A Funny Surprise

I find myself constantly amazed by what Wesley can do. I have been off for spring break and fighting a mild case of tonsillitis...so I've been very tired and Wesley picks this week to have problems sleeping. So today I get the bright idea to put some couch cushions on the floor and just try to rest while Wesley is wreaking havoc on the living room. I only half sleep, which is better than nothing, and I hear Wesley start to whimper. I look up and he has crawled up onto the cushionless couch to play and now can't figure out how to get down. He doesn't actually cry so I let him try to figure it out for himself. I don't know how much later, but I wake myself up because it's too quiet, I listen intently and all I hear is the sound of Wesley's hand on the couch..so I make myself open my eyes to see what up and this is what I see:


At first I just thought he might be getting tired until I realized he was actually asleep and what had woken me up was the sound of him almost falling over, though luckily he caught himself. So like the wonderful mom I am, I grabbed my camera to get some pictures before I moved him to safer territory :).

Time Flies!

I can't believe it's already April...I have been neglecting this site but I'm on spring break right now and have a ton of pictures to post! Wesley had his first birthday, we had a big party and he had a blast...he even threw up his cake! At his last check up he weighed in at 21 lbs and measured 29 inches. He seems to be staying steady in the 25th percentile. His growth slowed down around 9 months and we tried and tried to get him back on track but his doctor just now thinks that he hit his "genetic potential". He is getting in to everything, not walking yet but that does not stop him! He's also got a mouth full of teeth, and a horrible drool rash. He has all 8 incisors and 4 premolars, he's been getting them 2 at a time :(. In other news, he just had his 4th ear infection in the last 6 months so next week he will be getting tubes put in his ears to hopefully fix the problem. I'm a bit nervous since he will be put under, I have to keep telling myself it's a routine procedure!

Picture time, in random order:

First birthday cake...


Chillin with Aunt Becca:

Attacking Isaac, who is much bigger and can run away... :)

He loves crawling under things...

I don't even know...He likes to open his mouth really wide and yell "ahhh"...this time he also had food in his mouth (and he did it like 5 times...)

January

Wesley's first New Years, we were lazy and just went to the Olive Garden but we all made it to midnight!

He was eating some crackers...I was at the table with my computer and turned to see if he needed more food...guess not!

Sporting a new outfit and new shoes!

Fun Video

Happy Holidays!

So it has been quite awhile since we've been on here! Things have been pretty busy around the Andersen home now that Wesley is more mobile and curious. As I write this he is standing at my legs trying to climb up on me to get at my laptop...and starting to get a little upset! He gets cuter every day...he is standing up on everything, he's started to chew instead of just swallowing, he lets you know what he wants or does not want usually with crying, he's babbling a bit more and likes to talk with his hands...and half the time he won't go to sleep without being cuddled. So I have a lot of pictures to post from the past few months (in no particular order) enjoy!

Playing with cousin Cayleb.

At a wedding with our friend Eric.

Halloween.


In a cute bear hat-he won't wear them now, just pulls them off.

He sticks his tongue out all the time now.

First Christmas lights.

Eating finger foods.

His favorite toy-he carries it everywhere.

Scott with our new nephew Tyler.

Funny look.

Just plain cute.

Trying to stand up by the couch.

Getting into the dvds.

6 Months Part 2

So we finally got Wesley's 6 month check up last week and he is just over 17 pounds and just about 26 inches long. They had a new shot, a 3 in one, so he only had to get shot 2 times in stead of 4 so he got over it much quicker. I also had the wonderful pleasure of staying home for 2 days to take care of him as he got pretty sick Monday afternoon. He developed a fever and seemed to just have a pretty bad cold. He's mostly better now, just a runny nose and he's back to playing and trying to get his hands on everything. He's started to creep: pushing with his feet and pulling himself with his arms to move forward. It is so funny to watch but amazing how fast he can move that way! He's also added "D" to his vocabulary so he is saying "dadadada" though it's just gibberish at the moment.

Super happy!

He rolled himself up in the blanket and then started eating it.

Still his favorite place to play.

And the beautiful flowers Scott got me for our anniversary (the 17th). We went out for dinner at the Melting Pot in Tacoma...very tasty fondue :)


And a silly video, enjoy!