Weston -- 9 months

Mister Weston turned 9 months old on Saturday!

This past month has been a big one for him. The week he turned 8 months, he started crawling. About a week and a half later he pulled up for the first time while taking a bath. He now pulls up to furniture and also was standing in the fridge with his big brother last week. He discovered his tongue recently and it is pretty much always sticking out. He wants to make sure I know he hasn't grown up quite yet by waking me up several times a night. I know it will be over before too long and he won't need me as much anymore so I try to enjoy these times and start the morning off with coffee. :)

Weston -- 8 months

Time keeps on flying by and Weston turned 8 months today! He is such happy baby and is fast to give you a smile. 

He was sticking out his tongue and making funny face.

This little guy loves to eat and will never refuse certain foods. His favorite food is bread and would eat unlimited amounts if I let him. He also really likes yogurt and sweet potatoes. Riley sometimes shares crackers with him and he makes sure that is a small piece, usually it ends up about the size of a crumb before he will put it in Weston's mouth. He has gotten in the crawling position and rocked back and forth the last couple of days so I think he'll be crawling pretty soon. He is still toothless. He drools like crazy but has nothing to show for it yet.

Valentine's Pictures

Weston got to join Riley this year for Valentine's Day pictures.

These two are so sweet with each other (most of the times anyways)!

Apparently Weston thought it was too cheap for kisses because he kept knocking the sign down. :)

Weston -- 7 months

 My little boy turned 7 months old today and it makes me want to cry. I love watching him grow and change but it has just gone by too fast for me. Every month seems to just go by faster.

 

 

 

 

Weston loves to make this little face!

I just love watching these two interact. Riley wanted to get pictures with Weston and he sat there talking to him and tickling him.

Weston now gets to eat baby food, which he really enjoys. Pears are definitely his favorite so far and he doesn't really approve of green beans. He rolls wherever he wants to go and likes to get into trouble. He loves his big brother so much and they usually play together very well. His first word is "da da".

Instagrams -- December

 best buddies... this boy has so much energy... decorating Christmas cookies...

 waiting on the Christmas parade to start... my babies... out to dinner for Matt's birthday...

Weston's first Christmas... I love Christmas lights... Riley was helping me clean bathrooms...

Weston's first time trying cereal -- he loved it... my handsome boys... little mama's boy that is very spoiled and wants to be held all the time

the end... the beginning

So this will be a boring post in that there will be no pictures. Well, unless I decide to post one at the end. Anyways I was just thinking over this past year as we are less than an hour away from entering the year of 2015. I have so much to be thankful for and wanted to post some of the things that the Lord has brought to my mind to mention.

The biggest blessing of this past year was our family growing with the birth of Weston. I don't want to take it for granted that I have a healthy baby and, despite things that could have gone wrong with the pregnancy, I had a healthy one. I love watching him grow and learn new things and watching him and Riley become friends is so fun. I love when Riley sits down next to him and says, "Hey Buddy".

That brings me to being so thankful for my boys. They are far from perfect, well mainly the two year old :), but they keep me going to God. SO many times during a day I feel overwhelmed when they're both crying and needing attention but I wouldn't trade my life for the world. Being able to raise my two kids is awesome. I love that I get to stay home with them. Sometimes I think about what it would be like if I worked outside of the home and came home at 5:00 every night. I would miss so many things. So many moments that to many would be deemed small but they make all of this thing of motherhood worth it.

A little rabbit trail here... the other day Riley was giving me a hard time about something and pitching a fit. After it was over and a short time had passed he said, "I'm sorry" to me all on his own. It made all of that struggle worth it and now I can't even remember what the situation was all about.

My husband does so much for me and works so hard to provide for our family. God has continued to provide for us even in the slow times of work and when it doesn't look promising. Matt doesn't complain about waking up at midnight to go to work. After some days of driving for 11 hours and being gone for 14 hours he will still come home and help with the kids, dinner, laundry, dishes and the list goes on.

Most of all I'm thankful for my Savior, as I am nothing without Him, and nothing in life means anything without Him.

I am excited for 2015 and the new adventures awaiting us.  HAPPY NEW YEAR!!