Horton Hears A Who

Today we ventured to the movies...on our own...all three of us!  It was our first test of getting out the door with a time sensitive destination and I have to say, we made it!  Auntie Heather had Uncle Chris there plenty early to score us tickets (thank goddness since we weren't running THAT on time!) and then with the help of my stroller, we got all SEVEN of our popcorns and drinks into the theater...Little Guy lasted until the last 15 minutes and Baby Wyatt slept THE ENTIRE TIME, so it was a win win for everyone!  We popped into playgroup afterwards to say and everyone was so excited to meet the new babe!  It was fun for Little Guy to meet up with his buddies after a little hiatus.  We rounded out our day of new found independence with solo bedtime!!  Daddy had to go out to work so it was just mommy and her boys...and we survived!  Daddy certainly makes things easier, but it was nice to find out that if push came to shove, we could do it on our own!

Big Hats

Little Guy cracks us up every day. He is SO expressive and loves anything BIG...big trucks, big dogs, big water (ocean), and today it was big hats...he's already a fan of hats, but what's better than one hat?? How about wearing all your hats in order to make a "big hat"? I couldn't capture the hat at its biggest point since it wasn't really balanced, but you get the idea..."Oh man, big hats!!!"

SIze 1

I ran out of newborn diapers downstairs so I reached for a size 1 just to hold me over until I could get upstairs and guess what...the size 1 wasn't as big as I thought it would be.  Yes, it could stand to be a little smaller, but it certainly was wearable.  How is it that after only 13 days, our little baby is filling out a bigger size diaper???  Stay small little dude, mommy isn't done fawning over your pint size onesies and teeny tiny socks!

Here's a daily dose of cuteness!  My two boys snuggled up close during nap time, it doesn't get much better than this.  It was such a great day- we had our first solo outing to Target and Little Guy spent the whole trip walking hand in hand with me or helping push the cart while his baby brother slept peacefully in the wrap.  I was a proud mama!!!

Wyatt's first bath

We were finally able to bath the baby today. Everything that needed to heal finally did and this stinky boy was ready for a wash down. Little Guy could not have been more excited to have his baby brother in the bath. He was especially excited to help rinse him off, which he decided shouldn't be limited to his feet like I had suggested, but instead poured water on him from head to toe. Sweet Wyatt Bear, you don't stand a chance :)

Welcome Baby Sofia

Alyssa and I have been pregnant together since day one!  Yes, we had the exact same due date and were SO looking forward to overlapping hospital stays!  Well, when I went into labor, she wasn't even close to having her little babe and by the time we were discharged nothing had changed...I even thought one night when I was scouring the halls for a nurse to get my pain meds, that I saw Alyssa pacing the halls as well, but it wasn't her.  We left, sad we missed the Medina Family, but certainly not as sad as Alyssa since she was still pregnant and really really really ready to meet her new baby.  She also chose to not find out the gender and was almost convinced she was having a baby boy...well, finally, 4 days after our due date and 9 days since Baby Wyatt had been born, she gave birth to a sweet precious baby girl!!!!!  We are so excited to welcome baby Sofia Rae into the world and couldn't be happier for Noah to have a new little sister to love on.  Expecting our babies to potentially share birthdays, we weren't planning for a 9 day difference, but now we have boys with birthdays 3 days apart and new babes only 9 days apart...let the play dates begin!

Meeting Auntie Heather

Today Mr. Wyatt got to meet his Auntie Heather!  She was away soaking up the sun in Aruba when he made his grand appearance (he was five days early and she was hoping he would be two days late!) so she's had to rely on photos and texts to get all the good birth details.  The whole Santopadre clan came over so Little Guy was pleased to have three good friends to play with and Auntie Heather got to spend some time holding the newest addition to our ever growing clan of children!  I can't wait for Mr. Wyatt to wear, play with, and enjoy the fine goodies that have been handed down from the Santopadre kiddos- we are one lucky family!

Newborn Photos

          We took Mr. Wyatt Bear's newborn photos today...I can't believe we're already doing this!  Before heading out for photos, we needed to stop at the hospital to have his weight checked out...well I should have been weary of the appointment time since I was told it was before the office opened but not to worry someone would be there...we waited and waited and waited before they told us that the nurse we were supposed to see wasn't even coming in that day and they were waiting for someone to arrive to replace her.  Meanwhile, Little Guy had a COMPLETE meltdown in the doctor's office- it was unlike anything I have ever seen him do.   It started over the fact his screen time was done and he still wanted to watch the cats video- usually these bouts of unhappiness are short lived and he's easily redirected...well not this time.  I was literally pacing the halls with him while he just screamed.  He couldn't be consoled by my mom or milk or water or anything.  He was just hysterical...he's been doing so well with the adjustment to the new baby and I think today just set him over the edge.  So, after we were finally called into the doctor's office, they decided that since his weight was not drastically improving, maybe we should continue with daily weight checks....um, no!.  I explained that since my milk had just come in he hadn't really had a chance to eat enough to put weight on, so I wanted to give it a few days of him actively nursing before we started anything drastic (spoiler alert, I was right and he was just fine after my milk came in!).  The good news of the visit was Mr. Wyatt Bear's jaundice finally cleared after too may heal pricks for me to count and too much worry for me to handle!
          After our hospital debacle, we still managed to make it to the photo session on time and ready to smile!  We started with photos of just Little Guy, then the two together, then just the babe.  Auntie and Gigi and Peyton came to help out and Sarah had a GIANT bucket of trains that kept Little Guy pretty content while he waited (we may have even stuck a few trains in the basket to help keep him focused on his brother for some to die for photos!).  I can't wait to get Mr. Wyatt Bear's photos up on our wall. 

          Because no day would be complete without adding one more play date into an already full schedule, we headed over to Kristin's house after naps for a meet and greet with all the new babes.  We have been documenting our pregnancies together and after each baby we take a photo with the still preggo mommies and the new babies.  We were supposed to meet last Tuesday to take the final photo with three mommies and their babies in their arms and one mommy (me) with her baby still in her tummy...well since I was giving birth in the wee hours of the morning last Tuesday, we had to cancel it and take our final photo with both baby Jake and Mr. Wyatt Bear in their mommy's arms...it was so much fun to see all our babes together and to let the big brothers and sisters play together.  I am so excited to watch these kiddos grow up together, playing at all the family parties just like my sister and I did with all of our cousins.