15 month check-up

Will had his 15 month check-up on Friday. He's still a healthy boy! He weights 28.4 pounds which still puts him in the 90% percentile and he's 60% percentile in height. The doctor watched him run around the exam room with both hands full of medical supplies (empty sterile pee cups actually) that he'd taken out of a drawer and she commented that his motor skills seem right on track. While we were waiting for the doctor, Will and I played with a plastic model of the internal organs, which gives me hope that he'll be surgeon - after his years in the NFL of course.

Will's learned one new word in the past weeks. He proudly informs you when something is too "hot!" When it's mealtime, I usually blow on his food to cool it down. Now he's figured out that he can take a bite and if it's still too hot, he'll take it out of his mouth and hand it back to me. Not very hygenic, but he gets his point across.

No new pictures this week, I was too lazy to download anything.

Weekend travel

We are back from a long week of travel. Last Thursday, Will, Grandma and Aunt Vicky traveled to Louisville to attend my cousin's wedding. We had a nice trip, the wedding was beautiful and I enjoyed getting to spend some much time with family. A trip with the Dunlap side of the family wouldn't be complete without a tour of an old house. In Louisville, we visited Farmington, a former hemp plantation where future president A. Lincoln once spent 3 weeks! You can tell that I paid attention on the tour. Will, however, did not. He slept most of the time while my cousin Katie (not the one getting married) served as his chauffer.
This picture proves that you can take the kid out of Wyoming, but you can't take Wyoming out of the kid. Here's Will at the reception. It was a warm day and he'd been busy kicking up his heels on the dance floor. I finally took off his shirt and let him be a little redneck baby running shirtless and shoeless. The kid loves to dance. He's got some moves on the dancefloor.
Here's a nice picture of Vicky and I from the wedding. I think we clean up pretty well.
After Louisville, Grandma, Will and I headed to Milwaukee for a work conference. Because of all the rain in the midwest, we had an unexpected stop in the lovely city of Cleveland. Will was a pretty good traveler. He has discovered the thrill of automatic doors and elevator buttons. He's also noticing animals a lot more. I distracted him in the airplane yesterday by looking out the window for birds (at 10,000 feet). He's slowly starting to add to his vocabulary. He now clearly says "more" and he shakes his head "no" a lot. It's a fun age.

First Haircut!

This week Will had his first haircut. He looks like a little boy - no more baby!

He was a trooper - he didn't cry but he was pretty curious about the scissors. Here's the "before shot." Getting the baby mullet cleaned up - you can tell that his mom needs a haircut too.

All done!
In other weekend news, Will had a couple playdates with his good friend Jackson. Here they are after dinner sorting through the toybox. As you can see in our house, shirts are optional but hats are always acceptable.

On Monday, I ran the Bolder Boulder 10K race and survived! I ran with a great group of ladies from Wyoming and we had a lot of fun. This is the post-race picture, I don't know about the other 3 but I was thinking about Big Mac's at this point.

Operation Lion Tamer - Mission Accomplished!!!

Will's Grandpa Hansen has been teasing me that I'm like the President and I declare the war (on sleep) over prematurely. I grudgingly admit that he's right - I've declared the war on sleep over many times throughout the last few months and each time Will has reverted back to his old ways and woke up screaming and seeking mom and dad at 2 a.m. Well, for the last 5 FIVE nights in a row, he's slept in his own bed and woken up in his own bed at a decent hour (after 5:59 a.m.). He's had a few nights where we've had to do some coaxing in the middle of the night but he's slowly figuring out this whole sleep thing. I'm delighted! I haven't slept well since the month before he was born so I've forgotten what a good night's sleep feels like. It's wonderful!
Here's a picture of our little sleeper eating breakfast. He's a happy kid!

Hope everyone has a very happy Memorial Day weekend. We're planting our veggie garden, blobbing it and on Monday I will be attempting to run (walk) the Bolder Boulder with Will and Glenn cheering me along. Hope you have a nice holiday!

Wedding Weekend

On Thursday, Will, Grandpa Hansen and I traveled to Washington D.C. for my cousin Laura Becker's wedding. We had a great time - it was a beautiful wedding and I really enjoyed getting to see relatives that I don't see nearly enough. Will was a good little traveler - no big tantrums on the plane or giant poop explosions which we all appreciated.



Here are a few quick pics:

Will feeding himself yogurt - hasn't quite mastered the whole hand/eye coordination thing.
It's a baby in a bucket! This worked as a good baby jail during the rehearsal dinner.

Will and the beautiful bride Laura at the reception. Will's tolerance for partying was quickly winding down at this point.Four generations of the Hansen family together on Mother's Day. Will, Lucy, (great) Grandma Hansen and Grandpa Hansen. Not forgetting Great-grandma Hansen's dog Chulo who was not a fan of anyone else sitting on his couch.

Germ Warfare

It's been a few weeks since we last blogged so I thought I'd better post a quick update. We've been a germ-filled house for the last week. Last week Will was diagnosed with tonsilitis - we weren't even aware that babies had tonsils. He had a bad sore throat for several days and then both Will and I came down with some stomach trouble. Glenn inherited the sore throat in time to have to travel to Washington State for a conference. It looks like we are all on the mend this week.


Will and I and Grandpa Hansen will be traveling to Washington D.C. later in the week to attend a family wedding. I'll be back next week to post pictures of Will partying at the wedding and sightseeing around D.C.

Walking Tall

Isn't that the title to a movie starring The Rock? I'll have to ask one of my friends who is a "The Rock" expert.

Anyway, this week has been all about walking. Will took a few steps at a time last week but this week, it's been all about long walks across the living room and forays into "authorized personnel only" areas at the dr's office (check-up for his ear tubes - everything's fine by the way). It's like his brain has figured out that walking is a quick way to get from point A to point B. We've been amazed at how much he's figured out in a week. Here are some quick pics:

We've also embarked on Operation Lion Tamer this week. The goal of Operation Lion Tamer is to get Will to sleep in his own bed all night. It hasn't been easy and this kid has an incredibly strong will. (Perhaps we should have named him Complacent?) However, after a few nights of better sleep for mom, dad and baby, we are cautiously optimistic that things are on an upward trend.

I was cleaning out my computer and found this. It's already hard to believe that my big bruiser of a toddler was ever this size: