Cold Spaghetti

Checking out the sights a moment before the lights go out…

Catching Will off-guard as he plays. His ability to play by himself is growing more and more each day. It is hysterical to watch him amuse himself, happily jabbering away, playing with different things. Finally, all those toys that are for “6 months and up” are getting some use!

Will has been blowing kisses for a few weeks now (our favorite party trick). In the past two days, he’s expanded on this with kisses right on the mouth. He leans his little head in and just plants one right on your lips. In the past, he’s put his little face up and kissed ME on the mouth on occassion, but he’s doing it a lot now, and to more than just me. He also grabs a hand a gives kisses on the hand. (We think he learned this from his “girlfriend”, Emily, from across the street. They play almost everyday. While Will learned to blow kisses, Emily learned to give kisses on hands… it is adorable watching them do this back and forth to each other.)

The best part of his new pucker-up kisses is that he makes the “mmmmmm-mmmhh… smack!” sound.

My little lovey boy!!

New Words: “Sim-pool” (for swimmin’ pool), “ghetti” (for spaghetti), “Uno” (for 1 in spanish), “Tree” (for one-two-THREE! which is the cue for us tossing him back and forth in the pool) , “Gobo” (for globo, which is balloon in spanish), “Fishy” (for fish), “down” (for when he is being carried and wants to walk) and “No” (for try it and you’ll regret it)

Favorite word: “Agua”. Some days, he says this more than anything else.

Current shoe size: 5 1/2 (he’ll be in his size 5 for another 2 weeks or so)

Pairs of new size 51/2 shoes from Stride Rite outlet: 4. (one white dressy, two sandals, one sneaker — we showed restrain by not getting the black and white saddle shoes, too)

Fun activity: Taking you by the hand, leading you where he wants to go. For example, leading to the back door and putting your hand on the door knob while pointing outside and saying “sim-pool”

New foods: spaghetti with meat sauce, ice cream, sorbet, strawberries, goat cheese, grape tomatoes (he eats ’em like candy), mexican rice, refried beans, veggie quesadilla, cheese enchilada

Favorite Sesame Street Character: Elmo (duh), but Ernie now holds a solid second place

Bedtime: 7:30pm (give or take 30 minutes some nights)

Wake-up time: 6:30am (give or take 30 minutes, depending on our luck for the day)

Trying to cover himself with pillows so we’ll ask, “Where’s Will?!”

Will laughs from being tossed on Granna and PapPap’s big bed.

Will watches Elmo, seated in the rocking chair I had when I was his size (it was a gift from my Grandma Alice.)

Welcome to our new internet home!

In honor of Will’s favorite song by The Wiggles, our new blog name is coldspaghetti.

We wonder… is it easier to spell spaghetti than it is to spell our names?

Will and I came to Mobile (to Granna and PapPap’s house) early Friday morning and are staying until Tuesday morning. We really like trips to Granna and PapPap’s. Free babysitting, the pool, free babysitting, the spa tub, and free babysitting. (And because it is fun to spend time with my parents, of course!) It also gives Paul time at home to catch up on work hours and work on the house un-interrupted and without concern over whether or not it’s naptime. This weekend, I am preparing for finals and Paul is installing recessed lights into the bedrooms.

We bought a mini baguette at Whole Foods to have with our favorite goat cheese (Bucheron) and Louisiana strawberries as an afternoon snack. Will grabbed the heel of the bread and spent the next 10 minutes walking around with it sticking out of his mouth… like so.