5 months (22 weeks) & Christmas

NATHAN'S FIRST CHRISTMAS! He also turned 5 months on Christmas Day!  He must have been excited to see what Santa brought him because he was up at 3:30 am.  Now, I don't blame him because in the past I've been known to wake up a little early out of the excitement for the day, but 3:30 was a little early even for me :).  He did great though.  We opened presents at my parents house, then went over to my sister's house to see the cousins and then headed up to my grandparent's house to see some more family!  It was a great day celebrating Jesus' birthday and spending it with lots of family.  We headed up to Carl's parents house on the 26th for a night and then back home to prep for the big move . . . which is happening quicker than I am ready for! But God is Good and everything is slowly (or quickly) happening the way it needs to. 

  Nathan is being a trooper with all that is happening and last minute errands, and, and, and :).  He is so much fun to play with.  He loves to bounce on your legs to "ride a pony", and today he smiled big with "wheels on the bus".  Naps are not happening much today, so that's now my que to go :).  another post with pictures to follow hopefully before the move :). 

20 weeks

I was horrible at taking pictures this week, but we did get some professional ones done.  Nathan is doing amazing.  He is getting stronger at sitting by himself and eats most of his cereal.  He loves to grab his feet and is sticking everything in his mouth!   Carl has been offered a job and we have accepted it, so a move is in our near future.  Things have been a little hectic around here, but Nathan is adapting very well to it all.  We are thankful for a God who always provides and we look forward to celebrating Him & His love for us this next week! 

  "For God so LOVED the world, that He GAVE His only begotten Son.  That whosoever BELIEVES in Him will not perish but have everlasting LIFE."  John 3:16

 

 

Week 19

We finally made the decision to decorate for Christmas! We had been wanting to do some, with it being Nathan's First Christmas, but with everything so up in the air right now, we weren't sure how much to do.  So, this past week . . . we did it all :).  We got down the Christmas boxes and decorated the inside & out and yesterday we got a tree! My spirit is lifted knowing that even though little man is still too young to know what's going on, at least he will have pictures of his First Christmas with pretty decorations!  We also took him to see Santa, and he was too cute! 

  On a slightly different note, Nathan had his 4 month check up.  All is looking well.  The new pediatrician we are seeing wants to have Nathan's birthmark on his head checked out just to make sure that it isn't bothering his skull or brain.  Which I'm glad that he would rather be safe than sorry! His stats for this visit are :

      Weight - 14 lbs 11 oz

       Height - 26 inches

       Head  -  10.5

 

So, he is in the average percentile for weight and a little above average for height.  The worse part of the appointment was the shots! He screamed bloody murder, and therefore I cried too!  My poor baby.  I wish I could take those shots for him!  But he is a trooper and within a day or two he was back to his normal happy self!

  Oh, I almost forgot - We tried cereal for the first time last night.  It didn't go over too well.  I think he was too tired and just wanted his bottle, so we will try again this morning, hopefully with more success . . . if not, we will try it again in a week or two! 

 

 

18 weeks - Giving Thanks

We had so much fun this past week! We traveled up to see Grandma & Grandpa and spent a week with them.  We met Uncle Gary on Tuesday, who smiled big when he saw Nathan.  We played lots with Aunt Michelle and had fun watching the cousins play.  Thanksgiving was a beautiful day, and we all gave thanks for family.  Saturday we made our way home, but first had a quick visit with Yaya & Gramps.  (Abby & Nathan both got new toys) :)  So loved!  (on a sad note:  Uncle Gary passed away on Sunday morning, December 1st.  We were blessed with the opportunity to meet him & say our "see you laters".)