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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.