Halloween!!

Last Sunday, we celebrated Weston's 1st Halloween, and it was a lot of fun. One of our neighbors hosted a Halloween celebration for the little ones, and we had a great time! Even though Weston isn't old enough to participate in all of the festivities, he had a great time crawling around and carrying a toy golf club all over the yard.

We took Weston trick-or-treating around our neighborhood, and he loved it. He didn't get any candy this year, but we pulled him around in his wagon, and he got to check out all the cool costumes that the kids in the neighborhood had on. Weston was a skeleton this year, and he was pretty cute, if I do say so myself! :) I'll let you decide...

Crawling around before Trick or Treating

With Dad at the end of a LONG Night! :)

Watching in AMAZEMENT!

Mom...I'm READY to go!

See my bag!! I'm going to get LOTS of candy! :)

Day at the Pumpkin Patch

So, a few Saturday's ago, we spent the morning at the park, well, this past weekend, we spent our Saturday morning at the Pumpkin Patch, and we came home with two pumpkins, a big one for the family and a little one that Weston picked out. It was SO much fun, and I'm looking forward to continuing the tradition of taking Weston to the Pumpkin Patch every year. Weston was so amazed by all the "big orange things" laying on the ground, and he was TOO cute looking at them all and wanting to touch them and hold on to them while we were there. I think the pictures are worth a thousand words, so I'll leave you with pictures of our Pumpkin Patch outing! :)

Day at the Park

So, Weston and I went to the park on Saturday morning, and we had so much fun! He climbed on the playground, and he swung on the swings. It was a perfect Saturday morning with our friends!

Anyways, I took some photos, and I'll preface that some of the photos aren't so great, but he's constantly on the move, and it's a struggle to get his smiling face in the photos. I often get the top of his head or side of his face instead!

This is...

...what it feels like to wear your heart outside of your body! I love this little boy, and he is what keeps me going even on days like last Thursday! :) Love him!

This is how I feel today...

I feel terrible! I don't know that I have a fever, but I feel like I do...I have a stuffy head, headache, because I have SO much in my head, sore throat, runny nose, etc. All in all, it's a tough day. Unfortunately, I'm not home in bed...I'm here at work, and I'm trying to focus and get things done; however, it's a bit difficult. I just want to crawl under my desk and go to sleep! I'm planning on leaving early this afternoon to try to head home and get some rest. We have big plans for this weekend, so I can't be sick! :(

And I feel bad, because I know that I caught this from Weston. He had a cold and had a really snotty nose, and he wasn't fussy, so I didn't realize that it was so bad. Unfortunately, he probably felt a lot worse than I gave him credit for! Or maybe us adults just can't handle being sick, and I actually felt worse! Who knows?!

Christmas Card Sneak Peak

Here is a sneak peak for everyone out there of the Harvey Family Christmas card...What do you think?! We love it!

If you like our Christmas Card, go check out Anita Pope's blog and order your own Christmas Cards for this year, as well. She does a great job, and she is really easy to work with! You won't be disappointed!

8 months

Weston turned 8 months old on Monday, September 20th, and I still can't believe that he is already eight months old! Where has the time gone?! It's unbelievable to think that in less than four months, he'll be a year old, and you know that I'm already planning his 1st Birthday Party! Weston is SO much fun, and Grant and I are loving it and already looking forward to our next one! Ha-Ha! :)

At eight months, you are such a ball of energy. You are constantly moving and rarely stop playing unless you are exhausted or not feeling well. You are SO loving, and you still love your Mommy! It makes me SO happy! Since I last posted your statistics, you've had your first ear infection and the Roseola virus! Not fun, but we made it through it!

Here are your eight month statistics and milestones:

• You weigh approximately 22 lbs. I took you to the doctor last Friday, and that's what you weighed then, so I'm assuming that you are close to that now. I have no idea how long you are, but I'll find out next month at your nine month check-up. We are still exclusively BF'ing, and we haven't yet had to supplement with formula. You LOVE food, and I've been making all of your food. You've had SO many different types of food, and you still love it, but you are starting to push away your vegetables. You LOVE fruit, yogurt and meats...Turkey is your favorite! You are a chubby, healthy little boy!

• You still enjoy feeding yourself. You would much rather feed yourself than take a spoon that mommy or daddy gives you with food on it.
• Still wearing Size 4 diapers. You are wearing size 12-18 month clothes with some remaining nine month items thrown in, as well.

