The OHP called...

and offered Wes a position! They called him on Friday afternoon and said that he has been accepted. He goes to OKC on Thursday for his polygraph test. Keep in mind that he must pass ALL tests before he can go to the Academy. Thank you all for your continued prayers...

On another note... Kross is getting two more teeth! His top two teeth are beginning to poke through his gums. I can't believe that he has four teeth and he's not even seven months old! He will look so different. He won't even look like a baby anymore :-(

Sorry this is a short post. I have a lot I need to get done around here before I go to bed. Hope everyone had a good weekend!

Wes was selected!

Before everyone thinks he's now a highway patrolman, let me clarify. He was selected. He has not been accepted... yet :-)

The OHP called Wes yesterday and said that he made it through the selection process! He has an executive interview on Thursday in OKC where he will meet the Commissioner and Chief of Patrol. If offered a position in the Academy, he will be scheduled for the following tests:

Polygraph test
Written psychological test
Vision test
Psychological interview
Complete physical exam
Orthopedic exam

Acceptance into the Academy is contingent upon successful completion of all tests. I'll let everyone know how his interview goes on Thursday. Please keep him in your prayers!

This is the month...

we've all been waiting for! This month we will find out if Wes will be accepted to the Oklahoma Highway Patrol. Naturally, Wes' nerves are on edge. For those of you who know him, you know he's already a worry-wart so you can imagine! We are keeping our fingers crossed that everything turns out to his advantage. Everyone tells us that they know he will get accepted, but it's not as easy as it sounds. There were hundreds of applicants and they are only accepting around 75 people to attend the Academy. I am fully confident in Wes, but no one can control how the Chief selects his troopers.

Please keep us in your prayers this month. I will let everyone know when we receive a letter.

New do?

My friend, Amy, brought a magazine to work yesterday to show me a hair color she is going to get this fall. As I was thumbing through it, I came across an adorable hairstyle. I asked Amy if she liked it and she said, "Yeah, I think you should get your hair cut like that!" Of course, I had to ask everyone in my office their opinion because that's just the way I am about those kinds of things. Everyone agreed that I should give it a shot. It's a little shorter than I'm used to, but I am really considering it. I'm just so afraid that I will hate it and then I will have to wait a really long time for it to grow back out.

Well, around 4pm or so Wes came to Kelworth because he locked his keys in his truck and he needed mine. When he came in, I held up the picture in the magazine and asked him if he liked it. Wes... a man of few words... looked at it in disgust and said no. I asked him what he didn't like about it and he said, "I just don't like it." Good reason, huh? So, I don't know if I'm going to go through with it or not. I guess we'll wait and see!

Latest pics

Here are some pictures that I took of Kross this afternoon. I tried to get a close-up so you can see his teeth, but I guess I didn't zoom in enough :-)

Talking, Rolling and Teething

Kross starting saying Dada this week. It is so sweet! He constantly says it over and over. The other day, Wes was giving me a hard time because Kross kept "talking about him." As Wes was going on and on about Kross saying his name first, Kross yelled "Dada" as if he was trying to tell him something. Wes shook his head and said, "I know, son. I know." Then he just looked at me as though they had something going on and I wasn't supposed to know. Eat it up, Babe. Eat it up!

Kross also learned how to roll over from his back to his stomach last night. He couldn't completely figure out what he had done because he kept trapping his arm underneath his belly and it was making him mad. I'm sure he will figure it out in a matter of time and then he will be rolling all over the place.

Oh yeah... I forgot to mention that Kross also has two teeth! Yes... TWO! They are the middle bottom two. It seems really early to already have some teeth, but he does. I seriously can't believe how fast that little booger has changed. Before I know it, he will have a mouth full of teeth and be saying Mama ;-)

Motherly Love

I remember when I was pregnant, people would try to describe to me a mother's love. They would say there is no love deeper than that of a mother. Sure, I believed it... but it was also something that I knew I would have to experience in order to fully understand. I now know what it feels like. It's a feeling beyond explanation... and I wouldn't trade it for anything.

"The moment a child is born, the mother is also born. She never existed before. The woman existed, but the mother, never. A mother is something absolutely new." ~Rajneesh