26 and 6

Yesterday I turned 26...and Will turned 6 months old. So hard to believe that he is already a half year old. Before I know it we will be planning his first birthday party...that is crazy! Birthdays are different now, at least mine was yesterday. I guess because it really isn't about me anymore-Will consumes our lives and thoughts and I found myself more thinking about how he was 6 months old yesterday than thinking about myself and my birthday...and I wouldn't have it any other way. I say this every time on his "month" post, but my heart grows bigger each morning I go in to wake the little guy up. He has this huge smile on his face and is the snuggliest in the morning. I am cherishing these mornings that I actually have time to snuggle with him, knowing that in less than a month, those days will be constrained to the weekends. Here is a look back at Will (I am kicking myself for not taking a picture every month in the same place so we could really see how much he has grown):

January 13, 2009

February 13, 2009

March 13, 2009

April 13, 2009

May 13, 2009

June 13, 2009

July 13, 2009

What a sweet, sweet smile!

Will had his 6 month old check up today. He weighs 18 lbs. and is 27 inches long. He has now dropped to the 75% for both height and weight (last time he was in the 90th...we figured this was coming since our pediatrician told us it just wasn't in his cards to be a giant!) :)
The updated 4-1-1 on Will...
-He eats squash, sweet potatoes, green beans, carrots, avocado (LOVES THIS), bananas, pears, apples...basically anything but peas.
-He squinches his nose for a split second when he smiles or giggles and it is the cutest thing ever...I still haven't been fast enough to capture it on camera
-Move over daddy...Bentley is now the funny man in the house. He laughs hysterically almost every time Bentley comes near him. They play very well together. Last night Will grabbed hold of Bent's ear-and wouldn't let go. Poor Bentley was whining and squealing as loud as he could and we could not get Will to loosen his grip. But Bentley never snapped or even looked like he was about to bite Will so that was a good thing. After that, Bentley didn't come around much :)
-When he doesn't fall asleep in the bath, he splashes like crazy
-He is noticing all kinds of things around him-in the past week he has loved his exersaucer and jumperoo because of all thing things to play with on the frame.
-He is a snuggle bug in the morning!
-In the afternoon he will talk your ear off.
-When it is time to eat and you put his bottle in front of him he does something my parents nicknamed the "man yell"...he is as impatient as can be when he is hungry (he certainly didn't get this from his mama :) )