Gosh time is really flying! Where did I leave off with the Wyatt? You, my son, are definitely turning into a toddler. I have to be on my toes and quick with you. You are running all over the place and love love love being outside. Thank goodness the weather is finally getting warm. I was starting to not have the energy to keep you busy all day indoors. Now you can entertain yourself outside. In the backyard you like to pick up rocks and move them to one side of the patio and then you put them all back. Bubbles are fun although you can't quite grasp blowing in the stick, instead you want to put it in your mouth. You do however know how to blow on your food when I tell you its hot so I guess the connection will dawn on you eventually. You seem to understand everything I tell and ask you. You are very good at shaking your head yes and no when I ask you questions. You are starting to get a little picky with your food but it changes every other day so I don't give up on any certain one. You are loving the pickles right now. I like the sliced cucumber ones and your dad likes the bread and butter ones so it was a little competition on what you'd like but of course you have no preference and love both. I gave you your first peanut butter jelly sandwich and you loved it. You also like ice cream which is no surprise. You still love your books. That is a constant activity throughout the day! You love going to the park.
Your Aunt Ryan got married 2 weeks ago so now you have attended 2 weddings. It was a beautiful day at your grandparents house. Now you have an Uncle Putzer or as they call him Putzy. Maybe you'll have cousins soon...? We shall see but I guess for now we just enjoy their marriage.
I really wanted to explain our living situation to you because its important to know where you've been and why. It's a part of your history and hopefully you will read this one day and be proud of what we have gone through to give you all we can. This time in our economy has been very hard on everyone. When we found out we were pregnant with you we were trying to short sale the house cause our mortgage had gone up really high. So we felt like sitting ducks not knowing what would happen and where we would be living when you were born. The other big problem was your dad had no work. The construction field was just not there. So needless to say we were a bit stressed out about the whole situation and bringing an innocent baby into the mix was scary.
Along came Bob and Cathy Weise. They drove by our house and asked your dad if they could walk through and see it and your dad said no. Ha! Its funny to think of now. Anyway, they came to the house the next day with their realtor and that was that. Little did your dad know, they had already bought a house just around the corner. I'm not sure why but Bob came over one day asking dad about the kind of work he does and ended up hiring him to rebuild/remodel their house. The reason this is important to tell you is because it ended up really saving us when we had nothing. We were able to pay off all our debt, pay all my doctor bills (we did not have health insurance) and get somewhat ready for you. Del Curto was your first home. You lived their 3 and a half months.
Once Bob and Cathys house was completed, your dad got another big project (because of Bob) so off we moved to Incline Village for a year. Or so we thought. We rented a beautiful house and lived it up. Your dad had differences with the general contractor and knew it wouldn't work out. We couldn't stay up there with no work so we moved back to Reno. Galaxy was your second home. You lived their for 2 months so you are now 5 and a half months old.
We needed to move somewhere fast so your grandparents let us move into a house they owned which was previously their office. We were very thankful to have somewhere to live which is why I will only say that it wasn't my ideal size or neighborhood. We roughed it out for 3 months at Saint Lawrence and that was your third home. When we moved you were 8 and a half months old.
I found this house for rent and was so excited because it was in a newer part of town and was "normal". When I say normal I mean a typical neighborhood with sidewalks and tons of houses all around you. We had yet to live in a neighborhood like that so my vision was that it would be simple and clean and.... well.... normal. Ok so it is nice living in a finished house. You thrived in the space and learned to crawl and walk here. We took many walks to all the different parks and enjoyed calling the rental agency when something broke (your dad refused to fix anything.) We needed this house as a stepping stone. We have learned that an association of people telling you what you can park in your driveway and when your garbage can should be pulled up is just irritating! The other strange thing is nobody talks to each other around here. I don't know one neighbor. In fact, I haven't met a single neighbor since we lived at Del Curto. Weird how you think life would be better in a simple cookie cutter place but is actually quite boring. Our lease is about up and now that we have your sibling arriving in a few months we were starting to feel the same panic we felt with you. This house is also listed as a short sale so we feel once again like sitting ducks. Where do we go from here? How fun is it going to be moving with 2 kids? Wolf Ridge was your 4th home. When we move you will be 16 and a half months old.
Luckily your dad found enough work this whole winter to get us through.... barely. Along came Bob needing some work done around his house and who also put in a good word with a contractor who is building his friends house next door. Your dad is currently working for him although he couldn't promise constant work so we aren't so sure what the future holds. Bob ended up buying our house on Del Curto and offered to let us live there. At first I was thinking it held bad memories and we've moved on from those. But seeing the house again, after a year, I realized we had good memories and so much hard work and money in that house. We were bitter towards the house because we lost it not because it was a bad place to live. I guess we've realized this past year not to blame anyone for what happened but look forward and move on. We have been blessed with all our family and friends for being there for us through all these moves. I don't know if its luck or fate that the Weises came into our lives when they did but I will always be appreciative and thankful for the mark they have left. I know your dad earned everything we got but it was the opportunity to work that meant so much. Bob and Cathy could have hired anyone to build their home but hired your dad without really knowing his capabilities. I wonder if I'll ever find out what it was they saw in him. Obviously I see a strong determined man who would do anything for his family and has kept us warm and fed through this hard time. For awhile he lost that drive but since meeting Bob he has wanted to do all he can to get back up and give his family a great life. I don't know what the future holds but I feel more secure now than I have in a year. This is part of your history Wyatt. Your dad and I just hope one day you read this and can't picture us being broke and moving 5 times in one year. We also hope you don't take anything for granted and always work hard and earn your living. You deserve a great life my son.
So, do we call Del Curto your 5th? Or do we just say we are moving back home? Here's to a new chapter in our lives. As always, love Mom.
