Smith Tales: As promised..

Now that the insanity of finals has calmed down, I am updating my blog as promise! Thanks for your patience :) Considering it's been a while, I feel like I should have a lot to update on, but I guess we'll see!
Wyatt is 8 months old now, and he is a blast for sure. This is definitely my favorite age so far! We had our first sickness, with Wyatt getting a mild ear infection and "possibly" viral pneumonia. Our pediatrician seemed to lackadaisical about it that we tried not to worry. We pumped him full of fluids and got him as much rest as possible, and his body beat the infection in under a week. Score one for his little immune system! He was a good sport throughout being sick, as usual, and now that the sickness has passed, he is even more fun. His top 4 teeth are also on their descent, which means anything he gets, he not only puts in his mouth, but usually tears to shreds! Hilarious!
He is still log-rolling as his primary mode of transportation, but he log rolls to wherever he is intending to arrive, sits up, and has now started pulling himself up on anything he can get a good grasp on (which is usually our leather couches, and the grip doesn't last long!) He moves from a sitting position to all fours and rocks back a forth, maybe even taking half a "step" so we're expecting crawling to come sometime soon!
He laughs at everything, and he's definitely ticklish in his ribcage, which makes it easy to cheer him up if he's mad. He eats mostly solid foods and absolutely loves Cheerios and carrot sticks. Such a little person!
His talking is increasing, and he uses syllables almost constantly, using a variety of "ba" "da" "ga" and other simple "ah" sounds. We' just started working on sign language, and I'm really excited to see how well he picks it up and have him start using it! Fortunately, he has his own made up signs for a lot of things, like reaching his arms to be picked up and rubbing his eyes when he's sleepy. He is such a fun little man; I am so excited to spend tons of time with him over spring break!
Yes, it's finally spring break. I've complete my LAST EVER undergraduate winter term, which feels AMAZING! I managed to do really well this term, and I'm feeling optimistic about next term, considering it is all classes that I'm really looking forward to taking. Plus, I'll only have 14 credits again, which feels like such a breeze after my terms with 18 (and after that awful anatomy class!) Only one term left until I'm done with classes, and I just cannot wait! Then I'll launch myself in to the workforce and pray for a job, which gets more daunting with every term that goes by. I've already got an internship lined up with Multnomah County Environmental Health. It's a 10-week, unpaid position, but it's exactly what I want to do, and half of my hours would be on my own time, at home or in the field, so I could still spend time with Wyatt before I have to get a 9-5'er. Despite being unpaid, I am really excited about the opportunity, and I think it may be worth it. I've applied for paid positions, but none of them are very exciting, and I haven't heard back on any of them, so it might be a sign!
I'm also back at Ruby Tuesday waiting tables. It's nice to have adult time that's not sitting in a classroom or the library, but I definitely miss Wyatt. It's nice that I only work about 2-3 hours each shift, so I'm never away from him for too long. It does take away my time with Stuart though, which is really getting old!
He's still working 3 jobs, and we are absolutely thrilled for June to get here, so he can move on to a job with more normal hours. However, we aren't looking forward to leaving our babysitter. She has been such a blessing, and she is so great with Wyatt. It's going to be difficult to replace her!
Wedding planning is moving along smoothly. August 27th, 1pm, don't forget!! I don't know why everyone thinks it's so difficult. It also just might be that I'm not nearly as picky as most women, and I'm more excited about the celebration than the formal wedding nonsense. But, hey, that's just how we are! We just want to have a good time!
Brian and I and a few of our friends ran a race last Saturday called Shamrock Run up in Portland. Brian and friends ran the 15k (9.3mi), and my friend and I ran then 8k (4.97mi). It was a great accomplishment, and we're all really excited to have finished the race and actually done surprisingly well! I think Brian is done running forever, but I've signed up for the Earth Day Run on April 23rd up in Tigard, which is a 10k (6.2mi). I will keep you posted on how that goes. I'm a little nervous, but the races are really fun, and it's great motivation for me to get out and run!
In more unfortunate news, my 1997 Toyota Camry broke down last week as I was headed to Portland for the race weekend. It does not sound good! I do believe this family is just cursed with car trouble, and someone needs to become a mechanic, so they can fix all of our problems, ha ha!
Well, Wyatt is up from his morning power nap, so I am off to play with my little guy. Have a great week, and for those of you on spring break, enjoy your week off! I know I will!
Until next time...