Gardening while pregnant...
say what?!



I love gardening. Before Christian was born I was able to fix up our strawberries and make myself a new little rose garden. This picture was taken the Saturday of General Conference; I was 39 weeks along. I did the rose garden the day before Christian came. That must have been what finally brought him here! Hopefully one day I'll get around to my huge flower garden. I already diagrammed how I want to rearrange the flowers/perennials. It's gonna be a ton of work, so I've been tackling it a little at a time. Well, right now I'm actually doing nothing of the sort. Which is good. I need to let myself recover. I'm finding it very challenging to let myself rest.

Our Precious Easter Baby!

Welcome to the World
Christian Scott Willison



I think he has the same tan complexion as Lincoln did when he was born (see photo of Lincoln on left side bar). Love it!

Sleeping peacefully in the hospital as Mommy blogs.

My poor baby had to be connected to an IV (through his head, nonetheless) :0( and have his heart rate, breathing rate, and oxygen saturation monitored for the first day and a half of his new life. He had to start being monitored because the pedo doctor was concerned that his vital stats were too low. He ran some tests on Christian and finally determined that he was not having heart problems and gave him permission to finally room with me. I am soooo relieved. I can't explain how heart breaking it is to see your newborn, precious baby have complications, and to not be able to be there with him constantly. All is well now, and I am so grateful to my Heavenly Father. I can't wait to bring him home for Lincoln to meet him!

Christian's Baby Shower
(week 37)



Have you ever seen a diaper cake before? I hadn't. Claire made it for me, and I was so impressed. I loved it so much that I put it in the nursery as part of the decor. It's so adorable. Thanks Claire!

Me and my madre. This is one of the best photos we've taken together. I love good photos. Gotta frame this one.

Ms. Claire (I mean, Mrs. Claire. But that doesn't sound cute) and cheezy me.

For this game the girls had to guess what my budda belly circumference was. It was pretty funny. Take a look at Vickie's face... it's priceless!

Week 36

Duckie! Where Are You?



This is Lincoln's baby. He was lost at church last Sunday for General Conference. We have searched the church high and low--twice, and still haven't found him. If you see him, please bring him home to us. We miss him so. Even I'm dying not having Duckie. He was Lincoln's first word, Lincoln's bedtime buddy with every nap and every night, and even his baby that he loved to swaddle with blankets. Oh, the timing couldn't be worse. I was planning on having Duckie be Lincoln's baby while Mommy has the new, real baby. We hope we see him again. Duckie, come back!

Lincoln on his 1st birthday taking a nap. And Lincoln now at age 2 1/2. This duck couldn't have been more loved :0)

The Indy Zoo



I love these boys! Can't wait for #3!

Doesn't this animal look like a cartoon, it's so perfect?

Our first time on a real kid train. Lincoln just loved it. He was so, so excited. He loves playing with his trains at home. His grandma Terrie is letting us borrow her train set for a while, and it comes with a ton of wooden train tracks. She's gonna bring it with her next week when she comes to help out with the baby. I bet when Lincoln sees them, he'll float off to heaven, he'll be so happy. Hopefully, the train set will be a great way to keep him entertained while mommy's attending to his new baby brother. Oh, I'm so excited that Lincoln gets to have a sibling. As an only child (kinda--long story), I think siblings make a world of difference.

Look at this Lemur! He's laying flat on his back with his palms up, soaking in the sun. Obviously, he is completely not caring if something were to come and pounce on him. Jon and I thought he looked hilarious! What animal does that?

Two Peas in a Pod



I must say that having two cats is way better than having one.

A Day at the Zoo
(or was it the farm?)



So, we went to the zoo that day, and guess which animals were Lincoln's favorites? Yep, the chickens! Isn't that hilarious? All these exotic animals around, and he ends up liking the black and white feathers the best. I think what won him over were their clucking noises and that he could actually interact with them. Lincoln loves imitating the sounds animals make. His all-time best is his pig impersonation. It's remarkable. No, seriously. When I finally take the plunge and try this video-thing out, I'll post one of him doing his pig sound. Even his own dad, who is really good at impersonations, can't copy what Lincoln does. (Jon can always get me to laugh with his impersonations. His current one is the guy hippo from Madagascar 2. If anyone has seen that movie, you'll know what I'm talking about..."She loves me, she loves my chunkiness, she loves my roundness, she loves me." :0) It's so great!)

Lincoln's in mid-phrase saying, "Smile!" What a goofball.

Baby update: We're at week 39 and 2 days. Still no baby, or signs of him coming soon. We'll post a picture as soon as he comes. And we're hoping that ends up being really soon! Today would be fabulous. I'm as ready as I can be. However, I am loving the good sleep the Lord is blessing me with. I guess waiting has it's pros and cons. Two-shay (sp? lol)