Wyatt as an Elephant

Here is this awesome outfit that Grandma Truax made for Wyatt. Its an elephant and everyone who has seen it loves it.

Pictures

Honk! Parade

Aunt Barb and Melinda (AB's niece) were saying in Boston over the weekend. We wanted to go into the city with Wyatt so went to this parade we found. It was summarized as "Octoberfest" but, in the end, there was no beer. The grand marshals were Click & Clack (the hosts of Car talk). Check out the pictures. Wyatt was dancing (kicking while Mom held) the entire parade.

Honk! Parade

Aunt Barb from California

Here are more pictures. The first link are pictures of Wyatt with Aunt Barb visiting from California. The second are a few pictures of trying to feed Wyatt cereal.

First Day With Aunt Barb

Feeding Wyatt

It's official, teething has started!

During his bedtime routine the other night, James, after what seemed like a long time, was finally able to figure out what was causing the fussiness. It seems that a gum rubbing made it all feel better. So, to the fridge I went for the collection of teething toys we'd put there a while back. Of course, looking back on that day, the way Wyatt gnawed at one toy with a teething end with all his might should really have been a tip off. A bit of baby tylenol and he was till simply unhappy. That is when mom decided to try and rub his gums. Well, Wyatt didn't want anything to do with that and thrashed his head away from me. This caused me to inadvertently scratch his gums with my fingernail. If he was unhappy and uncomfortable before, he was now in pain and pissed. There was that brief silence with his face as scrinched up just before the real screams began. James walked and soothed him a bit while I felt like a horrible mother before handing him back to me to try and rock him again. It seems that the crying helped to really tire Wyatt out as he soon fell asleep. Thankfully, he had a good night's sleep as well. Yesterday, we were more prepared when he had another bout with teething discomfort during the day. A lot of soothing and rocking led to a good nap. Let's just hope that it gets better with each tooth!

Meeting the cousins

When I called my paternal grandmother (Grandma Feighner) to tell her that I was pregnant, I found out that not only was my younger cousin Katie pregnant with her first, but another cousin's wife, Stacy, was also pregnant with her fourth child. As an added bonus, I was due first, with my younger cousin 2wks later and the cousin's wife 2wks after that. It was going to be a summer of babies. Shortly after the New Year, we also found out that yet another cousin's girlfriend was also due, this one at the end of summer. So, four babies in a span of 4 months. Our last trip to Michigan, we were able to meet up with Katie and meet her son Daniel. We've got a few pics in his 6wk album.

In Michigan in 6wks

This most recent trip, we had a very large gathering at Aunt Kathy's and Uncle Dan's with just about everyone. I didn't get a good photo of all four together, but I did get a few really good pics. Sophia, Stacy's little girl, is the only girl of the four. She is also Stacy's first girl, here other three kids are boys. The cousin I'm missing is Kellen. Uncle Dan is my dad's younger brother. He and his wife, Aunt Kathy, hosted the party at their home. They are also Katie's parents. The babies definitely got a kick out of each other.

Feighner Clan

Downstate pt. 1

Once downstate, our few days were full of family get activities. After arriving at my mom's very late, we got around Saturday and went to meet up with the Truax clan at the mall for lunch. As you can see from the pics, Wyatt is the only boy amongst a gaggle of girl cousins. There are 5 in total: Brianna, Shyann, Sierra, Sapphirah and Angel (Joel's stepdaughter). The mall was peaceful and we had a fabulous time catching up with everybody. Wyatt and Sapphirah are close in age (9months apart), so he will have a buddy to play with each time we visit. Well, he'll have a buddy as soon as he is able to sit up, crawl and walk. Until then, he's a cute bump to stare at :-) A very adorable bump!

Truaxes at the mall

After enjoying lunch, the girls went to the park while the rest of us went over to JoAnn Fabrics. Fortunately, Grandma Lynne is a fabulous seamstress and looking forward to making Wyatt's first Halloween costume. Surprisingly, there are very few infant costume patterns, but I think we've found a winner. You'll have to wait for Halloween and the pictures to see for yourselves.

Very behind...

Back from Michigan and very behind on our blog updates. On the first Friday of our trip, we rented a car and made the drive from Houghton to Webberville. It's a trip James and I had done many many times together, sometimes with the dog, but this was the first time we attempted it with an infant. To help ensure Wyatt was asleep for as much of the trek as possible, we left at 4pm. Good idea for Wyatt, tiring idea for James and I. We're not early-20s anymore, so driving until the late late night isn't as easy as it used to be! We did stop once, along the shores of Lake Superior to let Wyatt experience the beautiful view. James even let him feel the refreshing chill of the lake by dipping his feet into the water. I think Wyatt enjoyed himself! Sadly, it was dark and he was asleep when we crossed the Mackinaw Bridge, so Lake Superior shore was all we had. The first few pics of this album are obviously not of Lake Superior. They are of some of our Houghton friends holding Wyatt. We got to know Heather and Liz over the years we were there and were excited to get back up there so they could meet Wyatt.

Lake Superior +