The Henleys

William's First Christmas

2010-12-26T22:07:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas!

Sitting on Santa's lap

Christmas is so much more fun with a kid! What a joy to watch him laugh and play! We are blessed. Hope you all had a very Merry Christmas!

Pretty sure we could run a Toys R Us out of our house

Pumpkin Patch

2010-11-16T21:19:00.000-08:00

We visited the Pumpkin Village at the Dallas Arboretum! It was awesome and I see it becoming an annual trip. I just wish it hadn't been so warm...didn't feel a bit like fall. There was a small petting zoo...William had a blast!

William

William & Sophia at the Arboretum

We went with Papa, Gran and Kaanon to the pumpkin patch in Denison. At both pumpkin patches William seemed way more interested in the the hay than the pumpkins!

My sweet boy

Me and the boys

Papa & Gran Gran with their grandsons

William was more interested in the hay than the pumpkins!

Hay ride to pick a pumpkin

10 months!

2010-11-15T06:49:00.000-08:00

10 months...WOW! I can't believe it! We didn't go to the doctor this month but according to my scale he weighs 22.4 lbs. He got 2 new teeth this month...he now has 2 on top and 3 on bottom! It's amazing how quickly he picks up on things...it seems like he learns something new everyday! He learned two new words this month...bye bye and da da. I'm pretty sure he's refusing to say ma ma just to drive me crazy cause everytime I say ma ma he just starts laughing! He learned how to clap his hands, play peek-a-boo, wave and say bye bye and the most exciting one....signal a touchdown. I have to say I am very proud of him...he is such a smart boy! There were lots of first this month...first Halloween, pumpkin patch, hayride, etc. It has been an exciting month!!! Of course we also had our first ER visit as well...he decided he needed to eat a refrigerator magnet. He was choking and we got the magnet out but he kept coughing and gagging so since he always puts things in his mouth by the handfull I thought he might have actually swallowed one so we went to get an x-ray. It turns out he didn't swallow it...thank goodness!!! He's fearless and into everything...I'm afraid that won't be his last visit but I'm praying it is! William also got to watch his first World Series and it just happened to be the first time the Rangers were there...we were both very excited! :)

I was fixing his breakfast and I found him like this!

Watching the World Series!

Playing with his magnets...these aren't the ones he tried to eat!

First ER visit!

Still in the ER!

My little monkey!

Happy Halloween!

I'll post more pics from Halloween and the pumpkin patch later!

9 months!

2010-11-12T18:25:00.000-08:00

My sweet little boy is growing up so fast! He weighs 21 lbs 5 oz and is 28 3/4 inches tall. He is so active that he is thinning up a lot! He crawls all over the place and is fast enough to run away from me. He pulls himself up on everything and walks around the house holding onto the furniture...I expect him to take of walking anyday. The boy is fearless...he superman dives off the couch (don't worry we hold his feet) he gets into and destroys everything and he falls several times a day! He now has 3 teeth! Dr. Naylor says he's perfect (of course I already knew that) and she says he is way ahead developmentally. He got to go to his first concert this month...Veggie Tales!!! He loves music and he loves to dance so he had a blast! He is so much fun and I fall more in love with him every day!!!

Another first for Will...and Momma

2010-10-13T19:29:00.000-07:00

This is kinda random but I've documented all the other first in Will's life, like his first tooth, first snow, first Cowboy game so I thought I should document this too. Today was Will's first earthquake!!! You heard me right...an earthquake in Texas. Actually it was in Norman, Ok but we felt it here. It was the craziest thing...I put Will in his exersaucer and went back to my room. I heard Emma and Gabby barking like crazy and all of the sudden the whole house shook. I thought it was odd, I listened and I didn't hear anything so I knew it wasn't a sonic boom but I had no idea what it was. It never crossed my mind that it could be an earthquake...but that's what it was...Will didn't even notice! :)

Time Flies When You're Having Fun!!!

2010-09-16T19:29:00.000-07:00

I can't believe how fast time flies. 5 months have gone by since my last post and my baby boy is growing way too fast!!! I've got to get better at posting...he's just keeping me so busy!!! :)

4 Months

At 4 months Will weighed 16lbs! He wore #3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes! He also was already rolling over both ways!

