Nate's 2nd Birthday Party

My baby turned 2 on August 3rd but we didn't have his party till the 27th because we had a lot going on with the house and we wanted to have as much done as possible and thank God it all worked out. It was a Dodger themed party since Nate LOVES baseball.

ONE YEAR!

Happy 1st Birthday Nathaniel. I love you with all of my heart and thank God everyday for blessing us with you. You're an amazing boy and we're so proud of you already. Thank you for being you. I love you baby. Love Mommy


Rewind to Dec. 5th, 2008..........I remember seeing that test and not believing it. I quickly ran to babycenter seeking answers to my nearly impossible to see positive pregnancy reading. As soon as I got on and posted.... Is it positive? I had 5 hits at midnight saying "Congrats" and "a line is a line, faded or not" I started crying and knew deep inside that it was positive but I was afraid to tell Naty.

I kept it a secret that whole weekend and that was so hard! Instead of telling him, "I think I'm pregnant" or "I think this test is positive" I decided to wait and head out to my doctor for a test. Forward to Monday, Dec 8th, 2008, I walk into the office with Audrey in tow and I whisper into the nurse's ear, "please don't mention the word baby or Congrats! this girl is smart! instead say negative or positive," she nodded and started the testing and before I could even start to get nervous she blurts out, "It's positive!" I was in shocked but elated at the same time. WOW! another baby.......

On the drive home I kept thinking of ways to tell Naty, can you believe that I even thought about keeping it a secret from him! LOL But as soon as he came home I told him that I had something for him and slipped him that little pink paper. He stood there just reading it and was like, huh? He thought I was kidding with him but I remember him smiling from ear to ear and it was a VERY happy day!

 

One Year Old!

At 1 Year You:
-are cloth diapered
-are nursed 6 times a day
-eat 3X a day and have 2-3 snacks
-finally can crawl right but occasionally army crawl.
-can stand alone when you're not paying attention but once you realize that you're doing it alone you get scared and sit.
-are still taking steps here and there.
-Love your sister "Ahhh"
-when I give you a phone you hold it up to your ear and say, "uhhoo"
-BITE HARD
-fight with small kids (you love smacking them around)
-pull up on everything, even things that can't hold your weight.
-LOVE drinking ice cold water in your straw cups
-love to eat and will throw a fit to eat everything you see.
-wear a size 18 mos-2T
-have 8 teeth (and working on some molars)
-love to dance
-love going outside and playing in the grass
-eat most table food now

In 6 days...

Nate will turn 1. I've got a lot going on in my head and heart and the best way to describe it is bittersweet. Bitter because my baby is growing way too fast and sweet cause my baby is happy and healthy and I couldn't ask for anything more. I find myself getting very sad, sad because he's so independant and doesn't want to cuddle with his mama anymore. He wants to be free to roam and already makes faces at his mama's kisses. We are very blessed to have three wonderful children. In my eyes, my kids are perfect, perfect in every way and made especially for us. Each part of my children is a reflection of us, Bubbs has his Dad's legs and his Mama's big bunny teeth (hehe), Audrey has her Daddy's toes and fingers and her Mama's hair, and Nate has his Dad's huge dimples and his Mama's brains (haha). Our babies are made up of little parts of each of us and because of that it makes me love them more. I don't know how I'm gonna handle the morning that I see him as a one year old.....gulp.