8 months

My little man is 8 Months old today.  He loves to be around people and loves to see "his" Abby.  He climbs up on anything and everything and smiles so big when he has accomplished what he was wanting to do.  Nathan smiles with his whole face . . . his hazel eyes light up and his two bottom teeth show.  When he's tired he grabs at his ear, but most of the time when you put him in his crib he will stand up and play. 

  We tried asparagus this past week . .  . it's a no go - I don't blame him.  so this week are trying watermelon.  He didn't care for it last night, but did ok with it this morning when I mixed it with apples.  I am so blessed to able to watch him learn and grow, and so blessed his mama!

 

20 weeks

I had my monthly check up today.  All is going well with this babe growing inside me.  No pictures today, but I will hopefully get quite a few next week at the anatomy scan.  The baby's heartbeat is 146 and I was able to see "him" move.  My doctor has said it was a boy since week 14, and I'm pretty sure he's right, but I'm waiting for the anatomy scan to make it a huge announcement :).  anyways, all is well.  I'll post pictures next week . . . which the post will be late (Friday or Saturday). 

7.4 Months

I decided to separate the two kids entries, so I will try to keep Nathan's updates on Tuesday or Wednesday and baby #2 on Wednesday or Thursday. 

Nathan continues to impress me with all the new things that he does/ is learning.  Late last week I caught him in his crib standing up! So, we again lowered the crib.  He is getting so strong and will now pull himself, or try to pull himself up on anything and everything . . . and he has quite a grip (so don't let him try to pull himself up by your lip - not fun! ). 

 

 

   Monday he started clapping by himself.  He would always put his hands on my hands when we sang and clapped, but he did it all by himself.  I love watching him do new things . . . and for that matter old things :). 

  We tried carrots and asparagus this past week.  He likes the carrots, but not so much the asparagus.  He still loves his cheerios & other snacks and so we have been working on the sign language for "more".  He thinks it's funny, but I think he will be signing it before we know it. 

   Poor baby has a little cold today.  So, I am going to keep this short. 

 
Tomorrow I have my 20 week (1/2 way done!!!) appointment at the doctors, so I will try to do a post on baby #2 tomorrow! 

7.3 months & 19 weeks

He did it!  Nathan is crawling forward . . . albeit very slowly and just enough to where he can throw his arms out on his stomach and reach whatever it is he is after :).  I love watching him try to figure out the best way, or the easiest way to get what he wants, and then after obtaining it sitting up and playing with it. 

  He has been drooling a lot the last week or so and his top gum is swollen, so I am anticipating a tooth coming in shortly.  We are going to try asparagus and carrots  for new foods this week, and maybe beans. They suggest peaches too, but they aren't in season and I'd rather wait for fresh peaches than use canned. 

  Nathan is growing so fast.  Carl says over and over how much he changes from day to day, and it is so true.  Lately he watches as you move your fingers (similar to a waving hello or good-bye) . . . today he moved them just like I did.  He is getting better at holding things too.  His cup & his spoon and he continues to improve on feeding himself cheerios.  His 9 month onsies are getting close to being too small . . . so, I'm thankful that I bought some extenders!  His legs seem to be of average length, but his torso is long!

  We played with bubbles one day this past week . . . he was over tired and cranky and it was the best idea I had, so we tried it.  He watched them "fly" around, but it was a short time outside :). 

This little babe inside of me is doing well . . . as far as I know.  I did feel him/her move a little on Sunday in church, but haven't felt anything more yet . . . I'm thinking its because I was able to be still on Sunday, but since haven't really had much of a chance to concentrate on any more movement.  I didn't feel Nathan move until 24-26 weeks, so I was grateful to feel this one at 18 weeks.  Hopefully I will be able to feel him/her move more often soon :) 

7.2 months & 18 weeks

this post is of random things . . . sorry . . .
Nathan is CRAWLING . . . BACKWARDS, but still crawling.  He is amazing. 
We tried the last two fruits/vegetables - pear & yellow squash . . . and he likes both. 
He can also pick up cheerios by himself and put them in his mouth.  He is the cutest!

We also took a little drive on Saturday (in the rain) up north looking for snow, but we didn't last that long.  It was still a beautiful drive and nice to get out of the house for a little bit.

 

 

Carl & I celebrated our 7th anniversary on Monday.
I listened to the baby's heartbeat this past week and got a reading of 154 :) . . . love that sound!

7 Months & 17 weeks (as of today)

My first born turned 7 months yesterday.  Where has the time gone?  I thank God for him everyday! He continues to watch and learn.  His smile brings joy and his kisses are slimy but the best kind of slimy! I'm not sure if he is going to crawl or not, but I am sure he is going to be mobile in some sense soon.  We took Nathan to the park yesterday (for the first time) and took his 7 Month pictures.  He loved the sand . . . well, he loved eating the sand :/. 

The newest little is 17 weeks as of today.  I am feeling well, tired, but well.  I scheduled the anatomy scan for the end of March (which will put me at 21 weeks) and I am so excited to see it move around and hopefully get some good pictures! 

We finally saw some rain today, and although we've been enjoying the beautiful warm weather, I know we desperately need the rain too.