We See the Light!

Weekly posts are my goal…so forgive this long update…I will get better. The Knutson infirmary is finally getting better. We all have had a version of this cold/virus that has been going around. I think the guys faired better then I did. We all still have traces of it, but we think we can see the light at the end of the tunnel.

Last Sunday, Wyatt’s baptism went great…he looked so handsome in his white outfit thanks to Grandma and Pa (my parents), we made it to church before the service started, sat in the front pew and Wyatt was 2nd out of six to get baptized. He did fabulous!

We were blessed to have our families in attendance especially at such an early service. Many thanks to Ken’s Aunt Phyllis, Uncle Ron and Uncle Russ for coming in to participate in Wyatt’s special day. Katie, Matt, the girls and their Nana Phyllis came and my brother Kurt, Jeanie and Mary were able to make it as well as all of Wyatt’s proud grandparents. We are so blessed to have family that love and support us. Gigi and Pappa (Ken’s parents) were so gracious to host a beautiful brunch for all of us afterwards. Everything was so delicious…five hundred times better than the hot dog fest we would have had at our house. Ken, Wyatt and I can’t thank you ALL enough for being a witness and helping us celebrate as he begins his journey of faith. Many thanks to so many of our friends that came as well…our cup runneth over when it comes to the amazing community of friends that we are lucky to have in our lives.

Many people are asking me what Wyatt is doing as he is days shy of being 5 months old. Time flies. Ken and I love being parents. Wyatt is just a dream…he is constantly all smiles. After years of babysitting and my share of being a nanny…babies are just not this easy. [knock on wood] God blesses us daily with Wyatt. He is eating rice cereal and will no doubt love oatmeal which I plan to introduce next week…then on to veggies and fruit in June. If someone would have told me that Ken and I would be singing in unison while Wyatt ate I would have laughed, but it is true and we have the vocal styling’s that any 4 month old would love…at least ours does! He loves to look at his adorable little feet so we do anything we can think of to keep him looking up when he eats. Since, we started him on bottles he has earned the nickname of our little chipmunk because he loves to keep the milk in his cheeks and more often under his tongue. So, eating cereal is not any different. This keeps it challenging for us. No rolling over yet…although we love that he stays pretty much where you put him. He does love to lift up both of his feet, hold on to them and then slam them down. He is babbling quite loudly these days, he doesn’t cry too much at all so you know something is wrong when he does…he rather “tell you” and can get a frustrated look and babble tone when you don’t catch on to what he needs. This could mean he might be a talker in the future. The one thing he does that immediately brings joy into our day is that he will laugh out loud to tickling and a smattering of kisses. It is the most joyful noise…we need to record it.

This weekend Wyatt will be attending his first Kane County Cougar game. The Knutson/Ranalli clan is celebrating Father’s Day a little early so that will be fun. I think that about does it for now.

Have a WONDERFUL Memorial Day Weekend!