Nathan Update

It has been a while since I have given an update on Nathan. Things have been hectic around here between going to Houston, getting sick, and packing for our big move (only 2 and 1/2 more weeks!) I figured that I would just write a quick post about all the growing up Nathan has done in the past little while.

About a month and a half ago we started him on solids. Yay! He was a good solid food eater from day 1! He liked the rice cereal alright, but absolutely loved the Oatmeal!



That is...until he discovered vegetables! We started him on veggies a few weeks ago. He has built up his vegetable repertoire to include green beans, carrots, and peas, and he seems to love each one we introduce to him better than the last. He constantly whines while we feed him, not because he doesn't want to eat, but because we can't get it in his mouth fast enough!


He finally doesn't freak out when he is on his belly anymore. He is very good at rolling from his back to his tummy, but for a while he would cry and cry until someone rolled him back over. I am happy to report that just today he figured out how to roll from tummy to back! Woo hoo! No more having to go roll him over when he wakes up in the middle of his nap on his tummy!


He is also working on sitting up on his own.


If he really focuses he can do it, but most of the time he gets too excited by something or tries to reach for a toy and then...


His hands are like little magnets. He grabs anything and everything that is within his reach, and even a few things that I could have sworn were NOT in his reach!



and its not long before it ends up in his mouth.


I am pretty sure he is teething, in fact it looks like he has a tooth that might be coming in soon. It has made him a bit grumpy at times and it just breaks my heart to know that he is in pain. But it's not long before he is back smiling again.


For Nathan's first Thanksgiving we began by watching Curtis play in the ward Turkey Bowl.


Then I attempted a traditional turkey dinner, which was quite an accomplishment because I was pretty sick.


Believe it or not this kid just gets cuter every day! I don't know if I will ever get over how adorable he is!! He is growing up so fast!


I am so thankful to have such an amazing, adorable, healthy, happy child. He is the perfect addition to our little family.

Arlena's Wedding

Last week Nathan and I went to Houston for 5 days to go to my best friend Arlena's wedding. Unfortunately, I didn't take too many pictures because I kept forgetting that I brought a camera. We had a rockin' good time though! I must say that Arlena might possibly be the most beautiful bride that I have ever seen! I thought I would put up some pictures for those of you that know Arlena and weren't able to go!

Arlena and Leila Dance Dance Reving it up at the bachelorette party

Arlena sporting her "Bachelorette" tiara and sash at the bowling alley

The wedding day November 21, 2009

Arlena getting her groove on

Drue and his posse AKA The Village People

Everything was absolutely beautiful. I am so happy for my girl!! The only sad part is that this probably means that she won't come visit me as often :(

A Lost Voice

Yesterday as I was getting ready for the trunk-or-treat Nathan woke up an hour early from his usual 1 1/2 - 2 hour nap. Of course, he was still tired and cranky and refused to go back to sleep. He screamed bloody murder for the next hour and a half until we got in the car to go to the trunk-or-treat. That night his voice was a bit hoarse.

Nathan is very good at his bedtime routine. Every night he eats, burps, gets a clean diaper, and then we read a book (and when Curtis isn't here to hear me) we sing a song. Yes, I mean "we" he likes to join in on the singing. After that he gets his 12 kisses and its time for the crib. He then likes to talk to himself for about 5 minutes before falling asleep.

I had to record him talking to himself last night with his slightly hoarse voice. It may sound like he is whining, but trust me he is smiling and happy. This video is completely black because it is night and the lights are off, but be sure to turn up your speakers to hear his little squeeks!

(This is probably boring but what can I say? I'm a new mom and I think that every little thing is sooooooooo cute!)

Trunk or Treat

For Halloween this year I decided to make mine and Curtis' costumes revolve around Nathan's. As you already know, Nathan was a monkey (which turned out to look more like a bear since his tail fell off and got lost). Since I knew I would be carrying my little monkey around all night at the church's Trunk-or-Treat party, I decided to be a tree. This is the best picture I was able to get. I took it in the mirror as I was heading out the door. (Most people thought I was Mother Earth and Nathan was a Bear).



