6 Months Old and Growing...

Went to Will's 6 month check up last week and he is growing strong:
       18 lbs. 1 oz
       26 in long

I don't know what's up with the gray strip at the side, it's a phone pic so who knows!
This is Will trying to feed himself a little rice cereal. He is enjoying solids.

6 Months Old!

William is 6 months old today, and he is getting to be such a big boy! He is sitting up all by himself now, and so close to crawling he can taste it! Even though he isn't crawling he doesn't have any trouble moving himself around, we definetly have to keep an eye on him now when we set him down.  He has also started eating some solids, starting with rice cereal and has had a few tastes of some others, we are working on it as most of it ends up on his face and clothes! Sleeping is getting better, but only a few nights of sleeping all the way through, mostly he still wakes up a few times, but that's ok. The weather is finaly starting to get nice around here so we are all looking forward to spending some more time outside, today we had some play time on the grass in the front yard! Adam and I love our little man. He is growing so fast.

About to Take Off!

William is so close to crawling. He is such a squirmy wormy, as we call him, and as soon as he is put down he flips over, is on all fours and starts rocking back and forth or getting into a pike position and worming around. He is never in the same place you leave him anymore!

My First Mothers Day

Unfortunately I had to work on my first Mother's Day, but I got a great treat when William and his Dad came to visit me at work and brought me lunch! It really made my day to see my two favorite guys, but 30 minutes goes by soooo quick! When I got home I was greeted with a very sweet card and some beautiful flowers. It was a good Mother's Day.

William's First Easter

Will can sit up for short periods if slightly supported!

Well much has happened this month. Exactly one week before William turned 5 months old he rolled over from his back to his belly, and now we cannot keep him in one spot! Not only does he roll across blankets, but he scoots himself out of his chairs or seats and wiggles himself across the floor, sort of a worm crawl. He is on the move, not too quick yet but we definitely have to keep a closer eye on him now! He is a quick clip of his "real" rollover (and not the "fake" rollover I posted before, according to Grandma Nixon, ha ha :) )

On the 20th William was 5 months old, seems like it is going so fast. He is such a sweet boy, and his chubby cheeks keep the kisses coming regularly! He and his Dad are enjoying their weekly routine when I am working and Adam has mastered bedtime with him, having him fast asleep before I get home at 8pm. This is both great and a little sad for me, since I don't get to cuddle with him anymore at the end of a long day, but it is good for him to establish and keep a good bedtime at a decent hour! Also, the past few nights William has graced us with another (wonderful) milestone; he began sleeping 'through the night', staying asleep until around 3am and allowing his mom to get a nice solid chunk of sleep! It has only happened two nights in a row so far, but our hopes are high that this is a pattern that will continue. I wish I could say I feel so well rested, but unfortunately I have come down with a horrible cough and cold and have not felt well at all yesterday and today, but oh well I guess. William has a little cough but otherwise seems unscathed by my illness, and we are desperately hoping it stays that way!

So today is William's first Easter. He received cute bunnies from both of his grandparents and also from our neighbors who enjoy spoiling him as well! His great aunt Bonnie sent him a cute Easter onesie that I had to get some pictures of him wearing. We can't wait until we can send him on an Easter egg hunt, but we are satisfied with his smiles and giggles in the meantime!

Chatting with Dad

William has been chatting it up with us so much lately, but he usually stops immediately if we try to get it on camera. Adam was able to coax a little conversation out of him the other day while I was at work. He is such a little charmer.

William's growing...

Went to the pediatrician on Monday and William proved he is growing well!
                 16 lbs even!
                 25 inches long
                 16.5 inches head circumference

He is mommy's little man, growing so fast! We love to kiss his chubby cheeks!