This Tiger Has Some New Tricks!

This little tiger had his first Halloween!

Okay, he had two costumes - both equally adorable. The cow costume arrived right on Halloween (from my family).

And lots of pictures ended up looking like this:

because he is a very busy little guy now.


Will has changed a lot over the past month. He has learned several new tricks - some that I like, and some that I don't.

First, the not-so-good tricks:

• Will has become a screamer. As soon as I move about 6 inches away from him, he promptly begins to scream. It could be separation anxiety, or we could have spoiled him a bit. Either way, it makes getting things done very difficult.
• Along with that, he now hates it when I step into the shower. I usually just put out a bunch of toys for him to play with and then peek out at him every few seconds. Now, the minute I put one foot into the shower, he begins to scream. So, my showers have become much shorter than I would like and I get to listen to screaming the whole time.
• The scooting around is still fun, but he is getting fast. He really likes he burning hot fireplace (and eating paper).
• He is getting very heavy. I guess that is really a good thing, but it has not been so good for my back. My back hurts way more now than it ever did when I was pregnant with him.

But he does have some good tricks:

• This little man has 2 bottom teeth now. They are very cute (but also very sharp).
• He loves to stand (with some support). He would like to stand up all day long. Sitting is never acceptable when he could be standing.
• He has figured out how to pick up Cheerios and get them into his mouth. This has been a nice way to distract him in church and while we try to eat dinner.
• And my very favorite.... He has begun to reach! He will now reach for the parent that he wants to go to. He will also reach if he wants to be picked up. I LOVE it when he reaches out with his cute and chubby arms.

He is still lots of fun, but starting to make life a little more interesting!

(Here he is with one of his beloved pens.)