We cheered on Daddy as he ran his marathon in support of our non-profit, Wyatt’s Road Warriors, a group that aims to raise funds and awareness for families of first responders (like us!) who are supporting children with complex medical needs (like Wyatt!).
We celebrated Halloween. Wyatt was Baby Einstein. Figured since his hair was essentially spot on, why not rock the mustache and eyebrows too?!
We also got mad that our food bowl was tipped and couldn’t get anymore food.
We’ve been practicing our pre-crawling strategies while focusing on objects. This is super fun!
Mommy and Daddy have had to scramble to babyproof things because, well, toddler on the move! Additionally, Wyatt loves boundaries, likely due to visual difficulties. So the pack n play had been our go-to because of the ease. Well, now that he’s moving a lot more (and sitting briefly!) we wanted to give him more room. Enter: baby jail. It also keeps the dogs away, since Duke has been known to get very excited and accidentally knock into Wyatt.
Wyatt continues to practice eating orally and he loves it. He’s tried a variety of things, including pizza and Thin Mints. Not because we actually wanted him to eat those things, but because he is so quick these days and just grabs them out of your hand and into his mouth. I’m proud to say he takes after me and enjoys both. But, we will stick to puréed safe foods for now.
We have enjoyed the use of our adaptive equipment and allowing Wyatt to interact with us the same way his peers would. It is such a blessing to be able to set him in a high chair and allow him to explore his world with a new view.
We look forward to a great Thanksgiving, surrounded by those we love. Our family has many blessings to count this year and we hope yours does, too.
