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Update on Will

2009-06-27T13:34:00.005-05:00

It's been entirely too long since I wrote a post about Will. Let's see... what would you like to know? Will just cut three molars in the course of two days. He was very, very grumpy while they were coming in. I sent Kenneth a text message when I noticed that the first one had cut through.

Me: We have a molar!
Kenneth: Great. What do we need to do?
Me: A molar is a tooth. You don't need to do anything.

About a second later, my phone rings. It was Kenneth. He asked me what those animals are called that dig holes and run underground. I said a MOLE! We had a good laugh over that.

Will said his first two word sentence today: It's hot. And he's right. It is hot. Very.

I took these pictures yesterday with my "new" camera lens. It's actually about 20 years old, but I just tried it out for the first time yesterday. The lens that I normally use is broken. I was very upset about it since we will be going on vacation in two weeks. I had forgotten about this lens. One of my friends is a professional photographer and she told me that this "new" lens is a really good one and said that I should be excited about it. I was able to get some really good shots with it.

Here are some other fairly recent pictures.

GroBaby Diaper

2009-06-23T13:10:00.002-05:00

I've been using cloth diapers part-time since Will was about 6 months old. I haven't tried the GroBaby diapers yet, but would love to. GroBaby is giving away a limited amount of their diapers. If you would like one, here's how:

GIVEAWAY RULES:
1)Must be a new blog/pic etc.
2)You may blog about your likes/dislikes for Gro Baby OR post a new pic of your babe in Gro Baby OR blog that you'd like to try Gro Baby .
3)ALL, must be accompanied with this link, http://www.thenaturalbabyco.com/grobaby%E2...2-ic-11_16.html
4)Email your link/address to customerservice@thenaturalbabyco.com WITH BLOG GIVEAWAY in the subject line.
5)We'll send each participant ONE FREE Pre Production Shell Set in Blackberry (sorry no other colors available)
6)One per family please.

http://www.thenaturalbabyco.com/grobaby%E2...2-ic-11_16.html

Book Review: The Friday Night Knitting Club

2009-06-03T10:02:00.003-05:00

This was a really easy and quick read, making for the perfect book to read a sentence or two and then put down to go pluck Will off the kitchen table. I liked how the author, Kate Jacobs, used such details in the characters. By the time I finished reading the book, I felt like I had known each of the characters for as long as they had known each other.

Now reading: The Last Lecture and The Thirteenth Tale

He just keeps amazing me

2009-05-08T09:52:00.001-05:00

Yesterday afternoon, Will was being a little grumpy. I was sitting in the recliner and he was trying to climb in my lap. I asked if he wanted to nurse. He replied, "nurse."

Another Word

2009-05-07T09:19:00.002-05:00

How cool is it that Will said "yes" this morning? What's the big deal you ask? If you look a few posts down at the list of his words so far, you will not see the word "no" anywhere on that list. I think that's really cool. I have been working hard on telling him what he can do instead of what he can't and I think this may be why he hasn't said "no" yet.

New Word

2009-05-02T13:50:00.000-05:00

Cracker

Vocabularly

2009-04-29T16:10:00.003-05:00

I realized that I haven't made a list of Will's words yet. Here they are in no particular order:

mama
dada
ball
uh-oh
dog
woof (barking)
car
go
eye
eat
choo-choo
Dylan
bye-bye
duck
cheese

March of Dimes March for Babies

2009-04-20T08:34:00.002-05:00

The March for Babies is less than a week away! Formerly Walk America, the March for Babies champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money we raise for March for Babies will support lifesaving research, services, education and advocacy that will help babies get a healthy start.

I will be walking in memory of my daughter, Delilah Kaye, and in honor of her twin brother, William Charles. Lila was diagnosed with an encephalocele and alobar holoprosencephaly when I was 11 weeks pregnant. We were told at that time that she would likely be stillborn or only live a short time after birth. Will and Lila were born at 31 weeks on September 27, 2007 at 2:19am. Will weighed 3lbs 6 ounces and Lila was 1lb 12oz. Lilla lived for 1 hour and 37 minutes and knew only love during her short stay with us here on earth. Fortunately, Will only needed 22 days in the NICU before being able to come home. Today he is a happy and healthy 18 month old thanks to the work done by the March of Dimes.

Please help me and my family support the March of Dimes. Donations can be made at www.marchforbabies.org/karensiegfried

Thanks for your support!

