We have proof of teeth!

 

After stalking Will with a camera, finally we have a picture where you can see his gorgeous two bottom teeth! Will try and get more pictures however for now I think Will is somewhat suspicious about how often that shiny silver thing that flashes appears!

 

 

Busy Busy Boy!

Its been a busy couple of weeks for Will! Solids are coming along really well, with him liking most foods (though mashed brocoli wasn’t a big favorite!).  He is starting to get a big appetite now and often wants more food than he is given!

Will went to a trial Gymbaroo class last Thursday – some interesting elements (such as written word recognition – bizarre for 5-8 month olds, especially when the word is a long one like “dinosaur”!).  Will did grizzle through most of the class but we are going to give it a shot for a term, mainly so we learn some new games and activities, plus give him a chance to play on some equipment we will never have at home! Fingers crossed that he does like it!

Will is starting to move about a bit now, he has managed to moved backwards on his tummy, and is starting to roll from his back to tummy to get to toys.  The best one we have seen so far is Will rolling from his tummy to back and then gradually wriggling around so he could get close to Lucy! Lucy was happily curled up in front of the heater and so didn’t mind Will reaching over and touching her (I guess as long as he didn’t grab a fist full of fur or tail she accepts it!). He did manage to roll over and get both of his hands on her, however by the time the camera came out, he’d rolled onto his back and only had one hand on her! It has however made us realise that we do need to look at a guard for the heater pretty quickly (and in the menatime make sure we either keep a very close eye on Will and his travels or turn the heater off!).

Will got to meet Livia (grandma and Aunty Cheryl’s “triplet”) for the first time on the weekend – I think Livia was rather surprised at how happy Will was, and how we was happy to be held by a relative stanger the minute he met her!

 

Blue Boy

This week Mummy finally found a Carlton scarf and beanie set for me….she tells me it does look more like the Geelong jumper, but at least it is a start! Carlton came from behind to beat Port Adelaide so Mummy thought it was a good time for me to show off my scarf and beanie…see how happy I am! (but I am still refusing to show my teeth in photos!)

A few pics

Welcome!

Well this is the first post for Will’s blog…..a place where we hope to keep you all up to date with Will’s latest milestones and other little bits and pieces.  Of course, seeing as Will is only 5 and half months old this site is maintained by his parents, Em (his mother who has no idea what she is doing!) and Pete.

So a brief background to Will – he arrived on December 23, 2007 – Pete’s 36th birthday. After several comments throughout Em’s pregnancy on the size of her bump (rather big) it was, to some degree a relief, to find out that we weighed in at 10lb 10oz (or 4.828kg) and 54cm long. To Em this meant that her bump was not entirely due to the copious amounts of chocolate she consumed during the pregnancy.

As at today, Will is 72cm long, and weighs 8.5kg.  His first two teeth made an appearance 2 weeks ago (bottom two teeth).

We are currently experiencing the joys of getting him on solid food.  Most sessions are either like getting food into those clowns you see at amusement parks (except Will moves his head a lot quicker!) OR it results in Will wearing a mask of whatever food is on offer. So far we have got through rice cereal, pureed pumpkin and pureed pear. This weekend we are hoping to try zucchini, partially to expand his repertoire, but also so Pete can see first hand the delightful (!!!) faces Will pulls each time he tries a new food!!