Clapping

I don't have a picture to represent this yet but Wills has been clapping for a couple weeks now so I figured I better let his fans know. It really is absolutely adorable! He won't clap with you yet but he claps when you stop. He doesn't want to share the stage with anyone!

Wills 1: mom 0

Here is the little silly boy feeding himself. He actually does a pretty good job!Our biggest problem as you can see is that he makes a total mess!

Nick Fed Him Green Bean's the other day when I was gone and when I got home there was some in his ear. It was pretty funny. Wills also had no pants on because he had gotten food all over his pants.

The battle has begun! Nick tells me all the time that Wills and I will disagree. The case in point involves eating. I was attempting to feed Wills the other day when he grabbed a hold of the spoon. This of course was not the first time he grabbed the spoon but he clearly showed he had no intention of giving it back. I tried to keep it from him but he is surprisingly strong so he ended up with the spoon. So, I lost that confrontation but I wasn't out of tricks yet.

I thought to myself, well if Wills wants to hold a spoon himself that is fine. I will go get another spoon and I will feed him while he is distracted. Of course this plan didn't work either. Wills ended with both spoons and being a very happy little boy.

The final score Wills 2 mom 0.

Look at that happy little grin. What a stinker!

On your back?

The other day we were at Grace group for church. I put Wills down for his nap and I kept listening at the door to make sure he wasn't crying. When we got ready to go I went in to pick him up and he had rolled over and slept on his stomach. I was a bit shocked. I never heard him make a noise so I don't know when it happened. All was well and the little guy still likes to take naps on his stomach.

For all those who don't know, the current word on baby's sleeping position is that they should be placed on their backs. Thus why I was a little surprised to find Will's on his stomach.

Sitting up

Here is the big boy sitting up.

Busy

It has been awhile since I updated the site. Life has been busy the last couple weeks. Mom and Wills haven't had that much time for picture taking.
Mom started school at the end of January so Wills gets to go play with Aunt Chrisy and the girls on Monday and Grandma Myers on Wednesday. "It is a busy day for everyone." (NICK takes over) said little bear. Little bear is much like Pooh bear and has no idea where this is suppose to be going. Blue bear (thanks Missy) has now been out grown by Wills and is frequently victim of toothless (like ruthless but not) attacks. In un-ursa related news Will has taken to sitting up on his own, though today he did fall straight back on his head. There were some injury related cries followed by a greater cry of anger. Fortunately emergency care was standing by and hugs were promptly administered by and Emergency Mother Technician (EMT). While safer on the ground activities such as rolling are recommended to prevent injury and promote crawling they don't seem to be as enjoyable. When placed on the back and immediate roll to the stomach is followed. This turn of events though ends up not well, as there is little to see and little grasp when on the stomach, and the Willtention monitor soon sounds. I do not know how this is handled throughout the day and suspect there is some sort of sensitivity adjustment that occurs prior to my arrival.

In other news Wills has voted Becca Myers his favorite cousin who is blonde and between the ages of 2 and not 4. On most Mondays and Sundays and random others ending in Y Will can be found either staring or laughing at his attentive friend. Most of the time it is staring because the confusion factor is often present when someone has their face six inches or closer. Nonetheless Becca was triumphant with a score of 8% of October.

Onto the nightly news. Wills doesn't really see much of a difference and often tries to alert his parents to their foolish oversight. Despite the diligent effort on the part of myself to ignore said alerts it is hard when they are properly translated. One night at o'dark thirty Will was enthusiastically chattering about the needlessness of sleep and specifically he was referring to "Mama". The clear English in which this comment was translated led me to check the SAP (secondary audio program) button on our remote only find it was indeed off. Currently it seems that Mama and Baa can be replicated it is for a purpose unbeknownst to us.

In weather, I mean the bathtub where Wills has now come to bathe it is warm and mostly humid with a small chance of precipitation if we leave the door closed. Yes it is true the little blue bathtub has passed on to a more peace inducing place, or closet if you prefer, or Chrisy's closet or some other person who has kids that likes us and gives us stuff. Ironically enough this change in bathing procedures benefited me just the other day. As things stand Will rides in the back of my Jeep on Monday and Wednesday to wait for mom at home for dinner. Last Wednesday Will informed me he couldn't wait any longer for mom to come home and had to poop his pants. I mean this in a literal sense as his size 3 diapers were filled to capacity and eagerly shed the excess onto the pants, and shirt, and some how behind his head. This was disheartening and of foul odor. Upon further investigation it was revealed the contents were similar in consistency of brownie mix but of a much different shade of brown known as carrot orange. Seven of the bravest and unluckiest wipes were chosen however it was not enough and the battle looked as a loss. Thinking back to the time I didn't spend as a fireman I remembered the effectiveness of a cleaning agent known only as H2O. A now shirtless dad and naked son made way towards the bath and thanks to the sons ability to sit up all was well. It is worth mentioning Wills doesn't seem to mind when his head drifts under the faucet and that he is much easier to entertain then when trying to hold in a shower.

beanie

It was a little bit chili one day last week so Wills got to wear his new beanie from Colleen Winans. Thanks a bunch for finding us such a cute beanie! We will have to get a picture of Wills and Harper in there matching beanies!

I took Wills to the Doctor yesterday. I feel like I betray the little guy when he gets his shots. Here is this sweet, innocent, (relatively speaking) little baby who has put his trust in you. He is just looking up at me and than STAB and his smile turns to a horrible piercing cry. And the betrayal has occurred, how sad. He actually did just fine as soon the the horrible ordeal was over and he was safe in mommy arms ( who he evidently forgave). I know that shots are important but it still breaks my heart to see him have to get them.

Other than shots everything is going great. Wills is getting big! He is in the 56% for weight- for- age weighing in at 17lbs 13.9 oz. He is measuring at 27 inches and is in the 70% for height. Everyone is surprised he is taller than he is chubby but he is. We sure enjoy the growing little boy.

beautiful day

The weather in California has been absolutely gorgeous so it mandated another trip to the park. Wills likes the swings but he prefers just watching everything going on outside. He likes the walk to the park as much as the swing.

Eating

Wills loves to grab anything within reach! Daddy thought it was extremely funny probably because he wasn't the one feeding him.

Don't you want to give him a big kiss on those sweet little (yes Rachel little) cheeks.

I might be eating but I can still keep and eye on Dad!

This is actually where most of the food ended up!

Food

Wills turned 6 months so we decided to start him on rice cereal. He is taking to it kind of slowly. Every time he eats and doesn't really seem to like it Nick says "I know bud that doesn't taste very good does it". I honestly don't think the rice cereal taste all that bad :) I guess I am the only one who thinks that way so far. We will keep working on it!