Shelly & Q

Celebrating Halloween in Southern California

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Oct. 31st, 2011

This year we decided to head down to Southern California to celebrate Halloween with the Sanders Family. It's not just for kids anymore, so you can only imagine the crazy costumes we were caught wearing.

Sharing is Caring

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Oct. 18th, 2011

Tonight, Q was feeding Mason (8 months old) his cereal, and Q opened his mouth like he wanted some and Mason took his spoon and put it in Q's mouth. I later came home and Mason was feeding Boyd and Quentin, then I jumped in and asked, "Can I have a bite?" and Mason put the spoon in my mouth, too! I love that he loves to share! He is such a sweet little guy, and his brother really loves that he is interacting with him. Boyd gets soooo excited at any little thing that Mason does. Boyd loves that his brother is learning new things and understanding a little more each day.

Another Photo Shoot

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Oct. 12th, 2011

Here are pictures of our boys, Mason at 8 months old and Boyd at 3 years.

Flash from the not so distant past!

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Here are some pictures from August, 2011
Our trip to the Fire House with friends.

Here are some pictures from Sept. 7th, 2011
Boyd's first day of preschool.

Here are some pictures from Sept. 2011
Our trip to the Oakland Zoo with the family.

Boyd's Quotes to Remember!

2011-10-17T07:55:00.000-07:00

Oct. 17th, 2011

Here are just a few of Boyd's famous quotes at 2 and 3 years old:

While driving and making a quick turn onto Monterey Street Boyd said, "Mom, we won!" He thought we were in a race and beat the other cars. (3 years)

While getting Boyd ready to go outside he said, "Sandals, teeth brushed, and MEAN guys!" Just part of getting ready in Boyd's eyes. (3 years old)

After the Luau, I asked Boyd what his favorite part was and he said, "The pretty dresses on their bottoms (the dancers' skirts)!" (2 years old)

Boyd just told me that he needs an oil change and he has to go bye bye to do it--this is instead of a diaper change! Yikes! Not sure the oil change will fix the messy diaper.
(2 years old)

Boyd (my 2 year old) scared me this morning, when I woke up to him standing over me in my bed at 4:30 in the morning asking me, "Mom, I'm hungry, can I have some pizza?!" I guess he liked the pizza I made last night for dinner, enough to wake me up in the middle of the night and scare me to death!

Boyd said the prayer tonight all by himself, and included, "...please bless the COWS!" His prayers from here on out include blessing the cows. (2 years old)

Boyd's new skill at 2 years old:

Okay, so I am a little scared about Boyd's new skills on the tablet and Netflix. Today, I turned around and he had turned the tv on and started Thomas on Netflix! Two weeks ago, his uncle J taught him Angry Birds on his IPhone and Ipad. Then he came home and Quentin taught him how to do it on the Tablet. Yikes!

Mason at 8 Months Old

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10-9-11
Mason is a newly 8 month old who just learned how to say, "Ma, Ma" among other babbling words. He is constantly talking and looking at us like, "What you don't understand me--why!!!???" He is totally adorable and loves splashing in the bath and grabbing at the bubbles and eating them. He is way excited any time he hears or sees Boyd. They are such good brothers! We feel so blessed to have two healthy, sweet, loving boys.

Mason just learned how to do the following things:
~Says, "Yay! Yay! Yay!" while clapping.
~Says, "Hi, Hi, Hi!" while waving.
~Says, "Hi, Da Da!" while waving.
~Can give high fives!
~Can sign "more" with his hands.
~Crawled for the first time on Oct. 13th, 2011. He does it here and there but not all the time. He still prefers rolling over crawling.
~Started army crawling, really fast, the day after he crawled on all fours. I guess he figured out that he is faster at that!

New words that Mason learned while vacationing down South with family, just one week shy of turning 9 months old.
~Can say, "Granpa" for Grandpa--he learned this after visiting down south with Grandpa Sanders and Grandpa Wilcox
~Can say, "Gramma" for Grandma.
~Can say, "Nana" for banana. He loves eating a banana with any meal, and if he sees one he will ask for one.

