on the move
Dear Wyatt,
I wish it didn't feel like I was writing these monthly posts every other week. Your time on earth has flown by and you are changing so much!
This past month you've done pretty well with naps. Since our schedule isn't the same every day we aren't super consistent. But you typically get two naps at some point in your bed, some days you may only get one. You don't fall asleep out and about very easily, but it does happen from time to time. If I work really hard I can get you to fall asleep in my arms as long as you aren't distracted by everything around you. You also crash in the car if you've been up for a long time.
Around March 23rd I finally decided I wasn't going to feed you at night. I prepared for the worst and then was pleasantly surprised when you typically fell back to sleep pretty easily. If you would wake up, I'd go in and roll you back to your back and give you your pacifier and you'd start to nod off. Most nights you'd still wake up but usually only once and you'd go back to sleep. There were even a night or two in there you wouldn't wake up. During this time I'd still go in and wake you up between 4:45 and 5:15 to feed you before I went to work out. So you only had to go from 10pm - 4:45 or 5:15. I wasn't asking too much of you! So things went well for a couple of weeks and then something changed. I got sick on Easter (April 5th) and that night you weren't going back to bed for daddy so I told dad to bring you to me and I was just going to feed you so we could all get some sleep. Since then...I've been feeding you again. Yes, I'm responsible for this bump in the road, but you get so mad when I go in there and try to give you your pacifier. One night I was bound and determined that I wasn't going to feed you so I battled you from 2-4 in the morning and at 4 I was so tired I fed you and you passed out and slept past 7:00. So it is time I cut you off again and just stick it out! Let's hope next month's update I have some good news!
Eating is going great for you. You still nurse every 3 hours during the day and typically once at night (hopefully the night time feeding stops soon). You absolutely LOVE solids. You will eat anything I give you and you eat it happily. I don't remember Drew and Anna loving every food. I can mix food or give it to you unmixed and you eat it. You love your sippy cup too. So you aren't great with a bottle, but I think if push came to shove you'd drink your milk in a sippy. Here are the foods you've had: green beans, peas, sweet potatoes. blueberries, apples, squash, lentils, pumpkin, apples, oatmeal, carrots. There may be more, but that is all I can remember for now. I also gave you Puffs for the first time this past month and you like them. You aren't a huge fan, but you'll usually gum them it a bit and then eat them. Other times you have spit them out. You really aren't ready for table foods yet, you just love the baby food texture at this point. You get excited when I put you in your highchair and if I don't start feeding you right away you start throwing a fit. You know when you see the bowl and spoon it is time to eat. This past month you've sat in a high chair at a couple restaurants.
You have really started to get into trouble. You grab everything you can reach. It is funny how out of the blue I feel like I really have to watch what is close to you. EVERYTHING you pick up ends up in your mouth. You have no signs of teeth yet, but you are chewing on everything and drooling like crazy.
You have been rolling around for months, but I've noticed you rolls back and forth and so much more quickly now. You also get on your stomach and then extend your arms so you are getting up higher. You want to move so badly, so I wouldn't be surprised if you start something soon. You aren't as happy sitting around now, you get bored and often whine and want to either be picked up or moved somewhere new. You still love your exersacucer but won't hang out there too long. You are very solid sitter now, but with our wood floors I still feel like I need to sit right by you. The wood floor isn't very forgiving!
You continue to be such a smiler and a very happy baby. It is fun you often try to get our attention by making a noise and then smiling big. You see daddy and your face lights up. You also just love when Drew interacts with you. You love Anna, but sometimes get a little upset when she gets in your face too much. You laugh all the time. You are very ticklish! You often grab our faces and lean your face in and often open mouth us (it seems to be your way of hugging and kissing). You are so sweet!!! You are extremely distracted when eating. If you hear anything you stop and look around. If daddy is anywhere near and talking while you eat you stop and it is hard to get you back to eating.
We love you so much Wyatt and can't believe how fast you are growing and changing. We are loving watching your little personality start to come through. You are such a precious little gift!
We love you little guy!
Love,
Mom and Dad
