Family pics after Santa

We always take photos after Santa as a family at the gorgeous decorations that Phipps has out in their mall. Well this year it didn't go so great because Nate wasn't interested. He wanted to get down and play in the water fountains. So we tried our best in getting some good shots. Enjoy!

2010 trip to see Santa

We made our appts back in October to see the real Santa again. This is Nate's 3rd time seeing this Santa. The first 2 times he loved him. This time is the same. Nate was so excited to see him. I knew that Wesley wouldn't cry either. I was more afraid of him pulling his beard. But Wes was more interested in the list he was holding in his hand. Santa talked to Nate about what he wanted for Christmas and Nate talked back to him. Not sure exactly what he said but got a video of both of them and I can't wait to see it. It was a great visit with Santa.

Nate's 1st Christmas performance

Nate had his first Christmas performance with his 2year old classroom. The program was at 7:00 at night. We had to get our neighbor to come over and watch Wes because it was his bedtime and we were afraid he would melt and we would miss everything. The performance was 2 songs and very fast. I tried to get a photo but the way the church was set up and where they had 2 year old parents I couldn't get a good shot. Daddy taped the performance but we haven't watched the tape yet. Nate did a great job just standing there with his mouth open wide. He was too busy watching others. But he sure did look handsome in his Christmas attire!

Impossible to get 2 kids to take 1 christmas photo

So it took forever to get a photo of the boys together to get a Christmas photo for our cards. Of course when I planned to take them they both get sick. The day I took these Nate had a fever. It was a BIG.FAT.FAIL. Almost every picture together their mouths were wide open because they were so snotty. So I had to wait for them to get better and take more photos this week. I got my neighbor Lee-Anna to come over to help me put them in place so I could take the picture. I am not going to post what we are using on our cards until after the Holidays. But have a great time looking at these funny picks.

Wes is 10 months old

So I only have 2 months left until this little one turns 1 year old. I have no idea what I am going to do for his party. I have so much on my brain with Christmas. But I have to start thinking and order invitations so I can get those out beginning of the New Year.
Wes is starting to pull up everywhere. He can pull up on the fridge and dishwasher. I have also caught him a couple times traveling. I suppose next month he is going to be all over the place. His first word is "na na na na na". We have decided he is going to say Nate's name first instead of Mama or Dada. As you probably remember Nate's habit was spitting raspberries. Wesley's is clicking his tongue on the top of his mouth. He does it All.The.Time. Once he starts doing it then his brother starts doing it. Pretty funny. Wes now has 2 top teeth and 3 bottom teeth. We are waiting for the other bottom one to break through any day now. He is really good at getting Cheerios into his mouth. He loves Cheerios and green beans. I have also started to give him dried fruit and he seems to be liking that as well.
Wes has been sick this past week with a fever. I had to take him to the dr because he wasn't sleeping and not feeling great. They weighed him and he was 21lbs and 8oz. But this is after allot of throwing up the past few days so I would assume he lost some ounces. But all he had was a really bad throat virus. He also gave it to his brother and his turned into an ear infection. So glad Wes's tubes are working!

We have also upgraded him to a big boy car seat. The other one goes up to 30 pounds but he was outgrowing it. Thanks to Gammy and Papa for Christmas and birthday he is riding in style now in his Britax. The first day I drove around in it with him he was laughing and squealing. He absolutely loves being more comfortable.

Wes has a few nicknames...tank, turtle, buddy, brother. Love this little guy.

Thanksgiving 2010

Well BOOOOO! Mommy brought her camera on Thanksgiving day to take pictures of visiting Grandaddy and then at Auntie Kristin's house. Well got to Grandaddy's and the battery charger was still at home...charging. But had a nice visit with Grandaddy and then we headed to Auntie Kristin's. The boys only got a 30 min nap in the car. Wes was not doing so great because his front teeth that broke through a couple days before were really bothering him. He was a fussy camper and melted after dinner along with his brother. We had to pack up and get the boys to bed. Wish we could of stayed longer but the boys were exhausted from the whole day.

