06 January 2008

What a difference a few days makes...

Rolf and I left Will with my dad on Wednesday as we headed to Vegas. By the time we returned on Friday evening, Will's bottom two teeth were halfway in (see picture below), his right top canine was almost in (it broke through yesterday), and he started to crawl - not just the ooching, either, real crawling!

He's also outgrown just about all clothes that say "6 mo" in them, even if they're 6-9 mo. He's just getting so big. Last night, though, when he was cuddled up on my shoulder after a bottle, I could see that tiny newborn we brought home nearly eight months ago buried deep within my big boy. Rolf lowered Will's crib mattress two notches tonight because we've responded to his cries twice in the past week to find Will standing in his bed. Kind of scary.

Will's New Teeth (and the usual accompanying drool)


Will standing in his new, lowered crib (the hydraulics will be installed next)



Here's a video of Will crawling:





He has also shown signs of "cruising," that is, holding onto the coffee table and shuffling his way along it. He's not even eight months old yet, but he's been trying to walk for a month now. One of his favorite things to do is walk around the room while holding onto someone's fingers, as seen in the picture below. He also loves to bounce and jump. We really considered getting him a jumperoo or a jolly jumper, but most of them have weight limits of 25 lbs. Considering Will was nearly 18 at his last doctor's appointment a month ago (and has grown considerably since then), we figured that wouldn't last long enough to be worth the money.



He gets so proud when he walks.







4 comments:

Mom's the Word said...

He's starting to look like a big boy! I'm going to inform Jack of Will's accomplishments and see if that inspires him.

Sarah F said...

Yeah, he could get some serious air under him in a jolly jumper! As soon as he weighs enough, let me know and I'll ship him one.

Ghost Writer said...

Yeah, but the weight limit is the MAX, not the minimum. Too bad.

Anonymous said...

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