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Awwww!!! Too cute! He's a snuggler!

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I am starting early on teaching Nashers how to do the laundry!
I forgot about a bubble maker Nash had from one of his baby showers so we got it out. I made the mistake of having it low where it blew directly on his face and he did not like it. Now that it is up higher and blows down on him he likes it more.
He can get up on all fours and he bounces but as soon as he reaches for something his knees don't go with him so he falls down. He has been falling over more when he is sitting up because he is reaching for stuff he can't get. He will be into everything before we know it.
Nash and I went to Babies R Us today. He has been "needing" some bath toys and it is the first time I have really taken him toy shopping so we did it up right. He got a bath book, ocean animals, and some sport rubber duckies. Sadie likes the rubber duckies too. We also got some new sippy cups that are supposed to help him transition from the bottle or breast to the sippy cup. The spout is soft like. A friend of mine recommended it so we are going to try it out. As you can tell Nash likes his new toys!
Last weekend, Chris's friend's little girl Makenna came over to visit Nash. They got to play together. Nash was grabbing the fur on her coat probably because when we took Nash shopping with us after Christmas. Chris was holding him in line and there was a girl in front of us with one of those coats that has fur on the hood and Chris let and encouraged him to grab onto it. The girl never knew but Nash enjoyed it.

Nash likes Hungry

Have you seen the commercial where they talk about how diets don't work because "Hungry" gets in the way? They show hungry as this orange furry creature kind of Elmo like except not as cute. Every time it comes on, Nash goes crazy! He puts his hands out like he is trying to grab him and squeals with excitement! Nash is a tv buff already. He really pays attention to certain things that come on and if you get in his way he will move his head around you so he can see. On a sad tv note, we are having PBS withdrawals because it is going off the air until Feb. 19th to get ready for the digital switch. So Curious George, Martha Speaks, Dragon Tales, Word World, Word Girl will have to wait. Good thing we have some dvd's to watch.

The News

Have you watched the News lately? Depressing. All that is on there is how many people are without jobs due to jobs closing. Then there are all the commercials on tv about different pretty big companies going out of business. It's sad. It is bad enough that hard working people of all different income brackets are losing there jobs and families are hurting. What makes it worse is they talked about this one big business too wealthy man who got this new position (sorry don't have specifics but you get the idea). He did not like how his office was decorated so he redecorated his office at the company's expense. Grand total over a million dollars!!! How is that possible? I guess when you spend over a thousand dollars on a trash can and I think over 80 grand on a rug, it can add up!!! I just can't get over that. I feel bad when I spend too much (which to most people isn't anything because I don't spend much at all) or feel bad if I have more of something than I need. I think someone else could use this and I tend to give it away. So, I can't fathum the thought of spending over a million dollars redecorating an office. I guess the good news about all the bad news is they are finding all these super rich people who are doing these crazy things they probably have been doing forever and getting away with it and holding their feet to the fire. If anything good comes out of the mess we are in I hope part of it is these "big shots" who have been taking advantage of their power and making us little people pay for it will be held accountable. Sorry to be Debbie Downer!
Now, I will be Positive Patty on the news. Looks like wintery weather, which could in turn could mean a snow day! Yeah! This means staying in PJ's, playing with Nash, watching some movies, drinking some hot chocolate, you know fun stuff! (got my fingers crossed!)

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Update on the us: Nash is still clingy and seems not to be feeling great. His nose is not stopped up today though (yay!). He really hates the suction thing. No tooth yet. I think I have seen more than one white spot but I am not sure. The good thing is he has been sleeping all the way through the night for the last four nights. What's up with that? I'm not complaining though. I started feeling sick yesterday. Sore throat, feeling hot, sick to my stomach, and no energy. I've been laying around and not being very productive. It is kind of hard to with a clingy baby and no energy. Chris is home. (he's been gone a lot with games) So we are going to hang out and probably watch LOST that we DVR'd. I am missing my friend's little girl's first birthday party and I'm sad about it but I can't even imagine getting up enough engergy and going and Nash doing very well there. So there. Not much fun around these parts. Hopefully we will be 100% soon.

my mommy instincts are dead on!