Boyd, Our BIG 3 Yr. Old

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Here are a few things that Boyd enjoys doing these days:
~Putting puzzles together all by himself
~Riding a tricycle
~Building towers
~Cruising on his big wheel
~Playing games and drawing on Daddy's Tablet
~Turning on Netflix and using the DVD player all by himself (he actually started doing this at 2 1/2 years old)
~Playing at Bob the Builder's house in the dirt pile (The Wharton's house)

Mason at 7 Months

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Here are a few cool things that Mason can do:
~Rocking back and fourth on all fours
~Said, "Ow" after Boyd said it and then later that day he hit something with his head and said, "Ow"
~Rolls from room to room
~Likes playing peek-a-boo with Boyd
~Takes his pacifier out and puts it in Mom's mouth and giggles
~Eats small finger foods by himself and can eat with a spoon
~Claps his hands

Boyd's Birthday Bash!

2011-10-06T16:21:00.001-07:00

Boyd had a great 3rd birthday! He celebrated, celebrated, and celebrated some more! He had Grandma Wilcox and Lori Gleason come up for his Wyatt and Boyd, "Bob the Builder" Party on Saturday, Sept. 24th. Where he had the most amazing dump truck cake made by Grandma Wilcox and Daddy. Grandma and Grandpa Wilcox bought him a really cool gerbil ball for kids, clothes, and Legos--which he LOVES!
Then the following Monday, he had a birthday party with Mom, Dad, Mason and our neighbors, Randy and Linda. Where he got a jump house, trains, and a Bob the Builder movie.
The following Thursday, Mom made him dinosaur cupcakes to take to preschool. All the kids licked the frosting off the cakes and played with the toy dinosaurs. So much for making a hypo-allergenic cake--it was nasty!

Looking Back, August 2011

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Fun things Mason learned to do at 6 months (Aug. 2011):
~Wave and Say "Hn, Hn" (Hi)
~Scoot all over the place
~Roll and Roll and Roll to get whatever we wants or just to catch up with Boyd
~Crashing down Boyd's castles
~Playing trains with Boyd, making tunnels with his arms for Boyd to send his trains through
~Got himself up on all 4's

Fun things Boyd started doing at 2 years and 11 months old (Aug.-Sept. 2011):
~Wrote "B" and "D" and told us he wrote his name and said, "B-O-Y-D, Boyd"
~Started preschool!

Oakland Zoo, Sept. 17, 2011

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Just thinking about yesterday's mishap at the Oakland Zoo...Q was looking at the alligator exhibit and I was on the other side of it with Boyd (about 10 feet from him). Q yelled, "HI!" to Boyd and Boyd immediately yelled back, "DADDY!" Needless to say, Boyd began climbing the exhibit and got on the top of the first fence before I could grab him. The crazy part was that that was the high part of the fence and Boyd could not see the alligator only 10 feet from him. He only had to go over another 2.5 ft. fence and then he would be in the exhibit---I am so calling the zoo and complaining about the exhibit and how unsafe it was. It wasn't like I was not right there with him, but kids are so fast!

Other than that, we had a great visit to the zoo. The kids had sooo much fun! Boyd loved seeing the elephants and playing on the spider web rope and caterpillar slide. Mason's favorite part was getting his first taste of an Icee off of Dad. Overall, a good day trip--Boyd made it home and we didn't have to fight off an alligator!

Mason's Big Month!

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July, 2011

On July 14th, we took both boys in for a haircut appointment. Yes, I said, "Both boys!" Mason's hair was long when he was born and just before the cut it was about 5 inches in some areas--way too long for a 5 month old:( Poor guy had hair in his face, that is, until now!

