The Latham Baby Experience

Long time no post!

2010-02-25T20:36:00.000-08:00

Hi everybody!

I know, I know - we haven't posted since before Christmas! Things have been pretty busy here. Bryan has been back at work for about 6 weeks or so, and he is also teaching two classes at the local community college. I am still working part time at the library and I am also working on my thesis for library school this semester. We are both working on Bryan's high school musical (he is the lighting designer, and I am the costume designer). And of course, we have this adorable 6 month old baby that gives us constant joy and laughter.
Will can sit up on his own now, but eventually he will tip over, so we surround him with pillows at all times. His favorite things are his bouncer from Mimi and Grandpa and his doorway jumper from Nana and Pop. Favorite toys include: His giraffe (Shorty), his monkey (Spencer) and his tag book (a soft book with silky tags all over it).
We had 2 christenings for Will - one in New Jersey at Bryan's family church, and a party here on Long Island. We wanted to celebrate with as many people as possible! Will was a good boy at both events, and he charmed everyone!
Well, I will stop blabbing and let you enjoy pictures! All of these are from January to February. We will try to keep this updated better from now on!

- Christine

2009-12-06T19:45:00.000-08:00

Just a few shots of the boy "helping" us to put up the Christmas tree. It was really a chance for us to make him look as cute as possible. Enjoy.

BL

Will's Fourth Month and Third Month Kermit Pic

2009-12-06T19:41:00.000-08:00

A Video of Will Raking

2009-12-06T19:25:00.000-08:00

Cleaning Up

2009-12-06T19:09:00.000-08:00

Just a few shots of Will cleaning the leaves with us outside. He was a real pain because any time I tried to stop raking, the boy would start to cry. Eventually he was tuckered out by the work and fell asleep. We also decided to clean him up with the washing machine and then get him started on his reading. Just for fun.

BL

Will's First Thanksgiving

2009-12-06T18:36:00.000-08:00

These are a whole bunch of pictures from Will's first Thanksgiving. He was really thrown off by going out to Nana and Popop's house (over the river and through the woods, as you may), but it was a great time. He had a great time meeting Aunt Ann and a enjoyed hanging out with the family all weekend. Enjoy his pajamas with Turkey's on them.

Cheers,

BL

Will at Three Months Plus

2009-12-06T15:16:00.000-08:00

This is a mish mosh of pictures. At the bottom are Will's pictures from his 3 month birthday. He enjoyed his cupcake. After that we have pictures of him with both of the Grandmothers and some shots of him with his cousin JJ, Uncle Joe and Grandpa Joe. Just a fun group of pics.

BL

Happy Halloween - Will is 12 weeks old!

2009-11-02T15:05:00.000-08:00

Will loved his first Halloween! He wore his monkey costume and trick or treated at Rose and Garrett's house, Aunt Debbie's house, Dawn and Richie's house, and Mimi and Grandpa's house. Will looked cute while Mommy and Daddy ate all of the candy. He got to hang out with his cousin Brady and Uncle Joey for a while too. It was a long day, and Mommy and Daddy were rewarded by Will sleeping for 12 hours that night!

- Christine

Will goes to the woods

2009-11-02T14:34:00.000-08:00

Well, Will took another trip to Sussex County! He saw his Great Nana and Great Poppy, as well as his Uncle Jimmy, Uncle Jon, Aunt Laura and his cousin Soo. Will was a model baby for the weekend and everybody loved him - especially his cousin. The next time he is going to see them is Thanksgiving!

Random Shots of Two Months

2009-10-22T20:43:00.000-07:00

Will At Two Months

2009-10-22T20:41:00.000-07:00

Catch Up Post

2009-10-22T20:32:00.000-07:00

Ok, Ok, Ok, I'm sorry. It's been a crazy couple of weeks (well a month really) but we wanted to try and update some pictures and things to the blog. The first entry is from when our friends came over for an introductory visit to young William.

Uncle Matt

2009-09-15T15:59:00.001-07:00

This weekend Uncle Matt came to visit. Even though Will was not very co-operative through the weekend, Matt got a little bit of good time with him. Matt very nicely made dinner for Mom and Dad while Will was a bit of a cry baby. HA!

Can you find the picture where Will is not quite sure who this weird person holding him is. It's classic.

BL

Cousin Visit

2009-09-15T15:37:00.001-07:00

A few days ago, Christine (and Will's) cousins Julie and Sonya visited. It was an exciting day of babies babies and babies. The cousins were only born a few days apart and although Will looks like the younger of the two, he is actually older. A good time was had by all. Bryan was upstairs doing work.

