Tenacity or Pigheadedness?

I sometimes get frustrated because it can be hard to put you to sleep. No matter how tired you are, you keep your eyes wide open and make angry little grunts as long as there is something interesting going on around you. I've seen this go on for hours. One time you were so tired from all the fussing that you slept for 10 hours straight, and only woke up because I really felt like you needed to eat. 

Today I finally got you to close your eyes after 30 minutes of slowly diminishing growls by putting a light blanket over half of your face (that's how you like to sleep, I don't know why, it freaks me out sometimes, but I do it too, so I got no one to blame). As I sit here looking at you, I'm thinking: "Wow, he has a lot of fight in him. That will take him far one day." 

15 Weeks Old And So Much To Say

Dear Emmett,
I have not written as much as I would like, mostly because you take up a lot of my time and I take advantage of your naps to do as much housework as I can in 45 minute increments, but I have finally found a good moment to tell you so many things.
First off, you are getting huge. It baffles me how just 3 months ago you were small enough to lay across my rocking chair and your feet barely touched the armrest. You have grown so much that I have had to go through your clothes 3 times and practically empty out your wardrobe because many of your clothes don't fit any more. I really hope you end up having a baby brother in the wintertime because you left about 10 super cute sweater outfits completely unworn. There are no shortage of clothes, though. Mom and dad love buying you things, and so do many other people because you're just so dang cute. Exhibit A:

It seems like you do something to surprise me every day... Yesterday was a particularly entertaining one. Dad was holding you and watching TV while I tried to get some work done at the kitchen table, and you kept turning your head looking for me. You gave me the biggest smile when I finally came to get you, and I tickled you as we headed to your bedroom. Much to my surprise, you laughed! Your first laugh! Prior to these giggles, your "laughter" was what we call "the dolphin talk": a really high squeak with your mouth wide open. Whats that? You wish we had a video of it? Well we do!

You are so adorable I can't help taking tons of pictures every day; you're basically the owner of my Instagram and Facebook. Lots of people adore you just because I never stop posting your pictures and videos... you are already quite the charmer!

Another big deal moment happened this past Sunday: your baby blessing! We had decided to wait until uncle Chris came home from his mission, that's why it wasn't done as soon as you were born. It was great to see you surrounded by so many loved ones! Thankfully, Grandma Wyeth wrote down the details. Those in the blessing circle included your dad, Grandpa Zuniga, Grandpa Wyeth, Christian Zuniga, Kaleb Wyeth, Scott Binkerd, and Bishop Sagers. Unfortunately Dallas and Amanda couldn't make it, or else we wold have needed a bigger baby haha. Grandma Wyeth also wrote down the actual blessing:
6 March 2016, Corpus Christi 2nd Ward
Our Father in Heaven, by the Holy Melchizedek Priesthood which we hold, we give this child the name of Emmett Beckham Wyeth. Emmett, know that Heavenly Father loves you. You have come to earth in a time where you are called to lead his people to the right way. You have many blessings in your life. You will get to the age and serve a full time mission. You will serve a mission and you will be successful and return with honor. You will find a wife of your choice and be sealed in the temple for time and all eternity. With the choices you make through your life, the Lord will always be there to help and guide you. We give you this blessing in the name of Jesus Christ, Amen.
We took a few pictures afterwards, and you were pretty dang sleepy and tired of being passed around... it shows on your face.

3 Months Old

This post is a week late... sorry!

- 16.5 pounds

- 26 inches long

- smiles and "talks" all the time

- sleeps 6 hours, eats, and sleeps 4 more at night. yay!

- will sleep in his crib about half the time. more yay!

- doesn't like to be held or carried too much

- is outgrowing 3-6 month clothes (6-9 months fit more comfortably)

- needs to be sitting up or else throws a fit

- loves sleeping with a blanket over his face

- newborn hair hasn't fallen off, it just gets longer

- eyes have settled on a dark grey, but still change colors with clothes

 - now tolerates car seats, but cries as soon as the vehicle stops moving

- laughed for the first time on 2/28/16 during church

- likes sitting on dad's lap and watching TV

- gets eczema on cheeks and forehead :( 

2 Months Old

- 13 pounds, 1 ounce

- 24 inches long

- exactly the size and weight of a 3-month old!

- wears 3-6 month clothes

- sleeps up to 6 hours at a time (but not usually)

- coos and smiles

- likes to "talk" with people

- does not like car seats

- gets frustrated because hands, pacifiers, and blankets are not edible

- is hungry all the time

- was sick for the first time at 6 weeks old :(

- needs a pacifier to fall asleep

- will sleep anywhere besides his crib

- eyes are still an undecided dark gray/green color

A 7 Week Letter

Dear Emmett,

It is nearly midnight and you are sleeping in your Rock N Play and I am laying in bed. Moments like these are so rare that I don't know what to do with myself... I guess I should be sleeping, but I can't get you off my mind. You are 7 weeks old, and I feel like I want to share every little detail about you with the world. There is so much to say! Nobody but a mother would find this interesting, but since my entire day revolves around you, everything seems like a big deal. 

