Tuesday, January 29, 2008

Walking: The Final Frontier



(Trumansburg, NY, January 28, 2007) -- William Thompson, 14 months and 19 days old, has finally gotten over his irrational fear of falling face-first on the floor from a completely vertical position. Yes -- he is walking! His first tentative steps and expert cruising have given way to what looks like a tiny drunk, weaving his way home carefully after a hard night of partying.

Of course, these first unaided steps were taken at daycare (naturally, where else). He proceeded to walk the entire length of the daycare room, pausing every so often to acknowledge the shouts of encouragement and cheers from the older kids. But, strangely enough, after a long day of walking Will was back to his crawling ways at home with Mommy and Daddy. He was bushed.

We hope to catch his antics on camera soon, but for now, check out some new pics and our little movie of his favorite activities: http://picasaweb.google.com/tburgthompsons/January2008

In other news, we also gave Will his first haircut this past weekend. Now, his once straggly mini-mullet in the back is straight and clean like his Dad's ... The funny thing about the haircut is that Will actually just sat there and hung out while we amateurs attempted not to butcher his hair or inadvertently trim his ears. What a trooper! Here's a recent picture, pre-haircut (in a laundry basket).

Friday, January 18, 2008

Christmas Pics & the Den of Sickness


So the one thing that's not so great about being the parent of a baby/toddler is the never ending exposure to every disgusting illness that's flying around school and daycare. I swear Christian and I have been more sick this past year than in our entire lives ... (okay, maybe since grade school). We're now in the midst of yet another yucky bug -- this time with fun stomach issues.

Christian got it first, and Will is definitely off (he's been refusing to eat for a few days), and I'm just PRAYING I don't ge too sick. Who will take care of everyone?? Anyway, we're hanging in there.

Will is still not yet walking, but he gets sturdier every day standing on his own. Here are some fun pictures of Will at Christmas -- enjoying presents and the snow. What a ham!

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Wednesday, January 02, 2008

Merry Christmas and Happy New Year

I guess this wasn't really Will's first Christmas (technically that was last year, when he was about a month old). But this one definitely felt like our "real" first, since he was able to participate and move around and play with his gifts. We spent the holiday at the Thompsons in Penn Yan, with Aunt Cass, Uncle Matt, and cousins Riley (2 1/2) and Abby (4 months). It was quite a new experience with a house full of kids! Needless to say, we were all a little exhausted when we got back home on the 26th.

Of course, Will's favorite presents weren't his -- Riley's new chair, her Lincoln Logs, and the Dora the Explorer hand puppet ... BUT, he'd already been really enjoying his play table from Grandma and Grandpa Scheuer (an early gift at Thanksgiving), and now he's into playing with his Little People garage and cars. We have a few too many toys lying around now, and I think we can safely put away all Will's true baby toys for good.

On a side note, Will has finally mastered the stairs! Well, going up the stairs. So far he's not so interested in going down, but he can spend forever going up. It's his favorite thing. We are so screwed ... But the gates are up (top and bottom), and now we just need to teach him how to come down safely.

More holiday pictures coming soon, and hope 2008 is a good one!