All About Wesley: 10 months old

How can our little boy be 10 months old already? I recently held a friend's newborn baby, and it was hard to remember him being that small. How quickly we forget! Wesley is full of personality these days, and is learning new things all the time! Brian says he is acting more like a person and less like a baby. Here's what he's up to:

• The first picture is fitting, because I feel like he spends a significant amount of time in his high chair these days! Wesley is eating real food (mostly table food) at all meals now, and boy can he eat! This kid ate an entire piece of pizza (plus veggies) the other day. His favorite foods are proteins - especially chicken and cheese - but he does well with his veggies, too. He also mastered drinking from a straw cup this week! Brian says that watching Wesley eat is his favorite past time. I can't say I disagree - it can be quite entertaining!

• Wesley started pulling himself up just before he hit 9 months, and decided the next step was climbing! He discovered the stairs and wouldn't stop trying until he had them mastered. His favorite hang-out is under the table, where he climbs over the legs and pulls himself up on the chairs. It's a pretty cool fort! Now we are working on going down the stairs, which he almost has mastered. Mom and Dad spend a lot of time watching Wesley go up and down the first 4-5 stairs.
• Our favorite games right now include: Taking things off of shelves, taking things out of baskets and buckets, and taking baskets and buckets off of shelves. We are definitely in the "taking out" stage and haven't yet reached the "putting in" stage. I think I only put things away because I know he wants to take them out again. Keeping them cleaned up is hopeless!
• While we are still a ways off from Wesley walking on his own (thank goodness!), walking is definitely another favorite thing to do right now. He has figured out how to push chairs and other objects so that he can walk with them, and if you hold his hands, he'll walk you in circles for as long as you are willing!

• As you may have seen, we recently got a new puppy, so Wesley has been watching the dogs a lot! Izzy and Raider play and fight, and Raider likes to steal Wesley's toys! Wesley isn't real sure about Raider yet. Being a puppy, Raider sometimes crawls over Wesley or nips at his fingers and toes. He loves pulling Wesley's socks right off his feet! They will grow to be good friends in time, I'm sure!

Life is crazy in the Bishop household with 2 dogs, 2 cats, and a baby, but we wouldn't have it any other way! We are enjoying getting ready for Christmas with family! We can't wait to share all of our celebrating with Wesley and have him meet some new family members! I'm thinking his presents from grandparents will be minimal.... 

Until next time - keep on adventuring, everyone!