Grandparents

Landon has now met all of his grandparents, aunts and one of his uncles. Hopefully he will get to meet Uncle Adam and Jon this month.

My parents came down for my birthday and to see there first grandson. It was really wonderful having them here for the day. We mostly hung out around the house since Landon was still only 6 days old. We did go out to eat for lunch at Saigon Legend, little Vietnamese place on University Ave and one of my favorite restaurants. Landon was perfect. He slept the whole time. Grandpa and Grandma Gorman bought Landon the BumGenius cloth diapers so he is will be set on diapers with those and all the disposable ones our friends gave us. Grandpa and Grandma Gorman love their grandson and he loves them. I am glad they are both around for him to enjoy.

Josh’s parents and brother and sister came down this last weekend to meet Landon. They helped us finish up at our rented house and hang out around here. Saturday night we went out for dinner. Landon did great again. He woke up but didn’t cry and with a little rocking of his car seat went back to sleep. We went to Joe’s place another one of my favorite restaurants. They have the BEST salad bar! We also went to church this past Sunday. Landon got lots of love from everyone. He is such a cuddly baby I know he loved everyone holding him. Grandpa and Grandma Williams bought us a glider while they were here. I think Josh enjoys it more than anyone else. Grandpa and Grandma Williams and the rest of the Williams were very happy to get to love on their grandson/nephew. He loved being loved on by them.

It was Landon’s first time at church. He got to meet lots of new people. He did really well. He only cried once when he was hungry. Unfortunately it was during the quietest time at church, during communion. Oh well, he’s a baby and they only go on their schedule.

What a lucky little guy to have both sets of grandparents alive. In the coming months, Landon will get to meet his Great Grandpa and Grandma Monks, Great Grandma Williams, Great Grandma Gorman, and 3 of his Great Great Great aunts! Wow, he has all kinda of greats living still. Lucky guy!!

Williams

Gormans

Two week appointment

I am so happy! My Landon is growing so well!! Also he is now gone 2 night and only woken up once. I am praying it stays that way. He wakes up at 3:30ish and then stays asleep until 8ish. Here are his stats from today’s appointment

Weight- 7 lbs 3 oz

Height- 21.5 inches

Health- perfect!

My Little Man

This has been a week of new experiences, hard word, amazing happiness, and a few tears. I love being a mom. I love the way Landon looks into my eyes and needs me so much. I never knew I could be so happy to hear a little burp or fart or see a poopy diaper.

Good times- Landon has been able to meet lots of our friends and has been in a good mood for just about all of them. Landon has met one of his aunts, Jessica, and one set of his grandparents, Grandma and Grandpa Gorman. Landon was slightly jaundice after the second day being born and after lots of sun through the windows and 5 minute sunbaths a couple times day outside, it is now gone. Landon is nursing VERY well, sometimes it seems like that is all he does. Landon has slept 3-4 hours at a time on 3 nights! Landon made his Mommy very proud. On my birthday we went out to lunch at one of our favorite restaurants, a little Vietnamese place on University Ave. Landon did great! Wednesday, Little Man and I went to the store to pick up a few things. He slept the whole time and got lots of complements on how cute and little he is. Landon likes it when I sing the alphabet song to him and count to 10.

Tough times- Friday was a tough day, Landon was very fussy, my milk came in and he had difficulty feeding, his jaundice was the worst this day and he didn’t poop. Unfortunately, my Landon does not seem to like getting a bath. Boy did he scream. Daddy turned on some oldies and we tried dancing and singing him through the bath. Maybe, hopefully he will start to like baths. Landon also does not enjoy his diaper being changed, although he seems to realize it helps with the uncomfortable feeling of a dirty diaper and is getting better. There have been a few nights that Landon gets up every hour to hour and half to feed. So even though we have had some tough times we are getting through them and many of them are getting better even in the week he has been alive.

Overall we have a happy, healthy baby boy who Josh and I love more than anything.

Here are some pictures of his first week.

Landon Bradford Williams

Its a Boy!!!!!!!!!

Landon was born on Tuesday, Sept 16th at 1:57am. He was 6 lbs 11 oz and 20.5 inches long.

Mommy Krystle was induced Monday at 3:45 pm. I did it with no pain meds and a lot of help and support from my wonderful husband, Josh and a lot of prayer.


