Sunday, July 25, 2010
First night away from mom and dad!
Nathan had a big first this weekend! He stayed the night with Mimi and Popi by himself! I was a bit of a mess saying goodbye, but I recovered. :) Chuck and I had a night in to celebrate my birthday. It was weird to not have the baby here, but it was good for us. Nate kept it nice and easy for Mimi and Popi, sleeping until 6:30am.
Saturday was good practice for me, as I head to Cheyenne for a girls weekend at Cheyenne Frontier Days! We've taken a couple of years off due to some ill timed pregnancies, and these mommies are ready for some fun! We are going to Sugarland on Friday night. No more "standing room only" for us after the George Straight debacle several years ago. Nate and Daddy will have a great weekend, and I'm sure I'll be anxious to get home on Sunday to see them both.
I'm in process of uploading photos from July. I'll put up a link once they are added. :)
Saturday was good practice for me, as I head to Cheyenne for a girls weekend at Cheyenne Frontier Days! We've taken a couple of years off due to some ill timed pregnancies, and these mommies are ready for some fun! We are going to Sugarland on Friday night. No more "standing room only" for us after the George Straight debacle several years ago. Nate and Daddy will have a great weekend, and I'm sure I'll be anxious to get home on Sunday to see them both.
I'm in process of uploading photos from July. I'll put up a link once they are added. :)
Sunday, July 18, 2010
Big boy!
Nathan had his 6 month appointment on Friday. He's had a serious growth spurt over the past month! Chuck and I were "taking bets" on over or under 20 lbs. I thought just under...and, I was wrong...
Height: 27.25" (75%ile)
Weight: 20 lb 0.4oz (85%ile)
Head: 45.6cm (90%ile)
Yep, he's a big boy!! He was just about 50%ile across the board at his 4 month checkup, so he definitely had a big growth spurt.
He also is on his first round of antibiotics. He had a low grade fever at daycare on Friday, and he has had the "daycare" drippy nose for a while that had grown into a little cough. Dr. Sunit thought his ears looked a little red and suspected that his drippy nose had turned into the beginning of an ear infection. He seems to be feeling great now. :) He'll have to go in for his shots some time this week.
We spent Friday night up in Bailey for an early birthday celebration for me and a late celebration for Michael. :) It was over 100 down in Denver, and although it was still hot in Bailey, it was wonderful to be up in the mountains with family.
Height: 27.25" (75%ile)
Weight: 20 lb 0.4oz (85%ile)
Head: 45.6cm (90%ile)
Yep, he's a big boy!! He was just about 50%ile across the board at his 4 month checkup, so he definitely had a big growth spurt.
He also is on his first round of antibiotics. He had a low grade fever at daycare on Friday, and he has had the "daycare" drippy nose for a while that had grown into a little cough. Dr. Sunit thought his ears looked a little red and suspected that his drippy nose had turned into the beginning of an ear infection. He seems to be feeling great now. :) He'll have to go in for his shots some time this week.
We spent Friday night up in Bailey for an early birthday celebration for me and a late celebration for Michael. :) It was over 100 down in Denver, and although it was still hot in Bailey, it was wonderful to be up in the mountains with family.
Sunday, July 11, 2010
6 months old!
It is hard to believe that our little boy is 6 months old already! We took him for some studio shots (Portrait Innovations). I've put our favorites on on SmugMug --> HERE
The newest development is that Nate's "cackle" laugh is now sometimes a sweet giggle, which is just the best sound! We can't get it on video yet (he just looks at the camera!). Also, I've weaned him completely this weekend. We were down to just one feeding a day, so it's not too much of an adjustment. I "made it" 6 months (my goal) - exclusively breast milk for 4.5 months, 2-3 times a day through 5 months and went to once a day through this weekend. The ability to just take formula with us is really much easier for us, and I couldn't come close to keeping up with his demand without spending my whole work day pumping!
Nathan had a great 4th of July. We had decided not to take him to watch fireworks, and that turned out to be a great decision since it rained! Henry, his parents, and Natanee were over for some bbq and beers. We had a great time. Henry is SO cute and it was nice to have a tiny one in the house. Nate and Henry will be fast friends, I think! :)
Ok, our little guy would like the rest of his lunch (solids), so off I go!
The newest development is that Nate's "cackle" laugh is now sometimes a sweet giggle, which is just the best sound! We can't get it on video yet (he just looks at the camera!). Also, I've weaned him completely this weekend. We were down to just one feeding a day, so it's not too much of an adjustment. I "made it" 6 months (my goal) - exclusively breast milk for 4.5 months, 2-3 times a day through 5 months and went to once a day through this weekend. The ability to just take formula with us is really much easier for us, and I couldn't come close to keeping up with his demand without spending my whole work day pumping!
