Wyatt James: An Update

I knew going into parenting that I would love my children.  I made them... They are little pieces of my heart.. Surely, I'm going to love them.  Then they both showed up and I still can't believe how much I love them when I look at them.

This boy...

 

 

This boy baffles my mind.  I don't know how in the world he got so smart.  He speaks so clearly.  He rationalizes things.  He analyzes things.  He knows more about what's going on with the farm and seed operation than I can fathom.  He knows what truck Daddy is in and what piece of equipment he's moving where to do what to which field.  He's a worker man.  He wants to wear his pliers and work boots.  He doesn't often want to just play.  He often says he can't play because he has to work.  He's three.

Wyatt doesn't spend much time in the day being silly.  If I tell him something ridiculous to try and get a rise out of him, he answers back in a no-nonsense, "No, Mom...". 

Smart and hardworking.  Serious and attentive.  But I really try to help him shake some of that seriousness off and just be a goof.  I am a goofball. Charlie must be my baby, because Charlie is a goofball.  I want Wyatt to have a little more of this lighthearted 'let's dance and make someone laugh or smile' to even him out.  I don't want him to be too serious or worry too much about what's going on around him.

In my early blog days, I often would interview Wyatt.  That's probably the best way to take a sneak peak into this little, impressive, three year old brain.  So, here's Wyatt.

What's you name? 
-Wyatt Tyre
What's your favorite color?
-Red! Because I just love it.
What's your favorite toy?
-Hmmm.  Buster.  Buster the power crane. Because I just love him.
What's your favorite TV show?
-Peep and the Big Wide World. I thought you were just going to ask me a few questions...
Well can I ask you a few more questions? 
-Yeah, like what?
What do you want to be when you grow up?
-A farmer!  Because I just love to.  I'm going to drive tractors and take care of cows.
What's your favorite piece of equipment?
-A big tractor with a mulch finisher hooked onto it.
Who's your brother?
-Charlie.
Do you like Charlie?
Yes, I like Charlie, most of the time.
What's your favorite animal?
-A bull.  And a kitty cat. 
What's your favorite food?
-Macky!  And rice and beans!
Who are you friends?
-Avery. Adam. Papa. Andrew. Daddy.
What's your favorite thing to do outside?
-Hmmm.  Play in my Robbie Toys JCB Backhoe Loco.
Do you have anything else you'd like to say to me?
-Thank you, Mom. Can I give you a kiss? Mom, I'm going to measure how much you weigh... You weight forty sixteen.  That's a lot.

Thanks, Son.  You're the best. :)

Interview with a two year old...

Charlie was napping.  I was sunning myself and attempting to read a book (which I haven't done since probably last summer - when I was pregnant and morning sick and sunning with a younger Wyatt).  Wyatt was enjoying his baby pool and washing off his tractor, truck and gator.  I decided to take a second to enjoy this time with my little boy.  Because this time seems to fade fast.  He's growing up more and more every day.  Same with Charlie, of course.  But this was my time with Wyatt.

What's your name?
-Super Wyatt
How old are you?
-Two.  Just two.
What's your favorite color?
-Pah pah puppy.  Puppy puppy.
What's your favorite COLOR?
-My name Panky.
No, Wyatt.  What's your favorite color...?! Like red, orange, blue, green...
-Orange.  Orange mine favorite color.
Who are your friends?
-May. Puppy at mine park last time. Joe. Panky. Daddy. Papa. Papa Fred. Papa Fred. Joe.
What's your favorite show?
-Super Why. Daniel Tiger. Daniel Tiger mine friend.
What's your favorite food?
-Pah pah.
No, Wyatt... What do you like to eat...?
-Like to eat macky!
What do you want to be when you grow up?
-Ride in big tractor and the little tractor!

Clearly, Wyatt likes the letter P. Pah pah.

We seem to be missing poop in our stories here lately.  And guess what..?  I'm totally cool with that.

Interview with a two year old...

Little Wyatt is really starting to talk. He can put words together into complete thoughts and is making nice, choppy sentences. Most of these revolve around his favorite boots and some piece of equipment that is "broke down". So while swinging the other day, I decided to ask some random questions and write them down. I'm excited to do this often to see how he changes...!

How old are you?
-Two.
What's your name?
-Wyatt. Super Wyatt.
What do you want to be when you grow up?
-Farmer man.
Where do you want to live when you grow up?
-Live in a tractor over there.
What do you think will be the first thing you drive?
-Green tractor.
What's your favorite letter?
-Pah pah (P says pah, thanks leap frog)
What's your favorite food?
-Ham
Who are your friends?
-May. (I was very confused by this until I realized he was talking about a little puppy who visited.)
-I like dogs in the tractor. (Random.)
What does your little brother do?
-Good dog chartah.
And our interview concluded when Wyatt realized....
- Shadow back! My shadow over there! So happy. Tooted.

Oh, to be a two year old boy.
What a gooseberry.