Sled + 3yr Old = FUN

Wyatt needed to burn off some energy today (no, really, he did). We took a quick little trip to a nearby park. I love having video capabilities on my phone! I'll let the squeals speak for themselves.

Sawyer - 4 months

They say that having a baby changes everything, and they're right (whoever they are). And we knew that going from a one-child to two-child family would be a leap into a whole new state of chaos. I can't speak for Chris, but never did I anticipate that this second child would fill my world with such sweet amazement and set me on a whole new path of self-discovery. This was unexpected, and I couldn't be happier with our family of four. And no, it's not just the sleep-deprivation talking.

Sawyer is a charming, sweet, uber-laid back baby. Hungry? He'll cry. Tired? He'll fuss, and go down easily. Other than that, he is content to go with the flow, provide plenty of smiles, and is eager to watch his big brother. Oh, does he adore his big brother! The feeling is mutual. We look forward to watching Sawyer's personality grow and evolve, and can't (can?) wait to see what sort of fun (trouble?) our sons find.

For Sawyer's four month pics, we brought back the giant cup that we took some pictures of Wyatt in at four months, seen here.

Welcome to the family, Sawyer!

Wyatt - 3 years

Even though we now have the responsibility of raising two kiddos at our house, we are still amazed that Wyatt is suddenly a 3 year old little person. He's funny, creative, imaginative, precocious, smart, and talkative - everything we could've hoped and imagined our three-year-old would be. It's fun to have full conversations - about favorite parts of our days, a story he has made up, or the monster he is pretending is under his bed (no, he's not scared of them, he actually finds monster stories quite entertaining). Perhaps the most fun part of becoming parents to this delightful little boy has been the rediscovery of the world from a new perspective - one that is entirely fresh and finds amazement in things we have long ago deemed normal and mundane.

Thank you for the daily challenge and fresh perspective, Wyatt!

October 2009

October 2009 (click to view slideshow)

We are Thankful...

"Drive-Thru"

This concept is usually most effective when customers visit a restaurant to pick up food; when the restaurant tries it upon delivery - notsomuch:


We had ordered lunch via delivery from a local sandwich shop. When the food arrived, the driver got out of his car and left it in gear...thus leaving it to roll - driverless -into our garage door.

Fortunately, Chris was able to maneuver our cars out of the 3rd stall. I'm impressed and we suspect it may have looked something like this:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iLKR9tCiwvA&NR=1


We were able to get things settled with the driver and have gotten the garage door replaced (although the work presented some additional drama of its own).

One Month

Here's Sawyer a week or so ago at one month old. Time has been flying and our family is finding a new rhythm. The only challenge is that it changes daily, of course.

We've all had colds in the past few weeks, and Sawyer caught a mild one, too. Fortunately he is getting over it easily, but it looks like Wyatt might be setting us up for round two...

More pics coming soon!

Conversation with Wyatt

Wyatt: Mommy, my Rice Krispies are talking to me.

Me: Really? What are they saying?

Wyatt: Don't eat me.


Exchanges like this are priceless.

It’s a Boy!

Both mother and baby are doing very well.  We’re all very excited to meet the newest member of our family!

	Sawyer Raymond When: September 28, 2009 @ 1:49 pm Weight: 9 pounds, 10 ounces Length: 20 inches He seems to be changing by the minute.  He already looks different than the picture to the left.  As the puffiness goes away he’s beginning to look a lot like big brother Wyatt, but he’s still distinctly different.
	The brothers met each other for the first time this afternoon.  I think it went well.  Wyatt was very excited to give Sawyer his birthday present.  He also wanted to kiss the baby and asked if he was coming home with us tonight.

Labor Day Approaches....

Yes, the official holiday has come and gone. And yes, autumn officially starts on Tuesday. But we're quickly approaching 'labor day' for baby #2, and I think we're as ready as we're going to get.

We had a pretty low-key summer (with perfect weather for late pregnancy!), but still fun. We got lots of projects checked off the to-do list around the house. We took a few roadtrips, had some fun outings in the metro area, went to the lake, had some picnics, and did other miscellaneous summer stuff (BBQ's, fireworks, farmer's market, etc.).

The most fun project completed was Wyatt's swingset. After a lot of work from daddy assembling, scrubbing, staining, and tweaking, it looks great and has gotten a lot of use. It's a hit when other kids visit, too.




Wyatt managed to take his first solo flight off of one of the swings, simultaneously giving Mommy and Daddy heart attacks and taking a rough face plant in the grass. Fortunately, he was fine, and a quick trip to the dentist proved that his teeth were, too. Oi.


Daddy had a great helper on other projects as well who put tools to use as often as possible:



Wyatt hit a major milestone this summer and has been potty trained for 3 months! He reminds us that, "when I was little, I used to wear diapers". Such a big boy, and honestly, we've enjoyed the brief break from diapers.

I think our favorite vacation treat this summer was a stay at a water park in Brainerd. Wyatt enjoyed it so much he wore his wrist band for three weeks afterwards (note it in the dentist photo, above), and still talks about going back.

In the meantime, we're spending as much time as we can outside and looking forward to going from "party of 3" to "party of 4".