William in December

We got a video of William rolling over all on his own!  He did it a couple times before this video without crying.  When we started the video he was done so he is crying through the whole thing.  But it is still very exciting!  (we were doing laundry in the background)

Here is William standing all on his own!  Can you believe it?!

Secretly...its the split second between when John's hand is holding him steady and then Will falls over into Daddy's arms.

 But we're still so proud of him for having the strength to stand on his own for even the smallest amount of time!

William has also started to curl is feet inwards and hold them together.  That is new.

William gets his daily picture on the couch.  It can be very hard work being a model.

 Here is the Yoda that John got from Billy and Rose.  Its the same size as Will.  Its going to look awesome in our landscaped backyard one day!

Grandma Rose worked with William the whole week she was here on grabbing and reaching for his rattle toys.  Look how it paid off!

Here is some more of William talking.  The video camera allows you to see what is being recorded.  Will is watching himself as we record him.  He loves to see himself and sometimes talk to himself.

Here is William showing off his muscles.  He is just the cutest in his birthday suit :)

William knows I love him!

We're still working on getting his giggle on video.  We can't wait until its a more common occurrence.

Will's New Accomplishments

Will giggled for the first time this week!!!!  On Wednesday, I was holding him in my lap and he was telling me all about his day.  Then we were playing around and I raised his little arms above his head.  He loved it!  After doing it a couple times, he giggled :)  We were so excited.  We can't wait to catch it on video to share with everyone.

Today, Will rolled over all on his own!  He was being really fussy today.  Daddy put him down for tummy time and Will started screaming bloody murder.  He pushed himself up with his arms, rolled over and screamed even more.  Will wasn't the happiest with this accomplishment but Daddy was so excited he called me at work and told me all about it.

Here is Will walking.  He likes to tap his foot in place a lot which is really cute.

Visit with the Noell's

Grandpa Billy and Grandma Rose drove down to McKinney after their Little Rock visit. 

Grandpa helped John put the lights on the house again this year.  This might become an annual tradition :)  This year, it was really cold outside.  It was a pretty gloomy day, but nothing cheers it up like Christmas lights!

Grandma and Will hung out indoors where it was warm and cozy.  Grandma worked with Will on grabbing his pelican toy.  As his arms are jerking around and happens to hit something, he is realizing they can be used for more than just sucking on.

Will is able to hold his head up on his own now, so he is using his Bumbo a lot.  He enjoys being able to situp like a big boy, looking around at everything that is going on.

The first day Grandma and Grandpa arrived, Will started talking for us.  We tried to capture it on video.

And we kept trying to get him to talk for the camera

(This next one was taken 5 days later.  He is already speaking so much more!)

Uncle Eddie flew in from Raleigh to meet little William. As soon as Eddie got here, Will was put in his arms and cameras were flashing like paparazzi. That's how it is at our house now :)

Uncle Steve, Aunt Maria, and cousin Sean visited to see Will and the family again.  They came bearing presents again.  Will got an awesome new outfit for football day!

We had fun watching football and hanging out.  We got a picture of all the Noell boys, but Will missed it because he had already gone to bed.

Will saw his first snow on Dec 6, the last day Grandma and Grandpa were here.  It was a very light dusting that only stuck to the roof, fence and tabletop.  Look how surprised Will looked to see it:

Will got some cute Christmas clothes from his Auntie's Amanda and Angela.  We added a little extra touch to his reindeer outfit :)

 Will decided to start screaming as soon as we took the picture of the Silent Night onesie, which just happened to be perfect!  Oh how true that statement is.

Will also got a cool Star Wars 3D book with some 3D glasses and John got a cool Yoda statue for the garden.  Currently, it is sitting under the Star Wars Christmas tree.

Unfortunately, Grandma and Grandpa had to leave and we were all so sad.  They got one last picture in front of the Christmas tree before they left.  Will misses them already!

 

Visit with the Noell's continued

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William is 3 Months Old!

William is now 3 months old and 15 pounds.  He has discovered there is more to life than just eating, sleeping and pooing.  William is just beginning to build a personality, which is so exciting. 

Things we've noticed Will is doing now:

1. William looks at everything with the utmost interest. We can walk circles around the house and even though he's seen something a hundred times by now, its still SOO interesting! 
2. Will holds his head up without support now for long periods of time...which means he can now use his Bumbo! 
3. While sitting, Will mostly chooses one direction to look, but he is beginning to look left to right occasionally.
4. Will responds to our voices sometimes.  If we talk to him from the side, he'll turn and look at us.
5. Will does sit-ups when starting from an inclined position, strengthening those stomach muscles.  He is mostly trying to get those hands in his mouth and he thinks he needs to bring his upper body to his hands rather than vice versa.  However, when laying on his back, he does bring his hands to his mouth.
6. Will loves to suck on his knuckles.  You can hear him throughout the downstairs with his loud sucking. 
7. Near the end of the month, Will started grasping things.  He now grabs my hair and won't let go.  He grabs your shirt, your finger...but not toys or rattles yet.  We're working on that.
8. Will has started smiling A LOT!  He is such a happy boy!  He definitely smiles more when he first wakes up.  At that time, he smiles non-stop and plays with his tongue, sticking it in and out, curling it, etc.  He is just happy to see yet another day with Mommy and Daddy looking over him.  Smiles in the morning are just smiles.  Smiles in the afternoon are on the verge of laughter and giggles.  He hasn't giggled yet, but he is SO close.  We are very excited and can't wait to hear some giggles.
9. On the last couple days of month 3, Will started making vowel sounds and speaking to us in long baby phrases.  He is now telling me all about his day when I get home from work with little ooo's and aaa's....silently laughing throughout.  It is so very cute!

Happy Birthday William!!

You are Amazing!