The Newman Family

Saturday, May 12, 2012

This Is How Wesley Spends the Majority of His Day

In the past week Wesley has become a really fast crawler and pulls up on everything now. He loves to stand holding onto things and has even taken a few tiny steps while holding onto the couch and toy box.

Good Morning

Monday, May 7, 2012

Planting a Tree with Daddy and Playing Outside

Yesterday Brandon helped Stu plant an oak tree that I got from the Shade Tree Commission when they came to my school on Arbor Day. After they planted it in a pot he had fun decorating the soil with rocks and sticks. Brandon and Wesley also enjoyed playing outside.

Sunday, May 6, 2012

Development Explosion

At Wesley's 9 month well visit the pediatrician asked if he could clap hands and wave hi. I said he couldn't but I hadn't ever really worked on those with Wesley. By the next day he could do both easily. He also started giving high 5s. This past weekend he really had a development explosion. On Friday afternoon I was on the computer. Our computer area has a half wall that overlooks the rest of the basement. I looked over the wall to see what Wesley was doing. He was standing holding onto his bouncy seat with one hand. He had pulled himself up to stand by himself for the first time. And was so proud of himself. Yesterday he started crawling and army crawling. He crawls slowly but does crawl now. Earlier in the week he started getting himself into a sitting position by himself from lying down for the first time. He also started self feeding himself puffs over the last week or two. And yesterday he started doing so big with his arms. Doesn't he know he is supposed to stay my baby a little bit longer?

Meeting Nolan

My brother, sister in law, and their baby, Nolan, who was born in December, came to visit from San Francisco. We got to meet Baby Nolan for the first time. We went to my parents' house for the day to see them. It was a short but really nice visit. Wesley and Nolan