This week (July 10-17th), Mason has been rolling all over the place and sitting up with help. He is super skinny (10% for his weight), and it is helping him get himself stuck in some pretty crazy places. Just today, I heard him screaming and found him rolled over while buckled into his chair, and later he did it again, but in his swing. I can't leave that kid anywhere anymore--no where is safe! He also has discovered how to old things with his feet--what a crazy Bear, or should I say, "MONKEY!"

Our Yosemite Trip

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June-July 2011

Quentin's family had a reunion at Bass Lake at the end of June and into July of this year. We got to stay at an amazing cabin and enjoy Grandpa's boat everyday! Boyd especially loved sitting with Grandpa while Daddy drove the boat. We even got Boyd to ride the triple tube with us!

We also took a day trip to Yosemite and saw some pretty cool waterfalls. Quentin and I have decided that we need to go back when the boys are a little older so we can take advantage of some awesome bike trails and day hikes. Boyd still had fun seeing waterfalls and walking across some small creeks.

At the lake we started really encouraging Boyd to wear his "Big Boys" (underwear), so he can start preschool in the fall. He did great with only one accident that I can think of on the trip. He is still going strong with wearing his "Big Boys" and now says, "I go pee pee for preschool!" We have been telling him if he can wear his underwear than he can start preschool--and he is "so excited!" (his words) :)

Let It Snow!

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In March of this year it actually snowed in Gilroy.

I took a picture of Mason in our bay window, but unfortunately I didn't wake up Boyd for this photo opportunity:(

Sweet Dreams

2011-03-20T23:29:00.000-07:00

Mar. 20th, 2011

Tonight I asked Boyd to say prayers, and he did! I totally expected to have to help him from start to finish and he totally surprised me by saying it all by himself. He hesitated in the middle of his prayer, and I went to help him, just to have him cut me off to say, "thankful for Mom, Dad, Boyd, and Mason." He also mentioned something about going bye-bye. I only wish Quentin was home to witness this! I love a child's prayer, because it is so pure and sweet! Boyd has such a sweet heart.

Peep! Peep! Peep!

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Mar. 8th, 2011

A couple of days ago, I gave Boyd (our 2 year old) a rabbit peep for the first time, and I told him to eat the ears first. Well, today he was playing with my decorative rabbits and ate the ear off of one of them:( Be careful what you tell your 2 year old, they just might think that it applies to everything!

Boyd's Disneyland Trip

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Monorail rides!!!

So many of you are probably thinking, you are crazy for having taken a two week old to Disneyland--and you are so right!!! But, you really need to understand the reason behind it, before you totally judge us:)

Since Nov. 2011, Boyd has been asking to go back to Disneyland everyday. We told Boyd that we couldn't go, because we needed to wait for Baby Mason to come. He took that very well, but reminded us 5 times everyday. "When Baby Mason comes, I go see pop pop fireworks with Mommy, Daddy, Baby Mason, Boyd, and Grandma and Grandpa, too!"

Well, you could imagine what happened when Baby Mason finally did come home..."When Baby Mason comes, I go see pop pop fireworks with Mommy, Daddy, Baby Mason, Boyd, and Grandma and Grandpa, too! AND THAT'S BABY MASON!!!" Boyd was pretty upset that we didn't deliver Disneyland right away and we knew that if we were to ever redeem ourselves with Boyd, we needed to take Boyd to Disneyland. We really couldn't be known as LIARS in our son's eyes.
Waiting for the train

Mom & Mason on Small World

The whole lot of us racing to the fire!

Boyd having a terrible time... :)

Picture Time with Auntie Jenny

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Feb. 16th, 2011

Auntie Jenny flew out to our house from Washington to take pictures of our cute, adorable Mason.

Mason gets a visitor at the hospital!

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While Shelly and Mason were still at the hospital, they got a surprise visitor, BOYD! He was real excited to see Mommy again, but we couldn't keep him away from his new brother.

