Happy 5 Months!!!

October 26... 5 months old!

October 26... 5 months old!

• Nathan "found" his foot yesterday, October 25.
• Started eating solids on September 28. (So far bananas are his favorite!)
• Loves to roll. Left to right, right to left. Belly to back, back to belly... doesn't matter!
• Loves hanging out in his exersaucer. We call it "the circus" because it has a circus theme.
• Loves taking long naps with Mommy.
• Loves taking long baths with Daddy. (He may be part fish!)
• Loves to talk, sing, squeal, laugh with delight & abandon. The best is his laugh when I say "I love you!" (The best!)
• Loves joining us at the kitchen table. Loves feeding himself & watching us feed ourselves.
• Loves everyone & everything!

More Food Photos

Carrots... October 25, 2009... lunch

Such a big boy helping us feed him. And while you can't see it in these photos, he actually has carrots in his ears. How does he do that?

Montage

Feeding himself & helping Daddy feed him... October 25, 2009... breakfast

Prunes... October 25, 2009... snack

Butternut squash... October 21, 2009... dinner

Silly Sippy

For a couple of weeks now, Nathan has been helping us feed him. He'll grab the bottle, yank it out, & then try to put it back in. Sometimes he's lucky, but most of the time he almost puts his eye out or sticks it up his nose. Give him credit though. At least he's in the right vicinity!

Well, tonight I decided to let him practice with his sippy cup. It's a lot shorter than his bottles, & the handles make it super easy for him to hold. He did an AWESOME job of holding it, & he even managed to get it in his mouth 2 or three times. WAY TO GO NATHAN!!!

Enjoy the photos...

It's official...

I'm a soccer mom!

My new ride... Chrysler Pacifica

Nathan buckled in & ready for his first ride!

Since Nathan's stroller did not fit in my car trunk, that meant that Nathan & I had to borrow Todd's SUV if we wanted to go anywhere other than Publix &/or Target, which meant that Todd wasn't able to do his weekend projects.

And since it only made sense, I got a cross-over. It's smaller than an SUV but without the label of "mini-van." Gasp. No way could I have driven a mini-van.

In case you didn't catch it...

Last weekend's activities were brought to you by the letter "P"

Pajamas & Pancakes

Sunday morning we enjoyed pancakes @ IHOP with Meme & PopPop. As an added bonus, Nathan got to wear his pajamas (& pumpkin bib from the day before... shhh).

Pop

Nathan meet his Pop this past weekend as well. After our trip to Burt's Farm, we continued north to Hiawassee (my second most favorite place on earth) to visit with Pop. We hoped to celebrate Pop's 80th birthday with him a few weeks ago, but our schedules didn't work. I am so glad Nathan & Pop got to finally meet.

PS... How many times did I say "Pop" in that one paragraph??? Four; five if you count the title!

Pumpkin Patch

This past Saturday we visited Burt's Pumpkin Farm in the North Georgia mountains. A definite must if you have small children! We had a great time picking out some pretty & some wicked looking pumpkins. Just see for yourself...

Look what we found in the pumpkin patch!

Our Little Pumpkin

Halloween Candy

Dear Twix & Snickers,

Why must you be so yummy? Why must you call my name? Don't you know I am trying to lose these last five pounds of baby weight?

So, if you don't mind, the next time I am at my mom's & I walk past the HUGE bag of you little sweet treats, please don't speak to me. Seriously.

Thank you in advance for your cooperation.

CA