Christmas Time

We had such a wonderful Christmas-time spent with families,eating tons of goodies (I lost count on Christmas Day-did I eat 10 cookies or more?!)Nate always enjoys getting to play with his cousin Autumn.

We spent Christmas Eve with Josh's family that night and my family on Christmas morning. Nate enjoyed receiving new toys to play with! (mommy and daddy are happy about the new entertainment as well). He got his own "cell phone" (so hopefully mommy will no longer accidently call people), a stack of new books, two toy airplanes, his own tool belt with tools, a golfing set and a kitchen/BBQ set! He's been starting to play with them all some but has been interested in the new tools and electronics that mommy and daddy have gotten too. Lily benefited as well-Santa made sure to bring bones to chew and treats.












Our house is a disaster but we're just hanging out,playing. We're so glad daddy will have the next week off with us yet to play and go out. We hope everyone had a great Christmas and will have a happy, healthy and great New Year!

Lots of love,

The Polar Express!

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Merry Christmas!

Baby It's Cold Outside...

Which leads us to one our most favorite seasonal sicknesses: the cold. Or really at the moment, congested noses. It dipped into horrid weather for us Arizonans of high's in the 50's this last week along with rain. My poor baby: even just maybe a few minutes outside led to a runny nose, which led into sleepless nights and even napless days. I hope this doesn't mean we're in for a very long winter! But it is suppose to get warmer and I've been limiting his outside time-much to Nate's disappointment. If only it didn't take hours at night to get him to fall back asleep after such nose issues...I'm thankful for our fireplace keeping us warm and it's one of the newest things to calm Nate down when he's upset.

The little man continues to amaze me and make me laugh. For starters, the other day I got into workout clothes and he ran to our DVD collection and pulled out my Jillian Michaels work out video (which he enjoys watching me do). The other day I vaccumed and he opened a closet door and was trying to get the mop out. Apparently vaccuming wasn't going to be good enough,mommy. And now he has a new obsession:every once and a while during the day,multiple times, he must take off his socks so he can pick the fuzzies in between his toes. He literally pulls his foot to his nose and looks in between each and every toe. His vocab is consistantly growing-now we've added socks, shoes, cat, horse and yesterday he said thank you! I was caught off guard, had to make him repeat it a couple times. How nice.

Well I got my task of shopping and baking done last week-now on to wrapping and getting ready for our upcoming busy week full of holiday parties and leaving out of town on Sunday-we're heading up north so Nate can ride the Polar Express train! It takes us to the Grand Canyon (on the way up we listen to the story, eat cookies and have milk) then once there Santa boards to greet the kids and give them a gift. The train then takes us back, altogether a two hour ride. Prior to we'll be spending time in Sedona-visiting with my family who are also coming for the train ride-and going out to lunch to celebrate my birthday. Since it will be late after the train, we're staying overnight at a nearby hotel and then spending my birthday morning in Sedona. I'm super excited to do something fun with my family, maybe see some snow and spend some of my birthday in my most favorite AZ city (as I've mentioned numerous times in other posts!) It should be a great time-as long as colds don't get us down ;)

Time to get my little guy ready for hopefully what will be a peaceful night.

Tis the Season-Part 2

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Tis the Season-Part 1

...of fun craziness! Thanksgiving zoomed by and now we're just about halfway through December-Christmas is officially 19 days away! I hope everyone is sitting down with their big cups of joe or hot tea because it's been a while since I last wrote!

Starting with the week before Thanksgiving-I accomplished my goal of running a whole 5k
(3 miles) which I did in 35 minutes! Hooray! Josh ran two miles with Nate in his stroller-which is really good for him and that was all I was ever able to do if I had to run with Nate too so he was successful as well. This is all incredible considering the fact that all three of us caught a bad stomach bug which left us sick as dogs for a few days and pretty fatigued right up to the race. I'm sad to say Nate vomited for his first time :( It was heartwrenching to watch because he was frightened on what was going on. But we're all better and trying our hardest to avoid flus and colds as the holidays approach!