Book Review: Running with Scissors

2009-04-13T11:24:00.003-05:00

I finished reading Running with Scissors on Saturday. I certainly would not say that I enjoyed reading it. It was very, very graphic and I felt like I had to come out of my "perfect world" bubble to finish reading it. My eyes were opened to lives that are very different than mine. I was uncomfortable reading it at times, but it made me grateful to have such a "normal" childhood.

Book Review: Eclipse

2009-03-25T08:51:00.003-05:00

Oops! I haven't done a good job at blogging lately. It's been over a month since my last post. Yikes! I will try to do better.

I finished Eclipse last week. I liked it a lot better than New Moon, but not as much as Twilight. The tension between Bella and Edward was very strong and a bit annoying at times, but not so much that it caused me to stop reading. I'm looking forward to reading Breaking Dawn and finding out the end to this saga.

My Sweet Boy!

2009-02-16T08:24:00.002-06:00

Will and I were cuddling in the recliner this morning and he was kissing me. I decided to blow him a kiss and see if he would blow me one. He grabbed my hand and kissed it!

Making Language Connections

2009-02-13T16:45:00.002-06:00

Will surprises me every day.

One of his favorite books is an alphabet book called B is for Bear. He brings it to me to read at least 6 or 7 times a day. The line for the letter "V" is "V is for vegetables. Which ones should I buy?" He just waved "bye bye" to the vegetables when I said "buy."

I'm on a roll: three posts!

2009-02-09T17:23:00.003-06:00

I copied this from a friend's blog. Click on the image to make it bigger.

Two Posts in One Day!

2009-02-09T16:46:00.002-06:00

Today it was really nice outside, so I took the boys out for some fresh air after snack. Here are some pics from today:

Book Review: Black and Blue

2009-02-09T14:53:00.003-06:00

I recently finished Black and Blue. I wouldn't say that I enjoyed the book: it was too depressing to say that. It was well-written, but I don't think I'll be reading it again.

March for Babies

2009-01-14T19:53:00.003-06:00

The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth, and infant mortality. Unfortunately, I have been touched by all three of these.

Last year, The March of Dimes changed the name of its biggest event to March for Babies. It's a great change because it makes very clear exactly who I am walking for -- all babies. I am very excited to be part of the second March for Babies; please support my participation.

The March of Dimes champions the needs of moms and babies in our community and across the nation. The money raised for March for Babies will support life-saving research, services, education, and advocacy that help babies get a healthy start.

I will be walking in memory of my daughter, Delilah Kaye, and in honor of her twin brother, William Charles. Lila and Will were born at 31 weeks on September 27, 2007. Lila was diagnosed with an encephalocele and holoprosencephaly when I was 11 weeks pregnant. Lila lived for 1 hour and 37 minutes and only knew love during her short stay with us. Please support the March for Babies so that all babies can get a healthy start.

2009-01-08T13:43:00.003-06:00

Welcome to my first video on blogger. I decided we needed a change of pace today, so I brought out the water table for Will and Dylan to play with this morning. It kept them occupied for nearly 45 minutes! Don't worry, the video isn't nearly that long. Enjoy.

Book Review: Twilight

2009-01-07T11:55:00.002-06:00

I finished Twilight last night, so I guess I should review it. It has been many, many years since I have written a book report/review, and I have never written on holding a sleeping baby and typing with one hand. This is a first!

I'll admit that I wasn't too sure about reading Twilight. Vampires? Really? I have never read a book about vampires before. But I buckled down and started reading. I actually liked it! Granted, the vampires in this book are nothing like the ones that I've heard about before, but I'm not sure that the love story part of the book could have been as believable if they had been. I didn't particularly enjoy the ending as it left things hanging a bit too much for my tastes. But there are more books in the series. I guess I'm committed to reading them all now.

15 Months

2008-12-30T14:23:00.002-06:00

Will had is 15 month well baby visit yesterday. Dr. H was pleased with his development, but was a little concerned about his size. At 15 months he weighs 17.8lbs and is 26.5 inches tall. His height is below the 3rd percentile for a 9.5 month old and is the average length for a 6 month old. So he wants him to be seen by an endocrinologist. Dr. H doesn't feel that his height can be attributed to his prematurity any more. He does know that genetics is working against Will but feels that it can't hurt to get him checked out just to be sure. Will's appointment with the endocrinologist is on March 11.

If you are interested, there is a pretty neat chart on the CDC's website.

