I thought I might as well post a video of Wes. This is mostly for my parents. It’s not a particularly exciting video, but to grandparents any video is manna from heaven.

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Tonight Wes attended yet another Christmas party (he’s quite the socialite), and this time he got a seat of honor with the Big Man himself.

It was a party hosted by Up with Downs. The kids came clothed in their PJs so they could watch The Polar Express on blankets and eat cookies and milk and talk to Santa. It’s great to see so many families in our area who have kids with Down syndrome and to realize that they’re all just like any other family, but with something special that bonds them together with everyone else in Up with Downs.

Wes had a good time, sleeping through everything except the brief moment when he opened his eyes a crack for this photo with Santa.

Friday night was Wesley’s first Christmas party, so we dressed him in a Christmas outfit he got from a nurse when he was in the hospital. I remember thinking when she gave it to him, “He’ll never fit in this.” He was about four pounds, and the outfit is 0-3 months (about nine to eleven pounds).

Well, he doesn’t fit in it perfectly, but better than I thought he would.

A few days ago I took Wes outside for a stroller walk (before it snowed like crazy this weekend). The last time I had taken him out for a walk I didn’t bundle him up warmly enough, and when we got home his little toes were very cold.

So this time I didn’t take any chances:

I guess it worked, because when we got him he was sound asleep!

In honor of our Native American predecessors…