Needs and Wants

So lately Mike and I both have been really trying to distinguish between our needs and wants. Such as......

-Need food, want Wendy's

-Need clothes, want the newest and cutest ones

-Need a roof over our heads, want a bigger house

Anyway the last one has been a big one and we are really trying to make the most of the space we have at our current house.

Once the baby comes Paige will be sharing a room with him/her. This should be interesting for all of us. Mike and I are going to be patient and move when we can afford it and not lose money on the house. So at the end of this little rant, here at the Wigger house we are trying our best to be happy with what we have. And thankful we all have eachother!

Wigger, Party of 4 COMING......December 2009

We are having another baby! I just found out this week, and we are really excited. I cannot keep something like this a secret so we told everyone right away. My approximate due date is December 29, a holiday baby and here is a perk, another tax deduction. :) I will post pics as we start on this road!

Wow, it has been a long time

So I am pretty bad at keeping up with this blog, I hope people still check it. We are all doing well. Paige is now walking which Mike loves and I have a bitter sweet feeling about...She is now a toddler not a baby. It is amazing at how much babies learn in a year. I am so proud to be Paige's Mom and I love going out and having people tell me how cute and happy she is. Everyday is new with new challenges and rewards! I am so glad spring is coming and we can be outside more. Paige got a swing from Grandma and Grandpa Wigger for Christmas and she loves it. Here are a couple pictures of her in her swing. I think our girl will want to love outside this summer, fine with me, I can work on my tan while we play!!

Wow, it has been a long time

Baby Food or Finger Foods

So I love motherhood but lately I have been frustrated and I needed to vent. Paige is such a smart cookie and she is developing so well. We are trying to teach her to eat finger foods. We give her what we are eating in smaller pieces and she does do well with crackers and cheese but that is the end of that. She doesn't want anything else. I guess I am thinking it is just because she only has 4 teeth and I need to take a chill pill!!! Any suggestions anyone? We have done spaghetti, spaghettios, tortilla with melted cheese. bananas, grilled cheese. Many things!! Whew, beyond that I am so very thankful for a healthy and very happy baby, almost a 1 year old. We are going to get her pictures taken tomorrow, this will be interesting since she is now very mobile. The old she gets the more of a baby bug I get. We are still having a blast and pray for many more fun times together. Well there is my very long and confusing rant. :)

Almost Walking

Paige has been trying to walk! She is able to take about 4 steps on her own but we have realized that she is fearless. The girl will literally try to face dive off the couch without it even crossing her mind that she will smack her head. Needless to say we are watching her like a hawk and she is getting sneaky. We have her 12 month check up on her actual birthday, so Happy Birthday Paige, here are some more shots. LOL. Other than that not too much is new around here. We counted that we will be attending at least 5 weddings between June and October this year. We are looking forward to both of Mike's sisters getting married and Paige is a flower girl in both of their weddings. :) More to come soon, I promise.

I know it has been so long......

So I just wanted to let everyone know that Paige has been super smart lately and here are the things she has figured out.....

-How to cruise around furniture and walk behind her walking toy

-How to say Dad, Mom, Thanks, Paige, yes, no, cup, blocks, I think that is all for now.

-She is going through a semi anti-men stage which I am sure will pass.

-She has 4 teeth and is starting to give up a bottle but still won't eat a ton of finger foods but she'll get there.

We had a good Holiday season with family and friends and cannot wait to see what 2009 holds for our family. Here are some pics, hope you enjoy!

Thanksgiving 2008

And we have come upon another first in the life of Paige and the life of Mike and I as parents. Thanksgiving....

We went to the Hollebeek side of the family and had a nice Thanksgiving noon meal with immediate relatives. Paige was such a good girl and took almost a 2 hour nap while we were there, which is an hour and fifteen minutes longer than her usual nap. We then stopped home for a bit and went on to The Palma house for an extended Meyer Thanksgiving with Mike's cousins and their kids, along with Aunts and Uncles. Sam and Ben were in love with Paige and she with them and she was a gem and stayed up 2 hours past her bed time and was totally happy.

We are so thankful for so many things this year. At the top of our list is our families. My Dad is on the road to recovery and we are all Blessed by that! And every night before I go to bed, Mike will confirm this, I go into Paige's room and put my hand on her back to feel her breathing and am touched and warmed by the fact that God has blessed us with this little miracle each and every day!!!

Fun in the Fall....

And leaves. Paige has loved being outside since she was very small. She loves to look at the leaves blowing in the trees so I thought what a great idea to take advantage of the warm fall weather and play in the leaves. Paige however was not too sure about the fact that the leaves were now "crunchy" and no longer pliable. As you can see she did adjust and still loved watching the leaves fall from the tree. It is going to be a long winter if we cannot go outside in the leaves. Hopefully she will learn to love the snow too. We'll have to wait and see.....

