Let's get this over with...

This morning Wyatt had tubes put in his ears and I'm so glad it's over with. Last night I could not sleep. Even though I worked for an ENT doctor in college I was still nervous. And I just kept saying to myself nothing to eat or drink after midnight, nothing to eat or drink after midnight. I am a creature of habit so I was worried when he woke up I was going to go straight to making his bottle. We got to the surgery center around 7:15 they took us back about 7:45. Went through all the paperwork, told us what to expect and then we had to wait for the dr. he came in around 8:20 answered a few questions and then they took him at 8:27 and called us into the consultation room at 8:34. For those of you adding that's a whopping 7 minute surgery! When they called us back to recovery they didn't even have to show us where to go because we heard him screaming! He was flopping around in the nurses arms trying to get away. Poor baby had no idea what was going on. It took about an hour for him to calm down and once we got home he slept for 3 hours! He is now back to himself and doing great. Hopefully this is the end to ear infections and antibiotics!

"Let me check these things out first, before you put them on me."

"Ok, I'm good with it. Let's get this show on the road."

Cuddling with his tiger on the way home. Poor Baby.

Great Memorial Weekend

We had a great holiday weekend. Saturday we did some major yard work. Had a few dead trees to get rid of. Wyatt had his 1 year old photo shoot that afternoon (see post below). I've trained Wyatt well cuz he sure knew what to do for the camera. Can't wait to see the rest of the pics. Sunday morning we left to go to the lake (Wyatt's first time) and we had soooo much fun and can't wait to go back. Wyatt showed his true colors...he is definetly his father's son and loooovvveee's the outdoors. Here are some pics from our awesome weekend. Wyatt getting his first fishing lesson from pawpaw and taking it very seriously...

...and loving it!!!

This boy is not afraid of anything. It's hard to tell in the pic, but David was trying to see if
Wyatt would touch the minnow and he wanted to do more than touch it. He tried to take it out of his hand!

Nope. Not afraid of anything. Went right after this fish.

The boys idea of fishing...

..my idea of fishing :)

Our adorable niece Blair getting some time in with her pawpaw.

I'm pretty sure that driving the golf cart was his favorite thing to do!!!

"Mom, quit taking pictures and let's go. I got places to go and people to see!"

He also loved digging in the ice chest. He tried so hard to get a coke and when he would get a hold of one and drop it...

..this is what he looked like. Poor Baby.

Eventually, he did get ahold of it.

How he knows what to do with a Coke can, I have no idea.

This is pretty much how he looked all weekend. Happy, happy, happy!

Wyatt's 1 Year Old Pics...

Wyatt had his 1 year old pictures taken today. David Leaser came out to the house and took some AMAZING pictures of our precious son! I was soooo proud of Wyatt. He put on quite the show. Here are 2 for a tease.. I'll post more as soon as I get them.

A Good Find...

Those of you that know me, know that I looooovvvveee to shop and I do alot of it. I love to find cute boutiques and/or stores that feature local artisans. I've decided I should start passing this info along . I found this website http://www.bloomingbabiesboutique.com/ thru another blog that I follow. The blog I follow is someone that lives in New York and she featured this artisan who happens to live in McKinney(Love to support Texans)! She has absolutely adorable monogrammed stuff. So I ordered a bib and t-shirt for Wyatt's 1st birthday and ABSOLUTELY love them! Great quality and fast service. I called her and told her that Wyatt was having a western birthday party and she had the perfect thing in mind. It's hard to tell from the picture but the red print is bandanna. It's sooo cute, she even put a picture of it on her website. She has everything from beach towels, to key fobs, to lots of different baby items that can be monogrammed so check it out! I think I'll be ordering the key chain next. Happy Shopping!

Beautiful Day

What a beautiful day today was. After church, lunch and quick nap we took Wyatt to the park for some fun in the swing, climbing on the playground equipment and a long walk. He is such a funny baby in public. I can't wait to see what he'll do when he's walking and talking. On second thought I might be in trouble when he can. He is very into whatever is going on around him. He loves to people watch and say things and wave to babies, adults (and dogs). I'm hoping this means he will be an independent and sociable child. David doesn't have a shy bone in his body (once you get to know him) me on the other hand, I was extremely shy growing up. I didn't really open up until college. And still in certain situations I can be pretty shy. I'm pretty sure Wyatt takes after his Daddy. Can't wait to see what the toddler years will bring us.

