Sad day for mommy!

Nate has had a runny nose for the past week or so. Not a big deal. Until, I get home from work and am informed that he was good today at miss Lisandra's house as long as he was being held and that he only napped for a total of 45 minutes all day. So of course when Chris got him home he crashed. Chris woke him for dinner and I got home in time for a little mommy TLC. Well, he was on FIRE when I picked him up. Yup, we dealt with on and off fevers all night and the crying that goes along with it. So off to the doctor we went and sure enough he has double ear infections and one of the ear drums ruptured. I feel so bad that it gets to the point of rupturing before he shows any signs of being sick. What a trooper he was when the doctor checked his ears...just a little wiggling and fussing. I got the prescriptions filled and off to the house. I got him a treat while we waited for the meds, spaghetti-o's for lunch. When we got home he was great and took the antibiotic fine. Then came the ear drops...I have never heard my child cry out in so much pain as he did when I put in the ear drops. I still have tears in my eyes about it. He is resting now and I just want to hold him all day. If I could only take the pain away. Sad day for mommy!

Toy: 1 Nate: 0

Yep thats right folks the toy won this battle. Again, just like the last one, this is not my fault. When it comes to a newly mobile child that is very interested in everything, injuries are bound to happen. Nate is getting better and better at his army crawl. He is quick. He shows no interest in crawling on hands and knees. What he wants is to stand and walk. We are just working on the whole balance issue. So when he is playing on the floor he tends to end up sitting on his knees trying to balance on the toy so he can stand. Well, that is what happened today. The toy just couldn't take it and fell over with Nate face planting into it. I didn't realize that he had made a mark on his face until later. Check out his right eye and he has a small mark and bump on his forehead. What a tough little bean!

9 months...I can't believe it!

Today Nate and I ventured to the doctor. 9 month check up time. First off I had a new form I had to fill out about his development. He passed and is right where he needs to be. While I was trying to fill out this paper in the waiting area I had to keep him from busting because he was climbing all over the toys and talking to everyone in the waiting area. All the people waiting were women so he was really hamming it up! I have truly convinced myself that Nate had actually gotten a little chunky. You should see his thunder thigh rolls! They are so cute I bite them and he laughs! Anyway...I was mistaken he is still REALLY skinny. 18 pounds 2 ounces. That folks puts him in the 10th percentile. YUP, he is still a string bean. I swear he really eats. I thought the fact that he eats the inside of his own taco at mexican had really helped him pork out. AT this rate I don't think he will ever be truly chunky. The nurse made me laugh though, after she weighed him I said that's it..and her resonpse was the apple doesn't fall from the tree and that I was tiny and that is why he is tiny. How sweet of her. That really makes all the sweating I do at the gym mean so much more! He is still tall 29 1/4 inches, The 75th percentile. So his height continues to be on the high end of the chart and I am afraid next time his weight will fall of the bottom of the chart! The doctor doesn't seem to be concerned and said I am feeding him the proper amount of food and formula...he is just skinny. He got a clean bill of health. It was a pretty uneventful check up. The only thing is that Nate is so wiggly I held him while she checked him out. So in the process of his exam I had to lay him in my lap and the doctor leaned over him check him out. Well, this put his feet right against her and he proceeded to pick up his feet and get them caught in the doctor scoop neck shirt and pulling it down. I felt really bad, she just laughed it off. How embarrassing, my child practically pulled her shirt down to her belly button! The only concern I had this time was that he gags all the time and spits up like a newborn. She relates this to a little bit of reflux. Since he is on his belly alot and falls over from sitting, this all contributes to more pressure on the belly and in turn means spit up. It should stop when his is walking more. Speaking of being mobile...Nate has mastered the army crawl. He uses his arms and his right big toe to scoot forward. His poor toe...he has rug burn. I got him cute little leather booties/shoes to help with the rug burn.

Becca and TJ's Wedding

SO my matron of honor duties are over. We made it through a fun and busy wedding day! The whole weekend was like a mini getaway for Chris and I. Thanks to Sandra and Mike for watching Nate for two nights!!! Apparently it took Nate a little longer than expected to get over the shock of us not being there, but the weekend turned out great and he behaved and got spoiled by his Nana and Papa. Friday started early for me, up for the bridal luncheon in Atlanta and then back home. Got my nails, toes and eyebrows done. Then Chris and I rushed to drop Nate off at Nana's. We were running a little late so we kind of dumped and ran. So Sorry Sandra. Then back to Atlanta for the rehearsal and rehearsal dinner. Maggiano's, yum! I have never been there before and it was great! Then home for the night. Wedding day...up early to get hair cut and styled and met with the mother of the bride and headed to meet with Becca, who I must say was very calm. Everyone got there hair and make-up done and drank mimosas. It was relaxing. Then all the girls got ready at Becca's and Katie M. had made the best snacks! Then to the church for pictures. Well we all know it is July and hot. Well we ended up taking pictures in the woods with the girls. We were out there for awhile...sweating and getting bitten by bugs! Hope the pictures turn out good. By the time we got back in the church I think my make-up had melted off!!! Then the ceremony and off to PARTY!!! Which we did!!! Sweating again!!! We danced for 3 hours straight!!! It was a great night!!! The next morning I was so excited to see my bean. I just ate him up! That was the longest I have been away from him. What a busy, fun, sweaty 2 days! Congrats to Becca and TJ!!

Fair Weather fan

This is a new quirk of Nate's. He only does this when he is tired, but it is really funny! Enjoy!

What's that...You want to see my new tooth?

after a living room picnic with mommy

his tooth is that little white area on his gum

their first "date"

Yep, that's right folks. It only to Nate eight months to get his first tooth. I didn't correlate the extra fussiness and wanting to only be with mommy until after the tooth broke through. My little bean is getting to be a big bean! Nate is also enjoying new snacks and real people food. At Mexican he eats beans and at home we give him anything that is small and he shows interest in. The latest favorite is goldfish crackers and fudgesicles. Probably not the healthiest of choices, but he enjoys them! He has also become interested in anything he can get his hands on! If it is in his reach he gonna get it and check it out. Nate is also already a super ladies man. When we go out if women talk to him he smiles and makes noises, if it is a man, he gets this serious face and becomes really quiet. Maybe it has to do with all the girls he hangs out with everyday. Nate's girlfriend (Natalie) and Melanie were out of town a week ago. When I was talking to his last Saturday morning I told him they were home and maybe we could go see them. When he saw both the girls he got so excited. It was too cute. He missed his girls! So they got to play together and Leslie took the two lovebirds on their first wagon ride together.

Fun in the sun!

hey, what's this thing?

hanging out in the lake

reading books with Cole

Just before a sneeze..HEHE!

Hanging out with TJ

This past weekend we had a lazy weekend spending time with family and friends. Saturday we had Becca and TJ over for a cookout. Nate really like him some TJ time and just chilled and watched some Braves with him. Sunday we headed up to the lake to see Nana and Papa. We were really excited to take Nate down to the water and let him get in. When we called Sandra we told her we would be leaving the house around 11am. Well, we left a little late. At 1130am I get a call from her on my cell asking where we were and how long it was going to be before we got there. She sounded slightly annoied and I thought something was wrong. She then proceded to tell me that she made the mistake of telling Cole that baby Nate was coming and he had asked every few minutes from when she told him until we got there where baby Nate was. I just laughed. When we got there Cole was so excited he ran up to the car to see Nate. I can't wait until Nate can really play with Cole. They will have so much fun together! Another first...Nate had learned to scream just for the heck of it!