Weston and family newborn photos!

Wes is 1 month old!

                Wes has turned out to be a wonderful guy. He is a pretty adaptable and chill guy  Like his sister, he likes to be held and the carrier is a must for most outings.  He is not a fan of the car seat.  He, like his dad, loves to eat and, again like his dad, falls asleep in pretty much any situation.  If he gets a big belly of milk at night, he will often sleep for 3-4 hours at a pop – a blessing for Crystal and Mac.  He has wonderful baby hiccups and smiles when he is sleeping.  Elliot LOVES having a new brother and is very invested in him being calm, often rocking his bed and singing / yelling “TWINKLE TWINKLE LITTLE STAR…” whenever he makes even the smallest sound.  She likes to tell him "it's okay baby" when he is crying.  He has rapidly adjusted to our chaotic and dynamic family life – visiting the zoo, Bellingham, and several parks within weeks of coming home. As he continues to grow and develop, we look forward to getting to know him. 

                Weston likes:

-          Eating

-          Sleeping

-          Being warm

-          Making big burps

Weston doesn’t like

-          Not eating

-          Being cold

-          Elliot poking him in the eyes to “wake up baby…”

-          Poopy diapers

Wes is 2 weeks old!

Wes is now 2 weeks old and everyone is adjusting nicely!

Grandma Weis was here for a week and half and was a huge help around the house.  Grandma Cook arrives tomorrow, we are blessed to have so much help!

Elliot is adjusting to life with "baby Ves."  She is getting gentler with him and starting to think he is old news :)  She can now sing all of twinkle twinkle little star and good parts of ABC's, row row row your boat and you are my sunshine.  When you read her favorite books, she tells you what is coming next and finishes your sentences.  She counts to 10 and often counts out her food/berries!  It is amazing to see her little mind grow and see her learning so fast!  She is a sponge!

Wes is continuing to be a great sleeper!  I have had to wake him up to eat at 4 and 5 hours the last few nights because he is still sleeping!  Mornings are nap after nap, evenings are cluster feeding until bedtime.  I would say that we have gotten into a nice rhythm around here.  He is very expressive when he sleeps, he laughs, he cries and has all sorts of emotions!

We had a family water balloon fight with, I was wearing Wes which worked to my advantage that no-one could get me wet.  Dad and Elli went on a hike, giving mom some snuggle Wes time.  The Seattle wading pools opened which allowed Elliot to enjoy the heat at the pool.  We went strawberry picking again with grandma Weis which included Elliot having an emergency pee in a corn field...shhh don't tell.  We even made a trip down to PDX to house hunt while G-ma Weis entertained Elli in Seattle.  Wes is quite a trooper!  No house yet :(  Elliot is ready she keeps saying "new house?" to us.

All in all an action packed few weeks filled with adventures, snuggles and family time.

Madison wants to be in the center of things.

Things change fast around here.

Here come the water balloons!

Re-filling our amunition

Fill em' up

Snail house!

The hat is a little big!  Hanging out at the wading pool.

Birthday party next door

New found interest in her bike!

Grandma picks one, Elliot eats it.

"I do"

Post-strawberry coma

Baby Macklemore?  

Morning walks with mom.