The Toof Fairy
Forget the week number, I’m going to go ahead and stop doing that. Will is 40+ weeks old, which means now, officially, he’s nine months old. He is cruising around on the furniture, babbling in real sounds, and is the fastest thing on four limbs. Well, at least he thinks he is. Now that we don’t have stairs, he chases Emily around, and comes tearing out of her room at full speed when she chases him. He’ll also stand for a few seconds like a surfer, arms straight out and legs spread apart. Then the takes a nosedive into crawling position and takes off. He says Da-da, and sort of whines something that sounds like ma-ma, when he’s cranky. If you ask him where Emily is, he’ll look around for her.
We love how he’s so involved in his surroundings, so interested in everything. Sure, most babies are I guess, but William is just so fascinated, it’s so much fun to watch. Tonight at dinner, Will shoveled beans and tamale into his face, disregarding whether it had actually made it into his mouth before grabbing the next fistful, which exemplifies how he lives life. He’s always reaching for the next thing, both literally and figuratively.
Emily is adjusting to her new school very well. I think she’s even a little ahead of this group of kids thanks to the schools in Pullman. I’m shocked at what she can read, and love reading what she has written. Emily recently lost a tooth, which flew out of her mouth while playing at Sara and Cameron’s house (or was swallowed, we’re really not sure). I told her that she could write the Tooth Fairy a note and the tooth fairy would leave her something even without the actual tooth in exchange. So Emily wrote this: “Der Toof fary, I lost mi toof, but I lost mi toof”. Seriously, stand up comedians couldn’t do any better.
And speaking of teeth, Will finally got one. I fear more are on the way, and it’s hard to believe this tiny little thing was the cause for all that pain. It’s just a little white spec on the bottom right, a little crooked, and barely cut through the gum, but it’s there. My big, big boy! I can’t believe he’ll never have that perfect baby grin again. But we’re all proud of him, especially Emily, who just saw his little tooth for the first time today in the bathtub while he was playing with her, standing on the edge, trying to topple headfirst into the tub with her. “I saw his tooth!” she shouted, then she went on and on to Will saying, “Is that your first tooth?! What a nice tooth!”. And he just kept grinning and grinning, showing it off.
On the other hand, Emily is beginning to realize that little brothers can also be a bit of a nuisance. We finally plugged our DVD player into the TV in the living room, and Emily was trying to watch something as will stood in front of the TV, batting it and screaming. It’s nice that she’s polite about it most of the time, saying, “Will, I can’t see, can you please move?” But she also gets frustrated. We were in the car yesterday listening to Jack Johnson on the Curious George soundtrack on the way back from the zoo. Will had had enough and was crying and screaming in the backseat, and Emily being uncharacteristically insensitive, said, “Will, can you be quiet? I can’t hear the music”. But I don’t think she thought she was being mean, I think she was just stating a fact. She’s such a caring person, I’m just so surprised when she says or does something even a little bit unkind.
Luckily times like that are rare, and more often than not, Emily is a very good friend to Will. I’m just glad two of my favorite people enjoy each other so much.
We love how he’s so involved in his surroundings, so interested in everything. Sure, most babies are I guess, but William is just so fascinated, it’s so much fun to watch. Tonight at dinner, Will shoveled beans and tamale into his face, disregarding whether it had actually made it into his mouth before grabbing the next fistful, which exemplifies how he lives life. He’s always reaching for the next thing, both literally and figuratively.
Emily is adjusting to her new school very well. I think she’s even a little ahead of this group of kids thanks to the schools in Pullman. I’m shocked at what she can read, and love reading what she has written. Emily recently lost a tooth, which flew out of her mouth while playing at Sara and Cameron’s house (or was swallowed, we’re really not sure). I told her that she could write the Tooth Fairy a note and the tooth fairy would leave her something even without the actual tooth in exchange. So Emily wrote this: “Der Toof fary, I lost mi toof, but I lost mi toof”. Seriously, stand up comedians couldn’t do any better.
And speaking of teeth, Will finally got one. I fear more are on the way, and it’s hard to believe this tiny little thing was the cause for all that pain. It’s just a little white spec on the bottom right, a little crooked, and barely cut through the gum, but it’s there. My big, big boy! I can’t believe he’ll never have that perfect baby grin again. But we’re all proud of him, especially Emily, who just saw his little tooth for the first time today in the bathtub while he was playing with her, standing on the edge, trying to topple headfirst into the tub with her. “I saw his tooth!” she shouted, then she went on and on to Will saying, “Is that your first tooth?! What a nice tooth!”. And he just kept grinning and grinning, showing it off.
On the other hand, Emily is beginning to realize that little brothers can also be a bit of a nuisance. We finally plugged our DVD player into the TV in the living room, and Emily was trying to watch something as will stood in front of the TV, batting it and screaming. It’s nice that she’s polite about it most of the time, saying, “Will, I can’t see, can you please move?” But she also gets frustrated. We were in the car yesterday listening to Jack Johnson on the Curious George soundtrack on the way back from the zoo. Will had had enough and was crying and screaming in the backseat, and Emily being uncharacteristically insensitive, said, “Will, can you be quiet? I can’t hear the music”. But I don’t think she thought she was being mean, I think she was just stating a fact. She’s such a caring person, I’m just so surprised when she says or does something even a little bit unkind.
Luckily times like that are rare, and more often than not, Emily is a very good friend to Will. I’m just glad two of my favorite people enjoy each other so much.
posted by Kate @ 1:06 AM
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