running lately…it’s been awesome! We do it in the afternoons after the boys I watch leave my house and it’s kind of our “thing.” I really feel like I’m getting back into great shape. Yesterday I ran 4 miles (while pushing 20 pounds of Will plus 20+ pounds of stroller!) in about 50 minutes. That’s including warm up and cool down. Lance Armstrong even came over my Nike+ system to tell me I’d just set a new personal best for the mile – 11 minutes! I’ll take it! I know in my pre-baby days I was running 8 and 9 minute miles, but I can’t complain about 11 minutes when I’m running in 90ish degree heat with an added 40 pounds to push!

9. Yesterday while I was doing my run, I decided I needed a walk break after about 2 miles of non-stop running. I slowed to a walk and Will started signing “more” over and over and over again. I asked him if he wanted me to run again and I thought his poor little hands were going to fall off from signing more so much! I started running again and he clapped and laughed. So much for my walk break! But I will say that a toddler cheerleader is the best motivation I could ask for!

10. (can’t believe I actually made it to 10!) Another funny Will story from several weeks ago…Greg and I had to pick the Mustang up from the dealership after getting the oil changed and some other work done. It was near dinner time and neither of us was really wanting to fight traffic back to Round Rock with a hungry baby. So we stopped in at a Subway in a, um, not-so-nice part of Austin. We got our sandwiches and realized that they didn’t have any high chairs. Oookay. So I sat Will down on the chair next to me. He thought he was SO cool sitting in a grown-up chair all by himself! He actually did really well eating his meal there too, go figure. Well, I had a napkin in my lap (of course) and he watched me take a bite of my sandwich, wipe my mouth, and put it back. Little stinker reaches over into my lap, grabs the napkin, wipes his mouth, puts the napkin back in my lap and grins at Greg. We about died laughing – it was the funniest thing I’ve experienced in a long time! That’s my little ham, for ya!