Will RS

Waving and stacking

I’m just having the most fun at daycare. I wake up early in the morning (sometimes too early because I’m so excited). Then Daddy and I either bike or run there.

Then I play and learn all the day long. Then some days Daddy takes me home on the bike, and other days Mommy runs home with me.

Anyway, I have some new skills. I’ve been waving for months now, but most of the time it was sort of by accident. Now I wave at people to say hello or goodbye to them.

Also, before I was really good at knocking over stacks of blocks. But now I can stack them back up all by myself.

Ah, motor skills.

Photogenic

Okay, even though I’m not spending all day with Mom & Dad anymore, that doesn’t mean I’m any less photogenic. The ladies at daycare take photos from time to time.

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It’s taken a few weeks, but I’m finally sort of getting adjusted here. The last two days I didn’t even cry when Dad dropped me off!

These days I am getting up in the mornings and going to daycare. I like it there, I guess. I cry when mom and dad leave me there though, because I am only little. At daycare, I take a nap on a cot. Well, sometimes.

This past week, Uncle Andy came to visit. He brought birthday gifts from him and Aunt Kimberly. They always find the best stuff.

They brought me blocks. I love to stack them, bang them together, and then put them into an empty box.

They also brought some C R A Z Y glasses.

I tried to be polite about it, but to tell you the truth, I don’t really care for them.

Last night I stayed up way past my bed time and went to this thing called something like Ballon Glow, over at Forest Park. The entire family unit rode the tandem bike over there, with me hooked up in the trailer. It was our first family bike ride in St. Louis. There were a lot of cars. It was kind of scary. But it was worth it. I loved seeing all those glowing balloons.

Settling in

We’re all settling in to our new house, new city, new daytime activities. I had a great first day in daycare. My second day I went home with a fever (I’ve never been sick before). My third day I wasn’t allowed back because of my fever the previous day. Then my fourth day went well again. I enjoy napping on the cots.

At home, Daddy set up my crib. After sleeping in the pack-and-play for three weeks I almost forgot what my real bed was like.

I spend a good deal of time exploring. Ooh, I can even get into the kitchen cabinets.

Next week I’m looking forward to going back to daycare, exploring the house and neighborhood, and a visit from Uncle Andy.

Another heck of a week

Week two in St. Louis was even busier than week one. I tried to be on my bestest behavior because I could tell Mom & Dad were both way stressed. I entertained myself for hours in our hotel room, racing back and forth along the floor.

I was all over the place

I usually slept pretty well (okay, except for a couple times). Since we were all the same room, Mom & Dad kept extra quiet and turned all the lights off so I could sleep better.

Mom works in the dark

Dad & I did lots of walking (and a little bit of cycling) out in the hot sun. Dad got new sunburns everyday, while I worked on my sweet leg tan. We hit the zoo a few more times, as I enjoy spending time with other apes.

Whose feet are bigger?

Chow time!

Finally, last but not least, we moved into our new house!!! Sort of. Well, we’re here, except all we have is what fit in our car. The place is pretty bare at the moment, but that’s kind of good as I have more room to crawl.

My new home

I love this place!

One heck of a week

It’s been one heck of a week. We moved (temporarily) into a hotel room in St. Louis and Mom has been working every day at her new job. During the days Dad tries to keep me entertained with various activities, sometimes even pushing me in the stroller while talking on the phone or answering emails from people at work.

Walking in Forest Park with Daddy

So far we’ve made too many loops to count around Forest Park in the bike trailer. We’ve walked and biked all over the Washington University campus, our future neighborhood, my future daycare, the loop, and so on.

Me in front of Mommy’s office at WashU

Daddy & I have been to the zoo twice and we still haven’t even seen half of it.

Penguins at the zoo

We also went to the Magic House children’s museum. It was super-cool, though most of it was a bit too advanced for me right now. I’ll probably get more out of it in the coming months.

Crazy mirrors at the Magic House

On top of everything else, I’ve been trying exciting new foods, like Clif Bars and Veggie Sticks.

Eating a chocolate brownie Clif Bar

Eating veggie sticks

My new favorite activity is crawling back and forth on the floor of the hotel room.

Playing on the hotel room floor

I can’t wait for more of the same in the coming week. I’m having such a blast!

Great Grammy Florence

As Momma mentioned, my Great Grammy Florence passed away yesterday. We’re all a little sad about the news, but at the same time we’re thrilled she was able to live such a rich, full life. I had the great pleasure of meeting her last fall, which was fun (despite the look on my face in Daddy’s bad photo). Great Grammy Florence, we will miss you!

One year

What day is today?
It’s William’s birthday.
What a day for a birthday.
Let’s all have some cake.

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Birthday party

Okay, so I’m not quite one year old yet (my birthday is on Thursday), but that didn’t stop us from partying a few days early! Some friends and relatives came over for a good time.

When it came time for me to eat cake for the first time everyone stared at me while I sat in my high chair. Maybe it made me a little nervous because I didn’t much feel like eating cake.

Getting ready for cake >

Well, today I gave the cake another try and this time I loved it!

Anyway, thanks so much to everyone, especially Mommy, for such a great birthday party! Can we have another one on Thursday?

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I can totally crawl now

The past couple weeks I was almost crawling. Starting on Saturday, I took the plunge and crawled a few paces to nab Daddy’s water bottle after he unwittingly set it on the floor. I continued doing short crawls over the next couple days, even showing off my new abilities to Grandma Barb and Grandpa Bruce. Last night I crawled halfway across the room. I’m getting the hang of this, despite the difficult hardwood floors.

In other news, I’m still adorable.

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