More milestones!

Seriously? Where has time gone? Where is my teeny, tiny little baby?? He's huge! Nate recently celebrated his six month birthday. He decided to do it with a bang. He got his first tooth last Saturday. He followed it up with tooth number two on Sunday. You can now see the teeth as they are making their way up and out! Crazy! 

 Nate at five months. I don't think I ever got around to posting this one!

 Six months with Mr. Potato Head!

I chopped off his feet, but I thought his smile was cute in this one!

He has been sitting up for awhile now and he has also been rolling over from back to belly. Well, he finally decided it was time to roll from belly to back. This is great for him considering how much he hates tummy time! 


Also, the child goes through 3-4 jars of baby food each day and is growing like a weed! I'm anxious to take him to his six month appointment just so I can see how much he has grown! We got a notice Friday telling us that Nate is about to be moved out of the Infant A room into Infant B with the bigger kiddos. What!?!?! I'm not sure I'm ready for that!!!


We also had Nate's six month photo shoot this past week. He is a huge ham. He laughed and grinned the entire time. His mood was so much better than the three month pictures! She got a ton of great pictures as Nate hammed it up. Below are some of my favorites from the shoot!

Nate has taken a great liking to Moose. So much so that he was in the "Johnny Jump Up" the other day and decided to take a few steps to get to the cat. Moose needs to be on the watch. There is a bulls-eye on his back and as soon as Nate is mobile he will be gunning for the kitty!

Nate was reaching for Moose in this picture. Moose moved right as I was taking the picture. He was on Nate's mat tempting the child!

Matt and I are truly blessed with this little booger! I still look at him sometimes and wonder why the hospital allowed me to take him home given our lack of qualifications, but I think Nate has trained us well so far!! Here's to another great six months!

Water, water everywhere!

This has been somewhat of a crazy week. It started off great. Nate had his six month pictures made on Monday as we enjoyed a long weekend. Tuesday was rolling along wonderfully. Matt got off work early, he cooked, chores were being done, and then chaos ensued. We had a pipe burst in our bathroom and it flooded the bathroom, master closet, master bedroom, and the hallway. Can you say ugh? The carpet people arrived to start the water removal process around 7:15. It was a mess. The carpet was literally floating above the carpet padding in our bedroom. We had to move all of our furniture into Nate's room. Thankfully his room and the living room were spared. All of the furniture wouldn't fit so they had to put some of it up on little styrofoam blocks to keep it off of the soggy carpet. They pulled up the carpet and removed all of the padding. They set up fans to blow under the carpets and said they would return on Wednesday. So, Matt, Nate, and I packed up and headed to a hotel. Fun times. Nate was so tired, but wide awake due to the commotion. Bless his sweet little heart. He ended up sleeping in a chair Tuesday night because the hotel did not have cribs. Please don't be outraged. He was actually comfy in the chair. It had tall sides and a high back. I pushed it against the bed and he slept soundly.


I left work a little early on Wednesday to return home and try to sort through some of the wet mess while Nate was still at daycare. Matt was on call Wednesday night so I had to do it quickly. I got the shoes sorted out, wet clothes out of the closet, and cleared a path to Nate's crib. He and I were going to brave the fans Wednesday night. He slept in his crib, I slept on the couch, and Matt slept at Shands. The carpet was still damp when they came to check it during the day so we weren't getting life back to normal until Thursday.

The dryers were insanely loud. 

Our bedroom. 

The dehumidifier they brought in to remove moisture. 

Where it all started.

I was hoping they would come Thursday while I was at work and check the carpet. No luck. They came instead at 5pm. Those guys knew what they were doing because within 2 hours they had the new padding down, carpet restretched, and furniture back in place. Good deal. Matt and I decided to put things in Nate's room and deal with it over the weekend.

Houston, we have a tooth!

Poor Nate has been teething for quite sometime now. Actually, a few months. Well, yesterday all of his hard work and drooling paid off. He has a tooth!! It is not completely in yet, but you can definitely feel the little dagger points poking out of his gums. In fact, it looks like he might have another coming in close behind this first one! We noticed on Friday that he was being abnormally fussy and somewhat inconsolable. Friday night I had to put him down while he was still screaming and fussing. He woke up Saturday morning in somewhat of a foul mood and around lunchtime Matt noticed that there was something sharp in his mouth! He was pretty fussy yesterday afternoon and gave Matt fits. Finally, around 8pm Nate decided he wanted to cuddle. So, we settled in and watched Just Go With It with Adam Sandler and Jennifer Aniston. It was pretty funny! Matt, Nate, and I laughed a lot. Nate crashed out around 9pm and slept until about 8am. He has been a sweet baby all day today and I'm hoping the worst of the teething is over for now. Maybe cutting through the gums is the worst part?? I'm hoping! 