Boyd, the big brother : )

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Boyd hasn't been able to keep his hands off his new brother. Mason feels very comfortable with him, and they are dang cute together!

Merry Christmas to our good friends!

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Hey guys, just wanted to take a moment and thank all our dear friends and family for everything you do, for the good times we've had this year. We are truly grateful to have such wonderful people in our lives. May you enjoy this special season with all your loved ones, and Merry Christmas!

Love,
Q, Shelly, and Boyd

And another birthday bash!

2009-10-12T21:00:00.000-07:00

On Sept. 26th, Boyd hit the big 1!!! We had a party at a local park, and he had a blast. As many of you know, Boyd wishes he had been born a lion, so it wasn't too hard to pick a theme for his bash. Lion cake, lion piñata, and little lion cub cupcakes... finished by a classic game of Pin-the-nose-on-the-lion!

Liz Hale came over and helped make the cake

Boyd was SO excited to see his lion cake! Nice work ladies!

This was by far Boyd's favorite activity. He could not believe we actually wanted him to hit the lion...

Did I mention he enjoyed hitting the piñata?

Boyd was not at all shy when it came to raiding the piñata loot, he ran right in and came up with his treasure, a tootsie roll... : )

I think he remembered this part from his party down in SoCal, he was ready to attack that cake!

Grandma Wilcox made the trip up the night before, just in time to help with all the preparations... And our little guy just loves his Grandma!

Boyd parties with the Sanders!

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Grandma and Grandpa Sanders threw our little guy a party for his first birthday, and as usual, he loved the attention! He got some great gifts, but he really dug his first cake!

Boyd giving some "loves" to his new book, "Peek-a-boo kisses"

Big Boyd doin what he does best...

Boyd did NOT like being told he was "All Done." : )

Adventures in SoCal!

2009-10-12T15:16:00.000-07:00

September was a fun month for us, Shelly and I were able to get some time off work, and we drove down to hang with family for a bit. Boyd did really well with the drive, (whew, we were sorta worried about that part) and we enjoyed catching up with everyone.

Boyd getting into trouble with his cousin Garrett.

Repentance.... part one ; )

2009-10-12T14:58:00.000-07:00

Sorry for keeping you all hanging... we have been such lazy bloggers of late. Good thing we know about repentance! So here's to fresh starts, and stay tuned for more riveting updates about our little family... : )

Florida, Part one!

2009-02-16T21:57:00.000-08:00

Dec. 31st - Jan. 3rd, 2009
This year on New Years Eve, we decided to party by packing up our suitcases, and flying to Florida! Well, we mighta made the decision a bit earlier than that, but we did do quite a bit of last-minute packing for our trip on New Years eve... : (

So we headed out to San Jose airport at 0-dark-thirty, and flew to Ft. Lauderdale, met up with Shelly's sister and family, rented a minivan and drove for a few more hours to Orlando (don't ask why we didn't just fly straight to Orlando, it's a long story!) But the place we stayed at was great, and we had a nice cozy bed to crash in for our week in Florida.

The T-Rex restaurant in Downtown Disney

Boyd loved the lights, and the food wasn't too bad either!

Our next day was mostly spent stocking the home, napping, swimming in the house pool (a first for our little guy!), and a very cool dinner at the Disneyworld version of Downtown Disney. We ate at the TRex Restaurant, and Boyd was absolutely loving all the animated dinos and lights!Boyd hanging out with family in the house pool

He wasn't quite sure he liked it yet... : /

Saturday was an amazing day, we went to Discovery Cove, a nature water park and animal reserve. There were huge salt-water pools that had amazing reefs that you could snorkel around and through, whilst surrounded by ginormous sting rays... : ) Shelly's favorite thing was the river that wound through the entire park, where you could just lay back on floats and watch the beautiful tropical landscape pass by, and spot all the amazing birds that were all around the park. Very fun day, and we highly recommend anyone visiting Orlando to check it out!

