Before I was a Mom I never learned the words to a lullaby. I never thought about immunizations. Before I was a Mom - I had never been puked on. Pooped on. Drooled on. Chewed on. Peed on. I had complete control of my mind and my thoughts. I slept all night. I never looked into teary eyes and cried. I never got gloriously happy over a simple little grin. I never sat up for hours watching a baby sleep. I never felt my heart break into a million pieces when I couldn't stop the hurt. I never knew that something so small could affect my life so much. I never knew that I could love someone so much. I never knew I would love being a Mom. Before I was a Mom - I didn't know the feeling of having my heart outside my body. I didn't know that bond between a mother and her child. I didn't know that something so small could make me feel so important and happy. I had never known the warmth, The joy, The love, The heartache, The wonderment or the satisfaction of being a Mom. I didn't know I was capable of feeling so much before I was a Mom.

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

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Up and At Em!

After months of army crawling he's finally graduated to full blown crawling. He still prefers to army crawl across the laminate floors so the carpet is the best chance to catch him in the act!








Sunday, August 24, 2008

No hands!

A few weeks ago he had started to walk on his own but after a few really bad falls he became skiddish. Today we got him to try again =0)








He barely takes me finger when he walks me around the house. And I mean just that, he walks ME! I have to put a video up of that as well.

Temper Temper!

They say children start throwing tantrums around 9, 10 months old. Not our little man! He had this down pat since he was 6 months old. Erik insisted we put this on the blog as well =0) You should see him stamp his feet!






Sunday, August 17, 2008

Toofy Update

Speaking of toofies we've got 5 already and 4 more coming in at the same time!

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Taking Steps!!!

Just unbelievable to me! He took his first steps yesterday, it was the best thing I've ever seen. Thursday I found him in his crib, he had pulled himself up from his belly, which he could never do, onto his knees. He could only pull himself up if he was already sitting up. Friday I found him standing in his crib...as if this child didn't fight sleep already!! Then Saturday he started to walk w/o assistance. Now he's like all over the place! We're like, would you give us a minute to get use to this?!?! Today, I was cleaning in the kitchen and he was in the living room. His walking toy was in my bedroom against the wall. I went looking for him because he knows where I hide the damn thing. He had pulled himself up onto it & was strolling around my bedroom!!! HOLY COW!!!

Video to come!!

Thursday, August 7, 2008

Toofies

As of now we have FIVE toofies. Two front teeth and three bottom =0)

Step Step

Ever since he was born he's always been looking for the next best thing. You could say he's a bit ambitious =0) When he learned to sit up, he never sat still and was always rocking, bouncing, and lunging taking face dives =P. When he learned to crawl he wanted to walk. So I don't know if he'll ever fully crawl on all fours because he's always got his sights on something bigger and better!



Bawllies!

Yes we call them bawl-lies! I've heard some say it just takes that one thing to get them to crawl and these were it! They are his favorite things to play with and he's got his own ball pit too!

Crawling

He may just be army crawling but he's the fastest this side of town!

Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Father & Son

For 9 Months Nathan wanted nothing to do with Dadda. It was Mommy mommy mommy 24/7. Now Dadda is the funniest person in the world! They are best buds and it is truly a beautiful thing to watch.






I Can Feed Myself Daddy!

8 Months Old