Operation Tough Love

Once again I find myself opening this blog with an apology for being absent but Wyatt is keeping me so busy . He thinks he just needs one nap a day (wrong!) and so my "down times" are limited. If I try to blog while he is awake he either runs off to another room to get into trouble or he bangs away on the keyboard to "help" mommy post. How thoughtful...

He also continues to climb anything and everything, which at times makes me VERY nervous. Here is a picture of him being resourceful to look out the bonus room window. Yesterday he figured out how to climb all the way into his walker, including getting his feet through the holes, and was spinning around the room with a proud grin. Does he HAVE to climb things that are on wheels?!

We had a BBQ to celebrate Ross' 33rd birthday a couple of weeks ago and had a great time. We hadn't had friends over since probably Easter and it was nice to hang out with some people our own age for a change.:) Some friends of friends came over too and brought along their 18-month old son, Jackson. I wasn't sure how Wyatt would react to another little one on his turf but he really surprised me with how social he was. He approached Jackson more than once, touching him and waving. He also shared all of his toys without incident and I think genuinely enjoyed Jackson's company.

Ross and I got out of the house on Saturday to attend a friend's wedding and we had a great time. The bride was beautiful and everything seemed to go off without a hitch. One thing we did notice, however, was that a lot of women in attendance were pregnant. And I mean A LOT! Turns out a friend of our (who is 9 months pregnant) said she knows 18 people who are currently expecting, including at least 6 firefighters Ross works with. There must be something in the water.:)

Last night we began Operation Tough Love in an attempt to get Wyatt out of our bed and into his own full time. It was surprisingly a success! I usually rock Wyatt to sleep for every nap and every night (a routine I hope not to repeat with this next baby) but last night I laid him in his crib while drowsy with his fish aquarium going and some lullabies playing and rubbed his back until he fell asleep. He woke up an hour later screaming and I was able to do the same routine to easily coax him back asleep. Wyatt woke up again at 1:30 and again at 5:30 and I changed his diaper before putting him back in the crib and telling him "night-night". Both times he cried in protest but amazingly laid down within a few minutes and fell asleep!!! He slept until 8:45. I couldn't believe it!!! Our doctor had told us to prepare for hours and hours of screaming so just three minutes was a miracle. We will see what happens tonight. I'm not holding out hope that it will always go this easily, especially since he morning nap was a complete failure (crying for 30 minutes- no nap).