When you were 6 weeks old…

Dear Wyatt,

All the experienced moms keep telling me the same thing: it's hard to remember what life was like with a tiny baby. I'm listening to those who have been there, done that. I want to remember these precious days forever. Hopefully writing to you will help me do that to some extent.

Wyatt, when you were 6 weeks old…

Mommy realized that time was going too quickly. Five weeks ago, you were losing too much weight and your doctor told me to feed you as often as possible. Then this week, we found out you've gained more than FOUR pounds since your lowest weight. Now, your doctor wants me to feed you less frequently. I can't believe this happened in a span of a month.

You had yet to smile. You haven't flashed me a social grin yet, but I am going to keep making ridiculous sounds and faces until you do. You'll likely keep giving me the "mommy, you're nuts" look in the meantime.

You loved staring at the ceiling. I have no idea what is so mesmerizing up there, but you sure love looking up above.

You had a love/ hate relationship with your furry brother. Sometimes Nati's loud barks make you jump and cry. But you love checking the furball out when he's nearby.

Mommy hated being away from you even when you were in the pack 'n play a mere foot away from her. I only feel like you're completely safe when I'm holding you. It's not that I don't trust anyone else; I just have an overwhelming need to protect you. I don't see this going away any time soon!

Your team won a playoff game. But you wouldn't know since you cried through the first half then slept through the second half. We won't talk about what happened to your other team this week since we don't want to remember that game.

I second-guessed everything. It's true, your mommy only used to believe the "experts". Now, I'll gladly try any old wives' tale and trust the opinions of others if there's even the slightest chance it will help make you feel better. Motherhood is definitely making me change my mind on some things.

You had yet to sleep for more than 3 hours in a row. I really hope I can "not remember" this one soon.

Love Mommy <3

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