19-Months Already....

Our Wy guy is now 19-months-old!

Didn't I just post our 18-month photos? Where do the days keep disappearing to? Wyatt has just grown up so much and gotten very "mature" on me this past month. He is understanding and conversing and following directions more and more each day. He is certainly full of spunk, tons of personality and way too much energy! :) He has already learned the virtue living each day to the FULLEST and I couldn't love him more!!! My heart is crazily in love with all 3 of my boys...

Somebody's got a sweet tooth (and a very orange mouth!)

Burrrrr! I guess it was a little too chilly to leave Wy sleeping in the garage...

Just joking! He fell asleep after eating a BLUE lollipop. Hope he gets a good report at his first dentist appointment coming up? Little Monkey

We made a trip to Bellaboo's (a fun indoor play center for kids) with friends...

In the ball pit at Bellaboo's

Getting used to our winter apparel

Wy loves to play in the empty bath tub

(but thinks his clothes have to be OFF in order to play in the tub. : )

Loves his new cowboy boots!

Gets rather comfy while eating breakfast

Loves to play horsey with no hands!

Is a little bit compulsive about brushing.

Wyatt sure loves his daddy and is not looking forward to spending 3 whole weeks apart from him. : )

We are now 27 weeks along and looking forward to meeting our new baby boy (and Wyatt's "broter") in less than 12 weeks!!! I'm just trying to soak up all of these days with my Wy guy because soon enough my love will have to be divided (yet it will also be multiplied, I know! ; ) between both of my baby boys.

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Fun Facts About our 19-Month-Old

WYATT...

• is starting to say "LOVE YOU" which completely melts Mommy's heart
• finishes the song Old McDonald Had a Farm with a very loud "E-I-E-I-O"!!!
• loves to COOK
• thinks his VITAMIN is the best treat of the day and never lets me forget to give it to him! : )
• has a mouth full of TEETH... 16 to be exact (the last time Mommy checked)!
• loves to be with PEOPLE... when we've been home too long he goes to the door and says "bye-bye"
• loves to pick up the biggest and heaviest objects he can find and say "BIG" with a proud grin
• loves to "DIP DIP" his food! Wy loves sauce, ketchup, salsa, dressing... Anything he can dip his food into.
• READING might be his favorite activity right now. And he takes it all in like a little sponge! He's very selective when choosing which 2 books to read before bed...He gives it lots of thought.
• is very attached to his NOAH little people character but calls him "NOMAH"
• wants there to be MUSIC playing 24/7... this is something Daddy got him going on this month. Wyatt knows exactly how to turn the music on on the computer, stereo and TV.
• is crazy about ANIMALS... He's got a noise for each one of them. My favorite is the piggy snort : )
• often wakes up a little bit grumpy from naps just like his mama... So he loves to be greeted with a marshmallow which creates an instant smile! : )

Lil Punkins at the Pumpkin Patch!

Mr. Muscles trying to pick up a pumpkin

Wy guy has definitely grown since last Fall.

We made a trip to the pumpkin patch with Wyatt's favorite lil buddy, Sam and his mommy. We had such a fun time together! We are sure going to miss having Sam only 2 houses down when we move. : ( So we'll soak up all the time we can over the next few weeks. Here are a few pics from our day... The boys checking out the chicks... (and not the girls--Yet!!!) Sam went right up to the goats and Wyatt stood back to watch his brave friend. Riding on the choo choo Playing in the water... Little boys always find the messes!Wyatt teasing the ducks... Big Bro in the pumpkin field

Mr. Scarecrow!

Kisses for Daddy

Raindrops Were Falling On My Head!

We had a crazy Fall weather day that alternated between rain and sunshine. Wyatt couldn't figure out where all of the raindrops kept disappearing to! But he was pretty proud to wear his little, yellow raincoat that our sweet Realtor gave him!

Hood up. Hood down.

I don't feel any raindrops...

Where'd the raindrops go?

I have a really cute video clip of Wyatt dancing in the "rain" that I'll upload soon!

My B-I-B-L-E

Wyatt loves his Bible and knows this is always the last Book we read before bed. This will always be one of my favorite "Wyatt memories"...

One last IN visit from Grandpa and Grandma!

Grandpa, Grandma, Wyatt

Wyatt's Grandma and Grandpa McCulley came to town for one last Indiana visit before we move. We had such a fun weekend together...

