Meet Will

If you are my friend on Facebook, you've already seen these photos. But he is cute so you can deal with seeing them again, right? :) Now, who is Will you might ask? Will is the son of Jonathan (my cousin) and his wife April. Will just turned 2 in January, and his older sister is Laurel (whom you might have seen before here on the blog).

A couple weeks ago, TJ and I babysat Will overnight. He fell asleep in the car,  but woke up in the process of getting him inside. Here he is when we put him on the bed...

The following morning, Mr. Will had to take a bath...which I thought he might oppose but actually was excited about. He took his diaper off and had his leg up on the side of the tub, trying to get in! He enjoyed his bath, at one point acting like he was swimming. Bath time came to an end when he decided to make yellow water!

Will's clothes were still in the dryer though...for a couple of reasons that aren't worth getting into. Because it is winter and I didn't want him to be cold, I "dressed" him in one of my t-shirts. This is particularly funny because neither of his parents went to (the University of) Kentucky, but another university in our state. Hehehe.

(In this picture, he is standing on steps. Steps that go to our bed. For our dogs. That, for the record, I did not buy. Thank you.)

A little later, TJ decided to watch cartoons with Will while I worked on some homework. Here they are, engrossed in Monsters vs. Aliens.

Later, after we ate at McDonalds and went to Walmart, Will had to go home. He took a little snooze in the car. Notice the balloon...this is what he wanted at Walmart. Could care less about the toys, but wanted the balloon!

I hope you'll excuse the quality of these photos...all were taken with my iPhone. However, I thought they were too cute not to share.

I thought Will might misbehave a little, poop a little, etc...you know, typical baby things...and buy me some time. No. He did not come through for me. He was on his best behavior. He only pooped once (and it was pretty bad/awful/atomic/disgusting/vomit-inducing/etc). He didn't even throw a fit in McDonalds OR Walmart! These are good things, of course, that he was well-behaved...but I tell you all this for a simple reason. Later, after Will is back with his parents? TJ says, "I think I could do this."

(I'm making him wait.)

Comments

[matt]

what bath time doesn't include a little yellow water? now a little brown fish, THAT'S worth cleaning the tub for.....

[Tonya]

:) I like the way TJ is thinking. However if you're looking to buy some time I will drop my two boys off, they may make him think twice! :)

p.s. Huge kudos on putting him in his car seat properly (with the buckle level with his armpits, not across his tummy or lower chest). I'm a big car safety nerd and children who are not in their car seat right drives me nuts.

[Katherine]

aww he is a doll! reminds me of my nephew!