To Sabrina...

Roses are red, violets are blue.
I am sorry I haven't been able to see you.
I am just a baby, so subject to the whims of my mother,
who thinks that parking at Hamilton Hall is a bother.
My mommy promises that I'll meet you in time.
Sabrina, won't you be my Valentine?

-Love Will.

Ian's Belated Update

Ian celebrated a fabulous 9th birthday with all his friends at a warehouse full of slides and games, followed by pizza and cake. It couldn't have been more fun to see him at the center of the action.


Ian also just made the all-A honor roll even with all his AIG classes. He has been on the honor roll every quarter since they started getting real grades. We are very proud of course!!

He continues to work on his guitar, now electric, and is learning lots of new songs. He also adopted a fiddler crab, Patty, from his class after they were studied in science. Not surprisingly, he loves Patty to no end despite her, um, lack of interaction.

Last, but not least, he is a wonderful big brother!

Five Months

Will continues to grow like a weed, now facilitated by some real food. He just loves his vegetables - peas, carrots, sweet potatoes, and avocados are all a big hit. Brian took a video of dinner last night. And yes, those are the dogs off to the side that he keeps looking at. They have already learned that babies leave tasty messes behind!
But, so far, we've had no luck with fruit. He puckers up those big cheeks and pushes the spoon away after each bite. Ironic since I couldn't get enough of the fruit when I was pregnant! This is the apple face.

He is also grabbing at everything these days and is very close to sitting up on his own. He gets more and more interactive every day and we can't get enough!

Four Months

We are just returning home from Will's four month doctor's appointment where he weighed in at 17lb and 14oz, and 25 inches long. He is a lot of baby, but it is 100% adorable and sweet! He has learned a lot this month and is really playing with toys and interacting with people, especially Ian. He also learned to use his laugh, as in this little clip of Will laughing at Ian's laugh. His favorite games are playing with his toes, banging on board books, acting shy, and observing the antics of his dogs. He is doing pretty well with sleeping at night most of the time, and we're making small but steady progress on daytime naps. Will had a wonderful first Christmas and even made a successful journey to Maine where he was able to see his first snow. We're looking forward to what the next month will bring!

Three Months

Will celebrated his three months mark while we were on the road in New England for Thanksgiving. Will turns out to be a great traveler, and save a few mild melt-downs, he was as sweet as can be even with his schedule so out of whack. He was a doll on the plane and loved meeting lots of new friends, cousins, another set of grandparents, and his uncles and aunts.

He even went to his first Patriots game. He started to get fussy around the middle of the third quarter. It's unclear if that was due to his approaching bedtime or the performance of the Patriots!

Will continues to grow like a weed, now filling out six-month clothes. His favorite things are still tub time and simply smiling and snuggling. I'm hoping he'll love all the Christmas lights and decorations that we'll begin putting up this week!