Our group at Discovery Cove

Boyd bonding with Aunt Shawnda

Boyd cuddling with Mommy, and loving it!

Los Velez y el delfín

This place was crazy full of birds, I took almost 200 pictures there! This one was in the aviary where all kinds of birds would swoop down to you and feed.

One December, and three Christmases!

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December, 2008

December was a great month, and we got to see so much of our family! We traveled to LA on the 23rd, but before we left, we were able to have a small little Christmas celebration in our home.

Santa brought Boyd a new baby gym, and he LOVED it!

Mommy improved on the whole idea by adding Daddy's slinky... : )

He couldn't wait to tell his Dad about all his great loot!

Then, on Christmas day, we were at Shelly's parents home in Garden Grove, and Boyd got to see lots of Shelly's family, at least when his uncle Jerec would let him go... Wow, they were inseparable!L to R: Markie, Grandma Sanders, and Shelly with Boyd. And that chicken cutting board is from us! : )

L to R: Candy, Big Mark, Ollie (the dog), Berkley, Jerec, and Shawnda

Shelly's favorite present! He loves that caterpillar that his cousin Berkley got him!

The next day we were at my parent's place in Downey, and Boyd was mobbed by all his Wilcox/Lane cousins. We really enjoyed seeing our family, and getting to share that wonderful Christmas spirit with them!

Aunt Liz getting to know the real Boyd... the nap king

Christmas dinner with the Wilcox/Lane grandkids

Any more grandkids, and we are going to have to reserve a party hall!

A little Christmas music to finish off the night, thanks Willie and Dad!

Gilroy Gardens' Holiday Lights

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On Dec. 20th, 2008, we invited our friends Glen and Aimee (and Boyd's little friend, Gage) to go to the local theme park here in Gilroy to see the Christmas lights that they had put up. And, since Shelly works there, we were able to get in for pretty cheap! : )
We all had a great time, and survived the chilly air! We love Christmas time!

Boyd really liked the lights everywhere, but it was too cold to keep him out for long.

Gage was dressed a little warmer than Boyd, so he got to hang out on his daddy's shoulder.

As we were leaving the park, we wanted to take one more family picture, but Boyd was already asleep... So here we are!

Our Christmas tree, Oh, Christmas tree...

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I was very proud of myself this year, and actually got our Christmas tree up in time for Christmas! Yeah, i know, I'm amazing...

We had a fun time decorating it, and Boyd was happy watching us put up the twinkle lights from his chair. We sure do love Christmas time!

It's Story Time!

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Boyd loved Six Little Twinkling Stars, especially the little flashing lights.

Dec. 7, 2008

Quentin has decided that he is going to start reading a bed time story to Boyd every night that he is home. I caught a few pictures of their first "Story Time" and I am happy that they both seem to be enjoying it.

Here Comes Santa Claus!

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Oh yeah, Santa! Can you touch your nose? I can!!!

OOH, twinkling lights.

Snoozing in Santa's arms.

The perfect picture of Boyd with Santa. Thanks to Daddy!

Dec. 5, 2008

It was love at first site! Boyd's favorite colors are red, black and white, so of course we knew that Boyd would hit it off with Santa.

Daddy Day

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Boyd is already multitasking--holding his bottle and his pacifier.

Dec. 4, 2008

It's "Daddy Day" at the Wilcox home, our first one actually. I returned to work to help out for a special event, and Quentin stayed home with Boyd. I heard that Quentin asked his friend, "What was Shelly thinking, leaving Boyd home with me?" Well, I thought it would be a good bonding moment for the boys.

Anyways, the reason why I am blogging this is because of what I discovered when I returned home. Boyd was holding his own bottle, and not just for a few seconds at a time. He was holding it until he finished it. I was impressed! I asked Quentin, "How did you teach him to hold his own bottle?" Quentin replied, "Easy, he could not eat unless he could hold his own bottle." Okay, so that is borderline abuse, but it paid off and we are all reaping the benefits.

