ELEVEN

Only one more month until Will turns one!!! Hard.To.Believe. No really great pictures to share. I have very few these days because it is impossible to get him to sit still for even a second to snap a picture. And you can forget sitting still AND smiling. Just not gonna happen. A few fun facts about our BIG boy!

-He got his first ear infection last week :( I guess it was gonna happen one of these days.

-He gives precious hugs. I'm talking both arms wrapped around your neck, face snuggled into your shoulder. The real deal! And I can't get enough of them!!

-He is into this new thing of laying his head on any and everything that he sees and wants to feel. Instead of reaching out first, he lays his little cheek on there. It is adorable. He has done this to people, Bentley, stuffed animals, the mat under the sink in our kitchen (ew!), the cofee table, the couch, the list goes on. It is his way of checking it out.

-He says Dada all the time. John finally convinced me to write that in his baby book as his first word. He said Mama early on and has said it a few times, but says Dada all the time, and I think he knows what it means. This morning I got up with Will and let John sleep a little while longer. When we came into the den, Will pointed at our bedroom door and said "Dada." We almost went and woke him up right then, it was so precious!

-He is working on 7 teeth! 2 on top and 2 on bottom are fully in and have been that way for a while. He is getting 2 more on top, on either sides of the ones that are already there, and 1 on the bottom.

-If you yell loudly, he will mimic you. He and John go back and forth-it is hysterical.

-When he hears the garage door he makes a bee line to the front door and stands up to look out the glass.

-Surprisingly, he has not really messed with the Christmas tree. His eyes get huge when we turn on the lights, and he does crawl over and touch ornaments every now and then but not nearly as bad as we thought. However, we also don't have anything wrapped under the tree. I have a feeling paper boxes and bows would be a bit more tempting!

-We are getting ready for his monkey themed birthday party in just a little over a month! Time flies when you are having fun.