playdate...

A couple weeks ago we had 5 boys in our house under the age of 2! It was great! They were the Lange boys (Christopher - almost 2 and Sam - 4 months) and the K boys (John - almost 2 and Drew - 5 months). Here are some highlight pics! We gotta do this again Paula and Robin!

all the boys (Nate, Christopher, Sam, John and Drew)

Robin and Drew

Paula and Sam

Nose to nose

Nate and Christopher

Nate and Christopher again

Christopher in the rocker

Christopher and John

A simple moment...

This morning, I was carrying Nate up the stairs. About halfway, I stopped and told Nate how heavy he's getting. He looked at me, placed his hands on both sides of my face, and gave me a huge kiss.

I love being a mom! This is the best! What could be better? Thanks Nate!

daybook...

A couple of my friends (Jenny and Jenny) are doing this Daybook, and I thought it looked interesting. Here we go! I think it is supposed to occur on Monday's but I forgot!

Outside My Window…
The cul-de-sac is clear, looks cool outside. Nice and sunny, a good day to do errands!

I am thinking…
Nate's been napping for almost an hour! Yea!

I am thankful for…
being able to stay home with Nate. It is soo wonderful seeing him grow and change everyday. I truly believe this is the best time of my life (so far, at least).

We are learning…
Seems like Nate has had some allergies, probably to food. So, we are starting over with the solids. I've purchased a few books, so we'll see what we can do!

From the kitchen…
My weekly menu planning is going great. I think it has to do that I got a great cookbook for Christmas, and Ry got me a 12 in Calphalon pan - which is super! I just love cooking. This week we have sloppy jo's, butternut squash soup, chicken stir-fry wraps, spicy black bean cakes and pizza night on Friday!

I am wearing…
jeans and my pink Smithsonian shirt, which I got just about a year ago when we were in DC.

I am creating…
working on Nate's 7 month blog post and email to family.

I am going…
to not get overwhelmed, and try to stick to doing just 1 thing on my to-do list!

I am reading…
Baby food books, how interesting! Still have The Shack on my nightstand...

I am hoping…
that Nate's rash clears up!

Around the house…
Need to do my blessing hour and have the house decent for mom's group here on Thursdsay.

One of my favorite things…
drinking my mocha while Nate played with his spoon this morning! Soo cute!!

A Few Plans For The Rest Of The Week:
Grocery store today - going down to Sun Harvest! Then walking with Shana and Thomas tomorrow, and Mom's prayer group here on Thursday. Yesterday we had a fun lunch with Sharon and Gianna!

Here is a picture thought I am sharing…truly shows how our family has changed!

6 month photo shoot

We had fun taking some photos this month...momma gets a little carried away! His All Blacks onesie is from his favorite rugby team - the All Blacks from New Zealand. He would like some Australia teams, but hasn't got any onesies from them...

Nate's been lots of fun, despite the dang cedar allergies! He's playing more with his feet, waving at things (like pictures on the wall - I think he just wants to touch 'em), and napping well (like right now!).

Weather permitting we will be off this week to visit both sets of grandparents. We'll see...

eating...and more!

Wow, this has been a fun past week and a half for us! First, Nate has started now on the orange and yellow veggies - he seems to like sweet potatoes but not carrots. And tonight he decided he now doesn't like sweet potatoes! He is, though, a fan of the rice cereal.

And other other BIG event - Nate has moved into his room! I know, probably long overdue, but we, his parents, weren't ready. I put him down for his naps there on Monday, and Monday night Ry put him to bed! Yea! Well, he only slept until 1 am, and then back to our room But Tuesday night it was 9 pm - 6 am!! Yea Nate!!

I was soo worried that we would have a sleeping problem until I realized that we didn't have a routine. Once we put one in place, seems to be working well. We read a couple stories, then I lay him down for a nap. I do give him his favorite afghan that my grandmother gave him, and he's content. For evenings, it is his dinner, bath, nurse, stories and then bed!

We are off to visit my parents next week (Ry has a business trip), so we'll see if I can keep this up! Ry has been doing such a great job!

Here are a few of my favorite eating pics! Did a photo shoot too, so I put up the best tomorrow!

Happy Belated birthday!!

Okay, I'm only a week late...Happy Birthday Ryan! Sorry, with us all being sick around here, it is hard to find some free time :-)

I was planning to post my top 5 pics of Ry, but I went back only 7 months and already found 10. So, here are my top 10 pics of Ry since Nate has been born!

Love ya sweetie! To another super great year!!!

6 months!

Yea! Our little boy is 1/2 a year old!! And what a great 1/2 year it has been!!

This month has been lots of fun - we've travelled out of state (thanks for graduating Ted bacsi) and celebrated our first Christmas (with both grandparents, godparents, and great-grandmother!). We spent the longest time away from home (10 days), and have started on that yummy rice cereal. We also got sick for the first time - a virus (we think it was RSV)! Nate was sweet and shared it with his parents, grandparents, and more!

Nate is changing - like growing hair! yea, the fuzz is going away and longer hair is coming in! He's getting a little more mobile and likes being on his tummy. He can also sit for a bit, but eventually makes it to the "triangle" - leaning forward on his arms. He loves grabbing things, like anything in front of him, and his grandmothers have taught him to sip from a glass.

We also had his 6 month check-up this week and Nate is weighing in at 14 lbs 9 oz and 25 1/2 inches. This puts Nate in the 25th percentile for height, 10th percentile for weight (up from 3rd! yea) and 50th percentile for his head circumference.

Here are some highlights from our Christmas in Waco and Ft. Worth:

the fam

The best part of opening presents - the ribbons

and paper

and clothes

One of Nate's favorite gifts - his remote

Christmas dinner

Feeding time


Nate's first bath in the sink, with Mama

Like uncle, like nephew


Nate and Mama

Nate and Mommy

Daddy and Nate

visiting with my high school buds Michael and Nicki

we're back!

We made it back from all of our family visits this Christmas/New Year's. It is nice to be home, sleeping in our own beds and all. Unfortunately we all got a bit sick, and are still getting better. At least we had family to take care of us!

Will post more about the trip. Nate also turned 6 months yesterday - yea! And he's now decided to grow some hair too!