Sorry for taking so long we just moved in to our new house (we are now homeoweners and parents!!!!!) and have had difficulties getting the internet working.

At the Hospital

Hey everyone. This is Krystle's friend Katie writing to tell you that Krystle is being induced this afternoon. Josh called around 2:00 to say that after her appointment this morning Dr. M decided to keep Krystle and induce her. Her blood pressure was still high and she had protein in her urine so they felt this was the best plan for her and baby. Krystle and Josh are both doing well. Looks like baby Williams may actually be born on his/her due date!

Praying hard!

Could you guys please pray that I go into labor this weekend? I am so uncomfortable! Also I had my dr appointment today and Dr is a slightly bit worried I think. My blood pressure is 142 over 92 and I had +1 protein in my urine. If I don't go into labor I have my next appt on Monday morning. He does not want to wait a week. I can do things around the house but I am not allowed to leave the house unless it is to the hospital. I am 1 cm dilated and he agitated my cervix to try to keep the it going. I have to go to the hospital right away if I have a pain in my upper right hand side of my stomach. Baby is still moving around a lot which is good. He thinks baby will be 7lbs 4-5 oz. We will keep you updated if I go into labor.


P.S. we stayed at our new house last night!! We are almost all moved over just have a lot of unpacking. Dr said I can keep unpacking, just take it slowly.

Busy, Busy, Busy

Josh and my life seemed to be in warp speed since he has gotten home. We have everything set for the house and just have to do closing which will happen on Friday, Aug 29^th. We can’t believe that at the end of this week we will be home owners!! We will get to start moving some of our stuff on Saturday. Most of the house will have to wait for the following week since they are refinishing the wood floors. They have to wait for everything to be out before they can start. We will be able to set up our office/spare bedroom and kitchen. We have been running around and calling people to get all the last minute things and paperwork done. It is hard work buying a house. I think, although I have nothing to compare it to, that buying a for sale by owner is slightly more time consuming than using a real estate agent.

I also had my doctor appointment last week, which I forgot to talk about. All I did was the non-stress test. Baby and I passed with flying colors. Dr. Marichal was a little surprised with how many light contraction I had and how much baby was moving. I told him that I didn’t even feel any contractions. I have felt MUCH stronger ones, especially this past weekend. He asked me if I had every thing for baby. I told him I had some stuff but I am having a baby shower on September 6^th. He told me as long as baby waited until this week to come he was OK with it. On Friday, I had them every 45 minutes for 6 hours and the night before they were 10 minutes apart for about an hour. On Tuesday, I have another appointment and another stress test. Dr. Marichal will be checking my cervix, too.

Josh and I got a good laugh from this story. The night my contractions were about 10 mins apart I woke up to the sound of something breaking. I figured one of the cats had knocked something over. I woke Josh up and said, “I think something just broke.” He, being half asleep and remembering the last thing that happened before we went to bed thought I meant my water broke. He quickly realized that I wasn’t talking about that when I yelled to the cats to stop playing around. He told me the next morning what he thought had happened. We both got a kick out of the story.

Here are some belly pictures.

Joshua is home! and Our cute Chang

Yea! Josh is home safe and sound. The whole group had a great time. They were able to get home on time despite Tropical Storm Fay. The only set back was their luggage was left in Seoul, Korea. How this happened when they had a 8 hour lay over I don't know. Delta did deliver the luggage this evening which was great but Jeremiah's baggage looked like it had been run over- the side supports were crushed or missing, the zipper was broken, and the biggest disappointment of all was Jeremiah's gift for his girlfriend was ruined. Half of the custom hand painted jewelry box had the paint scratched off. I think I can fix it but I am going to let him decide what to do with it. Also they brought back 2 boxes of mango jam, which is so amazing! We had when I went to Thailand last year and it was my favorite thing about breakfast. Well 4 jars were smashed and 4 more had the seal broken on them. All of us were blessed and joyed that everyone made it home safely and on time.

Funny story about our lovable Chang
I tried to get a picture of this but unfortunately Chang move when I brought out the camera. He wanted to attack the string from the camera. Jessica was watching the Olympics. She was watching the cycling. Chang love watching the animal TV shows but we now have found his new TV love. Cycling!! I think he really enjoys it. He watched it for almost 10-12 minutes. He was so into it. It was really cute. I am slightly upset I didn't get a picture of him but here is another cute picture of him sitting on my computer chair, another cute thing he does.

