Walking

Nathan can now walk if you hold his hands, before you know it he is going to be on the move all by himself.

Bath time

This baby sure loves his bath! He can now sit up by himself, but you have to hold on to him, because he jumps around like a fish in the water.

Excited

Today I am going to speak to an advisor from Rural Resources about their first-time home buyers program. I keep hearing about all the opportunities for families just like ours, and I'm looking to educate myself, and see if we qualify for any specialty loans. Even if we don't qualify, the advisor told me that she will help us with our finances, so that we can get things in order. Personally, it feels really good to take control of my finances after spending years in avoidance. It's good to have a plan, goals and information. If knowledge is power then I'm feeling VERY powerful today!

P.S. I have now lost 35lbs since I had Nathan, so I am feeling very powerful in my skinny jeans!

P.S.S. On a sad note, both my boys aren't feeling good today. Billy has a stomach bug, and yesterday Nathan got his shots. Both are feverish, and achy, I think I'll make some homemade soup for them and spend lot's of time cuddling both today. Nathan is now 16lbs 10oz!

Rough Day

The baby has been crying all day.......SIGH.

Sweet Baby

Nathan fell asleep in my arms, what a sweet baby boy!

Happy Valentine's Day

We had a nice morning today, Daddy made us a nice breakfast and we got to hang out as a family all morning long. Here are some pictures of Nathan playing around on the floor. Every once in a while he'll get up on his hands and knees, but for the most part he's really good at creeping backwards and spinning around on his tummy. Nathan has also almost figured out how to get from laying on his tummy up into the sitting position. He is also doing a few more new things: like giving kisses (usually to strange ladies) and if one person is holding him and he wants to go to another person, he is leaning out with his arms out-stretched so that the other person will pick him up. The other funny thing he is doing lately is pulling open other women's shirts and taking a peek. I guess he's comparing??? It's a little embarrassing to have my son peeking down other women's shirts. It's a good thing he's cute!

Happy Birthday Mama!

Today is my 32nd birthday! Happy Birthday to me!
Tonight after work Billy and I are going to have date night and go to the new steak house in town. I am craving a good steak and some red wine. I decided with my birthday money I'm going to go get a massage and a facial. This mama needs some pampering!

My favorite Birthday memory is every year when I was in school, my mama would pack me a special lunch and write me a special note telling me how much she loved me and how happy she was that I was in her life. Feeling kinda homesick for my mama today.

More new things

Nathan is doing all kinds of new stuff this week. His latest is when you lay him down on his back for bed, he'll flip over onto his tummy when he doesn't want to sleep. Which is happening alot lately. He thinks he's going to miss out on something fun, and will not go to sleep when he is tired. He will have big droopy eyes, yawn, rub his eyes, fall asleep in your arms and when you go to lay him down, he will wake up and decide to play some more. Silly kid.

Banana Boy

Nathan tried banana's for the first time tonight and LOVED them. I think sweet potatoes and banana's are his favorite foods so far.

Alarm Clock

I have a new alarm clock......my sweet little boy blows raspberries in my ear every morning about 6am.

Teething

Nathan's two front teeth are about to come through! The poor kid is having a rough time with the whole teething process. Lot's of crying, rocking in our chair and tylenol. He has been extra needy during this time so it has been hard to get things done (like updating the blog). He has good day's like today where he is playing on the floor and looking at books. Then there are day's like yesterday where he has a fever, and is screaming, and crying most of the day. We definitely enjoy the good day's!

Newspaper

Nathan likes to read, I mean eat the paper! (Don't worry he never actually ate any)

Big Boy

Another Something New

Today Nathan pushed up on his hands and knees, then pushed up to his hands and toes! This kid is growing up too fast, I'm wishing I could push a pause button.

Something New

Nathan reached a new milestone! Last night he rolled from his back to his tummy to get a toy!