We had a great but busy Thanksgiving. We hosted my family here, cleaned up and jumped over to Josh's family for dessert. Then I continued to stay awake until 10am Friday morning to Black Friday shop with some of my relatives :) Two cups of Starbucks made that happen. I was pretty successful for the most part. Then, by Friday afternoon, I was off to Vegas for the weekend!

I stayed at New York, New York which was fine-well our first room had neighbors that were ready to party so we switched but the rooms were nice and everything ran smoothly there. I pretty much hit the sheets as soon as we got there Friday night, but awoke Satruday morning happy to shop at some outlets for the next six hours! Also very successful-would have to say my favorite store of that trip was the Disney outlet store. Much like a Disney store at the mall would be but half price or lower?! Had a ball there for Nate. Afterwards we bolted back to the hotel to get ready for dinner at Tao-the restaurant was busy but the atmosphere was zen like, it was actually refreshing. My sister and I shared sea bass (mmmmmm) and sliced filet mignon which almost melted in my mouth-so good! Then we hit Serendipity 3-just like the one in NY-and I got their famous frozen hot chocolate. It tasted like melted chocolate ice cream, but with a slush texture to it. SO good! I was completely full but thought I'd regret it if I didn't devour every drop so I did. Happily. All the yummy food made us tired so we went to bed-didn't gamble til the next morning before we left. I got lucky-I put money into a 5 cent machine and wound up on a turn with $52! Cashed and walked out at that point. It was a fast but fun trip, exactly what I was looking for in a getaway from home.

Josh had a good time with Nate that weekend-kept busy with our families and walks. I came in and asked how things went-his reply : "I'm tired". Oh good :) It's nice to have people walk in your shoes so they better understand why you want to sit with a book at the end of the day!

Now we're in full holiday mode. Our decorations inside and outside are up, Christmas cards done and sent, Christmas tree up and decorated. We took Nate out to our favorite brunchery this past weekend to have tea with Santa-I was nervous he was going to scream bloody murder but he didn't (once he sat on Santa). He started to whine a little bit after a second but not a full out, terrified scream. Whew. So we won't have great pictures with Santa but they won't be looks of horror either :) Mrs Claus also visited us, along with three elves. We each got a frosted sugar cookie and some apple cider. Nate enjoyed watching the carolers that were there too. It was cute and fun, something we might be interested in making a tradition.

This week we're planning to build a gingerbread house, finish Christmas shopping and start all the holiday baking. At least weather wise it's a good time for all of that-we're in the high 50's/low 60's and it's calling for rain most of the week. This is personally my favorite month of the year but it's pretty crazy with everything needing to get done! All in good fun though.

Stay tuned for Part 2-pictures of the start of the season! Hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving. Toodles for now!

Uh Oh...

Literally-this is one of Nate's newest words! He uses it when he falls or something drops. So cute. What is an "uh oh" and not so cute...his continued fascination with dogs-their bottoms and what comes out of them to be exact. At least luckily when we're outside and Lily does her thing, he doesn't pounce around in it-but he stands over it, checks it out, then looks at me, like, "Aren't you coming to pick this up?" As soon as we enter the backyard that's the first thing he checks for-if there's poo in Lily's typical poo area. Now that he's seen the action of Lily going to the bathroom, he chases after her, wanting to touch her bottom. All.The.Time. Ugh!

He also just started picking items up and putting them behind his ear, as if he's talking and saying hello. He giggles when I say hello back :) Nate is even pickier with books than before--I read the same books once/2x a day,everyday....zzzz.....but hey, he usually takes good naps and sleeps well at night (well, as long as he has his Motrin again lately-darn teeth!) so in that case I'll read him whatever he wants!

I'm very proud to announce that in another week I will be running my first 5k-yes, running! I've been training the last two months or so to be able to run the whole thing (about 3 miles). Within the last week I finally reached my goal! I haven't been able to do it if I'm running with Nate, but wonders happen if you aren't pushing 30pds around! So I'm hoping come racing time that I'll be able to run the whole thing again. I've come a long way even from two months ago-I'd run half of a mile and be done for! I'm very anxious and excited.

