1/18/11

We have made it 6 months

I'm not sure when this happened, but Wyatt has been a part of our world for 6 months. It has been crazy and fun and sleep deprived, but what a blessing he is to us. He is still much loved by his brothers, and he loves them just as much. Now for my brag session about my little guy.
6 months stats-
Weight- 20lbs 4 ounces
Height- 27.7 inches
(75%tile for both- that's right he is a light weight, my smallest baby)
Wyatt is sitting up alone. Hurray! He loves to do it, though sometimes decides that he wants to me somewhere else and still just dives over. We keep pillows near so that he hasn't hit his head too many times yet.
He has also started schooching around, which I have not been at all prepared for. It started a few weeks ago with us leaving a room to come back and find him in another spot. Now it is more visible as he rolls over and starts with determination towards whatever he spots of interest. He still mostly moves around by turning circles and backing up, but everyday he gets faster. His army training is well underway as his low crawling is perfect to keep him out of the eyes of the enemy. He is also putting in a large number of push ups a day, and not the wussy knee push ups, but good hardcore on the toes. You can even see the muscle strain on his face. So funny.
One of the things that Wyatt does not love about his time here on earth is the eczema. He inherited his mother's overdry skin and has to undergo a treatment of one or more lotions morning and night. Luckily, he is so ticklish that he usually thinks it is fun.
The other unfortunate part of having a body for Wyatt is the spitting up that didn't seem to want to end. We finally switched to a sensitive formula after I realized that his most common nicknames were "barf bag" and "puke face" (said only with the utmost affection, I assure you). It helped, but just hasn't seemed to end it. When we went to the doc today, I brought it up again and she let me know that he does in fact have reflux... that's right all of you who suggested to me that he did, you were right. He doesn't seem to have pain from the puking, so I wasn't thinking that was his problem, but she said the lack of pain just means that there is no need to treat it. No worries though, he will grow out of it, and he certainly isn't having any issues with weight.
My matching Super-men. Yes, Henry is watching TV instead of the camera.
We are generally having a crazy good time, and busy as the rest of the people we know. Wyatt has adapted well to his life in our family and he really is a fun guy to have around, and now that he rides in a bigger car seat, he doesn't hate me as much when I drag him around with me. I am looking forward to what the next 6 months will bring for Wyatt and our family.

5 comments:

Brennan and Rachel said...

Love the push up picture!! How funny.

Willardsen Family said...

I laughed out loud at the push-up picture. Dang, he's cute. Since I don't have a baby of my own anymore I have to adopt the cutest kid around. Wyatt wins!

Benjamin and Jennie said...

he is a handsome little guy!!!! I love the picture of him doing a push up.... priceless!!!:) Sounds like life is going great for your family, glad to hear!!!!!!!!

dave, catie, and baby b. said...

i can't believe how much bigger he is just since i tool your pictures! nutso!

he's too adorable, i can't even handle those cheeks.

okay, and totally rad your crazy story about driving your car in a ditch! i'm so glad you guys are okay.

miss you, lady.

Ben and Mara Gardner said...

THat picture of Wyatt doing a push-up is so cute!