Will is 8 months! (tomorrow) It is so hard to believe that 8 months have gone by since I first laid eyes on this precious baby who I instantly fell head over heels in love with.
ALOT has changed in 8 months!
Will no longer just sits still and takes it all in. He is all over the place. All the time. He also spends very little time NOT on his feet. That child wants to stand and cruise all the time. I can hardly keep up with him, and I've learned (alot) recently that I really cannot leave the room. Though strangly, I keep doing so...as if expecting the outcome to be different each time. :)
Will has discovered how much fun it can be to rip apart his once organized changing table shelves. I love this stage. Little hands learn by exploring...it makes me so happy to see him interacting with his world. The other day I was changing the sheets on his bed and turn around to find THIS! Of course I yelled for my camera to snap a pic. :)
Convincing Will that going to bed is actually a wonderful thing is no easy feat. I miss the days when he would just go to sleep. ALOT. But, these days bring their own set of fun and blessings. Usually blessings not recognized in the midst of us trying to get him to bed. :) I actually let him cry it out the other night. Amazingly, it worked after a while. It was the first time I'd let him do that. I'd probably let Walker cry it out a million times by now. Will was playing me, and I knew it. Cliff was playing tennis with our pastor and Tory and I was trying to get Will to sleep. This used to always be my job, but as Will started nearing his 8th month he started preferring his dad to do the task. Or maybe he's just already learned that Daddy don't play. :)
Will and Cliff have a very special bond that I honestly don't remember he and Walker having at the age Will is. Theirs came later. Regardless, at times this bond leaves me feeling a little left out. Not really, but I am not sure what other way to put it and be honest. I love watching the two of them. But, there are time I feel Will prefers Cliff to me and sometimes that is hard on a mommy's heart. I know he loves me though-all it takes it the look of excitment on his face when he sees me and the way he pulls up on my leg and grins at me, while lifting his arms for me to pick him up. Will and I have lots of special moments too. He just doesn't seem to "need" only me in the overly encompassing way Walker did. That isn't necessarily a bad thing, now that I am thinking back. :)
Will only says two things right now. Bah-bah and Da-da. He's lost his other words. There have been a few times lately where we've wondered if he's asking for his bottle with "bah bah." I know that is crazy parent talk, but I'm telling you the presentation has been correct and at appropriate times! Usually near bedtime he'll start saying "bah bah" and climb near the fridge. When he sees it as well, like if we are heating it, he will do the same thing until he gets it. Last night he said it over and over and when I finally brought it towards his mouth he laughed a single laugh and said "bah bah" before beginning to drink. Coincidence? I think not. You think what you want. Just keep your thoughts to yourself. he he.
Another amazing thing that has happened is that twice over this past weekend Cliff said to Will "who am I?" and both times Will said Dada and whacked him. Seriously. That IS a coincidence. I am not buying it. Cliff was ALL OVER IT.
Will is annoyed with us that we still make him eat baby food . Really. I think his grandparents are too. ha! He will yell at us if he even sees our food, and I am not exaggerating when I say he will completely stop eating his baby food and growl for ours.
He's tried a few new things here and there, but mostly for the moment we are sticking with baby food.
He's also tried a few things we haven't necessarily approved and allowed-chocolate chip pancakes, ranch dressing and peanut butter crackers. (yes, i know the dangers and no i didn't allow this!) Let's just say it wouldn't hurt me to wait to clean the kitchen after he's safely in bed at night. :)
Will loves his bath these days. He crawls in the bathroom any chance he gets and literally tries to climb in the tub. He'll pull up, then try and pull himself into it. Soon it will happen. And I will laugh. Hey, I told him to stop! We're keeping the door shut as much as possible, but sometimes with a four year old that's hard. Especially lately when the stomach bug was running rampant! He tries to stand up in the tub a gazillion times a bath. Hopefully he will learn what "no" means sooner rather than later!
Will makes lots of noises and likes to play lots of games. He does the nose scrunching that is like a staple milestone for all babies. SO cute. He laughs really hard when we do it back. He also likes to growl and have us growl back. Everything he does is for a reaction. He loves to sit on my shoulders. We can't figure out what it is, but he will kick and laugh and squeal and sometimes we do it for our own entertainment more than anything else!
Will continues to be the happiest baby. We love both of our boys as babies for different reasons. Walker was an unbelivably charming and fun baby. But he was also very shy and reserved. It's a different experience having a happy go lucky, loves everyone kind of baby. Will continues to smile almost 24/7. It's truly rare that he doesn't. When he's tired being one of the occasions he wouldn't be smiling. Oh my goodness, can you say ill? Takes after someone I know. (me).
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