Our Little Golfer

For those who don't know Nathan well, he LOVES to golf. I have a feeling that Wyatt may be following in his footsteps. Daily, Wyatt wants to go outside and practice his swing. Today he decided to play in our garage due to the rain. In his PJs Wyatt put on Nathan's shoes and took swings one after the other. He hardly missed any!!! Here is a little video. Our little golfer.....

Meet the Jetsons

Although we would rather have my parents in town, I guess we found the next best thing......video conferencing. We bought a new laptop with a built in webcam and mic. Recently, my parents bought one for their computer. This has been really neat and not so neat at the same time. The neat part about it is that my parents get to see Wyatt and his expressions as he tells his stories. The not so neat part is that Wyatt doesn't understand why he can't hug, kiss and love on his MiMi and PaPa. After disconnecting he often cries that he wants to go to Mimi and Papa's house. He begs for this and then follows it by saying "please mommy, just five minutes."

My dad bought Wyatt a Geotrax train and showed it to him over the computer. Probably a big mistake. Wyatt constantly wants to call MiMi and Papa so that he can see his "Firetruck Geotrack with the man and remote control." He went to bed talking about it, and woke up this morning talking about it. It's quite crazy to watch my children talk and watch their grandparents on a computer. We officially feel like we are part of the Jetsons!!



Wyatt trying to reach my parents through the screen....

First Meal

Lauren had cereal for the first time tonight. I would love to say it was the first thing to enter her mouth, but a week or so ago Wyatt informed me that Lauren liked animal crackers. Sure enough, when I went to Lauren, she had a few tiny pieces of animal crackers in her mouth. The life of a second born child is always an adventure!!

I was told by an allergist that it was best to wait until 6 months to introduce cereal/solids to minimize allergies. With Wyatt, we did that. With Lauren, we decided to do it a little early. She seemed to really like it. She would open her mouth for more! She was not quite as neat as Wyatt, but she did a great job. Wyatt was pretty good at feeding her too!!!

Here are a few pics:

90 - 90 - 75

Lauren had her 5 month doctor appointment. We knew Lauren was getting big, and it was confirmed. Lauren is in the 90% for weight, 90% for height and 75% for head circumference. Dr. Knox said if she continues on this path, she will be around 5-8 or so when she grows up!! :) Who knows though. It can always change.

Updates? Well, what can I say? She is still the sweetest little baby. She still hardly ever cries and just goes with the flow. We are very blessed. She has been rolling over for a long time, but now she seems to really enjoy it. She can move her body towards toys when you put her on the floor. She still smiles, coos and laughs a lot. She loves to see her brother, and her whole body jerks when he smiles at her. She still has lots of rolls that we love to massage!! :) Her sleeping habits have changed. She no longer sleeps in until 9 or 10. She is now up between 7 and 8. She loves for her brother to come in when she wakes up. He usually crawls into her crib with her. Here are a few pics!!

30 months - 30 facts

I can't believe it, but Wyatt is now two and a half. Since he has not gotten any monthly updates, I have decided to do 30 fun facts about Wyatt! I picked 30 for the 30 months he has blessed us by living his life!!

1. Wyatt has a way about him that can melt just about any one's heart. How? Well, if he grows close to you and decides he loves you; he will tell you over and over again.
2. Wyatt loves to eat cereal, and will "show you" exactly what cereal he wants, how much, in what bowl and with what spoon.
3. Wyatt LOVES to snuggle. When he was a small baby, Nathan and I would joke that I was hot toast and he was my butter. Any time he gets in your arms, his little body just molds into your body.
4. Wyatt loves his sister very much and tells her that he loves her (without any parental encouragement) several times a day. She also gets lots of kisses daily. I think this is the reason they have shared every cold this winter.
5. Wyatt is also very fond of his grandparents (MiMi, Papa, Nonna, Grandpa Greg and Enzo). He often asks to go see them and would love to spend the night with each of them every week if it were possible.
6. Wyatt loves to run. His Aunt Shesha can verify this. She takes him on runs and we will have her to thank if he gets a cross country scholarship when he grows up. He constantly wants to race me, his daddy and other kids. The funny thing is that sometimes the other child may not know they are in a race. There has been a few times at the playground when Wyatt will see someone running. He will drop what he is doing and take off running past them as he says "One, two, go." He then looks at me with this grin as to say -Mommy, I won!!!
7. Wyatt loves all sports - "daddy ball" (golf), "puppy ball" (tennis), "Georgia Ball" (football), and soccer. I hope and pray he continues to be interested in sports. From what I can tell, he is pretty good. This is, however, coming from his mom!! Everyone's child is brilliant, advanced and great at everything they do....right?? Only time will tell!!
8. Wyatt loves to play with his cousins. I mean he LOVES it!!
9. Wyatt loves chocolate milk and orange juice.
10. Wyatt loves to make up songs to the tune of Jingle Bells.
11. Wyatt loves to be rocked at night and requests that you sing. The only thing is that you have to sing songs that he wants you to make up. He will dictate exactly what words you need to put in the tune.
12. Wyatt LOVES to help - cleaning, cooking, changing diapers, yard work, you name it!!! He is usually pretty good at it too!! He now has a chore chart and gets a sticker each time helps!!
13. Wyatt is VERY observant. He just sits back and soaks things in. We have to be really careful. He is also a parrot at times and repeats every thing you say.
14. Wyatt is often shy at first when around new people or a group of people. Once he warms up, the shyness disappears.
15. Wyatt's favorite TV shows are Little Einsteins and Super Why.
16. Wyatt's favorite place to go is the pool and the playground.
17. Wyatt still uses some words that he first created when he was 14 months old - for example: choo choo for cereal, weee for swing. He knows and can say the real word. We just prefer to use the old!! :)
18. Wyatt refuses to eat vegetables. I hear it is a common two trait. It stresses mommy out!!
19. Wyatt loves the Georgia Bulldogs and insists on wearing his "Georgia Ball Shirt" every day. I have to hide it!!
20. Wyatt loves to play with trains, cars and trucks. Transportation.
21. Wyatt loves to take showers and baths.
22. Although I sometimes blog about terrible two moments, he has actually had very few. Overall, Wyatt is a very well behaved little boy. Nathan and I are truly blessed.
23. Wyatt is a sensitive little boy.
24. Wyatt loves to line things up - shoes, trains, cars and more. At first (when he was under one) it freaked me out because, being a school psychologist, I worried about Autism. That's an autistic feature. Now, I am 100% confident that he is not Autisic and try to encourage his natural tendency to organize.
25. Wyatt loves to show up in our room during the middle of the night as he says, "I wanna sleep in mommy and daddy bed."
26. Wyatt's favorite foods include: pizza, Chuck-la-lee (Chick-fil-A) and Mexican.
27. Wyatt loves to read books.
28. Wyatt loves to point to cars on the road and tell you who's car it it. For example - he points to every Jeep Cherokee -Daddy's car; every Honda Accord- Nonna's car, ect.
29. His favorite words that we hear on a daily basis.....Love You Much.
30. Wyatt is an amazing little boy. Nathan and I thank God every day for blessing us with such an amazing little boy. There are truly no words that could express the love we feel for him.

