If you're happy and you know it

We've had lots of exciting times at our house lately! Archer has been changing by the day; he's done so many things I'm afraid I'll lose track. (This is where a baby book would come in handy!) Where do I begin? Well, he's fully mastered the crawling thing and can go from crawling to sitting up (and vice versa) very well. But why stop there? He decided that since he's mobile, and already getting into everything, he'd learn to pull up as well. It happened very quickly and before my eyes he was pulling himself up to standing. Now that's his favorite position, especially in his crib when he should be sleeping. He's growing up so quickly! I didn't expect him to be standing at 8 months old but here he is. I suppose cruising the furniture will not be far behind, although I'd be happy with a lull in his movements.

Will has been a big help in teaching Archer how to clap and wave. We were discussing syllables in words at dinner one night and were showing Will how to clap out the number of syllables in a word. Archer was just sitting quietly in his high chair and Keith looks over and Archer is clapping right along with us. So cute! He looked very proud of himself. I've found him watching Will very intently and when Will does something, Archer definitely tries to emulate it. He wants to be just like his big brother.

And speaking of the big brother, Will has really had some doozies lately. The things that child says and does. His new thing is to "whisper" a secret or question in your ear; however, his whisper involves putting his mouth right over your ear and breathing very heavily into it. It's a wet and ticklish process! He's so funny with some of the things he says. He was asking if anyone wanted a snack and said to "raise your hand." So I raised my hand and said "I do, I do!" Will just looks at me and responds, "Anyone who wants a snack, just raise your hand without talking." hahaha I suppose he got that from me! And the best one, which will forever bring a laugh in this house, is when he walked in on Keith going to the restroom and said, very matter of factly, "I like your penis, Daddy." :) Such nice manners! Only in a house with a three year old is that funny and not distrubing! Hopefully that will teach Keith to close the door when he's going to the bathroom.

We took the boys to the zoo last weekend and this picture of Will really sums it up. I'm hoping age 4 is a big less hyper and sassy than age 3!

It's really a laugh a minute around here, at least most of the time! Archer's working on some teeth (hopefully soon!) and just getting over an ear infection so I'm hoping we'll all be healthy for a while. Check back for more of our antics!