Wyatt and his cousins

Wyatt got his first visit from some of his cousins today. He has 13 cousins on Lisa's side of the family. He got to meet Colby and Shelby who are 9 and 6 respectively. It is amazing that even at only 6 weeks of age, he knew they were one of him. He recognized that they weren't adults. He was very interested in them as they were of him. They were so excited to meet him but a little disappointed that he couldn't play with them a little more. Now that he is 6 weeks old, Matt and I have lifted the ban on kids being around him and possibly exposing him to something. But just so you all know, we aren't totally paranoid. This was at the suggestion of our pediatrician. Hope you enjoy the cute picture.

Lisa

Thank God for parents!!

Even at our age, parents seem to know when they are needed. On Saturday, Lisa's parents came down from Idaho and surprised us with some primo babysitting. We took the opportunity to go to lunch to celebrate our 8th wedding anniversary. Of course the whole 2 hours we were gone, our thoughts were on our darling son. This was our first time out without the little guy. Then on Sunday, Matt's parents took him so we could go to brunch for our anniversary. Of course we, being new at all this, took way too much time to get him ready and get him to their house so we ended up having lunch instead. We appreciate both of our parents and all the love and support they give. It was nice of them both to be so thoughtful since it was their wedding anniversaries as well. All 3 of us share the same wedding anniversary. Thanks Roy, Betty, Newell and Joyce. We love you.

Matt and Lisa

What's up daddio??

Howdy all,

Just thought I'd drop a line to let everyone know I haven't died from sleep deprivation.
I've decided to take another two weeks at home with Lisa and Wyatt (what can I say, you've got to love Slick Willy for that FMLA!).

Watching Wyatt grow and develop has been the amazing experience of my life. It's incredible to watch his mind slowly awaken to life and the world around him. At 4.5 weeks, he is able to recognize, Lisa and I by voice and appearance. His visual centers are rapidly developing. He focuses on contrasts in color and light quite a bit but is moving on to more subtle visual variations. He is gaining more and more control of his his head and keeps it on a swivel when he's awake.

Even more than a month down the road we continue to enjoy visits and gifts from friends, family and neighbors. It's amazing how many people understand our wait and share our joy. We really are fortunate to have so many great people around us. We are truly grateful for Wyatt and for all of you.

Since Lisa's last post we have had a few more visitors, some we got pics on, others no.
I've added a few new pics, I hope you like them.

The 1 Month Celebration

Hi everyone,

Well yesterday marked a big event. Wyatt turned 1 month old. Matt and I are amazed at how fast the time has passed. I think we are still on our high from his "birth". As any new parents would do, we celebrated his big day. Are we crazy? Maybe. But I think we are just celebrating this little one's life and how lucky we feel to have him.

Wyatt was unaware of what the big deal was and I think a little annoyed with us all day. By evening and birthday cake, he was completely annoyed with us as the pictures shows. He'd better get used to his crazy parents as he's in for a long haul with us and celebrations.

And for those of you who really know us, you won't think we're crazy. We're just making sure to enjoy each and every moment of this little one's life.

Have a great day.

Lisa

Family Ties

Wyatt had some important visitors on Sunday. His Grandma Thornton, his Great Aunt Marlene and his Great Grandma Hess came to visit. It is the first time that Grandma Josephine Hess has met her 15th great grandchild. She is almost 91. What a span of years between the generations. Fortunately, Wyatt was in a good mood and even showed off a few smiles for his Grandma T and his Aunt Marlene. Hope you enjoy the generation picture.

Lisa

Just another day in the life of Wyatt

Hi everyone,

I'm sitting here trying to blog with a crying infant in my lap. It does present a challenge to my creative senses as well as my grammatical senses I'm sure! I'm showing a couple of pictures of Wyatt to show how alert he is getting. His most alert time of the day: 5:00am to about 10:00 am. A little earlier than I would like but he does let me get 2 three hours naps before the big event. Its funny how mom has to be part of the big event - you know to feed, hold, interact with him, etc. The lactation specialist says I'm lucky that he gives me 3 hours at a time. I think I'm just lucky!!

We got the nicest visit from Andrew (at ebay) last week with the nicest gift from some of Matt's co-workers. Thanks to you all. It is an extremely nice gift from some extremely thoughtful people. I hated to even get into the basket as the gift as a whole was beautiful.

Well I'd better feed the little guy as he has only THAT on his mind.

Talk to you soon - Lisa

Three weeks already!!

Howdy all!

It's hard to believe we're three weeks in already.
The little guy is happy and healthy. He is clearly growing and gaining weight.

Lisa reports his first "real" smile today. 3 weeks is a bit early for eye contact and recognition vs. a regular reflex smile, but she insists he did just that.

He and Lisa have a pretty good arrangement on meals. He demands it whenever he wants and she gives it to him.

I believe I'm beginning to see the lad's true nature. He has developed a serious boobie addiction. And so it goes, like father like son I guess. "You're out of your mind, off your rocker" you say. One might think so. I have proof. The accompanying photos will support my contention that my own son, at the tender age of three weeks is a certified boobie fanatic.