This big boy is 10 months old now! His likes are so not hard to list: cheeto puffs, music & dancing, waving in his various styles, talking on the phone, pushing the on/off button on the sound system, reading books in fast mode (think cartoon flip book), chasing his Daddy in his walker through the kitchen, splashing in water.

Yes! There is a theme here... its called ALL BOY!

He is so much fun... wild and crazy... but fun! I just noticed how red his hair looks in these pictures. Not so much... its just the lamp. As you can see, Monkey has a war wound from this photo session. He could not avoid the Cheeto fingers and now has it all over his face. I'm sure he will earn many more battle scars over the years.

Hello...

Hello!?!?!? Who's there? Wesson loves to talk on the phone! Give him a call anytime!

Christmas Presents!

Yep, I got a Christmas present..... FINALLY! Lee gave me a new back door last Christmas and it is finally in business. I put it off and put it off because we decided to go ahead and replace all three doors. We could not even use the fireplace because the draft was so bad. It sucked the smoke right into the living room. The front door is whole other story. The forty year old solid wood double doors are over the hill and gone! Well, not yet. Something had to be exchanged so its behind a week. It will be a nice, long-awaited grand finale. The back doors are great. No storm doors. No squeaks. No washing one pane at a time. It's a major improvement even though it doesn't look totally different like the kitchen door does. Drum roll.....

Big Boy Playing Outside

Sunday afternoon was gorgeous and perfect for a little outside fun! Wesson loves his walker but not crazy about having to wear shoes outside. He can get a shoe off faster than I can stand back up from triple-knotting them onto his feet! I, the terrible mother that I am, let him try it without shoes. Yes, he would have let his toes scrape all the way to the bone before making a peep. So we ended up with shoes on for the whole five minutes the fun lasted.

War Eagle and God Bless America!

I have been trying to get a picture of Wesson's two front teeth without looking like I was abusing him.... finally! Last night he was chewing on his finger while he was playing with Lee and I got one! Excuse the mucus and slobber.... we are having a little allergy and teething spell this week.

Then, of course, we celebrated Patriot Day this past weekend! God bless our country and thank you to everyone here and around the world keeping us safe and FREE!

Sleepy Baby and Happy 3rd Anniversary

You are all aware that Wesson looks just like his Daddy, but I had to share this photo. I took it with my cell phone one morning last week. You have to know that some mornings this boy just does not want to get to school on time. This was one of them. I had to pick him up and bring into our room in the light before he realized it was time to return to Earth. Is this not the sweetest face you ever did see??? Clinique would not have anything to fight those bags!


On another note, Lee and I have been married three wonderful years. It is truly amazing to have found my soul mate all the way down in Auburn. Life is so good!

We decided to buy ourselves a new camera since we have no motivation to take pictures when Well Well isn't around with her mack daddy camera. Our camera was just behind the times, and the darn thing wasn't fast enough for our little monkey! We went with the Coolpix by Nikon because, well to be completely honest, David Joiner has it and loves it. I got another gift that wasn't expected at all. I guess I'm just so wonderful that he thought my jewelry collection needed more pearls. That sneaky fellow was taking notes at Shane Co. when we stopped by to have my rings cleaned, but yeah for me!

Nine Months

I know you are just as shocked as we are that Wesson is nine months old! He has gone wild! Three weeks ago today he came home from school clapping, then he started the Indian yell, then he crawled!!!!! He is everywhere and is such a big boy. He weighed 17 pounds at his appointment today so YYYAAAAAHHHHHHHH Wesson! That's the 5th percentile, up from the 3rd!!!! Here he is enjoying a few Cheese Puffs after school today.....

Awesome August

In no particular order, here are a few of Wesson's social events over the past few weeks.....

Anna Grace spent the night with us on a school night! Lee had to be out of town for a whole week so I needed a little help. Wesson played so hard and had so much fun. That's a definitely do-again play date!
This is Wesson super excited about Wendy and BJ getting married. It was such a sweet river side ceremony... Congratulations again to them!

Anna Grace is very popular on this post! These are from her 11th birthday party. Wesson is so funny when he tries new foods but not at all scared. He will try anything!

Of course, we snapped a picture of Aunt Ginny with Wesson at the party!

Last, but not least... Well Well and PawPaw gave each other a jet ski for their anniversary so you know who had to have a ride..... LEE!!!!

Wesson had a big time this weekend showing us how funny he is and how much he loves the water. These are just a few his smiles and expressions while Well Well had the camera out. This second top tooth is about to wear us out, though. As I type, Wesson is watching the news in my lap while we wait on his Tylenol to kick in. Bless him.... Enjoy!

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.