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The Big 1st Birthday!

It's been a while since I've posted an update and I apologize! I have been a busy dude! So the biggest news is that I turned one year old on Oct. 5th! I know, I know, I am such a mature old man now, can you believe it? I decided on a cowboy themed party, with a little persuasion from my mom, but it all turned out great! I had an awesome time playing with my cousins Ethan, Hannah, Bea and new baby Alice! I am so thankful that all of my wonderful family turned out to celebrate with me. My favorite part was eating the icing off of my giant cupcake cake that my Aunt Lizzie got me. I wore some cool cowboy boots and basically partied my hiney off! Here are some shots of my "Birthday Roundup"

I visited my pediatrician on Monday and got a great checkup. I now weigh 22 lbs and am 29 inches long - big growing boy! I also got 4 shots, boo. I have 3 top teeth coming in and 3 bottom teeth coming in so my mouth is a little sore and mom and dad think it's making me a little bit cranky at times. I am crawling and cruising all over the place and I do not want to sit still for long, especially when it's time to eat. Mom and dad are also trying to put some gross cold white stuff in my sippy cup for me to drink, but I am not interested at all! They have also tried brushing my teeth a few times, but I don't plan on cooperating with that any time soon either (so if you have any clever tips for them, please keep them to yourselves!)Daycare is also fantastic! I love my Panda room teachers and all of the other kiddos I get to play with every day. I am always happy when mom picks me up and usually covered in some sort of food, which just means I had a great time and ate well! They told me I'm moving to the one year old room soon and I'll be a Penguin with my cousin Bea and my buddy Parker - I can't wait! So that's my update for now, and I'll try not to be such a stranger!
Love,
Wild Will

10 Month Pictures

Some new sounds and moves!

http://youtu.be/moNzkxXPEPo
http://youtu.be/56JfVikW8Kk

Some new pictures...finally!

First Haircut

Hangin in my diaps

Silly guy

Baptism (part 2)

Thumbs up from the docs!

I've had a busy couple of weeks with all of my doctors' visits, but I wanted to share with everyone how great I am doing! I saw the eye doctor last week becuase of some concerns with asymmetry but everything checked out great! It was quite an experience to have my eyes dialated, though. Then I saw my pediatrician, and I weighed in at 20 lbs, 9 oz and 29 in long! She only had to give me one shot which wasn't so bad and she also told me that I was looking great. Today I saw my cardiologist and passed all of my tests with flying colors! My echo was excellent and my sats are at 80/81 which is great for me. The doc told me I could stop my lasix and that I wouldn't have to come back for a visit for another six months!
I also got to go swimming last night at my friend Parker's house and I loved it! I think mom and dad are going to start calling me their little fish!
Stay cool everyone!
Love,
Will

9 Months Old and Counting

I turned 9 months old on July 5th and have been having a wonderful summer! I just saw my neurologist Dr. Thangarajh and found out I weigh about 20 lbs! I also get to see my pediatrician Dr. Kreusser next week for my 9 month checkup. I haven't started crawling yet but I am so eager to get moving! I can push myself backwards on my stomach and pivot and roll, but I haven't quite been able to figure out how to get my knees under me to move in the direction I want to go. I'm so close and I get so frustrated sometimes so I just do the "superman" sometimes and lay on mu belly waving my arms and leg up in the air. I also love standing up! I can sometimes pull myself up with my activity table (compliments of my cousin Bea) if I am sitting on a pillow but mostly mom and dad help pull me up by the arms while I push up hard with my chubby legs. I get the biggest open mouthed smile on my face and giggle when I do this because I feel so accomplished! Sometimes I even wave mom and dads hads away because I want to try doing it by myself and I know I am getting so close. I say a lot of "Ahhhh"s and "Gaaa"s and I like to blow raspberries, growl and make a smacking sound by sucking on my top lip -but nothing that sounds much like talking yet. I don't have any teeth yet, although mom keeps sticking her finger in my mouth to check - yuck! I can clap my hands and wave Bye Bye and I love to shake my toys and rock and dance to music.
I have been getting out a lot this summer, going to my grandparents' houses, my aunt and uncle's house, the pool, restaurants, church and even a Gymboree class. I love all of my wonderful family members and especially my cousins whom I've gotten to play with a lot lately. We had a great 4th of July with everone celebrating the holiday and my Grandpa Butler's Birthday over at my house. I also went to my friend Parker G.'s 1st Birthday party and had watermelon for the first time and I loved it. I thought Parker looked pretty cute in her baby bikini, too! I love being out and about but sometimes I get a little upset when someone holds me but mom and dad :( If they are out of sight, I forget all about them and have a great time, but if I can see them - especially if it is getting late and I'm a little tired - I can turn on the waterworks until I am back in their arms. Mom and dad told me that we need to work on that.

A few things haven't changed much; I still love my baths and I smile and laugh all the time! I am sleeping great at night but I am only taking 2 naps a day now. I love my babysitters Abby and Penne and I am also very excited to start my new day care in August! I will be going to the same place as my cousin Bea and my buddy Parker S. so I will have lots of familiar faces there to welcome me.

Here are some awesome pictures from my 8 month photo session by Maya at Sunflower Life Photography http://www.sunflowerlifephotography.com/