18 month doctor visit

Will had his 18 month doctors visit on Friday. He is doing great! Mom works very hard on getting him a balanced diet and it shows. Will's weight (73%) and head circumference (90%) are still tracking around the same percentages as the last few visits, but his height is leveling off some; down to 90% from 99%. Hopefully this will help make his clothes last longer!

The Creek - Will's favorite things, part 7

We have a small creek outside our back door. William loves to visit the "ceek". His favorite spot is a small bridge that crosses it just about 50 feet off of our back steps.

Lately he has discovered throwing rocks into the creek. We made a "plop" or "kerplunk" sound when he hit the water and he was mildly entertained, but one day we ran into Grandpa on a jog. When Will missed the creek completely Grandpa said "foul ball" and Will doubled over in laughter!Mom is a big baseball fan and has been coaching him to throw overhand. His aim and range are quickly improving!The bridge is the easiest place to hit the water, so we get big piles of rocks and set them on the edge of the bridge for (literally) hours of enjoyment.

Mail Man - Will's favorite things, part 6

William loves the Mail Man. He says Mail Man a lot. He is also combinding words with Mail Man: Mail Man Car, Mail Man Key, Bye Bye Mail Man. He has a little song he sings to the tune of "Mary had a Little Lamb". Mail Man Mail Man Mail Man Car, Mail Man Car, Mail Man Car, etc. He gets really excited when we see a Mail Carrier out and about:

Will also has a toy Mail Truck that he loves :

He has one chore and that is to check the mail. He opens the drawer where the key to the mailbox is kept, saying "Mail Man Key" over and over again.

We get the key and walk to the box. He knows which box is ours and recognises and says the number 8.

He gets the key in the slot, turns it, and opens the box.

We always get one piece of junk mail just for him. It is so difficult to get the key away from him that we have started giving him an allowance of coins to put in his piggy bank as a means to get the key out of his hand.

Fountains - Will's favorite things, part 5

Will loves fountains. He likes to reach into the water and get his hands and feet wet. Here are pictures of him with fountains:

Bike Ride

We got William a bike trailer and took him out on his inaugural spin yesterday. Here are some pics:

This was just before the ride home from the Grandparents house. Mom got on her bike and we did a lap around the neighborhood park and pond. We stopped for a bit to see the new baby geese!

Poll results

Will's first haircut is "Probably past due" according to the April Poll results. This week we trimmed his bangs back out of his eyes during a bath, but the first official haircut will have to be soon!

Thanks to the record turn out of people who voted in the poll. I think Will's parent were lobbying their friends and family to swing the results in thier favor!