Friday, June 02, 2006

Brandon has a little sister now. His sister, Ava Camille Williams was born today at St. Joseph Mercy Hospital in Pontiac. He was able to visit the hospital and was fascinated by the 'baby'.

Wednesday, August 10, 2005

Today is Brandon's birthday. The first year flew by! Lisa and I were able to stop by to see him at lunch, and to see which of our parents would win the bet. He didn't take his first step, so my mom won her dollar.

I will try to document all of the new things that Brandon learned to do during his first year. Happy first birthday little boy!

Monday, August 01, 2005

Yes, Brandon, it's your mama! It warms my heart every time you say those words :-) It's been a wonderful journey so far, watching you develop from a tiny newborn into the active little boy that you are right now. Your Grandma Jackie made a bet with your Grandma Corliss that you'd walk before your first birthday.....maybe you'll take your first steps within the next couple of days so that my mama can win the bet!!!

Monday, July 04, 2005

Lots of fun this weekend! Brandon and P3 both get around very well now. They spend a lot of time crawling around and standing up. We shot a ton of pictures and video.

Sunday, July 03, 2005

My brother and I took Brandon and Phillip to their first Tiger game at Comerica Park. It was a 0-1 thriller against the Yankees. Brandon spend most of the time looking around and flirting with the women sitting behind us, while Phillip took about 3 innings to settle down and enjoy the atmosphere.

Saturday, July 02, 2005

My parents had their 39th Anniversary/Retirement party tonight. Phillip, Lisa, P3, and aunt Corliss all arrived in town for the celebration. Brandon's grandparents will have lots of free time for babysitting now!

Sunday, June 12, 2005

We went to St. Louis this weekend to see Brandon's Great Uncle and Great Aunt - James and Jessie Brisker. We were also able to visit with Brandon's cousin Nancy and Great-Grandma Mabel's best friend Buella. We stopped by the Arch while we were there. No problems on the plane, so we should be able to travel again sometime soon.

Brandon is QUICK now. He crawls all over and loves to pull up on anything - tables, couches, and even legs and knees. He can stand on his own for a few seconds, then he plops down. He has 4 teeth, with 4 more on the way.

Sunday, May 08, 2005

Brandon was baptized today at our church - Hope United Methodist church in Southfield. Today was also Mother's Day, so it was a very good day to spend with the family. Today is also Brandon's Great-Grandfather Richard's birthday.

Both of Brandon's bottom teeth are in, and his top 2 teeth are ready to break through any day now.

Wednesday, April 13, 2005

Brandon's first tooth finally popped out today. The second tooth is not too far behind. He still hasn't mastered crawling, although he is pretty mobile scooting and rolling around.

Friday, March 25, 2005

Brandon's first Easter was lots of fun. He visited the Easter Bunny at 12 Oaks Mall last Saturday, and went to church and hung out with the family on Easter Sunday.

His two bottom teeth will be in any day now. He does new things every day. He is now able to sit up without falling over, and he's started pushing up on his knees, getting ready to crawl.

Lots of pictures, and even a few videos, have been added to the photo gallery.

Friday, February 25, 2005

Today was a good day. Brandon started saying "dadadadadada", and now he talks all the time. We also had visual confirmation that he can roll over from his back to his stomach. He is sitting up more, but still has a "round bottom" and tumbles over after a minute or two.

Saturday, January 29, 2005

I organized and posted Brandon's photos in an updated photo gallery. He has been able to do many new things since Halloween including:

- Laughing
- Pushing up on his arms
- Rolling over to his back
- Eating baby food (he loves sweet potatoes)
- Playing with his hands and feet
- Sleeping from 11 pm - 7 am most nights

Brandon weighs about 20 pounds now. I'm not sure how long he is, but he's a big boy. Enjoy the new pictures!

Saturday, January 01, 2005

Brandon, Lisa and I spent New Year's Eve at home. Brandon stayed up to see the ball drop. A picture's worth a thousand words, so be sure to check out the photo gallery.

