Wow! I can't believe how fast time flies! Today our little Will (not so little anymore) is 6 weeks old! Everyone has told me that if you can make it through to the 6 week mark, things get a lot easier. I had to email my friend Ashley last week to see if she could spell out just exactly what we have to look forward to after this milestone! So far as of 8am, just more spit up and fun surprises in the diaper department! Buy stock in Pampers now people!
I took Will to the doctor this past Wednesday to get a "20-point inspection" due to me being a paranoid mommy, and discovered we have a very healthy 10 lb 14 oz baby boy! Yup...that is +2 lbs 2oz in 3 weeks. No wonder my arm muscles are beginning to look like I'm training for the ironman competition! He goes back at 8 weeks for his first round of shots (eek!) so it will be fun to see how much he has beefed up between now and then! Dr. Y seemed very pleased at how well Will is eating...especially since he hasn't had a single bottle yet! I think it is now safe to say that we can look forward to Will being a future Baylor offensive lineman.
We had a great 4th of July celebration and went over to a friend's house to celebrate. That was the longest Will and I have been out of the house. Thankfully they have a little girl themselves and understood the 2-hour feeding schedule for Prince William! We were gone for 2 feedings which was a huge milestone for me! We didn't make it long enough to enjoy the fireworks, but we had a wonderful display that could be seen from our house too! I am very thankful that we have a child that is not affected by loud noises - he slept right through those VERY loud fireworks!
My parents and my Grandma came back through town last week and we enjoyed every minute of their visit! It was a short visit, but we had a blast. Great Grandma Fishburn loved holding little man and was so thrilled to meet her 5th great grandchild! Their timing worked out perfectly for their visit since it was Daddy Dags' birthday celebration that same weekend! We ended up having 15 people over to celebrate, and it also gave several people the chance to meet Will for the first time! It was fun to have both sides of our families in town to celebrate Daddy Dags' birthday!
While my folks and grandma were in town, Will started smiling (genuinely, not just when things are "happening" down south) and cooing a lot! It is so rewarding to see him smile, and I was glad that they were in town to experience it! He also has some crazy neck control which is just amazing. He started holding his head up quite well at 11 days old and it just gets stronger and stronger every day!
Will's first attempt in the Baby Bjorn (about 4-1/2 weeks old)
All smiles while playing on the activity gym!
On another note, Sam has been studying really hard for the bar exam. We are 8 days away from the day it starts, so he has been living at the library at Rice University. Everyone, please keep him in your prayers! This annoying little exam is life changing, so we need all the prayers we can get!!!! I promise, once he is done taking the exam, we will get back to him posting the more entertaining blogs! Until then, you will just have to make do with mine :)
