3 months (and counting...)

Will turned 3 months on June 8. I am a little late on his 3 month update...but I am here now!

This post will be all about Will at 3 months. So, here are his feet...in our new grass...that he LOVES... At 3 months, he has cankles. He also has never ending rolls on his thighs and diaper area. I SO wish I could post a picture of that!

Will loves his toys. He is very interested in using his hands to squish, stretch, throw and bring his toys to his mouth. His favorite toy is a rattle thing with chewy legs he got in his Easter basket (good job, Easter bunny!). His next favorite toy is the fold out book thing you see below. It crinkles and makes cool noises and he will just laugh and talk to it for the longest time!
Goodbye baby carrier...he loves to ride in his stroller "big boy style..." Will hates his baby seat carrier in general, and walks are supposed to be enjoyable. So, when they weren't we ditched it and moved him to the big boy seat in his stroller. He loves it.

He also loves his brother. At Grammies in this particular picture, I was having a hard time getting Will settled for a nap, which is just not like him. So, I laid him down in Grammie's bed beside his already asleep big brother and after he wrapped his arm around Walker's, he fell right to sleep. So, I just sat and watched. (and took pictures!)

This was one night before we put the boys to bed. They were both laying in our bed and we were just having some family time. They are SO cute! Will loves to have his fingers (but not thumb) in his mouth. He is still attached to his paci, but if he doesn't have it, he's normally chewing on his fingers. I have found him quite a few times in the night sound asleep with two fingers in his mouth. Speaking of night...Will has been SLEEPING THROUGH THE NIGHT for about a month now! It's awesome. :) He wakes up anywhere between 5:30 and 7 a.m. to eat then goes back to sleep until around 9:00 or 10:00 a.m. For now anyway. This week has been a little different. I don't know if it's because we are at Grammie's, or if he is just growing and changing because the past few days he has been up for the day by 9, and napping very little.

Will likes to join us outside just as it's getting dark to enjoy the grass some as Daddy waters it. Will also is always smiling. It may seem as though I only post pics of him smiling, but I have very few pics of him NOT smiling. He is literally always smiling.

Will is also laughing outloud at alot of things...most consistently mommy's "funny voice" that you heard in the other post. He also thinks it is hilarious that he "stanks" when his diaper is dirty. Why do boys think "stanky" smells are funny??

He is still rolling from front to back only. He is trying really, really hard to roll from back to front. He gets SO mad when he cant' get his little fat self over. He gets stuck on his chubby little leg. It's so cute. :)

Despite my resistance, he loves his walker. Loves it. So, we have it pulled back out and he is in it alot each day. I keep him on the carpet though, so he isn't running around the kitchen before I am ready for him too! (can you say DENIAL?)

Will likes to watch his feet when he is in his Bumbo seat. They are funny. :)

He also enjoys bringing his hands together in front of his face. They are funny too.

He can remove and replace his own paci, as long as he doesn't let go of it in the process.

He has learned to scooch, and therefore can't be left on a bed, couch, etc because he will just find his way off...thankfully we realized this before it had to happen.

He "talks" to us and has a deeper voice at this point than Walker did. He loves carrying on conversations and gets so excited when we talk back to him. He also talks to his toys.

The only complaint we have had about Will, and the only way he hasn't been what we'd describe as the "perfect" baby is his time spent in his baby car seat. He hates it. Car rides are not fun for our family. Especially Walker. Poor guy.

Will just cries and cries. This was puzzling to us because of how much he loves to sit in his swing, bouncy, walker, Bumbo, etc... But I did some research and found out that babies with reflux tend to not do well in infant carrier car seats. Something about the way they are positioned with their tummies bent tends to cause the reflux (which is has a very severe case of) to flare up. A few articles I read suggested moving them into convertible car seats. Again, against my better wants I moved him over today. We rode a few places, and he did wonderfully. I don't really want him not in his infant carrier seat, especially since he still fits in it comfortably and it just seems more snug...but if it means a more comfortable and happy Will, we are all for it. I don't have relux, but both my babies have had it...and I can tell how badly it hurts them from the screams we get. It's so sad! I am not 100% sold on this new transition though and if it doesn't seem to help Will in the car, we will be moving back. Carriers are just so much more convenient when getting out at places with a 3 month old!

Will is just a joy. He is our sunshine. He has changed our family in so many wonderful ways. We cannot imagine our life without him and are so thankful God blessed us with my "dream" life.

Oh...I almost forgot. 99% of the time, Will goes by "Pickle." Nonni started this nickname. It got on my nerves the first time I heard it, lol...but it stuck and we (both Cliff & I) call him that all the time now. We'll have to change that before highschool and the crude jokes begin! HA!