Monday, May 20, 2013

Baby Blessings and the Long Drive

William is about 5 1/2 months now and is doing great. He smiles and laughs a lot, and usually is only in a bad mood when he's tired. Or at church. He's getting so big that we've already had to transition him to his 6-9 month clothes, but they are a little big on him still.


He loves his doorway jumper and cheers up whenever he's in it.


He is full of silly faces, and makes some pretty funny expressions.


Will is actually starting to like tummy time now, and has realized that it's easier to play with his toys that way.


We started him on solid foods a couple weeks ago, and he is loving it so far.




He always wants to put everything in his mouth, including peoples' faces.


And he tries to drink out of a cup, but it doesn't work very well. He mostly dribbles all down his shirt.


Adam gave William his first tattoo this month; he thought it was pretty manly.


We were able to make it to Ellie's baby blessing before we took off for the summer and enjoyed our little day trip to Cedar City with my family.


Jordyn loves the babies, and kept trying to sneak her face into pictures of them.


Great-grandpa loves the babies too!


But Will was only interested in that dress. Everything goes in the mouth!




Will has recently figured out how to roll back-to-front, which mostly means he is a lot more squirmy. He likes to twist around in his bouncer and try to work his way out of it. Guess it's time to start buckling him in!


He also found his feet! Whenever he finds something big enough, he likes to hold it with his hands and his feet.


Now that he's eating solid foods, he's tried quite a few different things. So far we've done rice cereal, bananas, avocados, mangos, sweet potatoes, apples, and carrots. 





Last week we took off to Texas for the summer. We were pretty worried about how Will was going to do on the drive, since he doesn't fall asleep every time we get in the car anymore. He did pretty well though!


I got some baby food in pouches to feed him on the way, and he loved it! Plus it was a lot easier and cleaner than spoon feeding.


He was really happy when we stopped, and met a lot of new friends, like this funny lady in Cortez. We sat at a table next to her when we stopped for lunch, and she just talked our ears off! She had about four teeth and kept talking about her granddaughter being a bazooka, whatever that means. I just had to snap a picture of her while she was distracted with her phone.


When we got back in the car and it started to get later, Will started to get a little cranky so I bribed him with some licorice. Whatever works!


One of our hotels had an indoor pool, and we couldn't wait to take the little man swimming.


Unfortunately, the water was pretty cold so I don't think he liked it very much.


Adam sure had fun though!


My boys also enjoyed a little black licorice in the hotel, yum!


Even though he was pretty good in the car, William always got really happy when we got out for food or gas. He was excited to move around and see what was going on. He loved watching cars drive by at the gas station, and I always felt so bad putting him back in his seat.



We made it to Lake Jackson last Saturday afternoon, and so far we like it. It took Will a little while to adjust, but he seems to be doing well now. Adam was off on Friday so we went so Surfside Beach, which is only a short drive from our apartment. It ended up being really windy when we got there so we didn't stay long, but we'll be back!


It was kind of hard to tell how much Will liked it. It was loud and there was a lot going on, so he just tried to take everything in. He didn't cry though, so he must have liked it, right?


Hopefully it will be a little warmer next time and we can get some smiles out of this cute boy!


Also, I posted some videos on youtube! So if you ever need a little Will go check them out! Here are a couple of my recent favorites: 




Tuesday, April 9, 2013

The Tallest Man on Earth

The little man is 4 months old now, and he's not getting any smaller. He weighs 15 lbs 9 oz, which is about average, but is 26 1/4 inches long! That's the 94th percentile, which is not as high as last time, but still! I'm a little worried he's going to grow out of his 3-6 month clothes this month since he's practically at the length limit already.


As you can see, he carries his weight in his cheeks, lol.


He loves standing up and tries to do it all the time!




He's still pretty happy most of the time.














We recently got this blanket that my mom made for him, and he loves holding it and pulling it up to his face.


Will also discovered toys this month! Though he is a little disappointed he can't fit that whole thing in his mouth.


Adam likes to feed him black jelly beans (choking hazard!)




William also learned how to stick his tongue out this month, so that's pretty funny.








He also realized that hanging upside-down is so fun!


And that sitting up is pretty fun too.


We took him to his first sporting event last weekend, a Real Salt Lake soccer game. I'm not so sure I would say he liked it...he had a hard time with the noise. He liked seeing everything that was going on though.


We got him a jumper this month since he loves standing up so much. He doesn't really get the jumping part, but he's happy just to hang out standing up in it. Plus it tastes really good.


This last week Will has been a little bit of a cranky-pants. I think he was a little sick, and he had to get shots so I'm sure that didn't help. Poor guy.








What else can I say, we have a stinking cute little boy!

Wednesday, March 6, 2013

February

February was a pretty busy month for us. William was blessed on Sunday, February 3rd at my parents' home in Mapleton. 
Jordyn was baptized the day before, and was pretty excited to share the weekend with him. She loved the fact that they got to wear their special white outfits together.  





Adam gave the blessing and did a great job. The third was also my birthday and the super bowl, so it was quite the eventful day. We were glad to have our family over to share the day with us.
The night before Valentine's Day Adam tore his back playing basketball, so he spent the rest of that week in bed and on some good drugs. Luckily we were able to get our Valentine's date in the next week. We also got to celebrate my mom's 50th on the 18th. We had a delicious Godiva cheesecake and went to Sushi House for lunch. Yum!


Also this month, William rolled over for the first time! He still hasn't really gotten the hang of it though, and only does it occasionally.


He's 3 months old today, and is doing great! He still fits into his 3 month clothes, but we're expecting him to move up a size pretty soon, especially since he is already almost 14 pounds.




He's becoming quite the good sleeper, and will usually go 7-8 hours at night.










He is loving his Agent P! (added especially for Jordyn)


Will loves standing and sitting up, and sometimes he'll even get mad when you hold him lying down.


He's recently discovered his hands, and is always sucking on his fist or fingers.






He's still a happy kid, and is pretty easy to make smile and laugh.