Friday, Will was a month old. Where does the time go? It seems just like yesterday we were leaving the hospital. It goes too quickly. Life has been a little hectic the past month, but not due to Will. He is what baby experts would call an "easy baby." I read about those kinds of babies in books, but I had never seen one in person (my not so subtle way of saying CJ was NOT an easy baby).
Will is a great sleeper unlike his older brother who woke up as many as 11 times a night... no joking. He settled into a great pattern of eating, hanging out with us and then sleeping until his next feeding. It is so nice to have a little predictability to his schedule. And even when he is awake, he is just chill. If he needs his nook, he is perfectly content to let his big brother shove it in his mouth (see pictures below). If he is uncomfortable, he grunts a little. Other than that, he is happy to be held, play on his mat or sit in his bouncy chair and watch what is going on around him.
CJ still loves him. At first, CJ couldn't say Will, so he would call him "baby wee-wee." But over the last month, he can almost say Will and he has stopped referring to him as just "baby." He loves to help burp him, get his nook, get me a burp cloth out of the drawer in our room, and so far he hasn't been jealous. I hope and pray it continues.
We, of course, love him to pieces! I just want to snuggle him all the time. I am bad at sharing him because it feels so right to hold him. :) Will almost always responds to Scott's voice. Scott can say his name and he will look over at him. And a lot of time, he will just stare at Scott. It is precious. He just fits into our little family, and so far transitioning from a family of three to a family of four has been easy.
But, here is what I know you are all here for... pictures from the day he turned one month!
When I saw these Big Brother-Little Brother shirts, I just couldn't pass them up. Both our boys have WAY more clothes than they need, but I thought they were too cute.
When CJ gives Will a kiss, he has to give him two. One on the head and one on the mouth. He will say, "mou, mou," if you forget to turn Will so he can give him a smooch on the lips.
At this point in the photo shoot, CJ got a little slap happy...
and Will got sleepy, so we called it a day.
But when CJ realized Will was getting sleepy and a little fussy, he came to the rescue with the nook... such a sweet big brother.
