New toys ... EVERYWHERE!! Scroll down, we finally have video!

We got to spend a relaxing weekend playing with Will's new toys ... from birthday, Christmas and just because :-) He definitely has plenty to keep himself entertained, HOWEVER he wants to stick his hand in Riley's water bowl, open up cabinets (which were child-proofed this weekend, too), take moss out of the ficus tree, etc...you get it! We finally got him to sit still for a little while this evening and I got some good pictures! Patrick & I got him the Swing and Slide Castle from Little Tikes and it actually stopped raining long enough to play on it this weekend!!

In his swing....


Playing with the steering wheel


Digging for blocks and balls


Imitating me, and the sound I just made...

VIDEO FINALLY!

If this actually works you will be seeing many more videos of Will!! This is him playing with one of his new toys (from Uncle Curtis, Aunt Lori, Colton & Jessica)
He LOVES this toy!!! Enjoy ... we have been trying to get a video on here forever!!

Lotion, Mom?

Every morning before I put Will's clothes on him for the day I put lotion on him (just because it smells so good!). This morning was no different, but Will did the CUTEST thing ... After I got him lotioned and dressed, he sat up and pretended to rub lotion on my leg, then looked at me and just grinned. Patrick & I both looked at each other and laughed ~ he is officially imitating, so I guess it is time to start being careful about what we say and do in front of him!

1 Year Check Up

Will's 1 year check up went wonderfully! He is in the 50%tile for everything ... he weighs just under 22 lbs, and is almost 30 inches! It is hard to believe how much he has grown in just a year! Developmentally he is also right on track. Dr. Taylor is very proud of the fact he is drinking from a sippy cup only during the day ... we are going to start working on doing away with the nighttime bottle (pray for us, this one might be tough!)

Some milestones he has reached include:
*saying many words (mama, dada, uh-oh, yeah!, woof-woof, YaYa {what he calls my Mother}, balloon {in his language, of course ... it sounds more like boon!}, more, and BOO {for peek-a-boo}
*Taking independent steps (up to 6 or 7 at a time now!)
*Eating all kinds of table food
*Drinking whole milk from a sippy cup
*pointing at things he wants

It is hard to believe how quickly it all has happened! He is doing new things every day, and really trying to start walking. He takes several steps and then sits and takes off in his speed-crawl mode ... I think he knows right now he can get where he wants to go MUCH quicker by crawling!!!

BIRTHDAY BOY!!!

Our Little Prince is 1!!! We had a family gathering (and a few close friends) Saturday afternoon to celebrate Will's birthday. Thank you to EVERYONE who came ... great-grandparents especially! Thanks for making the drive! We really do appreciate all of you who came all the way out to Cypress ... since NO ONE lives close. Will got lots & lots of wonderful gifts (toys, clothes, books .. you name it, he got it!) and has had the time of his life playing with them today. His favorite gift seems to be the card that sings from Nonnie & Poppy - he opens it, then closes it real quick and turns and smiles at us to make sure we are watching him. He is such a ham! We have spent today putting together new toys, playing with ALL of them, and unwinding from a very busy, and tiring day yesterday!


Here are some pictures from his party!!

The cake that matched his "Prince" theme invitations.


Will's little cake


Trying to let him blow out the candles ... he just wanted to touch the lit candle!


Playing in the icing...


I had to actually give him a piece to taste before he would put anything in his mouth!




The "singing" card from Nonnie & Poppy

Opening his little trike from Brandon, Jennifer, & Malley! This is about the longest he sat still!

Going to show YaYa & Nama his presents! (And of course both grandmas have their cameras out ready to go!)


BACK to the singing card...

He LOVED his Winnie the Pooh ball from MawMaw and Papaw ... he would not stop trying to chew on it (Rocco liked it too).




The birthday boy unwinding at the end of his big day! Thank goodness he is finally 1 ... now we can cut off that shaggy hair!




Thanks again to everyone who came! We have had such an amazing, fast year with Will. He is such a blessing to us, and everyone whose life he is a part of!!

Sleepyhead!!

Our little boy is such a good sleeper ... and here is the evidence to prove it! This was a little before 7:00 on Wednesday morning. How sweet is this?

Quick Update...

Sorry I have not posted lately, things have been busy, busy!! Will is doing wonderfully ... we enjoyed my time off but are also now enjoying getting back into our daily routine. He was happy, as always, to get back to Mary's and see her and all the kids. He is also working on walking (taking 3 and 4 steps here and there) and talking LIKE CRAZY! This morning as we were getting dressed he pointed at his jacket (which has a dog on it) ans said "Woof woof! Patrick & I were both in shock, like did he really just say that?!?!? He is also really into pointing at everything right now.
We have a first birthday coming up very soon, so check back for pictures soon!!