Toothlicious

Preschool Pro

A new school, new teachers, and still he bounded off without so much as a backward glance. 

He returned triumphantly, regaling us with tales of rockets and a little potty and an as-yet nameless friend in a blue shirt.

Best Timing Ever

As in right after getting home from Costco, no food is put away, baby is hungry, leaving to go pick up Luke soon. 

Perfect time to get soaking wet. 

FIRST day of FIRST grade

Today was an emotional day.

For everyone but Luke. For some reason the first day of first grade is so much worse for me than the first day of kindergarten. The day isn't any longer and it isn't a new school, but for some reason it feels so much more official than just last year. 

The really sad one today was poor Derek. I was a very inadequate substitution for his big brother, which he let me know in no uncertain terms. When I told him it was time to go get Luke he took off running to the garage yelling "Yay! Time to get Luke!"

When we got there to pick him up the first thing Luke said was "Can we stay for a few more minutes?" Then: "My teacher said I did really well!" 

And my favorite from the day, "I'm so sweaty I'm going to have to change my underwear!" 

5 Month Wessers

Wesley is the happiest little baby. So grinny. So smiley. Laughing all the time. He gets so excited that his whole body gets in on his big open-mouthed grin and he squirms and does a little baby crunch to tell you he wants to be picked up. 

He is getting so good at using his hands and is so excited about it. He grabs his toes when he's laying on the ground, he grabs my plate when I'm eating, he grabs hair and toys and kind of scratches at cloth if its nearby. He loves to grab my face and suck on it. I call them kisses. 

Wes also love love loves his brothers and thinks they are hilarious. They often go overboard and I'm often nervous, but he rarely seems to mind. 

He does still hate his carseat, but is getting used to it enough that small drives aren't the end of the world. (And I'm sure the start of school will cure the rest) He also gets a little offended if he is tired and I put him down. 

Wesley has two bottom teeth and is just about to sprout his two top teeth, but is handling it like a champ. He actually seems to like tummy time and is a very lazy roller, but is quite close to being able to sit up. 

We don't mind. We want him to be a baby forever. 

Sanjusan

Buds' birthday was surprisingly...

...trendy. 

Complete with some hip new tech, a trip to Houston's hippest boardgame cafe, 

No boardgame cafe is complete without the standard hipster employee!

and indulging in some craft ice cream, the only trendy food Ken approves. 

Happy birthday to the hippest cat in town! 

4 Month Wessers

Contrary to how his pictures look here, Wes is normally a happy happy little baby! He loves to smile and will even giggle a bit if you tickle him just right. He loves to be in the center of all the action and is starting to really like his brothers and find them quite amusing. 

Wesley is not a huge fan of sleep, however. He likes to wake up from naps suddenly and without warning, expressing his outrage at having been put down in his bed alone somewhere with his arms pinned at his sides. He is also not a very big fan of teething; he has one tooth at four months and is working on his second already. He does not like being left alone anywhere for long and still hates his carseat more than anything else but will tolerate it if I can somehow contort myself enough to nurse him while he is in it (like when we took an uber to the airport--poor, poor uber driver). 

Wesley also does not seem to like people screaming right in his face. (Looking at you, big brothers)

 I'm sure he'll get used to it.