Gettin' the band back together

On a recent visit my cousin Aaron was gracious enough to let our little man play his drums. Cousin Courtney was kind enough to help. I think in the future we may be glad we have a relatively isolated basement to contain the sound.

Yes Tim, I know this is payback for buying Brett a set of drums. :)

Artist

Below is a picture of Wyatt and Heidi at daycare in front of Wyatt's award winning artistic interpretation. The judges noted that Wyatt's use of color and bold strokes were reminiscent of early works by...OK, I'm making that part up. Daycare had the parents vote on the best coloring from all the children in his room. We (the parents) didn't know who colored which picture. Wyatt was voted co-winner with one of his little girl friends.

Wyatt continues to evolve...

• Things he finds fascinating: Vacuum cleaners, the dustbuster, brooms????
• Recent favorite foods: Apples, Mac & Cheese, Gorgonzola Chicken Pasta Salad
  
• He's a very "independent" walker, not crazy about taking our hand when walking.
  
• He loves to color and continues to learn new signs and words.
  

13 Months

We haven't posted much other than pictures lately (it seems Mommy and Daddy work too much), but all is well. We had a good first Christmas, even though Wyatt battled a very nasty bout of Croup the week before the Holiday. Less than a few weeks into the New Year, he had pneumonia, but recovered very well from that, too.

In other news on our one-year-old:
- Wyatt now has 11 teeth; 7 front teeth and four molars
- He's a good eater, although lately he seems to have become pickier and demonstrates such by throwing food on the floor. This pleases the dog very much.
- Wyatt now does about 1/2 dozen signs (American Sign Language), which helps with communication...most of the time.
- He also speaks some words and is getting better at repeating phrases all the time. He says the standard, "mama", "dada", and "uh-oh", but also favors the word "cheese" (yes, one of his favorite foods). He surprised us one night at bath time by declaring, "Bubbles!"
- Wyatt took his first steps a week after his first birthday; he's gotten better (and faster) every day since.
- Our little guy delights in getting into everything, and is quite good at it. A recent clever feat was opening the front closet (we discovered he is both tall and agile enough to open bi-fold doors) and pull the vacuum cleaner out of the closet by himself.
- Still tall and lanky: At his 12 month appointment, Wyatt was about 24 pounds and 33" tall.

Hanging out in his toy box


Brushing his teeth


Coloring


Enjoying some winter weather on his new sled


Star of the "Risky Business" sequel?

New World

Wyatt took his first steps about 3 weeks ago. Now he's walking everywhere and jabbering along the way. It's a lot of fun for everyone!

Giggles and hiccups

Giggles and hiccups attributed to tickled feet

Happy Birthday, Wyatt!

I can't believe our little boy is one year old today! We had a small birthday party for him on Saturday, where he was pretty subdued, as he had pneumonia last week. Fortunately, he's doing better now.

He certainly enjoyed his cake, though:

Merry Christmas!

Get well soon, Hudson!

Wyatt's 4 month old cousin, Hudson, will undergo surgery today to repair a hole in his heart. Please keep him in your thoughts and prayers for a successful surgery and speedy recovery!

Halloween!

Wyatt dressed up as a lion for his first Halloween. He did a pretty good job of playing the part, too, and we got a few "roars" out of him. We went around to some of the neighbors, and at most houses he was too shy to show off his "roar", but was a good little trick-or-treater.

9 months

Time is certainly flying, and every day it's becoming more evident that our little boy is on the brink of toddlerhood.
Some of his latest:
- waving bye-bye
- cruising
- stood on his own the other day
- babbling many consonants
- giving kisses
- "roaring" on command (he's practicing for Halloween)