first comes love: July 2017

We are officially closer to Wesley's first birthday than the day of his birth! It still feels like this little love just came home from the hospital, but he really isn't so little anymore. This munchkin is so tremendously adored!

Size: Wesley is wearing more 6 month size outfits, although there are still a few that are on the larger side and look a bit baggy. He seems to have a small trunk, as he also continues to wear many 3 month size onesies as well. Like Daddy, Wesley may also have short legs, which gave him the ability to squeeze into a few 0-3 size pajamas last month when we had a few chilly nights. As temperatures warmed up, I bought Wesley a new sun hat in a bigger size since the one he has is becoming tight. I also moved his cloth diapers to the next rise, which provides more room in the crotch. We had a few cases of major poop that the diapers had a hard time containing!

Health: According to our home scale, Wesley still weighs 18.8 pounds. He continues to have lots of boogers all the time, and clearing them out is a daily activity for us. Wesley's hair is long in the front and has grown into a point, perfect for handsomely sweeping it to the side in a fashionable way. Most of the dark body hair he had from birth is gone and has been replaced by light peach fuzz.

Feeding: We have not been bottle feeding since I'm now home for summer break, and not having to pump has been glorious! Wesley is nursing a bit less frequently and sometimes for shorter periods of time, as he has his moments of being more interested in playing than wanting milk. In bigger news, Wesley tried solids for the first time! Just as with Simon, we made the introduction with avocado via Baby Led Weaning. Wesley was so eager to put something new in his mouth, and he was quite the sight afterwards having made a huge mess and thoroughly enjoying himself while doing it. We've yet to make solids a regular part of Wesley's routine, as he struggles to sit appropriately upright in our high chair. I think this is due to the angle at which it reclines, which isn't adjustable. I think shopping around for a more straight-backed high chair might help him be more comfortable and safe. Along with solids, we've also introduced his Safe Sippy and are letting him drink small sips of water. Wesley figured it out pretty quickly and really likes the taste of something new.

Sleep: Baby Boy finally experienced his first whole night's sleep! I wish I could say the same for me, but I spent that night constantly waking and wondering why Wesley was still asleep. He's officially slept through the night twice and otherwise was consistently doing 6 hour stretches for a couple weeks. Since I've been off work, Wesley has napped less some days depending on what we're doing or where we are. I've been able to get him to nap in his swing a few times, which hadn't happened successfully for a while. There have also been days that my dad has been here and has napped with Wesley so I can either do some things around the house or hang out with Simon uninterrupted.

Milestones: As of the end of his 7th month, Wesley was close to but not quite yet crawling. He mastered scooting backwards on his tummy, army crawling forward, and getting up on all fours and rocking back and forth. He sits up well independently, but still can topple over if playing with something and not focusing on his balance.

Likes: His big brother is probably Wesley's absolute favorite person. Whenever Simon is around, smiles immediately erupt from Wesley. Whether it's made up songs, silly faces, or a simple singsong hello, Simon manages to make Wesley laugh without fail every time they play together. Wesley is also always cheered up by Simon when fussy or impatiently waiting for whatever he needs from Mommy or Daddy. Baby still loves to jump in both his stationary and doorway jumpers. His little legs will mimic jumping if you hold him so he's standing on your lap. Jumping must be Wesley's favorite way to move!

Dislikes: We've tried and continued to fail with getting Wesley to like the bathtub. For some reason, being submerged in water is like torture for Wesley. It's all showers for us when Baby needs to get clean, which is actually easy and convenient, and the task is Daddy's way of giving me a break. Hopefully soon we'll be able to get the boys back into the bathtub again; I know Simon would absolutely love that!

Social: This social butterfly loves to engage in conversations. He'll either go back and forth with grunting an "ugh" response when you talk with him, or he'll make commentary after watching one of the music videos on YouTube my dad plays to calm him when he's fussy. This kid is also so happy when he wakes up in the morning and greets me with a huge grin. He's getting to sleep in with Mommy, which I'm guessing is his reason to smile.

Other Updates: On Memorial Day weekend Daddy went away for his annual nerd trip to KublaCon and left us for 3 nights. For our last night alone I packed up the boys and the dog for a slumber party at Auntie Eat's house with Baby Allison. We played with toys and hung out at the park, and all the kids were very well behaved. I started summer break the following weekend, and so far we've had lots of fun. Wesley came to two bridal showers with me, one for Kylee and the other for Maggie; we've barbecued with friends; we got to visit with Auntie when she came home from Texas for a friend's wedding; and we've played a whole bunch. We also celebrated Father's Day by having breakfast at home with Cho-Cho. Pappy and Uncle Ben came by for a visit, we relaxed in the afternoon (Daddy's request), and then Cho-Cho took us to Moe's for dinner. As summer continues, we've got a lot more fun up ahead!