Wyatt Month 4
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July 19, 2014
Dear Wyatt,
Has is already been four months? Has it only been four months? I think both of those things at the same time; somedays it’s like you just got here, and other days it’s like you’ve been with us forever.
It’s been a big month for visitors. You met your Aunt Jess for the first time, Mimi came to visit, and Binky is here now. You have charmed all of them with your big smiles and new chirps. It is so rewarding to see you interact with your different family members and begin to form relationships with them. Even though they don’t get to see you as much as they’d like to, the whole family is gaga over you and everyone has their own special things they adore about you.
You are very aware of your world now. You often follow someone with your eyes when they cross the room. You love watching any kind of movement, including the ceiling fan. One day you, me, and your dad were in the bedroom, and you paused to watch a dancing shadow on the wall as the wind blew the leaves outside. It is truly amazing to witness you discover things like that that we don’t even notice anymore.
You have a whole new repertoire of sounds, and even your cries are different; instead of just wails you articulate little baby syllables when you cry (which you’re doing much less of at night but more of at naps. Maybe someday you’ll sleep well for both.) You make lots of high pitched squeals, and your thing lately is gurgly Wookie noises. We have lots of “conversations” with you and encourage to you to make more sounds. I’m sure that’s good for your development, but your sounds are so darn cute we just want to hear more of them.
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You’ve discovered your feet. You’ve always been a kicker, and last month you started looking at your feet, but now you can grab them. Your hands are constantly in your mouth, as is any toy we give you. Most of the time after I hold you I have a little slobber spots on my shirt. Here’s how much I love you: I think they’re kinda cute.
Maybe the biggest change this month is that you are no longer sleeping in our room. Just a few nights ago we moved you into the crib in your bedroom. You were ready for it and are sleeping better, but it feels a little funny to have you “far” away at night (your bedroom is attached to ours).
Some things I want to remember about you now:
How happy you get when we wrap you up in a towel and you realize that a bath is about to happen.
How your dad gives you bubble baths.
The way you grin after sneezing--it delights you so.
How you smile and squint your eyes during our new favorite game: ghost baby.
They way you love ‘itsty bitsy” yoga before bath.
How you snuggle in like a little monkey when I carry you.
How still you get when we give you something new to smell.
How you kick one leg out of your swaddle.
Wyatt, you are a hoot and you make us laugh every single day, Several times a week your dad and I look at each other in disbelief over how lucky we are to have you. We love you more than we ever knew we could.
Love,
Mama
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