Nate wore himself out jumping and crying. 

It's hard being a baby!

Minimal tears were shed...

Nate started daycare this past week and it was very hard for me to leave him. I kept thinking about all of the time we had together over the past 5 months and how he was going to change so much while I was away at work. I was going to miss hanging out with him, feeding him, listening to him laugh and talk, and all of the other fun things we would do together in a day; but, on the other hand, I was going back to work. I was going to make new friends, get out of the house for awhile, and teach. I prepared myself as best as I could for last Monday and guess what? We survived! Nate was extremely happy Monday morning (even though I had to wake him up!) and when we walked in to his room he was smiling and ready to play. 

Nate ready to go on his first day of daycare!

He was smiling and talking to me the whole morning!

He sat at the table and was playing with the other kids as I was putting away his supplies. He was so cute! Then, another 'new to daycare' mom came in to leave her little girl. She was also a teacher and it was her child's first time to be in daycare as well. I had someone to bond with! I will admit that I did shed a few tears Monday and Tuesday, but they were minimal! Nate got a great note from his teacher and over the course of the week, I became a little more comfortable leaving him. It also helped knowing there was another mom right there in my shoes. We would chat in the mornings as we left the kiddos and the time away from him flew by. I missed him horribly while he was in daycare, but overall he seemed very happy.


My goal this year is to be as productive as possible during the school day so that I can leave as early as possible to go pick him up! I hate the fact that he's there for 9 - 9.5 hours a day, but I'm going to be sure and enjoy the time we do have together.

Sweet Home Alabama

Nate and I traveled back to Alabama for a few days last week. We had a fun time and Nate got to meet a lot of new people! He did very well for his first plane ride and adjusted to his new surroundings at my parents house quickly. We flew in on Saturday and the adventure began!

Nate at the terminal for his first plane ride!

The plane!

Nate got to meet my grandmother. (and Bella)

He started falling asleep at her house every night so I dressed him in his pjs before going down there!

He found her bed very comfy!

On Sunday we took a trip to the Tennessee Aquarium with Jeffery, Chanlee, and Indiana. Nate liked looking at all the fish!

Nate also got a kick out of Indiana's swing! We're going to have to get him one.

He loved it so much he fell asleep in there a few times!

My dad came home from work one day as we were going outside and Nate got to sit in the bucket truck!

He liked hanging out with my dad!

Nate also liked sitting in my dad's recliner!

Happy baby! 

He hung out some with Uncle Jeffery.

It just so happened that we were in town at the same time as Indy's first birthday party. We partied hard with Indy and Nate got to meet a few more people!

Indy had a pirate themed birthday. This is the cake that Chanlee and I made. 

 The birthday boy! He was too busy to pose for pictures!

Nate took a liking to my uncle, Randy, while we were up there. He hung out with Randy a lot at the party!

Indy loved his smash cake!

The party was at the Falls and Nate was very interested in the falling water. I couldn't get him to turn around for anything!

My grandmother, Nate, and me!

My dad, grandmother, and Nate.

This child never slows down! This was the best shot I could get of him in his birthday outfit.

Indy and my dad are big buds!

At the airport in Jacksonville after arriving home.

Nate was such a trooper on our trip! His days were packed with lots of things to do and people to play with. He was awake during take off and landing on the ride back, but slept for the ride. When we landed he was in a great mood and hung out while we waited on our luggage. It was lightning within a 3 mile radius of the airport so we had to wait for that to pass before they would take the luggage off the plane. We had a great time visiting with people, but I know Matt was glad for us to be home! Nate was excited to see his daddy and they played for awhile Monday night. Now it's time to settle in for a new routine. While I was out of town I got a call offering me a job. I will be teaching third grade this fall. I'm excited, but a little nervous. I've never taught third grade so it will be a new experience for me. Also, I'm a little (more like a lot) sad that I have to put Nate in daycare. He'll do fine, but I'm sad that our summer is quickly coming to an end! Have a great weekend!

It's bananas! B-A-N-A-N-A-S!

We have entered the world of whole foods. Nate was given the green light at his four month check up (yes, I know he's almost five months now) to eat fruits. I can add in vegetables in a few weeks when he hits five months. He was not so crazy about apples, but we have found a hit with bananas. He now gets food three times a day! My little man is growing up so fast! 

 Waiting patiently

 Bracing for impact

 Not a huge fan of the bitter apples

 Not so eager for the next bite

He fought the spoon a little 

Glad it's over