Team Pattillo: Happy 1 Year, William!

Will had an amazing Christmas and wanted everything that J was interested in! :) I think that may be a glimpse into much of our future. He is growing by leaps and bounds right now and we LOVE learning more about the wonderful person that God has made William to be.

Highlights:
-Will can do all 3 steps of "patty-cake" and stops for everyone to clap for him afterwards! :)
-Will has 2 walker-type toys, but he prefers to push my kitchen chairs around the house to practice his walking.
-He is getting much more stable at standing and cruising, but no independent steps yet. He is just too proficient at crawling!
-Will also absolutely loves being outside and notices everything...birds, squirrels, airplanes, leaves falling to the ground, ants, etc!
-He points to everything and says, "dat". We could walk around and label things for hours. Love his curiosity!
-New words: hat, duck, out, up, down, hair, car, "bat-ma" (batman), "goon" (balloon) and dog
-He also has the sweetest cow, dog, duck and bird noises!

Brother Highlights:
-Jackson & Will have started looking forward to bath-time as they have bath playtime together now... and love it. They hang out and play,play,play until those sweet little toes are pruney, and it is a sad day when bath time is over.
-They also think that tooting noises are absolutely hilarious! Boys will be boys.

Jackson Highlights:
-Jackson has begun to pray for Will's desire and choice to accept Jesus as His Savior. So blessed by his heart for Jesus and his brother!
-We are trying to teach Will not to throw his food and cup off his highchair tray and Jackson does not like when I correct him. That sweet boy will hop out of his chair 50 times a meal and pick up his brother's cup so he doesn't get in "trouble". What a picture of God's forgiveness of us! I love Jackson's heart of Gold!
-I think Jackson enjoyed Will's one-year birthday party as much or more than Will...especially the cupcakes!

The one-year party was great! We had a family luncheon at Brian & Taylor's house. They were amazing to host! Jackson, as always, loved their stairs and throwing balls down the stairs. Will really enjoyed the balloons and his cake.

The one-year doctor's visit was the worst yet. You would think I would remember from when Jackson was one, but I didn't. Three shots and a bloodtest later, Will was done! Sadly, this year of shots doesn't get much better. Thankfully, he is happy and healthy and we thank God for that! His stats...

Weight: 24 lbs. 3 oz. (75%)
Height: 32 inches (95%)