Crawling...in reverse only

I started in the living room by the couch and ended up all the way over here about to put mom's black shoe in my mouth. WAIT...I could go in mom and dad's room (rear first).




Hmmm...Hard to drive backwards. You think I can make that sharp turn?






Gotta hurry...mom's coming!

pop

We officially moved Will into the real tub for his baths. NOT by choice though! Jeff was trying so hard to help out one evening. When attempting to get Will ready for bath, I thought it was odd when he asked, "Which spout do you use to blow up the tub?" but then it made sense when I heard it BUST! I don't even know how it is possible to bust the rubber duckie tub, but he did it. So much to my dismay, Will is no longer in that tub. I think he's enjoying the real big boy bath though! I just have to get used to it. =)







9 month old pictures in his chair are coming soon!

Joy

I wanted to take some time to write about how incredible it feels to be a mom to Will. He is the reason I rush home at the end of the day. He gives me a reason to get up in the morning, have a happy day with my students, and be as productive as possible during the day so I can come home and be with him.
















I am loving this stage of motherhood. Will now grunts and throws his arms out like he's throwing a mini-fit when he wants something but can't quite figure out how to get it. So when I walk in the house and he hears my voice but can't see me, he goes from being completly content and happy to groaning and crying. I love it though! This is just Will's way to show he wants me and love me. Oh how incredible it is to be his momma! I thank God for entrusting him to me and can only pray that He'll help us raise Will right.

Hey Ma

8 is Great!

Hey everyone! Can you see me?! I am getting so big and having fun













all the time now! I have two bottom teeth that I love to use to crunch my apple harvest wagon wheels and I have two top teeth that mom and dad can see in my gums. They're poking so hard that they'll bust through any moment! Today they made me very tired and clingy. I didn't feel like doing anything! Mom finally gave me just a little bit of motrin since I wasn't being myself and I had a low grade fever. I perked right up a half hour later! See...I can't sit still now that I'm finally feeling well enough to laugh, smile, bounce, and make noise!













Did you know that I can stand so well and I even pivot from the couch to my music table? I dance by bending my knees...that's my new favorite move. I stopped sticking my tongue out so much (I heard mom say she was glad that phase only lasted a couple weeks). I crack up all the time when mom and dad make tooting noises with their mouth and I still think jump up peek a boo is pretty funny.













I don't have any interest in watching my Baby Einstein DVD (which mom says is fine by her) and I don't see what the point of clapping is. People always take my hands together and try to get me to do it. I mean, patty cake is pretty neat b/c someone is singing it to me and moving my hands, but why should I want to clap on my own just for the heck of it?! I don't get it yet, but maybe some day I'll want to. Right now, my favorite book is "Are You My Mother?" by P.D. Eastman. My favorite CD is Jesus Loves Me heartbeat songs (it's been my favorite since day 1).













All in all, life is very good being William Zachary Elder!