How are we only a month away from Will's 1st birthday?! Planning is underway already, and we're also busy making the most of the beautiful weather and all that summer has to offer. Will seems to be developing at a break-neck pace now with a verbal explosion as well as tremendous physical development this past month. A dad in our music class, who'd just met Will for the first time that day, said "I've never seen an infant so agile and with such great motor skills. You have an athlete on your hands, no doubt." Just like his daddy!
A few hightlights from the past month:
**Will saw his cousins, Kyle and Cameron, play in a little league game. Go Orioles!**
**We had friends over for a BBQ and the house was filled with tiny friends for Will to hang out with that day. His buddy, Ben, brought over a wagon walker that Will fell in love with- of course we bought him one to help him practice his walking. He's a natural! Check out the video.**
**In addition to walking (and running) with his wagon walker, Will has perfected cruising along the coffee table- not without a few minor injuries- and will stand on his own for a couple seconds at a time. He climbs up onto low pieces of furniture and can get himself back down slowly.**
**I'm amazed at Will's hand-eye coordination, which seems quite advanced for a baby his age. He loves to give a high five, can manipulate tiny things like light switches (he helps by turning lights on and off, and knows the difference), guitar strings, curtain cords, remote controls and cell phones (we've given him old ones to play with), choosing specific foods off his tray and bringing them to his mouth without dropping anything, He even pulls single hairs from a brush! He likes to play with my combs and brushes, and brings them to his own head to comb his fine hair.**
**On June 16th, at 10.5 months, Will said his first word: "hot" (nearly a whisper, emphasis on the "t")! Coincidentally, this was the first word I said and also at 10.5 months--mommy's little guy! The following week, Will added "up", "ball", and "kuh" to his vocabulary. The latter is his command to get Lucy to "come" (we think).**
**With only two bottom teeth for about 4 months now, I think Will is about to start cutting his top teeth. His gums are very swollen and he's extra drooly.**
**Will still loves being read to, but he's taking more initiative with his books and trying to turn the pages on his own, "reads" on his own, and is especially fond of touch and feel books.**
**We're lucky that we have a good sleeper. For about a month, Will was getting up at 5AM for the day, then we started putting him to bed earlier (7PM) which actually makes him sleep later. He still likes to have a paci in his mouth and another in his hand when falling asleep. He typically sleeps 10.5-11 hours at night and 2.5-3 hours during the day.**
**The little guy seems to have his Dad's appetite, and some of his current favorites are string cheese, grapes, turkey meatballs, tofu, honeydew, watermelon, and yogurt.**
I can't believe all the milestones this month! Way to grow, Will! So smart and strong!
ReplyDeleteI just came on here to see if you were doing a weekly pregnancy update and came across this post. It was so cute to read!! Awwww little Will! It's also fun to read since Sonny is the same age as Will was here. Anyways, I *know* Will is older than 11 months and I *know* the Serafin family has more going on in their lives (Helloooo RSBaby #2!!). Let's hear an update please! :)
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