No Longer a Baby, but Still *Our* Baby

Wow. We have a toddler now. But he's only 13 months old?? What happened? Well, for starters, he is now walking like there's no tomorrow (whoa!). He's also sitting face forward in his car seat (what a trip!). He eats what we eat (actually, he probably eats better than we do....who would have thought!). He drinks cow's milk. He uses sippy cups and no more bottles. He 'talks' (no, we have no idea what he's saying). But he does understand what we're saying and responds with actions. All that and much more. Have I already expressed my discontent with his speedy growth??? Goodness gracious! :(

I am not saying these are all bad things...they are all GREAT things. But it seems like these things happened all of a sudden. They didn't, of course. They happened gradually, but with our busy lives, it's no wonder we've let these precious developments sneak up on us and take us by surprise!

For instance, nearly every day for the past few months, I had been playing 'eye, nose, mouth, ear' with him. Sometimes at home, but most of the time in the car on the way to or from daycare. All of a sudden (or so it seems), I ask him where his nose is and he points to it. Yay Wyatt!!! Same thing with his ear. We are still working on mouth and eye. :) But obviously, this was work in progress. :) And I get so tickled pink every time I ask and he gets it right! I know, very silly. :)

Same thing with asking him where his ball is (this was when we first started realizing he could understand what we were saying). He'd go look for his ball and bring it to us. Then with the milk...'Wyatt, where's your milk?'....and he'd go search for it. And so on... All we could think of was 'Wow' (remember, we are new to this!). Lol.

Not to mention, two more teeth broke through (total of 10 now!) and he finally stayed still long enough for us to trim his bangs. :) So he's got a brand new do. Haha.

Point of the preface is that I still, to this day, cannot believe the miracle of life. How Wyatt goes from a little 7 1/2 pounder to this 22 or so pound toddler in just 13 months!!!! I just love his expressions, his smiles, and his trademark poses. I look at his pictures from the beginning and can see how much he's changed yet how much he has remained the same.

August has truly been a month of surprises and realizations. Besides these Wyatt developments, I had a birthday, we went to a 70s party, I went to the Jack Johnson concert, and we went to the Frio river (see previous post).

So now, the pics of the month. :)

Who needs a sippy cup? Really, mommy, I do much better with a sports water bottle. And he does!!!! :)



Walking. This picture was taken in the beginning of the month so it was still very new and I just couldn't get over how he could walk all over the place as if it was no big deal. Plus, the 'peace' outfit was too cute. :)



Yes, they do enjoy playing with big boxes. With all the toys he has....... This was the box from his new car seat.



Oh how he LOVES those black beans. Could not get enough so he had to eat mommy's. Haha.



My birthday celebration at home. All I asked for was a sushi dinner and a cheesecake. I got both!!!



Watching daddy hard at work. Wyatt very much prefers to be outside so I think he was longing to be out there helping daddy.



Having fun at a group playdate. There were other kids there, I promise. :)



Brent playing some tunes while we watch/listen.



At Joshua's 1st birthday party. Below, with my dear friends, Mysia and Roxanne.



Enjoying the festivities at Joshua's party.



Brent and I were amazed how quickly Wyatt crawled up the stairs during this party. We don't have stairs so we have no idea where he learned to climb them! Needless to say, we had to warn the grandparents to make sure they blocked their staircases when they watch him!



With the birthday boy, Joshua. Thank you Joshua for sharing your new Radio Flyer!!!



Just random pics at the house. Playing outside, hanging out drinking his milk, and just playing around in his room.



Wyatt loves to be under things. He just gets a kick out of getting himself into shelves. Can you tell?



On another playdate with Joshua, again in the Radio Flyer. :)



During the month, Brent and his band played at a 70s party in Austin (for his friend, Ken's, 40th birthday). We dressed up and had a great time. Aside from the band, there was other very interesting entertainment... Below, a pic of us at the hotel before the party, random pics from the party, with his band, and the 'other' entertainment.



Bath time....always enjoyable.



Do we have a Linus? If we don't leave his blankie in his crib when he gets up in the morning or from a nap, he drags it with him wherever he goes. Thank you for his blankie, Lindsay...see, he uses it EVERY single night!



As mentioned before, Wyatt prefers to be outside. Which can be tough for us during these very HOT summer days. So we tend to wait until it's bearable (which isn't very often) but we 'suck it up' from time to time! Here, he is introduced to sidewalk chalk. Of course, half the time he just wanted to put the chalk in his mouth, but he got the idea, eventually.



