4 Months Old

No adorable smiley pictures of William to celebrate his 4 month old birthday! I took at least 20 pictures this morning, and they were all versions of this. I considered trying again after work, but I think this series accurately reflects him right now! Maybe next month I'll dress him in a shirt that says "Cutie Pie" instead of one that says "Catch Me If You Can!"

I've got you in a bear hug, Froggy! Ha! A bear hug!

Mommy looks surprised to see that I can pick you up!

That's nothing! I can throw you down, too!

The Windy (and Cold) City

Winter has arrived! Well, at least fall -- at least for a few days. We had torrential rains last night and it turned cold. The high today was in the 60s but a gusting wind made it seem colder. Here we are after work/daycare, dressed to take Rachel out to play in the backyard for a few minutes. She loves this sort of weather! Thanks Grandma Joni and Grandpa Roger for the Wildcat hat, and thanks Nikki and Lindsay for the jacket!

Mommy actually did a good job getting us centered in this one!

Am I missing something? Gloves and shoes maybe?

Just a Cute Picture

Ryan gave Will this cute onesie that says Bless this Mess. Amazingly, he hasn't messed in it yet! :-)

Yes, another picture with his fingers in his mouth. I'm surprised his fingers aren't pruney considering how often they're getting wet. I still can't feel any teeth budding, but they're in there somewhere!

I'll Take a Side of Toes With That

Apparently Will wasn't satisfied with just milk for dinner. . . .he decided to eat his toes as well!

Da Bears

We're not devout enough to buy Will a real Chicago Bears outfit yet, but we have been dressing him in this orange and white onesie and navy pants on Sundays. It doesn't seem to have helped. We'll see how the rest of the season goes. . .

Whoa! This season has been a nail biter!

He's out for the whole season? Not cool, man. Not cool.

Garage Sale Fun

Will and I spent the weekend hanging out together while Jason was traveling for business. So, of course we had to do a little shopping! Look how excited he was when we got home with all of our goodies!

Our subdivision was having its annual fall kids clothing and toy sale on Saturday morning in the parish hall of the neighborhood Catholic church, and since we had already been up for hours, we pushed the stroller over to be one of the first in the door at 8 a.m. to snatch up all the good deals!

For $19.50 total we got a farm-themed exersaucer, a Fisher-Price table to stack blocks on (blocks included), a Mega Blocks race track, a Jumping Jack (or whatever they call these things now - it's a jumper that hangs in the doorway) and 5 books! And, I'm guessing I can put them all back in the sale next year and get at least $10 back! Ha!

I now know why moms drive minivans: exersaucers don't fit in a sports sedan! Oh, yes, we had to go back with the car to collect all of our goodies. And then we had to drive the 3 blocks home with the trunk open!

Practice Practice Practice

Are you getting this?

Ok, just making sure you're getting this. . .

Ready? Here I go. . . .

Yes!!!!

And so it went. Over and over and over all day! And each time we were both equally excited! :-)

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin'

We've got a mover! Will is now rolling - and surpringly (at least to me) - he rolls both from tummy to back and from back to tummy. I figured one would come before the other instead of both at once.

No pictures of the rolling yet, since I just witnessed it tonight for the first time, but I wanted to share the picture I finally downloaded from our walk in the Baby Bjorn. This was after we got home. I dressed him in his pajamas before we went just in case he fell asleep on the walk. But, he was still happy and awake when we got home. He was zonked out within about 10 minutes of this picture though!

I think all this movin' and groovin' is wearing the little guy out! He's been taking a three hour nap (plus some little naps) at daycare every day and sleeping at least 10 hours at night (about 8 in a row before needing a little nourishment).

{Saturday update: I found Will on his tummy this morning in his crib. Looks like he's going to be practicing the rolling a lot!}

Fall Fashions

Mornings and evenings have been very fall-like here the past few weeks. Daytime continues to be summery warm. But, since we have put away all of the 0-3 month clothes now, Will has been breaking out his fall 3-6 month wardrobe. Here he is wearing jeans to "school" for the first time. Not the best picture (he's laying on our bed), but you get the idea! Stay tuned for his first day wearing his Baby Gap jean jacket!! (Thanks Kelli!)

You'll be seeing lots of fall colors in our upcoming photos. Most of his 3-6 month clothes are browns with a few darks blues and reds. Very little baby blue left in this baby's closet. . . .