I'm cute...

I'm cute sometimes..., originally uploaded by kkirk78.

So, I'm 6 weeks old now. I am starting to be more awake and look at mommy and daddy. They make funny faces at me and sometimes I smile at them. But it just makes them make more faces. My day consists of waking up mommy to feed and then most of the time I am awake for awhile. Sometimes she puts me on the play mat and I find enjoyment in staring at this red bug that hangs from it. Sometimes I can even hit it. Then I usually take a nap for awhile and wake up to eat again. The rest of the day is the same thing, eat, sleep and poop-all in various orders.

Mommy is trying to teach me how to grab things. I like to make fists with my hands but she is insisting on spreading my fingers open. I guess it's ok because I learned how to grab my blanket so I could sleep better. Thanks mommy.

Wyatt.

Wyatt started smiling

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Wyatt started smiling last night. I just happened to catch it on video too. It was a small smile but it was still a smile. You can watch it on my flickr page. This picture I snapped this afternoon. He was very smiley for about 2 min and then he fell back asleep. He has been having some problems with reflux so I took him to the dr yesterday. He is now on medication and I'm hoping within a few days he will be a happy baby most of the time instead of once in awhile. I felt bad but you could tell he was just uncomfortable most of the time. It broke my heart to watch him in pain. He seems to be doing a bit better already. He's also starting to reach for some things. He has a mirror that hangs in his crib that has a bee that hangs off of it. I put him in there when I change his clothes. In the last couple of days, he has learned how to grab it. It's so funny cause his hand will grab it and then you can tell he gets excited that he actually touched it and his legs and arms will flail about. This parenting thing is starting to get a bit fun now...

Happy Mother's Day to me

Happy Mother's Day to me, originally uploaded by kkirk78.

Wyatt is three weeks old now. I'm so lucky to have him. This is my third Mother's Day but my first one to get to spend with my baby. I miss my Waylon and Jesse but if they were here I wouldn't have Wyatt. Anyways, I like to think there is a little of both of them in Wyatt. We had a perfect day. Toby gave me the best gift of all...time to sleep in! I slept from 6am to almost 10:30am! It was awesome to be able to sleep in. Then we went to Shoney's for brunch. I was hungry for a big breakfast buffet. Then off to Lowe's we went to get some plants and soil for the pond on the patio. We are taking out the pond and replacing it with plants. It is too hard to keep up with and was becoming a breeding ground for mosquitos and such. We came home and Toby mowed while I watched over the little one. Then we all went out to the back yard (Wyatt stayed under the back porch in his bouncy seat and enjoyed staring at the porch light and dozing off occasionally) and worked on the cactus garden and the pond/plants. I really enjoy working with plants so it was very relaxing to spend my afternoon doing that. It's getting to be evening time and Wyatt just ate dinner and is now in a milk coma. I am enjoying a beer. On the list for tonight is a bath for Wyatt and relaxing for us. Life can't get much better than this.

I'm slowly getting the hang of this parenting thing.

It's been 2 1/2 weeks now but it feels like a lot more time has passed.Toby and I are settling into a routine that Wyatt wants to follow most of the time. He really is a pretty good baby. He has had a fussy time in the evening usually between 8 and 10pm. It would generally last an hour or two and he would just cry and cry. All we could do was hold him. He seems to be gradually growing out of that though. The last few nights the fussiness hasn't been as long and as loud. We've begun to do one formula feeding at night. That allows me to get some much needed sleep while Toby is on baby duty. I have felt like a mess these last 2 weeks. I went to the dr yesterday and he put me on a mild anti-anxiety medicine for a few weeks to see if it helps. I was crying all the time and was not able to sleep, even when I had the chance to sleep I just couldn't. Also a few times I woke up thinking that I had rolled over on Wyatt or that Angus - who came to snuggle with me, had laid down on Wyatt. These thoughts were very real to me and I even screamed at Toby one time asking him to turn on the light b/c I couldn't find Wyatt. I was reaching all around me and all I felt was Angus's hair. Turned out he was in his bassinet. I was starting to feel like I was going crazy and thanks to my husband who encouraged me to go to the dr, hopefully I will start feeling better soon.