Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Snakes, hedgehogs, and haircuts!

I cut Wesley's hair today, and it is looking really short!! Here are some pictures of the little cutie after his haircut. I wasn't too sure about it, but he didn't seem to mind. I've never cut his hair before, I usually take him to Cookie Cutters. I tried using scissors at first, but it was really uneven and choppy, so I had to use the clippers, so that's why it's so short (shorter than it's ever been before). Oh well, it will grow back right.

We also went to storytime at Barnes and Noble today and they had some people visiting from the zoo who brought in a hedgehog and a snake. Wesley got to touch the snake! He touched it very gently with one finger, just like they told him to. He was so excited! Wish I could have gotten a picture. I on the other hand, did not feel the need to touch the snake....something about growing up in a country where every snake you see is very poisonous and could be deadly.

Enjoy the pictures!



Sitting on the counter eating mac and cheese.









Taking pictures with his camera that he got for Christmas.









Friday, January 30, 2009

Snowed in...

I haven't taken any pictures in awhile, so I don't have any new ones to post. Just thought I would let you know how we're doing. Wesley and I have spent the past couple of days at home just reading books, playing, doing puzzles, coloring, painting, playing in the bath (always a good time), and doing some cleaning and laundry too. It has actually been a fun couple of days. We have had a lot of snow. We probably could have ventured out in it, but since we didn't have a real need to, we figured it would be just as well to stay home. All the schools around here have been closed too. David of course, had to go to work. :( Too bad. Today we went out and had lunch with David at Cici's pizza buffet, which is becoming one of our new favorite things to do!

Meanwhile, my nesting instincts have really been kicking in lately, and it seems a little early for that. The thing is, there's not really that much to do to get ready for the baby. And what little there is to do, really doesn't need to be done until much closer to my due date. So last night I just got out all our baby clothes and looked at them. He he. I forgot how tiny a newborn is! Wesley looked through them with me, and I just couldn't believe that my "little" 35+ pound boy used to fit into those. I did separate out all of the clothes that could be used for either a boy or a girl, so it was a little productive. We are not going to find out what we're having. It was so fun that way last time with Wesley, so we're doing the same thing again. I have been feeling the baby move a lot the past couple weeks, which is so much fun! You still can't feel it from the outside yet. Maybe that's partly why I'm "nesting", because feeling movement makes it seem so much more real. I am almost 20 weeks along now. Time is going fast, but at the same time June feels far away. We're going to have another ultrasound at 21 weeks.

By the way, Wesley loves touching my belly right now. He rubs it very gently, puts his cheek on it, gives it kisses, and says "I love you baby." It's the cutest thing! We talk about the baby quite a bit. Sometimes he says "I'm a baby too." So we pretend he's a baby, and hold him like a baby. It's a funny game. It's nice that he is so verbal and can communicate his feelings with us. He is also becoming more adventurous and independent all the time. He enjoys playing in the nursery at church, going to storytime at the library, playing at open gym or the mall play area, and of course playing outside whenever he can (whenever Mommy feels like braving the cold that is). He likes to make friends and learn the other kids names, then he calls out their names while he's playing. He is such a joy and delight to be with!

Well that's all for now, just some random thoughts. I don't know if I've ever posted without pictures before.

Thursday, January 22, 2009

All suited up












Wesley had fun playing in the snow today. It seems to be starting to melt, so we wanted to make use of his snowsuit. It was a nice day to be outside, sunny and not too cold. I think he had a little trouble running around with all those clothes on. :) But he would have stayed out there all day if I had let him.


Wednesday, January 21, 2009

Some pictures

Here are just a few random pictures from the past month or two. Here Wesley is playing with his tool bench and wearing my headband, which makes him an "Indian brave" just like in Peter pan. :)




Wesley loves dogs, and he became attached to Sam and Kate's dog Marty over Christmas. Wesley was sick over Christmas and he loved to just sit beside Marty and have his hand on him and say "my doggy." I think it was comforting to him since he wasn't feeling good. ...We might have to get a dog......someday.



Here he is in his pilgrim hat from storytime and my scarf (right around Thanksgiving).





Jumping!

Some parents might not encourage jumping on the furniture, but at our house it's a fun time!

Monday, December 22, 2008

Monday, December 1, 2008

Decorating the Christmas Tree!

Here are the rest of the pictures from our day of getting the tree and decorating it last week. Wesley would kind of just set the ornaments on the tree and try to get them to stay. When we were done he wanted to take them off and do it again! :) He's doing pretty good about not taking them off. There are a few non-breakable ones near the bottom that he's allowed to play with a little. He calls it "my Christmas tree." The other day I was in the kitchen and he was in the living room, being very quiet for awhile. Then I heard him say very excitedly, "I did it!" I looked in to see what he had done. He had been working very hard, and had figured out how to push the bottom to make the lights on the tree blink. They do all different patterns when you push the bottom. It was so cute to see how proud he was of himself!