Trying to crawl can be frustrating

I have no explanation as to what Will is attempting to do here, but he seems to be enjoying himself.



Whenever he isn't head banging on the couch, he'll try getting around on all fours. Unfortunately, moving forward isn't working out so well.




One skill Will has mastered though is making a mess. Well, at least taking all of the toys out of the boxes. If it keeps him happy and entertained by himself, we're all for it... for now.




And just in time for Spring Training, Go Cubs!!!

Helping out around the house

Even with the nice foam mat to play on, Will seems more interested in trying get to the other parts of the room. Right now that is by a backward scooting action. He can't really control where he is going, but at least it's moving. He hasn't figured out that he can go backward to get what he wants. Rather, he'll see something and instead end up going the wrong way and watch it get farther and farther away.

Whenever Will isn't trying to work on crawling, he doesn't mind watching us in the kitchen. He's got his own bowl and spoons he can use to whip up something delicious.

While Daddy was away with the boys in Las Vegas, Will and Mommy got to spend some quality time together. From the pictures, it looks like they had fun. They were glad to have Daddy home though.

Will the Musician

Will is attempting to become more mobile, and hardwood floor with blankets don't make the easiest surface for a new baby trying to learn to crawl. So, we got a foam play mat for Will to play on. He took a little time checking it out, but he seems to like it. It doesn't slide about like the blankets, and is softer than hitting the floor if he should fall.

Old plastic cups are another of Will's favorite toys. We had some music on and Will added his own accompaniment. Not too bad for a seven month old.

Eggs

Before we get to Will's experience with eggs, we had a wine club event at Red Sky Winery. Will seemed to have a good time as well. We even brought his plastic wineglass for him to play with (no wine for him of course though).




We did keep him out past his bed time though. By the time we got back home, we had one tuckered out baby. He was asleep about a minute into our half-an-hour drive home.




The next morning Will got to try eggs. We scrambled them as that gave him a chance to have some finger food. He did fairly well with the large pieces, but I think he still liked being fed.

Certainly a while before Will is playing catch with us, but he does like rolling balls back and forth with us. (Apologies for the shaky camera work, but I was rolling the balls and operating the camera.)

A box is worth a few "words"

There is a reason that the box is in the Toy Hall of Fame. It can give a kid endless entertainment. After we received an order from Amazon, Will took a liking to the box, even though it looked way too big for him to move around. Will doesn't always need people to entertain him and will play by himself for some pretty good stretches or time. At least for now we've been cycling toys so they seem "new" to him. Lately he's been playing his little piano a lot. Who knows, maybe we have a little Schroeder on our hands.

Will has also started doing a some constant sounds and the latest is "mah" or "muh". Although he hasn't associated them with Catherine yet, it's still pretty cool.

Will claps!!!

We had been working on it, but up until this point Will would only clap other people's hands. Today he decided that it was time he slapped his own hands together. OK, it still might be more fun sometimes to clap Mommy and Daddy's hands because they make more noise, but it's a start.



Earlier in the week we had a get together with the other parents and kids who were part of our Centering Group at Swedish Hospital. It was great to see everybody again and see how much the kids have grown. Even though they are all about the same age, it was neat to see how each had grown and developed thus far. Some had teeth, some were crawling, etc.



Will was checking out some of the kids crawling and clearly taking notes.



Will took to the stage at the Sunset Tavern (where we had the event). Clearly he liked being center stage.





Everybody had a great time and we'll see how much the little ones have grown the next time we get together.

Little man in motion (or at least trying to be)

I think that we've already established that Will loves to to bounce whenever he gets the chance. He also enjoys being turned upside down, so much so that if you turn him upside-down once, he'll want to go upside-down again and again and again. He'll let you know by throwing his head back and trying to go upside-down himself.





Will hasn't started crawling yet, but he's working his way up to it. Still working on getting his knee completely beneath himself, but he'll rock back and forth while on the floor. I'm sure our hardwood floor isn't making things easier for him, but he keeps trying.

He has a little more success moving all over Daddy on the couch. This actually is a good video of many of his favorite things to do from bouncing to trying to crawl to making Wookiee sounds (like Chewbacca).



So much to do and try...