Preston Alixander 13-14 weeks old

Preston grows and changes constantly. Here are some pictures from the last few weeks to keep you updated. Preston has been falling asleep on his playmat....
He has decided that he loves to suck his index finger

But he loves to suck on two fingers also

Preston is getting so good at balancing himself while he stands and he looks cute in his beaver gear

He is also working on balancing while sitting. He can do this one handed and also for a few seconds (10) by himself

14 weeks

Flying with Daddy

Playing with Daddy

Tummy time

Dallas likes to smell and sometimes lick Preston. Preston loves to watch Dallas but he is not sure about any licking.

12 weeks (I forgot to add this one before and it's so cute!)

A great weekend

My dad came to visit this weekend and it was so nice to have him here. This is the second time he has been able to see Preston and the first time was when Preston was just born. Preston has grown a lot since then!! Preston loved seeing his grandpa and we were blessed with lovely weather for the weekend. Grandpa Tom, Preston, me, Aunt Mandy

Preston, Grandpa Tom and Aunt Mandy

Preston with Grandpa

Preston and Grandpa (such a wonderful picture!!!)

3 months old!

Wednesday, April 15, Preston turned 3 months old! It's hard to believe that he is already 3 months, yet I can't imagine life without him. He weighs 15lbs 4 oz and is 26 inches long! He notices his toes now in the bathtub and when he is sitting up with a little help. He also loves to pull himself up to a standing position. On Wednesdays, we go to a mommy's group where there are many babies of different ages and Preston is quite interested by the other babies now. It's so much fun to see how much he changes constantly! He is also making so much noise. He likes to talk in a yelling voice and when he is on his changing table in his nursery, he can be heard throughout our entire house. I have yet to catch this on video because for some reason, as soon as I start recording, he ceasing his cute talking and just stares quitely into the camera. Hopefully, I will get a video one of these days. He also loves his play mat with all this hanging toys. He grabs onto the toys now and tries to put them in his mouth.

3 months old and so happy!

On his play mat grabbing the toys

I though you might enjoy seeing him in his diaper... He's getting to be such a big guy!

In the glider on his 3 month b-day

15 lbs 4 oz and 26 inches long

Easter

Easter was so much fun! Aunt Mandy bought Preston an Easter outfit and he looked adorable. My mom and aunt came to visit and my grandma, three cousins and my other aunt came over on Saturday from Klamath Falls to visit. On Saturday night, Carl and I went out to dinner alone, which was nice for us. Of course, the Masters were also a highlight for Carl, and I must admit that I watched them starting on Thursday, even when Carl was at work. Preston is getting to be so strong at holding himself up in a standing position and in a sitting position (with help, of course). It's a joy to see how much he is changing each day! Watching the Masters!

All dressed up for Easter

Preston is holding himself up so well lately and he loves it

Collecting more eggs

Preston watching as Dallas takes and eats the Easter egg

Preston putting eggs in his Elmo Easter basket

Collecting our Easter eggs

Preston in his little rocking chair

Family picture

Aunt Mandy with Preston in the Easter outfit she bought him

Our past few weeks (Preston 9 weeks-now 12 weeks)

Well, the past three weeks have been so eventful. My brother came to visit on March 22 from Meridian, Idaho. My mom also came to visit on the 23rd. March 24 we left for Milton-Freewater so Preston could meet his great grandparents Fran and Ivan and to see everyone in Milton as well. Preston is such a wonderful traveler. It took us about 9 hours to make it there with some stops to feed Preston and it wasn't until we were about 30 minutes away when Preston decided he wanted to get out of his carseat and even then he was still so good. We stayed there for a week and 1 day which was so much fun! Carl's mom and brother with his family came to visit us in Milton as well. Carl got some golf in (even managing to play in a tournament and we had a great time visiting with Fran and Ivan, Doug, Rain and Jade. Rain loved being able to come each day and hold Preston. We were able to see so many friends in Milton too, and many of which also have children. It was great to see how big they are getting Toward the end of our trip in Milton Preston started to get a fever. On April 1, we left for Portland so Carl could go to his annual Dental Conference and we stayed with my grandparents in Sherwood. Preston remained sick with a high fever. Eventually I took him into the Children's Clinic and since his white blood cell count was high, they drew blood from his arm and tried to get a urine sample. He didn't not like having his blood drawn! We waited for quite a while for the urine sample and when he went, the bag had come loose and it leeked. Luckily they let us go even without collecting it after giving him an injection of antibotics (and he had one the next day as well). All in all, I think we ended up spending about 5 hours in the children's clinic (thank you to my grandma who came with me). I will not miss that! Preston is all better now but unfortunely we didn't get to see many people in Portland since he was so sick. We will have to make it up there again soon. We did manage to have dinner with Carl's silbing and families our last night in Portland and also my cousin Amy came over to see Preston. We also went to our friend the Forbes house for a short while since Preston started feeling better. Now we are back and Dallas was quite happy to see us. My sister Mandy is happy we are home (mostly to see Preston again ... I think).

Here are the pictures.... Preston is getting so big and holding himself up well in sitting and standing positions. Also, during the course of the past few weeks Preston has become a lot more talkative. It's so much fun to hear all the noises he can make. He discovered that he can yell as well!

12 weeks old!
Preston is getting so strong at holding himself up (12 weeks)

Carl's b-day (reading to Preston)

Aunt Mandy and Preston (11 weeks)

11 weeks (in the nice 78 degree weather!

Preston with all of his cousins (11 weeks old)

Cousin Amy and Preston (11 weeks old)

So cute.... 10 weeks

What a happy guy.... 10 weeks

Great-grandma Fran, Grandpa Doug, Great-grandpa Ivan, Preston, Carl and Uncle Rain

Daddy and his little guy (10 weeks)

A little person (10 weeks)

Great-grandma Fran and Preston (10 weeks)

Uncle Rain and Preston (10 weeks)

Four generations of Wheeler men

The Schoenky's with Preston

Kelsee and Keagan with Preston (10 weeks)

10 weeks in Milton-Freewater

Tummy time is so much fun (10 weeks in Milton-Freewater)

A nice fully belly (10 weeks)

In Milton-Freewater (10 weeks)

Smiles

9 weeks

Uncle Lucas with Preston (9 weeks)

Aunt Mandy with Preston (9 weeks)