I'm also getting excited now that we're halfway through November-this is my absolute favorite time of year here on out! The weather cools off, there's Christmas decorations and music everywhere (even before Thanksgiving, yeah I'm one of those people!)I just start looking forward to holiday traditions. This Thanksgiving we have an uncle of mine coming from out of town, so that will make it even more special this year. Good food, good quality time with family and friends.

More than likely this will be the last post before the holiday-I hope everyone has a great Thanksgiving! I'm so thankful for the health of my friends and family and for all of our quality time together!

Fall and Halloween Time!

So...a few new things... :)

We had a blast in CA! Dinner/beach time in Malibu, Disney for three days and a visit to Long Beach and Newport before heading back home. We had some drizzle/overcast days but nothing that put a damper on our trip. There were so many rides for Nate to do at Disney (small ones, not like Splash Mtn!) I never realized how much there was. He took them all in--didn't get scared at all. Loved walking around and getting to see the different lands. However, we checked out Disney Adventure park--not so great for tiny kids, very limited. We were also bummed that they opened late/closed early. I got turned away when I had my heart set on a yummy sourdough soup bowl! :( So other than the sleep deprivation it was great!

Halloween was also a fun day-picked out our pumpkin, had a fun time carving and took Nate out for a tiny bit (dressed up as a race car driver, of course!) We took him also to a few farm/fall festivals which were fun. As usual, we're out the door doing something, always!

Josh just took his first business trip since January this week--bummer that he's gone, but good that it shows the economy improving. Once a month they were forcing him to take a day off (again,bittersweet). But that should be over too. I'm looking forward to Thanksgiving weekend when I get to go out of town--Vegas none the less!--without my men. I love them of course, but it will be fun to be selfish for a few days and think about what I want to do and when! I could use a fun,good re-charge. Plus it's good to give the guys some quality time-Nate is all about his daddy on the weekends anyway so I might as well!

Hope everyone had a fun Halloween, Thanksgiving will be here before we know it.

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Smarter and Smarter...

My little man just amazes me by how much smarter he gets, literally he picks up on something new each day. For starters, he's adding more words to his vocab : fan, done, baby, chicken, fish. May not totally be clear but you can tell that's what he's aiming for. It's funny, now when we read him stories before he sleeps he'll say "done"--whether it means he's done looking at the book, I'm done reading it, or if I start reading it and he wishes for me to discontinue reading it after a page or two :) Then he precedes to shut it for me too.

He likes to go around and turn off electronics (like power switches and the computer), likes to open/shut our refridgerator doors for us...and he knows when to run to the kitchen for a drink as he's familiar with the sound of a certain faucet we use for water. He knows how to take out DVD's and put them in the DVD player, put things away he takes out...oh my! More and more.

We're looking forward to our CA trip in almost two weeks! SO excited for beach time and Disney of course. That will probably be my next post, til then take care!

The Latest and Greatest

Just took the little man to the pediatrician for his 18 mo checkup (and last shot besides the flu one for I think years! woohoo!) He's 34 in long, 24 pds. He's still growing on the same percentile except for his height-he's shot up to the 90th! In other words I think he got the tall factor from the Salisbury men ;) We're still on the move to new museums,bounce places,water parks,etc. Anything to tire him out and keep him active. For once I'm actually thrilled to announce that he's done teething for the moment-no meds needed at night, hooray! His top two molars are peeking through. He's happily eating better and getting into trouble--opening/closing the DVD player, climbing out the doggie door....those sorts of things. He's also discovered going through our DVD's and taking out the scene index papers and spreading them across the room. Happy,happy,joy,joy!

Unfortunately that's our most exciting news for the moment. In case I haven't mentioned it before we're anxious for summer to be over so we can run around outside! Have a great weekend everyone!

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18 Months Old...

I thought with a lot of kids going back to school, fall clothes coming out, August coming up...it was time for a fall change on our blog. Though we're still living in summer clothes and weather for probably two more months at least (and thats even before it hits 90 some degree weather in October!)Ugh. Halfway done at least I suppose.

