The biggest accomplishment of this month was a solo road trip to Dayton--just me and Will. I made it with no trouble, stopping every 3 hours or so to nurse and change diapers. I was so proud of Will on the trip. He was so content to sit in his car seat and play with his toys. He would take them one by one, inspect them, shake them, taste them, chew them, turn them over and around again and again, sometimes throw them, and then go on to the next toy repeating the process. He is so curious about everything! He wants to investigate everything in his path. In the tub, he is now reaching for my shampoo bottles, now that he has realized there is so much more to play with than just his own toys! He is especially drawn to cell phones, computers, remote controls, glasses and jewelry. He thinks everything is a toy. I hate it, but I'm already starting to say "no" to things. I want him to be curious, but he can't eat my keys or rip out chunks of Bella's hair, or hold my mug of hot coffee, or take the cup of water when I'm in the middle of washing his hair. I'm starting to have to be a parent! It stinks!
He is starting a few "pre-crawling" maneuvers, like lunging forward to reach for something and ending up in a lump on the floor. He can scoot around a little bit, but no real crawling yet. He is coordinated in other ways--he's learning to shake various shakers in a very rhythmic way. Impressive. He is also able to bang on things like a drum, and clap two things together. He has learned to hand things to me and I give them back. And he's just starting to be able to roll a ball to me on the floor. Sometimes I'm just amazed at the new things he can do everyday. I hope I am doing all I can to help him develop!
He is getting to be quite vocal. He sings to himself while he's playing, nursing, or riding in the car--it's pretty cute. He's starting to say a lot of "Goos" and "Gahs" and he's even started this funny machine-gun sort of noise. We'll go with it.
He is a joy. It is so amazing to see the joy he brings to his grandparents and our friends who meet him. What a blessing.
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