Daddy is home!

Daddy came home today from a 4 day trip to Boston. This was the first time Daddy was out of town since Will was a little baby. We are lucky that he does not have to travel much for his job.

Many thanks to Gigi for helping us out BIG TIME when Daddy was gone. We don't know what we could do without her!!!

Daddy came home while Will was still at school so he surprised him by picking him up today. Will said "Daddy you are not in Boston."

We had our first call home today from school. Apparently Will and a piece of playground equipment came into contact and the equipment won. The teacher called me and let me know that Will had a goose egg on his head! I told her as long he is acting normal then he will be alright. They did put some ice on it.

After we got home Will did not nap due to Daddy being home so we went outside and carved our pumpkin. Will wanted to put the seeds back in after we scooped them out. I had him reach in and grab some with his hand. He told me he wanted to eat the seeds but I told him no.

We then went to our local library for a Halloween event. Will had a blast making a Halloween collage. He would have stayed there for hours with a glue stick and Halloween stampers.

9 month check-up

Ben went in for his 9 month check-up today...No shots...thank goodness!!!

He weighed in at 20lbs.5oz (46%)...height 28 3/4 inches (66%) and of course his head was 47 cm (90%)! You know those Bagwell boys have big heads...thanks Daddy :)

Ben is 9 months!!!

Ben is 9 months old today! I cannot belive how time flies. It has been a busy month for Ben. He is cruising on the furniture, baby gates, and toy shelf. Ben is also a very fast crawler...especially if Will is laying on the floor. Ben loves to roll all over him. He is a chatty one..he is saying dada and mama..I might have heard a hi or bye but the SLP in me has to hear it several times before I count it.

Ben is a live wire! I keep telling Chip if we thought Will was mischevious, I think Ben will top him. He loves to play with balls. He likes to hold them and wave them around (and of course eat them!)

Ben is going to be a tough little boy because he has banged his little noggin quite a bit now that is so mobile. He really enjoys crawling down the hallway to Will's room or in the bathroom while Will is trying to potty!

Week in Review

This week was a special one due to Aunt Kathy from Montana coming to visit. She came to visit our house last Saturday and we went to our neighborhood fall festival. On Monday we met her and Gigi at the Botanical Gardens. It was a beautiful day. Will took charge and showed the scarecrows to them both. We then had lunch outdoors.

Aunt Kathy helped Gigi babysit Ben on Tuesday while I had an appointment and on Friday night while Chip and I did some early Christmas shopping. It was a nice visit and I am glad she got to see the boys.

Will had his fall festival at school on Thursday and according to his teacher he had a blast. He loved playing on the inflatables!

On Saturday we took both boys to the Botanical Gardens for their Halloween activites. Will had fun playing games and seeing all the other children in their costumes. On Sunday we went to Trunk or Treat at Gigi's church. Will loved going car to car getting treats. They had lots of games for the little ones to enjoy. Ben slept through most of it but did get to put on his costume for a little while.

In case you can't tell in the pics... Will is a ghost! Mommy found a no-sew costume in a parenting magazine. (never knew you could do so much with an adult sweatshirt) Will had told me months ago he wanted to be a ghost so I wanted someting not too scary..it turned out to pretty cute!

Will is 33 Months!

Will is 33 months today. He has turned into such a little man. I can't believe how he is turning into a little boy. We went shopping today after church for some new clothes and it was kind of sad seeing him wear "big boy" clothing. I guess I knew the time would come he would go from toddler to preschooler.

Will had a good week at school. He wore big boy underwear on thursday and did fine. He has been singing Christmas music that he is learning in music class. Will's music teacher stopped me in the hall on thursday and told me how much he loved music class and how well he participates.

We took Will to an event at Sci-Quest called "Hands on Trucks." They had every sort of truck you could imagine. He loved the firetruck with ladder and the backhoe. We then had a picnic at the Botanical Gardens.

When we were at Sci-Quest I saw Will's hematologist's husband and babies (I recognized them from pictures). I made a point to go to tell him what a blessing his wife was to us and to our son. He was very happy to hear my comments. He asked what my son's name was and put it in his PDA so he could remember when he saw her.

Ben continues to move. He is now cruising along the couch, toy shelf and baby gates. He always crawls super fast to any toy that he not suppose to have. I feel bad but I now put the superyard up and kind of divide the room for the boys because Ben is constantly getting in Will's toys and he likes to climb on Will.

Teeth!

Back to School

Will was so excited to go back to school today. He had a great day. His teacher has convinced me not to send him in pull-ups starting Thursday. I have been sending him in them since school began. He has not had an accident yet at school so I guess I need to suck it up and let him be a big boy!

I was looking back at my calendar from last year and was reminded that this time a year ago Will's platelets started bouncing around in normal range. I am so thankful we have come this far and that Will had been able to play and be "normal". I very thankful and pray that he continues to have normal platelets.

Ben continues to be an active baby boy. He is pulling to stand and taking little steps to move along a table or couch. Ben is FAST when he is crawling. You can turn your head and he will be out of the room. He is also trying his teeth out on anything..including my leg!

We look forward to Gigi returning Thursday and my Aunt Kathy (Gigi's sister) coming from Montana on Friday to visit for a week. She is looking forward to eating some sushi with Chip (and of course seeing Ben for the first time)!