It's hard to believe that Nate is a year and a half old now, in no time I'll be a crying mom on her baby's first day of kindergarten. He's still more active than ever, so we're trying to keep busy with playdates and activities.Going through yet another sleeping transition...he can now go 6-7 hours in the morning before needing a nap and goes to bed at 7:30,though I'm afraid that may turn into later soon too. He's also just about in toddler clothes. He isn't speaking any other words yet. As Nate has been getting older it seems he enjoys playing with other kids more and more. The busier the place the better for him!

We just celebrated Josh's birthday this weekend, hitting a Cuban restaurant for something different. Daddy is trying to teach Nate how to jump at the moment. It's interesting to see how Nate likes doing some things with mommy and others with daddy.

Well I just thought I'd drop an update while I had a few quiet minutes. Time to enjoy the rest of Nate's nap!

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Happy Independence Day!

First, we hope everyone has a fun 4th of July weekend! Ours will be full of pool parties and BBQ's. Busy but good!

Other than not sleeping very well we had a GREAT time in the mountains. Nate absolutely LOVED being outdoors exploring his huge "backyard". We literally had to pry him in kicking and screaming. He was very happy walking around, studying streams and plants. Every night when it started to get dark we had deer and elk that came out across our cabin, it was so relaxing to sit and watch them. And then we had a bear warning...*sigh* I sucked it up for my boys and sang really loud while we hiked and tried to ignore noises at night. I think I deserve a pat on the back for not flooring it back home!

Nate also had an awesome first dental visit. Not that he enjoyed another person being in his mouth, but got an A+ on his report card. It's been confirmed that he has molars and other teeth coming in and no signs of tooth decay, cause of concern for cavities,etc. Whew. We hoped for the best since he doesn't make brushing teeth very easy!

Thats our biggest news for now, off to watch a monsoon storm!

Off..On..Off..On..

I think this title is appropiate for a few reasons--for starters Nate has found the excitement of light switches, and this is how his eating and sleeping have been lately. One night he sleeps all the way through, the next up for five hours straight. Then one day he'll eat fruit, the next few days wants nothing to do with it. So really, I don't know what to expect on any given day!

Our Father's Day was good. We made daddy breakfast, took him out for lunch and made him a frame with a recent picture of him and Nate to put up at work.

This coming weekend we're leaving for the mountains for a few days, hooray! Daddy will be off soon for a week and a half. We're looking forward to being busy with him!

Nate is trying to pronounce "f" words and has gotten into Sesame Street. He has his first dental visit in another week, I'm really hoping we get good news. Otherwise, we're just trying to keep busy with dates with friends and trips to inside places (it's starting to get way too hot for parks and even the zoo, unless we're there at
6 a.m. I'm afraid!) Nate gets hot and red pretty fast so we're trying to stay cool.

Have some things to do so this is all for now!

So Cuddly...

Nate has gotten this compliment from a few people and lately it has proved true. He's had a rough last couple days with his naps (at about an hour he wakes up screaming)and all he wants to do is lay on me. Not that he falls asleep, but he wraps his arms around my neck and digs his head into my shoulder, just wanting to be rocked for a while. Then its over and he runs around, not able to fall back asleep (once he has slept at least for a little bit there's no putting him back down, just an earlier bedtime!) Anyway, I wanted to mention that because it gets me through him not taking a very good nap :) Little Cuddler.

I just took him for his first "professional" haircut this week. We went to a kids themed hair salon so it was good in keeping him entertained some. He wasn't sure if he was suppose to be scared or not, he was half okay and half panicky! hehe. Luckily it didn't take more than even five minutes and he came out pretty adorable.

Josh and I just celebrated our wedding anniversary last weekend--we got to have a really nice dinner out. Fabulous!

We're looking forward to Father's Day. Not quite sure what we're going to be doing yet, some of the time will be with extended family.

I've got someone tugging on my arm now. Ta-ta for now!

An "A" Visit

Nate went in for his 15 mo checkup and the dr was happy with his progress--23 pds, 32 inches long. Three months ago she wanted him to weigh more and be eating more solids. Mission accomplished! He's free to visit the dentist for his first time. Yipes, he doesn't like us brushing his teeth so I don't imagine that trip being too fun. Looking in his mouth is off limits!

