Where in the world have you been?

we've been a bit overwhelmed here in Wyatt's world as of late. but in a good way! we've moved!! to a cute 3 story in the Greenfield section of Pittsburgh. Wyatt is doing great in his new room (it's a lot like the old one, but a bit bigger!) and he seems to enjoy the rest of the house too. i think what he loves the most is his new back yard! Ben even bought him a little pool, for the hot days that are coming fast now.

i know you're excited about pictures, but i'm one of those people who will never share a picture unless it looks perfect and right now our house is far, far from looking perfect. though it does look good, i must say.

i will post some pictures soon, if only i could find the camera cord.... :)

Kid's Yoga - My Other Children!

these are a few pictures from my Monday night Kid's Yoga class at Schoolhouse. they are ALL characters and i have such a good time trying (the imperative word here) to teach them some yoga. more to come from the Wednesday class!

Happy Mama's Day

happy mother's days ot all the moms out there who have influenced my life. and happy mother's day to my mom, i miss you so much.

9 months + 26.2 miles

another month quickly passed and here we are! Wyatt is 9 months old! we can't believe it either. he is just getting rounder and cuter with each passing day. we have been up to a lot, and so has Wyatt. I'll try to keep it short - Twitter style.

Wyatt loves eating. he has a broad(er) palate these days. prunes, zucchini, eggs, green beans, mangoes. he especially loves eating with his shirt off:



he is napping a little bit better as well. falling asleep just about anywhere, apparently:


Wyatt enjoys book very much. reading with daddy is a favorite pastime. they enjoy "On the Go Sounds" and "Cuddly Babies", but have also finished "All Quiet on the Western Front" and "Call of the Wild:

He has become very, very attached to daddy, just look:

or is daddy attached to wyatt?:

and though we are happy, i think we are all covered in Wyatt's dinner:




finally - i wanted to post some pictures from Aunt Sue/Goo's AWESOME marathon! we sent Wyatt to the grandparents and followed her all over the city as she pounded the pavement through 22 Pittsburgh neighborhoods! WAY TO RUN AUNT GOO!!!

Hip Hip Hop, You Don't Stop

Easter has come and gone and we are still in a chocolate coma here at the Northrop house. Wyatt had a very nice day visiting with relatives on boths sides of the family! while I wait for all the pictures to come rolling in (we have to rely on family because we seem to have misplaced the charger for our camera) here are few super cute pictures from the beautiful day:

(for some reason i cannot get them organized, so you'll have to suffer through the pictures, out of order!!)

Some Great News (for now... :)

we just returned from The Children's Institute where Wyatt is going for feeding and speech therapy. they decided that he does NOT need to get a G-tube for now because of his AWESOME weight gain! almost 2 pounds over the last month. this should probably be credited to both his enormous appetite and my anal retentive practice of adding calories to everything he puts in his mouth. flax seed oil has been awesome for this. i add about half a tablespoon to each serving of solids and even tried it in his bottle for awhile. he's been eating everything we put in front of him too - i am just so happy and i wanted to share the news!

Breathing Eas(ier)

with the recent spike in temperatures and a healthy dose of sunshine, the Northrops (or Thropvengos, as Ben lovingly calls us) have had some very good days. we feel relieved and thankful for many things, in no particular order:

Friends:

Family:

and medicine that works. it is no coincidence that once Wyatt restarted the medication that we use to manage his movement disorder, we got our baby back! he is taking naps again (never as long as i'd like of course, but, hey) and cooing, smiling and enjoying eating solids. we were able to take him for a few nice walks in the past few weeks(in the bjorn! Ben is such a proud daddy when he wears it!), to visit with the Esser's, the Jones' and the Beanner's, and most importantly, our lovey little boy is continuing to do things that make us proud! check him out:

We also took a trip to the Laurel Mountains to visit with Grandma and Grandpa Giovengo. Wyatt loved, loved, loved the serenity of the quiet cabin in the woods. He seemed to just fall into a trance as he gazed around at the trees and listened for birds. Here are a few cute pictures:

a friendly game of Risk, that lasted 6 hours and spanned 2 days!!

gazing out the window:

loving his Valentine's giraffe:

napping in style:

and finally getting ready for some green beer!