Saturday we went to Gammy's and Papa's for a Thanksgiving feast there as well. We got to see Aunt Suz and Uncle Mac. Nate had a great time riding the big wheel and trying the bike outside. Wes had fun playing and standing on new toys that Gammy had brought up. Nate also had a blast playing on the piano with Papa. Then got home around 3:30 and it was too late to put Nate down for a nap but got Wes to sleep until 6:00. Nate ended up falling asleep on his daddy's shoulder around 5. When he woke up it all went downhill from there. At least we have a day to recover and hopefully get to put our tree up as a family.

My little ham

You can get Wes to laugh all the time. You say "Boo" and he will crack up. Well his new funny thing is when he stands up inside the gate he likes to hang on and throw his head back. Kind of scares Mommy that he might let go and fall on his head. He cracks up and screams when his head goes back. Love it!

GAP and Lynnsey

While we were at Ma's we went over to GAP's (Great Aunt Patsy) house for a visit to surprise Lynnsey and Lauren and watch the UGA game. We had a great time eating and visiting with them. Nate would keep going upstairs to Leah's room and getting her toy's out. He thought her room was so cool!

Visit at Ma's

We went to go and visit Ma's house while Daddy was out of town for his birthday. When we got there it was really cold. We road bikes in the driveway. Wes had a great time in the push car. Nate loved his big wheel and like to go down the hill with it. He also picked Ma's flowers. The first night we went out to Mexican and had a great time.

Unfortunately we had to leave all the sudden Sunday morning. Nate was up all night with a fever. All his meds were at home and I wanted to be closer to urgent care if we had to go. Thank goodness my mom came back with us and helped me with Wes. Nate was so clingy and it hard to watch Mr Explorer that gets into everything. I took Nate on Tues to Wes's 9 Month appt. I was concerned about his ears because it took over 48 hours to break the fever. It was just another silly virus again. We got a note from his teacher that week that so many kids in his class were out sick that week. The end of the virus was a nasty cold which Mommy and Daddy caught. At least Wes stayed healthy!

Wes's ear tube checkup

Wes went in this month for his 1st checkup for his tubes at the ENT. The tubes are in place and look great. We also did a hearing test and he passed with flying colors. There is no more fluid on his ears. yeah! Go Wes!

Wes is 9 months old

In only 3 months I will be celebrating his 1st birthday. I can't bring myself to even start looking at invitations because I still consider him as my little infant. So we took him to his 9 month appt. Only shot he got this time was the flu shot. I was so proud of his stats. For a little guy born at 5lbs 13oz and now his stats almost surpass his brothers. God is so Great! He went up in all his %'s too. I did take his poop in to see if the protein allergy was still there. I have been feeding him soy yogurt a few days before his appt. The test unfortunately came back positive. So we will do it all again at his 12 month appt. Now he is starting table food and I have to read EVERYTHING! Do you know how much stuff has milk and soy in it? But at least he loves his veggies.

Here are his stats:
Weight: 20 lbs 3 3/4 oz (50%)
Height: 28.5" (50-75%)
Head: 46cm (75%)

Here are Nate's stats at 9 months:

Weight 19 lbs 11.75 ounces (25-50%)
Height 29 1/4 (50-75%)
Hanna Head 48 cm (95%)

The new things that he is doing is he is now pulling up EVERYWHERE. He loves to stand. He will cry when he can't hold on anymore because he hasn't figured out how to get down yet. The 3rd stage food it only took him a few days to get use to the chunks. We are working on small items to pick up and put in our mouth. Big items we have no problem. He is talking more with his sounds. Still screams a lot when he is excited. He has almost grown out of his car seat. He will be getting one for Christmas. I hope he lasts that long. He is interacting more with his brother. His favorite places to crawl to are Gabbie's food bowl, the playroom and under anything. He loves to go under the coffee table, his exersaucer, kitchen table. He has started separation anxiety. Every time you leave the room he cries. He is a bundle of joy. Everywhere we go everyone says he is such a happy baby. I love this little guy so much!

