Everything's Changing

Will has become a big kid overnight it seems. He is no longer my little baby who is so dependent on me and Dan for everything. He has pretty much weened himself off of his pacifier. He was sick a couple of weeks ago, and so he couldn't keep it in his mouth and breath at the same time so he didn't really need it all that week. We took it as a great opportunity to get rid of it!! I had about decided he was going to be one of those 4 year old kids walking around with a paci in his mouth because he seemed so dependent on it. He has gone back to needing it at bedtime(or I should say that we need it at bedtime to get any shut eye :) ), but he leaves it in his bed every morning and doesn't ask for it anytime during the day. Wahoo!
Also, Will will read books all day long and sit for as long as I will to name off the things he knows. He is talking up a storm and can ask for just about anything he needs. This is nice because it cuts down on the whining and confusion on our end as to what he is asking for. My favorite two new things that he says are "thank you" and "love you." He absolutely amazes me everyday! Just yesterday, he looked outside of our dining room window and saw the truck parked in the driveway next door and correctly called it "red" truck! How did he learn that? He is just such a sponge and the things he picks up surprise us all the time!
He can also throw and catch a football, says "go dawgs" when cheering on MSU, and loves to dance. And as you can see in the pictures, loves to "help" Mommy in the kitchen by getting out the step stool to reach everything a little better. :)
For those of you reading this or who have been through this with your own children, please bear with my overexcited joy about such simple things, but I also know that you know exactly the way I feel because you have experienced it or will experience it with your own child. Isn't it crazy how such a young person can impress you so much?