Quick Visit with Cousin Elliot

Wes' cousin, Elliot, stopped over quick on Sunday on his way home from spending the day shopping in Michigan City. Elliot is seven months older than Wes and recently turned one. Happy Birthday Elliot!

"This thing here is called your mouth, Wes."

Deer in the Headlights

Here are some lovely examples of why you don't use a camera flash for Wes. I always try to do without, even if it means I have to hold the camera stupidly still so that the image won't blur. It is way better to do that than to get the deer in the headlight look. I would have had several other examples to share, but apparently I already went through and deleted a bunch. I laugh like crazy every time I see these. I hope Wes just made your day. :)

Wes the Big Shot

Sometimes Wes has this little look going on that just screams "I'm a big shot and know it". He just looks so darn cute doing it too. He is starting to look so big these days. I'm constantly having to put the clothes away that he outgrows. I finally filled the first tub of clothes last night. I had to wipe away my tears as I placed the lid on top. I then had to call my mom for some much needed moral support. Why is it so hard to see your baby grow up?

Where are those teeth?

Since Wes was about three and a half months old, we've been saying that he is teething. However, they haven't shown up yet... He just drools a ton and chews on anything he can get his gums on. Where oh where are those darn teeth?

Nature Boy

Ben decided to show Wes what trees and flowers were last weekend. He liked the tree so well that he didn't want to let go of the branches. He wasn't too sure about the flowers, but he sure looked cute sitting next to them. I hope he picks me a lot of flowers when he gets older. I wouldn't even mind if they were dandelions. I remember picking my mom a lot of dandelions and violets. :)

Blogoholic

Ummmm… I think I’m addicted to blogging. Now my wonderful husband kept quiet and didn’t say anything. He didn’t laugh at me for all of the times that I was laying in bed at night and would jump up to run down to the computer. I would come back to bed and he would say, “What were you doing?”. I would quietly say, “Nothing…” and he would roll over and go back to sleep and not say anything. He probably didn’t prod for he already knew the answer.

I started the blog, because I absolutely loved visiting all of our friends and family members’ blogs on a regular basis. It provided me with a nice little get away from the daily grind. I would look to see what everyone was up to and it would put a smile on my face. When we found out that we were pregnant I thought it would be the perfect opportunity to start one of my very own. Little did I know it would take over my mind. I spend my day thinking about what to post next and I can’t seem to put my camera down for I hate it when I run out of pictures to post. I even want a fancy schmancy camera now so that I will have better images. The high end point and shoot we bought just before Wes was born just isn’t cutting it for me anymore. I want bigger and better (and unfortunately that means more expensive which my husband isn’t a big fan of because he is cheap).

So to make the long story short… does anyone know of any BA (Blogaholics Anonymous) meetings I can start attending? "My name is Wendy and I have a problem..." :)

Future Chef in the Making?

Maybe Wes will end up being a good cook like his daddy? At (almost) five months he looks like he knows what it is all about. I was quite impressed! My sister was nice enough to open up some of the gifts that she got at her shower so that Noah, Kyler, and Wessy could play. My cousin Jami (who is pregnant with baby #2) held Wes so that he could stir away.

Lots O' Cousins

Since I have a lot of cousins on both sides of the family, it means that Wes has a lot of cousins too. At my sister's family bridal shower over the weekend, Wes was able to hang out with some of his 2nd cousins that he doesn't get to see very often.

Behind Wes is his cousin Kyler, in the middle is Andi Jo (2nd cousin), and to the right is Noah (2nd cousin).

Noah shared his ark with the kids. My Aunt Teri even took Wes on it so that he could see what it was all about. I think Wes was pretty excited about the thought of playing on it when he gets old enough to run around.

From right to left: my cousin Tyler, My Aunt Teri holding Wes, Wes' 2nd cousin Ty,

Wes' 2nd cousin Noah,Wes' 2nd cousin Robby, and Wes' cousin Kyler.

Part Two: Part Boy, Part Kangaroo?

Well, when daycare said that Wessy liked hanging out in the jumperoo it was a complete understatement. He LOVES it! I've never seen anything like it before. Who knew a baby could jump like this for hours?... I guess we didn't need to buy that exersaucer after all. We should have skipped right to the jumperoo, because I don't think he is going to want to go into a stationary toy again. I don't blame him. This thing looks awesome. Click on the arrow in the bottom left hand corner of the image below to see him in action.

Jump, jump, jump & jump, & jump, jump, jump, & jump...

