Zachary 4 Month

16.2 lb 66%
26 in long

Loves to look in the mirror at me and smile
Loves the changing table
Loves to sleep in until 9 am and then lay for a little while just talking while in bed
Loves to sleep with me (and does all night)
Loves to be nice
Smiley little easy man
Likes to stand on your lap

Wyatt Oh Wyatt

So Wyatt continues to make us laugh everyday.  His face is one that when you look at it you just laugh. Today Wyatt was climbing on a chair to see what treasures were on top of the dresser.  I told him to get down and then went into the other room because I was in a hurry and then I was going to go back to check on him to make sure he got down.  About 30 sec. after I left I heard him say, "Ya down get down mom."  So I figured he got something that he could take with him and so there was not any interest in being up there anymore.  When he walked out I was right there and he had a very funny face and was patting his pocket.  I asked him what he had and he patted his pocket again and said, "Just Wyatt's," in a whisper kinda hunched over.  I told him no and that he needed to show me.  He got in his pocket and pulled out a pin that is used to package new shirts.  I told him it could poke him and hurt him and so we needed to throw it away.  He told me it was just Wyatt's, I told him it wasn't and then he said, "Oh ya just daddy's."  I really wish I could record all of our conversations with Wyatt.  Like for instant today when Tanner got home Wyatt asked, "How was day Tanner, good, Ok."  All one sentence without a breath.

Zachary 1 Month

We went to Zachary's one month visit today and Jackson was a little nervous because I could not remember if he had to get shots today and Jackson really did not want to hear him cry.  Lucky for us the shots are at the 2 month appt.  Zachary is about as sweet as they come.  He rarely cries and still is a good little sleeper.  At night he doesn't even cry he will just grunt around for as long as he needs until I wake up and feed him.  That is about all he does during the day.  If I cannot get to him after grunting he will start to cry and then I have all hands on deck.  The boys are so good about calming him down even though they don't have to do it very often.  Jackson will put his head right next to Zachary's and will shush him and it works every time.  Tanner will get him a binky and will stay with him until he takes it and calms down.  Wyatt will turn off his swing if he is in it and will start to try to pick him up.  His help is a little less helpful, but he doesn't know that.
 Zachary loves to be swaddled and hates to have a bath.  If it requires any undressing he is not a fan.  He has such a peaceful demeanor and it is such a good addition to our family.  He likes to sleep with us, but would sleep alone but when they are so sweet it is hard not to keep them in with me.  Especially because I know how fast they grow up and so I want to savor every last bit, the boys are the same.  Tanner cannot stop smelling him.  He LOVES the way new babies smell.  Jackson will sneak into bed with him in the morning while I am getting Tanners lunch ready and breakfast.  I leave Zachary in my bed and without fail when I go to check on him Jackson is there eyes closed snuggling that little baby.  It is hard to tell who is loving it more.  Zachary is a snuggly little thing and will just melt into whoever is holding him.  Wyatt is a hilarious brother and loves to keep track of Zachary and help in any way he can think to.  Oh Zachary was 22 in long and weighed 9lb 15.8 oz....they apparently round down and said it was 9.15.

Zachary Douglas

We can hardly believe that our 4th boy is here.  It really is a dream come true for all of us.  The past 5 months Tanner and Jackson have been waking up and asking how many months, days, and weeks until this sweet little guy would get here.  We would talk about how big he was in my tummy and how big he would be when he was born.  It has been so fun to have others just as excited as me and Bradley.
  Little Zachary's timing was not what we had expected.  With all the other boys being 10-15 days early we definitely expected the same for this baby.  We planned an inducement date of Aug 7th, just as a precautionary measure but both Dr. Layton and I were sure that I would not make it to the 7th.  Well I did!  Despite all my walking, swimming, and determination to have him before the 7th I didn't.  He was just cozy cozy in there and I would have waited for his timing, except Brad had to be back at work on Monday and Tanner and Jacks had to start school on the 13th.  So on the 7th I had to call to see when I could go in to start being induced.  I finally went in at 1:00.  From that point things went really fast.  It is always such an exciting time in the hospital knowing that in a few hours you are going to meet a member of your family that you have been carrying around for 9 months.  Just walking into the hospital brought back all the wonderful memories of each of my children's births.  Each one was so different and so special and this was just the same.  It was nice to have a few hours waiting with Brad to have that time with just him talking about everything.  Then at about 5:00 I got my epidual and they had me lay on my side.  About 20 min later they decided to have me roll to the other side and when I did I immediately felt like he was ready to come and he was.  So Zachary was born at 5:30 pm.  20 Inches long 6 lb 11oz and lots of fuzzy brown hair.
    Since then we have all been taking turns holding him and he is a wonderful addition to the family.  He is mellow and really only cries if he is cold.  When he is hungry he smacks his lips for a while and waits.  It is perfect because I know that if he were to cry a lot Wyatt would be "helping" with everything.  The boys are so funny about holding him and will keep him for about 20 min at a time.  I keep checking to see if they are ready for a break, but they insist that they keep holding him.  I couldn't have asked for better boys or a better baby.  If I could freeze time I would to keep this newborn spirit in our home with the sweetest 6, 4, and 2 yr old.  We are very blessed to say the least. And although I don't write as much about everything as I did with the first it is because I have little time and I choose to spend it with them rather than writing about them.  What a wonderful family I have and I cannot help but feel extremely blessed!  f only we could decide who Zachary looks like.....

Words of Wyatt

Hearing babies talk is one of my favorite things.  Wyatt has pretty good pronunciation and is at the stage where he is just exploding with new words and we can ask him to say anything.  A couple of weeks ago Rachel was watching him for us and he was on the other side of her bed and she asked him what he had and he said "flashlight."  She said it was clear as clear and that he was right.  I had no idea he could say that or that he even knew what a flashlight was.  Here are some of my favorite things that he says besides SHOUTING bye anytime we are leaving or he thinks someone is leaving.
Tanner: Nanner
Jackson: dak dak
Leche: Deche
Phone: Moe

Wyatt 15 Month

Here are some highlights of Wyatt at this age....
1.  Every time he goes outside he finds a little rock and carries it around.  If there is anything else that he wants he tries to fit it in his hand with the rock or he will leave the other thing, not the rock.  Occasionally he will give me his rock to hold and then will come back for it.

2.  "Talks" and "Talks

3.  Will come to me and say,"hi mom" waving his hands up at me...that is how he asks to have me hold him.

4.  Gets into the bath and turns it on, the problem is that he will be fully dressed when I hear that it is on....obviously he loves baths.

5.  Will turn on anything that plays music and will walk around holding it doing his little shake.

6.  Possessive of mom.

7.  Loves to blow on skin.  If I pick him up he immediately will blow on my neck.  If he sees a tummy it is almost too much temptation for him.

8.  Loves to carry things around his neck.  When I am folding laundry he will steal socks and put them around his neck.  He is not partial to clothing either, he will hang just about anything that he can around his neck.

He really is the cutest little baby!  We all have so much fun with him and laugh and laugh at what he does.  It is so fun to see how excited Tanner and Jacks get when they see that he has learned something new.

Wyatt 11 Months

Just a little Wyatt update.....
He now has 3 teeth, one on bottom, and two on top....it really is hilarious.  He has been walking for about 2 weeks now and has decided that I do not have to hold him all day...only about 70%....as I write this he is tugging on my shirt crying to get me to hold him.  He loves to toddle around the house holding whatever he can find, back and forth, back and forth.  If there is music playing he runs to it, or if one of his brothers is crying he runs and pats their back.