10 Months

We have now hit the double digits...oh my goodness! I know I say this every month but this past month has been my favorite so far! His little personality just shines through every day. Alex and I love playing with him.

Nathan, this is what you have been up to this month:

• You weigh around 19 pounds (I'm guessing)
• You are wearing 9-12 month clothing
• You are still wearing a size 3 diaper
• You wear a size 2-3 size shoe (you have tiny feet!)
• You are such a good little eater. The transition to formula has gone way better than I could of ever expected. You love your bottle!
• You take about 5-7 ounces of formula about 3-4 times a day.
• You are eating 3 additional meals plus snacks. You are still eating baby food but eat a lot of table food. You are almost to the point of no longer liking your baby food.
• You are still taking 2 naps every day. 

• You are everywhere! You crawl all over the house and pull-up on anything and everything. 
• You are getting so good at holding on to things and walking. You love to walk around the coffee table and you do it over and over. 
• You are so smart. I can ask you "Where is your head?" and you will put your hand on top of your head.
• You know the sign for "all done" but I don't think you know what it means just yet but you can do the sign when I ask you!
• You just learned how to clap your hands and I love it!! You get so excited

• You also have learned how to climb the stairs. You are a fast little booger, too. We have to always have the baby gate up or you will constantly be on the stairs. 
• I think your first word is "light". We can ask you where the light is and you will point to it and say "ight"! 
• You have a little bit of separation anxiety. You get upset when mommy leaves you in the nursery but you are getting better!
• You spent your first night(s) away from home! You stayed 3 nights by yourself at Nonny and Pops' house! You did great!
• You still LOVE being outside. You especially love watching daddy and CeCe play frisbee. 
• You love throwing the ball and have gotten quiet good at it too! Daddy especially loves that you seem to throw better left-handed.

• You also love to play ball and rope with CeCe. You know which toys are hers and will throw them for her. 
• You busted your lip for the first time. You were holding on to the coffee table and CeCe ran by you and knocked you over. You hit your lip on the table and bled for a little bit. But once daddy took you outside, you were all better!
• You are such a happy and content little boy!

I can't believe we are only 2 months away from celebrating your 1st birthday!! It will be a bittersweet day for mommy and daddy but it will be a joyous one! We love you stinker!!

Mother's Day

I had a wonderful, relaxing first Mother's Day. There's nothing better than just spending quality time with my boys.

My sweet husband surprised me with an iPhone 5. I'm always way behind when it comes to having the newest phone so I was quite surprised. Since I'm always taking pictures of Nathan with my phone, it is nice having a good phone.

But after church, we just relaxed at home all day. We took naps, threw the ball with Nathan and chased CeCe outside.

I just love this video of Alex and Nathan playing outside. This is an almost nightly occurrence and I absolutely love it!

God has truly blessed me more than I could ever imagine. I love being a mom to my precious Nathan. I am thankful that God chose me to be his mother. 

9 Months

Sorry my blogging has been lacking lately but Nathan sure is keeping me busy! Needless to say, he is everywhere and into everything! But I wouldn't trade it for the world!

Nathan, here is what you have been up to this month:

• We went to the doctor yesterday and you weigh 18 lbs, 6 oz. And are 28 inches long. 
• You have been nursing about every 4 hours until yesterday. We are now starting the weaning process. You will still be nursing in the mornings and evenings but will be taking formula during the day. (You had your first bottle of formula last night and loved it!)
• You are eating an additional 3 meals a day with a few snacks. You are still eating baby food but are transitioning to eating some table food. 
• You are wearing a size 3 diaper. 

• You wear 9-12 month clothing.
• You have your 2 bottom teeth and love to bite!
• Your favorite word is still da-da. But say ma-ma every once in awhile. 
• You are crawling everywhere and are into everything! 
• You are constantly pulling up on anything you can.