You are growing so very quickly it's incredible. As of 6 weeks of age you have started wearing 3 month clothes because you have outgrown most of the cute little 0 - 3 month outfits you have. You're alert, full of energy, and constantly wiggling, waving your arms, and kicking your legs for hours at a time. You used to eat every 2 hours (each time you woke up), but about a week ago you suddenly decided that you're a big boy and can sleep for 6 hours at a time. That big jump happened from one day to another... I put you to bed at 2 AM one day, fell asleep, and the next thing I knew it was 8 AM and you were barely waking up! It was amazing! I had not slept over 4 hours straight since you were born, so I felt pretty invincible that day. Because you sleep longer, you now consider every waking moment that you are not eating a moment wasted. We have yet to find the bottom of your stomach, because you'll keep eating as long as we keep a bottle to your mouth, even when it makes you spit up.
You still have your nights and days a little mixed... You usually don't fall asleep until 4 AM, then wake up at 10 AM, eat, and then fall asleep for another big chunk of time. Mom and dad have turned into night owls by now, but since I don't have anything else to do but look after you, I don't mind it much (on most days).
You currently weigh 11.5 pounds and are 23 inches long. You love to eat, love to be held, and love your pacifier... even though sucking on it also makes you stay awake when you shouldn't be. You are also very vocal; cooing and babbling whenever your mouth is free. It is especially cute during tummy time, even though it's hard to tell if you're grunting out of frustration or if that adorably loud "gaaa!" is because you're having fun. I hope it's the latter. Every day you smile more and more, but I am still trying to figure out what causes your random smiles. I was holding you on the couch a few days ago and you were smiling so much that I was finally able to catch one of those cute grins on camera! 

One Month Old!

10.5 pounds, 22.25 inches

full head of dark brown hair

huge dark grey-green eyes

sleeps a lot during the day

is awake a lot during the night

outgrowing 0 - 3 month old outfits

eats every 2 hours

spits up

lots of hiccups

loud burper

loves laying on daddy's stomach

spends hours staring at lights

heavy & noisy sleeper

impatient eater

crazy head bobbing

rolls over onto side

Welcome to the world, Emmett!

Dear Emmett,
You were born at 4:30PM on Thursday, November 26th 2015, which fell on Thanksgiving this year. You weighed 8 pounds and 13 ounces and measured 21 inches long.... what a big baby! You have a full head of jet black hair and it looks like you have your dad's hazel eyes, just a little darker. So far, you have been an easy baby to take care of... you hardly ever cry, only when you are getting your diaper changed and feel the cold wipe, and sometimes not even then. The hospital poked you for blood several times, and you didn't cry at all! Something else that amazes me is that you are not even 3 days old and you have a lot of control of your head and neck. When we put you on our shoulders to burp you, you can lift your head completely off our shoulders and look around.... newborns aren't supposed to do that yet!
You didn't have a very big appetite right after you were born... I guess birth makes you pretty tired, huh? It's taken a little over a day to get you going, but now each feeding is quicker and you eat more.
I love that you are such a big baby! You have a closet full of clothes and some of them are already too small for you to wear, and I am sure that you won't fit in the rest of them for too much longer. My current worry is that you will outgrow the size 1 diapers before I can use up all 800-ish of them. My mom has been here helping me take care of you, we are sort of tag-teaming it since I clearly have no idea what I'm doing yet, but you don't seem to care just as long as we get food in you quickly. Our world has been turned up side down with your arrival, and I could not love you more for it.
With all my heart,
Mom

29 Week Sonogram

Dear Emmett,
A few days ago I had another doctor appointment for a sonogram, and I got to see you once again! The sonogram confirmed my suspicion that your feet are up somewhere by my ribs, because I feel a constant pressure there whenever I sit for too long. We also found out that you are a big, healthy baby, emphasis on the word big. At that time, your weight was 3 pounds, 6 ounces and I'm sure you are bigger than that already. That put you in the 87th percentile for size: you were measuring as if you were 31 weeks instead of 29!
I feel you grow stronger and stronger every day: two days ago you were moving around so much it actually hurt! Not a bad pain, just as if muscles and skin are getting stretched that don't usually get stretched. It felt like your little arms were trying to punch their way out through my belly button, and my stomach would have random bumps pushing out. I've noticed that you tend to move more when I feel hungry, so it's probably your way of telling me "hey mom! it's time to eat!".
Your dad and I talk constantly about what kind of baby you will be, and even more about what you will be when you grow up. It's currently football season, so your dad's constant joke is that you are our "ticket to retirement when we turn 50", because you will turn out to be an NFL player since you will probably have the height and build for it. Don't worry, though, it's all a joke... you can go be whatever you wish when you grow up.
We can't wait to meet you, baby boy!
With all my love,
Mom.