This is the face!
So happy to go swimming!
He always has to put his legs up on things.
He's a cool dude.
This is probably my favorite. It looks like he's feeling the music.
Showing posts with label Nathaniel. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Nathaniel. Show all posts
Tuesday, June 11, 2013
The Many Faces of Nathaniel
This boy keeps us laughing with all the faces he makes. My favorite is his current favorite. He pokes out his bottom lip like he's pouting, but he's perfectly happy. Sometimes he takes it a step further and sucks that weird lip thing in a bit, like a fish face. Of course, it's extremely difficult to get pictures of him doing this, but I think I got one good one. And a lot of other good shots.
Wednesday, June 5, 2013
Long Overdue Post--Nathaniel is 7 Months (and some change...)
So, I've been a little busy lately, and now that Jesse is taking online classes for the summer, I have very little time with our only good laptop. And it's my sister's old laptop she gave me when she got a new one. haha
Anywho, Nathaniel turned 7 months. He's such a big boy! He loves rolling from back to tummy now! And he even sleeps on his tummy, bum in the air. It's pretty funny since he despised tummy time for so long. He tries desperately to crawl, but hasn't quite coordinated his movements. He does move around in circles very well, and he travels all around his crib at night. Basically, he's a wild man who can't sit still. He must always be jumping. Going out to restaurants is hard because he's up, down, over there, squat, stand up, jump. But, he's getting used to sitting in high chairs now. And now that he's on solids and eats when we eat, he doesn't get so mad.
Nathaniel looooves his solid foods. His favorite things to eat are bananas, sweet potatoes, turkey with sweet potatoes, apple & chicken, and mangoes. He loves the puffs and Cheerios too. I think those little mesh feeders are the best invention ever. If we're in the car for a while, we just stick some banana in there and it keeps him occupied for a long time. But then everything within a 5-foot radius becomes all sticky and slimy. haha.
Other than that, he popped up his first tooth (finally) on Sunday morning. He doesn't seem to be extra fussy from it. Just the usual fussiness... Every once in a while he does seem to cry in pain from his gums, and he rubs everything across that tooth: toys, clothes, fingers, even his feet. That's pretty funny to watch.
He met his little cousin Amelia. He doesn't really tend to notice other babies much, so he was more interested in jumping and playing with blocks. haha. And next to Amelia, he looks like a giant!
He also got to spend time with his grandpa, great grandma, great grandpa, and great great grandma. She just turned 99! We got a five-generations picture.
Oh, and he loves swimming. Even if the pool is freezing cold. And he enjoyed the beach, just not driving to and from the beach.
Can't think of much else right now. We are getting ready to drive down to Orlando for five days for my conference. Hopefully he's cooperative. He stopped coming to work with me this week so I'm starting up the daytime pumping. And it's kinda pathetic compared to my old supply. Hopefully it picks back up soon.
I'll leave you with some pictures. Unfortunately, I lost my phone and no one returned it and it had a lot of pictures on it. Luckily, I already emailed some of them or uploaded them to Photobucket.
Anywho, Nathaniel turned 7 months. He's such a big boy! He loves rolling from back to tummy now! And he even sleeps on his tummy, bum in the air. It's pretty funny since he despised tummy time for so long. He tries desperately to crawl, but hasn't quite coordinated his movements. He does move around in circles very well, and he travels all around his crib at night. Basically, he's a wild man who can't sit still. He must always be jumping. Going out to restaurants is hard because he's up, down, over there, squat, stand up, jump. But, he's getting used to sitting in high chairs now. And now that he's on solids and eats when we eat, he doesn't get so mad.
Nathaniel looooves his solid foods. His favorite things to eat are bananas, sweet potatoes, turkey with sweet potatoes, apple & chicken, and mangoes. He loves the puffs and Cheerios too. I think those little mesh feeders are the best invention ever. If we're in the car for a while, we just stick some banana in there and it keeps him occupied for a long time. But then everything within a 5-foot radius becomes all sticky and slimy. haha.
Other than that, he popped up his first tooth (finally) on Sunday morning. He doesn't seem to be extra fussy from it. Just the usual fussiness... Every once in a while he does seem to cry in pain from his gums, and he rubs everything across that tooth: toys, clothes, fingers, even his feet. That's pretty funny to watch.
He met his little cousin Amelia. He doesn't really tend to notice other babies much, so he was more interested in jumping and playing with blocks. haha. And next to Amelia, he looks like a giant!
He also got to spend time with his grandpa, great grandma, great grandpa, and great great grandma. She just turned 99! We got a five-generations picture.
Oh, and he loves swimming. Even if the pool is freezing cold. And he enjoyed the beach, just not driving to and from the beach.
