Bundled up for the Sounders

Today we had the last regular season Sounders game and Will was such a good boy even though we kept him out past his normal bedtime. We met our friends Brian and Lily for dinner before the match and we all walked over to the game. The weather has cooled off, and with this being a night game it required some bundling up. Will stayed nice and warm thanks to the fleece suit and homemade hat we got as gifts. He even slept through a good part of the game, but we expect that on Saturday we may "pay" for disrupting his schedule.

Pay attention or the chicken gets it

Will has been making it to his side, but he hasn't rolled over yet. We think he really doesn't enjoy any time on his tummy, so the internal monologue is telling him "why would I ever want to do that."

He will use getting on his side to look at stuff around him or play with his favorite toys (or conversely using his favorite toys to help himself up). His chicken and bell are his preferred targets.

This weekend we had a brunch get together with the other families in our Centering Group from Swedish Hospital. It was great to see how all the babies had grown in about 3 months. Will looked very cute in his Oshkosh B'Gosh overalls.

Finally, a look at the blocks that Catherine made for Will. Very nicely done.

Arms are for support

I guess I should have waited a day to talk about Will's new accomplishments. Today during tummy time was the first time he really got his arms underneath his body and used them to hold himself up.

Will's new trick- the foot grab

Will has been working toward it, but in the last week Will started grabbing his feet (which means he's now trying to put them in his mouth). In fact, he seems to devote most of his time working on doing just that.

It doesn't matter if it's a laying or seated position, he'll start reaching for them. If we hold him in a seated position, he'll reach down toward his feet. If we put him in the swing or bouncy, he'll try to sit up and go for the feet...

Will and a Seattle sports week

We figure that Will is going to be introduced/taken to a number of sporting events and this week was no exception. On Thursday we went to the Mariners-A's game with the University of Washington Postdoc Association. Mom and Will found a quiet corner on the last row of the stadium to see if a little nap would be a possibility.



Will was up for the 7th inning stretch though. No rally caps (or rally fries) could help the M's though as they neared that 100th loss.



Will did pretty well despite us keeping him out past his bedtime. Luckily the next match was a midday Sounders game on Saturday. A good day to use the Ergo. Catherine had somebody stop her in the concourse and ask where she found one in "Sounders colors". Will was so content in it that we didn't try the Baby Bjorn facing forward. Maybe for the next game.

The Sounders won the match and are on their way to the playoffs. Still don't have any Sounders gear for Will, but he sported his Ajax Amsterdam onesie for the match.

More Grandpa and Grandma time

We drove over to visit my cousin Jeff on the Olympic Peninsula with my parents. It had been a little while since they last saw Will, so his Grandma and Grandpa were very impressed with how much he had grown. It took him very little time to demonstrate to Grandma his grasping ability. If you hold him, he'll grab on to your shirt.



Grandpa is impressed with Will's head strength.



Will helping Grandma at Ticket to Ride...



... and then he finds her hand... which means it must go in the mouth.

Will liked the big mirrors and was fascinated with the baby looking back at him. If only this wasn't at 5 in the morning or so...

This was also Will's 3 month birthday. Catherine took some professional-style photos and we'll post them as soon as we get them editted.

Needing to learn more than the chorus

Will is always up for some morning entertainment. He especially enjoy the Beatles hit "Yellow Submarine" as he sat on my lap. Unfortunately I only knew the chorus, so I ended up repeating it over and over and over. Maybe useful to learn the rest of the lyrics if it keeps him this happy.