4 Months

Yesterday Will had his 4 month check up. Here are his stats:

Weight: 15 lb 5 oz - 56th percentile
Height: 26 in - 80th percentile
Head: 17 in - 70th percentile

He is such an amazing baby! Here are a few things he loves (and I love about him) right now:

• smiling and laughing a lot
  
• playing with his toys, especially the light up ones
• eating rice cereal
• trying new uber pureed baby food
  
• trying to feed himself by grabbing the spoon right before it goes into his mouth and SHOVING it into his mouth
• scooting around in a circle, trying to figure out how to go straight.
• his mobile, he could watch that for hours, sometimes I even find him talking to it when I come and get him in the morning :)
• his thumb, yup, he found it and he loves it
• putting things in his mouth, anything he can reach, he puts them in his mouth
• meeting new people, especially girls, oh boy
• talking to mom and dad
• sleeping in his new crib, in his new room
• sitting in his bumbo and watching mommy cook
• trying to sit up by himself
• looking in the mirror at a handsome baby boy
• swinging at the park
• sitting in a high chair with the grownups
• sitting in the cart by himself
• going on walks through the mall with mom and dad because it's too cold to walk outside

Jut to name a few. This kid has both Stephen and I wrapped around his perfect little fingers, and I wouldn't have it any other way.

First Swing Ride

Moving in a Circle, I'm afraid of what will happen when he figures out how to go forward.
After "Feeding" Himself
Sitting in a "Big Boy" Chair

Rice Cereal

For the last month Will has been watching Stephen and I eat, tracking every forkful with his eyes. So on Sunday we decided to try him on rice cereal. It was quite an adventure, but he LOVED rice cereal! He ate the entire bowl and wanted more but I didn't want to push it. He then slept 13 1/2 hours without making a peep, I LOVE RICE CEREAL!

He just kept eating and eating!

One satisfied baby!

Christmas, Part 2

The week after Christmas was spent being "tourists". We took Will to the San Diego Wild Animal Park, the Zoo and the beach. He LOVED the beach, the Zoo and the Wild Animal Park were less of a hit. Will couldn't of cared less about the animals but he really dug the trees.

Daddy and Will at the Zoo
It got kind of cold at the Zoo so we put his blanket on his head, he didn't mind so much.
One happy baby.
First beach trip.
Mommy and Will
Happy beach Baby!
Giga (my mom) and Will. Will's out! It was a long day for him :)
First trip to the San Diego Wild Animal Park

Eating on the Go.
Will with Papa (my dad), waiting for the bird show to start.
Will watching the bird show.
Will and Daddy
After we left San Diego, we went to visit Stephen's sister, Christina, in Crestline, CA (a town in the mountains of San Bernadino). But those pictures are for the next post.

Christmas Part 1

So many things happens over the Christmas break! Will had his 3 month birthday, he had his first Christmas, and he had his first haircut, just to name a few things. So get ready for a crazy load of pictures!

Christmas Eve Dinner at the Francois's
Christmas Morning!



Will LOVED when my mom sang him Jingle Bells. He would laugh and laugh and laugh!
The boys and their new hats!
Daddy and Will in their hats
Will fell asleep amidst all the toys!

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2 Months Old

Will is 2 months old! I really don't believe it, the time has flown by!

Here are his stat from his 2 month check up

Height- 23 1/2 inches 75%
Weight- 11 lb 7 oz. 45%
Head Circ.- 15 3/4 inches 55%

He's getting SO big. He still is such a great baby. He loves to just take in his surroundings and his little brain is constantly working. He loves tummy time and I swear he's going to be crawling soon. He can lift his entire body off the blanket. I'm not too sure I'm ready for my baby to crawl, though.

The Many Faces of Will

Family Pictures

My little sister took some pictures of our little family. They were taken with my little point and shoot camera but they turned out pretty nice, huh?

Happy Halloween!

I know Halloween is over but that's ok. It was a fun Halloween. We all dressed up. Will was Charlie Brown, Stephen was Linus and I was Lucy from the Peanuts. We are SO cute! I can't wait for next year when Will is a little more aware of what's going on.

P.S. Yes, that is a wig :)

Happy One Month Birthday Will!

My baby is one month old today! I can't even believe it. As I look back on the first month of my baby boy's life, so much has happened!

• 30 hours of labor followed by 2 1/2 of pushing
  
• A short visit to the NICU for antibiotics and a little jump start for his lungs
• Getting to see him for the first time up close
• Holding him for the first time
• Seeing Stephen hold him for the first time
  
• Coming home from the hospital
• Meeting so much of his extended family
• Going under the Jaundice lights
  
• His first bath
• Going back to the hospital because of an infection
• Watching him be poked with 10 million needles
• Being released from the hospital
• Going to his daddy's birthday party
• Tummy time
• Lots of trips to the doctor
  
• The first time he smiled at me

So much has happened in his short life! I love him SO SO much and I can't wait to see what the rest of forever brings.