18 months +

We've been settling into the our new family routine with Jack at school every day.  Mom's super-busy working at AU two days per week and teaching 9(!) yoga classes every week. 

But mom's not the only busy one around here.  I'm a busy guy myself, getting into all sorts of things like studying up on my anatomy, as you can see from the photo.  I'm happy to teach mom all about the bones of the foot and what happens to them in yoga poses.







I really do like reading books of all kinds, especially if there is a grown up like my Pap-pap reading them to me.  I'm especially fond of books about ducks.  Nana has kept me in a steady supply of Duck & Goose books and Gossie & Friends books.







 
Basically, that's all to say that I'm just a few months shy of 2 and mom is finally getting around to telling all about my 18-month milestone.  At my check-up, I weighed in at 25.5 pounds and measured 34.5 inches tall.  Here are a few photos that my mom took on September 10.  (Note the absence of a cake.  I hear only the full birthdays entitle you to such a delicious treat.  I am expecting such a thing come the big 2 on March 10!)

I think the baby is officially grown up into a toddler, right?  I'm still not doing much talking - "NO!" and "MINE!" are very clear - and sometimes I have to take folks by the hand and drag them along with me to show them what I want.  That said, I am a rock star when it comes to eating, dancing, running, kicking balls, going down stairs, AND walking backwards.  I just figure I have a big brother to keep up with, right?

Speaking of keeping up with a big brother, have you guys heard about this thing called trick-or-treating?  It was AWESOME!  The big kids were all a lot faster than I was but I did my best running after them between the houses.  I was nervous that if I put my candy in the bucket my mom brought for me, someone might take it so I insisted on carrying all my loot in my hands.  That made it extra challenging to run to keep up.











But the best thing about Halloween?  Lollipops.  Who knew!?  I had my first one on Halloween and now I can't get enough.  They are totally the best thing ever created.  Yum.  Okay, well I'm off to find some way to get up to the top shelf of the pantry where mom *thinks* she has secretly stashed those amazing treats...
 










Lots of love,
Will
aka Willie, Willie Will, and Willy Wonka (Bet you can guess who gave me that nickname!)