And He's Off!

He's off folks! All of a sudden he figured out how to propel himself forward by digging in his toes. Way to go Wes! Hopefully he gains some strength to get up on all fours soon so that he doesn't stretch the neck out on all of his shirts. :) Looks like it is time to start baby proofing...

First Chompers

Here is the long awaited pic!

We'll Miss You Kristen!

Thank you Kristen for watching me every Monday and Wednesday all summer long. You are the best babysitter ever. Thanks for the awesome GVSU bib. As you know, I like to drool so it will come in very handy. It will also come in handy when I start baby food in a few weeks. I'm going to miss you bunches. My mommy and daddy are going to miss you too. Now they will have to wake up extra early five days a week. I promised them that I would try to sleep better at night though to help them out. I'm a good boy like that. I hope you have a good senior year at Grand Valley State University. Please come hang out with me again sometime. :)

Love,
Wesley

Go Away Polka Dots!

Berrien County Youth Fair

Wes went to his first county fair on Saturday. It sure felt like fair weather too - it was cool and rainy. When we were getting out of the car it started to sprinkle, so we decided to hang out in the car for a few more minutes. Wes passed the time by pretending to drive. He thought he was pretty hot stuff.When it stopped raining we went into the fair. We hit a few of the barns first. We even got to watch a milking demonstration.

We got to meet Gloria the calf. Wes thought she was pretty special, since she had polka dots just like him (due to his hives).

A fair just isn't a fair without the food. We had to get french fries (for both of us), fried cheese on a stick (for me), corn dog (for Ben - I think all hot dogs are gross), cinnamon sugar soft pretzel (for both of us), a chocolate malt (for me) and we shared a fresh squeezed lemonade to wash it all down. Yum! Wes got to enjoy the fair food a few hours later in his milk.

Happy Six Month Birthday, Wes!

I can't believe how fast these six months have flown by. It is crazy to think we are already halfway to his first birthday. Unfortunately Wes was only able to have a very small taste of frosting this time, but I promised him that he could have a whole cake to himself on February 24, 2010. Thanks to Wesley for giving mommy an excuse to bake that cake that sounded yummy. And also thanks for letting me borrow your bathtub letters for decoration. :)

Happy six month birthday, Wes!

Ride 'Em Wesley

Wes is starting to love a little rough housing these days. He got really excited when his cousin Kyler came to play with him on Thursday night. Kyler said he was a mule and Wesley hopped on for a ride. The "big kid" (a.k.a. Grandpa) even joined in on the fun. Wes even settled down enough to get some quality lap time in with Grandma.

What Next?

Wes got over his bronchealitis (not bronchitis) earlier this week, but now he has hives. He's had them since Tuesday and we aren't quite sure what caused them. The doctor thinks it may be from the end of the antibiotic cycle. They don't seem to bother Wes at all, which is a good thing since the doctor said he could have them for another two to four weeks. So now he is on Benadryl and steroids. Wes has been to the doctor a total of three times this week. The receptionist has known us by name since he was three months old. The next "scheduled" appointment is on 9/1 for his six month check-up. I pray we don't have to go back between now and then. Poor kid...

First Teeth!

Wesley's bottom two teeth decided to make their grand entrance yesterday. They are peeking through his gums. I haven't been able to get a picture yet. I have a feeling that getting a picture will be quite difficult. He is grabbing onto anything and everything around him these days. I'll keep trying though. I'm sure I will end up with several pictures of his hands reaching toward the camera in the process.

Ben and Wes

I have so much fun watching Ben and Wes together.

Weekend at the Lake

We had a nice relaxing weekend at Klinger Lake.

We went swimming in the lake...

We went on a "tooner" (pontoon boat ride)...

We played a little too hard...

Crazy Sleeper

Our mornings tend to go like this... I get up and peak in on Wes. I giggle to myself and quickly go back into the bedroom and tell Ben, "You have to go look at Wes!". We both tiptoe into his room, look at Wes, and then smile to eachother. You see, Wes is a wild sleeper. You never know what position he decided to sleep in for the night. Will he be sideways, butt up in the air, head pressed up against the top of the crib, head down by where his feet usually go...? I think Ben and I are in for trouble when he is older and crawls into our bed because of a bad dream or a thunderstorm.

