Nine Years Old

This handsome guy is nine-years-old today.  It took me a year and a half to get pregnant with him.  I was so excited to finally get him here.  Caitlyn and Jonah were 5 and almost 4 and they played really well together so I got a lot of time to soak up Wyatt as a baby.  He was the cutest, most easy going baby.  I can't believe how quickly nine years have passed.

Wyatt is a great kid.  He really wants to do the right thing and he worries about how other people feel.  He is very empathetic like Caitlyn.  It is such a great quality, but it is also a very exhausting quality.  It is a heavy burden to constantly be worried about other people.  I think that is why Wyatt likes his alone time and down time, he needs time to recharge and take a break from worrying about other people.

Wyatt does not like attention, he gets embarrassed very easily.  The play therapy has helped him so much.  He went from not being able to talk about emotions at all to pulling me aside to tell me how he is feeling.  I love that he not only figures out what he is feeling, but will also tell me about it.

Wyatt is a mama's boy.  He doesn't like when I leave, especially around bed time. He loves to spend one-on-one time with me. He has started giving lots of hugs and wanting to be tucked in at night again.

Wyatt is very smart.  He loves to read and he loves math.  He loves funny books and will read them over and over.  Wyatt has a very inquisitive mind, he wants to figure out how everything works.  He says he wants to be a Scientist when he grows up.

Wyatt loves to play video games and watch shows.  He likes to watch reality shows, like games shows or magic shows.  He also loves to watch funny videos on you tube.

Wyatt is so funny.  He loves to tell jokes and his laugh is so cute!  He loves to make Jonah laugh. I think he feels really cool if he can make Jonah laugh.

Wyatt is a hard worker and loves to help out, especially if it is with a big job.  He is sensitive to how I'm feeling and if he can tell I'm stressed, he jumps in and offers to help.

Wyatt likes to make funny faces.  He doesn't like when I compliment him or draw attention to him so he will pull a funny face when I do. 

Wyatt is strong and loves to prove it!  He wants to break a world record.  He is currently working on the most jumping jacks in a minute.  He is sure he has beaten the record and wants me to call someone! He likes to exercise and he talks a lot about wanting to take care of his body and eat healthy.  He is constantly challenging people to arm wrestles.

Wyatt is a pretty cautious kid.  He has never wanted to do things that look dangerous.  He is getting more adventurous lately.  I think he is gaining more confidence in his abilities and that is helping him push himself out of his comfort zone.

Wyatt loves basketball and soccer.  He does well in both sports.  He is an awesome goalie in soccer, but I think he prefers to play forward.  He has great ball handling skills, so he does great as forward as well.  Yesterday we played tennis and Wyatt loved it.  Keith took him again last night and Wyatt said Tennis is his new favorite sport!

Wyatt has helped me realize that I need to let things go and most things aren't a big deal.  I wanted him to wear something a little nicer for his picture and he wanted to cooperate, but he was so uncomfortable and wasn't happy about it.  I realized that it wasn't important what he wore, it was more important that he felt comfortable (especially because he hates pictures).  I've had to let go of his haircuts as well.  He hates haircuts, but more importantly he doesn't like short hair, I prefer it, but he doesn't and obviously it's more important that he is happy with how he looks.  We have both improved on communicating and we are usually able to find a compromise on most things.

Wyatt likes to play with friends, but he doesn't ever seek it out.  He is a home body.  If a friend comes over to see if he can play he will usually say yes and have fun, but he never asks to go to a friends house.  I'm so glad we live so close to Tiff because he loves to play with Rockwell.  He loves to go to their house and he loves to have Rockwell over here.  They have a lot of similar interests and have so much fun together.

Wyatt is just an all around great kid.  He has a heart of gold.  I'm so proud of him and how hard he works to be happy and positive, those things don't come easy to him.   I hope this is a great year for him.  We love having Wy Guy in our family!