Bilbo at 15 months

We have seen some very big changes in Bilbo since his first birthday. Not in any order of importance:

- more hair (haha, still got some way to go there and currently he is a blonde)

- he now climbs everything, moves everything and runs everywhere

- the use of one word above all others... 'more'

- some intelligent tool use (I saw him get things from under the TV stand using a golf club)

Perhaps scariest of all though is just how tall he is now, and how he looks older in photos, he is changing so fast!

Oh, almost forgot.. some three weeks ago on a bike ride with Nicky and I, Bilbo decided to Christen himself Red Rebel, I almost fell off my bike :-)

Bilbo is one year old

It is amazing really, our little lad turned one yesterday. Nicky and I were thinking about the events of a year ago yesterday, so surreal.

To see him walking around with a couple of teeth, picking things up, pointing and gurgling away is so funny. Things change so fast.

We had our first birthday party last weekend in Bournemouth with my folks. This weekend is Essex for Nicky's half of the family, and finally the weekend after that we celebrate with friends here in Newbury/Thatcham. The lucky little chap gets three birthday parties :-)

As always, plenty of pictures on Nicky's Facebook account and I will be slower to put them in their more permanent home on Flickr.

Meanwhile Will has been getting more settled in to Nursery two days a week, and still enjoys an active social life with his mum most days of the week :-)

It was a very happy day today, Will is walking now!

Today was excellent, sunny, warm, and full of new activities and adventure for Will. For about a week or just over Will has been trying to walk, a few steps at a time towards either Nicky or I, today he took it all the way, repeatedly walking unaided to one of us, and at one point even from one piece of furniture to another, slow and kind of steady :-)

I will try to get a video of him tottering, although it is pretty difficult to catch as it is so spur of the moment.

He has no fear and is doing really well for 10.5 months old. He also started to put the hoops on the hoopla game, rather than just taking them off the whole time.

Next up will be teaching him to point :-) Always got to set the little guy goals!

We are going to have a BBQ tomorrow, hopefully the garden is level enough for him to do some more tottering on.

Its been a great couple of weekends, excepting the stomach bug which hit the family last weekend, sunshine, seeing family and we went to Lacock Abbey again for my birthday on Monday just gone. It was a magical day.

Nine months of Will

It is strange to think that Will has been outside the womb now for as long as he was in. It has certainly gone quicker on the outside :-) Our little lad is now:

- crawling properly (everywhere)
- cruising on all the furniture and from person to person
- balancing for a few seconds at a time stood up unsupported (sometimes clapping while he does so)
- climbing the stairs (supervised)
- climbing anything he can like furniture
- walking around pushing his walker
- starting to wave goodbye

He has also been for a ride on his trike (on mothers day). He loves exciting new things, people and places. He always wants to have fun.

New nicknames include:

- Wilberoo
- Barbary Ape

It is always fun coming home and reading him his bed time stories.

Sleep deprivation is still a problem most of the time, usually because of colds coughs etc, we are never far between some reason for him to just be a duff sleeper. Can't be long now till he sleeps better.

Will at eight months

Will is hilarious. Brilliant during the day, always looking for a reaction and ready with a laugh or a smile. He is so much fun. New tricks every week, including this week just gone commando style crawling, hence his new nickname 'Sarge'.

He is now also clapping (just started yesterday), and he sometimes says 'Dada'. His progress with solids has been really good for two or three weeks now, so Nicky and I feel more confident.

While his new found mobility is great in terms of reducing his frustration, it means more work for us. He particularly likes wires, very dangerous and repetitive :-) Hence the new prison we have for him, which is currently wrapped around the TV and sound system area.

It is great watching Will interact with family and friends, and with his little baby playmates. It is kind of strange though to think that in only a couple of months now Nick will be going back to work for two days a week. That will take some getting used to.

Next steps, teach him to sit up, (currently he can only recline like a Roman), and improve the crawl action :-)