Wyatt played some tunes with Grandma...

and hammered away with the new tool set they brought for him...

and flipped through some Bible stories with Grandpa before bed!

Wy guy got to ride on the horse and carousel during our outing tot he mall on Saturday.

On Sunday, we made a trip to County Line Orchard. It was a perfect day! Wyatt picked his very own apple from the tree...

and worked on it almost right down the to core!

Wy got to pet a real bunny...

and see some ponies...

and take a tractor ride!

The tractor ride almost put Wyatt to sleep but he resisted.

This is a photo of Wy and Grandpa sitting at the computer and getting a kick out of the photos and videos from the day. Looking up to Grandpa...

Grandma and Wyatt playing 'choo choos' together!

One last pic together after dinner.

We had so much FUN and sure do miss you all! Wyatt loves to look back throught the pictures and memories from our weekend. He waves to the computer screen and says "HI"! Thanks for everything. We'll be looking forward to next time....

Our 18-Month-Old!

This is the typical Wyatt "smile" these days...He's such a ham!

Is it possible that Wyatt has only been in our lives for a year and a half? I can't hardly remember life without him! But at the same time, I was browsing back through some photos and wondering where my baby has gone? I guess it's good we'll be having another little man around in just 16 weeks, otherwise I think I'd be sad to let my Wy guy get any older!!!!! He certainly fills my days with laughter and makes everything a little bit brighter! We had a a very fun day together celebrating 18 months of life. Although Wyatt is still a huge daddy's boy, he is really becoming Mommy's little buddy too...

We made a trip to Toys R Us for Wyatt to play with the choo choos...

and ride on the motorcycle...

and play at the easle. Then we took all of our sand toys out to the park and had some fun in the sun!

Wyatt is very expressive these days. Here are a few of his silly faces...

Wyatt is just starting to sit down and watch a little bit of TV, although Mommy doesn't let him too often. His fav is "Kidsongs" that Cousins Ashtyn and Daxton brought him!

I have to say this has been the most trying stage so far but also the most fun and rewarding as well. Wyatt is just so DANGEROUS... He's got absolutely no fear at all. I feel like I'm gasping and holding my breath all day long at 'what could have just happened if I hadn't caught him'. : / I think part of it is just a boy-thing and part of it is just a Wyatt the Warrior thing. I see him around his little cousin who really thinks through things before does them. Not Wyatt...there's no thought at all other than, "This looks like fun...". I wouldn't change a thing about my little warrior, but he definitely keeps me on my toes (and gives me a little bit of heartburn:).

And this is evidence of why Wyatt has so many bumps and bruises. I feel like I watch him like a hawk but he still manages to get hurt about every other day! : /

I had to include another photo of Wyatt's first BIG boo boo as this was a memorable event this month. When we went in to the doc for his 18-mo appt, Dr. Gold said that he hit his head so hard that scar tissue formed under his skin....

So the hard bump and line you can still see just may be there to stay. : ( Wy's lil bro is now 23 weeks along... Only 16 more weeks til we get to meet our new little tot!

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Fun Facts about our 18-Month Old: WYATT...

• is starting to PUT WORDS TOGETHER such as "Mama eat" when he's hungry and "Dada bye-bye" in the mornings
• is working on his first 3 SYLLABLE WORD, "basketball" which often comes out as "bataball"
• has added lots of new VOCABULARY WORDS including Papa (for my dad), Da for cousin Dax, shoes, treat, fish... He's got so many words now that I can't think of them all!
• now tells us when he goes "PEE PEE" and "POO POO"
• SNAPS his fingers
• loves to EAT mints, beef stroganaff, hummus, cherry tomatoes, and chocolate!
• enjoys turning the LIGHTS on and off now that he's tall enough to reach the light switches
• One of his favorite activities is our daily walk to visit the neighbor's HORSES. He has become good buddies with the brown horse who normally comes right up to the fence to say hello to Wyatt.
• loves a CHALLENGE...from jumping off the back of the couch to walking along the ledge in the basement, to balancing on daddy's back with no hands!
• his favorite day (besides the weekend when Daddy is home!) is Wednesday... TRASH DAY! We sit and wait for the garbage truck then follow it all the way around the block. I think he makes the garbage man feel pretty important!!!!
• loves to BRUSH HIS OWN TEETH
• is always playing with CARS, TRUCKS and things that GO!