We're trying to stay busy despite it being hot out. Thinking of all kinds of air conditioned activities to do! On that note, I am now officially President and Activities Coordinator for my Moms Club. We have had such a fun time with the girls and kids in the group, if no one stepped up to be President the club would have closed. So I will soon be busier! The end of June is our fiscal time so I have to look at bank statements, tax stuff...the total business side. Then it'll be back to scheduling ice cream tours :)

Our cabin getaway up north is in a few weeks, we're really starting to count down! Can't wait for a few days of cooler weather. Have a great weekend!

Taking Off !

Mr 15 month old is getting in more teeth, can run now, eating chicken nuggets and cheese (yay!) and now his favorite words are "dog" and "duck". We also just took him to McD's for his first Happy Meal and playtime. I went ahead and threw away all his bottles so I don't get tempted with bottle weaning. It seemed to be doing pretty well, except that lately at naptimes he's been having a difficult time settling down so I gave in twice....uggghh, I hate that. But hopefully the difficulty will pass soon!

I had another great experience this week getting to attend ASU's graduation commencement. President Obama gave the commencement speech. Despite whatever political party you're with, I think it's awesome to get to at least see the President in person. I also got to see his motorcade leaving town which was also neat. I'm so blessed to have family that can help me out with Nate so I can do fun things every now and then!

We're looking forward to another long weekend next week. It's really warming up here-talking 105 degrees now-so we're also happy that it's time for swimming! Have a great week and a Happy Memorial Day!

Mother's Day

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Weaning off Baby :(

We're taking away all of Nate's last baby characteristics--weaning off his bottle is almost a success and now we're also starting to take him off his jar food to encourage more "real" food. He now enjoys yogurt! We have more work to do with fruit,meat, basically anything other than crackers! I guess he has to try things 500 times before he starts to like them :)

He walks 100% of the time now. Thats all he wants to do (preferably outside). He throws his biggest tantrums if I take that away from him! On the outside note, we just booked a cabin getaway for all of us to escape to cooler weather at the end of June. Nate and our dog love the outside so this should suit them well!

Nate got to enjoy Easter a little more this year. He got a basket of books (he loves to be read to before he sleeps) and we had an Easter egg hunt.

I'm starting to look forward to Mother's Day--going out to the spa for a few appointments and dinner with my gentlemen. Should be a nice weekend! Happy Mother's Day to all the mom's!! We all deserve a fun and relaxing day :)

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Tantrums

Nate has gotten into becoming upset when he's taken away from doing something/playing with a toy he enjoys! Luckily it doesn't last for too long and he's pretty easily distractable!

We had a GREAT weekend last week when we left Nate behind to take a mommy and daddy trip. I had to keep a stiff upper lip at first, but once we got going we all started enjoying the fun things we were doing! I was very relieved and thankful that Nate actually slept pretty well despite his new and different surroundings, some of us know how hard new things can be for kiddos!

Nate met Mr.Bunny for his first time last week...not too crazy about it. This isn't our first Easter with him but really the first time we'll be talking to him about leaving carrots out and hiding eggs and a basket for him (he was only a month old last year!) So we're excited about that, spending time with family.

Hope everyone has a Happy Easter weekend!

Hip Hip Hooray!

Nate is FINALLY consuming "real" food! Not by the pounds or boxes yet, but he has started eating small crackers, spaghetti, nibbles on apple slices and even meat. After what seems like a year (more like six months) of trying I'm glad he's finally come around. He's still into his baby food yet, but I'm glad he's gained the courage to try different things. Sigh of relief come doctor time in another month!

It may not be too much longer before he's walking pretty permanently. He's starting to do that more than crawl, even in public places with shoes on! (he wasn't crazy about those at first) Nate is really looking the part of a little boy vs "baby face" now. Sad but fun to watch him grow too.

This coming weekend is our big "mommy/daddy super date" away from the little boy for the 1st time overnight. I imagine we'll all be sad at first but once we get into having fun time will fly! Until next time...

