Showing posts with label Mom and Dad. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Mom and Dad. Show all posts

Monday, June 29, 2009

Picture and video catch-up for the last couple of weeks

Friday (6/26) was Nathaniel's one month birthday, so I thought I would post some updated pictures. He has grown quite a bit in the last couple of weeks. He is almost 12 pounds now! I love the chub! =)

A couple of weeks ago, we went up to my parents' house to spend a little over a week with them. Due to illness, my dad had been unable to see Nathaniel until we brought him. Here he is holding him for the first time.


My niece, Kelly, was smitten with Nathaniel. I think she would have been willing to hold him 24/7 if I had allowed. =) Nathaniel misses his warm, snuggly cousin.


My niece, Sarah, also loved to hold Nathaniel.


My nephew, Bryce, with Nathaniel...


My sister, Kyra, got some snuggle time in, too.


I love how his pacifier flipped up in this picture.


Every time he stretches like this, Jason says, "Touchdown!"


Cute little "Snuggle Bunny"


My mom made some adorable burp cloths for Nathaniel. This is one that has monkeys and says, "Little Monkey" all over. It's really cute!


My niece, Sarah, gave him a teddy bear. He is fascinated with the bow.


While we were at my parents' house and Nathaniel was 3 weeks old, he decided to roll over from his stomach to his back! I didn't catch it on video, but he did it twice in a row. Here are some pictures of him trying again.


Sydney finally lost her first tooth. Unfortunately, I was not present when it actually came out. Alyx decided to be the "Mommy" and pull it without me knowing. =( Oh well, I took this "After photo," and she was thrilled to finally have lost a tooth. She currently has two other loose teeth....when it rains it pours. =) Oh, and yes, she already has the permanent teeth coming in behind the bottom front teeth. All of my girls did that...weird, huh?


We also celebrated Larissa's 8th birthday while we were up there. She chose a Funfetti cake with chocolate Funfetti icing. It was yummy, of course! =)


Another cute "Bubba" picture...


Snuggling with Granny again...


Cuddling with Daddy...


He wasn't quite sure of his Uncle Richard....


He got a little fussy....


...and so did Uncle Richard. =)


Uncle Richard got him his first Nascar outfit...Go Dale Jr! Hey, all I care about is that it's green! =) LOL! Sorry, Richard, it's all about the fashion. =)


Snuggle time with Sydney includes lots of kisses...


He loves to cuddle with Larissa, too....


Little Mommy, Alyx....I'm sure she's seen me do this a million times. I love to sniff the top of his head. As Frank Barone on Everybody Loves Raymond says, "I'm sucking in the youth!" =)


Point in case... He's going to be such a "Mama's Boy!" =)


Jason says he looks like "Uncle Fester" from the Addams Family in this nightgown. =)


Daddy seems to know just how to get a smile out of him.




A few nights ago while we were trying to get Nathaniel to sleep, he was very fussy. He didn't want to be held, he didn't want to lie down, he had already eaten, he had a clean diaper, etc. Jason decided to lay him down on the bed to see if he would roll over. Here's what happened...




Here's Nathaniel on his one month birthday right before we sang "Happy Birthday" to him.


Another sweet close-up...


I tried to catch him smiling in his sleep and just barely caught a glimpse of one. =)


We had our good friends, the Skattebos, over on Saturday and had a great time with them. Eliana has been looking forward to holding Nathaniel for a long time now, and she finally got to hold him. He got a little fussy after I took her picture with him, so she was ready to pass him back to me. She said, "He's a little cry-ey." =)



Snuggling with his "blankie"


Alyx has the touch. She's very good at getting him to go to sleep.


Lazy, sleepy mornings are the best!

Wednesday, June 10, 2009

He's here!

This is LONG overdue, but I'm just now getting a little bit of time to do things like this. Our little boy, Nathaniel Bryant, was born May 26 at 12:26pm. He weighed 9 lbs. 6 oz. and was 20 inches long. Check out his "feeding tube"...he ate well, huh?


He has a great set of lungs.



Daddy is so proud of his little boy!


Mommy is in love with her little "Bubba Bear" =)


Granny (my mom) got to hold Nathaniel shortly after he was born.


Then it was time for the "Big Sisters" to hold their little "Bubba." We decided ahead of time (on the advice of my mom) who was going to get to hold the baby first, second and third. That way there would (hopefully) not be any fighting. =) One of our favorite ways to fairly choose who gets to "go first" at just about anything, is to choose a number. Jason or I will decide on a number in our heads, and then the girls will choose their numbers. Whoever is closest gets to go first. It's easy, and they don't seem to have a problem with it. =)

As it turns out, Alyx was chosen to hold Nathaniel first. Look at how she beams!



Sydney was chosen to hold him second. He's almost as big as she is. =) She loves giving him kisses!



Larissa was chosen to hold him third. She said she didn't mind being last, because she figured she would get to hold him longer since no one would be waiting for her to finish. =)



Snuggle time with Mommy...



And Daddy...


The "Little Mummy" =)


Nathaniel's "Going Home" Outfit


Snug as a bug in Granny's arms...



He loves to snuggle with Daddy....



We all loved having my mom here with us for almost two weeks while we adjusted to having a baby in the house again. Nathaniel really loved cuddling with her and really misses her! =( We love you, Mom!





We have already begun teaching him how to play cards. We're big gamesters, so he's gotta learn to fit in. =)




This was the day that Mom left. We were very sad. Look how shaken up Nathaniel was in the 2nd picture. =) (Oh, and Julie, note the laundry on the couch. Yes, I'm normal, too. LOL!)



I love the peaceful, sleeping baby pictures. They always look so cuddly and squishy. =)







Yesterday was his 2-week check-up, and he is already 10 lbs. 5 oz. and 21 1/2 inches long. He's growing fast!

Sorry for the overabundance of pictures. If you only knew how much I had to constrain myself. Erica, I know you understand. =) It's been only 2 weeks (and 1 day) and I've taken quite a few pictures. He's just so cute, and I don't want to miss anything. I hope you enjoyed them!