It has been confirmed. There is a tooth(bottom left) trying to make it's way through. I thought I saw a white spot on his gum the other day but couldn't really tell because he would move his head or stick his tounge out over his gum. Then I thought maybe it was just from me pushing on his gum that made the white spot. Also, I assumed the spot would be more like on the top of his gum but it is in the middle working it's way up (which makes more sense now that I think about it).
I had a "feeling" that he may be teething a few days ago when he was not sleeping good, fussy, and coughing but then it turned into stopped up nose, sneezing, gunk in the eye, and congested. So I thought maybe it's a cold. Now, the white spot is very visable and my instinct has been confirmed.
What is weird is that I have read pediatricans say different things. Some say the cold symptoms are not a part of teething and that they should be checked if they have cold like symptoms. Others say it could be related to teething due to the extra saliva and them just reacting to the tooth coming in. Two of my friends told me their kids had the same symptoms when they were teething. So, I was planning to wait it out until he either had a higher fever or green stuff coming out of his nose or I knew for sure it was a tooth. Now, I know runny nose, sneezing, gunk in eye, coughing, fussiness=teething.
Also a good tid bit I found out from a friend is that her doctor told her that Tylenol does not touch the teething pain but Motrin does (after 6 months old they can have Motrin). I would imagine, if you think about a tooth working it's way through your gums, to a baby that is pretty painful. So, we are going to go with the Motrin. He really does look pitiful. His eyes are watering, he has trouble breathing, he feels warm, and just wants to be held. We will get through it and I am glad to know that it's what is happening. From now on, I am trusting my mommy instincts and when the tooth finally makes is grand entrance I will post a picture.

Teething like a Rock Star

I think Nashed Potaters (trying it out kat) may be teething. It would explain some of the things Nashers has been doing lately. The fussiness with sleep, coughing (which I just found out was a sign of teething because the extra saliva goes down their throat), chewing on things, drooling, liking cold water from his sippy cup, chewing on the sippy cup, and he loves his teething rings. I have read online about it but if you have any tips they are welcome. I am going to try the gripe water tonight. I got it out ready to go. From what I read every baby is different but I have tons of questions like do they just pop up one day or does it take a while? I've read that the front bottom ones are usually first to come in. When do you use the oragel? or should you? Right now we are chewing on teething rings and going to try gripe water tonight. By the way it feels really weird to nurse after the little guy has been chewing on an ice cold teething ring. How cute would he look with a little toophie popping out of the bottom? Pretty adorable I would imagine.

Don't know what is going on

Nash's sleeping patterns have constantly changed since we have brought him home. He has been doing well since about 4 months but still gets up one time a night. In the last few weeks, occasionally when he woke up he did not really want to go back to sleep and would scream. Even then he would go back to sleep relatively soon. He has been doing this the last three night straight but not going back to sleep for over an hour. I don't know what it is. First I thought it was because his schedule is off. Friday night we went to the Owls basketball game. He did real good and we got home about 9:00 and he went to bed. Then he woke up about 1:30 to eat again. I laid him back down. Five minutes later he woke up screaming. He looks tired, he acts tired, but as soon as I put him back in his bed he screams. I am talking sobbing. So usually I try everything I can think of and nothing really works until about an hour and half later he is so tired he goes back to sleep. The weird thing is he looks sleepy but he just keeps his eyes wide open. He does not necessary play. He just wants to bed held. Today at church, he was getting tired. I took him to the nursery. I told them he was getting tired and he could just be laid in the bed and he would go to sleep with his paci and blanket (which is normally true). They came and got me five minutes later. He was balling, sobbing, big tears and all. I get him from the lady, take him to the infant room where he just makes sad sobbing noises. I rock him and then he goes to sleep. I don't know what to think. Other than at church today he normally just does it at night time. I don't know if this is just a phase, if he is having some separation anxiety and just wants mommy, or could he possibly be starting to teething? I just don't know. He is normally so good and happy and usually goes to sleep pretty easily. He only gets fussy when he is tired or hungry but he really is well natured. I get comments all the time of people saying "Is he always this happy?". I have noticed that if we are around people he does not see all the time and they are holding him he keeps me in his sight and cries after a little bit wanting me back. I have not seen any new signs of teething but I really don't know what to look for. I feel his gums and don't feel anything but I don't know what to feel for either. I am at a loss. Maybe it is a combination of things. If you can provide me any insight, I would love to know what you think.

more pics

I've got a monkey on my bed!!!
"nom. nom. nom."Love to eat the feetsies
He will probably kill me for these later but I think they are cute. He is getting so big. He looks like a little boy. Look at those arm rolls.

He's getting baths in the big bath tub now but is not really crazy about it but it seems easier than filling up the infant tub (which he really is too big for). I don't know why he does not like it but I hope that he gets more used to it soon.

