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.

E A G L E S... Eagles!

Daddy and Nate watching the Eagles season/home opener.

(Notice the matching outfits)


The excitement was too much for the little guy and he
conked out before the first quarter was over.

Master of the Shopping Cart

This is the first time Nate rode in the shopping cart like a big boy!

Happy Mommy, Happy Baby

I don't post many pictures of myself because I do not like how I photograph,
but my many chins seem pretty well under control in this one.

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.

6 Month Update

Nate had his 6 month check up today (even thought he is almost 7 months old). He is meeting all of his developmental milestones which is good and weighed in at 15 pounds and 26 inches long.

Nate has consistently been in the 10th percentile on the height/eight charts which I could care less about. As long as he is growing who cares what percentile he is in. As Dr. Bullock said today... "He isn't going to be the tallest kid in the class" but with parents who are 5'3" and 5'4" he never really had an hopes of being tall anyway.

Watch Out Dick Tracy, Here Comes...

Prune Face!!!!


(Nate decided to feed himself tonight)

Happy Baby

To Catch a (Canine) Thief

Ok, many of you know what its like having a dog in a house with a baby. Baby things are typically new found dog toys. Introduce Beo, Nate's big puppy.

So Beo has been stealing Nate's stuff for a while now. He loves pacifiers. Typically he'll find one, pick it up and come up to us all wiggly and overly lovey-dovey. That's our cue to find he has something he shouldn't in his mouth. A quick "Beo drop it" and the little green prize bounces, sloberly, on the floor.

Sometimes we get a lucky break in the case. Instead of the usual "Snatch & Grab" job, Beo has to show more cunning in executing his caper. Maybe he has but seconds to grab it before being detected or must execute an extended tongue-reach given remote placement. The master thief grabs it delicately by the smallest of edges and runs.

When he's gingerly in retrieving the goods, it usually presents the cutest site. And for once daddy's camera was handy to document the perfect crime. Below is an un-retouched photo; no editing was done. This was not staged. This is what it looks like when you catch a thief:

How cute is that???

Note: Nate's other puppy Jax is much better mannered and does not steal his stuff. Thank you Jax!

Hanging Out with Daddy

And one with Mommy for good measure...

All Jumped Out

Nate Sits!

For the first time on his own!

My mom is not supporting him in any way, just so you know.

In Honor of Shark Week on the Discovery Channel...

I give you Shark Boy!

Professional Football

We think Nate may have a career in professional football. Not as a player... but as the ball itself since he LOVES to be carried like one.

6 Months!!!

Nathan Wolf is 6 months old today!


And he is pretty happy about it!

Momsicle

It has been so HOT lately that I thought Nate deserved a frosty treat... a momsicle. For those of you who don't know, a momsicle is a popsicle made out of frozen breast milk. Nate wanted it and didn't want it all at the same time. I am sure it tasted good to him but he was unsure about the temperature. In the end, I think he liked it and even tried holding it himself.

Hummm... what is this?

I dont think I like this!

Well, maybe one more try...

Ok,maybe this isn't so bad when I can do it myself!

5 1/2 Months of Nate

At Nate's last doctor's appointment our little man weighed in at 14 pounds and 25.5 inches long. Wow! He hit all of his 5 month milestones and is otherwise in great shape.

He has expanded his palate beyond rice cereal and breast milk to include apples, pears, peaches, oatmeal, barley, green beans, peas, sweet potatoes and butternut squash. He LOVES them all. In fact he hasn't found a food he doesn't like.

He has also started to play peek-a-boo. When someone ducks behind something and then pops out and says "Peek-a-boo!" Nate ducks down and pops back up at the same time. He doesn't actually say "peek-a-boo" but he giggles hysterically.

It is so amazing to see this little guy acquire all of these new skills.

Here are a few pics of Nate at 5.5 months:

Hard at work

Here, let me do it!

Do I have something on my face?

Nate Wolf Like to Jump... Jump!

5 Months of Nate

At 5 months Nate has developed a few new skills. He can transfer a toy from one hand to the other, he can tuck his knees up under him and propel himself forward (sometimes), he can crab walk by arching his back and digging in his heels, and he is learning to drink water from a sippy cup. Amazing!

Nate at 5 Months

Here is Nate as seen through the eyes (and lens) of an 8 year old.
A friend's daughter took this picture... boy is she a good photographer!

Thanks Lauren!

More of Nate Eating...

Ok, so he is trying to eat his high chair, but it was too cute not to post.

First Father's Day

So for daddy's first Father's Day, I showed him how I'm so his kid! I gave his childhood lovie a squish.

Storybook Time

Every night before bed Mommy reads me stories.

Let the feeding begin!

For a week now we've been eating food! Yep, honest to goodness food. Ok, so its not Wiz Wit yet, but its a start. Here are the pics of Nate's first food experience - rice cereal.

What the heck?

Again?

Ok, let me help!

I'm diggin this.  Don't stop!

Mmmm, finger, er hand licking good!