I considered adding a green wig to the costume, but after I put it on I quickly remembered exactly why I don't have short hair.



Curtis, unfortunately, got to the trunk-or-treat just in time to see everyone cleaning up. We must have missed each other on the road as I was leaving and he was coming. However, we did make sure to snap a couple pictures once he got home.





This will probably conclude our Halloween festivities for the year. I will most likely spend the night sitting at home trying not to eat all the candy that is meant for the trick-or-treaters while Curtis has another 12 hour or more day at work. Party!

Sweet Victory!!

When Curtis and I were engaged I went to DI almost every day for weeks to find a set of couches for us. I was lucky enough to one day stumble upon a decent couch and love seat for only $45, however they were nowhere near my dream couches. Those couches have been good to us for about 2 years, however, around June they decided that they had had enough. It seemed like every time I looked there was a new rip in the cushions.

(the bottoms of all the cushions have rips too, this is the best way to arrange the cushions in order to show the least amount of taring)

So in July I started shopping around for new couches. I finally fell in love with this amazing two tone sectional. It had everything that both Curtis and I wanted. It had a hide-a-bed, it reclined, it had a removable corner wedge so that it could be just a couch and love seat, it was deep enough for Curtis but not too deep for me....it was perfect! Well, almost perfect, the only thing that didn't work for us was the $1600 price tag. I decided to look at every furniture store I could find, including online stores to find a better price for the sectional. I was disappointed to see that $1600 was a ridiculously good price for this sectional, I wasn't able to find another price under $2000. So, sadly, Curtis and I decided that we could not afford $1600 couches at this point in time. However, our old couches HAD to be replaced. Slip covers were so expensive plus they just didn't look good on this couch. I decided to watch craigslist for anyone who was selling a cheap, decent pair of couches. I probably checked for new listings about 15 times a day for every day for the last 3 months. Then, Monday night I decided to expand my search to the Tuscon area (which is about an hour and 15 minute drive). There was a much bigger selection, about 300 furniture listings a day, as opposed to our 20 listings in Sierra Vista. I checked the listing Monday night and didn't find much. Then, on Tuesday afternoon after checking the listings for the 4th time that day I saw a new listing for a sectional. I clicked the listings and beheld a picture of the very sectional that I had been dreaming about for 3 months! The title of the post was "Sectional Service -$300" I about flipped out. I called the guy 3 times only to get an answering machine, I also called Curtis and had him call as well. Curtis eventually talked to the guy and he informed Curtis that the sectional was only couple years old and in pretty good condition, it just had one tare at the very bottom of one of the recliners. Fortunatley, the next day was Curtis' day off so we borrowed a friend's truck and headed off to Tucson to check out the sectional.

When we got to the house there were a couple of other women looking at the sectional. I about screamed, there was no way that we were going to get this close only to lose out on buying the sectional by minutes. We informed the seller that we wanted to buy the sectional before the other ladies had made up their minds. The seller said "well that settles it". WOO HOO!!!! It took 2 trips to get the sectional back to our house, but it was totally worth it! Miracles happen!



The sectional doesn't fit in the house we are renting so we have the wedge off to the side. However, we are moving into our new house in a couple of months and I already have the perfect place for it!

Looking for ideas

My old roommate Arlena asked for my help coming up with ideas for wedding favors. She wants something personalized with their names, and it has to be cute! Has anyone seen any that they liked? Any ideas are welcome.

(Sorry if this was a disappointingly short post, but I promise, there will be more soon!)

Halloween Pictures

Here are the pictures from Nathans photo session today. I went to Sears and got a free Halloween Collage and a free 8 x 10, plus no session fee!! Woo woo!! I am so bad at picking which pictures I like best, because I usually just like whatever one I am looking at! So, I have 48 hours to change my mind and add or take away or switch any pictures that I ordered. I thought I would find out what the consensus was because I am so indecisive! All the pictures are numbered, so if you don't mind, please tell me your top 4 favorite pictures (because there are 4 in the collage). Order them from 1-4 please. Thanks a million! Enjoy!

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