Halloween

For Paige's first Halloween she was a butterfly! We spent most of the day going to visit people who wanted to see us in our costumes. She was such a good girl. We didn't see Grandma and Grandpa Hollebeek because Grandpa is back in the hospital but we took lots of pictures for him. All in all it was a good day and we are excited to actually go trick or treating next year.

8 Months

So Paige is now 8 months old, hard to believe, at least for Mike and me. She started to sprout a tooth last week Monday and looks like she is working on 3 more! She said her first word too. DADA. Mike is loving it. She is for sure a Daddy's girl. She gets so excited when he comes home from work. She is going to be a butterfly for Halloween and we will post some pics next week to show everyone. She has started to get up on her knees, she will be mobile before long. We are loving every minute of her!

Earings!!!

Last week Monday I took Paige to get her ears pierced at the mall. I had been wanting to do it for a while but wasn't really sure where to take her. Someone told me that Claire's would do it so we went. They were going to do one at a time but I told them that they would only get one done if they didn't do both at once. She was all smiles all the way until they pierced them. She only cried for about a minute and then she went back in her stroller and we kept shopping. She has not touched them since and looks so cute!!!

7 Months

Wow, we cannot believe that Paige is 7 months already. She still doesn't have a tooth but she sure does know how to drool! She is sitting all on her own all the time now and loves to be outside. We are all looking forward to cooler weather and playing in the leaves. But are trying to enjoy the last days of summer as well. Paige sits with Dad on Saturday and watches to game, for about 5 minutes at a time. We'll keep you updated as she starts to do new things everyday. For now here is a picture of one of our favorite activities, BATH TIME!

Paige is 6 Months Old

Paige had her 6 month check up today. Just thought I would give you some stats.

Birth she was...7lbs and 15 oz. And she was 19 inches long.

At 6 months she is...18lbs and 6 oz. And she is 26 inches long.

She is a growing girl and we love watching all the new things she does!

Chow Time

Paige has been eating rice cereal since she was 4 months old and has gotten very good at it. We have recently started vegetables and fruits at all our meals and she is still getting the hang of it. Mike and I are having a hard time not laughing when she basically blows the food out of her mouth at us. I think we are going to be goof off parents, and one of us at least is going to have to learn to put on a serious front once in a while. But not for a long time hopefully. She is such a blessing. Mike was wonderful this week too and took time off work to take care of Paige and I both when I had a minor surgery to repair some birth damage. So worth it though!!!

Summer is Flying By

Well I cannot believe it is almost half way through August. We have all been having a great summer and been pretty busy. This week I am having a minor procedure done to fix some complications from having Paige so Thursday Paige is going to play at Emily and Mark's. Aubrey and her get along great and are constantly laughing at eachother so it will be fun. And this weekend Mike and I are going to a Tigers game so Paige will be at Grandma and Grandpa Wiggers for a night. We have plans to go camping in a couple weeks and then over Labor Day weekend as well. We should have some fun pictures from that. Paige is also recovering from a double ear infection. Not fun but she has been a trooper!!!

Fun at the Lake

This weekend we headed to the lake for the Meyer family party at Uncle Jim and Aunt Nanc's. We left Friday night and Paige actually did great in her new car seat until about Newago and then she all of a sudden threw up. She did this 3 more times and it made me cry. We had to stop and change her clothes and the car seat. She seemed fine once we got there though. Saturday morning Mike went golfing with some of the guys and we all met up at the Meyer cottage at about 10ish. It was a day of fun in the sun and Mike was pretty tired after playing with all the kids in the water. Paige was a trooper with everything and didn't take a good nap but she was happy just the same. Sunday we hung out at Grandma Shooks and went on a boat ride and Mike and my sisters and brother in law went to the swing, I will add those pics later. All in all it was a great weekend!

Busy Summer

Well I have been slacking with the blog, I apologize. Summer has been fun. Paige is now rolling over, she does not do this when we actually want her to though, more than likely we won't be looking when she does it. We went to the pool last weekend and she loved the water. We are headed to the lake this weekend and have our first baby float so hopefully she likes the lake as well. Mike celebrated his 28th birthday on the 16th and we had a good time celebrating with both sides of the family. Here are some pics of Paige!

Paige is 4 months old!

Tuesday, June 24 Paige and I headed to Dr. Lirio's office for her 4 month check up. My how she has grown....

When she was born she weighed 7lbs and 15oz and was 20 inches long.

At her 4 month appointment she weighed 14lbs and 12oz and was 25 and 1/4 inches long. The doctor said she is very healthy and happy, she flirts with all the staff at the Doctor's office. She eats like her mother, little bits at a time but very frequently throughout the day. This is fine with us though because she has been sleeping through the night since she was 6 weeks old!

We had a good fathers day and are very thankful for a wonderful daughter! More to come......

We have our first bow!

So the last picture that I posted Paige looked like a little boy. So here she is, in all her girl glory. She started laughing out loud about a week ago and it is the best sound in the world. We do lots of fun things everyday and try to see friends and family as much as possible!