5 Months

Will weighed 17lbs and 12oz! He wore #3 diapers and 6-9 month clothes. He started eating cereal, got his first swing and his first swimming pool, got in the lake for the first time, had his first boat ride and started army crawling!

6 Months

My sweet boy weighed 19lbs and 6 oz and was 27 1/4 inches long! He is still in #3 diapers and 6-12 month clothes. He sits up all by himself, hold his own bottle and he weaned himself off the breast. He's getting so big!

7 Months

We didn't have a doctor's appointment at 7 months but according to my scale Will weighed about 21lbs! He is still in #3 diapers and wears 9-12 month clothes. He is growing out of his clothes way too fast! He has learned to use his pinchers so I'm getting pinched a lot and I have to make sure the floor is extra clean...more than once I've caught him trying to eat bugs...I'm not sure where he finds them! He pulls himself up on everything...I say "no" more than I ever imagined! He also got to go to San Antonio, he finally started reaching for me when he wants me...which I love...and he started giving kisses which is just adorable!!!

8 Months

Will now weighs about 22 lbs, still wears #3 diapers and 12 month clothes! He continues to pull up on everything...people, the couch, the wall...anything he can reach. He walks around the coffee table and he has learned to carry toys with him when he crawls so there are toys everywhere!!! He is always making new sounds and faces. He likes to jump and bounce and he dances when he hears music...he dances a lot in church! He likes to stand and jump in bed so we had to lower his crib all the way...I can hardly reach him! He got to go to his first football game and he's been watching football with momma!!! He eats his baby food but he really just wants whatever we are eating. He is such a happy boy...he laughs all the time...it's crazy how much I love this boy!

3 Amazing Months!

2010-04-16T20:59:00.000-07:00

I can't believe it has been 3 months since my sweet baby boy was born! Time has gone so quickly and he is growing so fast! He has kept me so busy that I haven't done a good job of keeping the house clean much less blogging! Hopefully I can catch up and do a better job of it!

1 Month

At one month William weighed 11 lbs and 6 oz and wore 0-3 month clothes. That first month we did lots of cuddling and took lots of naps on the couch together. I loved staring at that precious face as he slept in my arms.

My beautiful baby boy at 1 month

Love that face!

So Sweet!

He loves bath time!

Valentine's Day...his 1 month birthday...church shower

2 Months

Will weighed 13 lbs and 3 oz at his 2 month appointment and was wearing 3-6 month clothes. Lots of exciting things happened in his second month...at 6 weeks he started sleeping through the night!!! He sleeps between 8 and 12 hours every night...usually closer to 12! On March 7th we Baptized Will...it was a perfect day and we were so blessed to have so many family members with us on that special day.

My little Longhorn fan!

Our first walk!

We went to visit daddy on his first day back at work

My precious baby boy the day his was baptized

William's Baptism

3 Months

William now weighs 14 lbs and 13 oz! He is getting so big...he is already wearing 6-9 month clothes! He is growing way too fast! He is now smiling, laughing, talking and rolling over! He plays with his toys and I think he is teething! He puts everything in his mouth and he drools all over everything! He is so much fun and now that toys entertain him I actually get a little bit done around the house. I am loving my new job as a stay at home mom!!!

After playing in the snow

Such a big boy

Loves his new jumper

My little Rangers fan

My little fireman

Snow...lots of snow!

2010-04-13T08:43:00.000-07:00

I've always wanted a white Christmas and this year I got one! When I heard there was a chance of snow I was excited but I never thought we'd get so much. It started snowing Christmas Eve morning and kept snowing all day long. It was like nothing I had ever seen...we were actually under a blizzard warning which is just funny since we live in Texas! We spend most of the day pulling people out of ditches and getting Shelby and the kids from the lake. Once we finally got to Billy and Bec's it was nice to relax and enjoy Christmas Eve with the family...who would have guessed we would all be snowed in because of the 4 foot high snow drifts! We had a total of 1 foot of snow! On Jan 29th we got a small snow...this was William's first snow! A couple weeks later on Feb 11th we got another foot of snow and then another 6-8 inches on Mar 20. This has been a very unusual winter...I've seen more snow than I've ever seen in my life and I may never see this much snow in Texas again!

My 30th Birthday

2010-02-03T15:13:00.000-08:00

I didn't think I'd enjoy turning 30 but I got the best birthday present ever...we got to take our precious baby boy home! It was so good to get out of that hospital and finally have William at home with us!

