We had a football game last weekend and Will once again did great. We had him bundled up even though the sun was out (I managed to get a slight sunburn on my face and neck!) the breeze was a bit chilly. He slept through most of the first half and was quite the attraction to many people walking by. One woman held up the line trying to take a picture of him sleeping because she thought he was just too cute!
Sunday we got out and enjoyed the beautiful 70+ degree day and walked down to a fall festival that was being held near our house. Will got to see his first fire truck although I think Chris was more excited than Will was to sit up in it! He also practiced drinking from a water bottle - he's ok with sippy cups - likes to slobber on them more than drink from them - but water bottles - he loves! If it was up to him he would just dump the entire thing all over himself! He zonked out on the walk home and then tried his first “solid solid” foods that afternoon – besides the puff’s we have given him – banana. We got this great little mesh type holder thing that you put the food in and he can chew/suck on it to pull it out – he attacked it and since then I’ve given him some small pieces of banana which he has done really well with.
We had a follow up appointment with his doctor last week to make sure that the ear infections he had were GONE – and thankfully we got the all clear. Other than a runny nose - which seems to be part of the deal when you have a child in daycare this time of year – he’s was deemed healthy. We ended up being able to get him the first of the two H1N1 flu shots – fingers crossed we’ll be able to get him the second one also in a month! Chris and I were also both able to get our flu shots taken care of also – both regular and H1N1 – so hopefully we’ll be able to avoid that mess and all that comes with it!
Another first…Will got to see his first Christmas tree go up – thankfully it’s not up in our house!! I draw the line of doing anything Christmas before December 1st! Needless to say – he got to see an ENORMOUS tree get put up – a 20+ foot tree!!! It was amazing and he really didn’t know what to think of it….he was so excited watching the guys put it up – he would clap and his eyes would get really big as they lifted it…and when it fell (as it took about 2 hours to get it fully upright) he would just let out a big breath like “OH! What’s going on??!!!” Here’s a picture of me holding him that Chris took of us standing in front of it once it was up - note the amount of tree ABOVE the balcony!!! The guy on the upper level in the white t-shirt is one of Chris’s cousins that has the tree lot near our house – we are so excited to bring Will down to see the trees this year. We are hoping that the tree we put up in the house isn’t a let down to him after seeing this monster! We have his Santa hat all ready….
He is starting to learn the word NO – not saying it himself, but learning that when he hears us saying it – he stops whatever he is doing. Usually it has to do with when he gets too close to Piper – but thankfully Piper seems to love him. He will rub up against Will and lay down right near him – he lets Will pet him and grab his tail…it’s like he knows that Will is just a baby….Will loves watching Piper…it will be fun to see their relationship evolve as Will gets bigger. We think he is trying to say KITTY and I think it would be great if that ended up being his first REAL word – one he has down for sure – DaDa – it’s DaDa for everything….except when he’s crying – then it’s MAAAAAAAAAAA!!!!
He loves pulling up on everything and although he hasn’t really started to cruise – he has master the concept of using anything that he can easily push/move as a walker – laundry basket, kitchen stools, etc. We will find him holding onto things and then just letting go – when he realizes that he is free standing he just drops…sometimes he gets so frustrated standing and not moving, I half expect him to just take off walking and know that is going to happen in the near future. We have an early Christmas present coming from Chris’s dad this week – a Radio Flyer walker wagon – which we know will be immediately put to use….we all agreed waiting till Christmas for this item would be a bit past prime. It will be interesting to see how much having something that is made to help him walk helps advance his “walking” skills. Stay tuned for pictures!
Last but not least – a noteworthy item – his first BOO-BOO report from school. He somehow managed to cut his gum – so sad :( He has at least four more teeth trying to push through so everything is going in his mouth – EVERYTHING – shoes, my necklaces, he even tries to pull the collars of my shirt and chew on the edging. He was chewing on a toy phone and then all of a sudden – FREAK OUT and a bit of blood! A cold chew toy stopped the tears (and the bleeding) and by the time I picked him up – no sign of anything wrong.
Every day we are amazed at how much Will is growing and changing and MOVING – and how quickly all of these things happen. He loves to talk and some nights just seems to babble on and on and on…he has a smile that just lights up our hearts and his giggle we both love - so every day we try to find something new to amuse him. We both are so excited for the holidays – he is at such a fun age…opening presents should be quite exciting….I have a feeling we could wrap up empty boxes and he would still have fun!!!