Early reading

Wyatt loves these little books we got for Oliver when he was a baby. His favorite is the Duck one but he likes this puppy one, too.

He sees it, he's going for it!

Fixing the radio...

Oliver got this little radio for Christmas. The back comes off (if you unscrew two screws) and then there are some screws inside to "fix" the radio with. Oliver spends a lot of time screwing and unscrewing those things. Notice, he's using his LEFT hand!

This totally reminds me of Rachael

the first tooth

I noticed today that Wyatt's first tooth (bottom left) has broken through his gums. Just barely, but I felt it in there.

We gave him some of those Gerber puffs to try and he likes them. Bob got the sweet potato flavor. He can't quite figure out how to get them into his mouth by himself but if I pop one in he chews it up really well. He can pick it up just fine but he hasn't figured out to open his hand back up to get the puff into his mouth. Oh well, he'll get it eventually.

He's also sitting up now, which I think I mentioned before (?) but here it is again. I have some pictures and video to share but no time to post it. Hopefully soon!!

Oliver went all week last week with only 4 wet accidents. We went out and got him some new underwear ...some with rockets and some with army theme... and he's been doing really well. He's even starting to tell us when he needs to go. We spent a few days out shopping for hours at a time and he stayed dry! The only time he wears a pull up type diaper now is when he is going to sleep. Great job, Oliver!!

Ok, off to bed, it's going to be a long day tomorrow.

I can't believe I forgot to mention...

when we were in Asheville we also visited Aunt Sandy and saw Aimee and Marshall (for the first time!!) Oliver was so excited to meet a boy cousin that he talked about it the whole way there in the car. When we go there the boys played well together while we all ate yummy broccoli cheese soup, the brownies for dessert. Aimee and Marshall had to leave shortly after dinner but it was nice to visit and I'm glad the boys got to meet. We (Aunt Sandy, Rachael, Dave, Me and the boys) hung out and chatted in the living room for a while. It was nice to sit around and talk like we did in the old days. I'm sorry I forgot to mention this before, I thought I had covered everything and actually that post was written over the course of several hours and in between chasing after the boys so I didn't read over it before I posted it. We really DID enjoy the visit!!

Rollin' Rollin' Rollin

Last night Wyatt rolled from back to belly for the first, second, third and fourth time!! He's been teetering on the edge for a few days but last night he finally did it! Once he figured it out there was no stopping him and he just rolled all over the (thankfully clean) playroom floor. Good Jobby, Wyatt!!

Forgot to mention...

Last Thursday I discovered bumps on Wyatt's gums. The poor child is teething and he's NOT happy about it!!! He's needy and wants to be held all the time. He won't sleep if I lay him down. He's gumming everything he can get his hands on, and if he can't get anything then he gums his hands. I hope he gets the teeth soon, as much as I love his cute gummy smile I don't want him to be miserable!!

Busy week

We've had such a busy week! We spent a few days in Asheville with Grampa and Gramma. Oliver and Wyatt were both on their best behavior the whole time! Well, except for two hours at bedtime the first night we were there. Oliver was overtired because he didn't have a nap so he was so cranky and had a super hard time going to sleep. He cried and cried! Every time I'd get him settled Wyatt would start to cry and that would get Oliver going again. This went on for two hours until I finally just got everyone in bed with me and we all finally got some sleep. Gramma was a big help, too, holding and rocking Wyatt while I tried to get Oliver down.

The rest of the time was great, though. Oliver played nicely with his cousins, drank and ate so well, and stayed DRY for two full days!!! He was super sweet and so cute. Everyone seemed to understand everything he said so he's doing pretty well with talking clearly. Gramma got him some Hulk underpants so once I wash them he'll be trying them out.

Wyatt smiled and played and rolled and charmed everyone. He hardly cried at all. He got to try green beans for the first time and ate them up. I hardly got to hold him all weekend unless I was feeding him. He is such a happy little boy!!

The food is always good at Gramma and Grampa's house. We had chicken wraps, waffles and bacon, chocolate pie, chicken broccoli casserole, pretzel dogs and tater tots...everything was yummy!! I stuffed myself silly and I'm sure Oliver did, too.

We played on the Wii a little bit. I did some stuff on the Wii fit which was super fun. The hula hoop was my favorite but the ski jump was pretty fun too. Rachael and Dave brought over a music game where you play the hand bells. It was HARD but we laughed and had a good time playing it.

