Update--One Month to Go

Well Heather usually does this, but has been pretty busy lately.  We got our new laptop up and going so I figured I would write something.  Potty training has been going pretty well with Wesley.  He averages about 1 accident per day.  So we figure that's pretty good.  He is beginning to speak a lot more and can even count to 10 at times. He is becoming excited to get a new brother.  Heather is only a month away basically.  This pregnancy seems to have gone very differently than the first in how often she has heartburn.  Plus Jonathen seems to be pretty active moving around and kicking her rib out at any given opportunity.  Heather is continuing to work until March 6 and then Jonathen will probably come during Spring Break, I can hope.  Basketball is going pretty well.  We are 4-4 but two of those losses were by 1 point each.  We have 4 games left and then the playoffs.  I told the boys that if they won the championship that I would shave my head, so we'll see what happens.  After Spring Break, I will begin coaching distances for the West track team.  So we will be busy for the next little bit, but it seems to be like that all the time.

Happy Thanksgiving to all!

This Thanksgiving was so much fun.  I had to work on Thanksgiving day so all of our usual plans were changed.  For the first time in our entire marriage we spent Thanksgiving at my parents house.  It was wonderful to see my Grandpa and do the insane family dinner for Thanksgiving.  My parents were so great to push dinner back so I could be present.  It was great having Wesley and Hallie play together.  He learns so many things from his cousin it is amazing.  I am so thankful that Crystal and Danny have raised such a wonderful little girl who is willing to help her little cousin do things.  Friday morning my mother and I got up early and headed to Twin for some Insane Friday deals.  Black Friday nothing, those stores were nuts.  I did get some good deals, but people are crazy.  We went to the fireworks and lighting of the square in Rupert friday night.  Wesley loved the fireworks.  He calls them "booms".  The louder the boom the more Wesley liked them.
Saturday we left to go to the Boise area for our nephew, Daric's, ordination to the Aaronic Priesthood.  We spent Saturday afternoon and evening at Kyle's parents visiting and watching Wesley play with Parker and Kelly's children.  Wesley really liked playing until he got tired and hurt.  Then he was done and all he wanted was for Mom to hold him.  Sunday we went to church with Kyle's parents then went to Star for the ordination.  It was great to see so many people there to support Daric as he transitions into the priesthood.  Afterwards the whole bunch headed back to Jason and Angie's house for dinner.  All ten grandkids were in that house.  It was nuts.  Wesley loved spending time with all of his cousins.  Then we headed home.  Wesley spent the entire drive home asking about Duke and Caspi (our dog and mom and dad's puppy) or telling us "no way" when we asked him to try to take a nap.  He does not just say no anymore it is no way.  We are home safe and sound now and Wesley is down for the night.  He did get to see Caspi and Duke before he went to bed so he is happy.
Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving and will have a wonderful Christmas season.

Lots happening!

We have been extrememly busy lately.  On Halloween we had our first family photo shoot with Dave.  By the way, Danny your dad is awesome.  The pics turned out wonderful.  Here are the ones of Wesley.

We also got some really good ones with either parent.

And the family pictures.

The day didn't stop there either.  That night was obviously Halloween so we got Wesley dressed up and took him trick or treating.  He cried when we first put his outfit on.  Once we went to the first house though he thought it was great.  By the end of the night he would grab the door handle and once the person opened the door he would start walking into their home.  He did really well and got a ton of candy even though we only went to 10 houses.  Kyle and I also dressed up so the whole family matched.

While Mom, Dad and Jennifer were in Post Falls they saw an ad for  English Springer Spaniel puppies that looked like Guapo.  They called the lady and saved the only male puppy for us.  Our new puppy got to Rupert at 1 am.  I stayed up to meet him and introduce him to his new home.  Dad said our puppy was very brave since he was the only boy of 8 puppies.  So we decided to name him Duke after the main character on GI Joe.  He is a very cute puppy and Wesley loves him.  We are still working on house training him and stopping the chewing.  He has a kennel outside and a dog house where he spends the night.  He has done so much better since he started sleeping outside.  Anyway, here is the last of the pics for this post.

Look at the size of that boy's head. It's like an orange on a toothpick.

Wesley had his 18 month check up yesterday.  He is 24 lbs with his shoes and coat on which puts him in the 25th percentile.  I think we may have skewed the data since he was fully dressed like he was going outside.  He is 32 inches tall which is a little above average and his head circumference is 19 inches which is in the 75th percentile, hence the title.  He cannot decide if he likes the doctors office or if he wants to cry.  Wes would be really happy for about 5 minutes and then he would cry for the strangest reasons.  Margarita (the nurse) leaving the room made him cry.  It was weird.  He does recover well from the whole experience though.  We went to Walmart afterwards to pick up a prescription for Wes and get Kyle's anniversary gift and Wes was a happy little guy.  We had to wait for the pharmacy and Wes was running around the cart giggling and talking to the other people in line.  He is an amazing little boy whose grandparents and aunts have given him a gigantic head.  Oh well, he is still cute. 

Our new little one!

IT'S A BOY!!!  Jonathen Redd Meyers is due to be born March 21, 2010.  The ultrasound went great.  Wesley was really excited to see pictures of the baby.  We took him with us so he could understand the baby concept a little better.  The baby was pretty cooperative and it was pretty obvious that he was a little boy.  When we saw that it was a boy we told Wes, who automatically responded by saying, "girl".  I think we have finally convinced Wes that he will have a little brother instead of a little sister.  It took a little bit of work though.  It looked like the baby was healthy and doing well, but I will find out what Dr. Dowdle thinks tomorrow.  The technician was really trying to get a good shot of the baby's face so he could do a 3D picture.  The baby kept his hands in front of his face the whole time though so we didn't get the best picture, but we do have a few.  We are excited for our new addition and thrilled that Wesley will have a little baby brother to play with. 

Big Week Ahead

This upcoming week is going to be busy.  Tomorrow is my ultrasound so we should find out if we will be having a baby boy or baby girl.  It should also prove Kyle wrong about his twin theory.  Kyle likes to joke that we will be having twins (one of each).  I think he is wrong and not funny.   Wesley has his 18 month check up next week so we will get to see how much he weighs and how big he is getting.  Then I have a Dr.'s appointment next week also so the doctors will keep us busy.  I will let everyone know when we find out the gender of our baby. 

New words

Lately Wes has been trying to say new words. He has the basic ones like mommy, daddy, and pop pop down, but he is getting very talkative. Last night he was playing with his toy piggy bank that counts when he puts his coins in and when he put in the third coin Wesley yelled, "THREE" at the same time as the piggy bank. It was so funny. He threw his hands up in the air "Ta Da" and said three. I got to laughing so hard that he was giving me funny looks. Later, in the bathtub, he said it again. I was getting ready to sit him up from washing his hair and was counting to three and he said three with me. It is interesting that he choose the number three, but he seems to like saying it. He is also getting really good at some of his words that start with "P". He says pet and tries to say primary. He loves going to primary and tries to let us know. He is also really good at saying please. That is because it is a word his Mommy makes him say very often. He used to just do the sign language, but now he also says please at the same time. My favorite word that he says is "girl". Since I am pregnant we have been trying to get Wesley used to the idea of a baby brother or sister. Kyle asks Wes if Mommy is going to have a boy or a girl. Wes almost always says girl. The other day he gave Kyle a dirty look and growled girl at him almost like he is tired of the question. I say almost always because sometimes Wes does something obnoxious like barking or trumpeting like an elephant when Kyle asks. At least it is sometimes since he always trumpets like an elephant if we ask him what Aunt Elisa is having.