Tummy Time!

Look at that sweet boy! Aunt Jennifer has his outfit coordinated with the blanket. How stinkin' cute is that?!?!

Jinx

So I shouldn't have said anything about Nathan being punctual. In the words of Julia Roberts in Pretty Woman, "Big mistake. Big. Huge"

Yea, so this morning he woke up at 12:30 and again at 4:05. What's up with that? I hope we don't have a repeat tonight (or anytime in the near future).

But then again, with a face like this...

how can a momma be mad?

***Photo taken by Aunt Jennifer. Thank you very much. It melts my heart!

Nathan joined Girlfriend Nikki, Aunt Jennifer & me (Mommy) for lunch at Brake Pad. He loves hanging with the girls.

Anyway, notice the cute outfit he's wearing. Girlfriend Nikki bought that for him. And so in honor of lunch with Girlfriend Nikki, he wore it just for her. What can I say? He's thoughtful like that.

The Kid is Punctual

So my friend Carl recommended the book Babywise. He promised that I wouldn't regret it. And so far I haven't. That's because Nathan is on a schedule. It works for us. He feeds at or about 6 am, 9 am, 12 pm, 3 pm, 6 pm, and 9 pm. You can set your watch to his hungry cries.

And while he's on a schedule, sometimes he veers off. No big deal though. I know he'll fix it soon enough. Like yesterday..

Yesterday he woke at 8 am and fed. Totally skipped the 6 am feeding. (Thank you, God. I needed the sleep!) Anyway, he ate at 8 am and I dropped him off at his Great Grandmother's at 8:45. I told her he was "off schedule" but that he would get himself back on track before I returned at 4:30. Sure enough, the boy wanted a bottle at 11:50 and again at 3:05. This kid is like me... on time!

And then today, Girlfriend Nikki watched him. Nikki & I talked on the phone during my afternoon commute so she could fill me in with the details of the day. (She had a date tonight, so she needed to leave as soon as I arrived home.) Based on our conversation and the clock, I knew that he would be eating soon. Wouldn't you know it... I walked in the door at 5:59, and at 6:00 Nathan started his hungry cry. Like I said, the kid is punctual!

Now we are anxiously awaiting the day that Nathan drops the 3 am feeding. Hopefully it will happen before he starts daycare on August 3rd. Keep your fingers crossed!

Justa Swingin'

We have a really nice swing that was a gift from my aunt. (Thank you, Stacey.) I mean really nice. So nice that Nathan doesn't want to swing in it. Lovely, huh? I am hoping that he will grow to love it.

Meanwhile, he loves the Fisher Price swing that Meme got as a hand-me-down from Kim, her neighbor. (Thank you, Kim.) He swings in it. He sleeps in it. He stares at you in it. The boy really loves this swing.

I have no idea what the difference is, but Nathan sure does. Maybe he'll tell me one of these days.

HOV

I have had a carpool buddy these past two days. His name is Nathan. I am his chauffeur.

This was what I saw in my rear view mirror today. Isn't he cute?

I'm going to miss my carpool buddy tomorrow... and the HOV lane.

9 to 5

Today was my first day back at work. It was bittersweet. I enjoy work, but I missed my sweet boy. I told Todd last night that I will take Nathan's picture every day and blog at least a little bit just so I always remember everything about him. I'm afraid I'll lose some of those sweet memories if I don't.

Anywho... Nathan stayed with Great Grandmother today. She said he was a perfect angel. But with a face like this, can he be anything else?

I am told that he ate on schedule, pooped on schedule, played on schedule, and slept on schedule. OK, so the pooping on schedule may or may not be true, but I thought it was funny.

He will spend tomorrow with her also, and then it's Girlfriend Nikki's turn on Wednesday! I don't know who's more excited, Nathan or Nikki.

Oh, the photo above was taken tonight. He'll be six weeks old tomorrow. Look how well he holds that sweet head up. Such a strong boy!

What are you looking at?

I just had to post this photo. Hope you laugh out loud!

(Double right click to see the photo a little bit bigger. Now smile!)

Wild Hair

Just a sweet photo of Nathan showing off his wild hair.

The adorable outfit was a gift from Grandma. Thanks to her, Nathan has some of the cutest "Sunday best" church clothes. I forgot to take a photo of last Sunday's precious outfit. If he still fits in it in the coming days (the boy is growing like a weed), I'll take a photo and post it. It really is a cute outfit.

4th of July

Us @ Maryalyce's

Nathan's 4th of July outfit... a gift from Meme

The guys @ the fireworks

We went here. We went there. We went everywhere!

Our 4th of July was a busy one. We started our celebrations at Lynn & Dave's with a cook-out, then returned to Happyville to visit with friends and neighbors at Maryalyce's. J.J. & Stephanie joined us for East Point's fireworks, which we watched from the East Point MART parking lot. (BTW, this was a lot easier & more enjoyable than watching them from the common ground lawn. A definite "must do" for future years.)