Baptisms and Houses!

Lots of stuff going on! Wes was baptised last weekend. Fr. Dr. Wisner performed the ceremony. There was one other little baby getting baptised. Wes was very well behaved, almost too well. Fr. Dr. Wisner said that it is Irish custom that if the baby doesn't cry, the baptism doesn't take. Finally at the end for the final blessing, Wes started whaling from hunger. My brother, sister, Mom and I all went in on one of those bouncy moonwalks that Tedd and I found at a yard sale. We set it up for post baptism entertainment. It was a hit!!!

I think everything is final on the house, we just have to close. Well, I guess we have some repairs on our house (THANK YOU DAD!!!!) We close the 29th on both houses. We have to be out of our current house on November 1st by 12 noon! Never a dull moment! Enjoy the pictures.

Walsh Boys

Another week on maternity leave. I can't say that we've done a ton of exciting things. Graham is getting good at playing hide-n-seek. Wes is getting better at sleeping. Both get cuter by the day. Here are the pictures to prove it! Graham will get his first haircut on Saturday! We are keeping the curls though. Business in the front, party in the back.

Here is snoozy poo Wes. And yes, he also looks this adorable when he is sleeping.

Here are the boys after the church. Both were very good! Fr. Jerry even complimented Graham on his "cool shirt"

Graham tried to eat lunch Thursday, but was just worn out! No hot dog could keep him from his nap.

A Calmer Week

This week was a little calmer. It was very much welcomed. Wesley and I got to just hang out and not worry about getting stuff done around the house. With the time together, Wes and I are starting to understand one another! He's been much less fussy and is starting to sleep and wake on somewhat of a schedule. We still have people looking at the house, just not quite as many. I think we had 5 or 6 this week. Which is plenty. Graham has really got himself into the spirit of keeping the house clean! The evidence is in the pictures. The plans for this week are minimal. 1. Hopefully sell the house 2. Plan Wes' baptism I will keep you all posted. (At least until I return to work) :)

Get your dance on

Walsh Boys

ARE WE COMING OR GOING???

The last couple of weeks have been very very busy. On the 7th we put our house on the market. Graham started walking just about a month ago and we quickly noticed how small our house really is. We are encouraged though because we had 14 showings in one week, which our relator said was a record for her. Now if we could just get an offer or two out of the craziness. Everyone someone wants to look at the house, we have to make sure everything is picked up and clean and then leave. Not so easy with a 16 month old and a 5 week old! Tedd's parent visited that same weekend as did my friend Shelley and her husband Scott and of course their kids Sydney and Spencer. This last weekend our relator had an open house, so we decided to pack up and head to Manhattan. Wesley needed to meet some people anyway! Wesley was able to meet Tayden, Carter, Lauren, Hesston, Brecken, Abryanna, and most importantly Grandma Weisbender. Graham thought that Joei and Tayden were the coolest. Joei and Graham wrestled and giggled for hours. Joei loves Wesley and would hold him crying, happy, whatever 24/7 if she could. Too bad she isn't a little older! Tedd and I enlisted Memaw and Auntie to baby sit the boys while we went on a date! I almost forgot what that was like! Memaw made Tedd a birthday dinner with a chocolate cake included. Graham thought we were singing to him! He was pretty excited.

Wesley Dylan Walsh

Here he is! Wesley Dylan Walsh. Just in case you didn't get the info he was 8 lb. 20z. and 22 inches long. He was born on July 8th! This is one of the only early pictures we have with him without the wires, tubes and isolet. I am happy to say that we are all home and healthy. Wesley has no residual health issues. He is a typical 3 week old. He eats, poops and sleeps. Graham thinks that Wesley is the coolest thing ever! Every morning he points to Wesley like it is a surprise, he points to him and says "Baby!" Graham has been busy too. He is walking everywhere and is sooooooo proud of himself.

