While the boys nap

It's been a while since I gave a written update of the boys activities. So here it is without pictures or hyperlinks.

William is crawling, but still feels that the quickest way to get something is to stretch out and army crawl. He is actually incredibly fast and thinks it is funny to see us run to intercept him as he heads for the top of the stairs. To be honest, I think it is funny to see how he always tries to sneak out of his room. He would be incredibly stealthy, except you can hear his grunts of determination as he claws his way out of the room. He is presently showing seven teeth and likes to bite. As a result, he is also quite the eater and generally finishes his brother's un-touched meal. More on that in the Dominic section. Will can pull himself up into a standing position and actually prefers to be in a standing position when possible. Lucky for me, he is much more interested in toys and will entertain himself for longer stretches of time. Not so lucky for me, he is apparently also quite taken with Thomas the Tank Engine based on his squeals of delight and little sitting jig as the theme music came on the DVD that Dom was watching. He continues to be an overall happy little boy who gives big hugs and will imitate the kissing noise. Oh, and I'm pretty sure he is saying "ma-ma" and "da-da" which puts him ahead of his older brother who mastered "da-da" much sooner than "ma-ma" and actually called his aunt Mitzi "ma-ma" before he ever called the woman who bore him the beloved name.

Speaking of Dominic. . .

He is turning into quite the older brother. For the most part, he plays really well with Will and loves to make him laugh. He shares pretty well and only inflicts pain when he feels we have neglected to give him the attention he deserves. Some of his current favorite activites are playing with bubbles and running up and down the hill in our backyard. He really likes it when I run with him which is probably beneficial in more ways than I appreciate at the time. He has reached a decision in his diet that only things with sugar will pass his lips. I have no idea where he picked up this bad habit, as those who know me will attest to my overly healthy eating habits. Granted this might be re-evaluated as he refers to the Reese's Peanut Butter puffs as "Ma-ma's cereal" when he requests it and the Yoplait Key Lime Pie Whips are "Ma-ma's yogurt." He is also an overall happy boy unless you turn off a movie that he was watching. Then he flies at the TV with tears streaming down his face screaming "NO!!!!!". This reaction along with pushing Will over out of boredom makes me mad and annoyed. Yet, all he needs to do is say "Thank you, Mama" for a bringing a drink, or say "Snuggle, Mama" and all is forgiven.