We've been waiting 8 years for this day to arrive!

Thursday was the big day we've all been waiting for - G and Papa Boogs finally said "I Do." I was a good boy and slept through all the pictures but wanted to have a part in the ceremony so I voiced, I mean cried, my opinion (since I wasn't asked to be ring bearer).

Mommy and Daddy basically left me in the care of everyone else at the wedding (see photo of me being held by Great Aunt Peewee) since there was always an open pair of arms begging for my company. Daddy spent the wedding taking pictures and Mommy tried to dance off her remaining baby weight. I had my first dance too! Uncle Bubba and Aunt Peewee invited me to join them in a slow dance, it was really romantic.

Friday was my first 4th of July celebration. We spent the afternoon and my new Uncle Tim and Aunt Mary's house. We got to spend time with the remaining Wyatt crew and get to know the Litkas even more. Uncle Tim and Aunt Mary have a big back yard I can't wait until I'm bigger and can explore the woods behind their house. I've had such a busy week that I couldn't stay up for the fireworks but did see a few when we got back home.

In Seattle fish can fly!

I've had such a busy week it is hard to figure out where to start!

On Tuesday Mommy and I joined the whole Louisiana gang on a trip to Pike Place Market. Mommy and Aunt Tracy carried me around in my Baby Bjorn carrier. We saw the men throwing fish, Mommy got to enjoy her Beecher's mac and cheese and Aunt Tracy finally got her Starbucks fix.

Wednesday brought more family filled fun. G and Papa Boogs had their rehearsal dinner at their house. This was a great time to introduce the Litkas to yummy southern food like Boudin and Gumbo. Once again I didn't get to taste any of the food and was stuck with my forumla. Mommy and Daddy treated G and Papa Boogs to a musical montage of pictures; G and Maw Maw Pearl were brought to tears.

Mom gets a Moment to Herself

I decided to give Mommy an hour off from taking care of me today. She took that time to go get a pedicure and relax for a while. I stayed at G's house and entertained the whole clan. Papa Boogs fed me, G diapered me and Aunt Josie soothed me.

Mommy came back really quickly. She clearly had a hard time being away from me. She must have missed my irresistable charm and boyish good looks.

The Family has Begun to Arrive

Today I met my Great Grandmother Pearl and my soon to be Great Grandmother Eileen as well as my Aunt Josie and my cousin Celeste. They were all really excited to meet me and I spent the day at G's house visiting with them.

Mommy said that they come from these mysterious places called Louisiana and Michigan, that I can visit when I'm older. I keep telling her that Daddy got to travel the world when he was only a few months old so why shouldn't I?!

I think I'm going to have to pick up an English to Southern LA dictionary today before the rest of the family arrives because they kept talking about things like boudin and cracklins and calling me chér. (I don't know who this chér person is but I think my name is Wyatt.)

New Car / Daddy's Back to Work

Yesterday, Mommy and Daddy took me out to test drive cars. Daddy decided that his 12 year-old 1997 Ford Explorer needed to get replaced, especially in light of recent gas prices. They took the Toyota Prius and Toyota Camry Hybrid out for test drives and decided to purchase the Camry.

I'm so excited, a new car, Mommy and Daddy have never had a new car before. Now, this car is going to be Daddy's (he drives more miles), Mommy is going to keep driving her Subaru Outback.

Supposedly, the car comes off the boat in Portland, Oregon tomorrow, so we might have it by the end of the week!

Mommy and Daddy's friends, Paul, Anna and Norma came over for dinner yesterday. I didn't get to socialize much, but Anna did get the honor of being the first person (other than Mommy or Daddy) to get pooped on. Congrats, Anna!

Daddy went back to work this morning for the first time in two weeks. I didn't make it very easy for him, as I kept him up from 1:30 to 3:00 this morning, and he couldn't go back to sleep until 4:30. He looked pretty beat when he got home from work. I'll try to be easier on him tonight. I keep trying to tell them I'm going through a growth spurt and they aren't feeding me enough, I think they finally got the message last night. I expect a full belly tonight!

"First Minutes of Life" Video Posted

I finally got Dad to grab the video off of Boogs' video camera. He selected a small clip of my first seconds and minutes of life. To access the video, find the "Videos" section to the right of this posting.

Every time Mommy and Daddy watch it, it brings tears of joy to their eyes.

