Little Pumpkin

Wyatt had a little fall photo shoot in our front yard since the weather was finally nice for a few hours. I think he makes a pretty adorable little pumpkin! :)

  He was a little more interested in checking out the grass and his toes than posing for the picture :)

I thought it would be cute to put his little pumpkin in front of him...bad idea!  He couldn't stop staring at it!  Photo shoot over :)

What is this thing??

Pumpkin Patch

Last weekend when the sun finally came out, we took Wyatt on his first trip to the pumpkin patch.  We went to Beasley's Apple Orchard.  Wyatt mostly slept while we were there but he woke up enough to get a few pictures and enjoy the hayride to the pumpkin patch! 

The pumpkins are bigger than him!!

Family pic in the pumpkin patch

Pretty mums!  Too bad Wyatt couldn't keep his eyes open in the bright sun!

Handsome boy!!

3 Months

Don't you just love those roly poly thighs and kissable cheeks!  Wyatt is such a big boy!  At 3 months, his personality (and a little attitude) are really starting to show.  In general, he is still happy and smiling most of the time as long as someone is paying attention to him :)  The attitude comes out when he decides he wants to eat...all is good if Mom is around, but wait around for a bottle, what's that about??! 

He has really started noticing and enjoying his toys, especially if they light up and play music.  This has been great for Mom because he will actually lay on his playmat and be entertained for short periods of time!  If only I could keep the dogs out of his face when he is trying to play, I could really get something done!  He has been noticing the dogs more lately too and he laughs when they lick him and tries to reach out for them.  He has also discovered how to put his hand in his mouth! 

    

Many people have asked how it is going now that I am back to work full-time.  Even though I have been lucky enough to not work a full week yet (thanks VTO!), it has still been hard.  Daddy and Grandpa have been doing great with him, but he is just starting to realize when Mommy is not here and when his milk is coming from a bottle.  It is especially hard to sleep during the day knowing that he is awake.  I am hopeful that is will get better as we all get adjusted and find a routine that works.  Although, it does make me treasure my time with him even more and there is nothing better than seeing his big smile after a long night at work! 

Chatty Boy

Wyatt has been quite the chatterbox these days. He loves to be talked to and it is so fun hearing him "talk", make new sounds, and laugh out loud! He also really likes to have his clothes off :) Love this video!!

2 Months

Wyatt's 2 month stats:

Weight: 13 lbs 7 oz (87th percentile)

Length: 24.5 in (94th percentile)

OFC: 39 cm (28th percentile)

How did he get so big??!  Wyatt is growing so fast and changing every day it seems!  He is meeting all of his developmental milestones so far and still eating like a champ!  He is full of smiles and laughs most of the time.  He likes being snuggled, talked to, going for walks in his stroller, watching the TV (yikes!), sitting in his vibrating seat, and kicking his legs!  We feel very lucky and blessed to have such a healthy, easygoing little man with the most kissable cheeks!!

In other news, this is my last week of maternity leave.  I start back to work next Tues.  I will be working 3 12-hr night shifts every week so Derek gets full-time Daddy duty at night, then Wyatt will go to Grandpa's house during the day while I sleep.  I am nervous and sad to leave him but know that he will be in good hands.  Hoping for a smooth transition for all of us! 

Rolling

Last Friday on Wyatt's 8-week birthday, he rolled for the first time from his belly to his back during tummy time. I am not sure that it was intentional at the time, I think he was trying to get away from the dogs licking him in the face! He did it twice right in a row then didn't do it again for several days. When he finally did it again this week, I didn't quite have the camera ready but was quick enough to catch the end of it on video. You can't tell from the video, but he did start out on his belly, I promise! :)

This is what he looked like before rolling. I think he was trying to do it again but just couldn't quite do it! Rolling is hard work!

Photo Session

I was only planning to have Wyatt's picture taken professionally every three months, but he has already changed and grown so much since his newborn pics that I just couldn't wait any longer!  I decided to try out Portrait Innovations in an effort to not spend a fortune.  It kinda worked :)  Overall, I am pretty happy with the way the pictures turned out.  I mean, they aren't as good as Randy's work but you get what you pay for, right!  The best part was that I had pictures in hand when leaving the studio and the price was reasonable for the massive amount of pictures I got!  They probably would have turned out better if Wyatt was being a little more cooperative too.  He has been so smiley lately when I talk to him so I thought for sure I would be able to get him to smile.  I was wrong :)  He was full of smiles at home before we left, so we tried to keep him awake in the car without success.  He fell asleep about 10 minutes before we got there.  Of course, they were ready for us as soon as we got to the studio, so he woke up to bright lights and a strange lady with a camera in his face.  He was not very happy.  I was able to get him to smile for about 2 pictures :)  Oh well, he is cute even when not smiling!  Guess we will just have to try again next month :)