Sunday Funday

It's going to be a good day, no make that a great day, when you're personal alarm clock starts shrieking for you at 4am....at least that's what we tell ourselves in this house.  Little Guy is just having a real heck of a time getting back to his old sleepy ways since Day Light Savings and these 4am wake up calls are about to be the death of me!  What do you do when you started your day at 4am???  You nap at 10:30...and what does a 10:30 nap give you?  An incredibly early bedtime.  Papa and Gigi came over for dinner and playtime, so we warned them to come extra early since this party was already started.  We hit up the park before our dinner guests arrived and then Little Guy spent the early evening playing with his Papa and Gigi.  It was so nice to have my parents over and not have them working...well, my mom spent the night so she got plenty of work in the next day.

Reindeer and Dinosaurs

Today was opening day of pheasant season.  It's funny to look at the evolution of the opening day crowd.  Ten years ago it was all of us young 20 something year olds looking for a good reason to start the drinking early.  Five years ago it was a quieter party as some people were at home with babies and others had moved away for jobs or families or both.  And then there was this year, a packed house with half the crowd under five years old and a blast for everyone!  Little Guy had a blast playing with the cockadoodledoos, his friends, family, and eating more cookies than his mama could count.  It was a special day so our naps were a little off schedule, aka, super short!, so dinnertime came early and we found ourselves in Panera at 4:45....and since Mr. Wyatt Bear had a major blowout minutes before leaving, I couldn't see a point in changing him into another outfit to then just change into pjs an hour later, so he went in his dinosaur pjs and Little Guy wanted to wear his reindeer antlers- that is he wanted to wear them until we got into Panera then he just wanted to chew on them.  So we decided Mr. Wyatt Bear would wear them, and that's how we came up with this super stylish outfit....

Giraffes, Elephants, Neighs, and Dinosaurs

We've really been trying to front load African animals and what not so Little Guy will have something to draw on when we're out on safari...he has an African animals night light, loves to read African animal books, and enjoys the giraffe exhibit at the zoo.  I talk to him throughout the day about our upcoming vacation and he is always excited that Mama, Dada, Baby, and Gigi are going on the airplane...and then the rest of the details get a little muted...well today he informed me during our vacation chit chat that he would see giraffes, elephants, neighs, and dinosaurs...I didn't think it was possible, but this African safari might wind up disappointing our little friend...I've been emphasizing the chance to see a lion, but those dinosaurs are really holding strong.  Sorry Little Guy, your just a couple hundred millions years too late.

Potty in the Toilet

AHHHHHHH......I am officially not ready for this......Daddy had Little Guy on the potty tonight and he went, he actually went.  He hasn't had an interest in going throughout the day or on the downstairs toilet, but after baths upstairs was apparently the secret recipe.  We cheered and high fived and he was pretty proud of himself and really excited to flush....so I guess that means after vacation I have to commit to potty training...heaven help us all, I hope it's easier in real life than the nightmare I keep replaying in my head- quick recap, it involves accidents in the foam pit of gymnastics, on the toy aisle of Target, in the car seat I spent hours installing, and pretty much anywhere else I find myself these days when I note, "Here would be a TERRIBLE place to be if you were just learning how to use the potty..." But alas my sweet bear cannot live in diapers forever and if he's ready, he's ready.  And truth be told, it will be a beautiful day when I am only changing one squirmy little diaper at a time.  Way to Go Little Guy, Mommy and Daddy are proud of you!

Doctor Check Up

Mr. Wyatt Bear had his four month check up today...I think I am soon going to cash in all the favors I have stored up from Daddy for doing check ups and shots by myself for both boys, it is heart wrenching on this mama to listen to her sweet bear cry.  Mr. Wyatt Bear decided he didn't want to show case his smiling personality and instead cried the majority of the appointment, even before the shots...nonetheless Dr. Walker said he is in tip top shape and couldn't fall more perfectly on the growth chart if he tried!  Even with his shots, he was a happy bear as soon as he got his milk and was home for some rest.  Little Guy got to spend the time at Auntie Heather's house playing choo-choos with Jack Jack, Caden, and Emme...he was in heaven!

4 months already????

Mr. Wyatt Bear is four months old today....yes, that's a third of the first year under his belt!  In honor of our littlest bundle of love celebrating this milestone today, here's four fun facts we want everyone to know:
1.  Mr. Wyatt Bear wakes up smiling, falls asleep smiling, and spends all of his day smiling....seriously, this baby LOVES to smile.all.day.long!
2.  Mr. Wyatt Bear is weighing in at 15.6 pounds at four months old...for a point of reference, Little Guy weighed 16 pounds at 4 months and I weighed 14.2 pounds- I just love first year calendars, how fun is it that I can go back and see all my first year highlights from ages ago (way to go mom for recording everything!)
3.  Our little babe now has all four sides up on the co-sleeper since he can fully lift his whole trunk up and enjoys looking around after he's done napping.
4.  Mr. Wyatt Bear now enjoys spending time in his jumper and has just started to see the fun in toys...it's going to get a lot crazier in this house in the next few months.

Happy Four Month Birthday Mr. Wyatt Bear....you could not make our family any happier or fuller of love...WE LOVE YOU!

Wey-Wey Simon DeeeTaaarrr

Little Guy has learned his whole name...it started with Wesley, or as he says "Wey-Wey", then Daddy taught him "DeeeeTaaarrr", then he added in "Simon".  It's pretty adorable to hear him say "Wey-Wey Simon DeeeeTaaarrr".  I am not sure what it is about Daddy, but he has been able to teach him to say his favorite golfer is Nick Watney, his favorite football player is Ryan Tanehill, and his full name is Wesley Simon DeTar....clearly only one of these skills holds a lifetime of usefulness, but it's still fun to know your golfers and your full name.