• You LOVE to be outside especially when daddy is playing frisbee with CeCe. As soon as you go outside, you start kicking your legs. You even cry when I make you come inside or won't let you go outside.
• You still are not sleeping through the night. We are working on that so hopefully we can all enjoy a full night's rest soon! 
• You have a little bit of separation anxiety. You know if you cry a lot then mommy always comes back to get you. Never fails. 
• You are able to cruise along the coffee table. You hold on to the side and walk all around. I'm afraid you will be walking before I know it!
• You still absolutely love bath time. You splash the entire time and would probably put your head underwater if I would let you.   
• You love books especially Snuggle Puppy. As soon as I get done reading the book, you whine and whine until I read it again.

Nathan, you are so much fun! I can't believe we are only 3 months away until we celebrate your 1st birthday! Daddy and mommy love you more than you know. We pray for you daily. Love you sweet boy!!

Crawling

For the past few weeks Nathan has shown signs of crawling but hadn't quite figured it out. He started crawling a few steps but today he is a crawling pro!

8 Months

Once again I am several days late on this post but my life has been pretty hectic for the past 3 weeks.

Nathan, here is what you have been up to this month:

• You weigh almost 18 pounds.
• You wear a size 3 diaper.
• You are still nursing every 3-4 hours (we are working on making it 4 hours)
• You are eating an additional 2 meals each day, sometimes 3. 
• You are such a good eater and will eat pretty much anything I give you.

• You are wearing 9-12 month clothing.
• You LOVE bath time. You splash the entire time.
• I wish I could say that you are sleeping through the night but you have been waking up about 2 times each night. 

• You love to try and pull-up on everything. You aren't quite there yet but are pretty darn close.
• You are so close to crawling. You can go forward with your hands but can't seem to figure out how to get your legs going. But you are pretty good at scooting backwards.
• You have learned how to sit-up from laying on your belly.

• You LOVE to watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You squeal and kick your legs as soon as we turn it on for you. 
• You are such a talker. You jabber all day long.
• At home, you are into everything and are so busy. But when you are around a lot of people or people you don't know, you are so observant and will just sit there and watch everyone.
• You are still shy when meeting new people but seem to warm up pretty quickly.

I can't believe we are only 4 months from celebrating your 1st birthday. We love you!

7 Months

I'm a few several days late on this post but better late than never!

Nathan turned 7 months on the 19th. Seriously, how can he already be 7 months?? I feel like he has grown and changed so much in the past month.

Here is what you have been up to this month:

• You are still nursing about every 3-4 hours.
• You now eat 2 additional meals each day. 
• You eat peaches, bananas (you love bananas!), pears, apples, carrots, sweet potatoes, green beans and peas. You also still eat cereal at night mixed with apple juice.
• When you went for your 6 month check-up, you weighed 16 pounds and were 26 inches long. 
• You are learning how to drink water out of a sippy cup. You weren't too sure at first but have become quite the pro at it. 

• You are constantly grabbing for anything and everything. 
• You finally rolled from your back to belly. 
• Still no sign of crawling which is fine with me!
• And still no teeth yet.
• We can ask you where the light is and you almost always look straight at it. We also ask you where daddy and CeCe are and you always look straight at them. You are so smart!

• You are such a laid back baby. 
• You are always happy and smiling. 
• I would love to say that you are sleeping through the night but you aren't. Ever since your cold, you wake up several times during the night. Mommy and daddy can't wait for the day that we get a full night's rest!
• You are wearing 9-12 month clothing.
• You are wearing a size 3 diaper.
• You have the chubbiest legs which I love!

• Your favorite word to say is da-da. You say it all day long. 
• You love to play in your exer-saucer and play on the floor with your toys. 
• You experienced your first Valentine's Day and got lots of goodies from the MOPS party and from your Grandparents. 

Can't believe we are only 5 months away from celebrating your 1st birthday. What a blessing you are to us. We love you!!

Bathroom Re-do (Before)

We are doing a facelift on our guest bathroom. We are putting in a bathtub, replacing the counter top, taking down wallpaper and painting the walls. The men are here today putting in the bath then will be coming back to replace the counter top (we still have to purchase a new one). Then once everything is in we will take down the wallpaper and paint.

So here are the before pictures in all it's glory!

Check back in the next few days (or weeks) for updates on how the bathroom is coming! I can't wait to see the finished product!

If anyone wants to come help me tear down wallpaper and paint, then just let me know! :)