Settling In

Newborn Wyatt

As most everyone has heard, Stuart and I had a baby boy on July 13th. He weighed in at a health 8lbs 4oz and 21.5' long. He has not stopped growing since! My labor was quick and easy, and I managed to pull off the birth without any drugs. We are very proud parents! Our little man is growing faster than we ever imagined, weighing in over 13lbs at almost 6 weeks old. He's a great baby. He isn't overly fussy and is getting closer to sleeping through the night, only waking up 2-3 times a night. He is a grunter and such a momma's boy. Of course, he has some characteristics we've pick up on, like a bottom lip quiver and legs that kick kick kiiick! Even with lack of sleep, changing poopy diapers every day, and clothes smelling like spit up, we couldn't be happier!
Rossi is adapting to having a baby around the house and not being the center of attention. We try to love on her as much as possible, and I think she's slowly adjusting. She will love him once he's old enough to play with her and love her himself!
Stuart works about 25-30 hours a week, and I spend my days home with Wyatt. We try to adventure out into town as much as possible, but we love couch potato time too, of course! Stuart has helped with keeping up the house, fortunately. I gave up on trying to be super mom pretty quickly! Breastfeeding makes if difficult for Dad to do a whole lot, so he makes up for it by taking care of the house. I'm okay with that deal!!
So far, it feels like we've been jet setting constantly. We take Wyatt to see his grandparents as often as we can, which has been about every other weekend, if not more often. They can't get enough of him! And we love sharing. We even got to go on a real date for our anniversary a few weeks ago -- two whole hours to ourselves!!
Wyatt took his first road trip this last weekend for Brandon and Deanna's wedding in Grants Pass. He was a great sport! He didn't make a peep during the rehearsal or the ceremony or any of the toasts at the reception! I couldn't have asked for better behavior!

Wyatt Today!

Normally, I wouldn't be a blogger. I am awful with technology and with journaling, so this isn't a great combo! But, I wanted to document as much as a could about little Wyatt's early days, and this is a great way! It's bed time now, but my goal is one update per week :) I'll include pictures from time to time, too!