Daddy's Day Off

On Monday Brian had his first day off in 4 weeks. I know that he really wanted to spend the day relaxing, and I felt bad that there were other things that needed to be done around the house. Brian spent most of his day off vacuuming the pool, putting up a new umbrella in the backyard, and of course going to pick up the Baby Girl's furniture. Wyatt was very excited to have his Daddy around all day. He didn't want Brian to leave his sight, which is weird because he isn't a clingy kid. He talked through his nap (but I don't play the "no nap" game, so he stayed up there for two hours talking quietly to himself), he cried every time Brian left the room even if it was for 2 seconds, and while Brian was in the backyard cleaning the pool Wyatt stood at the door and watched him.

We left Wyatt with my Mom for a few hours while we went to get the Baby furniture and he cried when Brian left him there (and I say Brian because I know he wasn't crying over me)! He was excited to see his Daddy when we got there, and was even more excited when Daddy took him in the pool. He had so much fun playing and splashing with Brian. We took him out for ice cream afterward and he didn't eat a bite of it. He was too busy staring at some young ladies who were running around outside Handel's.

This morning he woke up and Brian said all he could hear through the baby monitor was "Katie, Katie. Doggy. No Daddy. No Ducks." I would love to know what goes through Wyatt's head when he wakes up in the morning because he really likes to lay there for a little bit before we go get him. He's a silly little boy. We took him in the pool again tonight (even though it is incredibly smoky outside, I guess from the North Carolina wildfires) and he loved it. He even started saying "in the pooool." He's also trying to learn to say "bird" as well. Tonight Brian went in after I'd put him to bed to say goodnight. When Brian told Wyatt he had fun in the pool, Wyatt said "in the pooool," and then pointed to the picture of him and Noelle above his crib and said "Doggy."

In another exciting turn of events, Wyatt has learned to say "T." So maybe he'll be saying his Uncle's name this weekend when he sees him! We'll have to practice with a picture.

Being silly with Daddy

"Swimming" thru the water. He really is kicking though!

Some more swimming...it's his favorite thing!

Our Pool Boy

With it being so hot the last few days, Wyatt has clocked in a lot of pool time. With Brian's crazy schedule we've been going to my Mom and Dad's to swim because I'm more comfortable taking him in when someone else is around too. We've been going over in the evening around dinner time so Wyatt can get some playing in before bed time (and I think it helps him sleep a little better too).

Anyway, with Brian off today (YAY!) I'm hoping we get to take the little fella in our pool today. I mentioned before how hard Brian's been working to get it ready (it stayed perfect and clear all fall/winter/spring until just when we were about to use it!), but Wyatt's always willing to help Daddy work on the "poooool." That's how he says it. He really draws the "o" out. Anyway, here are a few shots of Wyatt helping Daddy with the Polaris.

"Hold on Daddy, I got this."

"Ooooh, what does this do?"

Trying to pull the Polaris along

Laughing at Daddy

Trying to show Mommy how it works

Today we're going to hang out as a family and we're picking up Baby Girl's furniture from Babies R Us this afternoon. Once everything is painted her room will be all set. We're moving Wyatt to a new room and putting her in his room because it's a better "nursery" so that's two rooms that need to be painted. But it'll happen soon. I hope!

Six Months have Flown By!

So I decided to throw in a few pictures from our trip to Disney World. I absolutely can not believe that it's been six months since we were there. We all had a great time and I can't wait to go back! We stayed at the Wilderness Lodge which was beautiful and went to all the parks and SeaWorld. Christmas is just a magical time to go when everything is decorated. Anyway, here are a few pictures from the trip.

Family shot at Sea World

My little Poozie in the middle of Winnie the Poohs at Pooh CornerRiding "It's a Small World." I was actually surprised, there was so much Wyatt could ride!

Wyatt being punished! (Just Kidding!)

Family shot in front of Cinderella's Castle

Wyatt checking himself out!

My Fabulous Husband!

I just want to take a moment to say how truly fabulous my husband is! I am thankful for him everyday although I don't feel like I've seen him much since Mother's Day....

Three things today that have reminded me just how fabulous he is:
1. Our fantastic son who keeps pointing to my nose and saying "nose." And then following it up with a High 5 because he knows how good he is. How smart is he getting?

2. Our wonderful pool that baby girl and I floated in while said fantastic son napped. Brian's worked really hard the last few weeks (on top of the 10 - 12 hour work days) to get our pool ready for summer. And with me being pregnant, on a day like today there is nothing better than floating in the pool reading a book!