When we got home on Monday I had to go to work. It started to snow about an hour before I had to leave to come home but the roads were still ok. This morning when we got up we had about half an inch, I guess. I bundled the boys up and took them out but we didn't stay out that long. Oliver touched the snow one time and that was it for him. He cried and cried! I think he thought it hurt him since it was so cold. Poor baby. We wanted to build a snowman but the snow was too light and fluffy for that. He settled for making footprints all over the front yard and up the driveway. I took a few pictures and will hopefully post those in the next few days.

I'm the HULK!

We just watched the Hulk movie so now Oliver runs around showing off his hulk muscles and saying..."You won't like me when I'm hungry!"

I love when Oliver sings!!

He got such a sweet little boy voice. He's got a few songs that he really knows a lot of words to.

Spiderman, Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, You are My Sunshine, Jingle Bells, the Reading Rainbow song, and a good bit of the alphabet. My favorite though is when he mixes them up and does some kind of strange mix...

Butterfly in the sky....does whatever a spider can...please don't take my sunshine away...xyz!!! Then he lifts his arms over his head and says tadaaaaa!!!!
oh yeah, if you want to see the spiderman song then check it out on my facebook!!

Oliver makes delicious mashed potato and carrots

my boys...

Look how good he's lifting himself up! He;ll be crawling in no time!!

and then there's Oliver...weird kid...with a box on his head

ok, compare

I keep thinking they look alike...

I keep saying how much Wyatt looks like Oliver when he was a baby but apparently I don't remember very well. Here are a few pictures of Oliver, Wyatt, Oliver, Wyatt. The ones of Wyatt are recent, the ones of Oliver are about 2 weeks after he turned 5 months. It's pretty obvious that they are related but wow, they don't look as much alike as I thought!! Oliver has a lot more hair and it was darker. Wyatt's eyes are bigger and lighter blue. They do have the same nose and mouth though. (and it's really hard to type when a baby is grabbing at your hands!)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY, BOB!!!

Today is Bob's birthday. So far to celebrate it I have done the dishes and a load of laundry. Woohoo! It's pretty nice outside so maybe we can go to a park or something when the boys wake up. We'll definitely be going to dinner at the place of Bob's choosing.

Happy Birthday, Wumpkin, I love you!!

Wyatt's 4 month checkup

I think I have been so busy that I haven't had a chance to post this yet. Wyatt was 15 pounds even (50th percentile), 26.5 inches long (75-90th percentile) and his head was in the 50-75 th percentile but I can't remember the exact measurement. In all areas he is doing wonderfully. He did pushups for the doc, stood up holding onto my hands, grabbed stuff, followed the lights, turned towards sounds, all that stuff. He got two shots, the same two as last time, but without the hours of crying afterward...thank goodenss! She said to go ahead with veggies so that's why we tried the sweet potato and carrots. I think I'm going to hold off trying any more until he's six months old. I intend to make my own baby food like I did with Oliver but we'll see how that turns out. There's so little time!

He's rolling over more consistantly now, almost every time I put him on his belly he gets over on his back. He's also grabbing his feet a lot and rolling from his back to his side. He's chewing like a fiend on anything he can get his hands on. I'm hoping he's not teething but I think he probably is.

He's such a smiley happy baby...I guess we'll keep him

Little man

He's such a little man!

Telling secrets to brother

Quarantine!

We are all sick! Oliver got sick when we went to WV two weeks ago. Two days ago Bob and I and Wyatt all picked up whatever it is that he had. He's still sick, too. I took him to the dr today and they said give him Mucinex for a few days to see if that helps and if not we have a scrip for antibiotics. Fun! Bob and Wyatt were both running fevers today, although Wyatt's has gone down in the last hour or so. I tried to make some soup but it was a disaster. I didn't think about putting the noodles in the slowcooker and they became MUSH. I guess I'll be the only one eating that big vat of goop. We did end up getting a good nap ...Bob and Oliver for about an hour and Wyatt and I for about 2.

Oh yeah, I actually did give Wyatt some carrots today. He ate them up! he's going to be a good eater like Oliver, I think.

So it's the last day of the year and here we are, sick as dogs. What a way to go out!

first sweet potato

toolchest

Daddy and Wyatt

decorating the tree

loving the new blocks