• You ONLY sleep on your stomach. You hate sleeping on your back, and you always roll over to your stomach during your sleep, so I've just stopped putting you on your back. It scared me at first, but I've gotten used to it. If you roll over onto your back during the night, you'll wake up and roll yourself back over. It's SO funny to watch on the video monitor.
• You have not been sleeping through the night lately, and it's frustrating, but I know that it'll change again. We had gotten so used to you sleeping for 12-13 hours, so it's tough to adjust. You've been waking up some nights once or twice and some nights not at all, but you've been waking up earlier in the morning, so we are trying to push your bedtime back to 7:00-7:30 PM to see if that helps!

• You still like to go to sleep on time! It's getting easier to keep you up late, but you don't like to stay up too late. You still don't like to be held when falling asleep or tired.
  
• You love to sit up and play by yourself. You are Mr. Independent and can be content to sit by yourself and play with your toys for at least a half hour.
  
• You NEVER sit still! If we put you in one place, you are gone in just a few seconds. You are crawling all over the place, pulling up on everything and standing. It's so crazy how quickly you are growing!
  
• You still only have two teeth, and we thought some more would appear, but they haven't yet. We are hoping that your teeth bothering you is the reason why you aren't sleeping, as well, and you will start sleeping better once they pop through.
• You still prefer to drink out of a sippy cup during the day, but at night, you want your bottle or your mommy. I had to go out of town for a week, and you wouldn't let your daddy give you a cup, you wanted a bottle instead.
  
• You still LOVE water, and we haven't given you any juice.

• Mommy has been traveling for work some lately, and she has had to leave you overnight with Daddy. Mommy is missing you, but Daddy is really great and handles it very well. He has had NO problems! :)
• You LOVE Banks, the dog. You think he is so much fun! Every afternoon when we get home, we go and let him out, and you just LOVE it. You kick your legs and get excited. You are trying to say "dog", because we say it constantly, but it comes out as "Doh".
• You are also saying "Da-Da". You say it constantly as you are playing and when I ask you if your Daddy is coming home, you start crawling around saying it. It's SO cute, and now, I'm just waiting on "Mommy" to come out of your mouth next! :)

I'm sure that I'm missing something, but I've posted enough for now. Life is so much fun with our amazing son.

Weekend at the Beach

Snack Time!

With fall on the way, we decided to take one last beach vacation in 2010. We packed everything up on Wednesday night, and we headed out on Thursday after work. We headed to Jekyll Island to stay at the 4-H Center. My family has gone to the 4-H Center over Labor Day every year since I was a kid, and we don't want that to change now that Weston is part of our family.

Being mischievous and preparing to crawl off his blanket...

We had a great time though Weston had a fever for two days and broke out in a rash on Monday morning when we were preparing to head home. Turns out he had the Roseola virus...we even took him to the Immediate Care center at the beach on Saturday, because he was feeling so bad. He was just getting over his first ear infection, so we were worried that he still had the remnants of the ear infection, and it wasn't getting better. His ears were clear, and it was all viral! Thankfully, he is feeling much better and the rash is almost gone. The last night at the beach...he woke up EVERY TWO HOURS! It was worse than when we first brought him home.

Loving the sand!

We had to keep the pacifier in, because he continuously wanted to eat the sand! Ha-Ha!

We had fun though, and he got to watch his first Georgia game while we were there with his dad! Grant had fun and can't wait for him to be able to watch the game and cheer along with him! Now, some pictures from our beach vacation!

Smiling at Mommy

Blog Sale

So, I've been cleaning out my closet of things that I don't wear, and I decided to host a blog sale to see if anyone is interested, because I've seen them done before. They aren't anything fancy, but I thought I'd give it a shot.

SOLD - Banana Republic Long Cream Jacket - Size XS - NWT - Originally $198 - $75 OBO

Gap Pink Long Sleeve Shirt - Size XS - $5 (Worn only once or twice)

Gap Long Sleeve Cream Sweater - Size XS - $5 (Worn only once or twice)

SOLD - Gap Long Sleeve Gray Sweater - Size - S - NWT - $10

Banana Republic Brown & White Striped Shirt - Size - XS - $7 (Worn only once or twice)


SOLD - Gap Dark Wash Trouser Jeans - Size 4 Ankle - $15 OBO


SOLD - Banana Republic Dark Wash Boot Cut Jeans - Size - 4P - $20 OBO


Express Boot Cut Jeans - Size 4 Short - $10 OBO



Tan & White Seersucker Cropped Shorts/Pants - They are just below my knees, and I'm only 5 ft. tall, so they would be long length shorts on most people. - Size 4 - $8

We are trying to do some "clean out" at home, as well as, preparing for a yard sale in September. We are attempting to empty our current office to make it a "play" room, so we can get some of the toys that we are accumulating out of the way of traffic. My close is overflowing, so I'm cleaning out things that I don't wear often or at all.

