Another Year Older

I didn't do much for my birthday this year, but it was special because it was my first year celebrating with Weston:)

Since my birthday wasn't very exciting this year, I thought I would post my birthday hidden camera video that Michael made for me last year. If you don't already know- I LOVE hidden camera shows (especially where people get scared) and have always thought it would be fun to be pranked on one (I know I'm weird). Anyway, Michael decided to make me the star of my own hidden camera show and I LOVED IT!! Just an FYI- there isn't any sound during the actual prank (wink-Rachel).

Vitamins

Our pediatrician believes in giving a baby vitamins if he is breastfed, so Weston is suppose to take liquid vitamins everyday. He really doesn't enjoy the taste, and if you could just smell them you would know why! We used to say, "Yummy vitamins!" and he would give a fake smile, but then we realized we didn't want him to start thinking that "yummy" means something tastes bad. Most of the time he spits out as much as he swallows. Today he actually held his mouth shut when Michael was trying to give them to him! I was wondering when he would catch on that he doesn't actually have to open his mouth to take them.

We Didn't Even Know Him!

So, today I was again looking at pictures of Weston from when he was first born (I say again because I am obsessed with looking at pictures of him even though I get to see him everyday), and I said to Michael, "Look at this little boy that we didn't even know!"

I continue to be amazed at how much he has learned in just 5 1/2 short months and how much personality he now has! I am already forgetting the frustration we often felt when we didn't know what he wanted/needed or what we were doing! I am also forgetting the sleepless nights which have now been replaced with 10 hour nights on average!! I am amazed at how much joy he brings to our lives and how each month gets better and better:) We now know that Weston is a little boy who loves to move, has the biggest smile, has a laugh that will make your bad day disappear, and is very curious!

Smurfette and Bedtime

Today I went to the doctor to get some extremely dry skin on my hands finally checked out after about six months (yes, I procrastinate going to the doctor). It turns out it is eczema and the doctor prescribed a steroid cream that I have to apply. Well, in order to keep the cream on he said I had to wear gloves for a week. Then, he proceeded to give me a box of blue rubber gloves and said, "Here, they're on the house." When I asked him if he meant that I had to wear them all day and night, he said, "Well only for a week...or two if it doesn't clear up in a week." I don't think he truely understood what he was asking me to do. First of all, Michael thinks the whole situation is quite funny and has been cracking every joke in the book. Secondly, my hands are sweating to death- sure the eczema may clear up, but I may develop permanent prune hands! Lastly, people will probably think I am a germ-a-phobe, so I don't think I will be making many public apperances this week. Here is a picture of my "Smurfette" hands.

Today got even more funny when we were waiting for Weston to fall asleep. He is doing this new thing where he likes to look at you upside down and make silly noises. Well, before we turned on the camera he was talking up a storm, and then as soon as we started taping he stopped. We thought it would be another uneventful clip until this happened...

It is very fun to hear real words out of his silly noises and this was almost too perfect!!

First Time Swimming!

Today Weston got to go swimming for the first time! He really enjoyed it and didn't even seem to mind that the water wasn't the warmest (Mommy got cold before he did). We went to the local high school swimming pool with our friends Benj and Mary and got to have the whole pool to ourselves:) By the way, for all you Wisconsinites, it would have been warm enough to swim outside today!

Late Presents, "Champagne" and S'mores

We have gotten some late Christmas presents in the mail, which is always fun, so we were able to take some pictures of Weston opening gifts using our new camera. We hate to disappoint most of you, but Weston seemed to enjoyed the wrapping paper more than the toys. I am sure he will learn to appreciate the toys later:)

Happy New Year! Mike and I had a low key New Year's Eve, but this didn't have anything to do with having a baby- we never do much for New Years. We rang in the new year by drinking fake champagne (because I am still Weston's source of food) and eating s'mores. Weston didn't make it to midnight but still got his New Year's kisses from Mommy and Daddy. We can't wait to see what 2009 will bring our family! (It is already starting out better than last year, but it isn't hard to top your house catching on fire!)

First Food

During our breakfast on Saturday in Austin, Michael and I decided to try to give Weston a taste of banana to see what he would do. His reaction was quite funny, so Sunday we recreated the experience. Here is a video of this new experience.

Next month we will officially start him on solids.