All snuggled up about to go for a walk

SMILE!

He sat here for at least 5 minutes totally hamming it up for the camera. Doesn't he look tiny here (he's not!)?? He discovered he has a tongue and is fascinated by it.

sweet dreams

"Garsh this tongue sure tastes good!"

HOOK EM HORNS!

Hanging with Auntie V... I think she's ready for one of her own :)

Lauren, me, Vanessa gossiping in the kitchen...

Jeromy, Clint and Weston watching the game (with his UT gear on for good luck)

Tammie and Bambino

Newborn no more

I just can't stop! Taking pictures, that is. We can't believe how quickly Weston is growing! He has graduated from newborn to baby. He can hold his head up on his own now and is learning something new everyday. I can't keep up! Here are more pics: Such a big boy sitting all by himself in his chair




Helping Dad with his plans

The guy can sleep anywhere

Mimi & Big D

Clint went to Cuero last weekend so I spent the day with my parents. We went house hunting (they're thinking about moving) and then to lunch at a cute little restaraunt near my house called Buck and Ozzy's. We had fun goofing off all day, here are some pic's:

" I love you so much mimi!"

My dad calls him dracula because I am always covering his eye's from bright lights and the sun. He caught me eyeing the huge light the was above and started to laugh. He read my mind when I was thinking it was too bright for Weston, hence the silly picture.

Weston has some big shoes to fill in this family...

Learned something new

Weston was very fussy the other night and nothing seemed to calm him. After sending Clint to the store to get saline drops for his stuffy nose he still wouldn't calm down. So, as a last resort we loaded him in the stroller and went for a walk in the dark. It worked! He was sound asleep by the time we got home.

All snuggled up. It was a little airish so I bundled him like it was freezing outside (it was probably in the 70's). Clint hinted I was being over protective but like mom always said, "better safe than sorry."

Sound alseep, yeeeeaahhhh!!!

Chandler the Bruiser

It is the sweetest thing to watch all the cousins play together (Brooks& Logan, we miss you!). My niece Chandler calls Weston "bebe West" and thinks he's her little doll, it's hilarious! Here she is giving kisses and rocking her baby:

And here are some more pics of the two:

tasting Weston's binky

Giving kisses to bebe West

she's had enough here... and so has Weston.


a close up of the black eye (she fell out of her wagon)... poor baby!

Big Boy Happenings

Time is going by too fast, I seriously feel like I'm not getting enough pictures. My computer keeps telling me the memory is low but I don't care... uploading 200 pictures a week is totally necessary. Weston is now weighing 13.6 pounds and is 23 inches long! Here are some updates:

- He can lift his head on his own but only for a few seconds. Then he gets tired and bangs his nose on my shoulder. If he's upset, he'll head bang me really hard so he can get the point across.

- He has rolled over twice on his play gym. The first time I had to help him a little but that evening I was showing Clint and he did it again all on his own.

- He only cries when he's hungry or has a dirty diaper which is great compared to some stories I hear. I am beginning to tell the difference between the two cries. His hungry cry is more like a whimper and his poopy cry is more of a wailing.

- He sleeps most of the night... we've even had a couple nights where he didn't wake up once! Every time he sleeps through the night I panic when I see the clock. I'm still a little paranoid he's going to starve to death.

- He is smiling now! This is one of the most rewarding parts about being a mommy. Seeing him react to Clint and I is so special and it melts my heart to see him with Clint.

- After a nap when he's still groggy, he will only open one eye just enough to see what's going on. I finally got a pic of the funny face.

- We are traveling all over town and he's my little trooper. He loves his car seat and is getting a hang out of nursing anywhere and everywhere- the car, the dressing room at Marshall's, even the wax room at Anne's Nails- the Chinese love him! Every time I hear, "ooooh, he getting so big". I'm like, "ya, you saw him last week lady, he's not that much bigger".

Ok I'll quit typing, here's the little man...

Showing his BIG muscles!
The silly poses mommy puts me in...
SMILING!!!!
One eye open/ one eye closed combo
little angel

Weston's Big Day!

The delivery was so amazing and easy. I had the best experience and I can't believe I lost sleep agonizing over d-day. We were scheduled to be induced Tuesday, September 2nd. I woke up that morning and not even 5 minutes later my water broke. Once we got to the hospital things moved very quickly. I got the epidural around 8:00 and was fully dialated around 11:00. Weston was born at 12:19 pm, he weighed 8.8 lbs, and was 19.5 inches long.

The first picture of us together!

