7 Months Old

Will is 7 months old...7! I wish I could just freeze time and keep him like this forever. Ugh! So Will is 7 months old and currently looks like a toddler. He is weighing in at 21 lbs and 28 inches long. He is in the 85th percentile for all of his measurements. He is exactly where he is supposed to be as far as his milestones. He has been rolling around like crazy! You cannot take you eyes off of him for one second. He is also sitting on his own as well. He has been eating 3 meals daily of baby food, both vegetable and fruit, as well as oatmeal or rice cereal. He also gets about 20-24 ounces of breast milk daily. He has been snacking on Mum crackers a couple of days a week as well but mostly just on the weekends. He still takes 3 naps a day and the time ranges from 1-2 hours each nap. He sleeps through the night still in his crib and goes to bed between 630-730pm and gets up between 5-6am. I usually get up for work around the same time. I will say that it has been a DREAM to get all this sleep I have been missing back! Wonderful!!! And its all from the Healthy Sleep habits Happy Baby book that was recommended to me. Best purchase for mommy to date! He is currently wearing 12 month clothes but can fit into 18-24 month clothes...as I found out recently when trying to find something for an industrial photo session with him (the shirt he wore was 24 months and fit him just fine). He is also in size 4 diapers and according to his pediatrician he has outgrown his baby car seat and is ready for the next one. He laughs so much and talks up a storm! He is a very happy baby and I am telling you if we are this lucky the second time around (no I am NOT pregnant) I will thank GOD everyday for being the luckiest mom ever. He has also had his first try in the baby pool. He cried at first but LOVES splashing around in the water. He enjoys going to his Nana and Opa's every Sunday to visit and play. He has his 2 bottom teeth in and his top right tooth has barely started to come through. We also had our first late night visit to the doctor. We took him into Goodnight Pediatrics at midnight on a Thursday night because he had a really bad cough and it almost sounded like a bark at one point. The doctor said his lungs were clear and that all he had was some congestion sitting at the top of his lungs. His ears showed some fluid in them but no infection. Chris spent the next week adjusting him 2-3 times per day and the fluid was gone. Overall Will is a very healthy and happy baby and Chris and I could not have asked for more. This weekend we are going on our first road trip with him up to Pinetop to stay with some of our friends (his godmother) at their cabin. It should be interesting! Pics to come...as always!



First Easter

Will's first Easter was a typical Sunday hanging out at my mom's house. We enjoyed spending time with his cousins Leighan and Kennedy and also getting lots of goodies from the Easter Bunny in his Easter basket. Because he was teething we actually missed church...for the first time EVER. I couldn't believe it. Anyways we spent another wonderful Sunday with family...tradition.

 

 



6 Month photo session

Will's 6 month photo session was fun as usual. He isn't quite sitting up on his own yet so we had to improvise a bit. I love to see him grow in these photos!

 



First St. Patty's Day

Will's first St. Patty's Day was spent with my family hanging out by the pool. He put on his pool side hat and played in a baby chair outside in the shade before going in for a nap. He LOVES to be outside! We enjoyed a nice family day, the first of many more Sunday pool days.



6 Months Old

William is a half a year old. I feel like he was just this tiny little baby boy and now he's wearing 12-18 month clothes. 12-18 month clothes!!! My little baby boy has turned into a 6 month toddler...over night! I can't believe how much I love this baby. Every day I look at him I love him more than the day before. He is my entire world and I can't ever imagine my life without him.

