Easter 2011

They grew!

Picking the goods

Three

Mr. Wilson turned 3 on January 8th. It is hard for me to believe that he really is 3 and is turning into his own little person now.

He is my wild, destructive, crazy little boy one minute and then the sweetest, huggable, kissable boy the next.

He is one busy little boy! We still find ourselves saying that "he's a handful" regularly. He can't really help himself from destroying things, even the things he likes (like his new train tracks and nerf darts). He leaves a trail of mess behind him wherever he goes and wherever he eats. He does, however, really like to use a napkin at mealtime. :)

Lately when I have been putting him to bed he will refuse to give me hugs and kisses, so I say, "okay, goodnight" and start to leave. As soon as I do this, he says, "Wait! Hugs & Kisses" (which sounds like huds & tisses). So we give several hugs and kisses and I go out. Then he will come by our room a few more times trying to avoid sleep and will tell us "Good night" and blow more kisses. Super cute, but he's really just trying to get out of going to bed:). Every morning he comes and finds me and says, "Good morning Mom," and then wants to snuggle for a few minutes before he is off to find some trouble to get into. He also loves to have you crouch down for a hug so that he can run and knock us over.

He absolutely LOVES sweets. He is always sneaking treats and getting in trouble for it. He knows how to be really quiet and knows not to respond when I call his name looking for him.

He really likes playing with his cars and motorcyles and is constantly building hills for them with pillows or making bumps in his blankets for them to drive over. He is definitely my TV head. He is pretty particular about his show requests, but will settle for whatever is on. Lately he requests Umizoomi on TV and either Lion King or "Race" Cars for a movie.

He has a great imagination and loves to play right along with Whitney. It is so fun to listen to them play pretend together. He will put on his cape and say he's going to rescue her or she's the mom and he's pretending to be her baby. He also tells us that he has "hot powers" and puts out his hand to shoot them at us. It is pretty cute!

He can be quite exhausting to keep up with, but those sweet little loving moments sure make up for the headache. I am truly grateful to be his mom and feel blessed to be able to watch him grow!

2 Months

Weston
13lbs 7oz
23.75 inches

Wilson
13lbs 6oz
24.25 inches

Whitney
13lbs 10oz
23.5 inches

I took Weston to his 2 month checkup last week and then I had to go look up Whitney and Wilson's 2 month stats. I can't believe how close in size they are! Weston seems really chunky, but he is just right in there with the others. I think he gained fast and then has slowed down the last month.
Weston is smiling so much now and cooing. He loves to be held and lets you know if he's unhappy with being put down. Sleep is getting much better--he has generally been getting up only 2 times a night!! He usually sleeps for a 4-5 hour stretch and then about 3 hours more before we get up for the day. He is really alert and loves watching his little mobile on his swing and the lights on his baby gym. He doesn't seem to have too much colic; he can be easily settled down with swaddling, light bouncing on the exercise ball and making a buzzing sound in his ear. Once he is calmed he usually stays that way for a while! We did start him on some Zantac to help with reflux, but we haven't seen a huge difference as of yet. Whitney loves picking him up and quieting him down, but he's getting a little heavy for her!

Miss Whitney

Whitney says:

W: Mom, Weston has a wet diaper.
Mom: He does?
W: Yeah, I went to pick him up and I got blasted!

Mom: (when we were at the Billings fair) That building right there got hit by a tornado last year.
W: How do you know that? Did you read it on facebook?

1 MONTH

Uninterested in making any cute faces for pictures

Working on holding up his head

Our little Weston is 1 month old today! A part of me can't believe that it's been a whole month and then the other part of me can't believe that it's only been a month. We just love him so much!!! I feel truly blessed to see and feel the love he has added to our family.

The kids just can't get enough of him. Every morning the first thing they both do is check on the baby. The main arguments lately are over who gets to hold the baby or look at him or get me what he needs. Wilson always says, "I hold it," when he wants to hold him and then we say, "You want to hold it?" and he remembers to say, "I hold him." He has successfully taken Weston out of the swing (yikes). Fortunately I wasn't too far away and he didn't carry him too far, but now we are so careful to buckle Weston in the swing! Whitney has gotten really brave and wants to move him all around and switch positions when she holds him. I have to constantly remind her to sit still with him.

Weston is a pretty good baby so far. We are seeing some colic, but nothing near Whitney and Wilson, so we are managing. He is now in size 1 diapers and all 0-3 month clothing. He is definitely growing! Lately he wants to be held a lot but is really content in the sling or moby wrap which helps a lot. He hates to have his diaper changed and starts screaming almost immediately and then stops when we're done. He also hates the bath and screams through them too! He does not, however, scream or seem the least bothered by all of the "attention" he gets from his siblings. He definitely prefers to sleep on his tummy on my chest, but I am trying to make a conscious effort to put him in his bed, which happens some of the time (when I'm awake enough to remember!).

Weston Kinser Hendershot

Big Sister

Big Brother

1 day old and ready to go home

Little smile at 10 Days old

Here's our little Weston!

Born September 5, 2011 (Labor Day:)

3:06 PM

8lbs. 12 oz.

20 inches

Easter Eve

Grandma showing Wilson what to do

Helping

Showing off his loot. Grandma made each of them these cute bunny baskets.

Pregnant Pic my mom insisted on...I felt pretty large (but writing this post now almost 3 months later, I'm not thinking it's so bad)

Planting the Magic Jelly Beans

Watering the seeds

We spent the day before Easter doing some fun activities! Grandma K put together an egg hunt for the kids. They had so much fun finding their eggs and even more fun opening them and eating the treats! This was also Wilson's last day with a binky!! He had one with him at Grandma's and it broke, so we decided that was it for him! When we put him to bed that night and he asked for a binky, we reminded him that it broke and it was a little sad, but it went surprisingly well. He asked for it for a few more days and then he was over it!! A few weeks later, we were at my mom's house and he found another binky and tried to use it, but my mom told him, "let's cut it." He was totally fine and handed her the binky, so she cut the tip, and then he completely fell apart. He was so sad! But he got over it pretty quickly.

We went back to our house and Grandma and the Kids and I decorated eggs. They loved putting the eggs in the dye and they were done in just a few minutes because we didn't have that many eggs! That night we remembered to plant our magic jelly beans!