A note from Josh about the trip as it comes to an end

Well, we finished the VBS and it was a success. Let me tell you, teaching in English so Bobby can translate is not simple, but we made it work. Bobby told the stories in a dramatic and exciting way and I had the key points for him to translate for the kids. Most importantly, it was interesting and applicable to the kids' lives. I was thrilled to spend so much time with the kids and see the relationships between the children and our team grow. This trip has been a huge blessing to me and a sharp reminder that this particular field is where my family is being led. I am convinced that I must prioritize this work so that what I need to do here can be our focus. Krystle (who of course is the one maintaining this blog) has been the keystone of the foundation for my encouragement. Taylor, Linda, and all those who sent us have been the rest. We thank God for your encouragement in this time. Krystle feels as I do and is working diligently to ensure that this mission field is one of our family's priorities. Between being less than one month from Krystle's due date, purchasing (hopefully) our first home, trying to be a part of the youth-group leadership, starting a small business, and preparing to lead our first short-term mission trip, our life has been incredibly busy. Of course, Krystle has been the seam to keep everything together and has kept things afloat in the States while we have been on this trip. When I return, expect me to be fervently raising support so that we can continue this work at the same pace. Monthly support is key to being able to continue work without major delays and interruption. I am certain that if I can raise a portion of the monthly funds needed for our support, I can continue and greatly expand what Krystle and I are working on for this Thailand ministry. I look forward to coming home and giving my report. Thank you for your love and prayers.

Lots of updates

Great Friends

I am very blessed to have such wonderful friends and family. I realized this week how loved I am. I really thank everyone who has made an effort to help with Josh leaving. It means the world to me.

Mike and Vernine are such great friends. Wednesday night they made dinner for us so that we won’t have to worry about dinner the night before Josh left. With as busy and stressed as Josh and I were that night it was great to relax and spend some time with friends. Vernine also is making me dinner tonight, bring it over and then are some girl time. It works out nice for both of us. I get food and company and she gets a night with only a grown-up.

Chris invited me over to her sister’s house. Her sister is out of town and Chris is petsitting her 3 dogs. Bourbon loves Carrie’s (Chris’ sister) dogs. So Saturday Bourbon and I loaded up and went over to see Chris. Chris and I spent the day in the pool talking and exercising. It felt great! Bourbon spent the day romping around Carrie’s 5 acres of land with the other dogs.

Regina, a friend of mine from Westwood, and I went out to dinner. She treated me. I was great to not have to stand up and prepare a meal plus she is great company. I hadn’t gotten to see her in a while so we spend several hours catching up on the summer events of our lives.

Even though Mom and Dad aren’t here to help, they did what they could. They bought me a steak dinner so I would have one less dinner to worry about. I love steak and I certainly wouldn’t have made it while Josh is gone. It was so yummy and I even had enough for lunch the next day.

Jessica made dinner for me on Friday night and made sure to make leftovers so while she was gone for the weekend I would have one less meal to make.

House

House inspection was last week after Josh left. Everything went very well. There were only a few things. We also signed the contract. Now we only have to wait on getting a termite inspection which is today and the mortgage company. They have to get the house appraised and do the final paperwork with the house and loan.

Mission trip update

Well so far so good. Everyone is having a wonderful time in Thailand. They are keeping busy. Linda wanted to give the children an American treat so the team is making almost 300 oatmeal raisin cookies so each child can have two yummy sugary American treats. I am sure the kids will love it. If you haven’t already, check out the North Burma Christian Mission blog for more on the trip and some awesome pictures.

Baby Williams

I had my 35 week check up today. Now I will have appointments every week. I also have to sit in the office for a half hour every week so they can monitor the baby’s heartbeat. Dr. Marichal is fairly certain the non-stress test will not show anything but because of my abnormal umbilical cord it is just a preventative measure. If anything shows up that is unusual I will have another sonogram so they can take a look. It is always nice to hear from the doctor that he has nothing to give me a hard time about. Dr. Marichal likes to joke around and give his patients a hard time. He told me today I was doing to well with my weight and everything else that he is disappointed he can’t give me a hard time. Today, baby was lying sideways which is quite uncomfortable. I am hoping he/she turns when its time and doesn’t cause any difficulties. I had Jessica take pictures of the belly. So here are pictures of the baby belly. It is getting so close! I really don’t think there is much more room for baby in there.