Wyatt's Baby Blog

Wyatt at 9 months

In a matter of a very quick week or so Wyatt learned to crawl. At first it was just the commando-style on his tummy, using his elbows and feets. Then he figured out the knees. And although he does'nt stay up on his knees for long, he is crawling with lightening fast speed. We have offically baby proofed the whole house. Especially our downstairs area, where it is fully carpeted with no hard wood floors. The carpeting makes for the softest landing areas. Of couse, as soon as Wyatt learned to crawl, he figured out how to pull up maybe a day later. So panic sets fully in for first time parents who are now just hoping and praying that thier son makes it to the first grade without any major head injuries. Wyatt seems to bang his head on something new everyday. He is in good spirits though, and thinks Mommy and Daddy are cooler and funnier than ever. Recently I had to go away for a work trip. Daddy stepped up and took care of the baby the whole time. (Yeahh Daddy!!) It was hard to be gone and Wyatt was even a little hesitant to welcome me back home, but I won him over with some ba-ba's and snuggles. Words cannot describe how I missed my little baby boy! :) When I got back we had to take Wyatt in for his 9-month doctor visit. Turns out the fussy nites we have had recently were not due to just general fussiness and teething, but in fact Wyatt has an ear infection! Poor baby! We were reassured that it should clear up in a couple of days with the medicine he was perscribed. Other news from the doctor included a weight of 19 lbs 6 ounces... kindof slight... only 40th percentile for weight while he is still sitting at 70th percentile for height at 29 inches. We are going to try to beef up his breakfast with iron fortified cereal since he getting so much exercise with the crawling. But Wyatt has always been a fussy/picky eater (just like Daddy) so that could have something to do with his weight gain as well. For now we are onto more fun things for the summer including a trip to see family and friends in Minnesota later this month. We also plan to continue our weekend visits to the neighborhood pool and playground when we are in town. Hope everyone else is doing well and enjoying the summer!

Going Mobile

Hold onto your horses... We've gone mobile!

More photos

Will...

work...

for...

Coffee!!...

...Hey! This thing is empty!

Yummy...corn

Who do I look more like? ...Mommy?

Or Daddy?...

Playing during a visit to Gigi and Pop-pops:

Posing for pics and being silly:

Chill'n at the baby pool:

Playing with the ever-growing assortment of toys at home:

Ahh... so nice to be home! :)

Wyatt at 8 months

Wyatt is another month older, growing strong, and learning lots of new things. The last month has brought us a lot of smiles and laughs. At 8 months he is up on all fours and has figured out how to work a room with rolling and spinning and little bit of schooching but is still working on the whole crawling thing. Wyatt still loves to laugh at Daddy and play peek a boo. He also really enjoys watching the dogs eat whatever falls off this high chair. He is starting to understand simple requests like 'up' and 'no'... although he thinks 'no' is funny, especially when it comes with head shaking. Sometimes he just shakes his head back at us and laughs. It's cute... for now. The adjustment to day care is still a process, at the moment Wyatt is crying alot when we drop him off, which is difficult, but also endearing that he loves us enough to be upset when we leave. We love him more and more every day. Here are some more pictures from the past month:

Spending some quality time with Gigi:

Out for a walk on a beautiful day in DC:

Head in the sky...

Feet in the grass... (those are some white chubby legs!)

So happy!

"Do I have something on my face?"

Thank you Mam-ma for my lovely highchair! It is an antique, and Mommy once sat it in too when she was a baby. Now there is a new King in town and he has taken his seat in the throne... and splattered food all over it:

Swinging into Summer:

Playing with Daddy's Hat

We have so many bright, colorful, spinning and flashing toys but sometimes it's the simple things that make for all the smiles and laughter, like playing with Daddy's hat...

Puffs Videos

Here are a couple of videos of Wyatt eating Gerber 'Puffs', they are kind of like Cheerios but they quickly turn to mush once they are in the baby's mouth. At first Wyatt didn't know what to make of them but now he is an old pro and feeding them to himself. Now only if we could get him this excited about eating veggies!... Here's some fun video footage of Wyatt's first encounters with his new favorite food:

Wyatt at 7 months

Well... unfortunately our little Wyatt spent most of his 6th month of life sick. First it was a stomach bug and fever and then we got hit with a nasty cold that turned our baby into a mini snot factory. The sickness threw us all for a loop and both sleeping through the night and going to day care were put on hold for nearly 2 weeks. Things are getting back to normal now, although Wyatt still has a drippy nose (as does Mommy). Wyatt is still just trying to crawl, but has figured out how to roll over numerous times in a row and make it from one end of a room the other in a surprisingly quick time. He also loves to hold his own bottle now.