Update on his ears -We went last Monday to see the ENT to check out his ears (which were fine) and talk about tubes. Scheduled his surgery for May 27th (that was the earliest they could get him in - Yikes) and then 3 days later we had an appointment with the pediatrician for a recheck on his ears and iron level. And guess what....He had ANOTHER double ear infection. For those of you who are counting that's ear infection #6! This boy definitely needs tubes ASAP! The dr gave us extra antibiotic and said just keep him on it until the surgery. Needless to say we're counting down the days to tube surgery. Even though he's had a tough time with his ears that has not stopped his mojo. He is all over the place and just started last week pulling himself up on things to stand and then letting go. This is such an exciting time. I think he'll be walking pretty soon!!!

He sure does love to swing!!!

This is the Hi Mommy aren't I so cute that you don't see me getting the cd of the table picture.

If I could only hear his thoughts in this picture. "I think I can, I think I can!"

Our new friend John Deere...

What is this thing?

It's moving! I think I like it!


Here I go!

Mom, Can I take it outside?

I love my new friend John Deere.

What a day...

Today was definetly a day. Dealt with lots of parent concerns about the swine flu and on top of that Wyatt having a tough day at school. He was shall I say "grumpy" all day. I'm sure Ms. Jessica and Ms. Alyssa would have some other words to use and probably bringing ear plugs tomorrow. I got called back to the room twice because he was so grumpy and nothing was making him happy. Oh yeah, and he's not napping! I think it's a combination of being incredibly tired, his ears and he's cutting a top tooth. He slept on the way home and then was fine for about 20 minutes and then threw 2 huge fits. But put the boy in the bath and he's a happy camper! Snapped some pictures of him in his cute little robe afterwards. I can only think tomorrow will be a better day!

Poor Baby...

Our poor Wyatt just can't seem to get well. 2 weeks ago we were at the doctor and he had a viral infection and an ear infection. Gave him antibiotics which he finished last Wed. Yesterday on the way to school he threw up 5 times. Not spit up but threw up EVERYWHERE! I've seen a lot of gross things at school but the smell of this just about did me in.... I have a serious issue with the people who make car seats. They obviously DON'T have children. It has taken me 2 days and lots of "googling" to figure out how to get the cloth part of his car seat OFF! Finally, did and it's now drying. Wonder how many days it's gonna take to put the cloth part back on!?! ...Back to Wyatt, he seemed to be fine this morning but got progressively worse as the day went on. Threw absolute screaming fits when we put him in bed so....we of course let him sleep on us. When he woke up at 5 he had a 103.5 fever! Yikes! He's never had one that high. And that was with Motrin that we gave him at 1pm. So we called the doctor and she said.....Sounds like he has another viral infection. SERIOUSLY!!! REALLY!!!! Another one. Oh yeah, and she said he'll probably have diarrhea next. Of course he will... The only thing that's getting me through this is the doctor saying the first 2 years are the worst. And I've heard if they get it over with now their toddler years won't be so bad. Sure hope so.

Nap time with Mommy. I love these moments.

Nap time with Daddy. Who has a look on his face like don't you dare take a picture and wake him up. I couldn't resist. And no he didn't wake up.

Our Spring Cutie Pie!

I just had to post these pictures from Wyatt's spring pictures from school. I was thrilled how they turned out because the last time he took pictures at school he cried the entire time. Not this time...he was hamming it up.These were our favorites...

3 Day Weekend!

Well, our 3 day weekend did not start out the way I thought it would. We were supposed to go to the Dallas Arboretum yesterday morning, but it was way too cold. So we've just been hanging out at the house having fun and getting everything ready for Sunday. David's family is coming over on Sunday for Easter. My sister came home yesterday from Tech and is staying with us for the weekend.

Wyatt finally has his 2 bottom teeth. I think it took an entire week for him to cut them - it was one stressful, drooling, constantly running fever, cranky week! But he sure does look cute! I started playing a game with Wyatt where I race him to get to a ball. He thinks it's the funniest thing ever. We'll try to see if we can get it on video, until then here are some pics...

We're racing to the ball. Sorry for the shadows -David was taking the pictures.

