How Old Is Weston?

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Thursday, September 30, 2010

HE'S BACK!

After FIVE straight days (five grueling days for this Granny) of being sick, our Scooty Bug is off the bench and back in the game! Most importantly, he's back at our house!!!!!!!! WOOT WOOT! Going that long without seeing my Lishy just about did me in! Just look at Mr. Cuteness himself all safe & sound back at his Granny's......I'm just LOVIN' his shirt and leg warmers!!!

Doesn't he look GREAT??? His Mommy & Daddy sure did a super job of taking care of little Boogity Boo while he was down.

I love the way he's looking at me with those gorgeous peepers of his - he melts me.......and just check out those chunky thighs of his peeking out the top of those leg warmers - DELICIOUS!

I think Scoots was really glad to get back to his crib at Granny's - I know I was glad to have him here, that's for sure!

Scoots and Brenner were so happy to be reunited. Just look at sweet Weston reaching out for his Uncle Brenner - I LOVE IT!

A goodbye smooch before Brenner leaves for school.

Scooty is hanging on to Brenner's hair. He doesn't want him to go!

BFF's together again. Harper totally missed Weston and would ask about him all day every day.
"Poor Wesson still sick" "He got runny nose" she would say. So sweet.

Such good buddies.

Matching toys! I honestly bought one for Scoots and then bought a second - totally forgot he already had one. Yep, senility is kicking in!

I'm so happy to see him healthy and playing again.

I adore those precious smooky lips of his! Just. Want. To. Smooch. Him. ALL. DAY! I've gotta make up for lost time!!!




Here he is making his funny "teething face" again. Cracks me up every single time.

Okay, Okay........looking like he's had enough of the ol' photo session so I'll stop......for now anyways. I LOVE YOU MY PRECIOUS PUMPKIN AND AM SOOOO EXCITED TO HAVE YOU BACK!!!

Tuesday, September 28, 2010

Time To Celebrate!

On the night of Scooty's 6 month bday, we gathered up the troops to CELEBRATE!!!

First, we got Lish spiffed up once again....

And then headed over to Rio Mambo in honor of Weston's special day!

Our precious Scooty Bug just LOVED having so many of his favorite people in one place and happily munched on tortillas throughout the evening.

Proud Daddy and Mommy looking ever so stylin'!

Grandpa and Granny SO happy to have a Boogity Boo!

Uncle Braydon with his Mommy.......Uncle Brenner had a school commitment and couldn't join us......we missed him! We also missed "Uncle" Jim and "Aunt" Pat. We hope you can ALL be with us next time!!!

Sweethearts Braydon and Chloe!

Granny with her "little" girl and her little girl's little boy! CrAzY!

Some of the VERY handsome men in our family - Uncle Braydon, Daddy Brian, "Uncle" Jarrod and Grandpa!

Uncle Braydon and his Weston! Pretty sure these two are nuts about each other! Can you tell?





I just LOVE these cute boys of mine!

That's Scooty's funny "teething" face. He clamps down really hard to soothe his aching gums!

Braydon, Chloe & Lish.

"Aunt" Jessica and "Uncle" Jarrod - we love them.

Look out, "Aunt" Jess - Scoots is almost as big as you!



Jess & Bailey with BFF's Boston & Weston!

The 6-month Birthday Boy himself!
We love you, Weston, and had sooooo much fun celebrating YOU!

Thanks for being such a magical part of our lives!

The past 6 months with you have been AMAZING and we look forward to sooooo many more!

Friday, September 24, 2010

Today Is An EXTRA Special Scooty Day!

Oh indeed it is.......and you wanna know why???? Because this irresistible little pajama clad scrumpshkin is 6 MONTHS OLD TODAY!!!! Ack, how did it happen??? Where did the time go??? How can this be???? Those were the questions that I posed to this sweet boy of ours this morning with tears literally pouring out of my eyeballs..........as you can see, Weston was pretty amused by the whole thing. I think he's become quite accustomed to the fact that his Granny is weird - really weird - and I think he likes it that way.


After snuggling on my adorable Boogity Bug for EXTRA long this morning, it was bath time.....we had to get Lish all scootied up to take a very important picture!

I wanted him to be EXTRA delicious for the camera today!

As usual, he didn't disappoint. Look at that smiley face! Our Weston Scott is 6 MONTHS OLD!!!!!!!! Yes, it has been half a year since this amazing little boy arrived and so profoundly impacted sooooooo many lives. Hard to believe that the time has flown by so quickly, yet also nearly impossible to remember what any of our lives were like before he got here. There is absolutely NOTHING that I could write that could explain the way I feel about Weston - it's something that I can't even wrap my OWN head around most of the time. Let's suffice it to say that every single fiber of my being loves every single fiber of his. Every little thing he does, no matter how tiny or how great is incredible to me. I adore him from his hair to his toes and every place in between. He owns my heart completely. When I'm not with him, I miss him. When I am with him, I cherish each second. I want nothing but the absolute best things in the world for this little boy. I know he will do great things. Most of all, and most dear to me, I know that he is literally cherished by so many people and for that he is so lucky. In honor of his 6 months on this earth, here are...

My Six Favorite Things About Weston...

