Reuters' Family Fun: July 2009

Tuesday, July 28, 2009

Mr. Observer

Those who know Wyatt well, know he is an observer. He watches people and things like a hawk, studies them and then attempts to mimic them. Every time Wyatt plays baseball in our front yard, he mimics the players we have seen on TV. He spits before he bats (it's really lovely). He changes his uniform depending on what position he is playing and he will direct you on how to stand or what to wear if you are playing with him.

Here he is ready to bat:

Notice the face and the hard helmet??

Running the bases:

And now the pitcher:

Notice now he has his glove and soft hat??

Lauren 10 months (a little late)

I just realized that I forgot to do an update for Lauren when she turned 10 months!! 10 months! What?? I can't believe it. Actually, now, she is 10 1/2 months. Time is just flying by. I wish I could slow it down, but I can't so I am just trying to enjoy it!!

Lauren is still a very sweet, good baby. She is definitely getting more of a personality each day, and can be feisty if she needs to be. Since turning 9 months, she has stopped sucking her thumb. This was a result of a bad cut she got on her thumb. At first I was a little nervous because it helped her to fall asleep easily, but she seems to have adjusted well.

Lauren smiles and laughs all of the time, and loves to be around people. She does not like to get in the carseat and wears me out every time I put her in. She has added another word to her vocabulary...Nonna. She said it while at Fripp, but we were unsure if she knew what it meant. Since we got home, however, she has demonstrated that she knows what it means. She definitely knows Nathan's mom is Nonna. So now we hear a lot of Da (Dog), Momma, Dada and Nonna. If you ask a question, she will often say "yea." She doesn't know what it means, but she says it. Wyatt thinks it's funny. He often thinks she is answering him.

She is definitely a lover. She loves to snuggle, blow kisses, and wave if you say hi or bye. She walks if holding on to something and loves to get into things. She is not the neatest eater (much messier than Wyatt ever was) and loves to try anything. If she doesn't like it, watch out!! She will motor boat it right back at you!! She hates for me to shower and stands at the door and cries every time I get in. She loves music and will dance to anything or anyone carrying a tune.

I'll share more updated photos on her 11 month birthday....just a few weeks away!!!

Old School Photos

Today Aunt Kriya and Nonna were so kind to take Wyatt to the pool. He had so much fun, and I REALLY appreciated having several hours alone with Lauren. It's amazing what you can get done with one child. I would not have said that this time last summer when I only had one child. It's strange how your perspective changes. As I was packing Wyatt's bookbag for Aunt Kriya's house, I found a disc from Wyatt's teacher. She must have put it in there the last day of school in May. The disc included some pics from his past year at school. Several made me smile, and I couldn't help but share.

Sunday, July 26, 2009

From one beach to another

Wyatt, Lauren and I left Fripp, and headed to SSI to visit my family and to get a little more beach time. We raced a few hours south, down the coast, to attend my nephew's soccer game on Jekyll Island.

Here is Thomas' team, coached by my brother:

Thomas in action:

My brother and Wyatt:

Wyatt with Uncle Tom and cousins, Thomas & Grant:

Monkey see, monkey do. Every time we leave SSI, Wyatt comes back obsessed more with sports. The cleats he wears EVERY DAY were given to him by my brother and nephews. He loves them, and wants to be just like them. Notice his undies in this picture. He was running and kicking so much, his pants kept falling down.

Wyatt and Grant:

Lauren and Uncle Tom:

While the game was going on and I was trying to watch Thomas play on the field and Wyatt play on the sidelines, Lauren snuggled with MiMi.

We had originally planned to stay the week, but after ending up in the Brunswick ER all night on Monday, I decided to head home. After several x-rays, Wyatt was diagnosed with pneumonia. I thought it would be best to head home so that we were close to Children's in case he needed it. He, however, responded well to the steroids, antibiotics and breathing treatments and was back to normal in a few days. Thanks to my mom for going to the ER with us. It was so nice having those extra hands. I'm sure my mom didn't love being up until 4AM, but it was really appreciated!!

One last highlight of our trip....watching Lauren eat my mom's spaghetti. She loved it.

Go Georgia Bulldogs

When it comes to raising a Georgia Bulldog, we start early.

Here is Lauren's response to what she thinks of the Tennessee Volunteers.

Originally, she did this on her own when we were talking about Tennessee. What can I say? We have one smart baby girl. :) GO DAWGS!!

Thursday, July 23, 2009

Beach Trip 2009

Every year Nathan's family travels to the beach together for a week. For the past few years, we have experienced Tybee Time. Due to our quickly growing family, however, we ran out of space in our Tybee Time home and had to find another place that could accommodate us all.

This year we decided to try Fripp Island. If you have never been and have kids in your group, I highly recommend it. We had a great time!! We golfed, rode bikes, ate yummy food, admired nature, swam in great pools, played in the ocean, built sandcastles, knocked down sandcastles, laughed, cried, had races, rode on golf carts....the list goes on and on.

Here is our trip in pictures. Many of these were taken by Aunt Kriya. She is our family photographer (and our soloist at any weddings/baptisms, ect.) Must be rough being so talented. For even more of her pics, click on Wade's World.