Wyatt was giggling so hard he could hardly crawl!

I have teeth - Yeah!!! I'm ready for steak - or maybe just some diced apples (stuck on my chin).

This picture caught me off guard. He looks like such a big boy.

Cold, Cold, go away...

Was it really just last Saturday that we were at the park having fun and today it is ridiculously freezing cold. We are definitely ready for summertime in the Dedwylder house. Ready for trips to the lake, the zoo, and endless trips to the park. Here are pictures from last weekend.

They grow up so fast!

It seems like in a matter of days Wyatt was holding his bottle, pulling up on everything, getting his first school boo-boo, and saying all kinds of new sounds. I'm afraid the next time I blink he's going to be in Kindergarten! However, he will need some teeth before Kindergarten and he still doesn't have any yet. He still has that precious gummy smile and I love it!!! Hope the teeth take their time and I can hold onto my "baby" that much longer! This song says it all.

I don't know what it is with the socks but this is usually where they end up.

Our precious, precious son! We love you soooo much!

So Maybe I'm not the Country Girl I thought I was.

It was such a beautiful day today and while Wyatt was napping I washed my car and then wanted to plant my hydrangeas (my favorite flower). When I went to pick up the bag of soil (that I just bought yesterday and set on the ground last night) this is what I saw.....Keep in mind David was not home! He was showing a house all the way in Keller.

I jumped back and freaked out.
Just for the record...I DO NOT DO SNAKES!!!!!! I am insanely afraid of them. I don't care if it's a grass snake or a bad snake. I don't like them. For something to be able to move so fast without legs/feet there is something very wrong with that animal. So I immediately called David who did NOT answer his phone. Then I grabbed my camera and started taking pictures. Not sure why other than blogging about it. So I finally got ahold of David and he said don't touch it and I'll be there in 15 minutes. "Dont't touch it"...Did he know who he was talking to. I didn't take my eyes off that thing. It stayed there for quite awhile and then it started to MOVE!!! And this is where it was moving too...

INSIDE MY HOUSE!!!! WHAT? Someone has got to do something fast. At this point I really started freaking out. After David's very loooonnnngggg investigation of what type of snake it was because he is every bit the country boy he then decided to get "rid" of the snake. (Swipe of the head and a big sigh of relief from me).

Now, I'm sure your laughing by now because in the second picture you really see how small the snake is. I DON'T CARE. I DON'T DO SNAKES!!!!! So....anyone want to buy a house in Mansfield. I think I'm a city girl by nature and a country girl when...well, on occasion.

My day did end on a happy note. We went out to eat with David's parents tonight and it was Wyatt's first time to sit in a highchair in a restaraunt. It happend to be exactly his naptime and I thought we were going to have to leave with a screaming baby. But he did amazing! As we were leaving I left with a feeling of amazement. I was overwhelmed with how my heart swelled with love for my husband and child. Can my life be any greater......Yes, get rid of all the snakes. J/K.

Look out world...here comes Wyatt!

Here's the proof of our crawlin critter :)

8 is sooooo great!

Wyatt turned 8 months old last Wednesday! We've had so much fun watching him grow. Here is why we think 8 is soooo great!:
1) He is officially crawling!!! I thought he was going to army crawl forever, but he finallly figured out how to use those things called knees. Pictures to follow later.
2) He gets sooo excited as soon as he sees his mommy or daddy. He makes jumping motions with his body and starts clapping his hands.
3) He claps at just about everything.
4) He loooovvveeeesss music. I think this boy was born to rock!
5) He loves to go outside. He starts jumping around in my arms as soon as he sees we're headed for the door.
6) He smiles and waves and claps when he's saying "Hi".
7) He gets so excited as soon as we walk in the door at The Sloan School. He usually sleeps on the way to school and doesn't wake up until I unbuckle him. Then 2 seconds later we're walking in the door and he starts jumping in my arms and smiling at everyone. Even parents he's never met before as we're walking down the hall.
8) He now has 2 smiles. A normal smile and a wrinkle nose smile. Pictures to follow.
I'm kind of slacking on pictures but we've been real busy. Wyatt is sick again and he is so miserable. His poor nose looks like Rudolph. The doctor said the first 2 years would be rough and boy was she right. Come on 2!