Doctor's Appointment

Today, I had my not so fun yearly appointment (don't worry this post will get better). No woman I know enjoys or looks forward to this appointment. The only reason I kind of (a small kind of) did today was to see the doctor who delivered Nash and give her a picture of him. I know it is kind of weird but I have almost idealized my doctor. It's like there is this bond there (on my end, probably not hers). If you know Nash's birth story, it was a little traumatic and I am just super grateful to have had her for a doctor who came at 3:00 am to perform an emergency c-section which she does not do for everyone. Can you imagine to be awaken out of your sleep at 3:00 in the morning to have to rush to the hospital to preform a serious operation and potential life threatening on the infant? I sure can't. And she's a mom herself! And always real plesant and personable. Anyways. For almost a year, going to that place meant hearing Nash's heartbeat, finding out what was going on, you know fun and exciting stuff. This time not so much but I did enjoy seeing the pregnant women. Some were miserable and about to pop. Others were in the earlier phases that are super exciting. I'm not going to lie for a brief moment I missed being pregnant (seeing pregnant women rub on their bellies, being in the exam room over hearing in the exam room next to me a baby's heartbeat which I used to look so forward to hearing). It really is pretty amazing if you think about it. My appointment went fine. When I was pregnant, I dreaded the weigh in and would try to prepare myself by weighing at work so I would have a rough estimate of what I weighed so I would not be shocked at the office. This time I knew there would be no worries because I have lost so much. I actually weigh 5lbs less than what I did when I was six weeks pregnant. I guess that is good news. I don't really care about my weight (that's not entirely true) but I more so care about how I feel. I do wish I had the strength back that I had prepregnacy when I was working out pretty regularly but since then have not done consistently at all. Anyways, back to idealizing my doctor. I wanted so badly to relive the situation with her and/or ask her questions because I know she had a similar experience when her son was born but I held back and figured it would be inappropriate. I also analyzed whether or not to give her a picture of Nash up until the appointment. But she seemed like she really appreciated it and talked about how cute he was which I'm sure she does to everyone (who just does not say anything or says anything negative when they are given a photo of someones kid). But mine really is a cutie! I guess it being the most eventful day of my life and experience of my life AND besides me and my husband she was the next person as much involved as we were in pregnancy is the reason I think of her so highly. Also there is a psychological term called a trauma bond (basically it's a bond that you get with someone that you have experienced a traumatic situation with) which is more so my end of it than hers. I hope me thinking of her this way is normal? Probably as time goes by and my next yearly appointment comes up I won't be so excited about seeing her again! I joked with her at the office saying "I used to look forward to coming to see you". She said "these never get better do they?" Nice lady, wonderful doctor, a teeny tiny bit miss being pregnant but not enough to do it any time soon.

Sunday Best

Nash always gets dressed up for church(khakis and button ups). Since he was little I like putting him in little polo's, especially at church. He always gets comments about him dressed like a "little man". They probably think he is dressed like this all the time! I think he is adorable in them. He looks like a Mini Daddy or Poppy!
This weekend we went to a friend's son's first birthday party. She had a great idea of doing a little pool filled with balls and Nash loved it. It is weird to be be going to friend's kids' first birthdays that I was pregnant with. Makes me think of what we are going to do for his first birthday and amazed at how quickly time flies. I am thinking of a few ideas. I really don't want to think about it because I don't want him to be one already. I am trying to savor the moment. One of the highlights of the day was when a little girl who was almost one and not walking yet, out of nowhere, crawls over to an electric toy four wheeler she got for Lane and drove it quickly across the room, running over everything in her path and then finally stopping when she could not go any further.
With that said, including the birthday party we went to this weekend we have like five things to go to in the next month (showers and birthdays). Nash really enjoys going places and seeing people so I am looking forward to it but Saturday threw off our nap schedule. Not that we had definite schedule but he would take a couple of good naps during the day and then he would be in bed at 8:00. Yesterday since we were out and about he did not sleep as much as he normally does so he was in bed by 6:30. He woke up around 10:30 refusing to go back to sleep for about an hour and half. So today I thought we would stay home other than church and maybe he would get back into a "routine". He had a good nap before church. Afterwards he feel asleep in the car but then woke up when we got home. Took another pretty good nap not too long after we got home. Tonight he is in bed at 6:30 again. I much prefer the 8:00 bed time because a couple nights a week I work late and don't want him to be in bed when I get home. Also I am planning to take him to a basketball game this weekend and it's pretty hard to do if he is in bed by 6:30.

7 Months Old

Can you believe it? Nash will be 7 months old tomorrow. He is so much fun these days. He has been talking a lot. Saying dada like crazy! Chris loves it. He says "he saw me first so he says my name first". He is learning and growing every day. He is such a sweet boy. He likes to cuddle, give hugs and kisses. I think he will be getting ready to crawl soon and probably would be if he were given the chance more. He bounces a lot with his legs and mainly scoots around (usually backwards). He loves his walker and can get around in it. His super cute outfit was a Christmas present from his big cousin Kayla. (I know I have posted a ton of pictures but it was hard for me to choose. )

Goofy Pictures

Nash's hair basically grew a bunch over night and we tried to rock the mohawk but not quite there yet. Cute anyways.
He thinks it is so funny when his toy is on his head and then falls off.
Yes that is my foot he has in his mouth and the picture was not posed. He grabbed my foot and put it in his mouth and I grabbed the camera.
I don't think he liked the taste but sure tried to bite down hard.

