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Tuesday, March 27, 2012
Thursday, March 22, 2012
William gets to hang with Gran
Will's nanny, Lola, had to have surgery so he got to hang with Gran almost the entire week! Will got some new CDs with fun sing-a-longs that he loves.
Friday, March 2, 2012
William is 6 Months Old!
William went to his 6 month appointment. He is still a healthy boy. He's had a growth spurt since his last visit getting him up to the 50th percentile in height. He has also grown out of all his 3-6 month clothes and is in 6-9 month clothes now.
Weight: 18 lbs 7 oz 75%
Height: 25.8 in 50%
Head: 17.3 in 75%
William is getting more and more of a personality. He laughs so often now. We absolutely love it! It is so cute! He also loves to watch his Dad do anything and everything. Daddy is so very interesting!
This is the cutest video! John is trying to get William to crawl, so John is crawling back and forth behind the camera. Will thinks it is hysterical!
William is getting two teeth. The two in front on the bottom jaw. His right one started coming in first and here is a picture :)
He now sees things that he wants and reaches for it. That is just such a big step! Here is the beginning of the month when he had first started doing that. He sees his pacifier, reaches for it and actually can put it in his mouth! It was just so amazing, we had to catch it on video :)
Will is sitting up very well now. He is reaching for everything in sight, which has made him more independent. He can entertain himself for a little while now. When I get ready for work, I can sit him on a blanket with toys and he will put them all in his mouth one by one, and be content until I'm ready to take him to Lola's.
William got his first cold this month. It was absolutely pitiful! He couldn't breathe through his nose so he has now learned to breathe through his mouth. He got a sore throat which caused his voice to be raspy. It made his crying even more heartbreaking than before. In this video, we have just tried to suck out the snot from his nose. We tried to catch his raspiness:
From this, William has started to sound like Grandpa Bill Edwards.
Hot baths should help and he LOVES bath time now. He splashes around in the water like crazy.
And the big event of the month?! William started solid food! Rice cereal is what he started with. It looks like the porridge that poor, orphans eat in the movies.....not too appetizing. William was not such a fan the first time. He wasn't quite sure what he was supposed to do with it and kept pushing the food out with his tongue. The first time took 15 minutes from start to finish. This video is the abridged version of it, but still 5 minutes long.
William has gotten much better and eats it up within 5 minutes. It was a very quick transition shockingly.
This winter has been AMAZINGLY warm. We just can't believe it. William got to experience a picnic for the first time. He loves to be outside. When he gets fussy around 4-5pm, we go for a walk and he feels much better. He is silent the whole time and just watches everything go by the stroller.
Here are some random pics we took of William in his 6th month:
We got some professional pictures of William done for his 6 month birthday. We are waiting on the final edited pics and then we'll be sending them out to everyone :)
Sunday, February 5, 2012
William is 5 Months Old!
So much has changed this month (January). Lots to catch everyone up on!
First, after 12 short weeks John had to go back to work. His stay at home dad gig is over. His first day back was Jan 4. We found an awesome Nanny for William. She is the mother-in-law of one of my co-workers. Both her and her husband are very nice. William gets dropped off by Mommy in the morning and gets picked up by Daddy in the afternoon. We've developed a good schedule for him by now. He took to Lola and Lolo very easily. Taking him at such a young age makes it an easy transition. No crying for Mommy when I drop him off, which makes it easier on me as well.
William has made a lot of Firsts this month.
Food:
William tried formula for the first time this month. The first kind we tried he did not like! He kept moving his face to the side and fighting it. Then when it passed through his body, he hated it even more! We switched to a formula for sensitive tummies and he likes that one alot. It makes it much easier to feed him when we're not at home.
Toys:
William became interested in his toys. He is reaching and grabbing for things now. He is working on opening his hands and grasping things. Small things can be grasped easily, but thicker things are much harder for him. He is still very uncoordinated and reminds me of a little ape when he is trying to pick things up with his closed hands. He'll scoop the floor or put his hand behind the toy to pull it close and bring it to his mouth.
Teething toys are his favorite, which we showed a movie the last blog posting. They are easy for him to grab and easy for him to bite and suck on. But he also has shown a tremendous growth in his interest for his bouncy toys. At the beginning of the month he kind of just hung out in his toy. Now he bounces around and actually plays with the toys attached to it:
And then he really likes it when Daddy is swinging him :)
Here is William trying on Eebee's colorful bracelets:
Due to William's drooling, he started coughing occasionally. He decided coughing is fun and he coughs all the time now. It sounds more like he is clearing his throat. It is really cute.
