2.13.2012

Wyatt is 1 years old!!!

My baby is 1! It's amazing how the year passes and how much he grows and learns! Wyatt started taking 3-4 steps alone at Christmas and can now make it 10-12 steps. He thinks he can walk downstairs and climb anything he can get his leg on.  He says 'Mama,' 'Dada,' 'Nana' (banana), and signs milk for just about anything he wants.  His face lights up when I mention 'outside.' He loves, loves music and will dance away! He is not a good sleeper and woke every 1-4 hours his entire first year of life. Finally we started 'sleep training' him and he actually made it from 8pm-5am a few times! It was amazing! Unfortunately he got a cold following this good sleep and is starting over again. He is still our little bug.  At the last MD appt he only weighed 18 lbs (not even on the growth chart) and was 27 inches tall (6%), but the doctor said he was still growing and not to worry. 
We had a great party for him with many friends and family. It was so fun to be in Utah with everyone here to attend the party.  Wyatt was happy, and even spent a little time away from Mom's arms and with his Grandpa's.  The theme was a California Sun (which was quite appropriate with the snow falling outside). 
 I was quite happy with how the cake turned out!
 Singing 'Happy Birthday'
 1st Cake
 Slowly...

 Sorry... did we forget to put up the 'splash zone' signs?
 Eli was so excited to give Wyatt his present (and play with it himself as well)

We love you Wyatt! Happy 1st birthday!

Sink Bath Time

I don't know why, but I rarely gave my children baths in the sink as babies.  We don't have an infant bath tub either.  Generally it was sponge baths or in the shower with Mom or Dad. Recently I thought Wyatt would enjoy a sink bath and he did!



The prize toy

So Eli got a paper, put together, Batman from a kids meal (to be honest I don't even remember what restaurant) a few weeks back.  Obviously it was beyond the skills of a 3 year old to put together, so that left Mom. Once I got into it I was obsessed with getting it right and it was not easy.  Eli was perfectly content taking a single piece and flying it around like a rocket ship.  I think it took me over an hour to complete- ridiculous, right? Why I wanted to build that Batman so bad I will never know, but here it is...

Unfortunately I think it has landed itself in the trash by now...

Sledding

So the kids got a sled for Christmas (initially Eli thought it was a surf board :)) but we had yet to use it until last week.  No snow in the valley so we went up Big Cottonwood Canyon to find the snow.  There were great sledding hills and not too crowded.
 Getting ready...
 Yes, I have the baby on my back...




 The smiles really came out when we put them in the sled together!


 So Cute!
 Looking over the edge...
Ended with the baby's first snow face plant. Poor thing... 
I think he will be up for it again another day.

Snow