Will stands up

It seems like Will has just shot ahead this week, figuring out so much in such a little amount of time. He is now sitting up by himself much better, without falling over. He is crawling like a pro. He is eating solids, cereal and vegetables mostly, and he has tasted pears. He says, “Da-da,” all the time, although he doesn’t really know what that means. He has figured out how to raz, which he does in spurts. And now he is pulling himself up on whatever he can reach to stand up. See the video below as a classic example.



John and I were reading him a story the other night, and he kept pulling himself up to standing by grabbing on to us, and I said, “Time to lower his crib mattress to the lowest setting!” John said, “We’ll do it tomorrow.” But about a half hour later, when Will was supposed to be sleeping, I came into his nursery and found him standing up in his crib. Grinning from ear to ear. So we had to take him out and readjust his crib to the lowest setting. It’s crazy. He is growing so fast. At the doctor last week he was 16 lbs, 5 oz, and 28 inches tall.

Ready, Set, Go!

Today Will crawled for the first time. He has been practicing for weeks, but today, just before dinner, he just started to put one hand in front of the other and move forward. It was so cool to watch him figure it out, and then get better and better at it. John got this wonderful video of him crawling toward the camera. I am including it below.



We are starting to find a rhythm in this new place. I am introducing new foods to Will every few days. His first food, after the rice cereal, was peas. He ate it at first all smiles, but now he makes a little face when I start to give it to him. I think he expects it to be cereal. Still, he eats it, so I am hopeful that the other vegetables will go well, too. I want him to eat a lot of vegetables and get a taste for them before I give him any fruit.

A Month of Firsts

Will is six months old today! I can't believe half a year has gone by already. Today he was making the first real attempts at crawling, although he hasn't quite got it down yet. He's on all fours rocking back and forth, and today he started to lift his hands when he did that. I think he will be crawling VERY soon, and then I know I will be running after him like crazy.

I haven't had an internet connection for the last couple of weeks, since our move, so I am a bit behind on the news. Our new apartment is great! It is just wonderful to have all this room to walk around in. We have a place for everything. Will sleeps so well in his new crib, peaceful and quiet in his new room. John is getting ready to start teaching in a couple of weeks, and getting moved into his office and oriented on campus until then. Everything is going so well!

A few days ago we took Will to the beach for the first time, in Malibu. He was so excited by the noise of the ocean. We walked along the sand with Will in the Snugli on John's chest. I had slathered him in sunscreen, and he was wearing a big floppy hat! He looked so cute.

And, to top it all off, Saturday we fed him his first solid food: organic rice cereal. I have included the video below. All in all, it has been a stressful but exciting couple of weeks. I'll just be glad when we are completely unpacked and we can settle into our new little routines in this place.