4 Weeks

Dear Wyatt,

This week you are 4 weeks along. I cannot believe you have already been here a month! Now that you are 4 weeks along you are awake and asleep for longer periods of time (however, the past couple days it seems like you have been awake more than asleep!)

Lately you've also been popping up with smiles for no apparent reason. I would like to think you are smiling because of me, but this occurs in newborns as a "spontaneous smile." Either way, it's hella cute.

You have been lifting your head up a lot and for way longer than ever before. We've also been trying to give you more tummy time. Although it's hard  - all I want to do is pick you up!

You have also been crying a lot more than before. It's not for hours at a time, but it's minutes at a time and it feels like eternity for me. I get anxious because I don't know what you want. Case in point: last night I could not get you down for anything. You were wide awake and then upset. I tried to feed you, you vomited on me, you were upset. We tried a new diaper, you were upset. We tried the binky, you were upset. I put you down and picked you up - no and no. I asked you what was wrong and you screamed in my face.

It wasn't until I finally handed you to your daddy around midnight that you finally conked out. I guess your daddy humming to you in the recliner is all you needed, but in my defense I think I was the one that wore you down!

Not going down without a fight!

Grandma came over twice last week to help with you and help cook dinner. She is absolutely in love with you. She wishes that we lived in Fulton so that she could watch you when I go back to work.

Baby and Great-Grandma

I'm still sick over going back to work. The woman we were supposed to interview Friday just called me and told me that the spot got filled today, and cancelled on us before our interview tonight. Friday's meeting got cancelled because the kid she watches was sick, so no big deal, we moved the meeting to Monday. Little did I know I'd get a text 4 hours before the meeting with her cancelling. I didn't know we were in the running with anyone else. I guess that's daycare for you.  I'm upset, because I liked the woman from the phone interview, but we still have a couple other options that are temporary, but fantastic. We will figure something out.

I wish I could just quit my job or even go part-time, but that's a no-go for now.

Over the weekend your daddy took me to see the Hunger Games movie that I've been wanting to see ever since I read the books and Gramma T watched you. After the movie, we went over to Grandpa McKinney's and visited. Everyone adores you. It's hard because I finally just have to pull you away from people so we can go home!

I've been obsessing over your feet lately. It's been hot out, and today is a record-breaking high for March (in the 90's!), so I have been able to leave your feet out. I play with your toes and run my finger along your foot to get you to wiggle your toes out.

Tomorrow we are going to have your 4 week photos taken because I got a coupon in the mail. Great-Grandma Darlene is going to help with that. Then Thursday I go see Dr. W for the first time since I delivered. Everything is just fine and it'll probably be a quick in-and-out much like our prenatal visits.

Mommy loves you so very much.