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We have been having such a great time with Will!

*He has teeth!! His bottom two teeth came in about 2 weeks ago and he's starting to get his top teeth. I was really nervous about the whole teething thing because I've heard horror stories, but Will hasn't had too much pain. I already miss his toothless baby grin, but love looking at his tiny baby teeth. Don't stick your fingers in his mouth as they are very sharp! (Right David?!)

*We took Will on his first hike in the mountains yesterday. David and I love going to the mountains in the fall to see the Aspens changing colors. Will did okay on the drive up and was very glad to get out of the car. David put him in the backpack carrier and we walked around for a bit. We tried getting some pictures of him in front of the Aspens, but all he wanted to do was eat the leaves. He's such a boy!

*Will started music class this morning. It's Monday mornings for 8 weeks. It's a small class which is great. His friends Megan and Ezra are also in the class. Today all he wanted to do was play with his socks, but he was having fun watching everyone sing and dance.

*David went on a business trip to Toronto last week. This was his first trip in quite a while. During dinnertime, I put Will in his highchair and he eats Puffs while David and I eat. Each time I handed Will a Puff, he would cry huge alligator tears and look towards the door looking for David. It was the saddest thing ever! Then at bedtime, he cried for a long time because David usually does the bedtime routine with me. Thankfully David was only gone for 2 nights, but it was a looonngg 2 nights. My mom claims that when I was little, I would cry at the dinner table when my dad was out of town and would say "I can't eat my peas because I miss Daddy too much!!". I'm guessing that only worked once or twice because I remember eating alot of peas when I was little.

*Will started swim lessons last Saturday. It's a 4 week session. I'm glad we didn't pay alot for the classes because it's basically just playtime in the water. But he's learning how to kick and blow bubbles...if only he would stop drinking the pool water!

*Each Wednesday we head over to the library for baby storytime. There are so many babies there! Will loves to watch them crawl and walk around. He usually pulls at least one baby's hair or ear when we are there. Last week we met a few very nice moms and babies. *Nerd Alert--each time I meet a nice mom who has a baby around Will's age, I give her my Mommy Card which has my email address on it so we can arrange playdates. I get made fun of for it, but have made alot of new friends!

*I decided that I'm going to start doing things that aren't mommy related...the first thing is joining the Zeta Tau Alpha alum group. Our first event is this Saturday with a brunch in Boulder. I'm sure it's going to be all older ladies, but it will be fun to chat about college life for a while.

*David and I have started updating a few things in our house. Our first project is the master bathroom. We got a new shower curtain, new light fixture and new sink faucet. We removed the towel rod and hung hooks up in it's place. We have a long list of things we want to replace so if anyone has any Lowe's coupons, send them our way!

Swim lessons

He loves to smile for the camera now.

David and Will

Checking out the leaves with Mommy

"Hmm, should I eat this?!"

Best shot we could get...someone didn't want to be held any longer!

8 months

How did my baby become 8 months old already?! He's had a very busy month and has had lots of fun "firsts". He's starting to grow hair (not just peach fuzz anymore!). He loves to eat his baby food especially oatmeal. We have started finger foods, but he gags himselves everytime something gets near his throat. While we were at the lake, Will discovered the ottoman...he loved standing and holding onto it so much that I went out and bought a cheap one for our living room. He loves to stand and bang on it.

*Will had his first trip to the zoo last week. We went with my friend Karen and her daughter Megan. Will had a hard time seeing the smaller animals, but got excited when he saw the big ones like elephants and giraffes. He really liked looking at the aquatic animals as they move fast and are brightly colored (maybe we have another marine biologist in our family?!?).

*David took Will on his first Father and Son hike this weekend. They "climbed" a mountain in Boulder. David is very excited about future Boy Scout trips and hikes.

*On Sunday, we ran the Coal Creek Crossing 5k. David (and Will) finished in 32 mins and I finished in 34 mins. I was so proud of all of us! Will didn't really enjoy being stuck in the stroller, but he didn't complain too much. I'm running another 5k this coming weekend in Denver. It's called the "Fans on the Field" race and it runs through the locations of the pro sports teams in Denver (football stadium, basketball court and baseball field).

*Will starts swim lessons on Saturday. It's a 4 class session at our local rec center. He loves to swim so I know he'll enjoy the lessons. Tomorrow we are going to storytime at the library. Will isn't a big fan of sitting still so we'll see how it goes :)

Grand Lake 2009

We just got home from a relaxing, fun-filled visit to Oklahoma. It was a special trip because it was the first time since our wedding that all of the siblings were able to be together. Plus now we have spouses and kids! Will met his Aunt Christina, Stephen, Aunt Emily, Uncle Ben, Cate and Drew for the first time also. He loved meeting everyone especially the kids. His favorite thing to do is watch kids run around....I think he's envious!

Will did wonderfully on the flights. We have the airplane rountine down pat. We have a bottle at take-off and then he falls asleep for most of the flight. When he wakes up, he's in a great mood and laughs and plays with everyone around us. He attracts alot of attention especially from the flight attendants. This was the first time our flight back to Denver was completely uneventful! No delays, stalled cars or layovers. Thank goodnes!!

We spent the two weekends we were in Tulsa at my parents house. Will has started to notice Sadie (Mom's dog) and tries to pull her ears when she walks by. She just ignores him. During the week, we were at Grand Lake with David's family. We went on the boat, went swimming, watched movies, and ate and drank alot! It was a great way to catch up with the family. Will did really well on the boat...he actually fell asleep both times! The weather was nice, not too hot and not too rainy.

I'm ready to fly!

We celebrated David's 29th birthday while we were there

Will's first boat ride

He LOVED the hippo pool!!

All ready for boat ride #2

Will and his beautiful aunts....Christina, Emily and Meagan

Rhett, Meagan, Michael, David, Will, Patricia, Pam, Drew, Ben, Emily, Cate, Christina, Stephen

Kamp family....Cate, Emily, Ben, Drew

Us with Meagan and Rhett

Christina and Stephen

David got a new car yesterday! Since the Senate approved more money for the Cash for Clunkers program, he decided it was time to make the change. He bought a 2009 Subaru Forester in dark grey. We all love riding in it and weren't a bit sad to get rid of the Jeep!!

7 months old

Breckenridge = FAIL

We left for the mountains around 5pm last night. Will slept for the first hour and then decided he'd had enough of the car ride and cried for the last 45 mins. We checked into the hotel (very nice condo, Trails' End) and got him ready for bed. We spent the next 3-4 hours trying to get him to sleep. He was so upset that I had to give him Tylenol just so he could get 2 hours of sleep. David and I barely got any sleep because we kept thinking he was going to wake up. He finally woke up around 6am after only sleeping for a total of 5 hours. We fed him breakfast and started to get ready for the day...and then Will threw up everywhere! We knew something was wrong because he never does that. He was acting fine so we waited awhile and tried a bottle.....more throw up. So we decided to pack up the car and head home at 8am Saturday morning. We have never taken Will into the mountains so we think he was having issues with the altitude. I felt so bad for taking him up there! We are home now and everyone is heathly and happy.