The 3 month old

Yesterday Will hit the 3 month mark. It seems like yesterday that he was born, but then again it seems like he's been here for such a long time. He is a little chatter box in the morning and will smile and laugh non stop. He's filling out so he's extra squishy and fun to cuddle. He's starting to laugh at some games (like blowing raspberries on his tummy). He's in the 95 percentile for height, wowza. He loves sucking on his hands and singles out his thumb quite naturally (dun dun dun). That's about everything we're up to, but really this picture says it all:



Pure contentment :)

Happenin's

Well, the shelves in the wash room are about 78% done I'd say. Here's a preview *ooooh aaaaaah*



I actually took this picture before they were calked, so imagine a white line around all of it. :)

Carter's been so good to me, I've been asking for these since we've moved in and he's so busy, but he had Bryce Mortimer come over and help put these up. All that's left to do is paint! I can't wait to get all of my soapy/clothes-y items up there! Actually, the main two reasons they're important are:
1. Will is going to be mobile in the foreseeable future and all my cleaning products are on the bottom shelf of my bathroom linen closet and...
2. The hall end closet (my "Office") is full of things that could be on those shelves, like the iron and my stock of hand soaps and body washes that I get at the half yearly sale at Bath and Body works (that's a sale that I can never pass up). Amazingly, I need more room for my school and office things.

So, I'm sure you're all so interested in this post, but if you're wondering what happened last week at our house, there you go.

But wait, there's more!


Our good friends, Zac and Cami Anderson told us on Monday that they're expecting in August. WA HOO! Couple friends with a baby!!! I had to keep it on the down low, but then Zac's dad (in the sate presidency of the stake that we grew up in) announced it over the pulpit in Stake Conference yesterday, so I figure I'm safe posting it on a blog that about 5 people read.
Anyway, we're SO excited for them (and for Will to have a little buddy).

Also, I'd like to announce that by This next Saturday I will be DONE with my Interior Design course! I've been working my little hynee off this month to get it done and over with. I did my new years resolutions differently this year, I made a goal for every month instead of the whole year, that way I don't get sick of the resolution by the middle and January and eventually forget about it until next new years. :) So, January's goal was to finish school and I didn't realize it would take so much time BUT the good news is that I think I can do it. The laundry might be a big heap on the dryer and the dishes may be stacked up in the sink, but I WILL get school finished! :)

Will is doing so good. He's laughing and smiling lots and is starting to arch his back and kind of turn over, which is exciting. He gets cuter and chubbier by the second, he's so fun to cuddle.

Anyway, it's time to go.

Stay tuned next time for the finishing of the shelves and the completion of school!

Deer in the headlights. :D

What We've Been Up To

Now that Carter and I have made a significantly cuter person, all pictures on this blog will be of him. :) I just have to show you all what we've been up to this month, from Will's perspective (which isn't a whole bunch of exciting things, but he looks cute so that makes it interesting.)


I have been looking adorable in my bunny suit (which is now a bit squishy on me and mom is sad)


My neck is getting so strong, this picture was taken a few weeks ago and I'm even stronger now. hooah!


I have made two visits to Great Grandma Harward's house. This is the first time we met, I was a bit out of it.


I LOOOVE my daddy. When he walks into the room I don't let him out of my sight. Taking naps is something we like to do together.


I am an expert smiler and am getting better at laughing too. I like to smile during diaper changes, so here is a picture of the pretty end of that activity.


Baths. I have mixed feelings about them. They're fine until we get to the face and neck.


I look adorable in hooded towels.


I also look adorable when I'm all ready for bed with my jammies and soothie.

Well, that's all we've been up to. You can see in these pictures how much he's grown over the past month and a half, it's happy and sad at the same time. My mom always told me not to grow up, and now I know where she was coming from. Oh well, c'est la vie! We're having so much fun watching Will discover new things, like his hands, which he now stares at all the time and sucks on non stop. He's getting better at sleeping through the night (wa hoo!) and is eating lots. We are looking forward to Christmas and hope you all have a very merry one as well.

That Blogging Feeling

I'm giving notice right now that this post has no pictures, so it might be boring...

For the last few days I've wanted to post something, but I didn't have anything in particular to write about. I still don't have anything to write about but I'm writing anyway.

Two days ago I realized that William can now smile because he's happy, not just because he has the toots. He was also laughing in his sleep today and it was adorable. *This is where I could post a picture of him smiling, but I don't have one since they're a little unpredictable and he hasn't been very happy because of this next part...
I'm filled with guilt because I took some medicine and William got a rash from it. My friend Season said that a big part of parenting must be feeling guilty and I think she might be right.
So, Will has a diaper rash and we're all sad about it, but it's starting to look better. However, I don't know the average life span of a diaper rash.

This Thanksgiving was a little different. All the food was great (except the things I made, but that's a different story) and it was
great to be with family, but Dad Rasmussen was really sick with a cold and flu and by the next day about 4 other people in the family had it, one of those people being Carter. So, for the next few days Carter had the cold/flu and Will and I stayed away from him.
Turns out that we didn't stay quite far enough away because now I'm getting it. Luckily not the flu part, just the cold (that's why I took the fateful medicine). Will hasn't gotten sick and I don't think he will (the miracle of breast feeding) but I'll keep you posted because I know you're all very interested.
We did take advantage of some Black Friday deals at Best Buy. We adopted a TV.. and a Wii. This is an invitation to anyone that would like to come and play with us, we'd love to have you! I can guarantee that you will beat me.

It is now time to wrap up this haphazard post with a wish for all of you to have a very happy holiday season! We love you all!

Will's First Walk

Well today was a gorgeous fall day outside, (this means the sun was shining, not that it was warm in any way) so Will and I decided to go for a walk. We've been bumming around the house for the last three weeks and so this outing was long overdue. This technically isn't Will's first walk, we've gone in the stroller up to the clubhouse quite a few times, but I don't count that as a real walk, it takes less than a minute to get there. Anyway, the Provo Canyon trail is just outside our door so we figured we might as well use it. What I didn't know is that there are three different marked trails going around the Riverwoods! So we came across the trail head sign and decided to do a 1.13 mile walk, it's good for starters. Most of the trail went right along the Provo River (see picture below) and it ended right at our doorstep! How perfect! We had fun crunching the leaves under the stroller, even though it got kinda loud at times and disturbed the one of us that napped through the whole thing.
I have a goal to not only reach my pre-pregnancy weight, but my pre-"dating Carter" weight, which is pretty lofty because before I started dating Carter I had no life and spent 2 hours a day at the gym... so we'll see. But we have a gym and pool being put in at the clubhouse so that'll help. I'm very excited to get back into shape and I have enough time before next swimsuit season! Hooray!

Introducing William Kent Rasmussen

We just got our proofs back from our first family photo shoot and they turned out amazing! Mandi was so great to work with and she does such an amazing job. Check out her website!