Part One: The Assembly

Ben decided to teach Wes how a 'real' man does assembly work... by reading the instructions and referring to them often. :) Ben may not want to admit that he reads instruction manuals, but he sure does a great job of putting things together. Of course he has had a lot of practice recently with all of these baby toys.

Wes sat very patiently waiting for his jumperoo to be complete. What a good boy.

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And just because a post just isn't a post without a picture...

Weekend Here We Come!

We LOVE weekends these days. Not just because we don't have to work, but because we get to spend two whole days hanging out with our little munchkin. Mondays are so hard when we have to leave him again. All Monday long Ben and I tell eachother, "I miss Wes".

We are starting off the weekend well. Wes decided to give me a treat and only woke up once last night at 5:30am. I got a huge chunk of much needed sleep. Wes decided to actually start the day at 7:30am. I think he was really excited to wake up, because Ben told him we were going to the store this morning to buy a jumperoo. Apparently he likes the ones at daycare and is in it for hours straight. He must be getting into the kangaroo stage. :)

This and That

I ran out of pictures to post, so I decided to post this family picture that Katie took during Wes' three month photo shoot. She just emailed it to me today so that Wesley would have a family picture to make a daycare project. Our nights tend to fly by these days. I really only have time to take pictures on the weekends.

Wes has changed so much in the last month and a half. His hair is starting to get longer and thicker. He is rolling over like it is sooooo easy. He is giggling non stop. All you have to do is make a funny face and he thinks it is the funniest thing ever. I can't forget to mention that he is a very ticklish boy. He gets really squirmy if you touch his sides or back. He can occupy himself by playing with his toys. His new thing is touching peoples' faces. It is so much fun watching him study things. He's just taking it all in and is such a joy to be around.

Weekend with Mommy

Wes and I were able to hang out together all weekend while Ben was up north 0n his annual "Men's Weekend" golf trip. Wes and I decided to go up north as well. We first went up to Wolf Lake to stay with my Uncle Al and Aunt Barb for a night. I also got to visit with lots of other family while we were up there. Wes got lots of attention. Wes was one lucky baby to share his beach tent with all the girls. They did a great job of keeping him occupied.

(Katelyn is on the left and she is my cousin Matt's little girl, Madi is in the middle and she is my cousin Sue's little girl, and Leah is on the right and is the girls' friend.)The next stop was Hamlin Lake in Ludington to spend a night with Renee Kolzow & and her daughter, Camryn. Renee's husband, Andy, was up golfing with Ben so she invited us to come hang out with them for a night at a cottage they were renting. Wes and I spent the day at the beach with Renee, Camryn and Renee's sister, Marissa. I would say it was successful beach trip. At least as successful as it can be with a two year old to chase and a four and a half month old to tend to. :)

It was a great weekend. Thank you to everyone who let us crash at your pads!

Golf Anyone?

Wes wanted to go golfing with Ben and I the other day. Silly boy! He sure looked the part, but we had to tell him he had to wait a little bit before he would be able to swing a club. It will come soon enough. Wes wanted me to send a shout out to Nate and Kristy Carver for the super cute duds!

Four Month Stats

His four month check-up came almost two weeks late, because his original appointment was scheduled while he was in the hospital. Wes decided that being average is way overrated. He measured 25.5 inches long (75th percentile) and 13 pounds, 6 ounces (25th percentile).

Poor little guy must have remembered the doctor's office, because as soon as I laid him down on the paper liner he got this really scared look on his face and started crying. I felt terrible. He used to not mind when the doctor would look in his ears and mouth, but not anymore. I think he must be scarred from his hospital trip. Of course, this visit wasn't a nice one either. He had to get two more pokes.

Note: I must have heard the doctor wrong at his two month check-up, because they said he fell in the 25th percentile for weight back then too. He was in the 50th percentile for length only. Oops! :)

Great Grandmas

Here is Wes with his two great grandmas from Ben's side of the family. I wish his fist wasn't in his mouth, but these days I probably only have a 20% chance of getting a non-fist picture. Thank goodness for digital cameras. You would be amazed at how many pictures I have to take to get a decent one.

4th of July

Happy 4th of July everyone! We had a great time with friends and family at the cottage on Klinger Lake. Wes even had his first swim. He LOVED it! I figured he would since he loves his baths so much. I felt bad when I had to take him out, because he feet were all wrinkled. There were so many great pictures of him swimming for the first time that I wanted to share them all. (If you click on the collage images it will blow them up to a bigger size for viewing. To return to the blog you just have to hit the back button.)
Here is another collage I put together to highlight some great moments from over the weekend.