More fun 3wk pics

Hanging out in the bouncy chair.
Hmmm...what does Katherine do while Mommy is feeding Wesley?? Tonight she found the freezer paper and decided to decorate her room!! You would never know it but I had just cleaned and organized her bedroom that morning. Oh well!! Fun times!

What do you see Wesley? Lately he is really starting to look around more and more. He is awake more too which is fun. I can't believe how fast he is changing and growing.

3 wks old

Wesley is 3 wks old already. I can hardly believe it. We are slowly adjusting to life without Grandma Sue. Matt has started his new job and is really liking it. He will be leaving for the academy in GA Nov. 12th. I am learning how to manage two children and housework as well as recovering from surgery.





Katherine had her two year old check up finally....and is doing great. She weighs 30 lbs and is 36 inches tall. She is in the 90%tile. She passed all of her milestone checks with flying colors. She is a great big sister and helper.





Wesley is weighing in at 10 lbs 4 ozs and continues to be doing great. He is better from his cold.

2 wks old

Well Wesley gave us a bit of an adventure in his second week of life. On the 19th Mom and Dad left on the train at 2:30 am. By the time Matt got home from the train station Wesley was wheezing and coughing. We called the night line and she recommended we go to the ER. So back to Sandpoint for Matt at 3:30 am. On the way we came across about a dozen cows in the road. Once at ER Wesley seemed to be doing alot better. Monday we took him to the pediatrician and she ordered a chest x-ray as he was labored in his breathing. On the positive he had gained 9 ozs in 4 days. Everything checked out okay and both of the drs there thought he had some sort of viral bug. So we spent the week sleeping upright in the recliner and he is doing great now.

Our 1st family outing

Our friend Jeremy came to Spokane so we took our first road trip to go see him.

It was so great to hang out for a while. The kids both crashed before we were able to take pics.

We can't wait for you to come back, Jeremy. But next time we will show you where we live!!
Bring Amanda too!

Our first week home

Katherine finally has hair! Now if only she would keep things in it.

But she is pretty darn cute with her full on mullet!
The latest smile!

Snoozing away

1 week old

I can't believe it but Wesley is already one week old.

He is doing great!

At his dr appt everything looked great and he now weighs 8lbs 8.5 ozs. Almost back to his birth weight.

I am sore but doing good. And so thankful to be off bedrest!

We are so blessed

Katherine and Wesley hanging out.

Katherine is a great big sister. She is so excited to have Wesley here and is a big helper.

She is fully potty trained now! Hooray for Grandma Sue!!

She loves to hold Wesley and give him kisses. She has decided that her main job is to make sure that the bouncing chair is vibrating when he is sitting in it. The rule is no touching his head or face. We are now not allowed to touch her baby dolls head or face either. She is pretty cute. We are so blessed to have such a wonderful daughter.

My beautiful family. We are truly loving life right now.

Some exciting family news...over the past 10 months Matt has been pursuing a possible career change as a Customs and Border Protection Officer. While Wesley was being born last Friday Matt received the phone call officially offering him the postion. So on Oct. 21st Matt will start working up at Porthill. We are so excited for this great opportunity for him. The tough part is he will be going to academy in Georgia for 4 months. He will be leaving on Nov. 12th. Although it will be tough it will be wonderful and so worth it once it is over. It is kinda like he is going on tour again with the guys. Only this time we are married and have 2 kids! GOD IS GOOD! ALL THE TIME!! And we thank Him every day for all of the blessings in our lives.

Wesley's first week home...

Hanging out and looking around
Katherine the biker chick cruising around on her new bike.
Wesley preparing for his 1st home bath.
And then off to sleep we go.

The name Wesley

Wesley is named after Matt's Grandpa Wesley Schreiner.

Here is Katherine giving Great Grandpa Wes a big hug at her birthday party this summer.
We love you Grandpa Wes!

Do you think we look alike??

Above: Katherine Below: Wesley

Above: Wesley going home from the hospital 10/6/08
Below: Katherine going home from the hospital 07/31/06

Mommy thinks we look very similar.

Our sweet baby Wesley is here!!

Here I am meeting Baby Wes for the first time.
Mommy and Wesley having a chat.
Daddy and me holding Wesley.

He is so little.

Grandma Sue and Baby Wesley. Sunday night Grandma spent the night with Mommy and Wesley in the hospital. Daddy and I went on a date together...just the two of us. It was so much fun.

Introducing Wesley Matthew

I would like to introduce you to my new baby brother, Wesley Matthew.

He was born on Friday, October 3rd at 10:49 am.

Isn't he the sweetest baby?

Wesley weighed 8 lbs 10.4 ozs and was 22 3/4 inches long.

I love him so much. Mommy and Wesley came home from the hospital on Monday afternoon. Everyone is doing great. Mommy is pretty sore and I am taking good care of her.

Welcome Home Wesley!

Look what MyU built me....

MyU built me my very own Tepee! Isn't it so cool!!??

Thank you MyU....I love it.

We are having so much playing inside.

PS..a quick baby update....Mommy is going to the hospital tomorrow (Fri) to have the baby. We will keep you posted.

My new Trike!

Grandpa Bob and MyU got me a trike for my birthday! It came in the mail the other day and MyU put it together for me! Look out....here I come.

Daddy says it reminds him of MyU's 79' Harley.

Mommy's gonna have to teach me how to polish chrome!

Thank you so much Grandpa and MyU!

Cooking with Grandma Sue...aka MyU

Yummy! Making coffeecake with MyU!
MyU took Cody and me for a big walk in the wheelbarrow.

We loved it when she would run fast!!

Ruby got sprayed with a skunk too! YUCK!!

Grandma Sue has been here since August 21st helping out since Mommy has been on bedrest. We love having her here!! She does so much and we don't know what we would have done without her! I love playing with her. We go for walks and bike rides and so many other things....

New pics!!

This is my new keyboard that Mommy and Daddy got me for my birthday. I love to play music and dance!
Daddy made me my first guitar. It is actually a ukulele.

We like to have jam sessions together!

I love stickers!! I really love to stick them to my neck!
So what is new with me you ask......

Well Grandma Sue has been staying with us for a month already to help since Mommy is on bedrest still. It is so much fun to have her here. We play outside and go for walks. We love to walk down to the cows and Grandma taught me how to call the cows "Come Boss". There are two longhorns and we yell "Lockem' Longhorns!".

Then we go and look at the horsey. I really want to ride him. I ask Mommy everyday if I can go ride the horsey. Mommy talked to our neighbor and she might let me ride one of her horses this weekend. I am so excited.

I am almost potty trained. I love to wear big girl undies and made it two whole days with no accidents. I wake up dry in the morning and then go potty. Mommy and Daddy and Grandma get so excited! I am going to be a big sister you know!

Speaking of that....Mommy is still on the couch resting the baby. The doctor said that we are going to have the baby next Friday, Oct. 3rd. I am so excited to be a big sister. I can't wait to hold him or her.

That's what is new with us.

I'm Two Years Old!

Check out my 2 year old smile!

Cheese!

This is my pretty blue horsy cake that MyU made me. Isn't it beautiful!

Thank you MyU!

It sure tastes yummy too!!

I had a great party with all my family!

Thank you for all the wonderful presents and fun times.

More birthday pictures coming soon!

Stay tuned!!