I learned a lot today.  I’m thankful for a lot too, but I sure learned a lot today.

1. A cat will pee where a cat has peed before no matter how much you clean it.  I’m doing my best to salvage an infant car seat now.  Wish me luck.
2. Will is determined to walk…immediately.  He practically ran to his Grandpa earlier today (he was holding someone’s hands).  We’re lucky that he can’t stand on his own yet or pull himself up, but even those are a matter of time.  The baby gate is ready to trap him and the cabinets that need to be are safety protected!  We’re as ready as parents can be (I hope).
3. As tired as it made me the first time, I will entertain the idea of going to a mall at midnight on Thanksgiving purely to be with family.  I’m 99.9% sure I’m not going, but time with my sisters’ is precious and that 0.1% of me really wants to hang out with them.  I just keep reminding myself that Will wakes up tomorrow at 7AM regardless of how late I stay up and I will see my sisters tomorrow too.
4. You can toss together two different families, keep a few special traditions from both, and have one heck of a Thanksgiving.  So much good food!  Lots of laughter too.
5. Once babies discover a new skill, such as standing up to play with things on their changing table, they do not want to go to bed.  They don’t even want their milk to go to bed.  BUT if you toss them in the crib and turn out the lights, they suddenly realize you mean business, drink their milk, and go to bed.
6. I gave birth to a large baby.  I forget this because he’s my baby and therefore he was just the right size.  Then I tell people and they gasp and I remember – he was big.

You can probably tell that in just this one day, Will has changed a lot.  There was a time period where it seemed like he was just sitting back and watching everything go by.  It appears that time is past and he is now ready to take what he learned and put it into action.  I’m a little scared, but also very excited.  My baby boy is growing up!

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