The Wilder Family (Baby Wilder)

Up, Up and Away

Scotty is getting into climbing. Here he is scaling new heights at gym.

Also..

I picked Scotty up from school today. The minute I walked in he ran up to me and threw himself into my arms. There's nothing like having a son or daughter do that...

Ma Ma, K-Rose and Scotty

Prepare for anything

We went to the beach today for lunch and since several of us are in 'potty trainng,' Ma Ma put a potty in the back of her truck. So, all the kids had to do is say 'I need to go to truck.' Needless to say, it worked perfectly. Once again, Mrs. Wilder was on top of things... and well prepared! And prepared for anything.

We are in training

As some of you know, the S. S. Wilder is in training. Potty training! And Coach Abbott is doing a good job getting him ready --- to go forth on his own.

But during this training process, I have noticed that K-Rose wants to keep up with her older brother. Here are a few snaps of her pushing Scotty aside and sitting in the driver seat!

Note: You can also see that they are avid readers!!

Reminders

K-Rose is beginning to show off some interesting looks. Here she is giving me 'the look' because she is not convinced I am paying attention to her.

Here's Scotty reminding me that it is time to go to school (he is with his potty notebook, which he wanted to show (off) to all his classmates).

Potty training 101

I woke up this am and noticed my organized wife was getting Scotty ready for the next level of his potty training. Every where I looked in the house, there were little pottys. She left Scotty with lots of options and lets just like a good student, Scotty did his business in the red potty that was in the bathroom. 

After toilet training, we all watched the big Football game. Here's K-Rose rooting for her 49ers.

 

Classic Music and evil looks

When I got home tonight at 8:45 pm, I heard a little classical music in the background. When I asked Elizabeth where that music was coming from, she said 'shhh.... Scotty is in the bathroom (with the door closed) watching truck videos while sitting on the potty." Scotty gets to put a sticker in his own notebook everytime he goes poop or pee. So far, there are 3 stickers in the book!

Today was a big day -- we are going 'naked' for a couple of days. (Naked except when he goes next door and if he goes next door he puts on underwear for the first time.).

Katherine-Rose went to the doc today. Below are her measurements:

• Weight: 22 lb 10 oz.
• Height is 30 inches
• She is in the 75 percentile

She also got three shots and gave the nurse several evil looks. (That's my girl!)

 

... update.. there are now 5 stickers in Scotty's notebook

More photos taken right after the first haircut

They were taken by the Paparazzi

No more bangs

Da-Da (little Maria) and Abba (Maria) took K-Rose to get her first hair cut today. 


 

 

A good wife is hard to find

Thank god I married a woman who knows how to use a hammer and an electric drill. Yesterday, she put together a nice small table for the kids to use in the kitchen. They now have place to eat and / or draw in the kitchen. Now we don't have to run back n forth between the kitchen and the dining area when we are just feeding the kids. See below for K-Rose drawing a picture of MaMa.

Hi Scotty and K-Rose

Camels and Three Kings

Late last night a few camels came and ate some food that Scotty and Katherine-Rose left. 

And the Three Wise Men delivered gifts to the kids.

Here are the kids cleaning up the few crumbs the camels left on the ground.

Talking up a storm

Here are some pictures from this week's activity at Scotty's school. As you can see from the first one, Scotty was talking up a storm.

Other pics:

Happy New Year

We have started the new year with some observations:

• Scotty likes to say 'Daddy' once in a while, but with a British accent. We think he learned the phrase from his cousins Mark and Hilary, and has a bit of an access because he watches Caillou, the Canadian cartoon so much)
• Katherine-Rose likes to push Scotty around in the red car now 

Singing Siblings

After dinner, the kids put on a show for us. K-Rose was the lead singer and Scotty was the back up.

"Secret agents"

This morning, two secret agents hit the beaches of Puerto Rico. They were on a secret mission which required them to take their grandparents and parents to the beaches of Dorado. 

Kids are loving being with their cousins. Bonnie and K-Rose had a nice catch yesterday and Coach Sam taught Scotty how to play kick ball. (It was the first time the Abbott-Wilder kids saw their cousins Sam and Bonnie).

Time to drink some spirits

The kids decided to take a little break and drink some milk together

More from K-Rose's first birthday a few weeks ago

Tio Jorge provided these great snaps...

Morning with the Wilders in Puerto Rico

I was sleeping soundly when all of a sudden....

Help keep America Clean

Even in school, Scotty likes to sweep.

Becoming Jewish

Scotty celebrated the holiday today in school.

The 3245 Washington Street Gang

Happy Holidays!!!

K-Rose turns one year old

We had a big party for K-Rose today. The following people attended: Grandpa, Abba, Ti Ti, Tio Jorge, Aunt Katie, Da Da (Maria) and Mi Mi. K-Rose was quite happy:

Big steps...

Lots of big news here

• Scotty continues to use the potty consistently
• K-Rose is taking several steps ---- walking around tables, etc -- and we think she might be walking on her own before she turns one year old next week
• And the kids are taking good care of each other; see Scotty feeding K-Rose below

Afternoon thoughts

Scotty is getting into gymnastics:

Some afternoon thoughts about the kids:

• Scotty likes to count to 10 now, but often forgets number 7
• K-Rose is restless at night probably due to a cold -- she has kept us both awake at night
• Scotty likes to read Caillou books at night before going to bed
• K-Rose was walking around the house by herself the other day using her baby stroller for support; she leaned on it as she walked
• Scotty is trying to manipulate me by asking for chocolate (M&Ms) even when he doesn't go potty (He gets one M&M each time he pees - and sometimes he will also pee a little three or four times so he can get 3 M&Ms vs. 1 M&M)
• This morning, I thought K-Rose looked like Te Te

Another small step for mankind

Scotty received 10 M&Ms and a birthday Jello cake today for going poop in the potty for the first time!! (in fact he did it twice today) Looks like we may never need size 6 diapers for him. 

Happy Holidays

From Elizabeth, Scott, Scotty and Katherine-Rose

My kids want to sleep in here tonight

Future Gymnist

Today, we received a very nice note from Scotty's teacher:

Hi Elizabeth and Scott,

I just wanted to share some photos with you of Scotty in gym yesterday.  He tried two new activities in the gym, a climbing structure and the swinging rings.  He doesn't usually attempt these but yesterday he decided to break out of his comfort zone and go for it! It was a proud moment as a teacher, so I wanted to share with you!  These can be great pictures for his blog too!

Have a nice weekend!

Dara

Mama and Baba

I am writing this blog for my kids, so here's a photo of mama and baba --- so they can see what we looked like when baba turned 50.