Nathan had a great 4th of July. We had decided not to take him to watch fireworks, and that turned out to be a great decision since it rained! Henry, his parents, and Natanee were over for some bbq and beers. We had a great time. Henry is SO cute and it was nice to have a tiny one in the house. Nate and Henry will be fast friends, I think! :)
Ok, our little guy would like the rest of his lunch (solids), so off I go!
Friday, July 2, 2010
Ok, I finally added some photos from the past couple of months to our photo album. This dual working parent household makes things like uploading photos and making blogs posts just not happen very often...sorry!
Nathan is doing great! He is working on sitting up and just loves to play. As you can see from the photos, he has lots of baby chubb! He loves to eat! He has had lots of different solids...rice cereal, oatmeal, grean beans, peas, carrots, pears, apples, and squash. We think carrots, green beans, and squash are his favorites, but he seems to like everything.
I'm home today (hence the photos and a blog post!) for a Mommy and baby day. I'm off to grab a shower while my little boy takes a nap. Thanks for checking in!!
Nathan is doing great! He is working on sitting up and just loves to play. As you can see from the photos, he has lots of baby chubb! He loves to eat! He has had lots of different solids...rice cereal, oatmeal, grean beans, peas, carrots, pears, apples, and squash. We think carrots, green beans, and squash are his favorites, but he seems to like everything.
I'm home today (hence the photos and a blog post!) for a Mommy and baby day. I'm off to grab a shower while my little boy takes a nap. Thanks for checking in!!
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Things I forgot!
Hello again! So I forgot to mention some of Nathan's new tricks in my post below. :) He has started "solids" (why are pureed nearly liquid foods called solids?). He has moved from rice cereal to oatmeal, and he has had both peas and green beans. Just to spite me, he seems to love the beans! Although his diapers are now much more disgusting, I am happy to report that his, um, events are now more likely to be contained! We're trying to avoid anything with too much sugar at this point, so it's green veggies and cereal for now. :)
Also, he is nearly sitting up! Just tonight, he was sitting up (using his hands to hold himself up) and reached for Zack as he went by. I am sure Zack is none too excited about this development. He still has some time until we can say he is actually sitting up, but he is working on his skills! This also means that we really REALLY need to think about starting to babyproof around here...
Also, he is nearly sitting up! Just tonight, he was sitting up (using his hands to hold himself up) and reached for Zack as he went by. I am sure Zack is none too excited about this development. He still has some time until we can say he is actually sitting up, but he is working on his skills! This also means that we really REALLY need to think about starting to babyproof around here...
Sunday, June 13, 2010
Bad blogger...
Ok, so, I'm back to being a bad blogger. Since this blog is the closest thing we have to a baby book, I better get with it!!
We've continued to be super busy lately. Nathan attended his first graduation as we watched Emily graduate up in Bailey. We then had a nice weekend over Memorial Day - we spent two nights up in Breckenridge. Nate was a great traveler. :) I ended up with a bout of tonsilitis over the first weekend of June, so I missed the Nellis birthday celebration (Alex, Chuck, and Brady are all within a couple of weeks of eachother). Nate and Chuck had a great time though. :) This weekend was super rainy (so uncommon for Colorado), but we still managed to enjoy a bbq (those that did the bbqing probably didn't enjoy it too much!) and brunch this morning.
Nathan sat in a restaurant high-chair for the first time this morning! He is working on his sitting up skills. He still loves to stand up as much as you'll let him. Although he "can" roll over from front to back, he hasn't had much interest in rolling. We play and roll him over a lot, which he loves. He is doing great at daycare. OH, and speaking of daycare, his new Primrose school is under-construction and he should start there by August! We have a wonderful group of ladies that care for him at Kindercare, but we are very excited to have him at Primrose. Especially since it is just blocks away.
I have lots of photos to add - I'll try to get to it today. Right now Nate is requesting his lunch #2, so off I go. And then to chores...blah!
We've continued to be super busy lately. Nathan attended his first graduation as we watched Emily graduate up in Bailey. We then had a nice weekend over Memorial Day - we spent two nights up in Breckenridge. Nate was a great traveler. :) I ended up with a bout of tonsilitis over the first weekend of June, so I missed the Nellis birthday celebration (Alex, Chuck, and Brady are all within a couple of weeks of eachother). Nate and Chuck had a great time though. :) This weekend was super rainy (so uncommon for Colorado), but we still managed to enjoy a bbq (those that did the bbqing probably didn't enjoy it too much!) and brunch this morning.
Nathan sat in a restaurant high-chair for the first time this morning! He is working on his sitting up skills. He still loves to stand up as much as you'll let him. Although he "can" roll over from front to back, he hasn't had much interest in rolling. We play and roll him over a lot, which he loves. He is doing great at daycare. OH, and speaking of daycare, his new Primrose school is under-construction and he should start there by August! We have a wonderful group of ladies that care for him at Kindercare, but we are very excited to have him at Primrose. Especially since it is just blocks away.
I have lots of photos to add - I'll try to get to it today. Right now Nate is requesting his lunch #2, so off I go. And then to chores...blah!
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