I Love My Bug!

I'm not sure why, but I refer to Jack as my "bug" sometimes. I always give him kisses and say, "I love my bug!" He will be 7 months on Wednesday. Time truly flies. He is in the 50th percentile for height and weight. He was closer to the 75th percentile for head size. He weighed 18 lbs 8 oz at his 6 month check-up. Will weighed only 28 pounds at that check up. Jack may soon surpass his brother.

Last night we are officially saying that Jack crawled. It was only an army crawl, but it was forward and on his tummy. He started sitting up on his own about 3 weeks ago. I'm so proud of him.

He sometimes spends the last couple hours of sleep on our bed. The other day when he woke up, he started talking to Randy. He was saying, "Hi Da da da da...Hi Da da da da." We know that he doesn't know what he's saying, but it sure was pretty cool. He definitely loves his Da da da da.

Skip in My New

A while ago, I played a CD with "Skip to My Lou" on it, and Will and I skipped around while we listened to it. Will loves to, as he puts it, Skip Skip Skip in my New (sometimes it sounds like he's saying nude).

Another mistake Will makes in saying something is the cereal Captain Crunch. He has referred to it as Crappin Crunch. It's the little things in life that make you smile. :)

What's That Sound, Mommy?

Will has an amazing sense of sound. He can hear everything. Like today at church, he could hear the squeaking door open at the back of the chapel and he turned to look to see who was coming in. He hears cars, me-mail trucks, garbage trucks, motorcycles, and airplanes outside. He always puts his hand in cupping shape up to his cheek (not his ear) and ask, "What's that sound, Mommy?" Sometimes I'll say that I don't know and he'll say that it's "probably" a motorcycle. He uses the word probably a lot lately. Anyway, he usually recognizes the sound properly. He knows the sound of the garage door opening, the refrigerator, the computer, and the list goes on and on. If he were in Elder's Quorum a couple of weeks ago, he would have asked Daddy, "What's that sound?" after Jack passed gas (several times) during the lesson. Apparently the men all got a kick out of it. Most be a guy thing.

Eat, Scream and Be Merry

Jack has started eating solid foods. He opens his mouth as we bring the spoon to his mouth and yells/squeels as it gets closer. It's like he can't open his mouth and just eat, he's got to make noise as he opens his mouth. I've discovered that if I don't let him get his sounds out first, the sounds will come out with food flying all over the place. He definitely is excited to be part of the eating experience at the dinner table now. I predict that he will not be a picky eater like his brother is. We will see.

Frosty the Snowman....bop bop bop bop

Will has been watching Frosty the Snowman, the movie, during the holiday season. He really seems to like it. He tells us that things make him all "wishy washy." He also sings the song to us. We were driving somewhere and as he sang it Randy and I got a good laugh out of it. This is Will's version of the song:

Frosty the Snowman was a happy (high pitched) jolly soul
With a pine cone something bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bop bawwwp

He has inherited his Dad's (and sometimes Mom's) ability to make up songs with whatever words and whatever tune that he wants to.

Will In the Window

So, we're staying at my parents house during Christmas break. Will sleeps in a bedroom at the front of the house. You can see his window as you walk up the sidewalk to the front door. So, Saturday (which was our 5th wedding anniversary, by the way) we put him down for a nap. He only had on a t-shirt and a diaper. Well, my mom came out to ask us if she knew that Will kept opening and closing his door. Randy went to check on him and put him back in his bed. When he went in there, he saw Will looking out the window, opening the curtains with two hands, and NO DIAPER ON. He was exposing himself to the entire neighborhood. It was hilarious. When Randy asked him why he didn't have his diaper on, Will said, "Yeah, I don't have my diaper on." Funny kid.

Jack Attack

He weighed 16 pounds 9 ounces and was 26 inches at his 4 month appointment. He's getting so big. He loves smiling! He can get up on his toes and hands and do "push ups." He can also scoot backwards. I think he'll be crawling really soon.

I put him on my lap the other day while we were having dinner. He just grabbed my dinner roll and put it right to his mouth. It was hilarious. I don't think he'll be a picky eater like his brother.