7/28/08

New photos again :) I put them at the beginning again so they are easier to find. Nicholas had an awesome birthday party on Saturday, July 26th. I can't believe my baby is 1 year old already! Where did the time go? I also added a blog with a link to my photo album on FaceBook. You can view all of the birthday pictures there. I hope all of you are well and that your babies are happy & healthy!

7/07/08

I added photos to my album of our vacation last week. They are at the beginning of the album so you don't have to page through to find them. Nicholas is SO BIG! We (Dan, the baby & I) had an amazing week together last week!

5/28/2008

I added NEW PHOTOS of my beautiful boy again! I just can't get over how much I love that little boy!

4/30/2008

Hey all, sorry I haven't updated in a while. Nicholas is doing awesome! He is such a big boy! He has his 9-month check up next week (yes, I am late with it) so we'll see how he's grown. I fully expect that he will weigh over 25#. He is still such a happy boy. His little personality is so cute. He is now trying to communicate his desires to us with little noises and facial expressions to go long with it. I guess you have to see it to understand, but just for instance, he will look at the door and then make a little noise and then go over to the door. He's telling me he wants to go outside. He says "mama, dada, num num & wow wow" (for bow wow or dog) He has 6 teeth and is working on more. He LOVES his food and is nearly on table food now. He only gets a bottle when it is nap time & then at bedtime at night otherwise he drinks out of a sippie cup. Our biggest milestone......He's walking!! TA-Dah! He's still VERY wobbly, but he's doing it! I knew from the start that he'd be walking at 9 months...I just had this gut feeling. I love him more and more every day and my biggest joy is watching him grow and develop as well as watching his big brothers & Daddy interact with him. I never imagined having this feeling again! I added some photos to my album for you to look at :) See how big my little man has gotten!

3/11/2008

New pictures of Nicholas added to my page today. Take a look-see at my handsome lil' man :)

3/3/2008

I can't believe that just 3 weeks ago Nicholas learned to crawl forward finally and now he is puling up and walking around furniture. We are fairly certain he will be walking unassisted by nine months. His gross and fine motor skills are pretty advanced for his age. He says "mama" and "baba". he probably doesn't know what he's saying, but I like to pretend that he knows that "Mama" goes with me :) He just turned 7 months old last Tuesday and I just can't believe some of the things he is already doing. I told him to stop, but he won't listen :) I am starting a new diet this week, as soon as my diet plan comes in the mail. i have a diet buddy and we'll be keeping tabs on each other. I am excited to be a HOT MAMA again! I want to be a beautiful beach babe by June 15th when the sumer season officially starts on the river.

01/21/2008

This child of mine is growing in leaps & bounds! He has outgrown his infant carrier car seat and I had to go buy a new convertible seat for him. It is so sad to see him grow up so incredibly fast. I just feel like I got ripped off because he was never small. He was the size of a 3-month old when he was born. He really loves his new seat and even fell asleep in it on his first car ride.

I did a lot of research and even took him in to fit him for the right seat.

Here's what I ended up buying and I am happy with my purchase. Installation was a SNAP with the LATCH system! It is actually darker in color than this add shows and is more along the lines of Tan tones rather than the gray that it appears. I will take a pic of him in it as soon as I am able.

http://toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=2734224

01/10/2008

I went out and bought Nicholas a high chair yesterday. He is now eating baby food 3 times per day and my mom is having a tough time feeding him in his portable swing. He absolutely loved it! I took a few pictures and added them to my page as well as a few Christmas pictures. Also there is a picture of my new Great-Nephew Noah out there. I can't believe he is 4 weeks old today. I was thinking he was only 2-1/2 weeks but the calendar doesn't lie. I need to get up to see him again as I know all too well how fast they grow. I've made so many friends on this site and although I am no longer TTC or pregnant, I still come out here to talk and check up on all of you. I SO apprecuate all of you...you know who you are and I love every one of you!

01/03/2008

Guess who got his first tooth over the Holidays?? The crazy thing is that we didn't even know he was teething. There were none of the classic symptoms such as stuffy nose, cough, fever, runny diapers. I was just playing with him on the bed & looked in his mouth. Lo & behold he has one of his bottom front teeth peeking through his gums. I will try to get a pic as soon as he will let me. My baby is growing too fast. It makes me want another!

12/20/2007

Thank you all for your thoughts, encouraging words & prayers! I know Landen is at peace and will hurt no more. We are awating info on funeral arrangements at this point. John & Megan have been so strong through all of this and, although younger than I, they have taught me so much. I have gotten a silver lining this morning, which is the birth of my first Great Nephew. Noah James was born at 6:28 this morning weighing 7lbs. 7oz and 20inches long. The family who lost their child yesterday are the best friends of my nephew (we are each others favorites) whose child was born this morning, so you can see how this is a double edged sword.

12/19/2007 I am SO SAD!

Please everyone pray for this family... Jesus has called Landen home after 11 weeks of fighting! You can view his story & all of the updates since his birth.... www.caringbridge.org/visit/landenjohn The parents of this child are very close friends of my family. I am just beside myself right now because there is nothing I can do for them! I feel guilty because I have a happy healthy baby without trying and they wanted this so bad and theirs was taken away! It is just NOT FAIR!!!!!

12/08/2007

I took Nicholas to his 4-month check-up on Tuesday. He is weighing in at 2 ounces short of 20 lbs and is 27 inches long. I call him my little pork chop. I added a couple new pictures to my photo page. take a look :)

11/04/2007

Nicholas got an exersaucer. Take a look at my photo page to see how he likes it:)

11/01/2007

I added his halloween pictures

10/22/2007

I chopped my hair off on Friday. I added a picture to my photo page. The photo was taken after work so I am pretty droopy from a long day, but I wanted you to all see my new short hair

10/09/2007

I added a few more pictures again. We had Nicholas baptized on Sunday. He rolled over for the first time last night. He went back to tummy over his left shoulder. It was so fun to watch. Both Dan and I got to see it together!

10/04/2007

Hi all. I added new pics to my page today. Take a look at my beautiful family!!

9/28/07

Hello everyone, I haven't updated in a while (except pictures). Nicholas had his two-month check up on Wednesday, his 2-month birthday :) He is a strong, healthy little boy. He weighed in at exactly 14# and is 23-1/2 inches long. He is in the 95th percentile for weight and 75th percentile for height. I cried when he got his shots. I tried not to, but just couldn't help it. He cries so infreequently that it makes it even more heartbreaking when he does cry. He is such a good baby...and he's is a GOOD eater, taking 6-8 ounces each bottle! He is sleeping through the night. He gets a bath and then his bedtime bottle. He is usually sleeping by 9:30-ish and doesn't usually wake up to eat until after 6am when Grandma gets here!! My mom is doing our daycare for us and she comes to my house so I don't have to get him up and take him out so early in the morning! He loves his time with Grandma. He is talking up a storm and loves to sit in his Bumbo seat, too. I had forgotten how much joy a newborn brings to a home...a family! He is such a blessing, and has made our lives so much more complete! We couldn't love him more!

9/10/07

More new pics have been added to my photo page. Nicholas is growing and changing so fast!

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