TBR Challenge

2008-12-29T19:11:00.009-06:00

I stumbled upon the TBR (to be read) Challenge and decided to give it a try. I haven't been reading as much as I would like over the past 15 months (I wonder why?!?) and think that this might give me a push in the right direction.

The rules:
* the challenge is to read 12 TBR books in 12 months -- you can read those all in one month if you want, or one a month, or however you wanna do it.
* you need to have a list posted somewhere for others to see (even if it's in a comment here)
* you CANNOT change your list after January 1st, 2009!!!
* you can create an Alternates list of MAXIMUM 12 books, if you want, in order to have options to choose from (you can read these in place of books on your original list).
* audiobooks and e-books ARE allowed
* re-reads are NOT allowed, as they aren't TRUE "TBRs"
* you CAN overlap with other challenges
* OPTIONAL: you can join the Yahoo! Group created for participants of the TBR Challenge, if you want to have a place to keep your list, or just to share with others about how you're doing! :)

Here are my TBRs:

1. Twilight finished 1/6/09
2. In Defense of Food
3. Mothering Your Nursing Toddler
4. How to Talk So Kids Will Listen and Listen So Kids Will Talk
5. New Moon finished sometime, forgot to post a review, oops!
6. The Last Lecture
7. Scarpetta
8. Animal, Vegeable, Miracle
9. Black and Blue finished 2/7/09
10. Eat, Pray, Love
11. Silent Knife
12. Odd Hours

Alternates

1. Schindler's List
2. The Choice
3. Lightning
4. The Time Traveler's Wife
5. Running with Scissors finished 4/11/09
6. Eclipse finished 3/18/09
7. Breaking Dawn
8. A is for Alibi
9. Love and Respect
10. Friday Night Knitting Club finished 5/30/09
11. The Thirteenth Tale
12. The Audacity of Hope

My personal goal is to read 18 of these. We'll see how I do.

Spaghetti and Sleep

2008-12-11T20:25:00.004-06:00

We had spaghetti for supper tonight. Will tried to use a fork for the first time with it. I guess it wore him out because I looked over at him and he was nodding off. A few minutes later he was fast asleep.

I Got Tagged!

2008-12-08T13:50:00.006-06:00

Casey from The Beautiful Letdown tagged me for the Seven Random Things meme.

The Rules:

1. Post the rules on your blog.
2. Write 7 random things about yourself.
3. Tag 7 people at the end of your post.

1. I am thankful for a working furnace. Ours has gone out twice in the past week. It's working now. Hopefully it will stay that way.
2. I am about to have to leave for work (probably before I get this posted) and am going to freeze. Who thought that soccer made a good winter sport anyway? Again, I'm thankful for a working furnace.
3. Infertility, a failed IVF cycle, a successful IVF cycle, the birth of my twins and losing one of them have changed my life more than I could have ever imagined.
4. I never knew I would have such a wonderful group of friends that I met online. If that makes me a nerd, so be it.
5. I love Christmas ornaments. At last count I have about 250. I also have a spreadsheet documenting when I got them, where I got them, who gave them to me, etc. This also may make me a nerd.
6. Despite my last two facts, I really don't think I'm a nerd.
7. I have finished shopping for Christmas, but I still need to wrap the presents. I have yet to figure out how to do this with a 14 month old trying to "help."

Tag! You're it!

Four Martins
OpheliaZepp (I haven't been ignoring you, but for some reason your posts haven't been showing up in my Google reader account. After I get this posted, I'm off to catch up.)
The Perkins Pack (Anyone who has posting privileges here can do this.)
Life in the Eyes of a Child (Only post if you have permission from your Mommy. I don't want you to get in trouble for blogging when you shouldn't be!)
Lindsey
Mindy
Summer

My Poor Baby!

2008-11-29T17:45:00.003-06:00

Will is sick. I noticed that he had a few bumps on his leg the day before Thanksgiving, but didn't think too much about them. Thanksgiving morning he woke up with a fever and bumps all over. The bumps continued to spread and get larger throughout the day. By Friday morning, he looked like this:

I took him to the doctor later Friday morning and he said that Will had erythema multiforme minor. Basically, this means that Will had a virus that caused the fever (and a runny nose) and that his body reacted to the virus by getting this rash. Fortunately, the fever and runny nose should be gone within a few days. Unfortunately, the rash may hang around for a few weeks.

