A Visit From Nina

My mom just came to visit for a little while. She was such a blessing! I've been able to take naps, gets some housework done (yea! Those hardwood floors finally got polished!), and work on these photos. For those of you who are wondering what a "Nina" is, it is my mother's name for herself now that she's a grandma. She says it sounds "younger" than grandma. So, Kevin's mom is grandma, and my mom is Nina. She's had so much fun (and so has Weslee) chasing Weslee around, spinning him around, playing cars, feeding him, and holding him while he sleeps (that won't last for much longer, I'm sure). We love our Nina and we're so glad she came to visit!

Random 9 month pictures of Weslee

So, these are all just random pictures of my cutie this past month. I can't believe how quickly he's growing up and how active he's become. He turns 10 months in just a matter of days, and then I'll be taking 10 month pictures. Some are from the bath (one of his favorite passtimes) and he's discovered the wonder of bubbles. Loves 'em. Some are his excitement at daddy coming home from work. They have a ritual where Kevin greets Weslee at the window singing his "Little Man" song. Weslee just lights up and claps and smiles for daddy's return. When Kevin comes in the door, we sing, "I'm so glad when Daddy comes home". (After posting those pictures, I realized just how much I need to clean those windows. Wow!) And, some are my attempt at 9 month pictures...but he is seriously hard to get a good photo shoot from anymore. He wiggles too much! By the way, the second picture is his classic "Zoolander" look. It's the "Blue Steel" look at it's finest. In the last month, I've taken dozens of pictures with this look on his face. He still hasn't really learned to smile for the camera, but at least he's graduated from the "mouth breather pose" sort of. Enjoy!

Happy Birthday to ME!!!

So, I just turned 28. Some of you might say, "Whoa, that's old", but most of my friends know that I'm still young. I still feel like I'm 18 most of the time. Crazy how you get older, but you don't really feel like it...except that now I can't ride roller coasters without getting a little dizzy, my knees hurt after skiing or hiking too long, and I can't drink a Slurpy without getting a headache. Those are the only little things that whisper to me that time is slowly ticking on and that my body is getting older with each passing year. If it were left only up to my mind, I'd remain 18 forever. Anyway...February 3rd is my birthday. February 2nd brought these flowers to my doorstep. A beautiful vase of spring time in the middle of winter. A reminder that my mother and father love me and that they remembered me on my birthday. (February 1st brought my husband taking me to see Phantom of the Opera...the broadway musical). So...Happy Birthday to me!

Ouch!

Weslee's teething...again! This time he's cutting his two front teeth...and possibly a few more. It just looks painful, and by his face, you can tell that he's not very happy about it. All he wants is mom. He wants to be held and snuggled all day long. He's been cranky, and snotty, and drooling. But, I will say that cranky for Weslee is hardly anything compared to some babies. Even in the midst of teething, he mostly whimpers and hardly ever screams. (How did we ever get so lucky?) I feel bad for the guy! I remember how much it hurt to cut my wisdom teeth. I think we're all three excited about those little babies finally coming in.