5 months old!

We have reached another birthday. Today Wyatt is 5 months old! It seems like such a short amount of time but so much has happened. Wyatt is now starting to get very vocal about stuff from "where did my toy go" when he accidently loses it to "this toy is so much fun I'm going to squeal with delight even in the middle of silent confession". I love to hear him "talking" but I'm not so sure of the hard of hearing elderly folk at church. Oh well, he's a baby. I think about my cousin Karen who will be starting her parenthood journey very shortly and how much fun she will have in watching her young son grow as I have mine. Then I also think of my cousin Sally, who's son Sam will be turning 1 in a little under a month and I see how much I have to look forward to in the coming months.

Here I am at 6 days old with my teddy (who's as big as I am)...

Look at how big I am now compared to my teddy!

I always say that two thumbs are better than one (especially when one of them is momma's)! (He's got my thumb and his in his mouth.)

What? I'm supposed to be sleeping!

Is this how I start moving?! Look out mom!

Happy Father's Day!

Happy Father's Day to all of you dads! Today was a good day for us. After we all went to church my sister watched Wyatt while Bert and I enjoyed a lunch at Outback Steakhouse (Wyatt was getting pretty cranky and wouldn't have liked it too much). Then the afternoon was a relaxing day at home where Wyatt and dad got some quality time in between their naps. Wyatt doesn't like to smile for the camera so the first picture isn't as good as I would have liked of him but he really was having fun with dad as the second picture shows.

Peak-a-boo!

Since Sunday is Father's Day I have decided to make Bert with Wyatt the main focus of my posts this week. Bert has another game he plays with Wyatt and he calls it "Peak" (I guess it takes too long to add the a-boo at the end). Wyatt sits in his swing. When it goes back and forth Bert ducks down under the seat and pops up sporadically. Wyatt loves it! Again I'm really sorry about how dark the video is. We need a little better light in our living room. If I get a better video depicting Peak this week I will re-post it. Wyatt and his dad sure have lots of fun together. Sometimes I get the feeling that Wyatt is going to be a Daddy's boy. Enjoy!!

Having fun with dad

Bert has found something that Wyatt likes quite a bit. Wyatt likes to slide down Bert's legs. I can't do this very well with Wyatt because my legs are a bit short. I've got a video of them playing this little game. It is a little dark but it does a pretty good job showing how much fun Wyatt has with his dad. It is also quite fun watching what Wyatt has learned so far. He has figured out that his hands are good for something other than putting in his mouth. He has found that he can grab other things and put them in his mouth if I am holding them in front of him. He has a particular rattle that he really enjoys. If he drops it he hasn't yet learned how find it again and pick it up himself so he just starts letting me know in the only way a baby can that he has dropped it.

Wyatt and his dad. See the resemblance!!