1 year stuff....

Ok, so Wyatt has not had his 1 year well baby check, but I would like to list his accomplishments as of today......

He is about 30 inches long and weighs about 22lbs.

He now has a total of 7 teeth.....4 of which are not yet out all the way--all his top teeth. He has 3 teeth on the bottom.

He is not walking independently yet, but he will stand unassisted for while and cruises the furniture and will walk pushing his toys.

He's a really fast crawler!!

He says Mama, Dada or Daddy, Nana, bubba (brother), baba....ok, so sometimes he's just making the sounds, but I believe that these are the ones he associates with people/things.

He still does not sleep all night. Someday.......

He's a happy baby.

His hair has a reddish hue to it and his eyes are pretty much the same color as when he was born....a grey/blue/green----which I suppose equals Hazel!

He still takes a bottle. We tried weaning him from it, but he didn't seem to be ready, so we'll try again soon.

He is no longer on formula. He drinks whole milk now.

He loves playing with his toys.

Seems to have good hand/eye coordination.

Tries to use a fork/spoon when eating.

Will no longer eat "baby food". He eats what we eat for the most part.

He loves his big brother. It so sweet to see them hug. Wyatt's face just lights up when Walker talks to him. It warms my heart.

That's about it. He's growing so fast!

Wyatt is 1!

Wyatt's 1st Birthday Party!

Made the cakes myself :)

Party tomorrow!

Tomorrow is my baby's birthday! Where has the time gone?
Busy, busy, busy....party tomorrow at 11am. Still work to be done, cakes to be decorated, house to be cleaned.....better get to it!

Sorry I've not posted recently. I will play catch up next week and post party pics!

I know, I know.....where have you been?? Sick. 3 out of the 4 of us have been sick. Sinusitis, bronchitis, and over all yuckyness has plagued our household. We are on an upswing from all the nastiness, but it's still lingering. I am positive that, eventually, we all will be able to breath freely again at some point.
Thanksgiving, well, Randy was still pretty sick. We went to his parents briefly before heading out to Ooltewah to Aunt Shirley's home.
I'd forgotten how stressful it can be to leave the cocoon of child-proofedness with an almost-one year old......stepping out of that little bubble is a lot of work in a non-childproofed home. :)
Now, Wyatt is not yet walking, but that doesn't stop him from trying to be everywhere and get into everything. Thank goodness Aunt Shirley's TV is securely mounted to the wall and the credenza below only had a few things that needed to be moved out of reach. Oh, the joys! :)
Black Friday shopping went ok.....I was so bummed that Randy wasn't feeling well enough to go, so it was just Mom and me. I know that you ladies are probably thinking that he just SAID he didn't feel well to get out of going with us, but believe it or not, he actually enjoys BF shopping! He's a wonderfully strange breed and I'm a lucky girl ;)
We've begun the Christmas decorating process. Thankfully, I found a great deal on Craigslist and got a 6 panel baby gate for $20. Yep, you read correctly---$20!!! The hubby found it--he is AWESOME! :) Those things are usually $70, so I had to clean it up, who cares. I look at it this way, that $50 I saved is that much more for Christmas.
So, that wonderful gate it already in use. We have rearranged the furniture in the living room to make room for the tree....so, the 6 panel gate blocks (most) of the tree from Wy's little hands and keeps him corralled in the living room. Ahhhh, so nice. The remainder of the decorating will happen throughout the week. I still don't feel 100% better and just can't get into the swing of things---just get tired and out of breath b/c of the bronchitis....so, I'm just doing a little at a time.
Also, this week is Randy's birthday. He will celebrate his 41st birthday on Wednesday!!

Throwback Thursday--special edition

Wyatt is 11 months old today!!!!

He's such a big boy now!

This week, last year....... Wyatt was HERE

On This Day in History.......November, 19th :

1863 President Abraham Lincoln delivered the Gettysburg Address as he dedicated a national cemetery at the site of the Civil War battlefield in Pennsylvania.

I usually list more than one, but this is the only thing that really stood out to me today.

I hope you all have a wonderful day.

Bless You!

Ok, so I had to share a funny moment......
This is an excerpt of a conversation had by me and my wonderful husband on our drive home from a birthday party today:

R: Thank you.
Me: What?
R: Thank you.
M: For what?
R: (getting irritated) You just said 'Bless you', so I'm saying 'Thank you.'.
M: What? Did you sneeze?
R: [chuckle]
M: Did I SAY 'Bless you'?
R: Yes. What kind of drugs are you taking?
M: I'm not taking drugs, honey. I'm just deliriously exhausted.

We both had a good laugh. I swear, I do not remember the sneeze, nor do I remember my evident "automatic" response to said sneeze.

Moms

Moms take a lot of crap.....but we turn that crap into fertilizer to keep our families strong and thriving.
Have a great day!