Random Shots Of Will

2009-09-15T14:37:00.000-07:00

Memorial Day Visit To Park

2009-09-15T14:25:00.000-07:00

Will, Mommy and Daddy went to Sunken Meadow Park on Memorial day for a picnic. He loved the trees but not really the sun and sands. Better get used to it buddy.

Happy (kind of) Birthday

2009-09-05T05:40:00.000-07:00

Yesterday Will celebrated his one month birthday. Despite the fact that Will drove us crazy that day, we decided to still celebrate. To mark the occasion Mom and Dad bought an ice cream cake and everyone sang happy birthday. We then went up to his room and played on the floor with some toys we had in the toy chest. Will even practiced his push ups.

Mommy and Daddy however got the best gift of all that night: 7 hours of sleep.

Bryan

Class of 2026

2009-09-05T05:25:00.000-07:00

On Wednesday Will was able to meet his new friends Mackenzie and Avery! They came over with their Mommy and Daddy and everyone talked about how they were going to all graduate at the same time...in just a few years. Pizza and soda was had by all humans who can walk. As you can see, the whole experience tuckered out Mom and Will. It was a very nice afternoon - thanks for coming over to visit!

Random Pictures

2009-09-05T05:13:00.000-07:00

These are some random shots of the baby from over the last two weeks or so. Enjoy.

Grandparents Visit

2009-09-05T05:08:00.000-07:00

Over the weekend of August 23, Will's grandparents came over for a visit. They were able to hold and play with him for quite a while and Will seemed to enjoy all of the attention. Here are a few shots from that weekend.

A Little Behind...

2009-09-05T05:05:00.000-07:00

...Sorry folks but its been a little crazy around here with his royal highness. We are just getting around to new pictures for the first time in a while. Will has been growing steadily. We took him to the doctors and he is now 7 lbs. 5 oz., which means he grew 1 lb. in a less than a month. Good job buddy!

On the other side of the coin, he has been a bit of a monster in terms of sleep. We are trying to get him set on a schedule, but he has been going through growth spurts that require him to eat every 45 seconds or so.

We have taken him around to various places and he has had many visitors since our last post so enjoy the next set of pictures.

Bryan

Nana's Visit

2009-08-21T12:12:00.000-07:00

So this week was a busy week for everyone. Including our visitors, Nana came to spend the week. This allowed him to spend some good quality time with her after a crazy couple of weeks. Including her great bonding time with her, Nana was able to let Christy and I get out a little bit. Even though it was very hard for her (and for me) we went to the movies on Thursday and the Gym on Friday. Here are some pictures from our fun week with Nana.

Will and More Visitors

2009-08-21T12:05:00.001-07:00

This week we had more great visitors coming to see little bits. Mimi and Maria came to visit this week, but unfortunately I didn't get any pictures. We also had Uncle "Schmike", Aunt Jill, and Uncle Brandon come over. We also had our neighbors Frank and Julia come and meet young William. Will had a great time with all of his visitors, although he mostly slept for Uncle Schmike.

Cheers,

Bryan

Will vs. Mega Kermit

2009-08-21T12:02:00.001-07:00

We have decided to steal from Gary and Erica once again and post shots of little bits next to giant Muppets. This is Mega-Kermit and as you can see at two weeks, he is defeating Will handily.

Will vs. Mega Kermit - Video

2009-08-21T11:54:00.000-07:00

Update

2009-08-13T17:30:00.001-07:00

Hi Everyone,

Just a quick update about the peanut. He has started sleeping more regularly and is getting into a little bit of a rhythm. We have had some people come over to visit him in the past few days and he has been so excited (read: sleeping) to meet everyone. On Tuesday he met Aunt Rachel liked to play with her and daddy. Unfortunately we spent most of the day trying to get the perfect picture of him for the announcement and some of the pictures here are the close but no cigars. Wednesday he saw Mimi and Janice and met with daddy and mommy's friend Kelly in the afternoon. Later in the day he met Doug and, most importantly, the "baby whisperer" Courtney. Will was very excited about all the gifts that people brought for him (read: sleeping) and wanted to thank everyone.

Cheers,

BL

More Pictures - Aunt Rachel, The Bath, and Posing

2009-08-13T16:11:00.000-07:00

The Thinker

A Visit From My Buddy Rachel

A Fo-Hawk - Will Thinks He's So Emo

Pictures

2009-08-08T19:39:00.000-07:00

2009-08-08T19:32:00.000-07:00

Like Mommy Like Son

But I loved it when Mommy dried me off.