What is the perfect Holiday card for this year?

This year will be the first year with both boys together on our Holiday card. I have looked everywhere for the right one. I came across Shutterfly Holiday cards http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/holiday-cards . Now to decide do I pick one big one of both of them like http://tinyurl.com/3xxdw7c ? Will I ever get the perfect photo of just both of them? I have a 50/50 chance of that. So maybe I should something that has more options like this one http://tinyurl.com/32npq8c . Gosh this is so hard to make a decision when http://www.shutterfly.com has so many great options. All the great Christmas photo cards can be found on http://www.shutterfly.com/cards-stationery/christmas-photo-cards

Then after I make that big decision onto the great calendar for my families for Christmas gifts. They were a hit last year when I bought from Shutterfly. I looked at other places due to other deals but nothing beats the quality of Shutterfly. Check out all their calendars www.shutterfly.com/calendars. Happy Happy Joy Joy!!!! I love the Holiday season!

Nate's Halloween Party at school

This year I was one of the mom's in charge of Nate's class Halloween party. They all wore their shirts that they made the week before. I was in charge of the goodie bags and table decorations. They had a great time eating pizza and rice krispy treats. Then they decorated little pumpkin with stickers and a black cat with stickers too! It was a great time!

Looks who is pulling up

So after I was working in the yard I came in and saw Wes pull up for the first time. I rushed and got some shots. He did this on Halloween! He is already traveling a little bit too. Wow this is moving way to fast for me!

Halloween 2010

We had so much fun on Halloween this year. We went to Nanny and Grandaddy's subdivision party. They had a blow up machine for Nate to jump in and other fun activities. Kristin and Roger met us there so they could see them in their costumes. We made it home in time for Nate to Trick or Treat. By the 2nd house he understood what he was doing. He would go up and knock on the door. Then sit in front of the door until they answered and then stood up and took candy out of their bowl. Then he didn't feel like walking the rest of the way so I would have to carry him. I didn't know that was part of the plan. Next year a wagon is much needed!

Hanna's annual Burt's pumpkin patch & apple farm

Another success to the Burt's pumpkin patch and Hillcrest Apple farm. We got up there early and Burt's lots were already full. We wanted to ride the tractor this year but the line at 10:30 was so long! We got some great shots. The weather was great and very sunny. At the apple farm we did get to ride a tractor. Nate saw a cow getting milked and he was so shocked milk was coming out. His mouth dropped and he just stared. But it was a great time with Gammy, Papa and cousin Lauren. The kids passed out on the way home and the traffic was about 2 miles long to get into Burt's when we left. I will go early every year to beat that traffic!

Update on Wes

On Oct 14th Wes got his tubes. I went back with him and watched him fall asleep. He raised both of his legs up in the air out when he went out. Just what he does when he falls asleep. Then in about 10 minutes it was all over. The nurses stated when he comes back he will be an angel or a devil when he wakes up. Oh he was the devil. He inhaled his bottle. When that was over with, it was screaming! He got so worked up he ended up throwing up over me and him. At least he had a change of clothes. But we got out of there. He finally passed out when I got onto the highway. The 1st 24 hours were a little rough. He kept waking up screaming. So I decided to use the antibiotic drops they gave me. It worked wonders. He was a new baby after them. I just hope this winter is much better than this summer.

Wes is now crawling. He is getting into everything. Everything he sees it will go into his mouth. He loves exploring already. I can't remember the exact date he started but it was around Oct 9th weekend.

Nate & Wes in cart together

Today I decided since we were going to Costco we need to see how they do together in the cart side by side. Nate loved it. He started kissing on his brother and held his hand. He loved sitting by him. Wes did a pretty good job. He kept reaching over to Nate and giving him slobber kisses and kept trying to take his cars. They love each other so much and it gives me a warm fussy inside. I hope they become best friends just like I am with my sister.