This is how you will often find me in the morning... baby in one arm, cat in the other... this is not by any means my preferred way to sleep... but if I am to get any sleep at all I just have to give in!
I tried taking some pictures of Nate by the tree... this is probably the cutest one! I just LOVE how blue his eyes are!
I took Nate outside in the snow for the first time! This is possibly my new favorite picture of all time!
I like that you can still see him smile even with his paci in his mouth!
Nate and his cousin Jameson! Every time that I look at this picture I cannot believe how big my baby has gotten!
Dan and Nate went downstairs and I played with the other rugrats for awhile. Bree insisted upon sitting on my lap while playing :D
For some strange reason Dan hates having his pictures taken... when he does let me take his picture he does not smile... so he did this mocking me smile... I think he is cute!
Nate enjoyed playing with Tyson's overall straps while Tyson sat on his lap!
Nate was peering over the edge of his bouncer to see his toy... TOO CUTE!
My Tarheel baby!
Although he seems much happier to be wearing the State cap... Dan says that Nate must think that it is a U of U cap!
Nate's first time using his sippy cup! He did rather well, he tried to bite the sippy cup instead of drinking out of it, but he was able to drink some once he got the hang of it!
This picture is of my cousin Catherine's youngest son Tyson sitting on Nate's lap! Tyson is about 4 1/2 months older than Nate and they had a good time with each other today! Tyson just plopped on down on Nate's leg and Nate did not seem to mind... actually I think that he rather enjoyed it since he was now able to play with Tyson's overalls :D
I'm cool and I know it! His onsie says, "You're looking at a rock star". As soon as we put this little hat on him he acted like he was too cool for us!This video is of Nate talking to his Aunt Autumn on Mommy's cell phone. One of his favorite "toys" is Mommy phone and he LOVES his Auntie Autumn! Sorry the video is so dark, but I hate my camera for a reason (actually, several)!
This video was taken awhile ago, but since our computer has been down (and still is) for awhile I have not been able to upload it! Nate is doing a lot of fun stuff since this video was taken... such as saying MA! Tonight he said Mama very clearly :D He has also started to crawl! He puts his head down on the floor, pulls his legs under him, then pushes himself forward! He is doing the inch worm crawl :D So cute, but that means so he will be EVERYWHERE!!!
ve the equipment to puree his food! However, I am pleased to announce that for probably about a week now I have been making all of Nate's food! Dan and I bought a Sunbeam food processor that had good reviews (other than the o-ring giving out fairly quickly... but that can be bought at any auto shop) for making baby food! As soon as I had my processor I was pureeing away! So far I have made Nate green beans, peas, corn, butternut squash, pumpkin, sweet potatoes, plums, nectarines, pears, and I think one or two other things! After pureeing the newest batch of food, I pour the food into ice cube trays and stick them in the freezer until frozen. Then I just pop the like food blocks out, stick them in a freezer bag, label them and back into the freezer they go. His food last 3 months in the freezer! I love being able to just pop out a couple of cubes from the freezer (one cube = a little over an ounce), zap them in the microwave and feed my little guy some yummy food! It is nice to know what is in his food and knowing that it is food that I would eat myself (with some salt)!!!
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1. Toilet Handles. When I am in a public restroom I always flush the toilet with my foot! I cannot stand the thought of touching the toilet seat handle... which of course really only presents a problem when it is one of those "normal" handles (see picture). Although, there is always the flush while holding toilet paper method for such stated handles... but I much prefer using my foot!
2. I have to have my volume set on certain numbers. It does not matter if I am listening to the radio, TV, whatever... the volume has to be on a pre-approved number. I am sure that my number system does not really make any sense to anyone else, but it works for me! It goes something like this... 1,3,5,7,10,13,15,17,20... so on... so it is not really odd or evens that I have a problem with! If the volume is not set on one of these numbers, I get anxious... this used to be much much worse than it currently is!
3. My clothes have to all be hung the same direction in the closet. This is not too quirky to me, but Dan thinks that it is nuts! I really prefer that not only are they all facing the same direction, but that they are organized by long sleeve, 3/4 sleeve, short-sleeve and sleeveless. Then within each category I like from them to be organized by color. The last two are not mandatory, just highly preferred!
4. I have a really hard time posting a blog if there is not at least one picture in the blog... such as a toilet handle!
5. This may not seem too odd to other parents, but perhaps it is odd. I have this almost compulsive NEED to give Nate EVERYTHING that he likes. Case and point... we were at a family function the other day and another little boy (same age as Nate) had a blanket that Nate really liked because of it's satin trim... I felt the overwhelming need to buy one for Nate (despite the fact that Nate has tons of blankets). Now, having said this, Nate does not get everything that I want to get him... we are not made of money of course, but the feelings are certainly there and often overwhelming!
6. Since having Nate, I can no longer go into Target (or any other store for that matter) and just simply NOT go over to the baby section. I cannot fully explain this, but I have to! The child does not even have to be with me for me to feel the overwhelming need to go to the section! Who knows, there may be something over there on sale that we just cannot live without! LOL
Now that I feel like I need to get my OCD under control and that I am going to have a spoiled rotten son.. Tag, your it... Julie, Dave/Catie, Beth, Charity, Angela, and Heather!!!
Smiling, especially at my mommy! :)
Chewing my fingers! Don't they look yummy to you!
My taggie blankie that my mommy made me!
Computers... I am a n3rd at <3 just like my daddy!
And after a long day of playing, eating, and generally being a cute boy, I enjoy sleeping! I wish that Daddy would not let me sleep here though, but Daddy did not want to wake me, which I understand!
OK, I have said it before and I am sure that I will say it again, I am not the most crafty person out there. Having said that... when I do make something that turns out cute (or at least decent) I am happy! I decided to make Nate a Tag Blankie after seeing an easy tutorial on how to make one! I am the type of person that if the project cannot be completed rather quickly (as in I can see the end of the tunnel when I start the project) I will have a really hard time with doing the project (case and point, Nate's sleep sacks that I started before he was born)! I LOVE LOVE LOVE how this blankie turned out and I am rather proud of myself! I have to add that Nate LOVES his blankie too! Nate does not really care for blankets, but he does like this one a lot, which of course makes me very happy! This is not the best picture of the blanket and I will try to get a better pictures when I can (say like one with Nate in it), but you get the basic idea. The blanket is two sided, the primary color hand prints are on a flannel and the primary color polka dots are a cotton! The orange "tags" are a satin ribbon for a different texture than the other "tags" which are more for contrast (yellow ribbon with orange polka dots and rainbow stripped ribbon)! I was origanlly going to make a blue and brown blanket because I found some really pretty blue and brown ribbons at Robert's Craft Store, but they do not sell fabric so I waited till I had the fabric to buy ribbon and where I went did not have any cute blue and brown fabrics really! I am feeling the desire to make another blanket, but Nate does not need another one... so if anyone out there wants one, let me know and I will see what I can do :D
