Wyatt is 8 Months

It's so hard to peel the little sticker off the sheet to take his monthly photo. I was ok when we were on the first half of the stickers, but they are dwindling down to the last few. Wyatt and I are in state of perfect mommy-baby bliss!! He is the sweetest, cuddliest little thing. He loves to be down on the floor exploring and is very, very curious. Once he grows interested in something he locks in on it. But he is happiest up with mommy. He is smiley and has an infectious giggle. He doesn't nap during the day unless being worn or held. But that's ok. I am not at all concerned about how I can work it out to get this baby down. So I can do my thing. He is my thing. He is my focus. And I am at peace to know that I really did soak it all up. I didn't miss a snuggle, a kiss, a single eyes-lit-up grin. I can't believe this much time has passed. I wish I could put this baby stage in slow motion. Life is just better with a baby.

Wy-Guy stats:

weight: 18.09 lbs

height:

noises: mostly raspberry noises, giggles, and delightful little squeals

newest tricks: doing really well at feeding himself cheerios & puffies, scooting & rolling to get where he wants to go, gives big drooly, open mouth "kisses"

loves: you to sing "Santa Clause Is Coming To Town," Sofie the giraffe, just about anything you put in front go him is amazing! playing peek-a-boo

sleeps: quite a long block at night, only with/on mama during the day

CAUGHT!

Mama Said There'd Be Days Like This...

I am pretty good with our morning routine although the kids would offer another analysis. They consistently accuse me of "rushing" in the morning. This rushing all pretty much takes place in the last 5 minutes before needing to leave for anywhere. "At some point," I tell them, "we will actually have to get our shoes on, gather our things, and get into the car." This is the rush-y part.

But as I mentioned, I have a pretty good handle on our mornings.

However the morning is NOTHING about me. I don't get dressed, eat, drink, nothing.

So I dropped the kids off at school last Wednesday morning and was headed back home to tackle the tasks that awaited me. I was about 5 minutes away from the school when Halle calls me and tells me to come back. It's the honor roll assembly today. In 15 minutes. Come on back! I am not that vain of a person. No make-up and bad hair would ever win over breaking my poor kids little heart. But I have a hygiene and decency code too. No bra, no make-up, no hair done, no contacts... it was all bad. Plus the baby had been left at home with my mom and needed food. I had to keep driving. But I could hear the sadness in her voice as I explained to her that I may not make it. And even though she was "at fault" for not telling me about the assembly, I felt a pang of guilt. So I decided I would be supermom! Dash home. Grab the undergarments and clothes I was lacking. And a hat. And the baby. And off I went. Racing to at least catch the last minute. But we didn't. It was over.

We went over to her classroom anyway to give out congratulations and chocolate. There were no smiles until the chocolate bar appeared. Then all was right in the world.

Halle is forever working hard in school. Silver Honor Roll for this trimester (one pesky B) and soaring...

Baby Teething Biscuits

I had been looking for a great baby teething biscuit recipe for my little teether! Wyatt has been feverishly working on his chompers and I hope these help!

Banana Teething Biscuits

Recipe from MamaNatural who, by the way, has an adorable site.

1 cup rolled oats

1 cup steel-cut oats, ground into flour

1 cup mashed, ripe banana

1 tsp baking powder

1/2 tsp each nutmeg, cinnamon, ginger & vanilla extract

2 tbsp coconut oil, melted

My lil guy was assisting (see the DROOL!)

We mixed the dry ingredients, then added wet, and used our hands to shape into little football-y shapes.

Bake at 350 degrees for 30-45 minutes. MamaNatural recommends leaving them out to fully harden. I feel like mine may be a bit

too crumbly. I am thinking this is probably due to the fact that my bananas weren't quite as ripe as they could have been. I added a bit more oil to compensate, but I am thinking not enough. Wyatt is currently snoozing on my back in a BBII, so he can't sample just yet! :)

Check out her variations and let me know how they turn out!

iMac

Is it over-dramatic to already assume that my new iMac will solve all of life's problems? It has been out of it's big white box for under 24 hours and i cannot imagine not having it! I am excited to resume our family blog. I will not even let myself think about re-writing what has been missed. It's way too much. Overwhelming. So I am gonna take a deep breath of fresh air, and start over. Here we go...

(and i have the baby iMac from the photo. having had only small laptops for the past 5 years, it is gigantic!)