William can now sit up on his own. Mid-month we started sitting him up and he would fall over in all directions....even forward on his face. But that was a huge step that he could sit up for even a second on his own. By the end of the month he is sitting completely on his own for long periods of time...even playing with his toys. We still have to be careful. He'll lose his balance and fall over so he still has to be under constant surveillance when sitting. For this purpose, the Boppie comes in really handy! It provides padding on all sides of his body.
William is beginning to laugh more often....mostly at his Daddy. John makes him laugh hysterically all the time. Here is one of Will's favorites, peek-a-boo:
Here is John 3 months old on his Dad's 29th birthday (01/22/83):
Here is William 4 months old (12/31/11) with his Dad holding him at 29 years of age in the same outfit:
And the shirt was a little small on him so his belly was hanging out.
Sephira doesn't think he is too heavy though.
Here is John's sweatshirt:
First, after 12 short weeks John had to go back to work. His stay at home dad gig is over. His first day back was Jan 4. We found an awesome Nanny for William. She is the mother-in-law of one of my co-workers. Both her and her husband are very nice. William gets dropped off by Mommy in the morning and gets picked up by Daddy in the afternoon. We've developed a good schedule for him by now. He took to Lola and Lolo very easily. Taking him at such a young age makes it an easy transition. No crying for Mommy when I drop him off, which makes it easier on me as well.
William has made a lot of Firsts this month.
Food:
William tried formula for the first time this month. The first kind we tried he did not like! He kept moving his face to the side and fighting it. Then when it passed through his body, he hated it even more! We switched to a formula for sensitive tummies and he likes that one alot. It makes it much easier to feed him when we're not at home.
Toys:
William became interested in his toys. He is reaching and grabbing for things now. He is working on opening his hands and grasping things. Small things can be grasped easily, but thicker things are much harder for him. He is still very uncoordinated and reminds me of a little ape when he is trying to pick things up with his closed hands. He'll scoop the floor or put his hand behind the toy to pull it close and bring it to his mouth.
Teething toys are his favorite, which we showed a movie the last blog posting. They are easy for him to grab and easy for him to bite and suck on. But he also has shown a tremendous growth in his interest for his bouncy toys. At the beginning of the month he kind of just hung out in his toy. Now he bounces around and actually plays with the toys attached to it:
And then he really likes it when Daddy is swinging him :)
Here is William trying on Eebee's colorful bracelets:
William is exploring all that his body can do:
He started sucking his pointer and middle fingers:
William has found his feet. It is the cutest thing ever. He can't get enough of them. By the end of the month, he was able to reach his feet to his mouth and suck on them. It works great to relieve his gas and he really helps me out when changing his diaper. I can leave him on the floor with his feet and he is good for a long time. No need for toys when he has his feet.
Due to William's drooling, he started coughing occasionally. He decided coughing is fun and he coughs all the time now. It sounds more like he is clearing his throat. It is really cute.
William can now sit up on his own. Mid-month we started sitting him up and he would fall over in all directions....even forward on his face. But that was a huge step that he could sit up for even a second on his own. By the end of the month he is sitting completely on his own for long periods of time...even playing with his toys. We still have to be careful. He'll lose his balance and fall over so he still has to be under constant surveillance when sitting. For this purpose, the Boppie comes in really handy! It provides padding on all sides of his body.
Jan 21:
Jan 28:
(Only one week later. Amazing how quickly he changes.)
We thought that sitting up meant that we could try putting him in the stroller, but he's still too small for that.
We're still working on crawling. William at least likes to be on his stomach again, so that is helpful. We try putting him on all fours to start off with so that he gets a feel for crawling. Sometimes he'll hold that position, or push up and down getting a good workout. Other times he just drops to the floor and sucks on his hands the whole time. This video is from New Years when we first started trying. It is so cute.
William is beginning to laugh more often....mostly at his Daddy. John makes him laugh hysterically all the time. Here is one of Will's favorites, peek-a-boo:
We started reading to William for the first time in January. His favorite book is Spot Loves Mommy. He likes the bright colors. When he's crying, we can distract him with this book.
Here is William and Daddy being silly, pinching eachother's cheeks.
We caught Will and Leia hanging out on the floor again. Compare to when he was only a few weeks old. He is now bigger than Leia.
We also had a photo shoot with William in some of John's old clothing. He is almost to big for the clothes.
Here is John 3 months old on his Dad's 29th birthday (01/22/83):
Here is William 4 months old (12/31/11) with his Dad holding him at 29 years of age in the same outfit:
And the shirt was a little small on him so his belly was hanging out.
Sephira doesn't think he is too heavy though.
Here is another of John's outfits...but a little small on William. We almost waited too long to put William in it.
Here is John's sweatshirt:
January was a big month for us! Can't wait to see what February brings us!!
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