Will and Jon,
You have been here in our home for 6 months now. Half a year, it feels like a big milestone. How fast it has gone. I am beyond pleased to report that while it most often still a workout to get you both to bed at night, that neither of you has woken up before morning in almost 2 weeks. What a difference 6 or 7 uninterrupted hours makes for your poor Momma. Daddy can handle the sleep deprivation much better than I have ever been able to. Will, you still go down the easiest. We often give you a bath first, and as soon as you are done eating you are usually ready to go down. You immediately roll over onto your stomach, no matter how asleep you seem to be. Jon, after playing in a bath awhile, and then eating still has to be held a while most nights before you can go of to sleep. And, if we rush setting you down too soon, the whole process has to be started over. Thankfully, you never wake each other up at night. Though Jon seems to love kicking Will in the morning till he is awake too.
Naps are much the same, with some work we can get you to sleep, Will, either by holding you or putting you in the swinger. If we are very careful, we then can put you down in the playpen. Sometimes using the pacifier if you stir. Jon on the other hand, I have given up on trying to get down for a nap. Occasionally you fall asleep in the swing. But usually, when it gets to be that time, you are extremely fussy, so I put you in the baby carrier so that I can keep doing school with the older kids. I pop your pacifier in your mouth and hold it there until you fall asleep. Sometimes I think you are actively plotting to keep me from holding your brother.
Thankfully, though you both still want to be held, especially in the evenings, you are more content to spend time in the floor. Sometimes we put you on your quilt in the living room with a toy or two. Sometimes you lay upstairs on the activity mats and play with the dangling toys. Sometimes, you lay in the play pen downstairs. Sometimes you are together, and other times not. You each have preferences with your toys. Will loves the mirror and the little hard giraffe to naw on. Jon loves the glow worm and lamb. You both have a rattle you like Will's is a little monkey and Jon's an owl. You both love the car seat hanging toys with a little bell inside. Nothing compares with how delighted Will gets with the table top toy. Just tonight at supper, Britt picked up a few minutes after you dropped it. Only for you to go nuts like you'd never seen it before.
The biggest changes this month are social. You both try to lean for and reach toward me when I get ready to feed you. And despite still having little to no balance you wobble and try to sit up leaning this way and that. Jon has head butted a number of items such as my desk and the school table while sitting in laps. Will just yesterday started leaning forward out of the swing when you drop your toys or blanket. You lean, reach, and make the swing creak and protest at the uneven weight till we get you straightened up. Jon will sometimes roll from front to back but always gets upset and offended. Will on the other hand will roll several times and scoot to get to someone. Will has even begun to rock back and forth on all fours with his stomach completely off the floor. Both of you seem to be constantly in motion especially kicking.
Jon is beating Will in Mister's "look serious" sessions. But that's not saying much when you both smile big enough to make my jaw hurt just looking at you, as you stand all wobbly in our laps. And your smiles are contagious. What a blessing you are.
We love you,
Momma