Can't think of much else right now. We are getting ready to drive down to Orlando for five days for my conference. Hopefully he's cooperative. He stopped coming to work with me this week so I'm starting up the daytime pumping. And it's kinda pathetic compared to my old supply. Hopefully it picks back up soon.
I'll leave you with some pictures. Unfortunately, I lost my phone and no one returned it and it had a lot of pictures on it. Luckily, I already emailed some of them or uploaded them to Photobucket.
Beach!
Cousin Amelia
Sailor baby!
5 Generations
Monday, April 29, 2013
6 Months Already??
How can six months already have passed since I pushed out a baby!??! It's unbelievable! My little man just keeps growing and growing and doing more stuff. He is so wild. He cannot sit still. Ever! When we go to a restaurant, he usually sits calmly in his car seat until the food comes. So I either eat one-handed, or we just pass him around. He wants to stand up, sit down, look over there, bend over, stand up again, grab this, grab that... It's crazy!
He still hates tummy time, but we've made a bit of progress, and he pushes up really well. He is also really good at rotating his body in a circle while on his tummy. Sometimes he even scoots forward with his feet, but his face is usually on the blanket when he does that...
He can sit on his own for a short period of time before he gets excited and jumps, therefore falling backward. Or he reaches too far for a toy and goes to one side. But in that scenario, he usually just ends up on his tummy and then rolls to his back.
He's close to rolling from back to tummy. He rolls up onto his side, but then I think he realizes what will happen if he keeps going. haha.
He has been sleeping so much better at night! I get him down around 8 or 8:30 and he sleeps until 7 or 7:30 with one wake-up. Sometimes no wake-ups at all. Which brings me to a question: when your baby sleeps through the night, do you get up and pump, or just spend the night engorged until things calm down?
Oh, and I decided it was probably time to wean from the Woombie. I had the brilliant idea to do it cold turkey. After he screamed for an hour straight, with no end in sight, I nursed him and put the Woombie back on him. I unzipped it a little bit and have been doing that for a few nights. He seems to be doing well with gradually moving his arms out.
Baby boy had his check-up today. The stats are a little crazy. Head size: 44.2 cm and 68th percentile. Height: 26 1/4 inches and 45th percentile. Weight: 15 lbs 7 oz and 18th percentile. So, he doesn't sound very proportional, but he looks normal to me! As for that big head, it's to house his giant brain. haha. The doctor said his weight was fine, he's just lean. Random strangers keep telling me he's huge. He really isn't.
Anyway, this post is getting wordy, so I'll just finish off with a slew of super cute pictures of my half-a-year-old man!
He still hates tummy time, but we've made a bit of progress, and he pushes up really well. He is also really good at rotating his body in a circle while on his tummy. Sometimes he even scoots forward with his feet, but his face is usually on the blanket when he does that...
He can sit on his own for a short period of time before he gets excited and jumps, therefore falling backward. Or he reaches too far for a toy and goes to one side. But in that scenario, he usually just ends up on his tummy and then rolls to his back.
He's close to rolling from back to tummy. He rolls up onto his side, but then I think he realizes what will happen if he keeps going. haha.
He has been sleeping so much better at night! I get him down around 8 or 8:30 and he sleeps until 7 or 7:30 with one wake-up. Sometimes no wake-ups at all. Which brings me to a question: when your baby sleeps through the night, do you get up and pump, or just spend the night engorged until things calm down?
Oh, and I decided it was probably time to wean from the Woombie. I had the brilliant idea to do it cold turkey. After he screamed for an hour straight, with no end in sight, I nursed him and put the Woombie back on him. I unzipped it a little bit and have been doing that for a few nights. He seems to be doing well with gradually moving his arms out.
Baby boy had his check-up today. The stats are a little crazy. Head size: 44.2 cm and 68th percentile. Height: 26 1/4 inches and 45th percentile. Weight: 15 lbs 7 oz and 18th percentile. So, he doesn't sound very proportional, but he looks normal to me! As for that big head, it's to house his giant brain. haha. The doctor said his weight was fine, he's just lean. Random strangers keep telling me he's huge. He really isn't.
Anyway, this post is getting wordy, so I'll just finish off with a slew of super cute pictures of my half-a-year-old man!
He tried a lemon.
Swimming! Even though the water was too cold for Mommy, Nathaniel loved it!
Hanging out with Daddy.
Sweater vest!
He loves Chewbeads.
He will not stay in the wrap!
He started with his head at the opposite side. And the zipper on the Woombie was in front of him...
Daddy's hair is tasty!
He loves math!
He likes to sit up for a short time on his own.
Rockin' out.
Rompers are the best!
Riding in the cart was a little crazy...
Those cheeks!
He loves Daddy!
He just wants to drive already.
Workin' hard.
Carrots were not a hit...
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