Wesson "BUG A LUG" Pearce ~ 2 MONTHS

 

That's right....this precious face is now two months old! AHHH...slow down time and Bug...stop growing! You are like a weed! I have always said 2 months is one of my favorite stages...and you have completely reminded me why..."you only have eyes for MAMA"!

You will spot me from across the room and a gigantic smile will just pop up on your face! You will even stare at me when some one else is holding you! AND I JUST LOVE IT! Now, I am not nieve...I know it is because I am the one with the food! But, I am enjoying every single second, I know this too shall pass!

SO TWO MONTH STATS

 

Weight: 14.2 pounds 90th percentile

Length: 24 inches 80th percentile

Clothes size: 3 or 6 months

Shoe size: 1

Diaper size: 2

Oh and you have a little herniated belly button. 

But Dr. Lattin assures us it will go down on its own!

So at two months, you are developing quite the cute personality.

Here is you after your brother used your head as a sticker book!!  BUT....You are SO SWEET and a SNUGGLE BUG!  You love the be held and cuddle ALL DAY!  I call you my favorite accessory because I am always wearing you in my baby bjorn!  You are getting pretty heavy but I do love having you so close!  You are also getting stronger and stronger and you can easily hold up your head.  Here is you kicking tummy time's ass!!

You are now grabbing objects like toys and Mama's hair and when you get excited...you quickly kick your legs and swing you arms! 

You coo when you are excited too and make noises that are just giving me a sneak peak at your precious voice and what it will be like when can really "tell me all about it".

You are still sleeping with Mama and Dada and usually eat twice a night!  But, you quickly get those snacks at 2 and 5 and then crash back out!!  You love to sleep with your brother too!

   

You eat about every 2 hours not during the day and depending on your mood...sometime you would rather have a bottle and other times you would rather nurse.  But, pretty much you just want to EAT!  You are working on getting big like you brother so you can play!!  The bond you share with your brother is continuing to grow and the two of you share a lot more snuggles and kisses than you did when you first arrived.  Waylon is coming around and really starting to enjoy being your BIG brother!

THere is always a huge debate on who a baby looks like.  We have gone back and forth.  And while we agreed you do look different than your brother did...this picture cleared up any questions and gave Mama a CLEAR VICTORY!  You look like your MAMA!  But dont you worry..you are built like Dada! :)

We have had another busy and crazy and fun month!  Birthday parties for Grandma,

Uncle Steve and Auntie C

 Father's day for your dada where we louged around and swam all day just the four of us!

 

 Uncle JT's Wedding

Boating and a weekend away at Shaver with Grammy, Papa, Auntie C and Auntie Stephers!

 

A trip to Storyland when your cousin Jaxson was here from Oklahoma

a day getting some snuggles from Papa

an evening at Grandmas with your cousin Jensen

 

 and MANY MANY MANY precious moments of you stealing Mama's heart and taking her breath away my handsome baby bug!

 

 I love you more than life!  I love watching you sleep, breath, smile, stare at your brother, concentrate and the feeling of your tiny hand as it wraps around my finger.  My unconditional and huge amount of love for you is something you will never completely understand.  I don't take a second of being your Mama forgranted.  You mean everything to me and being with you and watching you grow is my biggest priority.  I would do anything for you and know that with the Lord, you will do GREAT and MARVELOUS things in this world.  I have dreamed of the man you will become since we got word on November 11, 2011, that you were going to be a BOY...and it brings me such joy to watch you develop and demonstrate the boy God created for me to love!   You are PERFECT my Wesson Lee....from your head to your rump to the tips of your toes!  And while we are far from the perfect parents...you are the most loved baby brother in the whole wide world!  THIS I PROMISE!!

Happy 2 month birthday My Bug-A-Lug!! 

Painting, Painting, and Painting!

We have spent almost ALL DAY painting!  My Mini Man can be one wild little man.  So, in order to keep him out of trouble and me sane...I often try to give him activities to keep him busy and excited!  Today, we took the bull by the horns and PAINTED ALL DAY!

So here is how it went! I LOVE THE DOLLAR STORE!!  Last week, I bought two wooden ornaments for my Mini to paint!  CHEAP AND EASY!  So while the weather was nice this morning...we stepped outside and enjoyed some fresh air!  Mini picked the car ornament for today.