1. HIS SMILE - I've posted about it again and again. It just lights up the room. It twinkles in his eyes and curls in his toes! When that boy flashes you one of his gummy grins, you can't help but feel good all over. It's breathtaking.

2. HIS LOVE - Weston loves like no other baby I have ever seen. When he loves you, you know it - he leaves you no doubt. Weston REALLY looks at you, and his baby blues just shine with the love he feels. He REALLY hugs you - I'm talking throwing his chubby arms around your neck and SQUEEZING kind of hugs with his little face squished into your neck until you never, ever, EVER want him to stop. His kisses are delicious. He'll lean in and give you the slobberiest, juiciest, wettest most delectable smooches EVER! He cups faces - oh how I love that. My favorite time of all is when he lays on my chest, looks right at me and puts those chubby little hands of his on either side of my face and just stares at me. Sigh.............
And then there's his reaction when I walk into a room and he sees me or when Brian first drops him off in the morning and hands him to me or when he awakens from his nap and hears me come into his room - it melts me every single time the way he almost shakes from excitement and pure happiness just to see me!!! It's a feeling I never knew existed.

3. HIS SMELL - You know the one. The smell of baby - it's intoxicating. Someway, somehow, he manages to smell divine ALL THE TIME. It's like Weston just stores up this deliciousness in his neck that I simply have to sniff over and over and over again. His little strawberry blond "peacock feathers" smell like Baby Magic - a scent I adore. His tiny hands - I could eat them they smell so good. His piggy toes - stinkily yummy! That belly of his? Those chubby, chubby thighs????? ALL of him smells amazing. When he isn't here, I can smell him. I can literally conjure up his smell in my mind and it calms me. His blankets smell like him. I sniff them constantly. Call me obsessed, but all of you Moms out there know EXACTLY what I'm talking about. Babies smell heavenly, pure and simple.

4. HIS LAUGH - It's awesome. Weston's laugh reminds me of his Daddy's. Both Brian and his "mini me" have this full belly laugh that is just infectious - no little giggles for those two - they all out crack up, and you just can't help but join them.

5. HE'S A SPONGE FOR OUR AFFECTION - There's no other way to really explain it other than to say that Weston literally soaks up the love surrounding him like a little sponge. From the very first breath he took up until now, he knows nothing but being treasured and he LETS us treasure him. I, for one, am never NOT hugging, kissing, and doting on this baby. It's like that is what Weston thinks is the way things simply are and should be. He doesn't even budge as I pour a million and one kisses into him each day or constantly whisper into his ear how much I adore him. You know how some babies stiffen up and don't really like to be held close? Not our Scooty Bug...he just molds right into you as close as he can possibly get and snuggles up for the long haul. That boy KNOWS how much he is loved and is so comfortable in his skin because of it. I wish that all children could be loved the way that our Scoots is loved. Our world would certainly be a better place.

6. HE HAS MADE MY BABY A MOMMY - This one floors me every day. My little girl is the Mommy of this amazing little boy. That is crazy - just really, really crazy. She's my little girl, my baby....and now she has a baby????? Wow. To see Bailey with Weston is a dream come true. You can just FEEL the love she has for him - it's the same as the love I feel for her and for my two boys. A mother's love surpasses all other kinds of love....................except, that is, the love of a
GRANNY!

Happy 6 months, my beautiful Weston. You are my treasure.

Thursday, September 23, 2010

Just A Glance...

into a typical scene at our house.....Cutie Scootie playing with some of his buddies. Weston adores other children and smiles so big every time he is around them.

I love it that he has close friends at such a young age and will learn to build bonds, share his things, and cooperate with others, etc. It's a GREAT thing for kiddos to be around other kiddos!
Smile for the camera, everybody! As you can see, Lish prefers to hang out in his diaper most of the time - exactly the same as my two boys did when they were little. You just gotta love a baby in nothin' but a diaper - I know I do!

Scooty's First Tattoo!

Yep, Scooty Bug got his first official tattoo this morning.............right along with Abigail and Harper! Sweet jack-o-lantern tattoos for three sweet pumpkins!

We did Harper's first and then Abby's. Immediately, the girls asked if Weston could have one too! It is just precious the way they ALWAYS look out for him and include him in everything.

That deliciously chunky arm of his never looked cuter!

I LOVE YOU MY ADORABLE TAT MAN!

Baking Is Sooo Much More Fun....

with a little helper..............yep, Chef Licious and I were at it again this morning.......

It's like the moment I put him in his bumbo chair up on the counter, he knows what's coming -
baking time with Granny!

This is such a special time for me because I have crystal clear memories of watching my Mom cook/bake with my three children and longing for the day when I would have a grandchild of my own to share things like that with. Guess what??? It's my turn and it far surpasses every bit of my expectations!

Sure, it may only be 7 a.m., but it's never too early for chocolate - that's my motto anyway!

Yummy! Scoots and I are baking a chocolate cake for our neighborhood gals night tonight!

Delicious. Just look at his sweet little piggy toes curled up in sheer chocolate bliss! This precious pumpkin takes after his Granny, no doubt! Thanks for baking with me, my cutie cupcake!
I love you more than all the chocolate in the universe!!!