K-O-E-N

Koen hit the three month mark Tuesday. Time does fly, but at the same time, I sometimes feel like we've had him forever. (Did anyone else have this feeling?) Sometimes it's hard to remember what life was like without him because I can't imagine not having him now.

Koen is truly a lot of fun. He will throw out a laugh every once in a while but will definitely shine many smiles our way. He often loves to feel like he is apart of the action rather than watching from the sidelines. Even if what I'm doing may not be all that exciting. Koen likes to be hung upside down by his legs over and over again. He enjoys looking at himself through the bathroom mirror while I bounce him or help him wave to himself. Koen also likes to stand up on his legs (with Mom or Dad's assistance of course) and will often make the most noises then too. He is definitely becoming more vocal with noises these days. Lately, he has also favored sucking on his right fist while holding it in his mouth with his left hand, to make sure it does not get away. Oh, and how could I forget? Koen is GREAT at drooling too!

I think the thing I love most about being a mom now is the love that Koen has for me and how needed he makes me feel. Though our son is only three months old, I know that he loves us very much.

The other day I was trying to get some things done. I don't remember what, but Koen didn't want to sit by himself. He wasn't doing anything more but sucking on his tiny little hand while I held him, so I thought I could possibly get away with setting him down on his own. Thinking that he'd be distracted and entertained by his little fist he was very much enjoying. But he did not want to devour his hand in any other place but Mom's arms. Sometimes when this has happened, I've thought to myself that it'd be nice if Koen would take a nap or play on his own so I could finish some things. But this time, I just thought about how much I love that he loves being with Mom. We're buddies, he and I. We definitely have some good times together. And I am grateful that he loves to play with me and just hang out with me. It definitely makes me feel pretty special.

I could never tire of his sweet grins and huge smiles either! They truly make my day great. They're very contagious, I can't hold back smiling back when he looks at me with his huge smile while his little tongue pokes out. I especially love it when after I haven't really been looking at him, I finally see him and find that he's staring at me with this huge smile. I often wonder how long he had been there smiling so big because he just looks so entertained. Koen is just so cute. I can't get enough of him and his happy personality.

Thankfully, Koen takes tummy time much better than he use to. He can now stay there a little while. He's rolled over a couple of times without being frustrated, but I'm not convinced he was really trying either. He still has some ways to go.

It is hard to get Koen's attention too. He likes to find his own thing to focus on and once he's focused, it's not easy to distract him or change it. I can try to put the most colorful and fun looking toys in front him and try to get him to follow it as I move it across his face, but most of the time, he doesn't care. He may just stare at my face the entire time. I guess there's still some time before he decides any kind of toy is fun because he seems to prefer Mom looking silly in front of him instead.

Well, that's Koen right now. He's doing great and is growing fast! He definitely doesn't look or act like a newborn anymore.

Things are good for the Williams' household too. We have no complaints. In a couple of weeks, we're going to head out on our first family vacation together. Yes, this spring break, we get to do something fun! Yay! We're headed to California to see where Jon served his mission. I'm hoping that weather will be good enough there that it will feel hot enough to us to possibly dip into the ocean once too. But we'll see. Either way, it'll be a lot of fun to see the places that Jon served his mission and hopefully meet a few people too. I have a feeling this vacation will be MUCH different than our ever so popular Yellowstone vacations. haha

I'll post video of Koen soon.