Calling in the Jaws of Life!

One of our concerns we talked to the doctor about yesterday was the fact that William had not pooped in 7 days! The doctor assured us that this was normal, William was not constipated, that he was just very efficient and not generating any waste. Well, last night we had our first poop in 7 days, and it was a doozie! We've experienced blow-outs in the past, but this one definitely takes the cake. His rice cereal has changed the consistency to peanut butter, and it was everywhere. Not knowing how to get his onesie off without getting poop all over his face, Jon called for the "jaws of life" and we cut William out of his onesie...yes, I said cut him out. Really, there was no other alternative. Sorry, no picture of this one...we didn't think it appropriate. ;)

6 Month Appointment

Today was William's 6 month well child appointment. His stats are as follows:

Weight: 17lbs 7 oz

Length: 26.5 inches

Happy Half Birthday!

Little man is already 6 months old! We still have no teeth, although we are convinced they will be making an appearance any day now...we've been saying that for atleast a month. But, Will is a serious drool factory these days and is obsessed with gnawing his fist. I think we are also in the midst of a growth spurt, that is the only explanation I can think of as to why Will is suddenly not sleeping through the night and waking at midnight, 2:30 am, and 5:30 am for nightly feedings. May 4th is his next well-child appointment and we'll be able to state his stats then and verify this major growth spurt. He definitely seems to be growing though...he's out of his Costco 1-2 diapers, 3-6 month clothes barely seem to fit him anymore, and his 6 month Carter's jammies no longer fit. He's turned into a belly sleeper, and we often find that he's migrated up to the top of his crib with his head in the corner.

Will has discovered Bailee and is in absolute love with her! If he's in a fussy mood, all I have to say is "where's Bailee?" and he'll imediately search the room for her, lock his eyes on target and light up with the biggest smile. I wish Mommy and Daddy could get that kind of response. Bailee likewise is in love with Will. She loves giving him kisses and Will does not seem to mind one bit.

He's very talkative and loves to hear his own voice. Seriously, in the time its taken to write this post, Will has been nonstop in his swing!

We went in for our 6 month professional photos today and Will was the perfect baby, Mr. Smiley (very different from our 3 month experience)! We'll post those as soon as we get them.

Solid Food!

Will ate rice cereal for the first time last night. Nothing too flashy. Here is the video:

William's First Vacation!

We just got back from our week long vacation in Ojai, California where we enjoyed the sun, relaxed, shopped, went to the beach, and spent time with family. We cannot wait to visit again!

Now, we've all been on a flight where at least one kid cried the entire trip. As such, we were a bit apprehensive of our 2.5 hour flight...we didn't want to be that family. We are happy to report, our worry was all for not. Will was the perfect traveler, and we even received compliments from some of our fellow travelers. He slept the entire flight down, and cried for about 3 minutes on the return flight (I think because he was sad to be leaving California).

The following are some of our photos from the trip:

Daddy and Will on our first day in Ojai. Will loved his "cool dude" shades.

Daddy, Will, and Maggie on Shelf Road.

Daddy, Mommy, Auntie Betsy, and Will at Ojai's Farmers' Market.

Mommy, Daddy, and Will at Will's first beach visit.

Mommy and Will at the beach in Santa Barbara.

Will with Auntie Betsy and Cousin Ava.

Daddy and Will getting ready to go to Libby Park.

Relaxing at Libby Park in Ojai.

Will with Uncle Mike.

Will with Daddy, Boomie, Uncle Ry Ry, and Papa at the beach in Santa Barbara.

With Uncle Ry Ry at the beach. We cannot wait to visit him!

Happy Easter!

We slept in until 9 this morning and woke to find an easter basket for William. The easter bunny left William 2 Sandra Boynton books, a cell phone, and a little snoopy dog...all of which he loved. We enjoyed a delicious pancake breakfast and family time before it was off to Grandpa and Grandma's for a traditional easter dinner. We enjoyed a baked ham, macaroni and cheese, baked beans, green beans, scalloped potatoes, deviled eggs, key lime cupcakes, and chocolate cupcakes...yum! William received a book from Grandma and Grandpa, a book from Uncle Pat and Houston, and an activity center from Boomie and Papa. What a lucky little boy!

On a side note, William is really enjoying his jumparro time and can be heard laughing with delight. He can finally touch the ground and reach the jumparoo's toys. Here he is enjoying himself:

5 Months!

Our sweet little William is 5 months old...where does the time go?

He is successfully sleeping in his crib, however, he has begun waking up around 4 in the morning, and most times he is able to put himself back to sleep, and wake up around 6. His night time routine consists of a bottle from dad around 8, a book, and his mobile and lambie or glow worm on. We've found that William likes to sing himself to sleep with his mobile.

He is really turning into quite the little communicater and just know we are in for a ton of questions once William is speaking.

We've begun teething and as a result have quite the drool factory and Will loves to try and stick his fist in his mouth.

He is fascinated with his own reflection. The other day I caught him making his "I'm about to cry" face and as soon as he saw it in the mirror he started to laugh.

It's amazing how Will's laugh and/or smile can light up a room! We love you little man!