Baptism

Liberty was baptized in the Roman Catholic Church on June 19th, 2010. We had a family cookout and swam before the 5pm Saturday evening Mass. Following the Mass at St. Timothy's we dressed our little girl in the heirloom gown made from Two-Mom's wedding dress. Exhausted from squeezing into the gown, she fell asleep in Kelly's arms for awhile. Liberty's godparents, Kelly and Doug, promised to watch over her and help her with her faith journey. It was a special sacrament, and Deacon Dutch even called her his "favorite" because she smiled the moment he blessed her with oil.

Pictures of Smiles and Playtime

Finally caught a smile on camera. Here are a few pictures from the past weeks of our cutie pie.

Liberty is just starting to laugh. She also bats at the hanging toys on her playmat. Soon she'll grab them I bet. She's also following objects a full 180* and has great head control. She especially likes to "track" my blackberry with her eyes. She also likes her Sophie Giraffe and the creature Kelly crocheted (we've named Susie Q).

2 months old!

Look who's 2 months old! Liberty's Dr. says she is now in the 97% percentile for length - coming in at an impressive 24 inches long (comparable to a 4 month old!). She weighed 12 pounds 14.5 ounces! That means she grew an entire inch and gained over 2 pounds in only a month. She's growing like crazy and has been very healthy (no illness, not even diaper rash!). This past month was a fun one. She smiles and coos now which has been so fun to get her to grin and "talk". I posted 2 videos (scroll down below) if you want to see her smiling face in action! Also if you want to cruise the slideshow pictures at your own pace, just click on the show. She has a million different facial expressions and outfits to show off.

Oh I almost forgot - guess who is sleeping from 9pm-4am & 5am-8:30am!?!?!

THAT'S MY GIRL!

Cooing

Liberty coos and tries to talk and carry on small conversations. I can't wait for her to start babbling more. But for now, click the image below to watch a video of her cooing.

Smiling Like Crazy!

Each and every diaper change Liberty cracks up. Her smiles light up my day and I couldn't resist filming a few of her grins to share with you.

Firsts

First Smile! 5 weeks old and she smiles when we try to make her smile! Big gummy smiles, small side grins, cooing with open mouth...she especially does this during diaper changes which she has grown to love! Grandma Jo got to witness a bunch of smiles, and Liberty loves to smile when we get in her face and kiss those cheeks.

First Out of Town Trip! Uncle Andy graduated!!!!! We headed down to Tucson (2 hours away) to attend his UofA College of Business graduation ceremony. Liberty slept the whole way to Tucson, slept a little at the graduation, slept a little at sushi dinner and slept on the drive home. We managed to time feedings pretty perfectly. It was nerve racking because she is a still hard to predict 5 week old - away from all the comforts/tricks of home (like that blessed swing).

First time meeting Two-Dad, Mimi, Nancy! Before the ceremony we stopped in to see Two-Dad (Liberty's GREAT Two-Dad) and my Aunt Mimi and Aunt Nancy. It was a very short visit but it was still a special visit. I hope we see them again soon, but at the very least we try to celebrate Oktoberfest in Tucson each year (Two-Dad loves his German music!)

First time meeting Cameron's Aunt Jane, Lolita (from Alaska) and Uncle Thom. We got to visit with family we hadn't seen since our wedding! Liberty had tons of love showered on her this weekend and Grandpa Ted cooked another fancy brunch at our place for everyone.

First time meeting Uncle Patrick, Aunt Michaela and Cousin Jameson! Patrick is on Army leave for 2 weeks before he goes to Afghanistan for a year. I thank God we got to hug him and have him meet Liberty before he leaves to serve. Jameson is walking and it was so good to squeeze that little guy - we hadn't seen him since January!

1 month old!

Liberty went for her 1 month checkup and is doing great. She now weighs 10 pounds 4 ounces and is in the 95th percentile for her height at 23 inches already. I think her hair gets more red with each passing day! We've gotten a peek at a few smiles which should be "for real" very soon. She is a good baby with a big appetite (sad for mommy with a low supply). It was so wonderful to experience my first Mother's Day holiday with Liberty as a daughter and the most supportive husband in the world. Here are some pictures of our little 1 month old!

First Weeks with Liberty - Bathtime and Grandparents

Liberty is almost 3 weeks old and we have had such a good time with her. Gma & Gpa Wheeler, Aunt Kelly, Uncle Andy...all have been by to visit. And lots of friends with the much appreciated food train! Grandma and Grandpa Wyatt came for a couple days too and spoiled us with 2 fancy dinners and lots of cuddle time for Liberty. Joan also brought a photo album of Cameron as a newborn and I think Liberty is a Cameron's mini-me. Liberty's cord fell off on day 9 so we have been able to do a real bath and "tummy time". She really liked the bath water part, but not the towel dry off part. The second bath was a spur of the moment emergency bath due to a lovely poo diaper. The past weeks have been really enjoyable. There were a couple challenges as Liberty was jaundice after coming home and not getting enough milk from me, so we are forced to supplement with some formula until I can increase my milk supply. She's back to her birth weight of 9 pounds and totally healthy now.

Here are the pictures we've taken over the past weeks - click the slideshow to see them all (69).

Liberty Ann Wyatt BORN 4/7/2010

9 pounds, 22 inches

Born at 5:01pm on Wednesday, 4/7/10

We've been home since Friday and have so enjoyed these first few days with our daughter! She is a good nurser, sleeper and has adorable moments of just being alert and following our voice around with open eyes. She really looks like Cameron's newborn photos and weight/length were the same! We were scheduled to be induced on Wednesday morning, but went into the hospital early because labor had started on its own - everything progressed nicely and Cameron was a A+ coach. Thanks for all the well wishes...it was a wonderful pregnancy, labor, delivery and the first week as new parents has been a dream. Check back to this blog if you ever want to know what the Wyatt family is up to!

Overdue at the Zoo! and an Easter BBQ!

Hey that rhymes!

We spent Easter weekend trying to walk this baby out at the Zoo and with friends at an Easter BBQ. We figure we had better make plans or go crazy waiting. I was asked both at the Zoo and at Church "When are you due?" and had to say "Four days ago!" which was strange to say. Sunday's BBQ was hosted by the Marti's who are expecting their baby in 5 weeks. The Pittman's and Heppner's came too - so we had a fun photo shoot with Ella (11months) and Sienna (6 months) and all their Easter dress glory. Liberty can't wait to join her little friends!

40 weeks - DUE TODAY!

Liberty Ann Wyatt is due today 3.31.10. But, after a checkup at the Dr at 5pm today, contractions till 10pm, and a prediction from our Dr. that "you'll be in labor by 8am tomorrow morning" - Liberty is still hangin' out and has not been born yet! (p.s. I'm 3, 80%, -1)

Maybe she'll come this Easter weekend.

Next Dr. apt is Monday if we haven't given birth by then!