Memories

I've come to the realization that not all the memories of Wyatt's younger years will stay with me, so I thought it would be a good memory spark to have them recorded on here. Plus, I'm sure some of you would like to know this stuff too :)

*First rolled over at 5 months.
*Started whistling (and yes, actually whistling) around 6 months, just after he learned how to blow raspberries.
*Thanksgiving morning 2011, Wyatt decides he'll start sitting up.
*Around the time he started blowing raspberries and whistling, he also started making Chewbacca noises.
*February 11, 2012 - First time playing in the snow!
*February 11, 2012 - First time sledding!
*February 11, 2012 - First time snowmobiling!
*At the beginning of March, we started finding Wyatt sitting up in his crib. A few days later he amazed me by sitting himself up from his belly while playing in the living room.
*October 1, 2011, we try to take Wyatt's hand print for the first time, only to fail epically.  Pretty sure I still see a black spot on his tongue from time to time.
*Middle of February, Wyatt starts shaking his head and thinks it's HILARIOUS!
*March 16, 2012 - Wyatt crawls for the very first time!
*At 9 months, Wyatt is a little chatter box. His vocabulary consists of ga, da, pa, ya, ca, ba, and any combination he can think of. He also quite enjoys the occasional uuuuuuuuggggg!, arg!, oh!, and aaaaaaa!
*We have been going to Mandi for OT since Wyatt was 2 months old. She has watched him progress from a baby who couldn't lift his flat spotted head to a cruising babe who puts everything in his mouth and tries to pull himself up on everything, and she is every bit as protective, proud, and entertained as we are.
*From 2 months on, I Could Have Danced All Night from My Fair Lady has been his favorite song. As soon as I start singing it, he stops fussing and immediately starts smiling. He also really likes the Beach Boys. :)
*Our boy has had the most animated facial expressions of any baby we've ever seen.
*He has been a terrific night sleeper from the get go, sleeping anywhere from 12-15 hours a night.

I hope to keep adding to this post as I remember more!

Helping Daddy baby-proof the house

The 'Oh" face he's so fond of

Came out of the bathroom to find him like this

Doggie sandwich!!!

Months Already!?

Has it truly been months since my last post? Good grief! I wish I could say all has been fine and dandy, but unfortunately that isn't the case.

I'll start with the not so great and get it out of the way. The middle of February we received the unfortunate news my Uncle Randy passed away unexpectedly. He was flown to the hospital in Pittsburgh in the middle of the night suffering from kidney and liver failure. Early in the morning Randy went into septic shock, followed shortly by internal bleeding. There was nothing the doctors could do. It was and continues to be heart breaking to our family. It's hard to accept something like that because of it's abrupt nature. Randy was only 46! At the same time my Ma (Dad and Randy's mom) is suffering from an incredibly aggressive form of dementia. She's been going steadily downhill, but the 2 weeks preceding Randy's death were especially hard. When my aunt told her Randy had died, she didn't understand what was going on, and the funeral was more of the same. My Pa has been doing his best to take care of her, but he has health problems himself and can't keep up with Ma all the time. And now the stress of caring for an ailing wife is taking it's toll on him.

Well, now that we've got the downer side of things over with, we can move onto (hopefully) happier topics.

Our days are filled with Wyatt and all his accomplishments. It's incredible how much they change week to week! His personality just continues shining through with every new trick he learns. He LOVES eating solid food that mommy and daddy are eating. Yesterday he tried scrambled eggs for the first time and wouldn't stop eating them! Last week he taught himself how to get into a sitting position from his belly. We kept going into his room after his naps to find him sitting up, looking at us over the crib. And every time he had the proudest expression all over his face! And then today, it finally, FINALLY happened....he CRAWLED!!!! I haven't been so excited since he rolled over. I even managed to get it on video! (Who would have thought that little Kodak camera would be so damn handy??)  I wish I could mention everything he's done in the last little bit, but the truth is I can't remember the last time I posted, and there's been so much going on it's hard to remember!  I'll just finish up with some pictures and videos of the little dude since I know that's what you all are waiting for :)

His zombie baby look

Always having fun in the tub!!

He figured out the dogs will eat anything he drops and thinks it's HILARIOUS!

Cheeto's Pope

One of many Faces of Wyatt

Surprise! I can sit up now!

"Oh, hi mom. This? It just fell into my hands. I swear!"

Charly and Wyatt 'playing'

One of many attempts to get a mommy/son shot.

Mirror Fun