24 lbs 5.5 ozs & 29.25 in

...William's stats from his 12-month well-visit this afternoon. We know WY's our "big" little boy..."Fireplug" as Poppy likes to call him...and compared to T at the same age, WY is 3 pounds heavier and a mere 1/4 inch taller. (T hit 24 lbs 8.5 ozs at 18-months.) These numbers puts him around the 75th percentile line in weight and the 30th percentile in height/length. I guess the old wives tale that babies double their birth weight by 6-months and triple it by a year is holding true for WY. (It did for T as well!) Oh, and his head is big, but we knew that already as we have to stretch the necks of many of his shirts. Our pediatrician Dr. Paschall had great things to say and encouraged us to "keep on keeping on".

WY turns 1!

Where has the year gone!? It's hard to believe our "little" William turned one today...what a special Thanksgiving! No 1st birthday is complete until the birthday boy has indulged in his red velvet cake. And in true William form, he devoured his!

This past month, William's walking has become more proficient, and along with that has come his determination to walk where HE wants to go, not necessarily where WE want him to go. He added his 6th tooth and I think he's starting to work on a few more. He's discovered the rolling pin. This past week he figured out how to stand up on his own rather than crawling to an object and pulling himself up. He still naps twice a day and sleeps great. He can down an 8-oz bottle of milk in no time flat...and loves meal time. He prefers to hold whole pears and apples and eat them like an adult. He can sign "please" and "want" and we're working on "more". It's been fascinating to watch him comprehend what we say. For example, when we tell him it's "eat time" and he needs to go to his chair, he'll walk to his booster seat and lift his leg in an attempt to crawl into it. He will sit your lap when you tell him it's time to "read a book". He has also taken to his blanket and when he's without it, he's dragging something around, reminding us of Peanuts' Linus. And I'm sure this just scratches the surface. Happy birthday sweet William! Thanks for all the laughter and smiles. We love you.

Happy Thanksgiving

We enjoyed Thanksgiving at home this year and were joined by our parents, Annie & Poppy and Mamere & Papere. This holiday marked the first time Bobby and I cooked a turkey...and we have to admit, we fared well. On this Thanksgiving, we hope you took time to reflect on your many blessings. Our God is so good.

Smarty Pants

In trying to decide which piece of Halloween candy he was going to have after lunch, Thompson inquired, "Do Smarties make you smart?"

Head Shapes

This morning en route to school, Thompson said, "Mommy, you and I both have round heads. Not like daddy. He has a straight head. Our heads have curves. His has edges like Spookley the square pumpkin." Very interesting observation and wondering where William falls? Although I think with the curves.

Daddy always fixes things

Prior to getting into bed tonight, Thompson told me daddy had fixed his bed. (Apparently during quiet time today he was playing with the bed slats, causing one of them to fall to the floor.). I reminded Thompson he could have told me so I could help, to which he replied, "I know, but I told daddy because daddy fixes things."