One Year Pictures

2008-11-24T13:12:00.004-06:00

We had Will's 1 year pictures made at the beginning of October. Stacey made them and she did a great job. I am so happy with how they turned out. I found her from Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep which is a great organization that takes pictures for families who have lost a child to stillbirth or infant death. There is no charge for this service and the families are able to have professional photographs of their child to remember him or her by. We were blessed to find out about NILMDTS before Lila died and had some wonderful pictures made by one of their photographers. We decided to have Will's one year pictures made by a photographer that volunteers for NILMDTS in order to show our appreciation.

Here are a few of my favorites.

If you are looking for a photographer in the Memphis area, I can't recommend Stacey enough. If you aren't near Memphis I suggest looking at Now I Lay Me Down To Sleep to find a photographer and support them as they support so many parents.

Walking!

2008-11-20T08:18:00.003-06:00

Today Will has walked more than he has crawled. I am having so much fun watching the determination on his face as he keeps his eyes on where he is going. He looks so proud of himself.

Ok, I had to take a break while I was writing about his walking because I looked up and found him sitting in his truck. I wasn't able to get a picture of him actually sitting in it, but I was able to get a few cute shots.

2008-11-10T10:13:00.001-06:00

I just found out that my best friend from high school has breast cancer. Please pray for her and her family. I know she'd appreciate it.

One Year, One Month, One Week, and One Day

2008-11-07T15:58:00.002-06:00

I had every intention of posting this on November 4, 2008, but my hard drive had other plans. I'm back up and running now so I thought I'd post it anyway. No pictures since my old hard drive took them with it to it's grave. Don't worry, though. I have them all on the memory sticks from the camera, I just haven't re-uploaded them to the computer yet.

Will is 13 months and 8 days old today. I thought this was a fitting day for a post about what he has been up to.

He is crawling very fast and if you set him down for just a second, he will be gone before you know it.

He can walk if he is holding on to something (a truck, a play table, a small basketball goal, a couch, etc.).

He loves playing with balls and likes turning off the light before bed.

He still enjoys bath time.

He likes to brush his tooth. Yes, he still has only one tooth.

He can say dada, mama, and bye bye. I think he is saying "fan" when he points to the ceiling fan, but it sounds more like "daa."

He likes to wave and clap.

He points at everything and likes to hear you name what he is pointing to.

He loves to play with Daddy's cell phone, but is not allowed to play with it very often because Daddy is worried about it getting water damage from all the drool.

He really enjoys eating and the only thing that I have found that he doesn't like is oatmeal.

He is fond of rearranging the kitchen chairs and looks so proud of himself when you catch him in the act.

His eyes light up when Daddy gets home from work.

He is still not a fan of diaper changes or sleeping.

It's hard to believe that it's been over a year since he came home from the hospital. It's also difficult to remember what life was like before he arrived.

First Steps!

2008-10-23T16:11:00.003-05:00

Will took his first step yesterday! I had finished loading the dishwasher and Will "helped" me close the door. He stood there for a minute looking at his reflection in the dishwasher door. Then he looked at me and took a step toward me before he sat down. I was so proud. He is so proud as well. He has so much fun pushing anything and everything all around the house. He goes pretty fast when he's pushing his big Tonka truck.

Happy Very Belated Birthday Will!

2008-10-14T18:10:00.014-05:00

Ok, since I have received numerous requests (mostly from Nana, Meme and her PS buddies) for birthday pictures, I thought I better get some put on the blog before I get disowned. Sorry it took me so long, but Will has finally decided to get some teeth! As a result, he has decided that he doesn't want to sleep. Oh yeah, he'd rather play than sleep too. Makes for one tired mama! Yesterday he napped for all of 30 minutes...

Anyway, here are some pictures from his birthday.

Eating yogurt for breakfast. It's one of his favorites (of course, he likes everything, so who can tell?).

Nana giving him a bath so he doesn't have yogurt all over him for his big day

Our first stop of the day was his cousin Anna's soccer game.Will hanging out with Aunt Debbie

Laughing with Uncle Bryan

Mommy, why won't you let me crawl on the soccer field?

Our second stop of the day was the Tiger's football game. Pouncer's Pals got to march around the field before kickoff, so of course we had to go do that.

The TSF kids before the march

Mommy and Will marching

Will eating Daddy's credentials

Will thinking that it is very hot and he wants to leave

Our last stop before the party was Memorial Park to visit Lila's grave.

And finally, the main event: Will's first birthday party at Aunt Debbie's house. Thank you so much for letting us have the party there. We all really enjoyed it.

