First Haircut

My sister and I took Wyatt to get his first haircut a few days before his party in May. According to my sister and the message she relayed to the hairdresser, her nephew looked like a salty dog and needed a haircut! I'm so glad that she was with me and was able to capture this milestone through pictures. The haircut took no more than 5 minutes and Wyatt was a pretty good sport about the entire experience. No tears were shed, just lots of curiosity from him as to what was going on. 

Wyatt - Twelve Months

One year, the littlest love of our life is one year old. Can't believe how fast time goes when you have a child. Wyatt's first year of life had it's good times and bad, but I wouldn't change anything. He has brought so much joy and happiness into our lives and I couldn't imagine life without him. He continues to bring a smile to our faces everyday and make us laugh constantly. He has such a personality and it's so fun getting to be his parents and watching him learn and grow. We love you forever and always, little man!

Stats:
We had his one year appointment and everything checked out. Wyatt weighs 20.8lb and is 30.75 inches tall. He was in the 30th percentile for weight and 80th for height.

Sleep: 
This month Wyatt man started to give up/shorten his morning nap. He will still take them, it just depends on when he wakes up in the morning as to if he needs one or not. If he doesn't take a morning nap then I try to put him down earlier for his afternoon nap.

*I planned his birthday party around his nap time and of course he refused to nap the morning of his party. The poor kid was so exhausted by the end of his party (which ended at 1:30pm) that as soon as he was put into his car seat he was fast asleep.

He is still getting up throughout the night, but it is usually only once maybe twice a night. I'll take whatever I can get. He still goes down at 8pm and will usually wake between 7am-8am in the morning (usually closer to 7am).

Eating:
He still continues to be a great eater and has only refused a few things; strawberries and blueberries. I am thinking he has a sweet tooth like his momma, so I have to be a little aware of not giving him sweets before other foods. Otherwise he will only want the sweet foods to eat.

I'm still nursing him about 3-4 times a day. I'm planning to start cutting out all feedings except his nighttime one. I figured I would stop nursing him before bed by the end of summer.

Diapering:
We were back into cloth diapering once season was over. When he wears disposables, which is at night and when we travel, its still size 5 Pampers Cruisers.

Clothes:
Wearing all 12-18 month shirts and PJs. If he's in disposables he is also wearing the same size pants. If he's in a cloth diaper then he might be in a bigger size, since they're a little bulky.

Social:
His Oma and Grandpa continued to watch him while mommy finished working busy season. We also had a few play dates with friends once busy season was over.

Out of town family traveled to Pa for his first birthday, which we had on May 10th (post to come). So he got to spend a little time playing with cousins and being loved on by aunts and grandparents, which he always loves.

Highlights & Milestones:
He started giving kisses this month when asked. I think I might have started asking too much, because there was a period where he wouldn't. I should also note that his kisses are all open mouth, which is hysterical.

He is still only taking 5-10 steps before falling, but he has taken off with his walker toy practically running everywhere with it.

This month I have really let him feed himself (with his hands). Before I would usually feed him with utensils, but now if he can feed himself I let him go for it. We're still trying to teach him that he doesn't have to put every single piece of food in his mouth.

Wyatt - Eleven Months

Stats:
No appointment this month, but we will be getting stats soon at his ONE YEAR appointment. Cannot believe he's almost one!

Sleep: 
Wyatt continues to nap twice a day. Mommy was worried that he would be totally thrown off his schedule when she went back to work, but the grandparents have done an excellent job keeping him on track with his routine.

He is still getting up throughout the night, which has made for some very sleepy work days for mommy. I give full-time working moms so much credit because it's tough, especially when your little doesn't sleep!

Eating:
He still continues to be a great eater. He pretty much eats everything, including spicy food (not too spicy), fish, meat, etc. He usually will only spit the food back out if it has a sour/bitter taste. 

Diapering:
We are still cloth diapering, however, while mommy is back at work he's been wearing disposables during the day to make it easier for the grandparents. He is still in size 5 Pampers Cruisers.

Clothes:
Wearing all 12-18 month shirts and PJs. If he's in disposables he is also wearing the same size pants. If he's in a cloth diaper then he might be in a bigger size, since they're a little bulky.

Social:
His Oma and Grandpa Donovan came and watched him three weeks in a row. The second week they were here little man got pretty sick. He was extremely congested and could hardly sleep. Two nights in a row I got about 2-3 hours of sleep, as I sat with Wyatt in his glider, on the couch, and anywhere else that he would be comfortable. It was the worst two nights he and I both had since he was born. Also, I've never seen the little man so unhappy. The first night he cried and cried, nothing I could do would calm him down. I ended up taking him to the doctors because of his congestion, watery eyes, and fever. I got medication and which really seemed to help him after a few days. Unfortunately, Wyatt did get his Grandpa sick (he ended up missing work the following week, telling us that he hasn't felt that crummy in a LONG time).

Highlights & Milestones:
His Oma and Grandpa bought him a swing for outside. They got it the week he was sick and that was pretty much the only thing that brought a smile to his face. The boy loves a good swing.

He continues to be cruising furniture and getting into everything.

This month he started making truck noises when he plays with his trucks/cars. He started doing it with his Grandpa and it is soooo adorable!

Nine Month Photos - Ridgemeade Photography

My sister is a photographer, a REALLY, REALLY good photographer. While we were in North Carolina I asked if she would take some nine month photos of Wyatt. Being the awesome aunt she is, she agreed.

I'm so very thankful that she captured our little nine month old man. These are some of my favorite pictures ever. 

Huge thanks to Aunt J (Ridgemeade Photography) and her talent! We love you!!!

TBT

First nap in his crib. Poor kid lost all of his hair on top of his head, making him look like a little five week old man!

Aqua Shrimp

Now that Wyatt is getting older I wanted to see if there were any local activities I could sign him up for that would get both of us out of the house. I saw that a local gym had swim lessons for babies starting at nine months old. Their second winter session was going to start right after Wyatt turned nine months old, so I figured it was meant to be. Plus, I don't want him to ever be scared of water.

Currently we're four classes in and Wyatt LOVES it. It's a quick 30 minute class in which we sing songs and get the babies comfortable with being in the water. Wyatt has had no issues with being in the pool. And momma loves it because it usually leads to a good morning nap and some quality pool time with her little man.

Wyatt has been pretty hysterical when we take him. He usually spends the first five minutes of class splashing and squealing with excitement. I'm glad that he's enjoying this activity and it gives us something to look forward to each week. Only a few weeks left until our session is over and then we'll have to wait for him to get a little older before signing up for the next session.

1st Class Excitement

Showing off his skills

Swim class leads to falling asleep, while sitting up!

I'm trying to catch up on Wyatt's monthly posts. If you're interested I've posted his nine month update here. I'm working on his ten month post and will hopefully have that done in the next few days!

In the meantime a few sleeping pictures of my little...