Great Grandpa's 81st Birthday

The Carlson family was in town for Great Grandpa's Birthday.  That means Grandma and Grandpa were in town!  They got to see William with a big First this month....he found his feet!  He started grabbing them on purpose and playing with them for the first time.  Check him out:

Grandma worked with William on sitting up and standing.  He is building those muscles!

He hung out with Grandpa on the couch, got his hand/footprints recorded, read a book with Grandma, and played some cards with the grownups.

Look how he helps his Daddy out. 

William has decided the best thing in the world is his two fingers: the pointer and middle fingers.  He sucks on them all the time.  He has also started to show some interest in toys and tries to put everything in his mouth now.  He is wearing a lot of bibs now since he is slobbering a lot too.

Here he is showing real interest in toys for the first time..reaching, grabbing, sucking, etc :)

He is also showing a lot of interest in the bright lights of the television which we try to keep him from looking at.  Basically it just has to be off if he is in the room.  In this picture you can see how he will twist his body any direction to be able to see the TV if it is on.

On Sunday, we celebrated Great Grandpa's 81st Birthday at his house with his family and friends.  William got to meet his Great Aunt Gayle and Uncle Time, who flew in from Arizona. 
We got several great family pictures!

At the party, William got a fun new chair from his Cousin Jessica.  He loves it!  This video shows the first time we sat him in it.  The music goes off with the slightest touch of the animals.  Its nice that it is so super easy for him at this age.

At the end of the weekend, we had to say goodbye to Grandma and Grandpa.  Next time they visit, William will be sitting up and maybe crawling!