Busy Bees...

The weather may not be cooperating with the concept of "spring," but we have been very busy here.  We have made several day trips, visited favorite places and new places, seen friends, gone to the dentist... you know, spring stuff.

Nate had his 6 month check up with the Dentist...  No cavities!

We made our semi-annual pilgrimage to Lancaster, PA

And went to the Franklin Institute for the first time.

First Day of School 2012

 

Catching Up -- Part 2

Nate and I took a trip to see my best friend in July.  She has a pool which was a huge deal to Nate.  Although it rained a lot of our trip we still had a good time... right up until Nate puked on me while we were in the pool... good thing we were among friends.

The obligatory stop at McDonalds on the way down

We played with Legos during the rainy times

Nate napped in the car

Nate didn't want a room by himself, so I made him a nest on the floor of my room

We had treats

And even a playdate

It was a good, but exhausting time!  Thanks MARY!

Midnight Golf Cart Rides

Ok, so it in not exactly midnight, but it was a golf cart ride at night... and Nate loved it!

Nate's A Party Machine

This past weekend, Nate went to Charlie Stern's 3rd Birthday party @ The Little Gym in Cherry Hill, NJ.  He had a blast playing with all the other little kids, and loved all the different obstacles upon which he could crawl and climb.

I'm going up on this!

Are these parallel bars IOC standard?

And one of the cutest sights was when Charlie & Nate were hugging and kissing each-other.  Is this the next power couple after Branjolina and the Beckhams?

Mwah!

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.

Here Fishy Fishy Fishy

Today, we took Nate to the Adventure Aquarium in Camden, NJ to meet our friends Amy and Marc and their two son's Seth and Zach. I did not really think that nate was going to get a whole lot out of this particular trip but he does enjoy watching the world around him from his stroller so we forged ahead. At one point he was getting fussy, so Jon took him out of his stroller and held him up to a tank with fish from a coral reef. He pressed his little hands to the plexiglass and watched each brightly colored fsh as it swam by... it was very cute.

Morty the Monkey

I love you Morty!

How did you get over there?

You're so funny Morty!

Look, I can make a monkey face too!

In all seriousness...

With tomorrow being our last day in the hospital (fingers crossed), I have to just say again how great the Riddle Memorial Hospital Birth Center & NICU staff has been. I don't know that Molly or I would have been able to deal with the circumstances of Nate's birth. They are Nate's extended family and can't wait to bring him back for a visit over the coming years to let them continue to share in his life.

We have friends who's children spend time in the NICU and with them we can only sympathize with them again as we understand what they dealt with, even if on a smaller scale, and appreciate their support.

To our families & all our friends who've been there for us the past week, visited, called, texted, etc...it has meant a lot to us and we can't wait to have you over to meet Nate!

Thank You!

ps: Molly hasn't seen any of this blog yet (no internet access at the hospital; I've been reading everything to her each night) but I promise she'll be a regular contributer soon. And I'll try to keep any serious entries to a minimum and work on the humor as much as possible.