why...

...is William so smiley??



Maybe it's because he's been sleeping 7-8 hour nighttime stretches this week! This makes us all smile!

6 weeks?!

I cannot believe that William is 6 weeks old today! Here are a few of his 9 day old pictures. He has grown so much since these were taken!

Will and I have been having lots of fun lately. He has started smiling AT me instead of just accidentally, which is SO fun! He is also awake and alert much more these days, although he still enjoys a good nap. And who doesn't? Another wonderful thing that Will has started doing is sleeping in longer stretches at night! He typically sleeps for about 5-6 hours right after we put him to bed, wakes up to eat, and then sleeps about 3 more hours before needing to eat again. So, it's not exactly a FULL night of sleep for anyone, but it's better than waking up every 3 hours all night! We still have some nights of the 3 hour schedule here and there, but I feel like he's getting more consistent with the good routine lately. This is a VERY good thing, as sleep is a pretty big deal to me.

Since the weather has been so nice lately (you know, except for the random 6 inches of snow on Matt's birthday), we have been going on walks a lot, although Will has a tendency to sleep through every walk! Last night we went out right before the rain started, and he actually stayed awake for most of the walk. I wonder if that might be because he was being rained on just a bit?

Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to lately.

Tummy time - Will doesn't hate it, which is great!
He's a champ at holding his head up:

Mema and Aunt Christa came to visit last week. Somehow we didn't get a picture with Aunt Christa, but here's one with Mema:

Hanging out with Nana:

Our St. Patty's Day celebration:

Will's baseball outfit- too cute not to post, even though he didn't want to wake up for the picture (is anyone surprised about that?):

And finally - I'll end this post with what I think has to be the funniest picture yet. The other day, I decided to take a picture of Will stretching as he was waking up, because I think it's absolutely adorable. And when I looked at the picture afterwards, I noticed that he was totally flipping me off! Who taught him that?!

one month old and happy!

I cannot believe William turned one month old yesterday! Time really flies! Will had his one month check-up yesterday, and here are his stats:

Weight: 10 lbs 5 oz (50th percentile)
Length: 22 inches (70th percentile)
Head: 15 inches (40th percentile)

He is getting so grown up! He has officially outgrown some of his teeny tiny newborn clothes, and he moved up in diaper sizes yesterday! To be fair, he probably should have moved up to the bigger diapers sooner, but I was in denial until I had to change him at the doctor's office and I felt a little bit bad at his too-small diaper! So we have officially moved to size 1!

On another very exciting note, Will smiled at me twice this morning! It was sort of a half-smile both times, but it was definitely his first "awake time" smile. I obviously didn't get a picture, so here's a picture I got a few days ago of one of his sleeping (i.e. gas) smiles. So just imagine this with his eyes open! :)



One of Will's favorite parts of the day is when Daddy gets home from work. I think he loves how playful Matt is with him, and he's probably tired of looking at me by the end of the day! Here's a great picture of their playtime the other night. Matt was getting Will ready for the business world:


Since yesterday was Will's one-month birthday, I decided we most definitely needed a photo shoot. However, Will wasn't interested AT ALL! I could NOT keep him awake. Here's one of the pics of my sweet, sleepy baby:

It has been such a fun month with this little man! We just love him so much, and we can't wait for more fun times!

triple threat

Ever wonder what happens when you put three newborns together on a couch for a photo shoot? Especially if those babies happen to be starting to get a little hungry and fussy?

It starts with a little confusion about what is going on:

Then everyone starts to become displeased....

And then the wheels come off:

Will and I had an impromptu play date with Jennie, Harper, Keli, and Nolan today. It was so much fun! The babies were all on their very best behavior, and the mommies had a blast catching up. Thanks for having us over, Jennie! Can't wait to get these crazy babies together again!

william is here!

William Clayton Hawkins arrived at 1:16pm on February 11, 2010 - a very snowy day in Dallas! He weighed 7 lbs. 15 oz. and was 20 inches long, and he is just perfect! Matt and I still cannot believe that we are parents. We are so blessed!

Will's 2 week birthday is tomorrow, and he has definitely kept us very busy for the past 14 days! His favorite activities right now are eating, sleeping, and making dirty diapers. He sleeps a lot during the day, but he's beginning to have a bit more awake time. At his 2 week check-up, his weight was up to 8 lbs. 12 oz, so he is a healthy, growing boy! Here are a few pictures of what we've been up to:

Just born:

Proud dad:

Love him so much!

Leaving the hospital. He looks so small in the carseat!

Blair made "Team Will" t-shirts:

First bath:

Sweet angel:

Wide awake!

Will had his newborn photos taken last Saturday, and they are precious! We haven't seen them all yet, but our photographer posted a few of her favorites on her blog. Check them out!

Thanks to everyone for the calls, emails, and dinners. We are so lucky to have such great friends and family.

hawkins boys

Love this guy:

And can't wait to meet this one:

I can't believe that baby Will is going to be here tomorrow! Wow...

starting a blog

Well, with baby William on the way (soon!), we've decided to start a blog. I say "we" because Matt certainly is part of this, but not so much in the "posting things" or "thinking this is cool" kinds of ways. So, mostly the updates, while about us both, will be from Lisa. I'm not sure how great I will be at remembering to post, but I think this will be a good way to share news about Will with friends and family, so I am going to give it a try.

The first big update for us, for those who don't already know, is that baby Will is going to be joining us on February 11th! His official due date is February 16th, but according to every ultrasound I ever had, he is a BIG boy. At 37 weeks, he was measuring over 8 pounds already! My doctor thinks that a c-section is the only way he will be entering the world gracefully, so that's the plan. So assuming nothing changes, we will meet Will at 1:00pm this Thursday! While it's very nice to have a set date, it also creates a little bit of a strange feeling. For example, this is the last weekend that we won't have a baby. Kinda weird....

We are both so excited to meet Will after all these months! It feels like time has flown by, but at the same time, I feel like I've been pregnant for a long time. For those who have been requesting belly pics, here's the most recent one we've taken, which was about 36 weeks:

Big boy = BIG belly!

Also, here is a picture of the nursery, which is ready to go (for the most part):

Look at the adorable paintings that Megan made for the nursery:

Thanks, Megan!!

So in addition to starting a blog, our plans for the last few days before becoming parents are to go on dates, clean the house, and sleep a lot! We will keep everyone posted with any baby updates!