Getting Connected

It has been very difficult to find the time to make phone calls, visit different groups, check out some of the local birth centers, etc. with Mr. W on my hands all day. But this week I finally got away on Tuesday evening and attended one of the few remaining Houston B.I.R.T.H. Fair preparation meetings. The 9th annual fair is scheduled for Saturday, October 2nd and will feature discussions on vaccines, pregnancy nutrition, breastfeeding, schooling choices, doulas, babywearing, waterbirth and more, and will be showing The Business of Being Born. In addition to the Fair, B.I.R.T.H. is also organizing four performances of the play Birth.

I'm so excited that we arrived in Houston in time for this, I can't tell you!!!! I'm already committed to volunteering at two of the four performances of Birth and I'll be working at the Greater Houston Doula Association's vendor booth at the Fair! Yeay, so much fun to come and I'm so excited to be meeting my new tribe in our new city!

Upside of Moving...

Although we've had plenty of challenges with this move (i.e. no a/c when we arrived, two flooding incidense, getting utilities re-established - ugh!) there have been a few perks. One significant one is our new washer and dryer. I know, it's not until you're a real adult that this kind of stuff excites a person, but I'm there and I'm so excited!! So, here's our new washer and dryer. :o)


I did quite a bit of research before deciding on a Whirlpool Cabrio. It's fantastic!!

Houston, We've Arrived!!

So sorry it has take me forever to post on our blog. We are no longer the Stanglin's in Dallas but we are now the Stanglin's in Sugar Land. I'll post pictures of the new house (albeit still with boxes) and of our other trips to local spots.

Day Trip to Galveston

Well, I guess one of the perks of living so far south is that we're very close to the beach. So a couple of weekends ago we decided to take a day trip to Galveston. Below is the photo journey of that trip. :o)

Jeff chasing Wesley through the water. We had quite a time keeping him from running into the waves. We didn't plan on going swimming, rather just walking in the water, but Wesley changed those plans pretty quickly! Good thing I packed an extra set of clothing for him.

Wesley LOVES the waves! He kept having vertigo because he'd be looking down as he walked or ran, tracking the ground, except the ground was moving! When the waves would come in he would move in and when the waves would rush out he would wind up running in toward the ocean with them.

Just a beautiful day at the beach!
A picture of me (to prove I was there). This was from the pier at Murdock's Gift Shop. They have this great seating area and overlook toward the ocean. It's just stunning!
Here's another view from the Murdock's lookout point.
And since we were in Galveston we had to go by LaKing's for one of their awesome ice cream shakes.
Jeff had a strawberry shake (too sweet, for the record), and Wesley and I shared a chocolate shake (YUMMY!!).

Me and my shake.
Wesley, as you might imagine, loved the shake.
Here's a picture of some of their gorgeous chocolates. This place is amazing. Note that these are $2.5o each!
Wesley playing with the crank on one of those penny flattening machines, the ones that press another image into a penny as a keepsake.
Jeff lifting Wesley up to touch the signs along the main street.

What a fun day! We're already planning our next trip and hopefully we'll get to show Wesley some of the gigantic cruise ships that dock.

Fun Pictures

Lounging around with Mommy.Helping Daddy mow the lawn!
Lookin' cool!
If Wesley keeps this zeal for wanting to help do chores around the house, we'll have no problems keeping things in order. Somehow I don't think this will last into adolescence.
Over Memorial Day weekend we spent time with Gram and Poppy (Jeff's parents) and Jeff's sister, Susanne, and brother-in-law, Brad were there too. Wesley was happy to help Susanne brush her hair. Little love bug that he is! :)

1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10! Good Boy!

This is exactly what Wesley started saying on Tuesday, March 27th! Can you believe it!?! He is now counting from one to 10 and can even pick up the count midway through. It's blown our minds!! He'll be 2 this coming Monday, so in his baby book I'll be writing that he was counting to 10 before he was 2 years old. CRAZY!! :o)

Long time no ... write?

Well, as I warned my friends, blogging really isn't my thing but I've recently been re-inspired to try to keep up with a post here and there. :) I have some cute pictures of Wesley, which I'll upload as soon as I find my camera connector, but until then, we're all doing fine. Wesley is showing his big boy attitude more and more now. His 2nd birthday is just around the corner and I need to get my head wrapped around it pretty quickly so that I can figure out what kind of birthday celebration we're going to have ... ugh, time just flies by too fast!