Bath Time!

Will got his first real bath.  Up until this past week, he had only been getting sponge baths.  Now that his pediatrician OK'd a real bath, Will was treated to the sink.  He didn't think it was much of a treat though.  He was pretty unhappy the entire time.  His second bath went a lot better after we had some practice and knew what we were doing.

 

 

 

 

 

Visit from the Noell's

We had several of the Noell's at our house to visit Will.  Will's Great Grandparents June and Bill Noell drove down from Little Rock, Arkansas.  Will's Great Uncle Steve, Great Aunt Maria, 2nd Cousin Sean and his girlfriend Britney, drove up from the Fort Worth area.

Everyone is so excited that little William has finally arrived!  Will was passed around all weekend.

 

Great Aunt Maria made a beautiful quilt for us and Will has gotten lots of tummy time on it!  He loves his new quilt and we have gotten lots of compliments on it. 

 

 

Will's Great Grandparents gave him a bassinet that has been in the family for generations.  Great Grandpa Bill Noell first used it as a baby in the 1920's.  Then it was used by Grandpa Billy Noell in the 1950's.  Now little William is going to use it in the 2010's...almost a whole century later! 

Will had his 2 week checkup

Will went to his 2 week checkup and weighed in at 8.05 lbs...(he was 7.2 lbs at birth and 6.8 lbs when we left the hospital).  The doctor said he must be eating well and I can vouch for that :)  He also grew 1.5 inches since birth.  He is going to be a big boy!  The doctor wrote on Will's report card in the development section, "Awesome".  We agree.  We also learned that kids are developing their motor skills slower now since they sleep on their backs instead of their stomachs like when John and I were babies.  It is important for him to get his 'tummy time', so we'll be working on that going forward.

Will continues to be cute all the time.  We are taking pictures constantly and its hard to wade through all of them to show just the cutest ones :)  Most are in John's lap or my lap since we like to hold him all the time.  We just can't get enough of him!

 

 

 

  

 

Will is definitely starting to focus on things.  Here, he was looking in the mirror at himself while laying on his playmat.

 

Will is also very good and peeing and pooing on me.  Normally its in the middle of the night, but John was able to capture it when he did it just the other day :)  Boys make this diaper changing business tough!

 

Football Season is here!

Yes, John has made me a big football fan through Fantasy Football and we are so excited that we are actually having Football this year and that it is officially here! 

Will was born in time to get to watch the season openers.  He experienced his first football Sunday on Sep 11.  He doesn't have any Carolina Panthers gear to sport....yet.....but we had him in Panthers colors to support our team.  Cam Newton could help the Panthers get back on track.  We are all very excited about this season!

 

Our friends, Maggie and Adam, came over to watch the games with us.  Leia played with Will on the floor :)

 

 And then Will just continued to be adorable :)

Week One Continued...

Will's week 1 continued with walks with Grandma Edwards and Mommy.  Daddy had to work.  Will got to try out his new playmat which he has grown to love as his vision has gotten better.  Mostly he just slept and pooped...and looked adorable doing it!!  He looks the cutest when he is just done eating.  He curls up and makes the CUTEST faces as he falls asleep again!

    

We got some visitors.  Will got to see his Great Grandpa and Bonnie again. 

Sadly, we had to say goodbye to grandma.  We took her to Great Grandpa Carlson's house and got a picture of the four generations of Carlsons.

Will's First Week at Home

Will is one week old already!  My how time flies...

Will's grandmas were here when he got home from the hospital.  They helped us settle in at home and gave us some valuable advice.

The first night home was very long.  Will wouldn't sleep anywhere but in Mommy's arms.  John had to sleep downstairs so that he could be rested and I could nap the next day.

The second night we figured out Will just hated being on his back and hated his crib.  We finally got him to sleep easily in his travel bassinet.  Thank you to the Lashers for this awesome gift!  We don't know what we would have done without it!  Consequently, you'll see a lot of pictures of Will in the yellow bassinet :)

Will met more of his family (Leia, Sephira and Butterbean).  He got to go on a walk with Grandma Edwards every day.  We mastered our diaper changing skills.  Plus he got some cool new clothes!

  



Will went to the doctor for his 2 day appointment.  He was almost back to his birth weight which was very exciting!  He also grew a half inch. 

We've noticed subtle changes in just 7 days.  Will was born with a flat chin which has filled in.  The red marks on his skin are disappearing.  You can see his pupils now and his eye color has slightly lightened.  He is more alert...reacting to sounds occasionally and seems to be focusing on people or objects.  He has gotten a "frog belly" as my mother called it...bulging belly over his tiny waist.  Plus, his umbilical cord fell off on day 7. 

Poor Daddy had to go back to work on Wed and missed Will so much.  We've found that it is very hard to put Will down or walk away.  He's so cute, you just want to hold him all the time and you don't want to miss anything he does.  I swear, as soon as I walk away someone is saying, Awww, look what Will is doing now!  Who could argue though :)  He is absolutely the most adorable baby ever!