Greetings!
I know that subject heading might get some of you thinking: they're pregnant! No, we're not having another baby...yet ;)
Jeff was recently inspired by the Anderson Arrow (a monthly newsletter we receive from some missionary friends of ours) and wanted a name for our monthly Alexander updates we send out.
Yes, it's that time of the month again when we send out an email with a link to TONS of pictures of our (big) little guy and give you a synopsis of what he's discovered or how he's changed. (If you'd like to watch any of the videos but only have time for one, I recommend "Sucking Dad's Ear." We are sure it will be a Newman Classic and may even appear at his future graduation/wedding/insert-special-event-here).
Alexander is now 6 months old and still loves to smile. Imagine that. He enjoys touching, grabbing, sucking and chewing on anything he can get his hands on and is continually attempting to pick at even the finer details of what he sees (designs on fabrics and carpeting, strings attached to hoods, etc). He loves to grab any part of your face, but watch out: I think he is learning that he can't pull it off! Alexander also enjoys running his fingers through his hair, but of course, his limited mobility makes it appear as if he's scratching his head. I guess that really means he's learned to scratch his head and Mom likes to think that he enjoys running his fingers through his hair. Two cute new things he does is grab his feet when on his back and sit up. He loves to sit up and look at you with this expression that I interpret to mean, "do you see what I'm doing?!". He does roll but we wouldn't consider him a "roller". Alex LOVES his bath and will splash everywhere and then look at you and smile to see if you noticed. It's SO cute.
He met many different people and even made his first visit to the CPA. This month Alex experienced his first trip to the beach in Del Mar, but I don't think he was really that interested in anything but sticking his toy in his mouth.
We really don't have a clue how much he weighs but Jeff said, "100 pounds." Who's to say? The point is, our guy is probably bigger than the average 6 month old.
Funny story of the month: I recently learned the importance of changing his diaper before getting in the car to go anywhere in case of blowouts. With my new knowledge, I got Alexander ready to go visit a friend and her 6 month old. Everything was great. When we arrived, I pulled him out of the carseat and saw a stain on the seat, not in it's usual place. As I gingerly held him up and inspected everywhere, I was miffed to see a clean baby. Oh well, I thought, and carried him across the street. Much to my chagrin, I quickly discovered that my hand was wet. How could that be?! I discover that he is leaking down his pants and onto my hands. (NOTE: this is my first experience having this wonderful, bodily element on my hands). I ring the doorbell and stand him up on my friend's concrete porch so as not to further taint myself or have any other place on her porch get dirty. When she opens the door, she innocently believes he's just being a cute baby standing on her porch with my help until she sees my hand and my face. (We later bemoaned the fact that neither of us had the presence of mind to take a snapshot of this scenario as Alex was tapdancing on her porch). She ran to get a towel, scooped him up and we both trotted upstairs to adress the situation at hand. I cleaned up and we began the task of taking off the incredibly tainted clothes. This proved to be quite the challenge since Alexander loves to move all around and grab at everything right now. It didn't take long to realize that his entire pigment was changing and wet wipes wouldn't bring it back to normalcy. As she drew the bath, I began remarking on how grateful I was to have this happen at her home instead of in a parking lot where I would be all alone. Alexander was pleased as punch to be taking a bath in the middle of the day and splashed to his heart's content. It was a real bonding experience for us both! (NOTE: for those of you who haven't discovered the power of Oxi-Clean, I recommend investing in a tub of that stuff!).
We hope you had a wonderful month and are enjoying seeing the beautiful wildflowers blooming everywhere announcing the coming of spring! Our love to you and your families! Please let us know how we can pray for you.
Pictures from the month: http://jesusislord.albumpost.com/2008-03-19Alexanderis6monthsold?page=1
Love,
The Newmans
ps-Jeff is excited about his new website http://www.letscripturespeak.com/ and would love it if you signed up to receive daily emails. :)
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