Graduation Day

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Dec. 1, 2008

Boyd has graduated, from his bassinet. He is no longer in our room, but his room. He loves his crib! Some mornings he wakes up at 5:30 a.m. to sing us a morning song, and then returns back to sleep. He is quite the talker, and we love it!

Boyd's Blessing Day

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Boyd getting dressed and ready for his big day.

Boyd smiling for the camera.

Right before going into the Church for his blessing.

Boyd tuckered out after his blessing.

The Wilcox Family

Nov. 30, 2008

Today Boyd was blessed in the Downey 3rd Ward by his daddy, Quentin. Q did such a great job and it is a day that will forever be remembered. Most of our family was able to attend the blessing, because we had his blessing the Sunday after Thanksgiving.

Yay for Sleeping Babies

2009-01-14T11:23:00.000-08:00

Nov. 22, 2008

Boyd surprised everyone at my parent's house, but mostly me, he slept through the night for the first time. He went down at 10 p.m. and woke up at 5:30 a.m. I forgot how much I missed sleep. I had been running on zero for at least 9 months. I couldn't sleep well when I was pregnant and heaven know I couldn't sleep as a new mom. How wonderful it is to have a baby sleeping through the night.

Flying with Baby

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Nov. 19th, 2008

So, as many of you know, it is difficult to travel with a baby. This was actually my first time traveling with Boyd and I will never forget it!
Originally, Q was suppose to take Boyd and myself to the airport, but he was called away down south for all of the fires. He was gone for a week and the day he was returning was the day that I was flying down south--it was nearly 2 weeks when we say Q again. I ended up getting a ride to the airport and everything went smoothly, that is, until I got on the plane. Boyd was hungry, so I bottle fed him and he ended up drinking the whole bottle before we took off. I discovered that I could give him his pacifier and continue to pull it away from him in order to get him to continue sucking, so his ears would not hurt. On the way down, Boyd decided he needed to go # 2 and he did. While going down he screamed and screamed, because his ears hurt due to not taking a bottle/pacifier and his #2 diaper was irritating his yeast infection. It wasn't until we got off the plane that I could change him, but I figured it could wait until I got in my mother-in-law's car. Once we landed, I got all of the bags and started loading everything in the car. That is when I realized that I left the car base in the airport--I had to run back with Boyd screaming and Q's mom circling the airport. It was crazy!!!
All ended well, Boyd got his diaper changed, I got his car base, and my dear mother-in-law called my father-in-law for yeast infection medication. We can happily say, "We survived our first flight!"

Discovering Toys

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On Nov. 10, Boyd discovered his toys. We love that he is now playing with his toys and they are no longer just cute ornaments hanging from his chair and play gym.

Park Day

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On Nov. 7th, I took Boyd to his first "Park Day". Every Friday the moms from church all get together and go to the park with their kids. It is really nice because all of the kids have a great time and the moms get to socialize. Boyd's first "Park Day" was a fun one. He enjoyed people watching. When he gets older I am going to have to take him to Disneyland to people watch, and I will probably let him go on a few rides, too!

Oh, and how could I forget to mention that he held his bottle for the 2nd time--all by himself!!! This is a big step and it makes mom and dad's life easier.

Boyd's New Trick

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On Nov. 3rd, Boyd figured out that he could roll onto his back when he is tired of "tummy time."

Save the date! Boyd giggled!!!

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On Oct. 27th, our little guy woke up at his regular feeding time--4 a.m.! This is typical for a 1 month old, but what followed was momentous. While feeding my little guy, he pulled away and smiled and let out his first little laugh. I will never forget this! It almost brought me to tears just hearing his sweet little laugh. Fortunately, I was feeding Boyd in our bed, so Q heard it too. What a happy moment.

These days, Boyd will laugh at anything that his daddy says--just the sound of his voice will bring him to a full-on belly laugh. He is his daddy's little boy.

Boyd's First Halloween!

