Happy Baby

Gwen is doing so well now. She took a trip last weekend to State College and visited our friends and all of her "Uncle Matt's". Our great friends Matt and Kelly got married, and we could not be any happier for them. The trip down made us both realize how much we missed everyone in State College, who has become our family over the last 8 years. While Gwen was the best behaved baby at the reception, she gave us a little trouble on the trip down; turning a 5 1/2 hour drive into 8 hours. Thankfully on the trip back she slept nearly the whole way.

When is doing excellent developmentally. She can reach for things, and her stomach muscles are getting much stronger. She's able to reach down and hold both of her feet. The little coordinated girl has been seen holding a foot in one hand and reaching out and grabbing a toy with the other.

Little Gwen is also been developing a real personality. You can tell when she is looking at you that she is thinking. She doesn't cry a lot, but she has developed the ability to wimper when she wants a change of position or scenery, but cry when she needs changed or fed. To me the whole development of a person is amazing to watch.

I think a huge portion of her development is due to her constant help from her mom. Laura is always encouraging her to learn to roll over, sit up, and even stand. While Gwen does not have the stability to stand on her own, she can stand for a few minutes with only lateral support at her waste. Yesterday, she even reached out and grabbed the toy giraffe for support when we were working on standing.