Chasing his shadow. I thought this was very cute.



We finally cut his bangs. He looks somewhat different to me but still adorable. :)



With the skateboard. I guess it's a start. He just started walking after all.... Someday, he'll be a pro. Lol.



Enjoying the kiddie pool grammy and grandpa got for him.



My favorite pic of the month. :) He looks a little like me in this pic (when I was this age).



On to other not so fun happenings... Unfortunately, Brent did have another episode of enlarged tonsils so the doc has recommended to get them removed. Yikes!!!! We have not been looking forward to this but it has to happen (in fact, it's happening tomorrow). I hope this fixes it for him!

I am personally looking forward to college football season commencing next month. Woohoooooo!!!!! Geaux Tigers!!! Oh, and I guess Longhorns too. Love you baby! :)

Frio River 2010

We couldn't have asked for a better weekend to go to the Frio. It was absolutely gorgeous. We left all of our worries behind on Thursday afternoon and headed towards the Frio. It took us a little over 5 hours (little buddy required a few more stops than we're used to!). But overall, it was a good drive.

Brent took his usual arrival dip in the Frio (even though it was close to 9 pm) while Wyatt and I watched. The dogs were skeptical, but I think they all ended up joining him. :)

Next morning (Friday)...Wyatt is finally learning to take bites directly from the banana (instead of cutting it up into pieces for him). It was nice, since we didn't have his feeding chair for the weekend. Just thought this was cute since we had just woken up here. Lori, check out his PJs (although they are kinda hard to see here). :)



Seeing the Frio in the daylight...and just enjoying the quiet morning. I was actually surprised how well he did when I took him out here in the dark the night before. He was calm but held on tight. Maybe because it was past his bedtime so he was just exhausted??? The dogs were glad to see (or taste) the water too. :)



Time to take the little guy closer. Not so sure he was ready though. Maybe he wants to be in his swimsuit first. Haha. Or maybe the water was too cold? I hear ya buddy!



Hanging out at the cabin site....playing some tunes. Wyatt didn't want to be left out. I guess Marc didn't either. Lol.



The water was a little warmer by the afternoon so we knew it was time for Wyatt to join us. Thanks to Cody for letting Wyatt borrow his floatie!! :) Wyatt did great in the water (I was only surprised because I thought the water would be too cold for him...I must be a wuss because I thought it was too cold for me!). But anyway.... :) Hahaha.



With part of the gang enjoying the sun and the Frio itself. It was quiet most of the time...but there were moments were loud tubers passed us by...just part of it!



Eventually, Wyatt grew tired (or maybe bored) of the adult conversations and was ready to get out. What he wanted was lunch and a nap. Yes!

Thank goodness we brought the hammock. I probably took my only nap ALL trip in this hammock. Brent enjoyed it as well. Speaking of naps, Wyatt had taken a 3 1/2 hr nap after being in the river!!! The boy must have been tired!



More pics by the river (after Wyatt's long nap!).



Saturday morning...in the river while Wyatt was napping.



And Wyatt finally joins us after another long nap.



Some cute shots of the little guy sitting by the front door. He was content just sitting on the ledge and I took advantage of taking some candid pics.



Maria, you're hired!!!!! ;)



Brent's parents surprised us by showing up for just a little while on Saturday afternoon. I am sure they had an ulterior motive (i.e. Wyatt). Lol. Actually, they came because we were celebrating Justin's birthday during the trip so they brought cheesecake and we sang Happy Birthday. We love you Justin!!! Glad we could celebrate with you! :)



The dogs had a blast. They were so drained though. I guess the river does that (hmmm....that explains Wyatt's long naps!).



We went to Garner State Park that evening...they have a dance nightly at the pavilion during the summer. It was fun but we didn't stay too long. At least I got to dance a couple of songs with my little guy.



We were packing up the next morning and we think Wyatt wanted to take another dip before we headed out. What do you think? Lol. The cute things he does sometimes...



It's Justin's official birthday so we gathered to watch him open gifts....and just to hang out and take advantage of another gorgeous morning.



Enjoying the river one last time before we take off.



Wyatt was just gazing at the water...And we were too lazy to go change him into his swimsuit so we just stripped his clothes off and took him in.



I decided it was time to 'baptize' him in the Frio river. Except, we decided to dunk him instead. He liked it. At least he didn't scream bloody murder so we think he liked it. :) At least it woke him up. Haha. Good times!



Great trip. Thanks to Brent and Justin for coordinating!! Can't wait until next year!