Will got his side top incisor in before any other tooth. We called him snaggletooth for about a month before the bottom right one came in. One thing I will say is be does things his own way!
Whereas Jack would always sit patiently in the stroller on walks even without being buckled in, Will from about 6 months on would try desperately to stand up and ride facing me holding on to the stroller shade. We've had some near misses.
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| Zack doesn't tolerate my willy-nilly style of parenting and straps Will in on his watch! I really can't say that I blame him! |
William loves to tear boxes with his teeth. Forgot snacks in grocery stores, just give him a box and he will happily rip it to shreds. As a result Jack hates grocery shopping with us. Between Will's taste for boxes and my willingness to open a bag of goldfish to stop the shouting really stresses him and his straight moral compass out. I was the same way as a kid so I try to be understanding, but most of the time the loudest kid wins out.
Will finally learned how to say mama. Problem is now Zack is mama too. It's actually pretty funny to watch Will shouting mama at the top of his lungs throughout the house, walking right past me, to find Zack. He's a ham and laughs when Zack tells him he's Papa.
If you ask Will who anyone is he will point to himself. He is Mama, Papa, Jack, Grandma... I guess that means he's very into himself at this stage.
Will will fold his arms and insist I say one prayer after the other at random times during the day. I don't know what makes him decide I can be done offering prayers...maybe when in finally pray for the thing he felt needed praying for. :)
Will loves to hold something in his hand. Ball, phone, floss. He will spend hours walking around doing all sorts of things one handed just so he doesn't have to give up what's in the other hand. Generally this means naptime and bedtime end in tears as we have to pry it from his hands after failing at trying to coax it out.
When Will gets upset, he hangs his head low and holds his head in his hands. It's as if at a year and a half life is just too hard.
Will has realized that if he asks someone for a hug they usually pick him up and give him a good hug. So now instead of asking to get up, he asks for a hug and then refuses to be put back down.
If you ask Will who anyone is he will point to himself. He is Mama, Papa, Jack, Grandma... I guess that means he's very into himself at this stage.
Will will fold his arms and insist I say one prayer after the other at random times during the day. I don't know what makes him decide I can be done offering prayers...maybe when in finally pray for the thing he felt needed praying for. :)
Will loves to hold something in his hand. Ball, phone, floss. He will spend hours walking around doing all sorts of things one handed just so he doesn't have to give up what's in the other hand. Generally this means naptime and bedtime end in tears as we have to pry it from his hands after failing at trying to coax it out.
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| Notice the ball tightly in his grasp? |
When Will gets upset, he hangs his head low and holds his head in his hands. It's as if at a year and a half life is just too hard.
Will has realized that if he asks someone for a hug they usually pick him up and give him a good hug. So now instead of asking to get up, he asks for a hug and then refuses to be put back down.
When Will wakes up from his nap he will shout nonsense downstairs to see if Jack answers or is at school. If he answers, Will wont stop shouting dack dack at the top of his lungs trying to keep the conversation going with Jack until I bring him down and he gets to see him.
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| Head between the staircase bars shouting to Jack |
While I was at my sickest in bed with this pregnancy, Zack began taking Will with him to drop off Jack at school in the morning just to give me an extra 20 minutes to myself to try to convince myself I wasn't dying. Now he absolutely refuses to let Zack take Jack to school without him. One night there was an invention showcase at school and since Jack had an invention there Zack announced after dinner that he was taking Jack to school now. Will ran to the door and started waving goodbye to grandma not realizing he wasn't on the invite list. Some tears later and all my boys were off to school.
Will loves it when Zack comes home. I take him outside most days and meet Zack's car at the corner. Will squeals with sheer delight and hops in for the last 10 feet of the drive and thinks its just about the coolest thing in the world to happen to him.
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Will loves to lick things. I mean everything goes into this kids mouth. Most recently he licked a man hole. And then went back for more.
Will insists on licking pictures of cats. Not dogs, not monkeys, only cats. I have no idea why.
Will's favorite place to go to the bathroom is in the tub. We have decided to purchase large numbers of shares in bleach companies and suggest you do the same.
Will holds his arms to the square and pumps his arms back and forth before he takes off running. It's like he thinks he has to pump himself up before he has enough energy to run.
Will has been a screamer since he turned about 9 months old. I think he realized it got our attention - and fast. Now after so many months of being told he was too loud, he still shrieks when he wants something, but then waits, makes eye contact, puts his finger to his mouth and goes, shhhh... At least he's almost getting the idea.
Will is a human can/top opener. Seriously this kid can get into anything. Just ask Aunt Rachel who thought her plastic water bottles were safe at our house. Will has no trouble ripping those water bottle caps right off and helping himself to whatever spoils are to be found. Im sure his dentist is going to love us for putting his kids through college.
The last thing I don't want to forget is how crazy this kid is for baseball. He carries a bat around the house for hours at a time and now brings us balls and has us throw the ball so he can swing the bat and try to hit it. Things get a little precarious at times when he is lucky enough to locate a real bat and gets to see us react to him swinging a metal bat twice his height around the house. :)
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Will loves to lick things. I mean everything goes into this kids mouth. Most recently he licked a man hole. And then went back for more.
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| Licking a big box of balls |
Will insists on licking pictures of cats. Not dogs, not monkeys, only cats. I have no idea why.
Will's favorite place to go to the bathroom is in the tub. We have decided to purchase large numbers of shares in bleach companies and suggest you do the same.
Will holds his arms to the square and pumps his arms back and forth before he takes off running. It's like he thinks he has to pump himself up before he has enough energy to run.
Will has been a screamer since he turned about 9 months old. I think he realized it got our attention - and fast. Now after so many months of being told he was too loud, he still shrieks when he wants something, but then waits, makes eye contact, puts his finger to his mouth and goes, shhhh... At least he's almost getting the idea.
Will is a human can/top opener. Seriously this kid can get into anything. Just ask Aunt Rachel who thought her plastic water bottles were safe at our house. Will has no trouble ripping those water bottle caps right off and helping himself to whatever spoils are to be found. Im sure his dentist is going to love us for putting his kids through college.
The last thing I don't want to forget is how crazy this kid is for baseball. He carries a bat around the house for hours at a time and now brings us balls and has us throw the ball so he can swing the bat and try to hit it. Things get a little precarious at times when he is lucky enough to locate a real bat and gets to see us react to him swinging a metal bat twice his height around the house. :)
