Our BYU Football Player

Big day in the Waite house today!  Our sweet little Caleb got his helmet today!  He was diagnosed with plagiocephaly (an asymmetrical head) 2 months ago and we're FINALLY getting things rolling.  Today's the day I've been dreading for weeks (I've heard HORROR stories of kids not adjusting very well)-- but I should have known better.  Can you get a more angelic child than this kid?  He only had to wear the helmet for 3 hours today, but did we hear a peep from him??  Nope.  He took it like a champ and is still as happy as a clam.... just more accessorized :)  Here's our documentation from the momentous occasion!

Our happy boy this morning.  Our "Before" shot!

LOVE that I got this face recorded.  He likes to suck on his bottom lip and this is the face we get when he does.  Cracks me up EVERYTIME.

Brotherly Love.  Michael is getting his own "magic hat" tonight-- he wanted one of his own, so we got him his own BYU hat.

Here he is!!  Ok, it might just be motherly pride-- but I think he looks so stinking adorable-- even with the massive piece of plastic on his head.

See, told you!!  Happy as a clam...

I know it's blurry, but I almost die every time I look at this picture.  He is so funny!

Here's to a happy time, helmet and all :)


So, there you have it.  We sure love this kid.  I cringe to think about how things would have been different if it had been Michael that needed to get the helmet-- this would have been a MUCH different blog post.  So, we're thanking our lucky stars and are SO grateful to have such a chill, wonderful kid!!

The Poo Poo Party!



 I know, I know... with a title like this, how can you NOT read it?  Life has been pretty exciting here in the Waite household the past couple of weeks.  We have entered the world of POTTY TRAINING!!  Words that used to bring terror to my soul have actually turned out a lot better than I expected.  But before we get to the Poo Poo Party... here are some cute pics from the past couple of weeks:

Daddy reading to the boys-- you can tell Mo was totally into the book :)  Oh!  6 month stats: 20.2 lbs (90%) and 29 3/4 inches (WAY off the charts!)  Caleb is the same size as Michael was at 9 months.  He is one tall kid-- basketball scholarship, anyone??

This was Michael's "church" outift last week.  I was getting ready for church and he came in dressed like this and said, "Ok, Mama, I'm ready to go to church!!"  My favorite part is the sweat bands used as socks.  We sure know what dressing in your Sunday Best means :)

One last shot... he makes me laugh... so hard.

So-- the poo poo party.  Potty training had been going well, except for one thing.  Going poo poo in the potty.  Michael was TERRIFIED for some reason to go, even on his Elmo potty.  So, to give him some incentive, we told him he could get a special present each time he went poo poo on the potty.  Well, that plan TOTALLY backfired on us when he started to poop SIX times a day.  The dang kid figured out that if he just went in tiny amounts several times a day, he could get more presents!  So, we had to re-do said incentive and said that he could have a huge party after he filled up a sticker chart.  Since it was a party for going poo poo, we decided everything had to be brown.  He wanted brown balloons, brown cookies, brown cupcakes, and brown ice cream.  Deal.  So, in record time he filled in his sticker chart and yesterday we had his poo poo party!

Being the genius I am, when I was in the store, I saw these Winnie-the- POOh hats and thought it would be hysetrical to even be wearing "Pooh" on our heads.  Haha.  I would like to point out that most of the planning for this party came from Brett.  It's been the highlight of being a father for him-- planning a party all about poop.  Oh, boys...

Here are some of the best pics from the special day!

It's hard to see, but there's a Winnie-the-Pooh banner that says, "Hip Hip Hooray!!"

The tasty brown treats :) 

Michael's excited about his Poo Poo Party!  Let the fun begin!

DIG IN!

Oh man, chocolate overload!

BEST PARTY EVER!

Celebrating poo is every boy's dream :)

HOORAY!!  I'm potty trained!

I declare him potty trained!