All items comes from a smoke-free home, and they are very well taken care of. Please email me if you are interested in anything or have any questions. I will ship upon paypal payment.

rlh.harvey@gmail.com

Shipping is a flat $4 rate.

Thanks everyone for your interest!

6 Months

Even though tomorrow, Weston will be seven months old, I didn't want to miss posting about all his current milestones and update on what was going on in our lives at six months. I won't lie, things haven't been easy lately with life in general, but Weston has been an angel, so I don't have any complaints with him! He's perfect...I'll elaborate on everything else in another post, because I do have so many things to update you all on. For now though, I'm going to post photos and an update on Weston at six months. :)


At six months, we've made it half-way to your 1st birthday, Weston. As each month goes by, I can't believe that my little baby is not so little any more, and he's approaching his toddler days quickly. It makes me sad to think that he's growing so fast, but I love each new phase, and I enjoy everyday we have together. I love that you need me and you prefer me over anyone else. It makes me feel so happy, especially when I've had a tough day.


Here are your six month statistics and milestones:

• You weigh 18 lb., 13 oz. We are still exclusively BF'ing, and we haven't yet had to supplement with formula. You LOVE food, and I've been making all of your food. So far you've had sweet potatoes, green beans, winter squash, pears, peaches, apples, carrots, avocado, yogurt and bananas. I'm sure I'm missing something, but needless to say, you LOVE to eat. You are a chubby, healthy little boy!
• You've started to get the "pincher grasp", and you enjoy feeding yourself. You would much rather feed yourself than take a spoon that mommy or daddy gives you with food on it. You love Puffs, but you always try to feed them to the dog from your high chair.
  
• You are 27 1/2 inches long at your six month appointment in July.
  
• Now wearing Size 4 diapers, but you can still wear Size 3, as well, but the 4's are more comfortable for all of us, because you were wetting the front overnight.
• You ONLY sleep on your stomach. You hate sleeping on your back, and you always roll over to your stomach during your sleep, so I've just stopped putting you on your back. It scared me at first, but I've gotten used to it. If you roll over onto your back during the night, you'll wake up and roll yourself back over. It's SO funny to watch on the video monitor.
  
• You can no longer wear any 6 month or 6-9 month outfits. You sometimes wear 9 month outfits, but most of those are too snug, as well. You are mostly wearing 12 month clothes, and you have some 18 month clothes already.
  
  
• You are still sleeping through the night. You usually are in bed and going to sleep by 6:30 PM, and I wake you up at 6:30 AM during the week. On the weekends, you will sleep until 7:30 AM. You never wake up mad. You always wake up and will just play in your crib until I come and get you. No screaming to get out!
  
• You still like to go to sleep on time! It's getting easier to keep you up late, but you don't like to stay up too late. You still don't like to be held when falling asleep or tired.
  
• You love to sit up and play by yourself. You are Mr. Independent and can be content to sit by yourself and play with your toys for at least a half hour.
  
• You NEVER sit still! If we put you in one place, you are scooting and moving to another location. You aren't crawling yet, but you can get where you want to go! It's SO cute! :)
• You still only have two teeth, but we are confident that you are going to get more as you are constantly drooling, and we can feel the teeth just below your gums.
• You've gotten to the point where you don't like to drink milk that much...you went from drinking 8 oz. per bottle to drinking maybe 4 oz. per bottle. You drink anywhere from 7-11 oz. while you are at daycare during the day. You used to drink 16 oz. while you were there! You drink well in the morning, but you don't in the evening. I'm lucky if I can get you to drink 1 oz., but I'm trying to do different things to get you to drink better. You are still sleeping through the night regardless. Your pediatrician told me not to worry, because you are on the "bigger" side, and you are probably getting what you need.
• You are no longer drinking out of a bottle at all...we think that the nipple must have been bothering your gums, because you chewed on it, and you never would drink out of it anymore, so we switched you to a cup, and you love your cup, so it's been working well, and you are drinking better.
• You LOVE water. You think it's the best, and I have to limit how much you drink, because you would drink it before milk, if I would let you.
  

I'm sure that I'm missing something, but I've posted enough for now. As I said before, I can't believe that he's growing so fast. It's been an amazing journey so far, and I love being a mother to this sweet little boy.