Holidays 2008

So for Nate's first holidays, he cleaned up.  Here you can see a few pics of his first Chanukah and Christmas.

So this is a dreidel, neat.

Woah, cool!

I'm gonna get it!

Wow, look at that present!

What's more fun that wrapping paper?

Toys rule!

Nate Meets a Puppy -- Part II

A few days later, another one of my co-workers brought her almost 9 week old black lab puppy in so that we could all meet him. I brought Nate in too, so that he could see the puppy. This meeting was less than successful. Nate was WAY more interested in the handle on the puppy's crate than the puppy himself. Although Nate did stick his finger in the puppy's crate and the puppy nibbled on him which Nate found thoroughly enjoyable!

These are all terrible pictures I apologize!

Nate sticking his fingers in the crate and being nibbled

Edward the puppy meets Nate the baby

Nate playing with the handle of the crate

Nate Meets a Puppy -- Part I

One of my co-workers found this cute little Hallmark puppy for Nate. When you press the puppy's front paw, he barks Jingle Bells and wags his tail. I think it is hysterical... Nate was intrigued but unsure.

Nate Meets the Chritmas Tree

In walks trouble...

This weekend Nate has started walking with his toys.  Won't be long now.  We're in for some trouble.

What does a one-handed clap sound like?

Even if it doesn't have a sound, the motion Bart made is something Nate does now....  he waves goodbye!  Yep, seems he was having fun with Aunt Meredith Saturday and decided he'd start waving.

Not as Simpsons quote-worthy, but Nate also decided to mimic Meredith's banging on the table, like ancient drum-messaging.  Too cute.

Update

Nate had a checkup today. Apparently our little man has been busy because he grew 1.5" and gained 2 pounds (that makes 20 pounds and 27.5" long). All other fronts are A-Ok and he is developing right on schedule.

Hi!

Can I have the camera?

Please?

Ok, take my picture then...

Baby it's Cold Outside

Onwards and Upwards... Part 2

From the bottom...




To the top!

Onwards and Upwards...

Nate surprised us all today by taking off up the stairs. It was a surprise because he has never tackled more than one stair before and we were in the middle of a diaper change!

Election Day 2008

And remember: Vote Nate in 2048

Feliz Dia De Los Muertos

Happy Halloween!

Nate's first Halloween and he's showing his true self (or so we're learning).

And the look wouldn't be complete without his tail.

9 Months of Nate

Nate is 9 months old today. Who can believe it, it has gone by so fast. Things are progressing nicely although it seems to me that they are picking up the pace a little bit.

Nate has not one, but two teeth on the bottom.

He is crawling, actually, really crawling now as evidenced by his following me from our bedroom down the hallway and into the bathroom yesterday.

He is pulling up on EVERYTHING! This has led to a couple of bumps and bruises when he pulls himself up on things that are hard and like to bite little boys (like the cast iron foot board on our bed).

He has started cruising, not just around pieces of furniture, but from one piece to the other. And being the very brave boy that he is, he is letting go more and more and standing supported!

The other day he went from sitting on the floor, to sticking his little butt up in the air (think downward facing dog) to standing unsupported... I was amazed at his strength.

His hand eye coordination has gotten much better thanks to Gerber puffs (AKA baby crack), Cheerios, and freeze dried apple pieces. If it is on the try of his high chair and it is little, he is going to pinch it and put it in my mouth.

Way to go, little man!

The Philadelphia Zoo

Jon and I took Nate to the Philadelphia Zoo for the first time today. We went with our friends Anthony, Lisa, and Sophia. I don't know how much Nate actually got out of his first visit to American's first zoo, but he did pay an awful lot of attention to the pigeons.

Here we are, Daddy, Mommy, and Nate in front of the leaping gazelle fountain.

A Little Hef in the Making

Hugh Hefner lookout:  there's a new playboy on the scene!

Its Robe-Time Baby!

Thanks Aunt Dawn!  I love it!

Teeth!

It was confirmed today by grandma and grandpa... Nate has teeth!

Well, he has teeth coming in... two on the bottom that we could see.

The Laundress's Apprentice

Hi Ho SIlver.... AWAY!

Since standing was so easily accomplished, why not horseback riding like mommy!

Stand and Deliver

Nate decided that it was time to get a different perspective on the world and pulled himself up to standing today. He had done that once or twice in the past but never consistently which is was doing today. Once he was standing he decided that one hand was good enough.


He looks pretty pleased with himself, doesn't he?

Happy kid

7 Month Check Up

Nate had his 7 month check up yesterday with Dr. Bullock. He weighed in at a whopping 18 pounds and 26.5" long. I knew he had gained weight, but 2.5 pounds in a month was more than I expected.

He was otherwise in great condition both physically and developmentally, which did my heart good to hear.

This was a tough month for Nate. He was in the emergency room at A.I. Dupont twice for what turned out to be a nasty case of constipation (who knew? the kids poops four times a day!). To get that diagnosis however he was x-rayed and poked and prodded, and stuck 10 times trying to get an IV started (which they never did his veins kept blowing out). He had an NG tube put in, was given an enema... it was a very traumatic time.

After we got the constipation under control Nate got brochitis and was on antibiotics for a week.

Poor little guy!

So you can imagine how excited I was to hear that he had grown, gained weight, and was healthy!

Just Playin'

Look who's happy to play in his crib this morning.

This Isn't Fox's Jail Break

We walk into Nate's room to find the crafty little tyke making a breakout when the guards aren't around.  Just pulled himself up, and when we walked in, appeared to be waving to us.  I ran to get my camera before he fell (Molly was there supervising).

Needless to say we lowered the crib mattress a notch.  I'm thinking we'll be lowering it to the bottom tonight, just to be proactive.

On the Move

Nate isn't officially crawling yet, bue he gets where he wants to go... in this case to the camera.