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.

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!