Wes Words

• I have taught Wes to say "I poop Momma" when prompted with a question such as "Did you poop, Wes?".  Well, this morning I woke up to  a noise and then "I fart Momma....fart."  Great.  The battle begins.  I think "toot" would be much better, but John has clearly worked very hard to introduce this word to our son. 

• Wes misses Daddy all day long, asking about him before he even gets out of bed in the morning. "Daddy at work, oh no.  Daddy home.  Base.  Eat (with) Daddy.  See Daddy."  Yesterday we had to pick John up from work so that we could go pick up the Jeep from an oil change.  I asked Wes if he was happy to see Daddy because he kept smiling and laughing.  He kept saying, over and over "Happy Daddy.  Happy see Daddy".  So cute!!

• Wes says "Danke" instead of "Thank you" over 90% of the time.  It is so cute to hear him say "Danke Daddy" or "Danke guy" and people think it's pretty cute to hear!

• Wes had gotten out of bed Sunday morning and John didn't know.  When he went to put the dogs out; Wes said "boo Daddy" and actually scared John!  He had hidden between the wall and a bureau in the hall.  (I, of course, heard him get up!!)

• When we get to the gate on base, Wes always says "Bye guy" to the gate guard!

• Loving his colors, numbers, and letters!  Counting, sounds, and color blocks, paints and crayons are big hits these days!  Go WES!!!

• Wes has learned that J says "J" like in John, so I thought it was time to teach him our names (hoping he would still call us Mommy and Daddy).  He spent a good part of Sunday evening telling us my name was "broccoli".  When asked tonight, he said "Becca" clear as could be!

• Wes will pull up my shirt and kiss my belly and say "hi baby"; then immediately pull my shirt down and say "bye-bye baby".  I know he'll be a great big brother, but I really think he will say "All done, Baby" and try to put her under my shirt a few times at first!!
  

Hailey Update--33rd week

I'm almost at 33 weeks (Saturday) and our little princess weighs just over 4 pounds!  We spent a few hours at the doc's today, signing paperwork, being monitored for contractions/heartbeat, ultrasound and getting our flight letter for our Portugal trip next week.  Hailey is really growing!  Our doctor remeasured a few body parts to confirm how much she's grown; he seemed surprised.  He amended our due date officially to May 16, which I'd done a few months ago anyway!  Her ultrasound estimated arrival date ranges from 30 April to 15 May!!!  YIPPEE!!  I only had one little contraction while being monitored, which was a relief.  At this point in my pregnancy with Wes, I was admitted to the hospital for early labor; contractions and dilation.  I'm going to keep taking the magnesium pills until after our trip and then I'll stop!  He told me I could stop taking them now, but I'd rather be safe and take them until we get home!  As I write this entry, my belly is moving all around; she must know I'm writing about her!!  

Beda Fest

This weekend has been so much fun!  We've had visitors from Kentucky (Bec's Uncle Allen and Aunt Anne) and Amsterdam (Bec's cousin Eliza and her girlfriend Laura)!!!  On Saturday we went to a wine probe in the darling town of Trittenheim, which is on the Mosel River.  From there, we had a great dinner with some friends that joined us on the wine probe.  Today, we went to Bitburg for the annual Beda Fest (the old celtic name for Bitburg).  

John, Becca, Laura, Uncle Allen, Aunt Anne, Eliza and Wes!

The Steinbocks posing with the Bitburg steinbocks!!

Wes loves balloons (they freak me out because I'm always waiting for them to POP!), so these were really the highlight of his day!   

When the ride was over, he kept asking for more...so of course we said OK!!  When the second ride was over, he still wanted more, as you can see him signing and saying "more" in the picture below!  Our little guy was pretty sad as we walked away from the train:(

Doner Kebabs are John's favorite, so this is where we ended up for lunch!  He and Uncle Allen had kebabs, while we shared a pizza!

Hailey--28 weeks

Our little Hailey is getting bigger!  Her head is down and she's moving all around!  Great news came yesterday that my mommy is coming for 3 WEEKS!!  We were originally going to get her for only a week.5, but I think she feels sorry for me because my good friend Kristen will be in the states for all of May and 1/2 of June!  Thanks Mom!  You don't even know how much relief you gave me yesterday!  Oh, and sorry Deb, I know you'll miss having her around!!

Harbour Island Highlights

Out to lunch with the ladies...our little ladies man!!  Saw some Chicago Bulls player...Noah or Ryan??  

Watching Mama Mia...or not!

Kristen enjoying some sun!

Just starting to keep glasses on for a min or two!

Our new baby, Hailey

Sharing Craisins with MeMaw (he calls her MeMe)

Peeping Wes...He's even taken her swimsuit!

Out to dinner...

This is how Wes rolls..."Go Mommy, Go!"

Searching for Dave Matthews...we went about everywhere looking for him again...

Me and My Shadow

Finger Painting and More!!

We sure had fun last month with our new paints, markers and chalk!  Wes likes to explore with them, even a little taste here and there!  I guess it makes sense, since he was sitting at the kitchen table!  I guess I should also invest in a smock at some point, or at least an old shirt to put over him...even though they are washable!  Wes seems proud to look at his pictures on the fridge!  He even made us take one down so he could carry it around!