William's favorite things

I thought I better write a few things before I forget. It seems my days are turning into one giant mess of laughter, smiles, frustration, and fun... and my memory is just turning into a giant mess. 

William is a great baby and I love being his mother but that doesn't mean its not hard. There are times when I wonder if I am truly cut out for this mother stuff and times when my little guy cries for longer then I'd like. He is a baby and I have found that despite my consistent effort or our routine, Will likes to keep me on my toes and switch things up every now and again. I have heard that he is not alone in this effort, in fact most babies find this to be a very enjoyable way to spend their early months :)

Truly he is a joy to us and I can't help but get excited at each little (even miniscule) land mark he reaches. 

Here are just a few things the "little man" has been up to. 

Sleeping. He is learning to master this task and give his tired parents a break. I am SO SO grateful for this. I learned early on that I am a MUCH better mother when I am not tired. Maybe he figured that out  too. He loves being swaddled although the act of being swaddled is mostly an annoyance and interruption to play time.  The swaddle doesn't last long though. By the time we go to wake him he has completely escaped or allowed the swaddle to cover his face. Both sleep positions are very desirable... I guess. 

I can't say I enjoy him sleeping like this. The first time I encountered it I though he was suffocating and nearly passed out myself. He loves it though and will nestle himself right under. He seems to sleep sounder when he does so I have decided to take a "chill pill" over this one.

William has rolled over. Seemed a little soon to us but on his 2 month apt he rolled over on the doctors table and then showed off his skills at home for the following few days. I did not capture photographic evidence of this monumental moment but it did happen. He has since stopped this rolling over business and prefers the safety of looking around with his head. I think honestly the momentum frightened him. He usually needed consoling afterwards... or maybe we startled him with our squeals of excitement... either way. 

I use this ball to "entice" him to roll. He really could care less.

Books, books and more BOOKS. William has taken a liking to all things literary. His favorite books are, "Where's Spot" "Mr Brown can moo, can you?" and "Are you my mother?"

These books come with a smile and giggle guarantee.

I am thrilled with his love for books. It is mostly selfish because I love reading children's books! They are my favorite.

He has started to "talk" all the time. Continually making little noises which is completely adorable to me. He is really starting to show some personality. Along with his continuous baby talk he does not stop moving. He is NEVER still, I have yet to witness it anyway. Have you ever tried to lie on your back and move your arms and feet up and down for 30 minutes? Because that is a workout! This is probably why he chugs back the milk. At night he will down almost 7 ounces.

He feeds himself... so advanced!

Just kidding, but he likes to think he does.

When the milk can't seem to cut it until the next feeding his hands are still the snack of choice. No longer is one enough to satisfy.

Go big or go home I guess.

Also a newer development is his nightly party before bed. We feed him 7:30 and allow him to play before putting him to sleep. Then at 10:30 we wake him up to eat some more before putting him to sleep again. We don't do any play time at this feeding and only read a few books before placing him in his crib for the night. He then decides to party for the next 20 minutes. We hear squirming, coos and squeaks until he decides to fall asleep. We recently learned that we are not invited to this party. If we try to sneak a peak he gives us the most astonished look. How could we really have the audacity to show up to his private party! and then he cries. So like proper rejects we sometimes stand outside his door and giggle at the sounds he makes.

Matt and I really enjoying pulling pranks and scaring each other... all in good fun. Often times one of us will creep around the corner to startle the other. William decided to get in on the action and scared his dad pretty good while exiting the bathroom. bah ha ha ha

It's been great having Matt home over the holidays! I am soaking it up because this is the last week and so is William.

After all, dad's play different.