Proud Daddy!

Clint, Aunt Missy, Aunt Cassie, Mimi & Big Daddy

Grammy, Poppy, Aunt Dana & Cousin Logan

Nursery

The nursery is very special to me. My mom and I picked out the fabric from a boutique in San Antonio called Cowgirls and Lace. She made the bedding and curtains for me. I will always remember the countless hours she spent in my dining room stitching away. The frame on the wall is also important. My whole pregnancy I talked about this quote from Maureen Hawkins and how it portrayed my feeling towards Weston. I was so busy (and tired) that I forgot all about it. Days before I was due, Cindy (my mother-in-law) surprised me with a frame that had the quote on it. Needless to say, it is also a special part of Weston's room. Here are some pics:

Happy Birthday Grammy!

Clint's mother, who we all call Grammy, has a birthday tomorrow- April 24th. Clint's sisters and I planned a suprise birthday party for her at the Gristmill monday afternoon. She had NO idea what was going on, I'm lucky I got her there in time. When I went to pick her up, she had to show me her entire garden she just had landscaped. All I could do was go along with it and not act rushed. But we got to the restaraunt in time with all her best friends there to celebrate. We all felt so guilty, I must have told her atleast 80 lies that morning! She is so special to me and I love her as my own. The party turned out great and she was certainly surprised! Here are some pictures:

Just after we sat down: Cindy, me, Paula:

Logan helping her blow out the candles:

Grammy and Dana- she drove down from Houston!:

Cindy and Grandma Bonnie:

Best Friends!:

And Logan, who tried to eat the roses:

Nursery Couture

I've found a bedding set I absolutely love! I searched one morning for hours trying to find something cute but manly enough for Clint's approval. It's has a blend of toile, hounds tooth, gingham check, embroidery and velvets in shades of "glacier" and "sand"... but it's not girly like most of the delicate sets I've come across. According to the website, the definition of the look is "cottage chic elegance". Clint actually likes it and I'm hoping we can somehow register for it for as a baby shower gift. It can only be purchased online- which makes me a little nervous. Decorating the baby's room is probably the biggest excitement for me since I love fashion. I am so anxious to get everything ready, I worry it won't get finished in time since I'm working; my mom had to talk me out of buying everything myself including the furniture so it would get here sooner. I plan on making the majority of the nursey myself (which will hopefully keep me preoccupied). Here's a picture of everything, it's called Central Park by Glenna Jean.

20 Weeks, 1 Day

Well, we made it! I woke up this morning and just felt peaceful about being in the SECOND half of my pregnancy and about being less than 20 weeks away until we get to see little Wes. The official due date is September 5. Of course, anytime before then is welcome, the last time we went to see him, the sono tech moved the date up to late August based on his measurments.

I think the coolest thing that is happening is that I feel the baby move. I was laying in bed the other night and before it started and I felt two little twingy-like thumps really low in my abdomen. I thought, that was weird. Then it hit me - maybe that was the baby moving! I couldn’t be sure, so I didn’t jump to any conclusions, because they say that in your first pregnancy, you usually don’t notice movement until closer to 16-20 weeks. Technically, they say you can feel it as early as 12 weeks if you know what you’re looking for, I was right at 18.5 weeks, so I wasn’t really expecting it. So anyway, I kept concentrating on feeling anything, and I didn’t for the rest of the night or next day.

BUT THEN! The next night as I was trying to fall asleep, and I felt the SAME thing, only it was a bunch of little thumps. They say it should feel like “butterflies,” “bubbles,” or “flutters,” but to be honest, I’d describe mine more like popcorn popping.

I could just picture the little guy there just punching and kicking away. I figured it was one of two extremes. he was either in there having a good ol’ time and dancing up a storm…or maybe he was lashing out in anger, performing high kicks and right jabs while saying, “Hey! MOM! When in the heck am I going to get out of this place?!? It’s dark! And boring! Are you even listening to me?!?”

Every once in a while I’ll feel a faint little movement, almost like the baby is rolling, but it’s usually when I’m lying on my back in bed or driving and really paying attention.

It will be nice when I feel it more frequently and when it’s more noticeable without me having to really concentrate on whether I am feeling anything.

Proof!

Here’s the proof that little Weston is, in fact, a boy! If you’re having trouble figuring out what you’re looking at, the picture is taken like he is sitting on the camera with his legs stretched out. Just a warning... after posting this I realized how obsene it looked!

The second one is my favorite, this is of his profile... I think he looks so much like Clint already! (how cute):