Happy 1/2 Birthday WyWy. We love you buddy!!!

Caleb's Birthday and Meeting Colt

As a family, we made a trip to Athens this weekend to see our new, precious little nephew and to celebrate with Caleb his sixth birthday!! Caleb had a great party. He had lots of friends and family there and the weather was beautiful. Our Grandpa Greg did an amazing show on animals - snakes, spiders and more!! The boys loved it!! Unfortunately I didn't get any pics from the party to share. My battery was dead. :( Sorry.

For Wyatt, he had the most fun at the "after party." After everyone left, we ordered pizza and the boys played, played and played. I have never heard so many giggles. All three of them had red faces from laughing and running so hard. They ran through the house over and over again while Nathan (the monster) chased them with either his shirt over his head or a giant dog on top of his head.

Here is a picture of them. This was when they came into the kitchen for a two second break.



Baby Lauren and Baby Colt just laid and stared at one another. It was a very sweet moment. They have made a bond already. They each know that they have to just chill and ignore the chaos of an older brother. :) Angie (my sister-in-law)and I tried to get a pic, but the moment was broken when they both started to look at the camera. Oh well!!



Baby Wade - we missed you!!!! Wyatt can't wait to break you in as soon as you start running which I am sure is just around the corner!!

Rest All Done

So, my children have this secret language and they really have a good thing going. Together, they have decided to not nap at the same time. Lauren finishes her second nap for the day when it's time for Wyatt to go down for his. Right when he wakes up, she goes down for her third and final nap before bedtime. They have decided...no mommy time. On a positive note, it allows me some alone time with each child.

Lately, Wyatt has decided that he has gotten really smart and he does not need a nap at all. He does this between once a week and once every two weeks. I've informed him that he does not have to sleep, but that he has to stay in his room and rest. Needless to say that after 10 minutes, he is not too thrilled with this idea and he begins to scream among other things. Then he gets silent, although I know he is not asleep. Today after a little over an hour of rest time, this is what I found.



First words out of his mouth..."Rest all done, Mommy." This was repeated a few times and then followed by, "I need my diaper change." Like I didn't know, I was honestly afraid I was going to find poo all over the walls from the smell when I walked in. Oh, the joys!! :)

Our Newest Arrival

Nathan's brother and his wife welcomed a precious baby boy into this world on Friday, February 23rd. I can't wait to meet him! Since we have been carrying some kind of bug every day since January 1st, we have yet to go. Fortunately we are all healthy now and hope meet him this Saturday!!

Colt Shawn Reuter
"Colt"
7 pounds, 4 ounces

The Mind of a Two Year Old

I could fill pages and pages of this blog with funny Wyatt stories. The mind of a two year old is pretty funny!!! I'm sure it gets even better as they grow older.

Last weekend, Wyatt cuddled with Nathan on the couch and watched Ratatouille. Well, the movie must have had an impact because on Tuesday when I was cooking I kept hearing him say, "Mommy, Wy-Wy keep the animals out." He repeated it over and over again. I just replied with "okay" and kept cooking. When I stopped chopping veggies, I looked down and he had taken mops and brooms from the pantry and blocked in the kitchen. He then informed me that he was keeping the rats out of the kitchen while I cooked. He was so sincere. It was pretty funny. Below are some pictures of his "mouse trap."




The movie definitely has had him thinking because this morning he informed Nathan and I that a mouse was in his room last night. He then pointed to his ear and said, "the mouse nibbled my ear."

This morning Wyatt asked his teddy bear, "Do you want to eat?" It must have been hungry because he started to nurse him a few seconds later. Earlier this week he was pumping.

The mind of a two year old is an interesting thing!!!