Will ~ 3 & 4 Months

It has been an eventful couple of months for this little guy. In fact, he's had an eventful life so far! So I'm catching up with his 3 and 4 month posts.

Obviously the biggest part of the 3rd month was his hospital stay and recovery from the staph infection. We are still amazed and extremely grateful that looking at him now, you would have no idea it ever happened. And you would also have no idea that he had to have an outpatient surgery two weeks later. He is doing great and has made a full recovery from both. We've got one tough cookie on our hands!

In regular baby news, here are some fun developments over the last two months:

• He LOVES to smile and squeal at just about anyone that will smile back. Family, friends, strangers, he loves them all!
• His coos have turned into gurgles, aahhs, and all kinds of new noises.
• Will moved from the bassinet in our room to the crib in his room and handled the transition great.
• We weaned him from the swaddle. He was pretty happy with that, so he could get his hands in his mouth at night. Not his thumb, but his hands are almost always in his mouth.
• He's gone 8-hour stretches at night a few times, but has't quite had the full night yet and typically wakes up once for a bottle.
• He lost his hair stripe. The last few hairs finally fell out. Now it's a small dark blond/light brown fuzz ball all over with a very defined hairline.
• He is finally tolerating tummy time better and holding up his head while on his tummy. Five days in the hospital and recovery from surgery caused him to take a few steps back with that, but I think he's on his way to getting caught up. And he's starting to roll to his side pretty often, which has caused several unintentional roll overs.
• He has really started to notice Tate so much more. And if anyone can get a smile out of Will, it is Tate. I'm sure this will just continue even more over time. You can tell he already adores his older brother.
• And he continues to be a pretty long baby and is outgrowing clothes fast.

He is proving to be one happy, easy-going baby. We already knew we loved this boy, but going through the last few months with him have formed a bond I can't even explain. So thankful for his health and life. We all love our Baby Will!