First Video Posted

My first video has been posted here on my blog. Please look at the sidebar to the right of this post for the "Videos" section.

First Pediatric Appointment / Dad gets Sick

Mom gave me a bath this morning. She's much better at it than Dad is. He gave me a bath and I screamed the whole time, Mom gives me one, and I'm quiet and content.

Yesterday, I had my first pediatric appointment, it was pretty stressful, I cried for most of it, but they gave Mom and Dad all sorts of useful stats on me.

Weight: 8 pounds
Length: 21 inches
Weight Percentile: 50%
Head Size Percentile: 50%
Length Percentile: 75%
NOTE: I'm almost back up to my birth weight!

The doc said I was in good physical shape. They poked my heel to draw blood AGAIN for a PKU test, which really hurt. I'm hear I'm done with doctors for a few months. What a relief.

Mom, Dad and I went out to lunch at Claim Jumper (one of Mom and Dad's favorite places). Mom got her standard Chicken Pot Pie and Dad got his regular, a Crab Wedge Salad. Dad mentioned that the restaurant must have changed the salad dressing, as it tasted different.

Several hours later, after we got home and played a bit on my Baby Einstein mat, Dad started complaining about feeling dizzy. He promptly went to lie down for a few hours, after which he woke up and tried to keep from being sick. This lasted for a few hours, but Dad started feeling better around 9:30pm.

I was not a very cooperative baby last night, I kept Mom and Dad up very late. Eventually, after eating 2 times in 3 hours, for a total of 6 ounces of formula (nearly 50% more than I normally eat), I finally calmed down and slept on Dad's chest for a bit, then next to Dad, like the photo in the June 13th post).

Right, now, we're all up at Mom's work (Woodinville High School) cleaning up Mom's classroom after the last day of school, which was today. Later, I hear the WHS staff is having a BBQ in my honor (not really, they do it every year, but close enough, it's my first day visiting the school).

Later today, Mom and Dad are going to take a nap with me, see if they can catch up on some sleep that I deprived them from last night.

First Walk

Today, I let Mom and Dad sleep a bit more. During the wee hours, I'm sleeping up to four and half hours uninterrupted. Compared to other babies my age, this is supposedly a miracle (of which Mommy and Daddy are extremely thankful for). Mom and Dad were reflecting that perhaps the BabyPlus system/product works after all?

Dad tried out the Baby Björn last night, which was pretty cool. I was able to sleep right up against him while he messed around with his computer.

My Mom's work friend Stephanie stopped by this morning to admire me. Dad was hoping that she'd bring her three month old son Quincy, but he stayed home today with his Grandma. Oh well, more attention for me. She brought a box of Quincy's old clothes over, for me!

I took Dad out to get his haircut, he was getting a bit scraggly. After that, we went to Target to get more baby stuff (diapers, pacifiers). Then we were off to the post office to handoff my birth announcements to the postal service. I hope they take care of those announcements, Mom and Dad worked hard on them. The last stop on our little adventure was to pick up some more food for big-brother Cisco. Of course, I slept through all of this. Mom and Dad are getting really good at timing my feeding, sleeping and diaper changes.

Mom got to try out the Baby Björn today as well, we all (Mom, Dad, Cisco and I) went for a walk when we got home from our afternoon out.

Bye!

Over the river and through the woods...

...to G's house we go.

Hmm, I think we need to work on that one.

This weekend I took my first trip to G and Papa Boogs' house. They were cleaning out the garage but G spared a few minutes to change my diaper and feed me. I didn't get to play with Aja or Madison but Mommy said when I'm bigger I can play fetch with them. Aunt Lou Lou was there too, so I got to hang out with her before she went to work, I think she got out of doing some of her chores since she was holding me. You're welcome Aunt Lou Lou!

On Saturday, I also took my first trip, of many I'm told, to Costco. Mommy and Daddy printed some birth announcements to send out to my fan club members. I must say I look pretty handsome in the picture.

On Sunday, Father's Day, I gave Daddy his first Father's Day card. He was really surprised that I had the time and money to buy one since we've been so busy and I'm only a week old!

Also today my Grammy Madeline and Grandpa Brent came to visit me, they were a little awkward at first - I think it's been a long time since they've been around little guys like myself. Grammy gave me a bottle while Grandpaw took lots of pictures, I guess I see where Daddy gets it from.