Tricks

It has recently come to my attention that, while I'm at work, Kristin entertains herself by teaching Wyatt tricks and, presumably, making him perform them for snacks.

Tricks for Noodles from Clark Dray on Vimeo.

Thanksgiving & Christmas Recap

 

So I have been so behind on blogging lately, but with the holidays behind us things have finally slowed down. We had such a fun Thanksgiving and Christmas, though, that I had to share before it's too late. Maybe it already is, but oh well.

For Thanksgiving Wyatt and I flew to Cali to hang out with my family for a week and a half. We had so much fun! Wyatt just loves being around other kids and he thought his Aunt Kayla and Uncle Logan were the coolest ever. Clark flew in for Thanksgiving and drove down with his parents and brother, Mark. We had a delicious dinner with my family and his. Wyatt loved all the yummy food, especially mashed potatoes. Grandpa Dray brought along his brand new electric wheelchair and Wyatt was in heaven sitting on Grandpa's lap and going for rides. We even got to feed the neighbors' horses some carrots. I think the horses just looked like scary monsters to W, though, because he didn't want to give them a carrot.
We spent Christmas in CANCUN with Clark's family. It was awesome! The weather was gorgeous (anything beats below freezing, but this was perfect!) Wyatt loved the beach, eating sand, digging, splashing in the water, and eating at buffets every night. That kid loves food! We also got to see some shows, meet a monkey, and most importantly hang out with family. Wyatt got his first picture with Santa taken in Mexico. Apparently a Mexican Santa is just as scary as an American Santa.

l to r: Kristin, Wyatt, Clark, Marilyn, Mark Edward, Mark Henry, Brian, and Maria

Is this talking?

Kristin swears that Wyatt is saying "Mama", and that he said it more clearly before the camera was rolling. I'm not so sure, so I've posted the video for you to decide for yourself. I will say, however, that what he's been doing lately is significantly different that his past vocalizations, which have consisted exclusively of grunts which lack the multisyllabic consonant sounds we're hearing here. I think Wyatt's lip-smacking is a nice touch too, giving the video the appearance of a badly dubbed Godzilla movie.


Talking? on Vimeo.

Wyatt : King of all Wild Things & Mommy's Little Pumpkin

I know this post is a little out of order, but better late than never, right? Here are some pics of Wyatt in his Wild Thing costume that I made. I didn't have a pattern for it, so I had to make it up. It took me about a month and a half to get it right. The first headpiece that I made I ended up selling in my etsy shop: www.jackandchloe.etsy.com The body of the costume was adapted from a pattern for 2T and it is huge! He fits in 12-18 mo clothing no problem, so I figured if I cut the pattern down a bit it would fit him just right. Well I ended up cutting like 6 inches off on all sides and the inseams and he was still swimming in it. Hopefully it will still fit him next year.

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9 Months old

Wyatt had his 9 month check up this past week. His growth has finally slowed up a bit but he is still ahead of the curve for both height and weight, weighing in at 23 lbs 8 oz. and measuring 29.5 in long. We noticed his belly button has been popping out a little bit lately and when I asked the doc about it he said it was a herniated umbilical cord. It is fairly common and should go away on its own. Everything else looks good. He got both the seasonal and the H1N1 flu vaccine that day. He is doing great physically since he is walking so early, but needs to start talking soon.
I am trying to teach him baby signs and he did the sign for milk the other day. Yay! He also started waving and clapping. So cute!

We just love our little guy!

Walking

Ever since I could feel Wyatt kick inside of me I knew that I would have my hands full. I never thought that he would start walking at 8 months!!! Crazy!!! Wyatt has been pulling himself up on everything for awhile and using random household objects like laundry baskets and diaper boxes like walkers. One of his favorite things is when Clark or I hold his little hands and he can walk all over the house like a big boy. Lately, he has only been needing one of our fingers and today he took 5,6,& 7 consecutive steps all by himself. We got a few of his first steps on video, but of course he took the most steps when no cameras were rolling(who knew he was camera shy).

Now if only he would say, "Mama!"

First Steps on Vimeo.

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