The one thing you can be certain of is that he is ALWAYS on his belly. This frightened me at first when I would find him this way. They tell you to always have your baby sleep on their back. I used to quickly roll him back over, but he'd always make his way back onto his tummy. It has gotten so that after I feed him at night I will place him down on his back and he will immediately roll onto his belly. He seems to really like it and he has been sleeping really well. What to do? I think Wes is winning that battle. None-the-less, thank you Wes for giving your daddy and me our first smiles of the day. :)

No Footies Allowed

No footies allowed! At least that is what Ben says. If you wondered why there weren't any new blogs from late last week until early this week, you will now know that I was busy cutting footies off of Wes' jammies and hemming them. You see... Ben hated footed pajamas when he was little, so he thinks that Wes doesn't like them either. He is conviced that Wes sleeps better when his little piggies can breathe. I find this quite silly, because who likes to sleep with exposed feet? He doesn't even have a blanket to cover them up with. To keep the peace I just shake my head and go along with it. Maybe Wes will grow up hating footless pajamas? I guess we'll just have to wait and see.

Mommy's New Man

Yup, I'm at it again. Time for more onesies with cute sayings. I've been really good over the last few months, haven't I? I have been trying to control myself by not taking his picture every time he has a cute onesie on. I didn't want to bore everyone with my silly obsession. I couldn't help myself with this one though. It is super cute and in the color GREEN (my favorite color). Maybe I should have a shirt made for Ben that says, "Mommy's Old Man"? (LOL.)

Did you see that Wes can sit by himself now? He is still a little wobbly and tends to fall over after a few minutes, but he's making progress.

360 Degree Mobility

Uh oh, Wes is on the move at five and a half months old! It may not be in the forward motion yet, but he thinks doing circles on his belly are pretty cool. The phone in his hands was given to him by his cousin Kyler. This was Kyler's favorite toys when he was little, so he thought that Wesley would really like it too. He was right. Thanks Kyler!

First Pier Walk

Last Thursday night we decided to take Wes out on the pier for the first time. I think his favorite part was people watching.

Teething Rings

When I was putting some of his toys back into the toy crate, I noticed that Wes had gained quite the collection of teething rings. His collection is quite diverse, isn't it? I wonder which one will be his favorite...

Cereal from a Spoon

At Wes' 4 month check-up the doctor said to start him on rice cereal at 5 months. That is just what we did. For the last few weeks we would put some in with each of his bottles of milk. Over the weekend Ben decided to see if he would eat it from a spoon. He made a few faces, but he got the hang of it. He probably ate a few tablespoons full. I have a feeling he is going to start to pack on the L.B.'s soon. :)

More Orange Plaid...

I couldn't resist trying to get some last cute pictures of Wes in his orange plaid golfing outfit. The hat is already too small and the pants are on their way of becoming too short. It is so sad when he outgrows my favorites. His legs have grown a lot in the last two weeks. When we bought the jumperoo two weeks ago we had to put a blanket underneath so that he could touch. The blankets are no longer needed... (To see an enlarged version of the pictures, just click on the image. Hit the back button in your browser to return back to the blog for more Wessy cuteness.)

Water Baby

I've been itchin' to get Wes' blow-up pool out, but the weather this summer hasn't been cooperating. I got all excited when I saw that it was sunny out on Sunday. I forgot about the wind factor. We could only play in the pool for about 15 minutes before he was shivering. Hopefully we can try it again next weekend.

Wesley J.

I took these last weekend out in the yard. They were too cute not to share.

Go Daddy!

On Monday Ben was asked to sub in the 4-on-4 volleyball league down at Silver Beach. Wes and I went to cheer him on. Here is Wes just chilling in his beach chair cheering his daddy on.

Go Daddy! Hit that ball!