Brother to the Rescue

Wyatt found a stray Lego piece way underneath the armoire yesterday afternoon. His brothers were in the living room while mama was in another part of the house for only a minute. Forest, 7, saw Wyatt put the Lego into his mouth. Forest leapt up from the couch and proceeded to save his baby brother from disaster. Wyatt simultaneously resisted and gagged on the small plastic toy. Forest's intruding fingers caused his brother to throw up. The Lego piece shot out, along with icky baby food and milk. Mama came back in the room right as the boys started worrying about the mess that had been made on the floor. Hunter told her what had just happened and she was not worried about the mess at all. Regina texted me about Forest's heroic actions. I promptly called home and loaded lots of praise upon my middle son for saving his baby brother. As reward for his actions, I told Forest that he would have dinner at his favorite restaurant – Fuji Japanese steakhouse.

Booty Scooting

Went doesn't crawl yet, but he does get around on his bottom. He scoots, scoots, scoots. And, as you can see, he likes to get into stuff.

9 Months

First Bicycle Ride

Wyatt had his first bicycle ride today. I attached the childseat to my two wheeled contraption. If you are wondering about his helmet, yes, he did wear a helmet. Safety safety safety. In the background of the picture, you may notice a garage sale sign and mannequins. My brother, Mark, is holding a garage sale on my driveway. Regina is simultaneously trying to get rid of her artwork from last year's fair.

Sitting Up From a Laying Position

Wyatts skills continue to develop. He is able to bring himself up to a sitting position from being flat on his back.

8 Months & almost teething

Wyatt is eight months old today. There is a hard bump on the bottom gum line of his mouth. That tooth should be poking out pretty soon. 

  One more development: he recently started rising to a sitting position on his own.

7 months