I'm Gonna Getcha

Will is growing and learning every day. He's four and a half months old and we've started to refer to him as our own little science experiment (don't tell him we said that!).

Some of his new "tricks" include:
- Opening his mouth for cereal - yummy.
- Grabbing stuff - hold a toy near him or get your face close enough and he reaches both hands up to "get it!"
- Laughin' - we can't get it on demand yet, but there is laughter every day -what fun!
- Anticipation - check out this video to see what we mean.

Will X 2

It's great to be a Florida Gator, say it's great to be a Florida Gator.

UF won the BCS Championship Bowl last night and Will sported one of his Florida onsies today in celebration. The game was after bedtime (for Will and mom), but Dad gave us the low-down first thing in the morning. Thank goodness for DVR - Will and mom got to watch all of the exciting bits of the game (namely the 4th quarter) before work and daycare today.

We also had Will's four-month check up and official weigh in today. He got all passing marks...here are the official stats:

Weight: 15 lbs 10.8 oz (50th percentile)
Height: 26 and1/4 inches (75th percentile)
Head Circumference: 16 and 3/4 inches (50th percentile)

So, that means Will has hit two times his birth weight - a big milestone for our growing little boy. Way to go William James!

The Big F-O-U-R Month Birthday

What a big day in the Cowx house today. It's January 5th and we both returned to work (with the rest of the world!!). Holly Jean is back to work full time this week - it's the first full work week since August - can you believe it!

So, since Mom and Dad are both back to the grindstone, Will was off to daycare for the first day today. He had a wonderful time with Mrs. Karen and was extra chatty tonight after all of his new experiences.

Oh, and how can we forget - it's the 5th of the month which means Will turned another month old today. He's now four months old - our big boy! We celebrated the day with an introduction to "solid" foods. After his normal dinner tonight, we busted out the rice cereal and got started. Will made a really good effort (go figure, our natural born eater), but he did end up with quite a puddle of goo on his bib and shirt. What fun, our little man is growing up so quickly!

Here he is all ready to go to Mrs. Karen's. (Check out the blue lunchbox and the crazy-mom list in Will's lap.)

What am I supposed to be doing here? (Will's first big-boy bite to eat.)

Do you remember when he was the same size as the duck? Holy cow - what a big boy!!