Birthday Bonanza

This weekend was Nate's cousin Keagan's 1st Birthday Party! They came up from FL and we had a little party at our house with some family. It was fun, and I learned a few things for when I am planning Nate's. I learned to make sure the party is somewhat short because the babies are overstimulated with all the people, the cake, and the presents; and I also learned to time it around nap times! We had three babies under one there and we had to time the events between naps. And speaking of Birthdays...today is Nate's 8 month birthday! Wow!

Per my last post, Nate has started putting the pieces of crawling together and, as of today, he pretty much has it down. This morning I actually saw him moving both his knees and his hands at the same time, but of course as soon as I would get excited he would plop down. So, I think he can do it...his daddy is in Boston for a couple of days so he is probably just waiting on him to get back before he really kicks in to gear.

And, if I haven't mentioned it already, Nate's laugh cracks me up...my dad took a little video of him laughing at Cameron's tail this weekend so I am posting it below for your viewing pleasure...the picture is a little dark but you can't miss the laughter (and you can't see Cameron well, but he is laying down banging his tail on the floor)...

Winter Fashion

Nate has been so cute bundled up in his winter clothes, so I had to share a couple of pics.

I also wanted to share pics of Nate's new talent...getting up on his hands and knees!

Snow Baby

Nate amazes me with how much he changes in such short periods of time...since I last posted, he has gotten two teeth! We were so relieved when those pearly whites popped through because the teething process was a rough one for him. But they are here and they are sharp! I only made the mistake of letting him continue to chew on my finger once...ouch!

He is gearing up for the crawling stage too. He is starting to figure out how to get his knees under him when he is on his tummy and when he does get that far he can rock back and forth. Or if the knees aren't working then he pushes himself backwards with his arms. So, you can see him starting to put all of the pieces together and it is fascinating to watch (I realize only a new mother would say that!). Guess it's time to start thinking about babyproofing (i.e. wrap my furniture in foam bumpers and lock myself out of cabinets)! He is also holding himself up on tables and the sofa but he hasn't figured out how to pull himself up yet. So much to learn!

This past week we saw the most snow we have seen in ATL in at least 5 years. When I picked Nate up from school it was already coming down so we sat on the porch and stared for a while. He wasn't sure what to make of it...he seemed very concerned. Michael made Nate a snowball which he played with. But I think his favorite part was the fire we built...he sat in front of it and laughed and flapped his arms...the snow couldn't elicit that response! We were thisclose to having a snow day...but our beautiful snow had turned to rain overnight and was mostly melted by morning time. We are supposed to get more tonight so hopefully we can have more winter fun this weekend!