8 Weeks

Dear Wyatt,

You are 8 Weeks Old! My baby is 2 months old!?!? Where does the time go?

Don't tell your daddy this but I think you are looking more and more like your momma every day! ;) Maybe I am just biased.

What you are doing at 8 Weeks:

• Smiling - a lot!
• Eating 4-8 ounces of formula every 2-3 hours during the day
• Last time we weighed you were 12.2 lbs
• Wearing 0-3 month clothes
• Sleeping from 11-5 almost every night (YES!!!) in your bassinet in our room
• Tracking objects
• HATING tummy time and shirts that pull over your head
• LOVING: your pacifier, your swing, being in the shower, riding in the car, diaper changes, looking at ceiling fans
• Communicating in other ways besides crying (cackle, snort snort, fart, grunt!)
• Pooping 1-2 times a day, farting A LOT!
• You climb up people when they are trying to burp you - you grab ahold of their shirt collars and push with your feet and "climb" trying to find more food. Everyone is in awe of how strong you are and how long you hold your head up for!

You do tummy time on the floor with dad - here he had helped you flip over

Next week we go for your 2-month checkup with Dr. W and you get your first round of immunizations. I am a little nervous about crying, but I also keep in mind I made it through your blood draw at a week and a half old when they told us you could die at 2 weeks if you had this certain disease and was able to hold back tears. Granted, I bawled like a baby when I got home.

I plugged your birthday into a Fun Birthday Facts website and found out you're a Pisces, your birthstone is aquamarine, your half birthday is September 3rd, and you will start kindergarten in 2017, drive a car in 2028, finish high school in 2030, and graduate from college in 2024. Holy crap.

I have to admit, I've been one of those crappy moms that stay in the house a lot because let's admit - Missouri has had some crap-tastic weather and there are not a lot of beautiful sights. Some days I'm lucky to get makeup on and now I found out my stroller doesn't even fit in my trunk! Nice! You have to take the wheels off. Fan-freakin'-tastic. Because I can't wait when you are screaming your head off one day and I'm trying to put the freakin' stroller together.

Anyway, yesterday we took you to Sam's Club for the first time and you did awesome. Got a little fussy halfway through the store but other than that you spent your time looking around at all the different foods and supplies. I need to relax more about getting out, it's not like you are the first baby ever to scream in public!

I go back to work not this coming Friday but the Friday after...not looking forward to going back. Trying to push it aside in my mind :(

You are visiting with your Grandma Lorrie in the living room at the moment so I can upload pictures to get developed on Snapfish. I figured I better start uploading now at 2 months instead of waiting for a year to be up!

Last night - down by 1030!

This morning - 8 weeks old and bright and chipper!

A Minute Long Video of Wyatt in His Swing...

Not very action packed...

Love,
Momma