That was just our warm up!  We then did the NO mess finger paints on the window!  Looks kind of like stained glass.  Mini got quite the kick out of this!   I left it up still.  I figure it will last a couple days and he could go back to it whenever he got creative!

"This is fun!"

He handsome man~

Then Mini headed in for nap and I headed to check my Pinterest boards.  I realized the fourth of July is around the corner and it was time to start crafting for the holiday!  So we started with

FIREWORKS IN THE SKY!

Step 1:  Take three cupcake holders and color or paint them!  Don't forget the glitter!   Let them dry!

Step 2:  get out the star cookie cutters, dip them in paint and push them hard against the paper!

Mini wanted to do white, red and blue!

 Finally, once they were all dry, we cut the cupcake holders, added some glue on the back and stuck them on the stars! 

Next, anyone who knows my Mini knows there is hardly anything he loves as much as MONSTER TRUCKS!  We got the idea of using Monster Trucks to paint and have painted with them before but this time we added some USA love to it!

We painted red strips on white paper,

added some white "stars" on blue paper,

and then once they were dry, cut the blue paper and glued it on the look like the AMERICAN flag!

Lastly, and probably Mini's favorite!  We kept the Trucks out and used them to paint and old, white, stained, tee! 

Daddy came walk through the door!  Hey Dada!

Added a "W" for a little personalized and here is the Finished product!  He is pretty stoked to wear it!

All these had EASY clean up and were things I had around the house! 

We had one fun and busy Monday!  I just love my Mommy~Mini Days!  Just can't wait until my Bug-A-Lug can join in on the fun!!

Daddy's Little Girl

I have ALWAYS been my "daddy's little girl"! 

Shoot....that is even the song we danced to at my wedding!  You see, I have the kind of daddy that EVERY girl dreams of having.  He is supportive, encouraging, funny, strong and FULL OF LOVE! I have so much pride when I have been told by my friends that "I have the most amazing dad"!  And it is true!  My Daddy is practically perfect....just ask my Mom....I still remind her over and over again how perfect he is!  My Daddy will never know and words could never express the amount of love and admiration that I have for him.  So Daddy, he are just a few of the things I am thankful for and some of my most favorite memories with you....

- the countless nights you rocked me to sleep
- playing multiplication facts with you on the black checkered board
- swinging on the swing

- the trips to Disneyland
- all the high school football and basketball games and trips you took out of town to watch me CHEER.  Often the only Daddy there!
- the encouragment and lets be realistic...the money you spent in order for me to be able to accomplish my dream and cheer for the 49ers.  And of course, the comfort of knowing I could always look up and see your face there.
- loving me through the high school years
- making sure I knew I didn't have to be perfect

- sharing drinks with me at Groggs right before my wedding.
- walking me down the aisle to marry Derrick!

- spending countless hours with me, working on my pitching, when all along I am sure you knew I would be sitting the bench!
- driving me and Linds home from OTS after 1 or 3 too many.  And NEVER getting mad at me for it.

- the Gary Allen, Garth Brooks, Deanna Carter, Neil McCoy and million other concerts I got to be your date for.
-walking out with you on the football field when I was up for Homecoming Queen.
- Watching my Mini every Tuesday and whenever we need you.  HE ADORES HIS PAPA!!!!  Honestly, I'm jealous!
- All the help you have given me with the parties and showers I have thrown.
- The look on your face when you saw Wesson for the first time!

Daddy...you are the most amzing Daddy a girl could ever wish for!  Thank you for NEVER putting anything before me and loving me with all your heart!  And thank you...for now, putting my boys first and being such a remarkable Papa.  So many of my accomplishments, I owe to you!  Thank you for ALWAYS being there when I needed someone to talk to (about anything), showing me that hard work pays off, and never letting me down!!

I love you so much Daddy!  Happy Father's Day!

Your Angel

Lessons from my two babies!

Yes....I am so blessed to watch my baby boys grow and change each and every day!  And while it is MY responsibility to be teaching THEM ( and I am daily working on it)...I think the roles have really been flipped since Wesson has been born!  So what have I learned...