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Boyd told us he wanted to be a spider for his first Halloween, so here he is looking spidery.

Our Silly Spider is showing off his costume for Mommy.

Apparently he is a garden spider.

Oh, no wait, he is a Silly Spider--eyes crossed and all.

Boyd has had enough of his costume, and he is telling Mom and Dad to take him out of it, NOW!

Boyd was waiting all evening to go trick-or-treating, but ended up too tired to go out. Maybe next year!

Visit from Shelly's side...

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Boyd with Auntie Shawnda

Snuggling with his cousin Berkley

Grandma was very excited to play with Boyd...

There were lots of kisses, and more kisses, and more...

Boyd wondering "what kinda family did I get born into???"

In the last part of October 08, Shelly's family came up and visited us... or actually, they tried to steal our little one from us! We were lucky to have cousin Berkley, aunt Shawnda, and grandma Sanders with us for a few days, and we appreciated the babysitting help! Heaven knows we needed the rest... : )

Docent "Thank You" dinner

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On Oct. 24th, Shelly planned a dinner for all the docent volunteers at her work. And, as a surprise, she brought Boyd, dressed up as a docent! Thanks, Chiemi, for the perfect vest!

No, we did not all die...

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Just in case you, our dear friends and family, were concerned... : )

We'll try and do better with our blogging from now on, promise! We oughta have enough material...

Mommy and Baby's First Outing On Their Own

2008-10-13T10:08:00.000-07:00

This last Friday I had to take Boyd in for his 2 week check up, and wow, reality hit me hard. I realized just how difficult it is to get out of the house with a little guy. I thought that I was doing well with time and gave him a bath early, and took a shower myself. Well, by then Boyd suddenly was starving when it was time to leave the house, so I had to feed him. Then I was getting ready to load him up when I heard a grunt sound coming from him--oh no! He was starting to work on a messy diaper! I had no choice but to put him in his car seat and drive to San Jose to his doctor's appt.

Of course I showed up late and had to wait an additional 30 minutes past my appt. time for the next available slot. When I finally got into the exam room, you guessed it, he had made the messiest poopy diaper he has ever done! It took me almost 10 minutes to clean up this dirty diaper. But the nurse weighed our little guy and measured him, and I was amazed to learn that he has gained more than his birth weight back--he is 7 lbs. 2 oz. and 21 in. long. He is just growing so fast.

On the way home I had planned to go run some errands, but that all went out the window after such an exhausting trip to the doctor's. I just had enough energy to get to the gas station and to fill up, and that was just so I could get us home! But I am so proud of myself, I took my little Boyd out on his first outing without help--maybe I can do this! Being a parent is hard, but well worth all the work. And I have a newfound respect for all those moms out there who remember how much easier it was with only one kid!

Wet Boyd!

2008-10-06T22:20:00.000-07:00

It is so fun being parents!!! I guess you might argue that after getting virtually no sleep for over a week, you can giggle over just about anything. But watching Boyd get his first little sponge bath from Shelly was more than I could handle. I'm just amazed at how much personality I'm noticing in the little guy. Yep, i'm totally smitten : )

Boyd doesn't have too much of a winter coat, so he does not like losing his clothes!

A little happier now, he liked the warm water in the washcloth!

He's a total cuddle-bug, and SOOOO cute

The last picture's flash caught his attention, and made for a perfect picture of the little guy!

All bundled up and smelling sweet!

Just some random shots from the hospital

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I actually really enjoyed my stay at the hospital. Good Samaritan in San Jose took great care of Boyd, myself, and even my many visitors! They gave me free room service whenever I wanted it, and had a stocked pantry for all my family that came by.