Will started eating cereal shortly after he turned 5 months old. We were off to a rough start with it, but he adjusted well and is now eating double the start amount. He is also sleeping in his own crib at night. He sleeps the entire night in his crib and sometimes wakes up once throughout the night just to eat. He is also rolling completely over from his back to his belly. He does it all of the time and at first I was going in his room at night and rolling him back but after about a week or so of that I just left him alone and checked on him a few times during the night and of course he has been fine. He has also gotten his first tooth...and about a week after that got his second tooth. My poor little guy, teething does not go well with him. I'm pretty sure I gave him Motrin twice a day every day for about a week at least. I felt so had for him! All he wanted was his mommy and to snuggle every single day starting at about 5pm until he would finally go to sleep. Poor thing! He also went to the park for the first time. He just LOVES the swings! Super cute to see him enjoying it. He also started watching Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. He gets the biggest smile every time it comes on...sooo cute! He now weighs about 20 lbs and his height is 29 inches.

This month has been a lot of new things, that's for sure! Along with all his new milestones he has reach he also started with a new daycare lady. She is younger than our previous sitter and much closer to home, which I love. I get to sleep an extra 1/2 hour in the mornings and it takes me much less time to get home after work.

Our goal for next month is to have him sitting up on his own. He is almost there. He can currently sit with something behind his back, such as his boppy pillow. And he can also sit up really good in his bumpo chair as well. He will also experience his first Easter, which will be interesting since we always go to a sunrise church service. He did great at the Christmas church service so I'm not too worried about his behavior. He is also had his picture taken with the Easter Bunny this past weekend. Classic of course!

I also had my good friend Chelsea take his 6 month photos this last weekend. I cannot wait to see how they turned out! She always does such a great job with all of his photos.



5 Months Old

5 months old already...I feel like he was just born yesterday and I woke up and he's almost half a year old. It goes by WAY too fast and I hate that so much, but I LOVE to see him grow up and become this handsome little boy. There isn't a ton of new things to report for his 5th month update. He has been saying the letters "B" and "P" which is new for him. He started eating rice cereal 1-2 times per day. He is still mostly wearing 9 month clothes with some 12 month items in there. He is still wearing size 3 diapers. He has rolled over a couple of times but still isn't doing it regularly. He is sitting very well in his high chair when we feed him. He enjoys listening to kids type of music, we listen to it whenever we are in the car and at home during play time. He has been spending more time sleeping on his own verses us holding him while he sleeps. He has been sleeping more in his crib, pack and play as well as next to me on the couch. He is not sleeping in his crib at night like I would hope he would. He is however getting used to starting in his crib but he eventually moves over to our bed. Since I am the one that usually gets up with him at night I would prefer to get sleep over losing it right now, which is why he sleeps with us at night, but he is getting more comfortable with his crib. Sometimes it takes longer for some kids to get used to their crib than others. He enjoys being outside and also going anywhere in his baby carrier. He still does not have any teeth in yet, but he is still fisting and chewing on anything! I'm sure it will be any time now! He still is a very good sleeper and eater but lately he has been getting up once in the middle of the night to eat. It's usually for about 20 minutes or so and all he does is get a diaper change if needed and eats. He falls back to sleep while nursing and stays asleep until it's time to get up in the morning. He is still napping about 3 times daily, but his naps are getting a little bit shorter. He talks ALOT and plays ALOT. He is a very alert and active baby. He is approximately 18 lbs and just under 28 inches long. His biggest growth jump has been from 2-3 months. He is still in the 90th percentile for all of his weight and measurements.

I have already been planning his first birthday party. I am so very excited to put everything together for that and even though he won't remember a thing about it, I still want it to be just as special. I am adjusting pretty well to this whole parenthood thing. Going back to work has been hard of course for obvious reasons of miss my child and feel like I am missing out on everything. But also because I feel like my life never stops. I get up every day at about 445 and don't usually get to bed until about 10. I have my morning were I am just so exhausted but I just tell myself that life has so much more worth to it now that I have Will. I don't even remember what my life was like without him. I am almost ready to have another baby...almost!



First Valentines Day

Will's first Valentines Day was just another day for him...pretty much what it is for his parents too. Of course I did a little LOVE photo session with him but nothing too much. He wore red on Valentines day just like his daddy did (mommy wore pink). Not much to report on the love day front. Will is still single and loving it :)