Year One

One year ago we welcomed this little bugger into the world. It has been quite a year with many life changing events, most of which were for the better (we could have done without the severely herniated disc in my back).

At 8pm sharp on his due date Wesley showed up... and promptly stuck his tongue out at us (a sign of things to come?). Okay, so this picture was actually a day or two later, but still, he's pretty cute.

There really is nothing like a sleeping baby.

On the whole Molly has been a great big sister, but as the look on her face shows in this picture, sometimes she's not quite sure what to do with Wes (or "Wes-ha Ma-thue" as she sometimes calls him).

One of the better major life events has been the move to Maine. Here is Wes enjoying the fresh air and open space. While he's crawling in this picture, he has been walking/running since about 10 months. For some perspective, Molly didn't start to walk until her first birthday.

 What would a move to Maine be without blueberry pancakes?

 Sometimes having a big sister has its downsides. Thankfully he's too young to know/care.

One of the interesting things for me has been to see the difference in the two kids. Molly has always been a face maker while, so far at least, Wes pretty much oscillates between extremely happy (always a good thing) and extremely upset (usually because he wants food and he wants it NOW!). Thankfully he is usually in the happy, go-along-get along mood.

One of the many great things about having two kids is that they automatically have a playmate. Since the move especially Wesley has been very interested in what Molly is doing and wanting to take part. Molly, in turn, has been thrilled to have Wes there (most of the time).

What this picture doesn't show is that they are both watching Baby Signing Time. This DVD series teaches kids basic sign language, a huge help to both us and Wes. He has a lot of signs down pat and can tell us if he's hungry (which he usually is), thirsty, sleepy, etc.

Here Molly and Wes are in their "rocket ship" ready to blast off. Molly was adamant that the ship could not go anywhere until Wesley was inside as well. She could care less if the two of us were with her as long as Wesley is there.

 Our iPhones have been a huge attraction for both kids.  Thankfully so has playing outside.

Did I mention we moved to Maine? Because it's already snowsuit time for the little one.