Razorback Tribute

William has shown his Razorback spirit since Day 1.  Here is a special tribute to the Razorbacks from our little Will. 

William dressed in his first Razorback onesie at 4 Weeks.  It was pretty huge on him at the time.  He wore the same onesie at 4 months for the Cotton bowl :)  It was pretty hard to get a good picture of it since he was very floppy at that stage.  He was only just able to support his head by himself.

At 5 Weeks, he is wearing red with his Razorback socks on Hog day. 

William calling the Hog at 5 Weeks:

At 7 Weeks, he is growing into his onesie.  Supporting his team with Gran and Daddy:

Go Hogs!!  Wooo Pig Sooie!

At 10 Weeks, he is able to fit a new Razorback bodysuit.  He is dancing around with Daddy.

At 3 months, he was hanging out on his Great Grandparents' rug:

At 3 1/2 months he started to have to wear bibs so finally got to start sporting his Razorback bib:

And at Christmas, almost 4 months old, he got a new Razorback outfit:

And by now he has everything he needs for a complete outfit, t-shirt, onesie, bibs, pacifier, socks, bodysuits and a hog hat.  He is the #1 fan!

So in celebration of a great year 2011 for the Razorbacks, here is Will having fun dressed up as one. 

Go Hogs! 

 WOOO PIG SOOIE!!!

Cotton Bowl Weekend

Aunt Amanda and Gran came to visit this weekend for the Cotton Bowl.  William got to meet Aunt Amanda for the first time and he was so excited!  He even wore a shirt to prove it :)

William and Amanda got to spend the whole day together while Mommy and Daddy went to work.  He loves it when Aunt Amanda tickles his little belly!  He giggles and giggles!

We all enjoyed hanging out all weekend.  We went for a walk around the neighborhood, played card games, and shopped in downtown McKinney.  We had so much fun.

William is getting pretty heavy at 17 pounds!

We found a great new burger / beer place in downtown McKinney.  We'll definitely be going back!

And of course, the family was off to the Cotton Bowl to support their Razorbacks!  It was at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium - Univ of Arkansas vs Kansas State. 

John's cousin Sean got to join the fam for the game too.

Will was pretty upset he didn't get to go with them. He had to stay at home with Mommy.

The whole weekend was pretty dedicated to the Razorbacks. 

Here is everyone having fun at the game.  The Hollmans and the Catheys were at the game too.

John's cousin Kathryn is a Razorback cheerleader:

And the Razorbacks won the Cotton Bowl! 

William is 4 Months Old

William went to his 4 month checkup today.  He got a second set of booster shots which he hated.  His new assessment:

Weight:  16 lbs  7 oz         75-90 percentile
Height:   24 in                   25 percentile
Head:     16.8 in                75 percentile

So in summary, he is short and fat with a big head :)  He's our little chunker.

In addition to gaining weight over the last month, Will has accomplished a lot!
1.  Will has moved from sucking his knuckles to sucking his two favorite fingers, pointer and middle fingers.  Mostly on his right hand, but sometimes his left.
2.  Will is showing signs that he will be right handed.  He shows more control over the movements with his right hand.  He even sometimes grabs his left hand to adjust its position.
3. Will is showing signs of teething. I read that you can see signs 2 months before a tooth breaks the skin.

• He now slobbers all the time so he wears bibs permanently now...and they get drenched!
• He is sucking or biting his fingers, your fingers, toys, dolls.....everything he can pull to his mouth.

4.  He now sees toys you shake in front of him and will grab them.  Once he gets them, they go straight to his mouth :)  He's holding them longer and longer.  Mainly because his hands are grasping everything tightly and he doesn't even know he's still holding them.
4.  Will's legs are stronger. 

• He enjoys standing.  He can stand on his own with something to hold on to, like an ottoman. 
• He can pull himself to a standing position when you are holding his hands. 
• He takes steps on his own, so he walks across the floor when you hold him up and walk with him.

5.  Will started talking at the beginning of the month.  Babbling baby talk.  It lasted a couple weeks and I loved hearing him tell me all about his day.  By the end of the month, he quit talking.  He does very occasional short babbles only.
6.  Will giggled in Month 4!!!  We finally caught the video over Christmas, so you have to checkout the Christmas blog posting and watch the video of it.  Its so cute!  We're learning what makes him smile the most, which can turn into giggles sometimes:  holding Will above your head so he looks down at you, tossing him in the air, tickling his stomach, playing peek-a-boo, lifting his arms above his head, dancing or twisting his body left/right while singing.
7.  While on Tummy Time, Will rolled over on his own!
8.  Will pushes his upper body up and looks left to right while on Tummy Time.

We're looking forward to what he can accomplish in Month 5!

Here are some pics of William in Month 4: