Tuesday, July 04, 2006
Happy Fourth of July!
My parents have a picture of my brother doing this exact same thing at this age. It must be a boy thing...
Saturday, June 24, 2006
Nate (what else?)
Nate started pulling up to standing on his own this week. That means a lot more bumps and bruises!
(Look at all those teeth...and a haircut!)
(Look at all those teeth...and a haircut!)
Thursday, June 15, 2006
Physical therapy
At Nate's 12-month doctor's visit, his pediatrician recommended I take him to a pediatric physical therapist to have him evaluated, because Nate was such a late crawler and is still lagging in his gross motor skills. Because our insurance wouldn't approve a PT visit, we went through the state-run program. I took him to a pediatric physical therapy center yesterday for his "evaluation." Basically, the physical therapist observed Nate and was going to decide through the evaluation whether he was behind enough to be taken into the state-run program. If he is 30% or more behind normal, then he is eligible for the program.
The doctor watched Nate do some fine motor skills things (picking up small objects) and cognitive-type things (seeing if he knew an object was still there even if you covered it up with something), then she watched him crawl and tried to see if he would pull himself up to standing, stay standing, etc. After 45 minutes or so, she said that he would in fact qualify to enter the program, which means he has enough of a delay. "Entering the program" means that he will now go to a physical therapist (maybe once a week or something) to work on helping him develop his leg muscles and some of his fine motor skills.
I was feeling a little guilty about all of this being free, but then I figured that we pay our taxes, and this is one of the things those go for, so I guess we technically are paying for it.
I'm not feeling sad that Nate is so behind, because he is a happy, healthy boy. I just want to do what's best for him, and if that means taking him to PT, then I'll do it!
The doctor watched Nate do some fine motor skills things (picking up small objects) and cognitive-type things (seeing if he knew an object was still there even if you covered it up with something), then she watched him crawl and tried to see if he would pull himself up to standing, stay standing, etc. After 45 minutes or so, she said that he would in fact qualify to enter the program, which means he has enough of a delay. "Entering the program" means that he will now go to a physical therapist (maybe once a week or something) to work on helping him develop his leg muscles and some of his fine motor skills.
I was feeling a little guilty about all of this being free, but then I figured that we pay our taxes, and this is one of the things those go for, so I guess we technically are paying for it.
I'm not feeling sad that Nate is so behind, because he is a happy, healthy boy. I just want to do what's best for him, and if that means taking him to PT, then I'll do it!
Friday, June 02, 2006
Virginia
Nate and I arrived back home Wednesday night from Virginia. We had a great trip! I went out first with Nate for a few days, then Jon came. Neil and Casey came too, and we all stayed at Hanshill (pronounced "honz hill") for three nights. It was cold in the mornings! On Wednesday, Neil, Casey, Jon, and I drove to DC (stopping at Mount Vernon first), and Nate stayed with my parents.
The DC portion of our trip was fun, interesting, tiring, and wonderful! In the span of two-and-a-half days (Wednesday mid-day through end of Friday), we saw Mount Vernon, all the war memorials (including the new WWII memorial), the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Holocaust Museum, the Supreme Court building (with lecture inside the court room), the Library of Congress (would have liked to have spent more time in here), Georgetown, the National Archives, the National Museum of American History (which houses the Star Spangled Banner, Lincoln's top hat, and has an exhibit with the dresses worn by many first ladies to presidential inauguration balls), Union Station, and the Washington Monument (we got to go to the top!). I might be forgetting something, but I think that's it! We also ate at a bunch of fun restaurants. The highlight of the trip, though, was the White House. On Friday morning, Jon's cousin, James, and his wife gave us a tour inside the White House. It was the same tour one would have been able to take pre-September 11, but now no one can go inside unless by special appointment. Then, later on Friday, we returned to the White House grounds for an HMX departure (even James didn't know what that acronym stands for): we stood on the White House lawn, saw the Marine One helicopter land 20 yards from us, and watched as President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Laura Bush exited the White House, waved (well, Condi didn't wave), and got on the helicopter. President Bush and Condi left from the Oval Office, which was a little farther away from us, but Mrs. Bush walked right in front of us. It was very neat!
Neil and Casey left on a flight out of DC early Saturday morning. Jon and I visited Arlington Cemetery on our way back to Lynchburg. It was very crowded since it was the Saturday before Memorial Day, but it was cool seeing all of the veterans (and hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles).
While we were gone, Nate did great. He didn't fuss one time while we were gone; he was content finding new things to play with in my parents' house (slamming doors, playing with drawer handles, trying to catch Jack's tail) and did really, really well for them. When Jon and I got back on Saturday afternoon, Nate was playing by himself with some blocks in the dining room. Jon and I walked in, he looked up, his eyes got wide, and he got a huge smile on his face. Then he started giggling. He reached for me and I picked him up, and he laughed and kicked his legs. Then he reached for Jon, who held him while he laughed. Then he reached for my mom and did the same thing. Then he reached for me again. He kept going around the circle like that for a couple of minutes.
Jon went home the next day, and Nate and I stayed at my parents' house for three more days. It was a great trip, and it's also great to be home!
The DC portion of our trip was fun, interesting, tiring, and wonderful! In the span of two-and-a-half days (Wednesday mid-day through end of Friday), we saw Mount Vernon, all the war memorials (including the new WWII memorial), the Lincoln Memorial, the Jefferson Memorial, the Holocaust Museum, the Supreme Court building (with lecture inside the court room), the Library of Congress (would have liked to have spent more time in here), Georgetown, the National Archives, the National Museum of American History (which houses the Star Spangled Banner, Lincoln's top hat, and has an exhibit with the dresses worn by many first ladies to presidential inauguration balls), Union Station, and the Washington Monument (we got to go to the top!). I might be forgetting something, but I think that's it! We also ate at a bunch of fun restaurants. The highlight of the trip, though, was the White House. On Friday morning, Jon's cousin, James, and his wife gave us a tour inside the White House. It was the same tour one would have been able to take pre-September 11, but now no one can go inside unless by special appointment. Then, later on Friday, we returned to the White House grounds for an HMX departure (even James didn't know what that acronym stands for): we stood on the White House lawn, saw the Marine One helicopter land 20 yards from us, and watched as President Bush, Condoleezza Rice, and Laura Bush exited the White House, waved (well, Condi didn't wave), and got on the helicopter. President Bush and Condi left from the Oval Office, which was a little farther away from us, but Mrs. Bush walked right in front of us. It was very neat!
Neil and Casey left on a flight out of DC early Saturday morning. Jon and I visited Arlington Cemetery on our way back to Lynchburg. It was very crowded since it was the Saturday before Memorial Day, but it was cool seeing all of the veterans (and hundreds and hundreds of motorcycles).
While we were gone, Nate did great. He didn't fuss one time while we were gone; he was content finding new things to play with in my parents' house (slamming doors, playing with drawer handles, trying to catch Jack's tail) and did really, really well for them. When Jon and I got back on Saturday afternoon, Nate was playing by himself with some blocks in the dining room. Jon and I walked in, he looked up, his eyes got wide, and he got a huge smile on his face. Then he started giggling. He reached for me and I picked him up, and he laughed and kicked his legs. Then he reached for Jon, who held him while he laughed. Then he reached for my mom and did the same thing. Then he reached for me again. He kept going around the circle like that for a couple of minutes.
Jon went home the next day, and Nate and I stayed at my parents' house for three more days. It was a great trip, and it's also great to be home!
Monday, May 08, 2006
Nate's birthday
I can't believe I have a one year old. I think that technically makes him a toddler, even though he can't toddle yet. I just can't believe it has gone by so quickly but that so much has happened.
We had a get-together for Nate's birthday on Saturday. My friend Casey made cowboy invitations (using the cowboy picture I took of Nate several weeks ago), so I made a cowboy boot cake, though that ended up being the only "decoration."
Family and close friends came over, ate snacks, and hung out. All of the kids enjoyed playing with Nate's new toys, including a bunch of sand toys, a dump truck, balls, and a combination basketball/football/baseball toy.
The highlight of the party (as at most one-year birthdays) was Nate eating cake for the first time:
I carried Nate straight to the bathtub after this meal for a quick clean-up before he joined the party again. :)
Then, Jon fired up the grill and made hot dogs for everyone. It was a great time!
We had a get-together for Nate's birthday on Saturday. My friend Casey made cowboy invitations (using the cowboy picture I took of Nate several weeks ago), so I made a cowboy boot cake, though that ended up being the only "decoration."
Family and close friends came over, ate snacks, and hung out. All of the kids enjoyed playing with Nate's new toys, including a bunch of sand toys, a dump truck, balls, and a combination basketball/football/baseball toy.
The highlight of the party (as at most one-year birthdays) was Nate eating cake for the first time:
I carried Nate straight to the bathtub after this meal for a quick clean-up before he joined the party again. :)
Then, Jon fired up the grill and made hot dogs for everyone. It was a great time!
Saturday, April 29, 2006
Wonder of wonders
Nate started crawling this week! He's still getting the hang of it, so he isn't a speedster yet or anything. In fact, he doesn't yet realize that he can get anywhere. He is so used to being able to reach things within only a few feet that he often doesn't go after a toy if it is across the room, and he still cries if I leave the room, not realizing he could follow me. It's funny!
Wednesday, April 19, 2006
Trip
We are going to Virginia next month. I leave with Nate May 17, and Jon arrives May 20. Then our friends Neil and Casey arrive the next day! I am so excited they are coming. I was so thrilled and a bit surprised when they booked their tickets and it was true they were actually coming; so often, you talk about these kinds of things with friends, saying, "We should get together for dinner some time," or "We should all go to such-and-such one weekend," but it never happens. It is actually happening with Neil and Casey! They are definitely follow-through friends, and it is one of the reasons I love them. :)
The five of us will probably stay at Hanshill, the house in the country (15 minutes away from my parents' house). My parents will probably stay at their house at night. It will be so nice to relax, enjoy the not-too-hot-or-humid-yet weather, go on walks, explore, read, eat together, etc.
Then on Wednesday, May 24, we will leave Nate with my parents, and the four of us will drive the three hours to Washington, D.C. and spend three nights there. Neil, Jon, and I have never been to D.C. except for driving/flying through. We're going to stay in one room at the Washington Marriott. And it looks like we are going to be able to get a private tour of the White House, as Jon's cousin is in the Secret Service! We are all very excited about that. We haven't scheduled any other activities, but I'm sure we will eat good food, visit a museum or two, see some monuments (Mount Vernon is on the list), and have a wonderful time. Jon and I are going to consider this trip our fourth anniversary gift to each other.
Neil and Casey fly out of D.C. on the 27th, and Jon and I will drive back to Lynchburg, where he flies out late that afternoon. Nate and I will stay with my parents for several more days before flying home on May 31.
Although I'm really looking forward to a refreshing few days with Jon, I'm pretty nervous about leaving Nate with my parents while we go to D.C. The nervousness has nothing to do with my parents' ability to take care of him; it's more because he has spent nearly every moment of every day with me for the past year (more if you count the pregnancy). I'm sure the separation will be harder on me than on Nate, but I still have a worried feeling in the recesses of my heart that he will somehow be emotionally damaged. I know, I know, it sounds crazy. If he could understand language, I would already be preparing him and talking every day about the fun time he is going to have with Granny and Papa (those are not the official names yet, as my mom keeps wavering on what she wants to be called and my dad hasn't said one word about a name for him) while Daddy and Mama go on a trip. Since I can't do that with him yet, I'm left with this nervous feeling and know that I just need to pray! :)
The five of us will probably stay at Hanshill, the house in the country (15 minutes away from my parents' house). My parents will probably stay at their house at night. It will be so nice to relax, enjoy the not-too-hot-or-humid-yet weather, go on walks, explore, read, eat together, etc.
Then on Wednesday, May 24, we will leave Nate with my parents, and the four of us will drive the three hours to Washington, D.C. and spend three nights there. Neil, Jon, and I have never been to D.C. except for driving/flying through. We're going to stay in one room at the Washington Marriott. And it looks like we are going to be able to get a private tour of the White House, as Jon's cousin is in the Secret Service! We are all very excited about that. We haven't scheduled any other activities, but I'm sure we will eat good food, visit a museum or two, see some monuments (Mount Vernon is on the list), and have a wonderful time. Jon and I are going to consider this trip our fourth anniversary gift to each other.
Neil and Casey fly out of D.C. on the 27th, and Jon and I will drive back to Lynchburg, where he flies out late that afternoon. Nate and I will stay with my parents for several more days before flying home on May 31.
Although I'm really looking forward to a refreshing few days with Jon, I'm pretty nervous about leaving Nate with my parents while we go to D.C. The nervousness has nothing to do with my parents' ability to take care of him; it's more because he has spent nearly every moment of every day with me for the past year (more if you count the pregnancy). I'm sure the separation will be harder on me than on Nate, but I still have a worried feeling in the recesses of my heart that he will somehow be emotionally damaged. I know, I know, it sounds crazy. If he could understand language, I would already be preparing him and talking every day about the fun time he is going to have with Granny and Papa (those are not the official names yet, as my mom keeps wavering on what she wants to be called and my dad hasn't said one word about a name for him) while Daddy and Mama go on a trip. Since I can't do that with him yet, I'm left with this nervous feeling and know that I just need to pray! :)
Saturday, April 15, 2006
Surgery update/Happy Easter!
Jon is doing great today! He slept for most of the day yesterday and then all night last night (thanks in part to a prescribed Zanex). He woke up with his eyes feeling a bit dry, but he used the eye drops the doctor gave him. I drove him to his follow-up appointment this morning, and I went into the exam room with him for them to do his test. He sees 20/15 in his right eye and 20/25 in his left! That's better already than he saw with his contacts. With contacts, his left eye was 20/40. And the doctor said they will probably get even better as they heal. Jon looks completely normal/fine and says he feels fine too. It's amazing how fast the eyes heal. He isn't supposed to do any heavy exercising like basketball for a week or two (and then they'd like him to wear sports glasses), but he can go running and do regular activity starting today, just making sure he's careful. He isn't allowed to rub his eyes for 3 months! (That's because they actually cut a flap in your eye for the surgery, and obviously you don't want to aggravate that or open it back up.) We asked the doctor when Jon can start driving, and he said today, so he drove home from the appointment. I'm so excited for him.
We're still going to take it easy around the house today. I am going to make chocolate-covered strawberries as one of the desserts we're bringing tomorrow for Easter, since we're having Easter dinner at Scott and Kim's house (Colleen and Jennifer left for Missouri today). I'm going to bring the strawberries tomorrow and am just going to buy two pies for dessert--there will be 16 people there tomorrow at the Eichlers', and I don't think I have the energy to make enough desserts for that many people today. :)
We're still going to take it easy around the house today. I am going to make chocolate-covered strawberries as one of the desserts we're bringing tomorrow for Easter, since we're having Easter dinner at Scott and Kim's house (Colleen and Jennifer left for Missouri today). I'm going to bring the strawberries tomorrow and am just going to buy two pies for dessert--there will be 16 people there tomorrow at the Eichlers', and I don't think I have the energy to make enough desserts for that many people today. :)
Thursday, April 13, 2006
Surgery
Jon is having LASIK tomorrow. We are excited! Jon has worn glasses (or contacts) since he was in grade school, so this is really cool for him. Recovery is pretty easy, but he is supposed to lie down and take it real easy for the rest of the day tomorrow, so I'll be his nurse.
UPDATE 4/14/06
Jon's surgery went well! He is on his way home right now (his dad's driving him) to rest for the day.
UPDATE 4/14/06
Jon's surgery went well! He is on his way home right now (his dad's driving him) to rest for the day.
Monday, April 03, 2006
Friday, March 24, 2006
Nate
Yesterday, Nate started "fake laughing." He doesn't smile when he does it--he just makes the laughing noise, kind of like someone just told a joke and he doesn't get it. I think he hears us laughing a lot and wants to imitate it even though he doesn't quite know what it means.
His top two teeth have started coming in this week. That just has to hurt.
We're off to Bible study tonight, and then I'm driving up to Thousand Oaks with Colleen (and Nate too) tomorrow to attend a baby shower.
His top two teeth have started coming in this week. That just has to hurt.
We're off to Bible study tonight, and then I'm driving up to Thousand Oaks with Colleen (and Nate too) tomorrow to attend a baby shower.
Wednesday, March 22, 2006
Unexpected fun
I took Nate to the Spectrum yesterday to watch the fountain he likes to see. Just as I was sitting down with him on the ground, a girl from Kiddie Kandids (it's a portrait studio) came up to us. She said she was training and would like to take pictures of Nate, and I would get a free 8x10. Nate was in a good mood so I said yes. It was so fun! For the first pictures, they put Nate in a big cooking pot and put fake vegetables around the pot, and then they put some flour on his nose and cheeks. Oh, and I took his shirt off. ;) They also did a couple of regular close-up shots that ended up being really cute, and they did another of him "topless" in a galvanized tin old-fashioned bathtub with baby soap, towels, bubbles, etc., on the floor next to it. That's the one I got the free 8x10 of. I'm going to frame it and put it in the guest bathroom. The last one they did is of him standing up holding onto my leg (while I'm standing up too) and one of my hands holding onto him. It was fun to have the employees (three of them) oohing and aahing over Nate. :)
Sunday, March 05, 2006
San Francisco
We had a great two days in San Francisco this week. Nate and I left from John Wayne airport on Tuesday morning and arrived at Oakland just a few minutes after my mom's and Kathy's planes landed. We took a van to the beautiful Hotel Monaco and quickly got settled before we walked around the city a bit, finding our way to Chinatown after waiting out a few minutes of rain.
On Wednesday, we ate breakfast at the hotel, let Nate take his morning nap (in the crib they set up in our room), and then were off for a full day: we walked to the Ferry house (shops where my mom bought some delicious white balsamic vinegar), took a trolley to Pier 39, ate lunch at the Crab House, watched the sea lions, took a cab to Mission Dolores and toured around, took another cab back to Ghiradelli Square (where I had a delicious mocha), walked to the Cannery (more shops where my mom bought Nate a toy in the John Deere store and bought me some socks in Sock Heaven), and called it a day soon after this. We ate appetizers back at the hotel while we waited for my mom's two other friends to arrive from Arkansas. They got to the hotel around 7:30.
On Thursday morning, we had another good breakfast at the hotel, Nate took his nap, and I got ready to go! My flight home from Oakland was at noon. All in all, Nate did very well and wasn't too fussy, even with the disruption of sleeping somewhere else and not getting his usual naps. He slept until 7:00 both mornings (this is good)!
It was a fast but fun couple of days.
My favorite picture:
On Wednesday, we ate breakfast at the hotel, let Nate take his morning nap (in the crib they set up in our room), and then were off for a full day: we walked to the Ferry house (shops where my mom bought some delicious white balsamic vinegar), took a trolley to Pier 39, ate lunch at the Crab House, watched the sea lions, took a cab to Mission Dolores and toured around, took another cab back to Ghiradelli Square (where I had a delicious mocha), walked to the Cannery (more shops where my mom bought Nate a toy in the John Deere store and bought me some socks in Sock Heaven), and called it a day soon after this. We ate appetizers back at the hotel while we waited for my mom's two other friends to arrive from Arkansas. They got to the hotel around 7:30.
On Thursday morning, we had another good breakfast at the hotel, Nate took his nap, and I got ready to go! My flight home from Oakland was at noon. All in all, Nate did very well and wasn't too fussy, even with the disruption of sleeping somewhere else and not getting his usual naps. He slept until 7:00 both mornings (this is good)!
It was a fast but fun couple of days.
My favorite picture:
Friday, February 24, 2006
Nate
Nate is still not crawling... but that's OK. Starting pretty early on in his life, I stopped reading the "What your child should be doing now" e-mails and books, because Nate was always behind (at least for motor skills). He will develop at his own pace and is healthy and happy!
I am taking Nate with me on Tuesday when I fly up to San Francisco to visit with my mom for two days. She is having an annual get-together with friends up there. :)
I am taking Nate with me on Tuesday when I fly up to San Francisco to visit with my mom for two days. She is having an annual get-together with friends up there. :)
Monday, January 23, 2006
Swinging
Last week, I made a stop on our usual walk around the lake. I discovered one of Nate's new favorite things:
Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Change of plans
Hello--still from Virginia! Nate and I were supposed to head home today and end up at John Wayne airport 11:00 a.m. California time, but Delta called my parents' house last night to say my first flight (6:00 a.m.! out of Lynchburg) today was cancelled. After two hours on the phone with them, we rebooked for tomorrow, Wednesday, leaving Lynchburg at 4:00 p.m. and arriving in Orange County at 10:30 p.m. That travel time by far beats what they had originally offered: leave Lynchburg at 11:00 a.m., endure two plane changes (Atlanta and Dallas), and end up in Orange County at 9:45 p.m. (14 hours total). Why don't they try doing that with an 8 month old... :) So, with this unexpected extra day and a half, we are relaxing. Lucy and I hung out today and got coffee, and Lucy, Mama, and I took Nate on a walk. Daddy took Mama, Nate, and me out to dinner tonight (Friday's), and some of us are going to watch a movie when Lucy gets home from work later. Tomorrow I'll probably bring Nate to my mom in the morning so I can sleep, and then we'll have coffee and/or brunch with my aunt Leigh (and maybe my aunt Anne too).
Amid all the fun, family, and relaxing, I really miss my husband. A week already was too long apart, but an extra couple of days is way too much!
Amid all the fun, family, and relaxing, I really miss my husband. A week already was too long apart, but an extra couple of days is way too much!
Thursday, December 29, 2005
Hello from Virginia
We are having a lovely time in Virginia. Jon flew home on Tuesday, and I already miss him very much. A week is the longest we will have spent apart since we were married.
I have spent most of the time here relaxing and letting the family enjoy Nate. We opened gifts and had breakfast together on Christmas morning, then we had Christmas dinner at my aunt's house with all the relatives. That night, everyone came over to my parents' house to sing Christmas carols (with Daddy on the piano, my cousin Laura on violin, and me on flute). A couple of mornings so far, I have gotten up to feed Nate in the mornings and then given him to my mom while I go back to bed until 9:00 or 9:30--glorious! :) We have also made many runs to Starbucks; Lynchburg got its first Starbucks only relatively recently (in the past couple of years), so it is still a novelty to go there (there isn't a whole lot else to do). Mama, Lucy, and I went to a 9:30 movie ("The Family Stone") last night after Nate went to bed. Today, Lucy and I went by the J Crew outlet, and I bought a new magic wallet (this one's pink) for $5. Nate now recognizes his grandparents and aunt and uncle--it is so fun to see him smile when one of them walks into the room. He has also mastered the johnny jump-up we borrowed from my cousin, and he loves it so much that I won one for him today on Ebay. :)
I have spent most of the time here relaxing and letting the family enjoy Nate. We opened gifts and had breakfast together on Christmas morning, then we had Christmas dinner at my aunt's house with all the relatives. That night, everyone came over to my parents' house to sing Christmas carols (with Daddy on the piano, my cousin Laura on violin, and me on flute). A couple of mornings so far, I have gotten up to feed Nate in the mornings and then given him to my mom while I go back to bed until 9:00 or 9:30--glorious! :) We have also made many runs to Starbucks; Lynchburg got its first Starbucks only relatively recently (in the past couple of years), so it is still a novelty to go there (there isn't a whole lot else to do). Mama, Lucy, and I went to a 9:30 movie ("The Family Stone") last night after Nate went to bed. Today, Lucy and I went by the J Crew outlet, and I bought a new magic wallet (this one's pink) for $5. Nate now recognizes his grandparents and aunt and uncle--it is so fun to see him smile when one of them walks into the room. He has also mastered the johnny jump-up we borrowed from my cousin, and he loves it so much that I won one for him today on Ebay. :)
Monday, December 19, 2005
Two more days!
We leave for Virginia in two days. Jon is staying until December 27, and I'm staying with Nate until January 3. I'm looking forward to seeing my family, letting them have lots of time to get to know Nate, eating my mom's cooking, and relaxing. We might even have a white Christmas!
Nate cut his first tooth! I felt it this morning along his bottom gum. That may explain his seeming to have a cold this week.
Merry Christmas!
Nate cut his first tooth! I felt it this morning along his bottom gum. That may explain his seeming to have a cold this week.
Merry Christmas!
Wednesday, November 23, 2005
Happy Thanksgiving
I just finished making potato casserole (my mom's recipe) and a better-than-pumpkin pie (Jon likes this even better than regular pumpkin pie. It's a cinch to make). I'll bring them tomorrow to Jon's parents' house for the big meal.
Last Thanksgiving, I wrote that I was thankful for "my salvation; my husband, his leadership in our home, his work ethic, his love for me, his gentleness; my husband's job; the miraculous little life growing inside me; the abundance of food, shelter, clothing, and every necessity God has provided for us; Scott and Kim and the other close friends God has blessed us with; [and] our families." This year, I am especially thankful for God's grace and mercy in loving me and sending His Son to die for me; my understanding, funny, handsome, hardworking husband; my precious, hilarious, growing, lovable, beautiful son; my friends, especially Casey; and the provision God has made for us, especially that I can stay home to be with Nate.
Oh yeah--Nate has starting sitting (as you can see)! He isn't very steady yet, so he falls over after a few seconds if he's on the floor, but he can sit for a couple of minutes on the bed. In another week or two, he'll be sturdy enough to sit on his own on the floor. :)
Last Thanksgiving, I wrote that I was thankful for "my salvation; my husband, his leadership in our home, his work ethic, his love for me, his gentleness; my husband's job; the miraculous little life growing inside me; the abundance of food, shelter, clothing, and every necessity God has provided for us; Scott and Kim and the other close friends God has blessed us with; [and] our families." This year, I am especially thankful for God's grace and mercy in loving me and sending His Son to die for me; my understanding, funny, handsome, hardworking husband; my precious, hilarious, growing, lovable, beautiful son; my friends, especially Casey; and the provision God has made for us, especially that I can stay home to be with Nate.
Oh yeah--Nate has starting sitting (as you can see)! He isn't very steady yet, so he falls over after a few seconds if he's on the floor, but he can sit for a couple of minutes on the bed. In another week or two, he'll be sturdy enough to sit on his own on the floor. :)
Wednesday, November 02, 2005
Six months
Nate had his six-month check-up yesterday. I had been both looking forward to and dreading it: it's fun to have him measured and find out the statistics, but holding him down to get shots is no fun. The main thing I worried about is his reaction to the shots--last time (two months ago), he had a fever and swelling/redness at the injection sites. This time, though, his reaction doesn't seem as strong--yay! Now the fun(ny) part--the stats:
Weight: 16 pounds, 8 ounces (30th percentile)
Length: 26.5 inches (52nd percentile)
Head circumference: 17.5 inches (73rd percentile)
That's right, our kid has a big noggin! :) We knew that already, though.
Here are some pictures I took today:
Weight: 16 pounds, 8 ounces (30th percentile)
Length: 26.5 inches (52nd percentile)
Head circumference: 17.5 inches (73rd percentile)
That's right, our kid has a big noggin! :) We knew that already, though.
Here are some pictures I took today:
Monday, October 31, 2005
Halloween
Nate is doing 100% better now, and all of my editing is done as of today--two great feelings.
Although this is Nate's first Halloween, we aren't "doing" anything for it. I didn't buy or make him a costume, and in fact, I haven't even bought any candy (sorry, trick-or-treaters). Having children makes you think about how your family is going to celebrate certain holidays (if at all). I am not a big fan of Halloween. What does it celebrate, really? I think it is a celebration of evil, or at least of fear, and I find knocking on a stranger's door demanding candy to be rude, tradition or not. How, as Christians, do we allow our children to have fun but not participate in traditions we find questionable--without sheltering them too much?
Although this is Nate's first Halloween, we aren't "doing" anything for it. I didn't buy or make him a costume, and in fact, I haven't even bought any candy (sorry, trick-or-treaters). Having children makes you think about how your family is going to celebrate certain holidays (if at all). I am not a big fan of Halloween. What does it celebrate, really? I think it is a celebration of evil, or at least of fear, and I find knocking on a stranger's door demanding candy to be rude, tradition or not. How, as Christians, do we allow our children to have fun but not participate in traditions we find questionable--without sheltering them too much?
Tuesday, October 25, 2005
Editing and sick children
I've been inundated with editing jobs this week, which is a blessing financially but also makes me feel a bit anxious and stressed. I'm thankful that Nate is feeling better, though (he was sick with a bad cold--we even took him to the emergency after-hours doctor). I wouldn't be able to get any work done if he were still sick.
Speaking of sick children, I have decided it is one of the worst feelings ever as a parent. There were two or three days last week where Nate was just miserable (see picture below as proof!): he couldn't breathe and he didn't know why, and he spent all day either crying or trying to sleep but not being able to because he couldn't breathe very well. I could barely think about anything else. I would have given almost anything for him to have felt better. I would have rather been sick myself ten times in Nate's place. Before I became a mom, I knew it must be awful to have a sick child, but I didn't know how hard it really would be!
Nate sick:
Nate feeling better before going to a harvest festival on Saturday:
Speaking of sick children, I have decided it is one of the worst feelings ever as a parent. There were two or three days last week where Nate was just miserable (see picture below as proof!): he couldn't breathe and he didn't know why, and he spent all day either crying or trying to sleep but not being able to because he couldn't breathe very well. I could barely think about anything else. I would have given almost anything for him to have felt better. I would have rather been sick myself ten times in Nate's place. Before I became a mom, I knew it must be awful to have a sick child, but I didn't know how hard it really would be!
Nate sick:
Nate feeling better before going to a harvest festival on Saturday:
Tuesday, October 18, 2005
Monday, October 03, 2005
How everything is going
Thanks, Nell, for your comment asking how we're doing. I need some encouragement to find time to blog!
We are having a great time settling into the fall season. Things have been really busy for about a month now; I'm watching my friend Ricci's son for her two mornings a week, teaching 5 flute students, helping at Awana at church, singing and playing flute on the church music team, going to Bible study on Thursday mornings, editing when the jobs come in, and trying to make sure I find time each week to rest. :)
Nate is 5 months old now and is creeping up on some milestones. He has rolled over on his own a few times but doesn't yet do it regularly. He can finally hold his head up pretty well. He does a funny laugh when I let him stand on my lap and I hold on to just his hands. Oh!--and I gave him rice cereal again this past weekend (the first try since his wide-eyed picture below), and he did much better. I also gave it to him last night and will do the same tonight and see how it goes.
My mom was out for a visit over the last weekend in September. We had a great time visiting, relaxing, playing with Nate (highlight of the weekend for Granny), doing a bit of shopping, eating out (and in), and just spending time together. Now we're counting down the days until Christmas, when we're going to go to Virginia (that reminds me: I need to start looking for tickets...).
Jon's job has been very busy for the past month or six weeks or so, as they are transitioning from one cell phone carrier (T-Mobile) to another (Verizon). Most of the transition seems to be done, so now I'm just praying that this was a profitable move for the company. Jon is stressed but seems to be getting better.
I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from Saturday 10/1:
We are having a great time settling into the fall season. Things have been really busy for about a month now; I'm watching my friend Ricci's son for her two mornings a week, teaching 5 flute students, helping at Awana at church, singing and playing flute on the church music team, going to Bible study on Thursday mornings, editing when the jobs come in, and trying to make sure I find time each week to rest. :)
Nate is 5 months old now and is creeping up on some milestones. He has rolled over on his own a few times but doesn't yet do it regularly. He can finally hold his head up pretty well. He does a funny laugh when I let him stand on my lap and I hold on to just his hands. Oh!--and I gave him rice cereal again this past weekend (the first try since his wide-eyed picture below), and he did much better. I also gave it to him last night and will do the same tonight and see how it goes.
My mom was out for a visit over the last weekend in September. We had a great time visiting, relaxing, playing with Nate (highlight of the weekend for Granny), doing a bit of shopping, eating out (and in), and just spending time together. Now we're counting down the days until Christmas, when we're going to go to Virginia (that reminds me: I need to start looking for tickets...).
Jon's job has been very busy for the past month or six weeks or so, as they are transitioning from one cell phone carrier (T-Mobile) to another (Verizon). Most of the transition seems to be done, so now I'm just praying that this was a profitable move for the company. Jon is stressed but seems to be getting better.
I'll leave you with a couple of pictures from Saturday 10/1:
Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Tuesday, August 30, 2005
Update
I write this update while I sit at the desk wondering if I'm safe. You see, we are finally getting a new roof on the house (it has needed one for at least a few years now), and the workers are up there ripping the old one off and making quite a raucous. I've thought more than a couple of times that the roof might collapse and a worker or two would fall right through the house. And to think Nate has slept through all of this just confirms that babies can sleep through anything.
Of course, he might be sleeping through it so easily because he has Tylenol in him--he had his 4-month check-up this morning, which included shots (they give Tylenol to help with the pain and for fever). Besides the shots, the appointment was great. He weighs 14 pounds even now, which is in the 30th percentile, and he's 25 inches long (55th percentile). I'm happy with his growth, especially since he was 3 weeks early and started out below average and has grown to average.
I don't think the schedule I described in the post below is going to last much longer. I sense Nate getting sleepier earlier in the day, so he is naturally tending toward an earlier nap. The nice thing is that will also mean he goes to bed earlier at night, which gives Jon and me more time together. I'm going to put Nate to bed at 9:00 tonight and see how that goes.
All is quiet on the roof now, so that means either the guys are done working for the day, or they're taking a break. They sure made quick work of that old roof--the whole thing is off (though they left the wood structure underneath intact).
Off to check on the baby. ;)
Of course, he might be sleeping through it so easily because he has Tylenol in him--he had his 4-month check-up this morning, which included shots (they give Tylenol to help with the pain and for fever). Besides the shots, the appointment was great. He weighs 14 pounds even now, which is in the 30th percentile, and he's 25 inches long (55th percentile). I'm happy with his growth, especially since he was 3 weeks early and started out below average and has grown to average.
I don't think the schedule I described in the post below is going to last much longer. I sense Nate getting sleepier earlier in the day, so he is naturally tending toward an earlier nap. The nice thing is that will also mean he goes to bed earlier at night, which gives Jon and me more time together. I'm going to put Nate to bed at 9:00 tonight and see how that goes.
All is quiet on the roof now, so that means either the guys are done working for the day, or they're taking a break. They sure made quick work of that old roof--the whole thing is off (though they left the wood structure underneath intact).
Off to check on the baby. ;)
Tuesday, August 16, 2005
My mama schedule
I'm a relatively structured person; I thrive on schedule and planning. That's why I'm happy to have Nate on somewhat of a schedule--it's nice to have a good idea of how the day generally will go (when he'll eat, when he'll sleep, etc.). It makes it much easier for running errands or planning times to hang out with friends. Here's how a typical weekday goes for Nate and me:
Some time between 4:30 and 6:00 - Nate wakes and I feed him, maybe change his diaper, and put him in his swing to sleep some more.
8:00-9:00 - Nate wakes usually at 8:00 (sometimes later--woo hoo!) and I feed him again, then change his diaper and clothes. Then we play for a few minutes, either just talking to each other or with one of his toys. Next I usually put him in his little seat in the living room and fix myself some breakfast.
9:00-9:30 - Nate watches his video while I take a shower and get ready for the day. I usually check e-mail during this time too.
9:30-10:30 - Nate usually falls asleep for a little 15- or 30-minute catnap some time in here. That's when I usually get some computer time. The rest of the time I either sit and play with him, or he observes while I clean the house or do whatever. (He's so good--he's often content just to sit and watch whatever is going on.)
10:30-11:00 - If the weather is nice, I take Nate on a walk in his front carrier. I do it during this time since he's probably starting to get hungry and this keeps him from fussing, since he really loves being outside and looking at the trees and cars and feeling the breeze.
11:00-11:30 - Time to eat again, and then I usually change his diaper again too, if it didn't need it earlier.
11:30-1:30 - If I have any errands to run (I usually do), I most often save it for this window. Yesterday, we went to the grocery store and dropped some things off at Goodwill. Today, we went by the cleaners and the bank and drove through McDonald's for one of those new chicken sandwiches. Nate often takes a short catnap or two during this time.
