6 Month Stats

Wes just started making this face last weekend. He sticks his little tongue out and blows spit. He thinks he is just the funniest thing ever. I have to say that I agree with him. :)

Now onto the stats. At six months he weighs 15 pounds, 8 ounces (25th percentile) and 26.5 inches long (60th percentile). The doctor once again told us that Wes needs to put on more weight. But have you checked out his thighs lately? The little guy doesn't look deprived to me. :) We start baby food now. Yum yum for Wesley. I told Ben that we should only buy him dark colored shirts now so that I don't need to worry about how much time I'll spend trying to get stains out. I cringe just thinking about peas and carrots smeared on a white shirt.

I Think We're in for Trouble

Don't you just love this mischievous look? He looks like he will grow up to be a prankster to me. Maybe someday he will do the Tarzan yell in between the glass entrance doors to the mall like his daddy once did when he was little? Or maybe he will hide in the clothes rack, make me scared to death because I couldn't find him and then push the clothes aside and say, "Boo!"? Or maybe he'll take the mini van out on the town with his buddies, drive with the side doors open and squirt poor innocent people as they drive by? Boy, his daddy was sure crazy back in the day, wasn't he? Will this be a case of father like son? If so, wish me luck!

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!