Wyatt is Here!!! May 16, 2011

We started this journey last year in October when we got the phone call from mom and Jack that Tressa had another baby and that he was being put up for adoption. At that moment KC and I knew that we were his family. It didn't take much time to think about it and we asked if we could possibly be a candidate. The process started.....fingerprinting, home evaluation, background checks and paperwork. We were also waiting for parental rights to be terminated so that Wyatt could leave the county. Tressa and Tim still had visitation rights so he had to stay in San Diego. In the meantime, we visited him when we went to San Diego. He was always happy and interactive with us. Finally, May came and rights were completely terminated. His case worker personally drove him to us on May 16th. He adjusted so well and so quickly. He has always been a great napper and sleeps very well through the night. The only thing we had to work on was his eating. He was only eating baby food and drinking milk from a bottle. It took me a few days to eliminate the bottle but he did pretty well with the transition to a sippy cup. The solid food transition has taken some time. I am writing this entry in November and he still struggles with a few little issues with eating. All in all though he is a great eater, uses his fork most of the time and will try new things.

So, from May to November we have taken him to AZ and NM for Kursty's wedding and to meet the Knoop Clan. The kids and I spent the summer with mom and Jack where we got to see lots of friends, go to the Wild Animal Park, celebrate Cali and Seth's birthdays and much more. We then moved into the CG Pacific Grove house by the Pt Pinos Lighthouse. What an amazing experience it has been....a better school, neighborhood, location, view, etc. We took a Nor Cal road trip and saw lots of big trees. Wyatt is blending right in and getting comfortable with us. He has been a joy to our family and a wonderful addition. The adventures will continue!!

Pictures: Wyatt learning to eat table food, Hanna pushing Wyatt in the swing, the Chases and Knoops in Santa Barbara with Grammie and Papa Anderson and Wyatt's 2 year old pictures.