Mama's Boy? Daddy's Buddy...

Wesley has been so much fun lately. His personality fills the entire room. He is walking and talking all over the place. He said "ball" for his Grandpa Ivester, "Hello" into the fake phone with his Grandma Coburn, and most recently...are you ready for this one?..."squirrel" for his Daddy. Squirrel? Really? He is a genius. And he was actually referring to the squirrel outside the window. Did I mention he's a genius?? :)

The last week had been a crazy one for the Coburns. We welcomed our newest member, Miss Bailey on Wednesday, October 28 at 2:49 AM. We moved into an apartment on Friday, October 30. We are in the process of wrapping up the sale of our house and have put an offer on a new house this week. I came home from the hospital on Thursday afternoon, and we went directly to my Dad's house to camp out until Jedd got us moved and unpacked into the apartment. He did an excellent job, and when we arrived on Saturday, it was as close to "home" as it was going to be.

Needless to say, my little guy has had a lot of change in the last week. But I must say, he has proven himself to be one of the most laid-back, adaptable people (not even going to put him in the child category of humans) I have ever known and I am oh so proud of him. While I was in the hospital, he was showered with grand-parental attention. On one day, he woke up to a house with all 3 Grandmas in it! He had no idea what to do or where to go or who to hug. My dad became his new best friend. I was full of delight by all the attention my boy was getting.

Now we're "home" and things are still different. I am not allowed to pick him up for two weeks so Jedd is working from home to help out. I have night duty with Miss B, so Jedd gets up with Wesley in the morning and gets him ready for the day. Jedd puts Wesley to bed at night. Wesley is quickly becoming a Daddy's Buddy, and I love it! He is still my boy, climbing onto my lap frequently and preferring me to rock him at naptime. It has been a little difficult to relinquish a lot of the control over his care, but I am delighted that Jedd is getting this opportunity to take care of Wesley, especially since the bond they are forming as a result is a blessing to both of them. They've always been close, but this is different. This is beautiful!!