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.