Mama Bear

We had a fun park play date today with our pals Henry and Iris, which included an In-N-Out picnic and PLENTY of running around.  It was also the first time I have wanted to strangle a stranger's kid for hurting my child.  Phoebe and I were watching as the boys were playing together near two other little boys.  Out of nowhere, one little boy starts hitting Henry with a stick...hard...and aggressively.  Henry comes to report the incident and Phoebe tells him to tell the boys he doesn't like that please stop...we'll Henry does just that and is repeating with more urgency "Please stop, I don't like that", while the little boy continues to hit him.  So Henry walks away...and the little boy whips Little Guy across the face with the stick.  I couldn't get there fast enough and took all my restraint to politely inform the little boy we don't hit with sticks- and apparently an adult telling you not to hit with sticks is an invitation to hit my child again.  Between being stunned and hurt, Little Guy took a few seconds and then was screaming.  It was FINALLY at this point, that the little boys' mothers took note of their children.  The mother was mortified, and rightfully so, when she saw the huge red and white welt going across my son's face.  We wrapped up our park play date right about this time, it had been a blast up until the very end!

Blessed

Sundays are quickly becoming my favorite day- we get to see Daddy all day and since we aren't of school age yet and I work at home, we don't have the dreaded Sunday night blues when Monday is on its way in.  We hit up the local park after nap time and Little Guy had a BLAST chasing his daddy over the bridges and down the slides.  My heart just melts when I hear Little Guy belly laugh while his daddy chases him.  Baby Wyatt was happy as a clam to be wrapped up wearing his sun hat.  Later on we did bath night and apparently Baby Wyatt finds the bathtub extra relaxing- he slept through all his brother's splashing and singing!  When you get to round out your day with your two tiny loves all slicked up in pjs and your hubby reading Thomas the Train in an English accent from the over sized nursery glider, you know you're pretty gosh darn blessed!

Katie's Wedding Shower

We celebrated Auntie Katie today with a bridal shower complete with catered lunch, fun how well do you know the bride games, and lots of great gifts to get Mark and Katie ready to start their lives together as husband and wife!  It was really nice to see our family and Mark's family and there were plenty of people there anxious to meet Baby Wyatt for the first time.  Little Guy stayed home with Daddy for the day and got to have a little boy time before having a playdate with Lizzy.  It was a wonderful way to kick of the last 45 days before the big day...are we in crazy wedding countdown mode yet, YIKES!!!

First time swimming

Mr. Wyatt went swimming for the first time today and I think we have another water baby on our hands!  He's always loved his bath (all four or five that he's taken!) but the pool can be another story.  He had a blast ( I am sure of it since he wasn't crying!) floating around with his mama...then his brother decided to show him how he does biiigggg jumps and then Mr. Wyatt decided he had had enough of the water for one day!

Tahoe

UWe took a quick family vacay to Tahoe for the night.  Gabe's grandma rents a lavish house each year and all family heads up for a week.  We haven't made it a whole week in a long time, between babies, pregnancy, and more babies, we always manage a quick trip, but not the whole seven days.  This year we weren't even sure we'd make one night, but a last minute change of schedule let us escape for a quick trip.  It was a blast watching Little Guy play with his second cousins and everyone enjoyed getting to really meet Wyatt and interact with Little Guy.  We had delicious food as always and Little Guy ventured into the lake for the first time.  Next year we'll be spending a whole day at the lake, it wasn't nearly as chilly as I had planned and with sand toys and rafts I think we'd have plenty to do.  Here's Little Guy and Baby Wyatt with their second cousins and GREAT grandma Dorothy.

Quick side story from the trip- I came home by myself with the two boys.  They fell right to sleep and my drive was GREAT...until I came to Colfax and had to use the bathroom...with sleeping babies in the car.  My sister's suggestion was to find a police station so an officer could watch my car while I found a bathroom, but that seemed WAY too time consuming and slightly unnecessary.  I pulled off at McDonald's and Little Guy woke up- he was none to happy and let me know it by rolling on the ground and playing limp noodle while we walked in the parking lot- this makes carrying an infant carseat even easier!  Long story short, the bathroom in McDonald's was under construction so we had to hoof it up the hill to the coffee shop, buy a drink, wait in line, and then once inside the single stall bathroom, Little Guy poured out my whole wallet, rubbed all the credit cards and such on the floor and then laid down while both him and Wyatt screamed bloody murder.  So help me we barely made it home alive and without catching some god only knows gross fungus from the bathroom floor....

Sweet Boys

I just can't believe I get to be the mommy of these sweet amazingly precious little boys.  Little Guy continues to awe us with is love and affection for Baby Wyatt- he wants his brother to watch him do jumps, watch him eat dinner, watch him play ball, lay in his crib, tickle his toes...anything Little Guy can do with the baby, he's in!  As I watch Little Guy grow up, I am constantly trying to savor every minute of Baby Wyatt's newborn phase, I see how fast it goes and even though I am IN LOVE with the toddler phase, I know the sweet newborn smell, the way he fits right on my chest, the all day catnaps, and teeny tiny fingers and toes will be big before I know it.  Little Guy is starting to talk up a storm and go figure the letter that throws him the biggest challenge is W...so he refers to himself as Wrey-Wrey and Wyatt as Baby.  I love trying to decipher what Little Guy is saying and the satisfaction for both of us when he gets what he wants and I was able to help him by listening to his words.  I just can't believe my first baby is old enough to sit and chat with his mommy.

15 days new

We had Mr. Wyatt's two week check up today and we are happy to report he is thriving!  He is back to his birth weight plus two ounces (7.15), right on target with his motor skills and sensory responses, and all together a very healthy baby.  It was nice to have Dr. Walker meet the newest member in our family and we look forward to seeing him again at two months!  Here's a quick glimpse into my morning...yes I really am that lucky to get to spend all day at home with these two amazing loves.  Little Guy requested the photo shoot, he is just becoming more infatuated with Wyatt everyday!

We had our second music class for the summer today and I braved it solo...it went fairly smoothly minus the timing of Wyatt NEEDING to nurse as soon as we started walking in circles which made Little Guy NEED to be carried :) after class we did some playing in the bounce houses- I took Little Guy down the slide once then told him I needed to rest. About 5 minutes later I look at the slide and see him coming down! He had climbed it himself and was just Mr. Independent going up and down all on his own! By the timewe left he was a tired sweaty mess, but that didn't stop him from refusing a nap...not one single second of shut eye! When Gigi came to watch him, he was ready to play (I think delirium set in!). My mom looked just as tired as him by the time we got home....she's quickly learning out active little buddy isn't as docile as he used to be! Dive bombs, wrestling, chase, fetch, and exploring anything and everything keep him and anyone with him VERY BUSY!