Will and daddy in their matching shirts

cuddling with mom while we wait to be discharged

leaving the hospital

William on the way home

William David Henley

2010-02-03T09:25:00.000-08:00

William David Henley was born on January 14, 2010 at 1823. He weighed 8 lbs and 9 oz and was 20 in long. It was a very long day for all of us. My water broke at 1100 just was we walked into the chiropractors office for Rusty's appointment. We left there immediately, got our stuff from the house and Rusty drove very quickly to the hospital. From the moment my water broke I was very concerned because it was meconium stained and I was worried about my baby boy. Being an ICU nurse I only see the worst and so that's what I was afraid of. We got to the hospital and I put on that lovely hospital gown and got hooked up the all the monitors then they started the pitocin. I began dilating quickly and the CRNA came in a started my epidural. She gave one dose and then repositioned the catheter and it never worked again. For those of you out there considering natural childbirth...I don't recommend it! After 2 hours of pushing William got stuck and his heart rate began to drop so Dr. Wilson used the forceps and got him out quickly. He came out limp, blue and not breathing at all and his heart rate was still dropping. Luckily the NICU team was there ready to go and immediately began working on him. After lots of deep suctioning and bagging for what seemed like an eternity (it was really closer to 2 min) my baby started breathing and I finally heard him cry...it was the most amazing sound ever! Then I finally got to hold my precious baby! It was a long, exhausting day that changed our lives forever but it was so worth it! God has truly blessed us with a perfect baby boy!

our first family photo

my big baby boy

William and the two wonderful men he was named after

snuggle time with daddy

sleeping in momma's arms

Hiccups

2009-12-08T18:14:00.000-08:00

I was working on Thanksgiving and shortly after lunch I felt something weird...Will had hiccups for the first time. It is such a crazy feeling but it has become a frequent thing for him. I'm hoping it isn't something that will bother him much once he is born.

1 Year Anniversary!

2009-12-08T17:32:00.000-08:00

On November 8, 2009 Rusty and I celebrated our 1 year anniversary. I am so blessed to have been married to the love of my life for a whole year and I look forward to the many years to come!

We spent November 5-9 in New York City and it was wonderful! It was a little rough being so large and pregnant...I'm sure Rusty got tired of me saying I needed to sit and rest and that I wanted to go to bed early but he was completely understanding. We saw the Statue of Liberty, Ellis Island, went up in the Empire State Building and took a long walk through Central Park. We took the subway out to Coney Island to go to Nathan's for a world famous hot dog which I have to say was a little disappointing. We went to FAO Schwartz and bought William a couple things and visited Ground Zero and Fire Museum. We had lots of great food! The pizza is great and I love that you can always find a place to grab a piece...I also love the hot dog vendors on every street corner! On our anniversary we went and had massages which were wonderful! It was my first prenatal massage and I think I need one everyday! We had dinner at Del Frisco's which is our favorite, you can't beat their steaks and then went to ESPN Zone to watch the Cowboy game. It was a great and a wonderful trip!!!

Like Father Like Son

2009-09-25T08:44:00.000-07:00

On September 3 we had our 4th sono. I just love being able to see my precious baby boy. Everything still looks great and he is one BIG boy! I've decided he is already so much like his daddy...he can't sit still for anything! He kicks, flips and turns all day long and everytime we try to get a good picture of him he swims out of the way.

Congratulations Captain Henley!

2009-08-12T19:05:00.000-07:00

Two months after Rusty took his captains test they finally had his promotion ceremony. I am so blessed to have such an amazing husband. This is such an amazing accomplishment and I am so proud of him.

William's heart looks good and he has a strong kick!!!

2009-08-10T09:11:00.000-07:00

On our last sono we saw 4 chambers of the heart which was a huge relief. However, there are more that 4 parts to the heart and being that I see children with heart defects everyday at work I wanted a better look at the heart so I decided to have a fetal echo. Even though heart defects are very rare I see them all the time and I knew I would feel much better if I could see a normal, healthy heart. I am happy to report that William's heart looks great! It was such a beautiful site!

Last night after a long day at work I came home and took a warm bath to relax. I'm pretty sure William liked the bath because I felt him move for the first time! At first I wasn't sure if it was gas or what and then I realized it was my sweet baby boy! It was such an incredible feeling. God has blessed me so much!

