Pease Park

Here are a few photos from our visit to Pease Park.  Two thumbs up for their sprayground, and there were also a couple nice playscapes and (importantly for JJ) swings.  Wesley was a big fan of the grass.

(Not the best pictures.  Trying to stretch forward and point the camera at the baby without letting go of him.)

Bye-Bye to July-ly

Where did the month go?  The last few weekends have been pretty relaxing and included some trips to the "jumpy place" and the pool.  Our August looks much busier with several out-of-town trips and a visit from Grandpa Campbell planned!

JJ continues to hone his climbing skills at inflatable places.
He tried a new one, Wazoo, recently.

Wesley watches and learns.

Techie boy shows off the picture of him taken seconds earlier.

Chilling out at home, showing off his cute plaid shirt from Eric & Jess.

In the past couple weeks Wesley has started to get up on all fours and rock.  He is not crawling yet but he seems to be very close.  He can easily turn 360 degrees on the floor, rolls around easily and scoots himself across the floor using his arms.

Watching the turtles near Central Market.

Doing some yoga poses!  Wesley is becoming an expert at downward-facing dog.  Fortunately this has not yet resulted in a face-plant but it's probably only a matter of time.

Having sampled sweet potatoes, squash and carrots in the past couple weeks, Wesley dined on his first green vegetable tonight: green beans.  We still have yet to find something this boy won't eat!

The case of the disappearing chin...

Miscellaneous July photos

Here are a few recent pictures of the boys.

JJ getting creative with his rocking horse

Wesley's first go at the rocking horse!

He's not quite sure about it yet ...

Warming up to it now

JJ preparing dinner for Daddo with his new grilling set

Just a casual bbq dinner; pants are optional.

Wesley started some solid food a couple weeks ago (first solid was rice cereal on 6/24/12, then applesauce on 7/6/12, followed by oatmeal on 7/10/12).  Tonight: his first taste of sweet potatoes.  He shocked me by eating the whole container in one sitting.  This boy was definitely ready for solids so we'll keep them coming!

July 4th

Cousins Chris and Andy were in town for the week, and they accompanied Uncle E, JJ and me to the fireworks show at Auditorium Shores.  This was JJ's first fireworks show and I was a little worried the noise would bother him or he'd turn into a monster from staying up so late.  But he ended up doing pretty well!  He had fun dancing to the symphony music before the fireworks started, and then during the show he helpfully kept telling us to "Look! Look!" at the fireworks.

Riding to the show in style, courtesy of Chris

Having fun with Andy

Rough-housing with Uncle E

My attempt at capturing the fireworks

My silly patriotic dessert

A few days later we had dinner at Eric and Jess's and got cute pictures of Wesley with the cousins.

Summer Treats

Our treats this summer weekend were baby laughter, juicy watermelon, and a wee bit of refreshing rain.

Wesley's 4-Month Doctor Visit (+ misc. pictures)

Wesley is 4 months old!  He did great with his 2 shots (plus oral rotavirus vaccine) and is growing well.  The doctor said he can try some rice cereal anytime now.

His stats:
Weight: 15 lbs 14 oz (50-75th percentile)
Height: 25.5 inches (50-75th percentile)
Head circumference: 42.8 cm (70-90th percentile)

Compare to JJ's 4-month stats.

Other stuff Wesley is up to: laughing, squealing, continuing to roll over (belly to back), reaching for toys, jamming everything in his mouth, and being very interested in his brother.

Some recent pictures of the boys:

Backyard pool time

Mini ice cream cone treat

Opening a gift from Nana

Bro snuggle time

Diaper bonnet