Thursday, October 28, 2004

Lisa and I are getting ready for Brandon's first Halloween. This year he's going to be a Chili Pepper! He won't walk the streets, but he will help us to pass out candy to the neighborhood kids.

Brandon is finally sleeping longer. He now sleeps from around midnight until 6 or 7 am. He's getting bigger and stronger every day. He smiles alot and babbles, so we can finally talk WITH him instead of just talking to him. Our little boy is a cool dude!

I finally added pictures from the past month into the photo gallery. ENJOY!

Tuesday, October 26, 2004

Brandon is now over 13 pounds. I'm not sure how long he is, but he's getting tall. This is his last full week home with Lisa. She is going back to work next week :(

Sunday, October 17, 2004

We went to Chicago this weekend to visit Brandon's cousin Phillip III. It was a looooooong car ride, due to poor weather, construction and accidents. Seeing P3 made it all worthwhile. He is a sweet, quiet little boy, the perfect complement to his cousin Brandon. P3 is already sleeping longer than Brandon though :( Hopefully that will change soon.

Soon the cousins will be able to run the streets together. It will be fun to see them both grow up and change.

Tuesday, October 05, 2004

Tomorrow Brandon has his 2-month doctor's appointment, where he will get his next immunization (ouch). Hopefully he doesn't cry too much. Lisa and I are also excited to find out his true weight and height. He appears to be over 11 pounds now and around 23 inches. We'll see how close our informal measurements are.

We hope to make it to Chicago next weekend to visit P3. Maybe Brandon can also make his first trip to the IKEA store!

Thursday, September 30, 2004

Brandon's cousin Phillip Douglas Williams III was born today in Chicago. He has a website too! My brother Phillip and his wife Lisa had their first baby. No sleep for them for a while I guess :)

Friday, September 24, 2004

Today was Brandon's Great-Grandma Mabel's 90th birthday. Lots of family came in from out of town. Brandon was a good boy! He finally got to meet his Aunt Corliss, who lives in New York. Still no word on his cousin yet…

Tuesday, August 17, 2004

Brandon had his first doctor's appointment today, and he was a very good boy. Today was supposed to be his due date. He weighs 8 pounds now! That's almost a pound over his birthweight, and more than a pound since his release from the hospital. He also grew an inch and a half to 20 inches. I guess they were right when they said "milk does the body good."

He's asleep right now. Hopefully he will sleep more at night so his parents can get some sleep.

Monday, August 16, 2004

Hi Brandon! I've been your mommy for six days now. It's been an amazing experience so far. I feel so blessed to have you in my life (I'm getting teary-eyed just thinking about it!). You are my sweet little angel.....

Tuesday, August 10, 2004

Today has been a very interesting day. Here’s the story...

Lisa started feeling something around 2 am that kept her up. She thought it was a reaction to a meal from the night before. Today was supposed to be her last day at work, but she felt it was best if she stayed home until she could figure out exactly what was happening. Last Friday we were told by our doctor that the baby would most likely not arrive until on or after the due date – August 17th. I decided to go to work, finish some things up, and return home as quickly as possible so that I could take care of her. We figured it was something with the baby, but since we’ve never been through it, and were always told “When it’s labor, you’ll KNOW it labor” we took it very casually.

When I returned home about 10:00, she was having contractions about every 10 minutes. We called the doctor’s office, and they said to wait until they were 5 minutes apart. By the time we packed her bag and got her dressed, the contractions were 4 minutes apart. By the time we got to the hospital (20 minutes away), they were 2 ½ minutes apart. By the time we got upstairs, the nurse took a peek to see how she was doing, rushed her to her room, and about 15 minutes and 2 pushes later our son was born – 12.54 pm!

So now we are parents! The whole experience couldn’t have gone better for Lisa – no morning sickness, very cool summer weather and fast labor and delivery.