A lot of firsts!

In the past three weeks, we've been experiencing a lot of "firsts" around here!  How exciting!!  (Well, at least for me... probably not very exciting for the rest of the world out there.)  Just this morning, William rolled over for the first time! Woohoo!  He's been really close for awhile now, but as I put him down for his morning nap, he surprised me and did it right then and there!  I, of course, overreacted with a loud gasp as I clapped my hands together and praised him for like 5 minutes.  He just looked at me like I was crazy, clearly not impressed with his new skill.  He almost had the look of, "What's the big deal, mom?"  (I have a feeling I'll be seeing that look a lot...)  But, I allowed myself to savor the moment and even ran down the stairs to share the news with Pawn since Steven wasn't home.  Who knew that seeing your son roll over for the first time would be so rewarding?!?  Crazy how life changes so quickly.

Today was also the first day I've seen William suck his thumb :)

The other day was the first time I've seen him "acknowledge" his feet :)  

Now he loves playing with them!

He also grabs toys now and "plays" with them!

First time meeting the Steffen family!!  

We're so excited they are here...even though William isn't showing it in this pic.  

(He must take after his father!?)

First time swimming at the pool!  

This kid loooooves the water (especially showers with daddy!) and he cried every time we tried to take him out of the pool!  What a cute lil fish :)

First time on a raft :)

(Yes grandparents... he has LOTS of sunscreen on!)

The sun was bothering his eyes, so we thought we'd try out some shades :)

First time picking up a girl at the pool?!?!?  :)

A typical William pose.

Swimming is hard work!

First time playing with his tools!  

Shirt off with his hammer.  Daddy loves this pic!

Another daddy favorite.  Watching the ILLINI together.  

William seriously loves it and will sit there STILL for almost an hour with Steven!

Even though William has always been a good sleeper (he now sleeps from 8:30 pm- 7am!!!!), he has started wanting to sleep in places other than his swing or crib.  Most of the time it's fine, but sometimes he only wants to sleep in my arms.  Again, I absolutely love it and I'm definitely cherishing this time, but it can get a little tiring to hold him for so long :)

Fast asleep holding on to momma!

Love how his cheeks get all squished :)

Seriously, it's really hard to hold still for an hour like that!

Same story, different day :)

He also likes falling asleep like this :)

He especially likes this position at parties, so he can see all the action until he's just too tired to party anymore!

 We've also tried to encourage him to sleep on his side since his head is getting kind of flat!

It really shows off his chunky legs :)

I came home one day and Pawn had made this fort for William.  She's the best.

Speaking of Pawn... :)

He was practicing standing with Steven when all of a sudden he got tired, sat down, "fell" to his tummy and fell fast asleep!

Evidence of a good nap.  Sleep lines on the face!

It's crazy how just 3 weeks ago William wasn't doing any of this stuff... and now, here we are!  I know I say this every time, but time is really going so fast and I just wish I could just freeze time.  But alas, I know I can't and so I'm just cherishing each and every moment.  And with each passing day, I fall more and more in love with my little guy.  Even during the roughest of days, all I need to do is see his bright smile and my world is instantly better.  

So, in case you're having a hard day today, here's hoping William's cute face can make it just a little bit brighter!