3. My glorious remote start in the Rav4. I never really dropped any hints that I it was something I needed in a car, but I did say how handy it was for some people at work who have it. But when he surprised me with the Toyota at Christmas, he surprised me even more by having the remote start installed! On winter mornings it was fantastic, but it's even better now when Wyatt and I are out running errands and the car gets hot. Last summer it was stifling when we first got in the Sentra and I felt so bad for Wyatt who hates being hot, but now the Rav4 is nice and cool.

And those are only 3 reasons of millions that I love my husband!

Baby Names...

So a question I'm constantly asked, like 85 times a day, is "Does Baby have a name yet?" And due to being pushed a little too far today I thought I'd share my thoughts....

With Wyatt, it really was agonizing to have to hear this question constantly. Brian and I instituted a policy where we really just don't discuss names until we know what the baby's sex is. We then think about names, discuss them and then don't share the name with anyone until after the baby is born.

This helps us several ways:
1. We don't have to deal with people who don't like the name. If you don't like the name we choose, right on. But in all honesty, I don't care to hear that you hate it. It just irritates me. I don't tell you I hate your kids name!
2. I don't have to deal with name stealers. My Mom was going to name my brother Brandon. She didn't. You know why? Three days before Marc was born her good friend named her son Brandon. And now it's Marc's middle name. And my Mom's not really friends with that lady anymore (but not because she stole the name).
3. I also don't have to deal with the nose scrunch. It's not an outright "I hate that name," but it is a "Why would you choose to name your kid that?" I'm pretty confident that if we'd told people that we were going to name Wyatt "Wyatt" I would have gotten some nose scrunches. But by the time they saw my precious little baby, they couldn't picture him as anything but a Wyatt.

Wyatt didn't have a name until I was about 37 weeks pregnant. I had pretty much decided on another name and was waiting for Brian to come around. We debated between Braeden (how sickeningly sweet would it be to have Brian, Brittney and Braeden?) and Wyatt for weeks and then one weekend (we were on a "babymoon") it just occurred to me that I really liked Wyatt. I told Brian I had decided that was his name and he was on board because that was the name he chose. We knew it was meant to be when we picked Noelle up from Brian's parents house and Wyatt Earp was on TV. But we kept it a secret for 4 more weeks.

We also found that since the baby's sex isn't a surprise anymore, at the very least the name can be! It was so cool to be able to introduce Wyatt to our family when he was born and tell them his name then too.

So, when people ask what Baby Girl's name is the truthful answer is no, she doesn't. Brian and I are not at a point where we currently agree on any names for her. Okay, well maybe one or two, but not our top names. But we'll let you know...once she's born.

Wyatt's Day

Wyatt woke up this morning and had breakfast as usual. He then decided that the drawer under the oven was the very best place in the house to play. I mean, who wouldn't want to play amongst cookie sheets and pizza pans? I suppose I'll have to see if the oven door lock that we have would also work for the drawer so that the little one can't keep playing there....

He was finally coerced out of the drawer, but then decided to protest Daddy going to work for the 22nd day in a row. Wyatt either wanted to be able to go to work with Daddy like Noelle does, or he wanted Daddy to stay home and play. Wyatt tried to take Daddy's bag so that he couldn't go to work, but he got caught. Unfortunately, that meant Daddy went to work and Wyatt had to stay home with Mommy. Bummer.

Wyatt spent the day playing on his Kawasaki Green ATV (well, balancing while standing on it, but he's starting to learn to walk it around) and trying to find new, creative ways to reach the remote control that mean old Mommy constantly takes away from him and moves out of reach. By the end of the night he was exhausted, but when we put him to bed he must have thought it was too hot in the house. He took off his socks and decided to put his piggies outside the crib to let them get some air.

Waterpark Fun!

Today Shannon and I took the boys on their first trip to the waterpark! They both had a blast. Wyatt walked into the water at the kiddie pool and stood there for a bit trying to figure out what to do, and then he decided to splash. He rode the kiddie slides with me and then went for a ride in the lazy river. The park added bouncy seats last summer and those were a big hit. Wyatt's not really able to bounce because he's a little tall, but he did learn how to swing himself in it. Wyatt got to play on the pirate ship. He also got to play in the Log Roll area where he actually got to practice his "swimming" skills as well. Daddy also came by to watch us play while we went around to play on everything one more time. Wyatt had a lot of fun, but he was in his "super serious" mood today. Sometimes he just focuses on what he's doing so much that he just looks serious all the time. It's pretty funny because his Daddy was a lot like that, but sometimes I just wonder what he could possibly be so serious about. Regardless, it was a really fun day and Wyatt is exhausted!

Wyatt's first dip in

Wyatt in the bouncy chair

Wyatt and Daddy!

Wyatt riding in the lazy river (I was able to walk behind him)!

Hitting the water