Will chillin' with Papa

This cake took me forever to do and it is only about 6 inches tall. I don't think I have cake decorating in my future. My hand cramped up about half an inch into it. I had planned on making several of these so that each of the little kids could have one, but that idea quickly changed.

Sitting on Great-Granddaddy's lap This is my favorite picture of the day.

Opening the Duplos from Meme and Granddaddy.

Will and his cousins, Taylor and Wyatt, in the wagon

He's not quite sure what to do with the cake that I made for him.

He figured it out!

What a mess!

He loves sharing his food with his Daddy.

Daniel, Will, and Daddy swimming after the party

I guess it's better late than never. I did manage to get these pics up before he turned 13 months, so I think that's an accomplishment.

I Made 66 Cents!

2008-09-26T15:17:00.002-05:00

Ok, that may not sound like a lot, but it's the first time I've made money by going to Walgreens. I bought 1 bottle of Garnier conditioner, 2 bottles of Garnier shampoo, 2 candles and 1 package of Breath Savers. I bought the candles and Breath Savers so that I could use all my coupons. I paid $9.44 and will get back $10.10 in rebates on a Walgreen's gift card in the next week or so. Then I can use the gift card to get even more good deals!

Another Walgreen's Trip

2008-09-14T14:51:00.003-05:00

A small trip, but it was well worth the time and the money saved. I came home with one bottle of Pantene shampoo, one bottle of Pantene conditioner, one jar of Pantene styling wax, and two bottles of Walgreen's body wash. After my register rewards (RR) and coupons, this rang up for $9.56. I received $2 RR as well as a $5 rebate. Since I had my rebate put on a Walgreen's gift card, I received an extra 10%. So when it's all said and done, I got all this for $2.06!

Will and the Dishwasher

2008-09-11T18:55:00.005-05:00

This is my favorite photo from this evening. I was trying to clean up the kitchen after dinner and I found a little helper. Of course, I had to stop cleaning and take some pictures.

$18.78!

2008-09-10T12:24:00.002-05:00

It wasn't the most nutritious trip to Kroger that I have ever taken, but I saved a lot of money. I got 2 cans of Campbell's Chicken Noodle Soup, 2 cans of Campbell's Tomato Soup, 3 boxes of fruit snacks, 2 packages of Pillsbury cookie dough, 1 package of Pillsbury Crescent Rolls, 1 package of Pillsbury Cinnamon Rolls, 1 package of Pepperidge Farm Goldfish, 2 packages of Toaster Strudel, and a package of Chex Mix. I got all this for $18.78. That's a savings of 48% off regular price! I was so excited. I think I'll make some shipwreck (a supper-yummy casserole that I haven't made in forever) with the tomato soup, use the fruit snacks for goody bags for Will's birthday and eat the rest.

Some After Bath Fun!

2008-09-10T12:15:00.002-05:00

Will was in a great mood after his bath last night. We decided to take some pictures, because who doesn't love naked baby pictures?

Caught in the act!

2008-09-08T17:35:00.005-05:00

Another Picture

2008-09-08T12:58:00.002-05:00

When I was taking a picture of my Walgreen's expedition, I was asked to take another picture. I thought it would be wrong not to post it.

Walgreen's!

2008-09-08T12:45:00.004-05:00

I recently found a few websites that alert you to really good deals at stores like Walgreen's, Kroger, and CVS (unfortunately, we don't have any of those here). Today I took the plunge and "played" Walgreen's. Here is what I came home with: one can of pledge with a bonus dust brush, one can of Scrubbing Bubbles Foamer, two cans of Oust, one can of regular Scrubbing Bubbles, and one Scrubbing Bubbles Action Scrubber. Regular price this would normally have been $19.84 plus tax. I paid $11.19 including tax, plus I received a $5 coupon to use on my next trip to Walgreens. So, total amount out of pocket was $6.19! Not a bad day, if I do say so myself.

If you are curious and want to "play" with me, you can go to http://mommysnacks.blogspot.com/ and find lots of tips and tricks. Hopefully, I'll be able to post more deals in the future.

My Poor Baby!

2008-08-24T19:32:00.002-05:00

Will is sick. He started running fever early Saturday morning. I took him to the doctor later that morning and his ears and everything looked fine. It's just a virus. She ran a CBC and he's pretty anemic, so we are going back to the doctor Monday morning to get that rechecked. His temperature went down close to normal today, but I could tell that he still felt lousy. Unfortunately, it's starting to creep back up. Poor Will!

Boy, Oh Boy!