While I was being induced, I was kinda jealous of Q, that he could have all the yummy treats in the pantry, while I was only allowed to sip on 1/2 a styrofoam cup of apple juice! For 13 hours! Q told me about some "Otter Pops" in the pantry freezer, but the nurses would not let me have one until after the delivery. So immediately after, while the doctor is stitching, and I am nursing, all I could think about was that delicious, icy cold, Otter Pop! Q brought it to me, and the nurse said, "wow, you are already multi-tasking!" I had 2 Otter Pops, 2 Popsicles, 2 strawberry Jellos, and 3 cups of juice within 30 mins of Boyd's arrival!

Burping my cute guy!

Settling him into his vibrating chair, and man does he love that binky!

Me Loving Boyd, and Boyd loving his blanket

2 days old, and already holding his pacifier in!

Ok, he still needs some practice!

Bath Time!

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After arriving in my recovery room, Boyd got a visit from one of the nurses who gave him his first bath. I think he liked it!

More Boyd

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I know you guys are sick of him already, but I can't get enough!

Grandma couldn't wait, and surprised us with a visit at the hospital

We are still trying to get Berkley away from him... She cannot stop hovering over her first little cousin!

Daddy and Boyd celebrating the Dodgers making the playoffs! GO DODGERS!!!

Finally, after 3 days in the hospital, they let us go home... here we are, all packed up, and ready for Boyd's first car ride!

4 days old, crashed out in his chair... what a life! : )

Welcome Baby Boyd!!!

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Hello all! Everything went wonderfully, and Boyd Douglas Wilcox was born at 11:09 AM on Friday, Sep. 26th!!! As you can imagine, we are so happy and proud! He weighed in at a whopping 6lbs. 15oz., and is 19 in. long. Shelly is recuperating at the hospital, but is in good spirits and hopes to be home soon. Enjoy the pics!

Shelly's arrival at the hospital for her induction... we were a little nervous!

Settling in for the night

Shelly and little Boyd, awwwww!

The Wilcox family, and our great doc Dr. Hur!

The man of the hour, Boyd Douglas!

A few days from delivery...

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Here is a picture that Q took of me last night---right before the big day! It looks like the doctor is going to induce me on Thursday night, and I will have my little one on Friday, Sept. 26th. I am a little scared, but it is nice to see the light at the end of the tunnel. Q will be posting pictures on Friday or Saturday, so stay tuned to our blog.

I can blog too!!!

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Q's showing me how to post, I promise that you will be seeing much more from me soon!

Ready for Boyd!!!

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Well, here's the room, all done up and waiting for our little guy! We want to say thank you to all those who have helped us prepare for his arrival. We love his room, and we are pretty sure he's gonna love it as well... : )

Don't worry, that bucket has plenty of toys in there!

Shelly's Docent Shower

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Last Saturday, Shelly's coworkers threw her a shower. It was "so fun!" She really can't stop gushing over how sweet and caring her docents are, and how lucky she is to be blessed with such
good friends. Here are some photos of the event.

Shelly's Shower

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There were so many good pictures of good friends, but here are a few...

Thank you so much to all of you who helped out and attended, it meant so much to Shelly!

A visit from the artistic side of the family

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Today Shelly and I were lucky enough to have Sallie and Mom visit, packing some serious paint! They drove from LA to Gilroy, painted Boyd's room, and then drove back, all in less than 24 hours!
But, as you can see, they have an amazing talent, and we are very lucky to have such a fun family!

The "Wonder" Cake...

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Shelly was gaga over this thing... kinda cute though...

More pics from Idaho

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Some good times...

Back to work... :(

2008-07-13T20:54:00.000-07:00

Wow, what an amazing month! From the North Shore to Jackson Hole to the Firehole River, we had a fantastic time. And it was great seeing the family almost in it's ginormous entirety. But, all good things must come to an end, and now it's back to work. Shelly has been extremely busy coordinating all her summertime events at the park, and I've been paying back all my amigos that covered my shifts during the trips. But all is well at home, and we have plenty of pictures to remind us of the good times we had.

We've Arrived...

2008-06-19T13:18:00.000-07:00

In Hawaii and the blogging world.