I realize this is
so cliche, but time
flies when you have a kid - man does it ever! The first year seemed to sort of drag on a bit - not in the "is this ever gonna end" sort of way, but more in the "when will my baby (fill-in-the-blank with said milestone)" sort of way. This second year has absolutely breezed by in what seems like a heartbeat, and it is with great delight, but also much shock that we get ready to celebrate Wyatt's second birthday. In honor of the big T-W-O, here are a few of my favorite things from this past year:
1) Sitting at story time with my sister Carrie & her daughter Lily at the Southwest Branch (we miss you, please re-open soon!!). We were all in a circle, Wyatt was approaching 15 months & still not walking. All of a sudden he let go of my hands & just took of running towards the hand puppet the librarian was holding in the middle of the circle. He took 8 steps, and Carrie & I both literally shrieked with delight! Even the librarian knew they were his first official steps! It was of course touch & go from then on, but he did eventually get the hang of it!
2) Wyatt heading off to Parent's Morning Out in September - having a rough morning or two, but then becoming so attached to his great teacher there that he never hesitated to say bye each & every Thursday. (Did I mention how much I am missing this Thursday free time over this summer??) He really had so much fun there & picked up on so much - he wasn't even walking when he first went!! Seems crazy!!
3) The constant chatter that has surrounded me my whole life (have you MET my family??) has now been passed on to Wyatt, and it has been just truly amazing to watch him vocally turn into such a little
person. My favorite recent example of how far we have come in a year - when he was first learning to talk, Wyatt used to look up at the duck decoy on our mantle & say "quack" - it really was one of his first words & ways of communicating with us. Over time Seth taught him that it was a bird, a duck, and furthermore it was a decoy. Well, fast forward to a recent trip to the Little Gym during 'Pirate Week.' Wyatt wonders off, as he often does during circle time there once the bells are put away, and next thing I know he's got his eyes fixated on something up on the parallel bars. Over the sound of Teacher Brooke singing I hear a faint little voice shouting "It's okay - that decoy won't scare you Mommy (repeat, repeat, repeat)" I follow his line of sight, only to see a fake stuffed parrot poised up on the bars...I almost cried with laughter.
4) Wyatt has become awfully fond of his playgroup buddies, and rightfully so - he has known most of them since he was a mere six weeks old. Every now & then he will ask me what one of them might be up to, or even recall a memory that he has shared with one of them - "Eat ice cream with Cadence at Bulls game," "See Abby Linus at Local Yogurt" (okay, so my kid's memories all currently involve sugary treats...oh well) I would be a much
less sane person without some other mom friends to vent to, and it has become so much fun to watch all these babies grow & change :)
I could ramble on & on all night, as I am sure most parents could about their children at any age. Just wanted to share a few happy memories with you all, and it really was time to post something new on my blog :) Hopefully this will spark some fond memories of your own...
This morning when Wyatt got up, all he could talk about was going in the playroom to look at his new presents again - the child practically fell asleep with a golf club in his hand last night!! When I informed him it was time to head to The Little Gym to play with friends, he promptly rolled his eyes & said "I don't like those babies!" Ahh, they grow up so fast :)