8 Months!

Always trying to stand!



Ready for bedtime!



Good morning, sunshine! Happy 8 month birthday!
Aren't the sleepy eyes precious?



Blowing raspberries at Mommy before we leave for the day!

My, how time flies! We have such a big boy on our hands...he is into everything these days! He crawls to what he wants and then pulls up on it (even if it should not be pulled up on). Will is Mr. Active these days!! Every month that passes he amazes us a little more; watching him turn into a little person is just so much fun!
His vocabulary these days is growing, as well. He has mastered the b, p, and d sounds along with many of the vowels. He is a talker, and is so funny when he gets started! He has also learned how to blow raspberries, and click his tongue and does both all the time.

Busy, busy

Our weekend, AND our littly boy, that is. We were going from the time we woke up Saturday morning, until right now on Sunday evening!!! We started with a relaxing Friday night -- we were all in bed before 9:00!

Trying to get out of my room!! The gate was for Riley, but now that Will is mobile, it does a great job of keeping him contained, too!





We got up Saturday, and Patrick & his Dad went riding, and Will & I went to see YaYa & Pa (my parents), and Nonnie & Poppy (my grandparents).

Getting ready to tell Daddy bye!




Saturday evening once we all got home, we decided to take Will to the park again since he had so much fun swinging last week (and Riley needs all the exercise he can get!) So we took a walk to the park, and played on the swings for a bit.

He LOVES it!!!



Sunday, Patrick & I decided we really needed to tackle the front yard as it had become a bit overgrown from all the rain lately, so we went to Lowe's for mulch and some new plants. We knew Will needed a nap once we got home so I took him in, and laid him down....and what do you know????


No nap, of course....



Patrick just put Will down, hopefully he sleeps all night cause Lord knows Mommy & Daddy need the rest.

What a big boy!

So, apparently Will has no real interest in crawling. It seems he'd much rather try to start walking....Yesterday we were playing in his room and he pulled himself up on his music table. So, when we were getting ready for Will's bath last night he wanted to play some more. After we stripped him down to his diaper we let him loose, and he went straight his music toy. Of course stood up! Look at our big boy!!







This morning he pulled up on his exersaucer, and when I picked him up from Mary's (the sitter) she asked me, "Is he standing at home too?" Once we got home he was everywhere, pulling up on his table, Riley's crate, all while dragging himself across the floor (he did crawl about 2 feet!). AND while he was SUPPOSED to be napping, I went to make sure he was asleep since it was really quiet, and low and behold, he was standing in his crib! I think life as we knew it is over, we have a mover on our hands!!!

Trip to the Park

This afternoon we decided to take a walk, and Patrick had a great idea to go to the park. So, we headed over to the park and Will got to swing for the first time! He ABSOLUTELY LOVED it!!! He laughed like Patrick & I have never heard him laugh before. We will definitely be making many more trips to the park, especially once it cools off.

Brushing Will's Teeth

Well, now that Will's bottom two teeth are finally completely grown in it is time to start brushing!! I got some baby toothpaste (safe to swallow, etc..) and Will actually liked it. I am sure he actaully wanted to play with the toothbrush, but he let me brush his teeth and was happy the whole time. He is so content, and really does not mind new things ... we are SO blessed!