At First I HATED my first bath.

2009-08-08T19:29:00.000-07:00

He's just a peanut

Like Father Like Son

Mimi and Grandpa

The First Few Days

2009-08-08T19:22:00.001-07:00

So far we have kind of kept a low profile, trying to get a good sense of how our little guy works. He has generally been really good - although we have both been the victims of nasty poopie diapers and we were both caught by the firehose during a change. Will seems to be getting used to his new surroundings and is so far spending most of his time in the living room or our room. I'm going to put a few pictures up of his first few days.

Bryan

Welcome Home!

2009-08-06T12:29:00.000-07:00

So today we brought our little peanut home. He seems to be happy - mostly sleepy. We videotaped his first trip around the house - again, mostly asleep. As I've talked about with many people, after the door was closed and he was in the house, I just kind of looked at Christine and said, "Well, here we are." I'm sure that we will get adjusted to it.

Thanks to all who have wished us well and wished well for the baby. We will still be putting up shots of the little prince as he begins his reign over 45 Marwood.

Cheers,

Bryan

Getting Ready to Go Home

2009-08-06T12:24:00.000-07:00

Like Father Like Son

Mom's Looking Good

Will and Friends

2009-08-06T12:03:00.000-07:00

Aunt Jonna

Mimi and Will

Friends, Family, and Will's First Birthday Cake

2009-08-05T04:48:00.000-07:00

Meeting the Family!

2009-08-05T04:42:00.000-07:00

Uncle Matt and Uncle Joe

Grandpa and Will

Poppy and Will

Both Grandmothers

Nana and Baby Will

"Mimi" with Will

Our First Family Pictures

2009-08-05T04:38:00.000-07:00

Baby Will is Born

2009-08-04T20:31:00.000-07:00

The Calm Before the Storm

2009-08-04T20:27:00.000-07:00

HE IS HERE!

2009-08-04T20:14:00.000-07:00

This afternoon at 4:36 pm William Joseph Latham was born! Christine had a very long day trying to get her body to co-operate, however as soon as she was given an epidural around 1:30, things started to move quickly.

While she probably was in labor for about 15 hours or so, she was only doing hard labor for about 20 minutes so that was a relief. In fact she went so quickly that the doctor wasn't even in his scrubs yet when Will was ready to come out. He is 6 lbs. 13 oz. and 19 inches long.

After he was born the grandparents and our siblings all piled into the room to greet our new bundle of joy. It has been quite a day and everyone involved is exhausted.

My next post will have a bunch of pictures to share with our friends and family. Thank you all for your best wishes and love.

Poppa Latham

THE TIME HAS COME

2009-08-02T20:17:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow afternoon Christine and I are going to St. Charles to check in. She is going to stay overnight and then on Tuesday morning the doctors are going to induce her. Hopefully Baby Will is going to come early on Tuesday morning and then I will be able to get some pictures up on the blog later that day. Here we go folks!

Bryan

Christine A Few Days Ago

2009-07-26T14:59:00.000-07:00

Less Than Two Weeks To Go Max!

New Baby Room Pics

2009-07-26T14:25:00.000-07:00

We just wanted to update some pictures of the Baby's room for everyone. We are very close to being finished, we just need to complete the Swedish Chef and the picture we ordered. Hope you enjoy.

Waldorf and Statler's Box

Muppet "Wallpaper"

Baby Room Pictures

2009-07-19T09:01:00.000-07:00

We are pretty crazy about the baby room because we really want it to look right. We still have a few things to finish up in the room but I know people want to see the muppet fiasco so here it it.

The Baby's Door

"Future Home of Much Screaming"

Christine's Muppet Mobile - MEEP MEEP!

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The most organized closet in the house.

ANIMAL! ANIMAL! ANIMAL!

The Far Corner of the Room

The Baby Chair

Swinging Wizard of Oz Muppets

Swinging Wizard of Oz Muppets

The Window with Hockey Muppets

The Changing Table and Bookshelf

The crib and "Megalo-Kermit"

Chrstine Over The Months

2009-07-19T07:25:00.001-07:00

Here are some shots of Christine as she has grown the baby over the past months.

Initial Post

2009-07-17T05:55:00.000-07:00

Hi Everyone,

If you are reading this then unfortunately you know the Lathams. This is going to be our blog for our upcoming little one. We will be posting pictures and little quibs on here about the young lad. Hope you enjoy.

Bryan and Christine