Fingers and Toes

Nathan's new hobby is playing with his feet and toes. It is so cute to watch! He's getting better and better at getting his feet into his mouth! What is so funny is that Mom told me I did the same thing when I was a baby!

In the first video, you can see that he ALMOST gets his feet into his mouth...in the second one, he's finally successful, but I think a little emabarrassed that he's actually trying to eat his toe :)

Video #2

And the other thing that keeps him busy is his fingers. It used to be that Nathan would try to suck on his whole fist, but now he's learned that it's a little easier to straighten out his fingers if he wants to suck on something :) The drool can be a little out of control though!

I took this next video while Wayne was watching the Cowboys game, which you can hear in the background. Nathan was way more interested in his fingers though! Who needs chips and dip when you've got fingers and toes?!

5 Months Old and Sitting Up!

Not only has Nathan turned 5 months old today, he is also sitting up! We've been practicing this for some time now, but he always falls over. It wasn't until Gymboree class on Thursday afternoon that he did it for an extended amount of time. We even practiced it that morning, but he still fell over! Since he's the youngest in Gymboree, I think he saw all the other babies sitting and crawling so he got overly motivated to do it himself!


Nathan wasn't very cooperative during our 5 month photo shoot as you can see...


Arching his back is a favorite of his these days :)


This was where he almost fell face first into his cupcake!


It seems that Nathan would rather look at and chew his hat than wear it.


Here's a good one!


"You better hurry and take it...who knows what I'll do next!"


The next pictures are of Nathan sitting up!

This is his "tripod" position...


He's a little slumped over, but almost there...


"I did it!" And he stayed like this for a long time! Here are some videos of us practicing. We still need to perfect the sit, but I think he's doing great!


Practice video #1



Practice video #2

Grand Finale!

Playdate at Jack's

Yesterday, Nathan and I got out of the house to have some fun at Jack's house. Jennifer and Jack invited us, Lisa and her little boy Ethan, and Tina and her little boy Luke to play. Nathan just started sitting up (which is going to be the next entry) so he didn't have to spend all of his time looking at the ceiling!

Ethan is such a sweet little boy and loved giving Nathan toys to play with.


Here he is again making sure Nathan is having fun.


And he loved giving Nathan bear hugs!


Ethan, Nate, and Jack. Look who's sitting by himself!


Here's the whole gang again. Luke is the one in the red t-shirt. He is also in Nathan's Gymboree class. It really is so much fun to see them playing and interacting with each other. And of course, the moms got a chance to visit too!

Outdoor Fun!

We just bought Nathan a new swing! Wayne actually hung it one night after work. Although it was dark outside...and a little chilly...we couldn't wait to try it out. Nathan really did like it, but the only time we could really see him was when the flash of the camera went off! So we had another try at it the next day. There's a video of him swinging at the end.

"Is that you Mommy?"


"Is that swing for ME?!"


Nathan loved his swing! He just kept kicking his legs and smiling!


Nathan and his little buddy.


"I want to go higher!"


Sometimes I think Nathan is a little puppy. He loves to lick anything!


After we had our fun outside, we took more pictures inside. He just looks so cute!


He's wearing his new little tennis shoes that Mommy bought him. What a big boy!


We're still working on trying to sit up :)


"Daddy did it, not me."


Is that not the most kissable face ever?!

Videos of Nathan

I kind of went crazy with the videos! The first one is of Nathan playing in his Jump Up toy until he was just too exhausted to play anymore. It is hilarious! The 2nd and 3rd ones are of him rolling over. He has just started doing it on a regular basis, but sometimes needs a little encouragement. Alexandra was the perfect cheerleader! And the 4th one is just of him being cute! Enjoy!