Eight Months

Life is so much fun with you, Wesson! Here are a few notes on you at 8 months:
*You weigh 15.5 lbs and are 25.5" tall.
*You have 3 teeth but teeth constantly trying to get your other top tooth to come out.
*You say "ma,ma,ma,ma" when you are talking but we know "da" and "ba" are in there somewhere too.
*You babble all the time and scream to hear how loud you can be.
*You are still sleeping from 9 or so until 7:30. On lazy Saturdays, you will watch cartoons until your tummy can't stand the hunger one second longer.
*You wear a 6m in most everything but still some 3-6m, not really approaching 6-9m, 9m or 6-12m. It has really thrown your wardrobe off, by I cannot complain about the shopping!
*You love your Passy! You have it mastered night and day... we are so grateful!
*Your lovey is always your bestest friend. You play with other toys but just melt when you see a lovey.
*You eat very well all day. Fruits are your favorite and you demand to have at least a drop on each spoonful - no matter what you are eating. It makes for some strange combinations, but oh well!
*You are beginning to give signals that self-feeding might be on the horizon. Oh, you are going to be so messy! So we will work on that and a sippy cup for a while.
*You are sitting up great! It was most definitely the turning point for Mama and Daddy from baby to more infant-like. You enjoy the independence and can finally entertain yourself without us in the room when the house needs a little TLC.
*You are oh-so close to crawling, but we think you are just not that into it. In the past several days, you have been on your hands and knees ready to go... and nothing. BUT... at the same time, when you are standing you have really started to figure out stepping. We are not sure that you will ever crawl since you have moved on to pulling up and stepping. It should be an interesting next few weeks.
*You are just the happiest, most friendly, nosey boy in the world. For example, you woke up on the wrong side of the bed yesterday and were in the worst mood all day. But we had to go to the grocery. You got in the buggy and did not make a peep until you woke up from your nap at 7:30! You talked to everybody you saw, touched everything that came close to you, made sure Mama put each item in the right place in the buggy, chewed on every toy on your cart cover, were fascinated with the checkout process, then crashed in your car seat before we could out of the parking lot. I somehow got you to your bed when we got home and you slept until supper time.

You are the best thing that has happened to us and we love you bunches and bunches and bunches! Here are your pictures with your monkey...

Water Party!

Wesson had a Water Party at daycare today to celebrate back to school time. Cathy has several children that are part time so the group is always different, but the whole gang was there today for the party. Cathy had a big ball that sprays water in every direction, a slip-n-slide, and (shh... don't tell) a kiddie pool! The latter was not in the plan but since we had plenty of adults we bent the rules a little. They all had so much fun... well, expect Wesson. He woke up on the wrong side of the bed this morning. Then, his after lunch nap was cut short by all the excitement for the party. It has been so hot that they haven't been able to play outside as much. So needless to say, Wesson did not show off in the water today. Not to mention he is a bit territorial with Cathy. There was a lot going on around him and he couldn't keep up with her. As long as she was holding him he was fine. Anyways, here is Wesson sitting in his exesaucer being rotten and the play-by-play of trying to get a group picture. Enjoy....

Fun at Home

Sometimes you just have to have a good time at home. With all the teething and just yucky feeling, we have had to get pretty creative in our entertaining. Here are a few of Wesson's favorites...

Daddy was on full duty while I had to finish up my work for my summer class. Wesson was a bit needy so Lee decided to give the "pouch" a try. Wesson loved it! Don't worry... this will definitely be for extreme situations.
MAGAZINES!!!!! There are two things that can turn Wesson from a fallout to happy instantly. One is water - bath, kitchen sink, anything. The other is a good magazine. He loves to tear out every single page.

Then of course we have Wesson's favorite soon to be 11 year old... ANNA GRACE! She is so great to have over for help!

The Cackle

Wesson has a hilarious cackle going on these days. He is really discovering that he can make sounds. He screams, too, and its just a blessing in a restaurant full of people. This is him in action on the dock a few weeks ago. I added a shot of him drinking his bottle on the dock. He does this sometimes when he takes his afternoon bottle because he doesn't want to get sleepy. He thinks it will keep him awake. This picture also confirms that he is rotten because he so could hold the bottle himself but he has no interest.

Our poor baby has just emerged victoriously from a long 14 days of teething mess... pain, drool, runny nose and all the works. Well Well came over one afternoon to give Wesson some love and thought she needed a shot of Wesson in his alligator cap. We ended up with these precious pictures. We call this his mug shot face. He knows what the camera is but sometimes makes it very obvious he doesn't want his picture taken. Bless his heart... what he doesn't know about the rest of his life. Then of course he can't hold back a big cackle at Well Well dancing around! Excuse the dirty shirt... he plays very hard at school.

July 4th

Well here we go... I know I have a lot of catching up to do. The pictures say it all so I will just post pictures until I do his 8-month post. Enjoy!