I've been a little negligent in updating the blog lately despite a lot of things happening over the past month. It's hard to believe it's March already! Spring is just around the corner and we can't wait! Cabin fever has kicked in (weeks ago, really) and we can't wait to be able to spend more parts of our day outside. There's so much I could blog about but for the sake of wanting to post this and needing to get to sleep, I'll keep it simple and try to update on more happenings in the coming days.
HALF A YEAR OLD!
Our sweet Wyatt recently turned 6 months old! I know I keep saying it, but I seriously can't believe how quickly time is going by. Funny how the initial months of having a baby can seem so long but before you know it, they're already closer to being one year old than they are a newborn! Wyatt is such a good natured baby and brings so much sunshine to our lives. He is eating his solid food well and is getting on a fairly predictable schedule during the day. He's getting pretty good at sitting on his own, he LOVES his big sister and is discovering his voice more and more each day, practicing his consonants, with his favorite being, "da da." :) He also been raising himself off the ground and getting in a crawling position....we anticipate this happening any day! Teagan crawled at 6 months too so it looks like Wyatt may follow in her footsteps!
Last Sunday we had the privilege of dedicating Wyatt at our church. We were honored to share the day with many family members as we publicly committed to living and raising Wyatt in a way that will guide him towards a personal love relationship with God! It was such a beautiful day in so many ways! Wyatt wore a blue knit onesie that Tim wore on his baptism day...so awesome! It even had a little cowboy on it. ;) The scripture verse we chose to be as our prayer for Wyatt has been our family life verse since our wedding day:
Ephesians 3:16-19 "I pray that out of his glorious riches he may strengthen you with power through his Spirit in your inner being, so that Christ may dwell in your hearts through faith. And I pray that you, being rooted and established in love, may have power, together with all the saints, to grasp how wide and long and high and deep is the love of Christ, and to know this love that surpasses knowledge—that you may be filled to the measure of all the fullness of God."
Wyatt with all of his grandparents!
Wyatt has recently taken a liking to his buddy, Bailey. He's also teething and is almost constantly trying to put things in his mouth. This is the only one of many pictures I took where he wasn't leaning towards Bailey with his mouth wide open. :) 
Now that he's a little older and bigger, he can finally join in on the "rough housing" with Daddy rather than just watch Daddy and Teagan have fun. He LOVES flying, going upside down, and being tickled.
Wyatt and his friend Ryder during a play date!
The kids are finally settled into their respective new rooms and it feels nice. We kept Wyatt in our room longer than what I thought we would, mostly due to having to switch Teagan's room to downstairs (a post about this will come soon), re-do the nursery, Wyatt still waking up to feed during the night (we're working on that) and probably, most of all, because I just loved the comfort of being able to look up and see my lil' babe sleeping in his bassinet/pack n' play next to me and being able to be right there to care for him. I know having a baby in the same room during the newborn phase isn't for everyone, but it worked well for us and is a phase of the journey that I cherish. Nonetheless, it was time to make the move.
I enjoyed decorating Wyatt's new stomping/sleeping ground in an outdoor/cowboy theme. I actually bought the quilt (Woolrich Kids) before he was born, with the intention of having him use it on a regular twin bed down the road (thanks to my friend, Carrie, for giving me some adorable cowboy decor items from her son's old room!). Here are some pictures :
I painted these pictures based on graphics from the quilt and lamp.
Check out the tiny cowboy boots on the top shelf...ADORABLE!!! I can't wait until Wyatt can wear them in a couple of years. They were a special gift from his Nana and Papa with help from his Great Grandma Dock in South Carolina. :)