Graham's First Visit with Santa

Graham had a weekend of firsts! Some good, some not so good. Friday Graham got sent home from daycare with 103 degree temperature.:( His Dr. said that there was a virus going around. By Saturday, he was feeling a little better. Less lathargic, more smiles. By Sunday, he was tired, but no fever! The virus didn't seem to damper Graham's first visit with Santa! As long as he didn't see that it was Santa holding him, he did great! The second he saw that it was Santa holding him, fear and anxiety set in. We were able to get some good pictures. Graham had a fun weekend virus or not playing with his cousins Joei and Tayden. He loves to give moochies, (open mouth, wet kisses), and he is becoming a professional waver. He can wave hand open, hand closed, or the whole arm waive. We are so proud of him.

All together for the Holidays!

Promotion in the family

Yesterday Tedd was offered the Coordinator position for the department he has been working with for the last 3 years! He spent a decent portion of the morning negotiating for a salary that the hospital and he could agree on. Just before lunch, they presented Tedd an offer that they both could agree on. So... That means Tedd is the new Coordinator of the Cardiac Rehabilitation at North Kansas City Hospital! Yeah!!!!!!!!

Thanksgiving Weekend

Graham survived his first Thanksgiving without a major tummy ache. We went to Memaw and Papaw's house, where Memaw put on quite the spread. I think my tummy still hurts from all the good cooking. It was nice to have everyone there. I know it made Memaw very happy. Joei, Tayden and Graham all thought that my lap was the best seat in the house. (I certainly didn't mind one bit!). Graham ate mashed potatoes, just like Daddy, minus the gravy, cranberry sauce, sweet potatoes and corn. For dessert, he ate some pumpkin pie and then Auntie shared her 4-layer dessert with him. Graham in return shared it with his teacher, Miss Maryanne, on Friday! Saturday called for snow and we got it! Graham wasn't sure what to think of it. It was pretty cold, so we didn't stay out too long. I think he'll love the snow when he starts walking.

Busy Weekend

Today was a busy day. We went to church and the Bishop was there because Father Jerry was officially named head of our church, St. Agnes. Graham was blessed by Father Anthony at communion and thought that was pretty neat. We came home and raked leaves. Graham helped as long as he could, but wore out before we got the back yard done. (Good thing Tedd didn't wear out!) Graham has grown leaps and bounds this weekend! He is officially playing peek-a-boo by himself. He will hold his blanky up to his face and then pull down as to say "Peek-a-Boo!" He also drank about 3 ounces of apple juice (mixed with water) from a sippy cup! Wow! The last week he has become very, very, vocal. His hard consonant sounds are good. He say "kiki" a lot which, I think means blanky or binkie!

Here are our Halloween pictures. Graham did awesome! He wore his hat for the Halloween parade at school (1.5 hours) and then again for all of our trick-or-treaters and never messed with it one time. We went to a couple of neighbors houses. He seemed okay with that, no thrilled. All the neighbors were really excited to see us, so they were pretty keyed up which scared Graham a little bit. He was offered candy, but respectfully declined. Well, except for the gummie finger that we left in the wrapper for him to chew on! He loved it. The weather was incredibly nice, so we sat out on the porch and handed out candy. We estimated about 125 to 135 trick-or-treaters. Graham made through all but the last 20 or so. He loved watching the kids come up to the door in their costumes.

November 5, 2008

Graham is an extremely happy baby! Everyone should be as lucky as we are. He has a healthy appetite. (As if you couldn't already tell) He is a great sleeper and sleeps 10 to 12 hours every night. He giggles when he thinks you are going to tickle him and loves to play peek-a-boo
! His favorite songs are Itsy Bitsy Spider (with all the actions of course) and Take me out to the Ball Game. His one true dislike is tummy time. When we put him on his belly he flips over in a matter of seconds. We'll keep working on it though. He just started eating dinner with us. He has his main course (usually cereal and a veggie) and then while we eat our dinner, he eats his biter biscuit cookie! Yum! Yum!