Firsts

William loves Elmo!

William and Daddy on Father's Day

Last week was a big week for William. We had three big First's:

1. First ride on the baby swings.

This ocurred during our weekly playdate w/ our Mamistad group. We were at this cute little park in Vienna. William loved it as you can imagine. We have a beautiful brand new tot lot right in our back yard but there are no swings! Infact there are no swings on any of the tot lots in our development. Something about safety which I get. But, baby swings are pretty safe. Hmmm...

2.First visit to the Library.

William did not make a peep. Yes, it's true. Mommy the Librarian was very proud. He really liked walking around in the stacks and pulling books off the shelf. With the upcoming horrible heat down here I suspect that we will be spending lots of time there.

3.First Swim Class

This was William's favorite event of the week. Things got off to a soggy start as he wet his swim diaper before we got out of the car to go to class. Thankfully, I had extras and a change of clothes. The class is on Saturday's so Bill is doing it with him while I stay dry on the side. Although there are a few babies where both parents get in the water...so one of these weeks I'm going to get in there too. It is a nice thing for him to do w/ his Daddy. He splashed around and Bill had him on his back for a bit. They also sang songs. William especially liked when they did the hokey pokey. In the locker room after class we almost had a little accident. I wasn't quick enough with the diaper and well...it was a good thing there was no one too close to us!

I have pics of most of these events but our regular camera was not working so I have to wait on posting them.

Here are two recent videos one is from his class at The Little Gym.

Silly Baby

Here is another really cute video of our happy little Prince.
A couple reflections on the past month- William was very concerned when I was sick. when I had a fever he would curl up next to me like a baby bear and when I'd cough or sneeze he would put his head on my stomach. It was really difficult not being able to take care of him the way that I usually do...thankfully Bill works @ home some of the time now....having him around during the day and for doctor's appointments was a lifesaver!
In terms of growth,William is doing wonderfully- At his 9 month appointment we received the following stat's:
height-30"- 75-90%
weight 23lbs-75-90%
Finally, the height and weight are equal...yeah! That was a goal of mine...even though the doctor's think I'm nuts.

This video is an earlier one that was taken before William really started walking. I meant to post it before now. You will note that I am talking on the phone, not sure to who, probably my Mom. You will also see William playing with the "safety lock" on our cabinet. We have since replaced this one with a safer version!

Update

A lot has transpired since our last entry most notably William came down with his first and now second cold/fever etc. I was sick... and you can throw Mother's Day, William's 9 month Dr. appt & a Memorial weekend trip to Syr in there too. Some video to capture the moment.