Wyatt is 1 year old!!!!!

Wyatt seems to be growing up so fast!  I can’t believe he is 1.  He is such a sweet and easy going baby and is generally happy all the time.  He is also very opinionated though and is getting good at yelling at us when he wants something or grabbing/pulling on what he wants.  He is strong and determined.  He is amazingly good at self entertaining though so it doesn’t come up often. 

I don’t have his numbers yet because his appt was cancelled and couldn’t be rescheduled until December 7th.  I’ll update with numbers.  He is definitely gaining weight well (though still much skinnier than logan was at this age) and still seems pretty short for his age (but we’ll see).  He got his first major haircut right before his birthday and he is looking slightly more boy-like now.  He is still quite a beauty though and has the most amazing smile.

Movement

Wyatt hasn’t started walking yet, which is a little surprising considered where he was 3 months ago, but he is very mobile.  He crawls very fast, pulls up on anything, loves to climb, cruises and stands for up to a minute at a time.  He is just recently (the week since he turned one), is taking a few steps forward, but always ends with falling.  He suddenly seems very interested though.  He will only walk to us and only from standing (hasn’t let go of an object to walk to us).  Until recently, he would sit down if we tried to stand him up and would only fall if standing instead of taking steps.  He is still pretty wobbly and it may take him a bit to get his balance.

Language

He doesn’t have any clear words yet, but vocalizes regularly and he will repeat sounds.  For a long time he used to say “mama” at me, but he has been doing it less.  I hope to hear some real words soon.  I think he doesn’t get the same focused language we gave logan and hopefully that doesn’t affect him greatly.  He definitely still hears a lot of words with us and logan around.  However, for Logan, we would focus only on him and say “open” and “close” or “off” and “on” fifty times in a row. I know he’ll get there soon though.  Of course Logan speaks enough for the both of them right now.

Playing

He loves toys of all kinds but especially likes cars.  Not sure if this is because there are so many around, because his brother likes them, or if it is something he just naturally likes.  He will drive them around and has been for quite a while.  It is cute seeing him push around his little cars.  He also has discovered how much fun opening and closing things is and is starting to let himself into the bathroom and kitchen more regularly.  He is very adventurous and curious and, as I mentioned, determined.  We have had to rig up several chair/box blocks to keep him from turning on and off the xbox, playing in the craft supplies, and messing with the receiver.  He also loves rough housing, of course, and loves anything his brother is doing.  He and logan play together more and more and it is the sweetest thing.  They both really enjoy each other’s attention.  Logan is really sweet with him and it is such a blessing to see them together. 

Food, Reflux, Sleep

Wyatt sleeps through the night from 7:15 pm to 7:45 am.  He takes two naps, 9:15-10:45 and 1-3:15.  He is a good sleeper.  I am very grateful for my full nights of sleep and our peaceful nap times.  It is great to have one-on-one logan time during the morning nap and time to ourselves (or for Julia to clean) during their combined nap (logan still naps 1-3:15 too). 

Wyatt’s reflux is doing great.  He is off both of his meds without a problem.  He has little pukes occasionally but is comfortable and not making too  much of a mess or losing too much food.  We are not totally sure how he does with dairy since his puking gets worse with dairy.  We are starting him on an ounce of milk in the morning (tomorrow will go to two oz) to see how he does.  I don’t have much breastmilk left so we will need to supplement with something after about 10 days from now.  Therefore we need to have a plan.  I hope either regular milk or lactose free milk works and we don’t have to do anything extreme. 

Wyatt loves food.  He didn’t drink as much milk in the past but as the reflux gets better, he drinks more and more milk.  He is now decreasing the amount of solids he eats accordingly, but for most of the last few months would pound solids and only drink about 15 oz milk.  He loves fruit.  Really loves fruit! Raspberries are his favorite but pretty much every fruit works.  he is much less keen on veggies but he likes delicate squash and a few others and intermittently peas and carrots.  He loves pumpkin when we have it too.  Yes I realize squash are technically fruit but I am calling them veggies for now.  He loves bread too and will eat cheese and meat regularly but always eats the fruit first. 

Overall

Our little baby is such a wonderful boy.  I was curious how I’d feel when he turned one and if I’d be at all sad that my second (and last) baby was not a baby anymore.  That hasn’t hit me yet.  I remember being much more emotional on Logan’s first birthday. Part of me wonders if it is that I am still nursing and he is still not walking.  When these two things change it may hit home more.  However, I also think I am not super sad because I don’t want another kid and I love the ages 1-2 the most.  So I am excited that he is one and not sad about not doing the infant thing again.  Either way, Charles and I are both excited for the next year.  We loved that Auntie Tina and Auntie Josie joined us for the birthday celebration as well as Mimi and Papa.  It was really special. Logan picked the cake design (hot air balloon) and Tina helped me decorate it.  Overall it was a wonderful birthday for my sweet Wyatt.  I love him more than you can possibly imagine.  Being a mom is the highlight of my life and these boys make me happier than I ever dreamed possible.  Between my pefect kids, my amazing husband and my fulfilling job, I can’t imagine that there is a way I could be happier.