Just like daddy

This little cutie loves his daddy! He thought he would try out daddy’s shoes. Just a few years buddy and you’ll get there. Love your little belly, Will! This kid is too much fun!

Tricks

Not really sure he managed this – but we came into the room one morning to find him like this a few weeks ago. Silly boy! It kind of reminded me of when he used to do this. Love this kid and the silly things he does!

Milestone

Promise to do a real blog with pictures soon, but thought I should mark our newest milestone...

We are paci free!

We didn't really plan to get rid of it, yet. He only has used it for sleeping for probably the last year. I figured I would tackle breaking that this summer when I was home more. But there for a couple of weeks he suddenly became very, very attached to it in the morning and would not give it up without a major meltdown. I was very concerned becuase he had never really been that way. We usually would put it on the dresser in the morning and would say "bye paci!" I mentioned it to his teacher at school and she said he had not had it at all, even for naps, for the last month. What?!? So that's when Kevin and I decided it was on. We were being played and needed to break this trend before it became really an issue. So this last weekend - we did it. Cold turkey. He asked for it quite a bit and still even asked for it this morning, but it went really well. He woke up crying one night looking for it, but it only lasted a couple of minutes. I was shocked really at how easily he transitioned.

Yay Will! We're proud of you for being such a big boy and handling it like a champ! (We'll let this be a celebratory blog post and leave out the part about the biting incident. Don't worry, he didn't bite another child...just his mommy!).

18 month stats

We took the little tooter to the doctor on Friday for his 18 month check-up. He's perfectly perfect! We even made the chart this time for his weight! Yay Will! The doc had no concerns at all. He did recommend we start seeing a dentist, really? At this age? I mentioned our daily battles with brushing his teeth and he gave me a few pointers and said the dentist would like to see him at this age. Other moms out there - when did you start taking your little ones? There is no way he would sit there and do anything productive. No way. I can barely get him to let me force a brush into his mouth for a couple of brushes. Such fun!

Height: 32" (45%)

Weight: 22 lbs (8%)

Head: 46.5 (20%)

Everything is going well here. The word of the week: busy. Busy, busy, busy. We're ready for slow, slow slow. It will come, maybe. Only 2 more weeks of tax season madness. Yippie!

School Days

Will had his first set of school pics last week! I thought they turned out pretty cute! His hair is a little rough, but I was really surprised at how well the little school pic turned out. They've come a long way from the basic blue background. I was more shocked that he sat there and sort of smiled. Big boy!

Spring Fever!

We have had amazing weather this weekend! We’ve spent a lot of time outdoors and Will is one happy boy! Warning – lots of pics to follow!

This kid is obsessed with all things boy – especially sports balls of any kind! Will got this set for his birthday and he wasn’t quite ready for it. He loves it now. The bat is a little heavy, but that doesn’t stop him from trying!Daddy will have this kid ready for t-ball way in advance. Oh and Will loves wearing his hat. Cracks me up that he keeps it on. He looks way cute in it. One ball just isn’t enough! Daddy is a good teacher! Whoa – swinging high! He is not scared one bit, either! Love, love love this one! A good pic of his adorable shirt – compliments of G.J. & Neille! We always stop whatever we are doing when we hear an airplane coming through the sky! We were out again today for quite awhile. He loves his golf clubs that Aunt Kayse got him. Mommy wants to hide them at times, but Will can’t get enough! We should all stop and smell some flowers. Really – it made Will’s day! Seriously? Too stinkin’ cute and not even trying. Just chillin’ in my chair on a beautiful spring-like day. Had to capture how cute he looked in his flip flops and hat when we headed over to Dust & Tricia’s. Yay summer!!!Here’s hoping this weather stays nice and doesn’t get any warmer! Have a great week!

Kiss me...

I’m Irish!

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

AND

Happy 18 months today to Will! How in the world did that happen?!? Poor guy (and poor parents) was up last night with the croup. He sounds sooo much better today and is getting a lot of rest. We kept him home today just to be sure. He sure looks cute today, too! Love you punkin'!