Today is my favorite age!

It seems like yesterday I was pregnant or Will was a tiny baby or we were going on hour after hour of walks so he could sleep for more then 30 minutes at a time. How did time go so quickly??? Because I only have a few readers I figure I would use my blog tonight to ask Will very nicely to stop growing up - although it seems like each day I think to myself, "Now this is my favorite age." Like today at the park when it was just Will and I on a blanket and out of no where one silly little noise I kept making had him in a full belly laugh, which turned me into a full belly laugh I was sure there was nothing better in the whole wide world then being right where I was with my baby (well of course if Jason was there it would be perfection) but this was second best. As I hugged him so tight I though "don't grow up - stay this perfect forever." But I guess I can't turn Will into Peter Pan and am just thankful for for everyday I get to spend with my little buddy and the millions of memories we make in a short 24 hour day! Here is a quick snapshot into our day!

Morning playtime - Will figured out how to tip over his toy basket so it was a messy morning

Photo shoot with a very wiggly boy - gave up on that picture!

Enjoying the crisp fall air on a morning run

And he's off! Trying to crawl at the park

Sleepy boy listening to music in his high chair after dinner! I would be sleepy to after a full day of runs, playing with friends at the park, swings, a walk, trip to another park, walk around Anthropology and a starbucks run! I keep this little guy busy and we have so much fun :)

Love you Will - I give you permission to grow up but always love your mommy as much as I love you!

Silly days with Will

Splish splash in his bath seat

Help I fell into the swing!

Oh hello there! (peaking up at me in the stroller through the window on the shade cover)

Found me again - different stroller same window. Smart little guy

7 months old!!

Sept 5th 2011 - 7 months Old!!! The biggest things that have happened in the past 30 days is that Will now loves eating his baby food and is trying so hard to crawl! He has eaten:

- rice cereal (hated)

- apples (I think he had a reaction to apples so we are going to try again later)

- sweet potatoes (loves)

- carrots (loves)

- pears (loves)

- prunes (loves)

- peas (gaged so I mix them with other foods)

- oatmeal (mixed with pears and he loves)

- banana (loves)

- peaches (didn't love at first but mix with pears)

We also think in the next 2 weeks Will might be on the move. We think he has crawling on his mind 24 hours a day. Even when I am feeding him he will rock back and forth as if he is trying to crawl. The best is in the middle of the night we will peak on the monitor when he wakes up he will be rocking back and forth on all fours. Silly Will - slow down you are just a baby :)

Cookie or a cracker?

Here is a quick movie of Will eating his first cracker - or cookie as we call it. I kinda freaked out in the middle of him eating it because he got a huge piece in his mouth. Although the cracker melts in your mouth super quick I proceed to swipe it out of his mouth. He probably got pretty confused what the point of the whole thing was!

Sunday Funday

It was a beautiful day in Chicago today - complete opposite of what was going on in the East Coast for my sister and parents - so we decided to head to the water!! Although I miss (SOOO MUCH) my tiny little baby boy, everyone is right each day Jason and I have more and more fun with our little buddy boy. He spends the whole day flashing these HUGE smiles, giggling up a storm and being so silly. It is the absolute best. It has also been fun trying new things with Will like going out to dinner (early bird special of course), drinks on a patio, taking trips in the car not sitting in back while Jason acts as the taxi driver and today heading out to the water to play on a blanket. Will spent the whole trip to the water being a bit fussy but once we got there he went wild. All smiles, screams, wiggles, legs kicking and arms flying everywhere. It was hysterical - he truly loved being outside on the grass with the breeze from the water. It was a great day and Jason and I feel so lucky to have such a fun little baby boy.

Flying high over the city scape

Wheeeeeeee!

Will with his two favorites!

"I do love this grass!!"

Daddy and Buddy

Who is the stud in the mirror?

Will has found the little mirror on his exersaucer. He pulls his whole body over the front to stare at himself - which goes on and on and on.....

"Is that a mirror? I think it is!!"

"Yes it totally is a mirror and that is me!!"

"Now that I take a closer look I do have nice eyes"

Harvey Family Vacation - Kiawah 2011

The Harvey Family has been going to Kiawah Island in South Carolina for the past 7 or 8 years and this year was extra special because Jason and I got to bring Will on our favorite vacation ever! It was so special to not only spend the week with my parents, siblings and uncle but with Tessa, Jamesy boy and Deccie. We had so much fun going for early morning walks on the beach, playing in the pool, rolling around on the blanket in the house, family dinners, golfing, trips to the spa and staying in an amazing house filled with little kids laughter (and some tears :)).

What fun memories we will make each year as our family keeps expanding!

Swimming in the pool in my "No Zone" outfit. Ok so its a little dorky but Will got his fathers skin :)

Loved floating in the ducky with Dad

Kisses for Will P (who according to Tessa had stinky poopy buns)

Best buddies rolling around together

Nothing like a little YouTube - All Elmo all the time