People who love each other are always connected by a very special string made of love. This invisible string reminds us that we are never truly alone. Even though you can't see it with your eyes, you can feel it deep in your heart and know that you are always connected to the ones you love. We can easily "tug" on each other's heart with the invisible string.
When you need a "tug" come visit this page and enjoy photos, videos, and updates on our family.
My life with 3 boys is busy. I have been feeling
disappointed in myself that I couldn’t seem to find the time to put pen to
paper as Sheldon’s 2nd birthday approached. I would try, but words
were not coming to my mind. At least not words that were worthy of the precious
memories and heartfelt emotions that were flooding to my heart uncontrollably.
That’s when I realized the only way we might be able to express our love, joy,
gratitude, and profound respect; would be through photos. So we put them here
to share with the two whose greatest heartache and selfless sacrifice answered
our family’s prayer. We hope you enjoy the video. Sheldon loves to dance to it
and call out everyone’s name and what they are doing. As soon as it ends he
says “again, again!”
The last two years have been more than we could have ever
imagined and we know the best it yet to be. Our wish for Blaine & Annie is
that “life becomes all that you want it to and while you’re out there getting where
you’re getting to, we hope you know the Wenschhofs love you.” Sheldon will
never doubt your love for him.
Turn on your speakers and click this link for the video.
This link has the best quality but won't play on an android phone:
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When Sheldon woke up from sleeping in his big boy bed for the first time, we headed out to get his haircut. Doesn't he look handsome?
Levi was born with a full head of black hair. Almost all of it has fallen out but a
few really long wispy hairs.
I tried to cut them and it was immediately clear that I should never EVER cut a child's hair. So I wanted them to just trim around Levi's ears and get his wispy hairs. Chris talked me into a full blown hair cut!!!! WHAT? How many baby milestones can a mamma handle in one day?!?
Tyler had adorable curls and I'm afraid if I cut Levi's hair too soon I'll ruin his.
Since I wasn't expecting it, I only have this "before photo" and I don't have a single video. That is a crime in my opinion. My poor third child is getting the short end of the stick :(
He was a champ!
AFTER
When we got home, the boys did what they do almost every single day. Sheldon pushes Levi around in his car. Levi loves it as much as Sheldon but I'd feel better about it if the car had a 5 point harness to strap him down. Let's just say Sheldon's driving skills need some work. Especially when "applying the brakes."
Sheldon likes to check himself out with his car in the oven glass and the sliding glass door. We are in so much trouble when he becomes a teen. LOL!
After church on March 2nd, Sheldon said goodbye to his crib.
He played in it one last time with Levi. This is their favorite thing to do when they wake up from their naps. Actually they'll still get to do it. Just in Levi's bedroom from now on.
You should always protect your baby blues with goggles.
These goggles are so fancy they apparently cost 15 cents. Not really. I used a lot of Tyler's old toys in my kindergarten classroom. One of my students' favorite math activities was GARAGE SALE MATH. They would take a bag of toys with price tags and put them in the correct order. It will be fun to play with Sheldon and Levi when they get bigger.
Listen to this Smarty Pants count!
Just trying out his big boy bed!
He didn't want to get out, even though it wasn't bedtime and he wasn't wearing pajamas. I guess that means we did a great job of getting him excited. Here's hoping his other Elmo board books are just as helpful with getting him excited about potty training and saying goodbye to his bottle.
Sheldon did AMAZING in his big boy bed. He fell asleep at 7:50pm and woke up at 5:55am. I went in, rubbed his back, started his night time music, and he went back to sleep until his normal wake up time around 7:30. He slept with only a fitted sheet and his favorite blankie so it was more like his crib. We'll add his comforter soon. We also need to put it on the hollywood bed frame.
Now to put the crib in Levi's room and transition him out of our room. I'm hoping that transition goes just as smoothly. I think it will be harder for me than Levi. I really like having my babies next to me in the co-sleeper.
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