Will Power

I've mentioned that Will has mastered pulling himself up onto his knees. And while he's come close to straightening those legs out, he still hadn't quite gotten the hang of standing. But Will is a determined and strong-willed little fella. His name suits him well.

A few days ago, as I stood by our kitchen table helping Jacob with his homework, I glanced into the family room to check on Will. And what did I see? Will standing, of course. Just hanging out with one arm casually balancing himself on the hearth.
I scurried around, frantically looking for my camera, but he had plopped back down on his diaper butt before I could find it.

So naturally, we had to try and make it happen again.

We tried enticing him with a toy.

And what do you know? It worked.

We were very proud.

And I think one of us began singing, "Weeeee are the champions..."


Then yesterday evening, I glanced in the family room again to find my (not even 7 month old) baby standing. (I can still call a standing baby a baby, right?) This time, I managed to grab my camera.


He'd stand, look at the toys from his new vantage point, and then take a break to bend down and begin chewing on the protective padding around the hearth.



Stand, bend, chew...stand, bend, chew.



So what does this all mean? Well, it means Will is super strong.
Is probably trying to keep up with his big brothers.
Might be walking early.
And is growing up way faster than his Mommy would prefer.