Please Pray

I would ask that you would please pray for a couple that use to go to our church. They have since moved to Ohio. Amanda & Billy are the parents. They have one little girl, Ava, who just turned 2 & a little boy on the way, Wyatt, who is due in March. They just found out that little Wyatt has a very rare genetic disorder called polycystic kidney disease that is often fatal. They were both tested & found out they were both carriers of it so they will not be having any more children. Amanda is about 22 years old and Billy is about 29. Amanda always said she wanted to have a whole housfull of children. So, as you can imagine, they are devastated. They are also going to have Ava tested to see if she has it. So, please just keep them in your prayers. Thanks.

Here is a picture of Ava & Wesley back in February.

 

For some reason this pic did not work when I tried to post it in the last post, so here it is.

 

Wesley is really getting to where he talks almost nonstop now. He memorizes all the books we read to him & loves reading them back to us. He can sing his abc's and count to about 20. My dad said when he was going on a walk with him on Christmas, he stopped at a stop sign, and said "stop," & pointed to every letter and spelled out S-T-O-P. The other day, Wesley was eating lunch & I was sitting at the table with him while I was feeding Luke his bottle. Alot of times Wesley will say, "Look baby Luke, I'm eating." Well, when he said it this time I said, "Baby Luke is eating too," to which Wesley replied, "No, he's not eating, he's drinking." He told me! He got one of those John Deere tractor's for christmas that's battery operated. Well, he was telling me how he wanted to go outside and ride it. I said, "You want to go outside & ride your tractor." He said with a confused look on his face,"no, its not a tractor, its a JOHN DEERE tractor." He told me again.

Luke slept for the longest he ever has on christmas eve night. He slept from 11 to 7 and then christmas night he slept from 11 to about 5:30. I'm going to start trying here, probably in January, to start putting him down about 7:30 or 8, to try to get him on a schedule. He's still in the room with us. I moved Wesley out at 3 months, which now, I can't believe I moved him out that early. Well, I'll probably move Luke out at about 4 or 5 months.

I just had to post this picture of Luke and his mohawk. I tried to get Wesley to look and when he did, the camera delayed, as it always does.

 

Christmas

We had a good christmas day. My mom,dad,grandma, & uncle were at our house. Wesley is starting to enjoy it more & more now & starting to understand it more too. I don't think he quite understands the fact that it is Jesus' b-day. We sang happy b-day to Jesus & Wesley looked real confused as to why we were singing happy birthday to someone who wasn't "physically" here. It will probably take a while for him to understand it completely, but I know it will be something that he always remembers.

Wesley went ice skating for the first time the week before christmas at a park we have here called "the parks at chehaw." He was very reluctant at first but once he got out there, he loved it. My dad was out there holding his hand(he didn't skate but had his tennis shoes on).I went also, & hadn't been in years, so I had to get the hang of it, but still wasn't completely as confidant as I use to be. We also went on a train ride afterwards but Wesley said he would rather skate than go on a train ride. When he said that, I knew he really loved it. Not many things can compete with a train ride.

At a christmas parade. Luke was all bundled up b/c it was very cold.

 

Wesley & my dad ice skating. It was warm outside & of course had to be cold in the area the skating was to keep the ice from melting, thus creating the fog around it.

 

This is of Wesley and his new tractor he got from pa & grandma. He was giving Tiger a ride.

 

In our backyard. It's very hard to get a family picture of both boys looking at the camera.

 

Luke's dedication

We dedicated Luke to the Lord last Sunday. Mark's mom & dad were here,my mom & dad, & my grandma. Brother Gillespie dedicated him, our associate pastor. He actually married my parents back in 1978 so we've known him for many years. My dad and Mark's dad actualy dedicated Wesley, but we thought it would be meaningful for brother Gillespie to do it. He's a special man. Here are some more pics.

This is of Wesley in Moultrie, Ga. riding the ponies.

 

Pops, Wesley, & Luke. As you can see, Wesley was not in the mood to have his picture taken.

 

My grandma,ma,holding Luke. This was the first time she had seen him.

 

Luke getting dedicated by brother Gillespie.

 

Adventures in pottytraining

Last week, we got home one night from somewhere, & Wesley told me he had to go pee pee. So, I asked him if he wanted to go sit on his potty and he said yes. He was very enthusiastic about it. So, he went to sit down and immediately peed. We were so excited and made a real big deal out of it. We gave him candy, stickers, he even got to push a button that plays music as a reward. Well, he seemed happy and I keep telling him if he starts going, he can wear big boy underwear with CARS, Thomas, or Go Diego on them. We even looked at them at Target one day. Well, now he gets real upset if I ask him if he needs to go sit on his potty. He says, "don't go potty anymore." He doesn't like having a wet diaper and can't stand having a dirty one. I guess he's just going to have to go when he's ready. Either that or he'll still wearing diapers when he's 18. Here's Wesley giving a thumbs up right after he went.

 

We had a good Thanksgiving. Mark's mom & dad came Wednesday night and stayed through Sunday afternoon. While they were here, Mark & his dad worked on a swingset for Wesley,& Luke, in the backyard. (I always tell Wesley its not just his but also Luke's in hopes that it will prevent future fights). Actually, it was a used one from someone at our church and just needed to be fixed up a little. That night, we went to Moultrie, Ga. for their christmas celebration in the downtown area. They have it every thanksgiving night. They have pony rides, santa, santa's reindeer, and a bunch of light displays. The line to sit on santa's lap was ridiculously long so we didn't even attempt it. Wesley said he didn't want to sit on his lap anyway. We'll try the mall later:) He also said that he didn't want to ride the ponies but as we were about to leave, he decided he wanted to. Here's Wesley ringing the bell on his new swingset.

 

Thursday night, after I had read Wesley his books and tucked him in for bed, I heard him saying "mommy,mommy," over and over again. So, I went in his room and he said "made a big mess." I turned on the light and he had thrown up all over his bed, his stuffed animals, everything. He has never done that before. He has had a few upset stomach's since he's been born but not this much. He hadn't wanted to eat hardly anything that day. So, Mark and I cleaned up everything and he woke up at 4:00 with a REALLY BAD diaper. He never threw up again but had diarrhea and a bad diaper rash from it. It's getting better now. It's never fun when their sick.

Here's Luke laying on our palm tree pillow.

 

Mark, his mom, & Luke in Moultrie.