Iritated Today

One of my pet peeves is when someone is a "know it all" or comes across like they are superior to others. We each have our own areas where we might know more about something than the average Joe does. I realize that people are passionate about certain issues. I know I do not know every thing even in the areas that I am knowledgeable about but people who "correct" others when it is not necessary irritate me. I think there is a way to do it, IF correction is needed, that is not rude or condescending. No one likes to be made to feel stupid. But just to be correcting people to let their knowledge be known is not cool to me. It belittles others and is totally not necessary. I do like learning from other who know more than me in a lot of different areas and am usually really interested in learning something new but when people come across in a rude/condescending/superior way it irritates me to the core and makes me want to rebel to what they have said.
Another thing, I used to think I could be in management or maybe a good supervisor in my field and in some ways I still feel like I could but what I hate is all the "red tape" so to speak. I know there are things that have to be done (paperwork, etc., having things the way they are supposed to be because someone says they are supposed to be that way, policies, you name it). I get that you have to follow all the rules and regulations but I hate the panic about it. I am not a very detailed person so people who are irritate me because my mind does not work that way. I feel like if you do your job and do it well than why all the uproar? Everything should be in order if it is done correctly in the first place. I think the panic that you create for everyone only makes them more nervous that they have not done their job right or may even make the mess up more because they are so stressed out. I wish people would just relax a little bit and be a little more easy going and pleasant.
(I know this post is very general but you get the point without giving too much detail)

Nash is a blessing

Today at church our pastor talked about our blessings in 2008. We were all given a strip of paper and we had to write down a blessing we received in 2008. Of course, I wrote Nash's name and his birth date. Then after the offering he had all that wrote something down to bring it to the offering plate as a sign of giving it back to God. My eyes teared up immediately as I carried Nash with our piece of paper to the offering plate. What a concept. I knew from the very beginning that God gave me Nash. I believe 100% that he not only allowed me to get pregnant or let me have a baby, He wanted me to have this baby. I have a good friend who is like a second mom who always says Nash is not yours he is just loaned to you from God, he is His. One hand that statement is such a relief. I know that God can provide for him and meet his needs more than I ever could. On the other hand that means I don't have a much control over him and his life as I think I have. It would scare me to death if something happened to him or if he was in any danger in any way and I could not do anything about it. Right now, for the most part I meet most of his needs (through God's grace) but there will be a day and times in his life I can't. Times like these I think "wow what did I get myself into". All my heart and love is wrapped up into this little boy and he's not mine. He's God's. I just have to be the mom God would have me to be and trust in Him for wisdom and to take care of my little man. I also have always prayed that Nash would have a heart for God and follow after him. I am thankful for this blessing and have to trust in God that He will take care of him and show me how to do my part. What a blessing and a huge responsibility.

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Updates and Pictures

Well, I did definitely freak out over the milk supply for what seems like nothing because things are much better the last couple of days. I think it because during the Christmas holiday I spent more time with Nash and maybe that increased it by nursing instead of pumping. The above picture was the first time Nash wore a hat. He was not crazy about it but it was really cold outside. This hat was his cousin Trace's and is way too small so today he got a new beanie and he couldn't be cuter in it (see the last picture). He is not crazy about it either but it will be nice to keep his head warm. Also, the other day I took Nash to lunch with me and he of course wanted what I had. I had a lemon in my tea and I usually do not like lemon in my tea so I let Nash try it and he loved it. My mom said I used to eat a lemon as a baby and did not make a face. He did the same thing and was real excited about it. Another thing, Nash started really talking lately and making new sounds like ga, da, and ma. Normally, he says "ah da" or "ah ga". He has a couple of times said "da da" and one time said "ma ma". I know he does not get the association yet but I love it. Can't wait until he calls me "ma ma". He will probably say "da da" first because that seems to come more natural to him. Chris and I are both practicing with him. Another cute thing he has done lately is when he is in his bath tub he sees the suds and tries to get them. He does not know why he can't grab them and his hand just goes straight through the water but he likes to try to get them. I know it is New Year's Day and I have not said much about it but it really is not that big of a holiday to us. We just ate pizza last night and watched a movie. I went to bed before midnight but it is wild how fast time flies. My little man will be 7 month old soon and I can't believe it.
Nash playing with what has become one of his favorite toys. I really didn't think it would because he really doesn't put the shapes in the holes but it sings and he likes he can play with what's inside and put them in and out of the cookie jar.
Too cute!!! Where do I sign him up to be a Gap Model or Gymboree Model? (lol)