The Williams Six

To say Chloe loves having Levi in her (their) room is an understatement.  She is in love with her brother (all of the kids are...it's so precious to watch them fight over who gets to hold him). The other night, she was singing him to sleep....her song was so precious that I sat on the couch, listening, bawling my eyes out, thanking God for giving me such an incredibly blessed life.  Getting to be a mom to these four amazing kids is beyond my comprehension of God's goodness. My favorite line of the song was, "God loves you more than a pirate does." To which I laughed hysterically....and continued to cry tears of joy!

Why are baby's feet so cute? Levi seems to have big feet.... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

I was so faithful to give pregnancy updates (read: openly complain to anyone who'd listen or read)...so I thought I'd give an "I AM NOT PREGNANT ANYMORE AND LIFE IS AWESOME" update :). I've lost half my baby weight so far (which is not a huge accomplishment, considering what I gained), but I feel about 100 pounds lighter. My personality has returned. I'm actually nice again. I control my emotions and can actually refrain from airing my grievances! Not all the time, but I'm me again! And it feels soooo nice! I can engage with my kids so much more! It's not hard to get off the couch to see what they want me to see, and I can lay with them before bed! I say "yes" more than "no", and I like that! For having a newborn, I'm not super sleep deprived. Levi wakes up twice a night but goes back to bed easily. I can't complain! If I need to sleep in a little, my older three will gladly watch a cartoon or three (seasons of life, I tell ...

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Having a pool is such a wonderful treat for our family. There are many hot days in FL, so having a refreshing pool right outside is such a blessing! My kids LOVE to swim! It is so fun to watch them and see their interests. Caleb is constantly pushing himself and trying new things. He taught himself to freestyle swim, dive to the bottom of the pool with diving rings, and more. He jumps off the side. He appears to be competing against himself, trying to swim better and faster. When Brett is swimming, Caleb likes to show off all of his new tricks and talents. Chloe frolics. She sits on the noodle and casually floats around the pool. She is typically in a pretend world of mermaids and surfer girls. Chloe starts most sentences with "pretend I'm....(a mermaid, surfer girl, pool cleaner, horse racer)...." She enjoys jumping in too, but, she doesn't like to compete. When Brett is here, Chloe has fun....she rides on his back, gets thrown into the water, etc. Luke hasn't de...

My older kids got home yesterday and all is well in my world! - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

My mom bought Chloe some new costume accessories....she wanted to wear them all at once :) - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone

My awesome older kids come home tomorrow, which cannot come fast enough! I miss them so much! It has been great for me to have time to chill and heal, but I miss my babies!! Starting Monday, Brett has a football camp all day, every day for the week....so I will be by myself with all four kids, talk about getting thrown in the fire quickly!!....oh yeah, and I'm not supposed to drive! Side note: I do realize this is most people's normal life. But since we've been married, Brett's never worked a "normal" job. Between unique hours of football and odd hours of ministry, his days are full....but can be flexible....not always but I can usually plan around him. While he's gone next week and I'm not supposed to drive (we will see how well I obey that), I also have to go to the OB, get Levi circumcised, and have Levi's first check up. Yeah, definitely baptism by fire into four kids :) Although it may be long, I haven't seen my kids much in the last 8 day...

I don't plan to send out announcements this time around.  With social media being so big, I decided to save some money and just post online.  With each of my kids, I made this birth announcement onesie.  Now that they're all here, I may do something fun with them.  I thought about framing them, but I don't have much wall space to spare. Anyway....let me introduce my amazing son..... The benefit of posting online is that I don't have to pick just one! It is hard to get a "perfect" picture of a newborn since they're not the most cooperative little creatures :).

My newest obsession...Levi....(there's no pictures of my other kids because they're still at their grandparents, but believe me, you will get plenty of them all when they return!!!) He is so tiny: My guys sleeping....so sweet...

After a week of my mom being here, my house is the cleanest it's ever been.  I figured I would take pictures to update on the progress I've made over the last year.  Because I spend so much time at home, how it looks and feels is very important to me.  I am not a spectacular decorator, but I do enjoy making my house a home.  For every birthday, holiday, occasion, I ask for home decor stuff....which is why it's taken me a year to get where I want it (for now). Playroom/Office (Brett working from home): Levi and Chloe's room: Sweet Levi: Luke and Caleb's room: It used to have deer horns and a deer head, but Luke is afraid of it...so we had to take it down! And a look at my sweet daughter's room and how much she enjoys a good mess :)....we rearranged her room before Levi got here because it wasn't working, but this is a good picture of how her room normally looks. I adore my little mess maker!

I like to capture my thoughts from time to time....because I realize how quickly I forget what I'm going through at the time. This is long, I'm warning you! I went into this delivery with wanting to be done having kids...but also people keep saying "never say never" or "I can't imagine you're done"....so I tried to say "I want to be done but I'm open to God's will". While I definitely want to always follow God's will, once Levi arrived, I felt very done. It truly does feel like I'm done. And I'm actually very happy about that! When I hold Levi, I feel like it'll be the last season of life where I hold my newborn. And I'm actually good with that! I know I'll miss it, but I'm content and so thankful for the children God had given me! In just 6 days post partum, I feel like a new woman. Pregnancy just doesn't agree with me (I actually got PUPPPs at the end....basically had an allergic reaction to pregnan...

While my older kids are at their grandparents all week, I'm doing nothing but snugging my boy!! I miss my kids so much (I cried like 7 times yesterday when I'd think about them). But I'm healing faster with them gone, and they're having fun! The first few days home, Levi would only sleep if held from 11 pm to 5 am. But starting last night, he slept in his crib!! Yay! He woke up at 2:30, 5:30, and 8:30. Already in a good rhythm :). It's only one night and I know newborns are unpredictable....but it's a nice start! Levi is such an awesome baby! He barely cries and sleeps and eats well. As I said, I spend lots of hours snuggling him!! Enjoying his chair.... - Posted using BlogPress from my iPhone