Wes, meet Grover

When we brought Wes home from the hospital, Wes's Aunt Heather brought him a stuffed Grover. I put it in the corner of Wes's crib to wait until Wes was a little older and could play with him. One day I put Wes down for a nap, and he woke up a little, but seemed to fall right back asleep because he was really quiet for several minutes. After a bit, I could hear him making noise, so I went to check on him. Apparently he had discovered Grover, because he was wide awake just staring at him. Whenever we put Grover down in front of Wes he just stares and stares. It is the first toy he has really taken an interest in. Just yesterday he reached out and grabbed Grover's hand. It was so cute, I had to grab the camera!! He loves his Grover!

-Kate

We Have a One Month Year Old!

It is amazing what comes out of the mouths of exhausted parents! We were sitting on the couch the other night when Grant asked me, "Can you believe we already have a one month year old?" Nope, I can't believe that Wes is already a month old. Each day goes by so quickly, and he is growing like a weed. My favorite is that he has been sleeping better and better... four hour stretches at a time, which mean that I only have to get up once in an eight hour span! More sleep for everyone!

Wesley has also started smiling more. I got four big grins out of him this morning. Other days I get nothin', but I love it when he smiles.

-Kate

Three Weeks Already

An interesting thing happened to me this morning. Wesley started crying and when I went in his room to get him up.... I found that my little newborn with his funny, dry, wrinkly skin, his perpetually closed or unfocused eyes and his orange jaundice tint were all gone. There instead was a darling little baby with plump, smooth, rosy skin, chubby cheeks and eyes that were wide awake and focused. It seriously seems like he changed overnight! He seems to be going through some kind of growth spurt at the moment (at least that is what my book tells me.) He went from three and four hour stretches between feedings at night, back to two or less. Oh, the fun.

I just thought I would also mention that Wes is currently sitting in his swing trying REALLY hard to get his thumb in his mouth, but his little motor skills just aren't that developed yet. So every once in awhile the poor kid lets out a cry of frustration. It looks like he gave up and is going to sleep. Funny baby!

Two Weeks Old!

Time flies when you are having fun (or not sleeping-- and we are experiencing both!) Wes is two weeks old today, and life is starting to get back to normal. We are slowly figuring out this parenting stuff and getting into a routine. We are loving every minute of our little baby boy. He is growing fast already! We had his two week check up today, and he now weighs 7 lbs, 8 oz. He gained 11 oz. in less than a week. Good golly, that boy likes to eat... and I have the sleep deprivation to prove it!

Our dogs are finally adjusting to the new baby as well. The first few days were a little hard on them, but they are coming around. Oscar's take is more of a "if you can't beat 'em, join 'em." He loves to be by the baby and always wants to rest his head on him. He also frets when the baby cries, and runs into the nursery and looks anxiously at us as if to say, "Well, aren't you going to do something about this??"

Scooter more or less ignores the baby, or tries to sneak licks of Wes's face when he thinks we aren't looking. He seems to still harbor a little resentment. Of course, Scooter was the "baby" until the real baby came along!

We are so thankful to have this precious baby boy come to our family. He has brought us so much joy. We are so grateful for our family and friends that have helped us so much with everything. We can't thank everyone enough for your love, support, meals... the list goes on. We are truly blessed.

-Kate

Daddy's Boy

It is so much fun to watch little Wes grow and change, and to discover the new personality traits that seem to emerge everyday. It is pretty clear that Wesley takes after his dad in a lot of ways. For example, I used to tease Grant about being a multiple sneezer. I have never in my life sneezed more than once at a time, but Grant ALWAYS sneezes at least twice in a row. Not long after we got home, we discovered that when Wes sneezes, he almost always sneezes twice in a row!

Also, shortly after we got home, we were told that Wes's jaundice was so bad that he had to be put on a belibed (a bed with fluorescent lights in it.) Since the belibed had to be in the crib in the nursery, Grant decided to "camp out" in there just to make sure everything was ok with the baby during the night, as well as to help me sleep since every noise the baby makes wakes me right up.) On the first night, at around 3 a.m., I went in the nursery to check on things. I looked in the baby's crib and saw Wesley sound asleep with his arm thrown over his head. I had never seen a newborn sleep like that before and I thought it was cute... but also familiar. Then I looked over at Grant on the blow up mattress next to the crib, and he was sound asleep in the exact same position! Yep, Wes is definitely his father's child.

-Kate

Happy 1 Week Birthday Wesley!

Our little Wesley is already one week old! Here are some recent pics. He's doing great! Isn't he cute!?

-Grant

Our Baby has arrived!

Hello Everyone!

Great news! Our baby has arrived. We are so excited as this is our first baby! His name is Wesley (middle name Grant). He's so cute! We love him so much and it's such a blessing to have him in our lives. He was born on 3/25/08 at 6:15 pm. He weighs 6 lbs 14 ounces, and measured 21 inches long. Both mom and baby are doing great! I'm sure that Kate will write more details later, but I wanted to get this posted.

Thanks to everyone for their love and support!

-Grant

Getting Ready for Baby

We have been super busy lately preparing for the new little addition to our family. Grant put together the crib, changing table, glider and even painted the nursery. (I know, that sounds like a lot of work. But I'm the one growing the baby. Grant had to do something, right?) Grant had an old white dresser that we decided needed a makeover. My aunt came over and the two of us painted little animals on the drawers to match the crib bedding. Our wonderful family and friends helped us prepare by throwing some awesome showers and giving us some much needed and appreciated gifts. Here are a few pictures of us getting ready for the baby!

It's about time!

I know, I know, it is about time we posted to our website. It has been months! We have been so busy preparing for the baby, that we just haven't had time. My last day of work was yesterday, and the baby hasn't made his grand entrance yet, so I have no more excuses.

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More to come soon!