Tuesday, February 24, 2009

HAPPY 1ST BIRTHDAY!!!





Nash turned one year old on February 23rd!  We celebrated with friends and family on Sunday with a big Elmo cookie and ice cream.  On Monday night we had a family dinner with pizza, cake, and ice cream.  I had such an awesome time.  Thank you to everyone who helped make my day so special!

12 month checkup

It's hard to believe Nash is one year old. The past 12 months have gone by so fast. It's really crazy how much he has changed but each stage has been exciting. He has become so expressive and it is amazing how much he has learned. He's a little sponge, soaking up everything he sees and hears. He had his 12 month checkup the other day...he weighed 21 pounds and was 29 inches long. That puts him in the 25th percentile for height and weight. The doctor told us we could stop giving him formula and start giving him whole milk instead. Nash is loving it. We are also giving him more table foods. He had his first ride in his forward facing car seat the other day and it was like he was in a whole new world. Aunt Whitney captured the moment on video. Ooooooh! Aaaaaaah!

Friday, February 13, 2009

Getting antsy for SPRING!!!





After enjoying a nice day in the 60 degree weather on Tuesday, we are getting antsy for spring. In the morning we spent some time out on the back porch watching the dogs play fetch.  Nash even got a few wet kisses from Daizy and Memphis which he didn't really appreciate.  We noticed the neighbor girls were out so we stopped by to see them.  They were drawing on the driveway with chalk so after tasting a couple of them, Nash tried his hand at drawing.  In the afternoon we went for a walk to the post office and stopped at the park to swing for a little bit.  Nash just loves being outside.  Even though it was starting to cool off, we walked over to see what the neighbor boys were up to and they let us play a little "basketball" with them.
During the cold, snowy days, Nash prefers to walk around hanging on to Mommy's hands or play in the cupboards.  By "play" I mean take everything out of the cupboards and throw it on the floor.  He now has 8 teeth and I think he is working on one of the back teeth now.  He is repeating lots of words like "out" "up" and "arf."  His current favorite is "WOW!"  During "Patty Cake" he is able to do the actions for "roll it" and "pat it."  He is very social and made friends with several people in line at HyVee today.  

Saturday, February 7, 2009

SMILE...



it makes people wonder what you're up to!

Tuesday, January 20, 2009

Look at me now...



Nash now has 7 teeth and he loves to have them brushed.  We find him pulling himself up to his toy box or the coffee table which is quite a sight!  He can find your nose and is repeating words like "up" and "out."  Grandma Peg taught him how to drink from a sippy cup and he sometimes prefers this over his bottle.  He goes to the nursery now during church and LOVES playing with the other kids.  Everything they do makes him giggle.  Right now he is napping which is usually when Mommy blogs or posts pictures and gets caught up with things around the house.  He naps twice a day but they seem to be getting shorter and shorter.   Daddy is recovering from the back surgery he had last week and is restricted to lifting less than 15 pounds.  Nash weighs around 20 pounds, so they have been playing on the floor a lot.  We are in the process of learning to blow kisses and show the number one...but we don't quite have that mastered yet.   In just over a month Nash will be one year old.  How time flies!

Friday, January 9, 2009

Something new every day



Nash got a big boy haircut the other day and looks so handsome!  Both top front teeth are now through for a grand total of 5 teeth.  It looks like 6 and 7 won't be far behind.  And to make life even more exciting... he's saying Dada and Mama!!!