Losing Sleep Momentum

I think someone is in the process of telling us that his sleep habits are changing again. Naps have been shorter and he sometimes has difficulty falling asleep. He's slowly needing less sleep! Bummer, a day you wish would never come. Happy to say at least that we're all getting a good night's rest, at least if we aren't having bad dreams.

Nate can now stand on his tippy toes and reach the door handles--and open and close the door! We don't have knobs, we have the kind that you pull down on. He's really enjoying the activity of opening and closing doors. Now that we're using our "swimming pool" (the spa), he really enjoys being in there too. Its hard to believe that some days are feeling like summer-we've hit 90 degrees already.

Otherwise all is well. We're done being sick again, I think I may be successful with finding a way to workout where Nate can stick with me so he doesn't have separation anxiety (a stroller class, which believe it or not is very hard! running,lunges,squats,weights,ab work...blah!) Its nice because we get to a point where we let the kiddos out of the stroller to crawl around while we're working out. Today of which was my first class so I'm pretty tired. Ta-ta for now!

White Noise

Okay so...we started using the humidifier when Nate was having trouble with his nose, but even when he's not I leave it on. Not only does it help drown out noise, but I think it might help "soothe" him to sleep and when he wakes up. I tried not having it in his room last night, and he couldn't fall asleep! Put it back in, gave him a little bit more to drink, and he was out for almost twelve hours! That baby is staying in there!

Getting over head cold stuff once again. Somehow we've gotten into this once a month at least habit.

Last Friday he started a "play" class : involving balls, mats, one of those air bounce machines, parachutes, songs, bubbles....loved it! Some of his friends are in it. He just likes to crawl around to everyone, Mr Butterfly! Its at a really nice park and rec center. Seems like we'll be heading out that way more often.

We've been holding our breaths waiting for what changes would be coming to Nissan with the whole auto downfall. Nissan isn't laying anyone off at Josh's plant, but are starting to give extra "holidays" around holidays in the coming months without pay (their way of budget cuts). It will be great to have Josh home those extra days but without pay is a bummer. We'd much rather have that over a layoff though! If business doesn't go up in the coming months they will continue to do that for months in the fall as well. I hope it doesn't get that far.

On that note, I have been quietly looking for a flexible, home based job. I have a feeling I won't have much luck--things are looking rather grim out there.

Hope everyone has a good week!

Aaaahhh...

Whatever sleeping fairy that arrived last week and helped Nate sleep through the night has stuck around! For the last week and a half he has slept through the WHOLE night : as in 6:30/7pm until at least 5:30-7am! He may wake up a time or two and cry for a minute, but he drifts back off. His teething has also subsided I think as he is back to eating jar food. Our colds are also finally gone!

Exciting news for mommy and daddy: they have officially booked a day/night away from Nate for the first time since he was born the first weekend of April. We're going to miss him terribly I'm sure but are looking forward to some couple time, back up in Sedona. We're looking forward to hiking, eating at a normal dinner hour...whatever our little hearts desire at whatever time! It will be a good trial period for when we also hope to get away for a few days in July. Not to mention the grandparents enjoy all the quality time so it works out for everyone!

Hope you all have a nice weekend. Can't believe March is here already.

Mr Clingy!

Nate has started the whole separation anxiety phase for sure! And the parents have started the guilt phase that goes along with it. He's very verbal about letting us know if he wants picked up and clings to our legs if he doesn't want us to go away. Well...at least he knows who his mommy and daddy are for sure now, so in ways its kinda cute :)

We're once again trying to get over colds that seem to happen monthly. However...God has blessed us and has waved "Sleep Sprinkles" over our dear Nathan, as the last three or four nights he has slept through! Bless the heavens! And maybe the humidifier too.