It's a boy!

2009-08-03T18:46:00.000-07:00

I'm now 17 weeks and today we went for sono #3. We saw 10 fingers and 10 toes, 4 heart chambers and were very happy to find out it's a boy!!! We are so excited! He is measuring in the 80th percentile so it looks like we are gonna have a big baby boy! It was so fun to watch him squirm and run from the camera. We can't wait to meet William David! We have another sono next month so we can see him again!

Pregnancy Cravings

2009-07-28T19:00:00.000-07:00

For the most part I haven't had any weird cravings. I've craved fresh fruit for weeks...especially watermelon and cantaloupe but I love those so that's not weird. Unfortunately I haven't found a really good watermelon or cantaloupe. Bought another cantaloupe tonight so I'm hoping it's a good one. I've eaten tons of mexican food...that's not odd either...however I know I've eaten more than normal. Dairy Queen nachos are great for an after dinner snack. The craziest thing I've craved is ice cream. This many not sound weird but I've had ice cream four times so far and I don't even like ice cream. Gabby doesn't seem to mind my cravings...she always gets a bite. Below are pics of her and her first ice cream cone.

1 more week!

2009-07-27T08:00:00.000-07:00

One week from today we go for sono #3 and should find out whether we are having a boy or a girl. I've always wanted 3 boys and then a girl cause I'm afraid I really don't know what to do with girls and I don't want to be a bad mom. However, the closer we get to finding out the more I realize that it really doesn't matter as long as our baby is healthy. Please pray with us for a healthy baby and please keep a precious little girl named Hannah in your prayers...she is very sick and needs our prayers.

Sono #2

2009-06-16T13:13:00.000-07:00

Yesterday we went to the doctor for sono #2. Everything was great...nice strong heartbeat and we got to see baby kick it's legs! It was incredible! We also got more good news...Rusty's CF test came back and he is not a carrier!!! That means we don't have to worry about the baby having CF, such a huge relief! God is good and we are so blessed!

Congratulations Captain Henley

2009-06-05T08:06:00.000-07:00

Just wanted everyone to know that my wonderful husband is being promoted to Captain. He's worked so hard and I'm so proud of him! I don't know when the official promotion ceremony is but you can be sure I'll take lots of pictures and post them!

We're Having a Baby!!!

2009-06-01T13:42:00.000-07:00

On May 5th we found out we are gonna have a baby! We were both so very excited and it was so hard not to tell anyone. Somehow we kept quiet until Mother's Day when we told our families and then our friends. Today was our first sono and it was amazing. Baby is good, nice strong heartbeat, 153bpm. To see that tiny baby and that tiny heart beating just made it so much more real. Baby is due Jan 12!

Honeymoon in Maui

2009-03-20T14:29:00.001-07:00

For our honeymoon Rusty and I spent a week in Maui...it was wonderful and we didn't want to come home. We rode a bike down a volcano (probably won't do that again) took a helicopter tour over the island which was beautiful, drove the Road to Hana and spent lots of time relaxing on the beach and at the pool.

Our Wedding

2009-03-20T13:49:00.000-07:00

Rusty and I were married on November 8, 2008. The ceremony was outside his parents house at sunset. Rusty and his groomsmen rode in on a fire truck while my bridesmaids and I rode in on the horse and carriage. Our nieces and nephews were the flowergirls and ring bearers. The wedding was perfect! When the wedding was over we walked up the hill, through the trees that were lit with candles to a huge tent to celebrate with our family and friends.

The Proposal

2009-03-20T12:58:00.000-07:00

On July 5, 2008 Rusty and I got on the SeaDoo and went for a ride like we'd done many times before. We ran into some friends in their boat and he told them we were going to get gas and we'd be right back. We went over and filled up and on the way back when we were somewhere between the dock and our friend's boat Rusty just stopped. Me still not having a clue what was going on asked him why he stopped...he looked at me like I was crazy and finally minutes later I looked up at the dock and saw his nieces and nephew holding a sign that said "Will you be our aunt?" and then they flipped it over and it said "Will you marry me?" There were tears in my eyes, I was speechless and I kissed him. As I kissed him fireworks went off and I heard all of his family and friends yelling, screaming and clapping. I think I eventually said yes and he untied the ring from his swimsuit and gave it to me. It was absolutely perfect!!!