2008-08-18T15:20:00.001-05:00

I am in trouble! After my last post, I decided that Will was finally ready for a nap. Typically, he just naps for 30-45 minutes so I went in to check on him after that time since I hadn't heard him on the monitor. He was sitting up happily on the bed playing with a tub of my lotion. Luckily, he didn't figure out how to open it, but I was quite shocked to see him sitting there without a care in the world.

Pulling Up!

2008-08-18T12:56:00.002-05:00

I didn't get a picture of it because the camera's memory card was in the computer but Will pulled up all by himself this morning on his soccer goal. I was clear across the room. He has been pulling up on Kenneth and me for a while now, but this was the first time that he's done it without any spotting. I'm so proud of him.

In other news, I'm not too sure that I like his new trick of being able to go from laying down to sitting up all by himself. I wanted to take a nap, but Will apparently wasn't in the mood and kept sitting up. We are now playing in the living room. Hopefully naptime will come soon!

More Sprinkler Park Fun!

2008-08-17T11:04:00.003-05:00

We went back to the sprinkler park yesterday. We met Grandpa, Grandma, Emily, Lindsey, and Dylan there. I really think that is one of Will's favorite places to be, although the water was a little cold yesterday so I don't think he enjoyed it quite as much as usual.

Lindsey with Will watching the water.

Grandpa and Will after running through the rainbow. This was when we discovered that the water was cold.

Dylan running around like a mad-man!

This was the second time that Dylan went under the buckets. Unfortunately, this time he looked up right as the water came down. He was unphased, though.

Will looking around and taking it all in.

Dylan playing some more.

Will won't ever be accused of not paying attention!

Will loves Daddy!

Will playing with Daddy's stubble.

My favorite picture of the day. I think that Lindsey took about 20 pictures of Will before she caught one of him standing without holding on to anything. Kenneth says that he stood for 7 seconds, but he counts onetwothreefourfivesixseven, not one one-thousand, two one-thousand, three one-thousand, four one-thousand, five one-thousand, six one-thousand, seven one-thousand. Anyway, he stood unassisted for a few seconds. I'm so proud!

Some Recent Pictures

2008-08-13T09:09:00.002-05:00

I don't remember what he was eating, but if you look carefully, you can see it in his nose!

This was taken Sunday afternoon. He fell asleep in my lap while sucking on a washcloth. I know I've said it before, but I really think he's teething this time!

We had red beans and rice last night for dinner. Do you see all the rice on his bib? Before we got the camera out he was holding his bib up trying to eat the rice directly off the bib!

This picture was taken first thing this morning. Check out the bed head!

2008-08-08T10:08:00.002-05:00

Hanging out with the boys

Not sure what we caught him doing, but he looks guilty!

Cuddling after a morning at the sprinkler park

Goofing off with Daddy and the camera

Eating (playing with?) a NutriGrain bar!

It's About Time!

2008-06-21T15:47:00.009-05:00

So I'm setting up this blog to keep family and friends updated on our family (especially Will)without having to send out emails with pictures to everyone. I've been meaning to get this started. First I was going to start it when he was six months old. Then nine months. Now he's over 10 months. I thought about waiting until his birthday, but figured I'd accidentally let that day slide right by too. So here it is today. Feel free to share this link with anyone you think may be interested in seeing a multitude of pictures of Will.

Here are a few pictures to get us caught up.

Will's very first picture!

Will and Lila

Will's first bath from Mommy in the NICU

Sleeping at home

Sleeping on Grandpa's chest

Will's first time playing with a rattle!

So cuddly!

Getting ready for his first Santa picture

Will's first trip to Shelby Farms

He loves to bite his bottom lip!

Trying to stay awake!

So thoughtful and inquisitive

Four generations!

Playing with beads!

He really does like the water, I promise!

Sitting all by himself!

Broccoli!

Hoopin' it up!

He really likes watermelon

He loves his mommy!

With Nana outside Dolphin Stadium

At his first Major League Baseball game. The Marlins lost.

Not too thrilled about his boat with a steering wheel and a horn

Playing at John Pennekamp State Park

Snoozing after he fell asleep in the Atlantic Ocean

He's not too fond of the larger waves at Hollywood Beach

He likes the actual beach, though.

On the merry-go-round at Miami Metro Zoo

Petting a turkey, or as Kenneth called it, a chicken

Feeding a giraffe

Eating his "Z" in the bath

He likes baked ziti

At Suggs Park in Collierville

Spiked hair just like Daddy

At his computer desk