Slow down speedy!

Our little man is taking off. Being the ham that he is West makes sure he is never out shined by a holiday or special day for someone else. Examples... Reef's birthday he rolled over for the first time, Thanksgiving showed off by crawling around and Christmas stood up on his new barn. Grandma Fox's birthday was January 18th and of course he has wowed us again by free standing!! My heart just sank and tears filled my eyes, I can't believe he is growing up so quickly. West fills his day training by pushing around anything that he can walk behind and hanging onto the stair posts in the hall. I am a nervous wreck following this bundle of energy. At seven months old I do not see what his rush is. My own selfishness wants him to remain a "baby" forever. But he will grow up. I can only hope that his curiosity and love for learning continues for the rest of his life. Mamma loves you beefcake, xoxo.

1.13.10

1.16.10

Hello 2010

Christmas Roundup!

Here are some of my favorite decorations that I set up around the house this year. Last year we were installing wood floors and I was so sick, prego with West, that we didn't put anything out. I wanted to do even more but I spend my days following West around. He is totally crawling and pulling himself up on everything. He can even go up the stairs! Yikes! I made our stockings that we hung on the fireplace.

Cousins! Reef and Tide came over to make cookies for Santa!

Xmas Eve at Grandma & Grandpa TinnerstetChristmas morning we had everyone over for brunch. West had a blast playing with the paper and watching Reef and Tide.

Getting In The Spirit

12.1.09

Santa came to Gen's house. West had a great time looking at all the lights and decorations. He even pulled on Santa's beard...yep, it was real!

12.6.09

Muir and I took West down to the beach to try and get Christmas photos for cards. He loved the sand and the cold wind. He wanted to crawl the whole time, so it was hard to get any good face shots. These are some of them. There were many cute ones to choose from!!

New Developments

11.19.09

Determined to crawl! West is trying so hard to move now all the time. He started by rocking back and forth, but now he has the right idea, and wants to get going.

11.21.09

11.23.09
West spends his floor time perfecting his crawl.
Uh-O we have some baby proofing to do, he is all over downstairs now.

11.25.09

11.26.09
Thanksgiving at Grandma & Grandpa Tinnerstets'
And his 6 month birthday!!

Latest Craft

I l-o-v-e baby legs! But they are not cheap. I saw this post and thought I would give making my own a try. $5.99 for three pairs! Here is the link (samstermommy.blogspot.com) So easy. West loves them and so does Mommy.

5 Months, 2 Weeks Old

Reading the ads and loving the crunching paper.

All bundled up for one of our morning walks.

Such a big boy. He loves the table. We will eat together and he just thinks it's the best.

Reading with Daddy before bed. Elmo is still his favorite.

5 Months Old Today!

Today West is 5 months old. Yikes! He is loving cereal and new 1st foods. He can roll across the room and likes to sit (with assistance). We are looking forward to his 1st Halloween this Saturday.

10.26.09
Mmmm Toes. Happy 5 month birthday to me!

10.17.09
Before we headed out to Marci and Rosies Annual Hallowen Party

Dinner!

The Monster Mash

Starring: West, Grandpa, Reef, Tide and Muir

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4 Months, 3 Weeks Old

West had his 4 month check up this past Monday. He now weighs 17 lbs, 5 oz and is 26 in. Our doctor was very impressed with how social he was and that he rolls over so quickly. Yea buddy, keep up the good work!

10.9.09

10.8.08

4 Months, 2 Weeks Old

Where do we begin. West is rolling over and rocking every time we put him on the floor. He has also found his feet and loves to grab them and look at us. He really thinks he is doing the greatest trick ever. On Sept 26th we gave him brown organic rice cereal for the first time. West took to it right away. That boy loves to eat! Since then we think his face has started to fatten up. What a chunk. He had his four month photos taken with Kalyn at her home studio. She got some great shots. He totally hammed it up for the camera. We can't believe how fast he is growing. He is perfect in every way. Daily we are overwhelmed with pride and joy for our little boy.

10.1.09
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10.1.09

10.6.09
Auntie Diane and Uncle Bob stopped by.

10.7.09
Loving his cereal.

16 Weeks Old

9.17.09

It was our 5 year anniversary. We celebrated by going down to Balboa Park and eating at The Prado. Time sure flys. It seems like yesterday that we got married there.

9.19.09
West is in Kendyl's swing. We went to Brad and Erin's to watch a Husker game.

9.21.09

Happy Birthday Reef!! 4 years old now. He was so happy and enjoyed opening all of his gifts. Both of the boys got a chance to hold the baby for a photo. Reef and Tide were so proud. It was the first time that we have let them hold him, actually even touch him.