Smiles!

Will working out the gravity issue

We have smiles, people. Sometimes to me, sometimes to Dave, sometimes to the swing-chair legs. It's all good. I have yet to capture the elusive smile on camera, though I am trying.

It's amazing, how he changes every day. Master William seems almost like a new being at the start of every morning. He is now consistently sleeping in his crib at night. We put him down around 9pm and get up with him at 1:30 am, at 3:00 or 4:00 and at 5:30. He only eats an ounce or two during these early morning feedings.

He can spend time in his swingy chair for longer and longer periods without fussing. He calmly watches things- the mobile, the chair legs, light on the ceiling. He's also doing great when we go for walks. The first time I took him by myself in the stroller, the dogs obediently on a leash beside me, he screamed and fussed the entire length of the block. I thought he might calm down and be lulled by the motion and the cooler air, but no. He was quite vocal that something was amiss and I'd best address it right now. We got to the end of the street and I turned around for home, much to the dogs' chagrin. I was pretty embarrassed mostly because I was worried that the neighbors would think I was abusing my child. We spent the rest of the day inside.

Now I make sure Will is clean and fed before venturing outside. It's not too hard, although it does kink any sort of "schedule" we might have had. Let's not forget who's in charge here. It's definitely not the adults.

A couple of weeks ago my mom came to visit and stayed for a week. It was wonderful to have her company. My mom lives across the country so our visits are ultraconcentrated. Mom is an incredible cook and loaded me up with quiche, lasagna and a from-scratch apple pie. I am consuming them all with gusto. My mom is German and decided she wanted to be called Omi (German for Grandma). My Omi, my mom's mom, was an incredible woman and a major influence in my life and I know that William will be blessed with such a force in his own life.

Omi and William

Clash of the textures

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