We love every minute that we get to spend with these boys, it's not always easy, but they do bring SO much joy to our lives. A month of military leave for Levi followed by a month of pumpkin patch has just about put us on over load. We have felt that we are in way over our heads lately. We totally skipped Hayes' 6-month appointment AND Tate's 2-year appointment! I never thought that I would be that parent who can't get it together but sometimes life gets too crazy! We rescheduled their appointments and 6 shots later, we were told they were both healthy and sent us on our way. Hayes is up to 19lbs (95%) 29in (95%) and his wee little head has finally made it to the 40th%. Tate is 32lbs (90%)35.5in (75%) and his wee little head is getting close to the 40th%.
There is something about the curtains that fascinates little ones. I remember Tate played in the curtains forever. Now it's Hayes' turn.
Hayes is seriously the best baby you could ask for! He is always happy. We love his wide-open smile. He is definitely on the move, still army crawling, but very fast! He is in the next room in the matter of seconds! We are used to him playing with his toys in the bathroom while we get ready for work, but, his morning he crawled right into the shower to find Daddy!
Hayes is extremely hard to hold these days! He is constantly jumping and wiggling. He typically takes his bottle sitting straight up, sometimes he even stands on my lap or jumps on my lap while drinking! He wants to be down on the floor exporing! Often, he won't even finish his bottle. He has things to do, places to see. He LOVES Gus. He chases him all around this house. Gus will generally stay just out of reach; however, I think he has realized that if he plans on getting any attention at all from our family, it will be from Hayes.
We love Hayes so much, but often times, we feel so bad for him that he is the second child. He never gets story time to himself, and rarely gets our undivided attention. He seems happy with the way things are and even though he doesn't know any different, we do! It takes a conscious effort to make mention of all the same mile stones and to take all the same pictures as the first child.
Look at that crinkle-nosed smile and that red hair! Doesn't he just make you smile! His hair is starting to get really thick. It's as light as always, though.
We haven't been getting much sleep in the McWilliams' house lately! The one thing we have going for us is that both of our boys are very anxious to go to bed. Assuming that the day has been fairly routine, we take them upstairs at 8pm, lay them down, say good night, turn off the light and close the door. We rarely hear another peep from them....until around 1am! Tate usually wakes up crying for his baba which he has lost or that he wants momma and Dada's bed. Hayes wakes up to play with his glow worm several times. We hear lots of whining and crying until 5am when we are sure to be up with at least one of them!
Tate is constantly pretending to be asleep. He lies down, closes his eyes and says, “shhhh.” He may be in a mid-sprint with Ainsley then he drops down to the ground and falls asleep. Lately, he has realized that he doesn’t need to lay down to pretend sleep. We catch him walking around the house with his eyes closed or sliding down the slide or even eating. He is getting lots of bumps and bruises with this new game and making giant messes at dinner.
Last week after church, Tate ran off ahead of us in the parking lot. Levi said, “Tate Bennett” to get him to stop. Tate thought it was so funny and started repeating, “T Benny” over and over. I purposely gave my kids one-syllable names because I didn't want any nick names to form. I guess it's OK if Tate decides to give himself his own nick name.
Tate is currently the only child we have that likes to be held since Hayes is always the go. Levi and I are both trying to take full advantage of the fact that he still likes to cuddle. One of us always has him in our arms or on our laps. Tate frequently says, “up please” I’m typically busy making dinner, or whatever, but try to make a conscious effort to always pick him up and give him a hug. I know it won’t be long until he out grows that.
Tate got a card board fire truck for his birthday. He frequently says, “momma drive” or “dada drive” Levi is way too big for it but he squeezed himself in last night. Levi made real loud obnoxious driving sounds and siren sounds and held his hands out like a steering wheel. He was driving fast and out of control. Tate was sitting on my lap and got very scared. We then talked Tate into driving the fire truck really fast. He climbed in and Levi and I glanced at each other, both very curious about what he was going to do. He held his hands up to the pretend steering wheel, made a real loud motor sound and started shaking his whole body as if he was on a super bumpy road. It was hilarious. He is starting to get such and imagination.
I stuck Hayes on the bike expecting a huge disaster. To my surprise, he was very sturdy and loved his bike ride. I think he is a natural :)
We love these boys more than anything! I love this picture. I feel like it accurately demonstrates an average day at the McWilliams house. We spend hours on the front porch and in the front yard. We all certainly love our fresh air!
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