Skipping Forward

Skipping forward here so I won't forget little things here and there.  Hopefully one day I'll fill in the gaps and add more pictures.
Will has been such a happy, easy going baby.  He's a spitter, and cries when his belly is bothering him, but otherwise is so very happy.  For the first few weeks, there were constant arguments over who could hold him next.  Everybody wanted their turns!  That has calmed down now.  Every now and then someone wants to hold him, but there aren't any fights.  All the kids still love him, but I guess the novelty has worn off.  John is great about sitting on the couch with him while he reads so I can cook dinner or whatever.  Eve and Ellie are little Mommies that are always trying to help him be happy.  Jake is sweet to share his toys with him and always give him his chupa, but he's also a bit jealous.  He wants me to hold him every now and then while I'm holding or feeding Will, and sometimes he feels the need to body slam Will while he's eating.  That turns into a game that isn't much fun for me!  Still, I think they'll be great when Will toughens up a bit.
Will had a bump on his bottom gum when he was born.  I asked the doctor about it out of curiosity during our first visit.  He said it was either some sort of a mucous pocket (or something like that...my memory from those first few days is a little fuzzy) and it would go away, or newborn teeth.  I didn't think much of it.  At 7 weeks, one day I was looking at Will and noticed his bottom gums were really white.  I think I had noticed it before and just thought it was uneven coloration.  This time, though, I just had to stick my finger in and feel.  Sure enough, it was a tooth!!!!  The next day I could feel another one right beside it!  2 teeth at 7 weeks, and who knows how long they had been there.  I wasn't really looking for them.  I was shocked!  The doctor was even a little surprised.  I knew it was possible (obviously the doctor did too), but it just seemed so crazy!
Will has been a pretty good sleeper.  For the most part, he wakes up to eat and goes right back to sleep.  He's given me a few nights sleeping all night, but for the most part he's waking up once.  Not bad!  I'll take it, especially since he goes right back to sleep.
Will has just started noticing his hands and moving around a lot more.  He's started smiling a lot more and interacting a lot more.  He also wants more attention.  I suppose that's fair, and I'm happy to give it to him.
Things have been crazy around the house.  A comedian with 4 kids said people always ask him what it's like having 4 kids.  He said, "Imagine you're drowning...and somebody throws you a baby."  That's a pretty accurate description of how things feel most of the time, but things are great.  We are so very blessed and happy for our chaos.