He just had his 1 yr checkup. He's a tall boy for his age, though the doctor would have liked to see him a little chunkier. He's also been okayed to drop the bottle and start on whole milk, but since one of my posts a while ago he still has not warmed up to solid foods yet. In fact, he still isn't eating too much of his jar food either. I try to encourage everything everyday but not making progress yet. I have tons of kinds of different crackers,bars,etc. I bought some Yo Baby yogurt and tried it as well. All we can get down him is his formula, though I'm starting to sneak in some whole milk too. The dr mentioned that by his next checkup in three months, if he isn't eating solid foods by then that he will need to see a feeding specialist. Ugh! He usually gobbles his jar food up so I'd like to contribute teething and being sick to his not eating that at the moment. His teeth that were coming in a while ago are pretty much fully out now!

Thats the latest. Here's to hoping the little guy warms up to food soon!

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Birthday Boy

Nate had a great birthday party this past weekend with family and close friends. He was fascinated with the balloons, and loved his monkey cake I made (didn't quite feel too confident doing the alligator). All turned out well. He's enjoying playing with all his new toys.

Today, his actual birthday, we had a playdate with some friends of his at a park, followed by brunch with Nana and Aunt Kristen, went to the mall to Build-A-Bear and got to play with some favorite toys at Barnes and Noble. He had quite the busy day!

Still teething (what else is new,right?) He now faces forward in his car seat. He can probably start drinking cow's milk and eating any kind of solid food he wants to pretty much, but I'm predicting that will be a while yet. Especially when he's teething,all he wants is his formula, he won't even touch baby food. Calorie wise he's probably best to continue what he's doing yet, I'm too afraid he'll lose weight! We have some baby friends and relatives where this is a problem so until I think Nate has developed a strong relationship with "adult food and beverages", he's going to be a baby a while longer yet!

Hope everyone has a nice Valentines Day weekend !

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First Steps!

Just wanted to let everyone know that Nate has taken his first few steps without holding onto anything. He only takes about two-three before he tumbles over. Yikes! His teething seems to be better...for today anyway :) Getting ready for his birthday party this weekend with family and close friends so I'll be posting pictures next week. Have a good one!

Those Painful Teeth!

For the last week or so Nate's been sleeping good at night, but has started teething once again. Looked up at his top teeth and he has I think 4-5 coming in! Maybe once he has more teeth he'll be up for more solid foods, right now he likes to suck/munch on bread type things like english muffins and pizza crust. He still prefers his formula and fruit/veggie jar food (none of that thick lasagna or meat things, yuck!)

His newest favorite activities are playing with the dog's food dish and water dish, checking whats in the fridge, and taking things out of the garbage can (yeah very ewww...especially when he puts it in his mouth!) No walking shoes yet. He's still moving faster and faster in every way though!

Tis all thats new for now!

Gettin' There...

Nate is finally over his sickness, but now teething has washed in! He only has his two bottom teeth so that leaves the door wide open for teething issues I suppose :) Hopefully we have found a teething gel that just might do the trick, for now anyway. He's been waking up frequently at night I think for this reason. We'll see as time goes on some more! His naps have been a little sporatic lately but I think thats getting better too. He only takes one now a day.

We're starting to make plans for his first birthday in another month! Very excited. Im actually going to attempt to make an alligator cake to go along with his zoo theme (one of his favorite Field Day trips!)

Sick Nate

Hope everyone had a good holiday and New Years! Christmas was good, Nate was into looking at all the presents and is playing with everything he got. However...the next day we left for our vacation in Sedona and Nate got sick :( I'm blaming it on the chilly weather and the snow! (yeah we Arizonans got to see it actually snow! First time in AZ I've ever seen it) Still even now he is sick with a cold as well as an ear infection and croup. Not a happy camper! He's having screaming tantrums, hates taking the antibx (even though I got them flavored! MAJOR bummer!) and isn't sleeping well really at all. We ended up leaving for home early from vacation so he could be in his own bed and familiar surroundings. Unhappy child=unhappy parents though so there wasn't much point in sticking around! Bad timing.

Please keep your fingers crossed for us that he gets better soon, almost a week being sick. It's starting to really bum me out, nothing makes him happy. We spent New Years at home...passed out by midnight since Nate was sleeping. Oh well. Here's some pictures from our Christmas and what we had of vacation :) Happy New Year, lets hope it actually becomes happy soon!!