1.  Babies are the greatest gift the Lord has ever given me!  NOTHING EVEN COMES CLOSE TO BEING MOMMY!  I have been given many, many blessings...but these two are our everything!  The feeling I get when my Bug A Lug looks at me with those eyes or my Mini smiles at me is unique to only those two!  They tug at my heart in a way never imaginable!  Nothing is like a Mother's Love!

2.  My children are not perfect...and neither am I!  Let me clarify...the PEARCE BOYS are as close to perfect as they come but....even my toddler tells me NO, throws fits when leaving the park, and yes, has even kicked me!  This doesn't make him a terrible kid or me the 'mom from hell'.  It makes him a toddler and me....someone who is learning patience and how to discipline (constantly) with love!

3.  TIME GOES WAY TO FAST!  Wesson is six weeks....WAIT, I thought Waylon was only six weeks old! 

With Waylon I gave into the pressure of "When did your child...?  You still let you son do that? "  And...to make it worse, being the overachievers that we are....I made it a point to be "ahead"!  HOW STUPID!!  I worried about when Waylon would be sleeping in his crib...And he was a great baby and slept in his room at 8 weeks and through the night at 9 weeks.  BUT, I can tell you right now...Wesson isn't going anywhere any time soon!  Mommy loves those middle of the night snuggles was too much!  And he will be gone soon enough!
And yes...Waylon is now coming in our room half the nights out of the week, we lay down with him at every nap and bedtime until he falls asleep, AND I sometimes still give him milk to help him fall asleep.  I know...I could put him back in his bed or let him cry it out...but seriously....HE IS 2!!!!  I am well aware some people think I am scaring him for life...WHO CARES!!!  He is a baby still too!
Oh and Wesson is needy and fussy...he wants to be held ALL the time!  No...It isn't convenient all the time...the dishes pile up in the sink and I have a TON of laundry to do as we type BUT OH WELL.  My boys come first!  I love holding him and feeding him.  This too will be over soon!  Then it will be on to sippy cups, fishies, and even pizza!!!  So...if you come over, be prepared to clean a dish if you need it or even be asked to move the laundry over!  Thanks!

4.  Brotherly love is beautiful! 

Waylon...has gotten in trouble a time or two for already pushing it with his brother...but they hold hands almost daily, Waylon worries and often jumps up when Wesson cries, and Wesson watches Waylon run around all day!  They seem to have a bond I honestly don't understand!  I know there will be tough days...but I pray daily they develop a love and bond that is unbreakable!  I think we are on the right track!

5.  THEY NEED GOD....and in order to raise two boys...SO DO I! Just Kidding...kind of!  God has reminded me that my most important job as a mother (or in life) is to teach my children about HIM!  They even have me reading A Mom after God's own heart!  I want to do everything I can to be the kind of Mom the Lord would approve of and the kind of Mom he designed us to be!  I want to daily introduce them to His wonder and love!   

And finally...they have taught me...moms really don't need that much sleep, the most amazing moments can come in the middle of the night during a feeding or while dancing to "We Owned the Night" in our living room, poo-poo in the potty is a HUGE reason to celebrate, milk from Starbucks is the perfect bribery tool,  I am strong enough to take my toddler and newborn to the mall by myself,  and there isn't a diaper bag in the world that is big enough to carry all the "what if" items! 

I wouldn't trade a second of being Mommy!   Daily I do honestly think "What could be better than this!!"  THANK YOU JESUS!

And the MAGIC letter of the day is P

So...today's magic letter at the PEARCE house was P!  We started by looking at a letter P and discussing what sound it makes.  Then we went about our day!

This morning we PICKED up our trucks and then PLAYED with PRESLEI.  This afternoon, we made PINK, strawberry cookies to snack on!

And a PUPPET PIG with PINK, triangle ears, two circular eyes, and a pink, square nose! 
 
We discussed how the PIGGY is PINK, says Oink-oink, and lives on a farm! 


On the other side of the piggy....we wrote some of our other favorite "P" words! 


Finally, we PRAYED before digging into our snack! 

This was a lot of fun to carry the theme all day through our cooking and craft!  What a fun and SUPER SMART Mini Man I have!

