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.