Hello.

I've spent some time trying to write monthly posts about the littlest Marion, Wyatt. He has been our biggest DIY project to date and the best addition to our family. All of 2013 has been spent preparing, welcoming, and now raising our sweet boy.

I'm working on some posts about his birthday and my pregnancy, so once those are ready I'll post links since I'm back dating them (I want them to be in order).

In the meantime here are the links for the first six monthly posts I've written about our little. Enjoy!

Wyatt - One Month

Wyatt - Two Months

Wyatt - Three Months

Wyatt - Four Months

Wyatt - Five Months

Wyatt - Six Months

Wyatt - Six Months

First off, how is he already six months old. My baby is growing up and changing everyday. Pretty soon I won't be able to call him my baby anymore.

Stats:
At his six month appointment he was 18lbs and 27.25 inches long. No change in his large head, but his doctor said that overall he looked perfect. Mommy and daddy agree!

Sleep: 
We're still working on getting him to take better naps and have longer sleep periods at night. At his  six appointment the doctor suggested he eat more food during the day to try and fill up his belly, since at six months old he should be able to sleep for a 6-8 hour stretch at night. We're lucky if we get 4 hours before he wakes. I'm still not giving up and am trying to be as consistent with him as possible. My baby will sleep!

Eating:
Wyatt has been eating solid foods at dinner time and nursing throughout the rest of the day. So far he has ate green beans, carrots, sweet potatoes, pears, peaches, plums, bananas, apples and blueberries. We have also given him pieces of yogurt melts, waffles and tortillas. Usually if we're eating something that can be broken into a small piece for him we give him some to try. So far he's been a really good eater and hasn't refused anything.

He's still nursing in the middle of the night but only once (even though he gets up multiple times).

Diapering:
We are cloth diapering and loving it. He is still wearing disposables at night, Pamper size three, because he is a heavy wetter and i know his cloth diapers would not hold until morning. The cloth diapers are becoming less bulky on him, since he's a growing boy! My stash as stayed the same except I did purchase a Rumparooz diaper to add to our collection. 

Clothes:
I've packed away all of his 6 month clothing and washed all of his 9 month and 6-12 month clothing. He is growing like a weed and has pretty much stayed on target with his clothing sizes. I will need to pick up some more 12 month winter clothing, since I know he'll be into that size before warmer weather comes.

Social:
Mommy and Wyatt took a road trip to North Carolina to spend a week with Aunt Jess, Mabry and Harlow. He also got to meet his Uncle Dan (aka Uncle Funky) for the first time. We had a great week at Aunt Jess's house helping her do last minute things before Uncle Dan came home from deployment. 

Wyatt did a stellar job in the car to and from North Carolina. It also helped that I left at 3am on my way there and 4am on the way back. He slept for the majority of the ride and barely fussed at all. 

Wyatt is a very social little boy who loves to flirt with whom ever is giving him attention. He definitely knows mommy and daddy, but will let anyone hold him. He is very curious about everything that is going on, which I attribute to his bad sleeping habits. I believe he thinks he might miss out if he goes to sleep :) 

Wyatt also has really started to notice Gunnar, our dog. He gets very excited when he sees him and is always reaching out to touch him. Gunnar is going to be in for it once Wyatt is crawling (he is going to be after him)!

Highlights & Milestones:
Wyatt cut his first tooth, bottom left. Then while in North Carolina he cut his second tooth, bottom right. His cheesy smile is pretty adorable, which helps for when he bites mommy while nursing. Good thing he's cute, because biting hurts!

Wyatt is still not crawling (thank goodness) but he does get around with rolling. He has gotten really good rolling both ways and he can also turn himself on his belly. We've baby proofed as much of the family room as we can, and have put up some baby gates to keep him contained. It's only a matter of time until he's really on the move. 

We're also working on sitting up. His big head doesn't help but he does pretty well. He also will now sit in the front of a shopping cart for a short period of time before getting upset or falling over (even though he's buckled).