Nate Meets the Odom's

Nate got to meet his Great-Grandparents and Great-Aunts and Uncles on the Odom side this weekend. My dad was in town so Nate and I drove over to Springville to have lunch with everyone and we had a very nice visit. I think he was a little overwhelmed at all of the smiling faces when we got there (and hungry) but once he got to meet everyone he had a great time! He slept the whole way home...

Blue Jean Baby

Just some random pics of Nate in his jeans...his smile cracks me up every time...

Nate's First Hike

Anyone who knows Michael well knows that he has dreamed of taking his son hiking and camping one day (that and training him for the US Open), and this weekend he got to take Nate on his first hike. He will probably laugh when he reads this because it was not exactly the type of adventure hiking he had in mind, but he was outdoors with Nate none-the-less! It was so beautiful when we got up on Sunday we decided right away we had to get outside and enjoy the fall-like day. So we packed up our crew plus Mom and Maddux and drove about an hour north to Amicalola Falls. We weren't exactly the only ones who had this brilliant idea...it was a short (but steep) hike up to the bottom of the falls with a lot of, let's just say, interesting folks. The falls themselves were beautiful, but you have to climb a lot of stairs to get to the top of the falls, so we figured that would be a little much with the baby and two dogs. So, after that short adventure, we packed up and headed back home.

But it was just too nice out to go home so we decided to hit some trails near our house along the Chatahootchee. It is kind of amazing that we left town to find a place to explore but what we have in our own backyard is just as beautiful. Nate loved being outdoors. I carried him in the Baby Bjorn carrier and he just sat back and took it all in. It was such a cool thing to see him look at everything in amazement. Michael and I both hope that he has an appreciation for the outdoors and hopefully this was his first taste of it!

After a brief encounter with a meth addict (crazy lady in the parking lot at the trail head - I wish we had gotten a picture of her but I was honestly a little scared) we dropped the dogs off and ended the day with a nice dinner outside in Historic Roswell. Michael and I are ready to find our next home, but we would give anything to stay here in Roswell. It really is a great place to live (minus crazy meth lady) so we hope it works out for us!

I am trying to figure out how to add the entire album of our pics from the day for everyone to see, but here are a few pics until that happens!

Game Day!

Today was a fun day...it was finally a beautiful day (under 90 degrees) so we met the Cibula's at the Roswell Arts Festival and enjoyed a nice afternoon outdoors. I love the picture Paula took (below) of the Daddy's pushing the boys in the strollers! The other picture is of Nate and his buddy Jack. I think they had a nice day at the festival but of course they both decided to sleep most of the time!

Then we came home to watch the UT/UF game. Nate got all dressed up in his UT gear to cheer on Daddy's Vols but gave up and went to bed before the ugly ending. Next week he's a Nole!!

Our New Routine

Well, we have officially completed week 2 of me being back at work. This pic is Nate on his way to his first day of daycare.

The first week was rough (on me) but things are starting to go more smoothly. He was smiling and laughing as we walked away that first day, which I suppose is a good thing, but I think I was more upset that he didn't cry when we left! But, because of that, I only shed a few tears (instead of the sobbing I was expecting of myself). We are somewhat lucky because he only has to go to Daycare 3 days a week and to a center that is only a mile away, and one of us is working from home those days so we can pick him up earlier than we would if we had to commute home. Plus he seems to like it there with the other babies...he never cries when we leave or arrive. I am hoping he is picking up a few pointers from the crawlers there!

The other 2 days my mom watches him, so that is WONDERFUL! He loves being with his Neena. So, I think this routine is going to work out!

Welcome to our Blog!

We have finally (and relunctantly) entered the world of blogging! I have enjoyed keeping up with my friends' and their babies via their blogs so I figured this would be a great way to not only keep everyone up to date on the Cox family but also to chronicle Nathan's life. So, I will do my best to keep this updated on a regular basis!