Wyatt's Special Easter Basket

Daniel's Memaw gave Wyatt his first Easter basket.  This was Daniel's dad's handmade Easter basket.  I'm afraid to use it because I don't want anything to happen to it, but why let this cute Easter basket just sit in the closet?!  We have our church Easter egg hunt in a couple of weeks and I can't wait for Wyatt to show it off ( :





Close up of one of the bunnies on each side



Lazy Sunday

Since Saturday afternoon Wyatt has started teething again and this time he is in lots of pain and very fussy.  At first I thought he was becoming sick, but then I noticed when he tried to eat something he would cry.  I can't tell how many teeth are coming in, but his pain level indicates more than one.  We didn't make church on Sunday because he was in lots of pain and running a fever.   It was nice to have the whole day to ourselves.  My biggest accomplishment was that I got to take an hour nap after lunch.  Daniel worked on the garden and got some plants planted.  He even built a bamboo fence around it to hopefully keep the deer away.  Wyatt played some during the day, but mainly wanted me to give him extra attention and affection. 
It was a nice surprise when Grammy and Pawpaw (my parents) came over to visit in the afternoon.   We sat on the front porch and visited for an hour.  Wyatt enjoyed seeing them (: 
I hope Wyatt starts feeling better soon.  It breaks my heart to see him in pain.  He woke up three or four times last night and needed me to rock him back to sleep.  I don't mind at all.  I love that he needs me and wants me to comfort him.  Atleast I don't have to go to work, well actually I do!  Being "Momma" is my full time job, which in my opinion is the best job I could ever have (:

Beautiful Azaleas

This is just one of two azalea bushes we have in our front yard.  The other doesn't have many flowers in bloom yet.  They are absolutely beautiful! 

Wyatt's First Steps!

Today our little boy took his very first steps!  He has been so close to walking for so long now.  Both Daniel and I didn't get to see it because he was in the nursery at church when he took his first four steps all by himself.  But that's ok because when we got home he was practicing his new skill over and over and we even took some videos...

Baby Clark and Pregnancy Update

I completely forgot to blog about my doctors appointment a week ago!  It really was just a short visit about lab work and any questions I had.  I did get to hear baby's heartbeat!  Since I was exactly 13 weeks at my visit the doctor said he may or may not be able to pick up the heartbeat this early with the Doppler and I'm so glad he did!  The baby was in the lower right side of my abdomen and the heart rate was at 150. 

Today I am exactly 14 weeks so far.  We get to find out what we are having in about 4 to 5 weeks, which I can't wait!  I really wish I knew now because there is this really big consignment sale going on next week in Baton Rouge that I'm going to. I'm going to look for summer maternity clothes, double stroller and bassinet.  Wyatt has tons and tons (Wyatt has atleast 15 pairs of jeans just in 18 month size!) of clothes that range from baby to 4T that were given to us, so if I have a boy atleast I won't have to buy any clothes!

I have had a few days this week of terrible nausea all day long!!  The kind where it only feels better to lay down and stay still, but that's impossible to do that with Wyatt on the move.  It has been the worst case so far that I have ever had.  I broke down and filled my prescription of Zophran and have taken it twice.  I love how the nausea goes away, but don't like the side effects.  I feel dizzy and anxious.  I also have lots of bad dreams when I take it at night. So far I have only felt bad at night for the past couple of days so hopefully it is getting better! 

The past few weeks I have felt little butterflies in my stomach, which is the baby moving!  It's not every day that I feel them, but when I do I get excited!  And lately I have felt more moving and poking from baby.  It usually happens around an hour or so after I eat something.  I'm looking forward to feeling the kicking again, but not so much when I'm trying to sleep!  I'm curious to see how Wyatt will react when he can feel the baby move.  I'm slowly making the transition into maternity clothes.  I would show a picture of my little bump, but nothing has really changed much since the last picture. 

I have had more ice cream than I've ever had before!  Ask Daniel he will tell you.  My favorite is Blue Bell dutch chocolate and that's the only kind I buy (:  Other than the ice cream the cravings have died down.



Happy St. Patrick's Day!

My Lunch Date (:

I have the best lunch date (besides Daniel of course) every Monday through Friday.  He is a little messy at times, but always has so much to talk about (: 
I'm so thankful that I get to have my "lunch dates" with my son.  I also love after lunch when he wants to cuddle and be read to, which is before his daytime nap.  I love having that time with him!  Daddy gets his cuddle and reading time with him before bedtime, which gives me time to shower, finish dishes etc. 

 

Wyatt and Mommy

The name game

Ever since I became pregnant, Daniel and I have baby name "discussions" maybe once or twice a week.  It always starts when I suggest a name to him and ends with no agreement from him on every name I throw out.  For some reason Daniel and I agree better on girl names than boy names, probably because my boy names aren't manly enough (:  It is scary to know that you hold the power to name a child that will be their name for the rest of their life. 
"Wyatt" was a name Daniel liked and I liked it too, but didn't love it.  Since we didn't agree on many boy names (and we had our girl name set in stone) and I was exhausted after he was born, I went with "Wyatt." I felt weird giving him that name.  I hoped that his name would fit him, which worked out to fit him perfectly! I cannot imagine him with any other name. 
We plan on making our final decision on a name when we find out the sex towards the end of April.  I want Wyatt to hear his or her name before they are born that way Wyatt will be familiar with his new baby brother or sister.  And I'm hoping it will make the adjustment for Wyatt a little easier and to make him feel included in the new baby's life. 
So far we both agree on Ellie for a girl and Cline for a boy, but they aren't set in stone yet.  I'm still playing with the name Kenny-Ann for a girl and Daniel isn't sure if he likes it.  I like it because it includes Daniel's dad's name and my middle name together.  Plus it's a unique and special name that has meaning to us.  We aren't sure how we feel about having a boy name for a girl, but that's why Ann is apart of the first name.  I know of a girl named Randy-Kay and the thought has never crossed my mind that her name includes a boy name.  There are also so many names that have switched from boy to girl like Ashley and Lyndsey.  Both were very popular boy names at one time. 

Until we make a final decision, we will continue to play the name game (:

a lazy weekend

Wyatt and I had a lazy Saturday while Daniel worked an extra day all day.  It stormed at the house until the afternoon so we had ourselves a movie/TV day for the majority of the day.  Wyatt has never had a snack or meal in front of the TV so he was in Heaven when I rolled his highchair to the living room to eat his evening snack while we watched TV.

 I also pulled out the video camera when Wyatt was in a chatty mood to video some of him talking...

The Duties of Parents by J.C. Ryle

The Duties of Parents by J.C. Ryle

If I had to choose one book to learn how to train your children in the way they should go, this would be the book.  This book was written in 1888 and it offers parents biblical principles that are straight forward and practical.  It is also a short read (51 pages), which is a plus when you are a parent and reading for yourself can be difficult to do sometimes!

These are just some of the principles from the book.

-"Train up your child with all tenderness, affection, and patience"

-"Train your child to a knowledge of the Bible"

-"Train them to habits of diligence, and regularity about public means of grace"

-"Train them to a habit of always speaking the truth"

-"Train them remembering continually the influence of your own example"

"Train up a child in the way he should go; and when he is old, he will not depart from it." -Proverbs 22:6