My Valentines

This is my hard-working Valentine. Justin works so hard to provide for our family. He is a great dad, and a caring husband. For Valentine's day he went to the store and got some yummy crackers, cheese, and chocolates and prepared a little platter for us. We drank some sparkling cider and enjoyed a few quiet moments without the kids. Then we were both so tired that we went to bed at 9:30.

This is my one month old Valentine. I think he's about ready to bust out the smiles.

Isabella is my silliest Valentine. We made some yummy cookies together. We had a lot of fun. I hope you had a happy heart day too!

Sunday Planning

Justin is working a 24 hour (7 a.m. today - 7 a.m. tomorrow) shift today. I admit the thought of getting up and getting two kids ready for 9:00 a.m. church by myself did not sound like fun. Then I thought, we might as well try it. I bathed Izzy last night and took a shower myself also. That meant this morning's check list was as follows:

• Nurse Wes
• Eat Breakfast
• Feed Izzy
• Get myself ready (hair, make-up, find an outfit that doesn't make me look too chubby)
• Get Izzy ready (dress, hair, potty)
• Bath and dress Wes
• Pack diaper bag
• Pack Izzy's bag
• Load up Kids and bags (three, including my YW's bag, I really need a bigger bag)

Izzy got up around 6:30 so that basically meant I had two hours to get everything done. I hoped that we had enough of a buffer in case of any unplanned events.

I would say things went pretty smooth. We were all ready to go and I looked at the clock, 8:10. Holy Cow!! I was so impressed that I had 20 minutes to spare. Hence the cute picts. Enjoy!

What a cute dude! His hair looks kind of red. It doesn't look red in real life (sorry Dad).

Izzy in her "Princess" Dress My attempt at getting a picture of them together.

Izzy's Baby Brother

Izzy wasn't sure about baby Wes at first, but now she is super cute. She is very willing to share her toys and wants to play blocks and animals with him. She even offered her little Cinderella figure to him, which is a very big deal. I don't even get to play with Cinderella.

The first thing she does when she wakes up is look for baby brother and is very concerned if he is not where she can see him. Izzy doesn't show a lot of interest in holding him, but does ask to carry him every so often. She is very concerned when Wes cries and likes to try to give him his paci.

Overall Izzy is a cute big sister and very proud of her baby brother.

Thought I would throw this picture in just because Wes is just so dang cute!

Welcome Baby Wesley

Justin Wesley Wilson Jr. arrived Wednesday, January 14th at 11:49 p.m. He weighed 8 lbs 5 oz and was 21 inches long. We are so happy to have him here.

Thanks to all our friends and family for their support in welcoming Wesley to our home.

Here are a few of the hundreds of pictures we have of our new little man so far:

Here I am, right before heading to the hospital. Izzy was very unsure about her baby brother

It's Izzy's Turn

I was taking some pictures the other day and Izzy thought we needed more pictures of her. She was very specific about what I took pictures of.

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Fingers

"Another Fingers"

Toes

"Another Toes"

P.S. My due date is Thursday. I'm really ready to have this baby.

My Nesting Projects

I've been trying to keep busy getting ready for Christmas and Baby Boy (probably to be named Wesley) Wilson hoping that time will fly (it hasn't). I don't consider myself a crafty person by any means. I do like to try to make things and I feel a sense of accomplishment for my creations. It just seems like I'm ultimately a little disappointed because I can't make anything perfect. At that point I just tell myself to move on and accept something homemade for what it is. All the imperfections add character.

Here is a small sample of what I've been doing to keep busy:

Christmas tins for Justin's family that live in the area.

A quiet book for Izzy. These are my favorite pages. Much thanks to Devrie and Megan for all their help!

This is Izzy's favorite page

Quilt/bumper pads/burp clothes for Baby Boy Wilson.

I also made a hooded towel for the newly born Garrett Carter and fleece blankets that fold into pillows for my nephews in Utah. I should have taken a picture, but I didn't.

It's been lots of fun to create. Our next big project is painting the baby's room and getting it all ready!

Our Merry Christmas

Justin has had a pretty rough schedule this past month. I'm really feeling his long hours and Izzy misses him a lot. Luckily today is his last shift and then he has a few weeks off to get ready for this baby.

Anyway, Justin had a 24 hour shift on Christmas, so we celebrated the day before. Despite us all having colds, we had a great time. Izzy really stole the show. I know this video clip is pretty long. Mostly it's for grandparents and family who don't get to see her very often. But I haven't put a video of her on our blog for a long time, so the rest of you might enjoy hearing her talk too. I promise I won't be offended if you don't watch the whole thing. I, however, make a lovely Christmas morning appearance about half way through in a big fat sweater and glasses. Justin also shows his great talent of playing Cinderella with Izzy. You won't want to miss it!