Love and Marriage

This past weekend, I experienced one of the greatest privileges in the world.  My best friend asked me to be her Matron of Honor in her wedding.  And on top of that, our precious Mini Man got to be her ring bearer.  Now, I have always loved fairy tales, weddings and happily ever afters.  Lindsay's wedding was beautiful, sincere, exciting, and truly, she looked like she stepped right out of magazine.  It was so amazing to see that she had finally found her very own prince charming and to be a part of this huge step into the next stage in her life. 

She got married at New Hope Community Church.  This is the same place the Hubby and I tied the knot too.  Standing up there, really got me thinking.

  We have now been married three and half year (I think this still makes us newlyweds) and wow....life has really changed and the Lord has blessed us more than I could ever have imagined.  I am really lucky, I am married to a man I couldn't imagine my life without.  He makes every day of my life better by being a part of it.  Derrick and I are like night and day, which is probably why we work, but I know the Lord created him just for me.  He is strong, he ALWAYS has my back, he loves me when I don't deserve it, he is forgiving, he is funny, he is low key, and he is a remarkable  and completely involved daddy.  He lifts me up when I need it and never puts anything else before me!  I couldn't imagine being with anyone else for the rest of my life.  And raising these boys...there isn't a better man in the world to be the father on our boys.  Mini is just like his daddy too!  And, I wouldn't have it any other way!   

So for me...the BEST decision I have ever made in this life....is to become Mrs. Derrick Pearce.   I am so thankful the Lord has given us each other and the gift of everlasting and unconditional love that we share.  We are not perfect, we fight, we get on each other's nerves...but we are real and the love we share is too.  We make each other better...I really believe that.  And with keeping GOD at the center of our marriage....I know we can survive anything!  LOVE NEVER FAILS!


I would marry DLP over and over and over again!  I wish this for my BEST friend and her new hubby too!

Things I have learned from my Mama!

Today, I will be getting together with the women in my family to celebrate my Mama!  Anyone who knows my Mama, knows she is nothing short of a miracle worker.  She doesn't require sleep or feel pain...just make sure she has her coffee in the morning and at 3:00PM and she can move moutains.  Becoming a Mama, has made me appreciate my mom EVEN more!!  I am blessed to have the kind of mom that I talk to atleast 3 times a day, who is ALWAYS willing to give advice :), who has always put me first, and who will drop ANYHING if I need her!  I have so many special memories with her; going to park, reading at the library, her taking me to my first dance class, watching her make my prom dress, listening to her read my history homework to me, shopping for the perfect outfit for 49ers interviews, doing mission trips in Mexico, creating clothes and bedding for my precious boys, and going to get our toes and nails done AGAIN so they would be perfect for when I gave birth. 
As I get older....I am daily turning more and more into her!  And, that is totally fine with me!  I recently read a quote that motivated me....
"Live so that when your children think of fairness, caring and integrity...they think of you"!  This is my Mama !!  I can only hope to be half the Mom to my kids as she has been to me!  I don't think she will ever know how much I love her and appreciate her!   So of course, my Mom has taught me how to read, put on make-up, and all the other daily tasks.  But, here are some very important lessons she has taught me, through words or actions, that have carried me through more difficult times!


Things I learned from my Mama...
1. Sometimes you have to do what you don't want to do .
2. People will treat you as bad as you let them.
3. Buy a cute outfit...if you feel good....you will do good.
4. You can be BOTH smart and pretty.
5. You ALWAYS stand up for your kids, husband, and family.
6. Have an opinion! Share it and mean it!
7. Give to others more than they would give to you.
8. If you are gonna do something...do it right
9. You have to be a friend to have friends
10.  There are worse things then being single.
11. You can always accomplish more than you think you can .
12. If you can't be the best, be the cutest.
13.  PRAY ABOUT IT!

Thank you Mama for all you have shown me, taught me, and how you have ALWAYS believed in me and pushing me!  You have been the perfect example of being the Mama of a family and I hope to do the same in mine! 

 And now, thank you for being the most amazing Grammy and loving my boys so much!  It is true...
"The only thing better than having you as a Mama...is that my kids get to have you as a Grammy!" 



We couldn't do it without you!  You may never know just how much my boys just adore their Grammy!  I hope today and always, you know...you are so loved, so appreciated and so special!! 
LOVE YOU MAMA!  XOXO

Love, YOUR SUNSHINE