Will's other mother

There is one little Gruennert who LOVES to hold her baby cousin Will! Hadassah is always eager to hold Will and refers to him as William Wallace (a shout out to the movie Braveheart). She does a great job, and will be a big help to my sis-in-law when their fourth arrives very soon!
(p.s. HAPPY 4th BIRTHDAY SWEET GIRL!!)

Go BREWERS Go!

Being that his father is a HUGE Brewers fan, we had to make a trip to the stadium while we were in Wisconsin to show Will around. I know Mike looks forward to bringing him to a game in all his Brewers attire!

Our growing little man

I can't believe that Will is nine weeks old! He had his two month check up today which included his first set of immunizations... he screamed for a few minutes after the shots, but has been pretty sleepy ever since. He measured in at 12 pounds 9 ounces and 23.5 inches long (75th percentile for both). Last night he slept through the night for the first time in awhile... from 9:30pm till 6am this morning. What an awesome night!
We have spent the last two weeks visiting with family. My parents flew out to Michigan for a long weekend, and then we went out to Wisconsin for the week over the 4th of July. It was awesome to spend time with the families and it makes us really appreciate the time that we get to spend together!
A few more milestones... Will laughed for the first time (in his sleep) on Saturday morning. Mike and I both were able to catch it... what an cutie! He is smiling a lot more and seems to be the happiest right in the morning. With the recent death of Michael Jackson, I have been singing a few of his songs (because they are on EVERYWHERE right now) and he really seems to get a kick out of the songs... or my attempts at singing, but either way it's worth the smiles. He has found his hands and is starting to grasp for things. He is enjoying his activity mat more and will actually pull at a few of the toys hanging above his head. Will freaked me out the other day by almost fully sitting up in his carrier...he looked like he was going to choke himself on the straps by how he was pulling up.
I can't believe how fast the time has gone already, but I have felt so blessed to be able to have this time with Will. I will return back to work the first week of August part-time, with the plan being for me to work 2 12-hour night shifts per week. We have found someone to watch Will on the mornings after my shifts for a few hours so that I can get some sleep. She seems to be a perfect fit for us, and we hope that William will adjust well. She has a little girl of her own (a playmate for WIll), and her house is seconds from Mike's work, so it should be an easy transition in the mornings for Mike.
I have added a few pics from our last few weeks... (excuse the pics of the naked baby... we had a stretch of VERY hot weather in Michigan).