Weston's Tonsillectomy

Weston had his tonsils out the week after Christmas. His tonsils are always huge and he has never been a good eater or sleeper so after a recommendation from the dentist and a go ahead from the ENT we did it. And man was it rough. I was not prepared for how hard it was going to be. He didn't have any complications or anything it is just a horrible recovery. He literally ate nothing for 7 days. I was syringing teaspoons of water down his throat while he screamed his head off. Miserable I tell you, miserable. It was a good 2-3 weeks before he was himself again. We thought he had apnea and he is doing better. He seems to be eating better and happier most of the time. But I will definitely think twice if we have another kid with huge tonsils. Poor guy.

Christmas

We had a great Christmas. The boys were so cute Christmas morning as they opened their stockings. They were THRILLED with the hershey kisses and spiderman fruit snacks Santa left them.

Josh with his new Sea Monster from Santa.
Weston with his Polar Express from Santa.

Weston turns 3!!

Weston at age three. All of our kids are strong willed and determined, but at this point I would have to say Weston is our most determined child. Stubborn is really a better word. He doesn't forget anything. He is very hard to say no to...1) look at those eyelashes 2) He can throw marathon fits. He will forget what he is upset about but will not forget he is upset. Fits can easily last 30 minutes plus. I tried to potty train Wes a few months before Leah was born. He was not interested. You cannot force this kid to do anything. Then a month before Leah was born he announced he was done wearing diapers and literally potty trained himself. He cares about what he wears i have given up-- he wears basketball shorts and t-shirts in the middle of winter. And of course he won't wear a coat. "I promise I won't be cold, Mom."

Wes is a sweet sensitive guy but doesn't always show that. He smacks my backside a handful of times a day, that is how he expresses affection. He walks by and just slaps...it is pretty funny. He even does it to Grandma. Weston loves his baby sister and enjoys being bigger. He also loves Josh and always wants to be a part of what Josh is doing. Weston is very coordinated and can keep up just fine. He is very athletic. He likes balls, jumping, riding his bike, doing somersaults, and running as fast as he can. We love Weston. He keeps us on our toes and makes us laugh everyday.

This is the look he gave me when I asked if I could put mascara on his eyelashes...just to see. They really are amazing, lucky duck.

this is his new face lately, sideways grin or pirate face. He will come up to me and start talking to me about something while making this face and I can't help but crack up.

For his birthday he got some new basketball shorts and t-shirts. He also got his own razor scooter. He is really good on this thing.

Leah's Blessing Day

Leah is such a sweetheart. She gets mauled by her brothers all day long, but doesn't seem to mind too much. She is very smiley lately. We just love her around here.

Josh's broken arm

Josh broke his arm. I was glad it happened on a Saturday and Ben was here to take care of it. Josh was just playing inside and jumped from his knees over a pillow and landed on his arm. Of course that is how it goes...my crazy daredevil child doesn't even have a great story to go behind the cast. Cameron broke his foot when he was 15 months old tripping over a book. He too could have had a much more interesting story. So poor Josh snapped both bones in his right arm. It was very close to being a compound fracture, thank goodness the bone didn't break the skin. I was grossed out enough as it was. We spent the day in the ER and he came home with a splint. He will wear the splint for a few weeks then a long hard cast and then a short hard cast. Hopefully he will be cast free the second week in January. Josh is doing very well with one arm and his dominant arm in the cast. He is adapting much better than I would. Weston, however, was just getting use to his baby sister and now is having a very hard time with his brother getting so much attention. I feel like I have three babies right now.

One Month Old

I can't believe Leah is already a month old. She really has been a great baby. She loves to nurse. Sometimes every 2 hours round the clock, but is starting to do better at night. She smiles all the time and is starting to coo, mostly at night when the house is quiet. During the day she gets the hiccups constantly, I think from the constant crazy noise and chaos going on. But she sleeps through it all and still sometimes seems to sleep better admist the noise. Josh can't get enough of holding his sister. He always wants to kiss her and give her hugs. Weston wants in on the action occasionally. Weston hasn't told me to put baby Leah down or leave her anywhere for awhile so we are doing good. He is adjusting to being a middle child. Leah is filling out and getting bigger. I think she is about 11 pounds now. I am not biased :) but she is a beautiful baby and seems to have her brothers long eyelashes. I was worried she wasn't going to get them and hate her brothers for it :). I am surviving 3 kids really well somedays and then the next I am in tears. But we are loving having Leah in our home. She is a sweetheart.

Beautiful Baby Leah

I can't get enough of her