1:30 - I feed Nate again and put him down for his nap. Unlike a lot of babies, Nate takes only one long nap in the afternoon, instead of a nap in the morning and one in the afternoon. During his nap, I work on editing, play on the computer, read, scrapbook, maybe get things ready to make dinner, clean the house, do laundry, take a nap, write letters, sew, get my flute lesson materials ready if I'm teaching a lesson later, or watch TV.
5:00 - Nate wakes and I feed him.
5:15-6:00 - Play time
6:00 - I teach a flute lesson at 6:00 on Tuesdays, so Jon's mom comes over and watches Nate.
7:00 - Jon usually gets home around this time, so Nate gets some Daddy time while I fix dinner. I teach a lesson at 7:00 on Mondays, so Jon makes sure to make it home by 7:00 then so he can be with Nate. If Nate is ever fussy, it's usually at this time of day.
7:30-8:00 - Dinner (Nate watches Jon and me eat and will often take a short nap. When Nate was newborn, Jon would hold the baby while I ate first, and then we'd switch off, because Nate would cry if someone wasn't holding him).
8:00-9:00 - Time for Nate to eat again at 8:00. Then we play.
9:30 - It's bath time! Nate really likes taking a bath. I fill the tub up with a couple of inches of water and lie him down right in it. He kicks and plays for usually a good 15 minutes or more. Then I take him out and get him dressed for bed.
10:00 - I feed Nate one more time before bed. Then I swaddle him in a blanket and hand him to Jon, who rocks him for a few minutes and then puts him down, usually at about 10:30. Most of the time, he doesn't wake up during the night now, but when he does, either Jon or I just re-swaddle him and give him a pacifier, and he goes back to sleep without needing to be rocked or fed.
So there you have it, a day in the life of a mom with her 3-month-old son! :)
Some time between 4:30 and 6:00 - Nate wakes and I feed him, maybe change his diaper, and put him in his swing to sleep some more.
8:00-9:00 - Nate wakes usually at 8:00 (sometimes later--woo hoo!) and I feed him again, then change his diaper and clothes. Then we play for a few minutes, either just talking to each other or with one of his toys. Next I usually put him in his little seat in the living room and fix myself some breakfast.
9:00-9:30 - Nate watches his video while I take a shower and get ready for the day. I usually check e-mail during this time too.
9:30-10:30 - Nate usually falls asleep for a little 15- or 30-minute catnap some time in here. That's when I usually get some computer time. The rest of the time I either sit and play with him, or he observes while I clean the house or do whatever. (He's so good--he's often content just to sit and watch whatever is going on.)
10:30-11:00 - If the weather is nice, I take Nate on a walk in his front carrier. I do it during this time since he's probably starting to get hungry and this keeps him from fussing, since he really loves being outside and looking at the trees and cars and feeling the breeze.
11:00-11:30 - Time to eat again, and then I usually change his diaper again too, if it didn't need it earlier.
11:30-1:30 - If I have any errands to run (I usually do), I most often save it for this window. Yesterday, we went to the grocery store and dropped some things off at Goodwill. Today, we went by the cleaners and the bank and drove through McDonald's for one of those new chicken sandwiches. Nate often takes a short catnap or two during this time.
1:30 - I feed Nate again and put him down for his nap. Unlike a lot of babies, Nate takes only one long nap in the afternoon, instead of a nap in the morning and one in the afternoon. During his nap, I work on editing, play on the computer, read, scrapbook, maybe get things ready to make dinner, clean the house, do laundry, take a nap, write letters, sew, get my flute lesson materials ready if I'm teaching a lesson later, or watch TV.
5:00 - Nate wakes and I feed him.
5:15-6:00 - Play time
6:00 - I teach a flute lesson at 6:00 on Tuesdays, so Jon's mom comes over and watches Nate.
7:00 - Jon usually gets home around this time, so Nate gets some Daddy time while I fix dinner. I teach a lesson at 7:00 on Mondays, so Jon makes sure to make it home by 7:00 then so he can be with Nate. If Nate is ever fussy, it's usually at this time of day.
7:30-8:00 - Dinner (Nate watches Jon and me eat and will often take a short nap. When Nate was newborn, Jon would hold the baby while I ate first, and then we'd switch off, because Nate would cry if someone wasn't holding him).
8:00-9:00 - Time for Nate to eat again at 8:00. Then we play.
9:30 - It's bath time! Nate really likes taking a bath. I fill the tub up with a couple of inches of water and lie him down right in it. He kicks and plays for usually a good 15 minutes or more. Then I take him out and get him dressed for bed.
10:00 - I feed Nate one more time before bed. Then I swaddle him in a blanket and hand him to Jon, who rocks him for a few minutes and then puts him down, usually at about 10:30. Most of the time, he doesn't wake up during the night now, but when he does, either Jon or I just re-swaddle him and give him a pacifier, and he goes back to sleep without needing to be rocked or fed.
So there you have it, a day in the life of a mom with her 3-month-old son! :)
Thursday, August 11, 2005
Well, I changed the template for my blog, and it looks like the formatting is a little better. I liked the old look better, but oh well.
Quick update: I did take Nate to the pool the other morning. He didn't kick and laugh and smile, but he didn't cry either. He kind of sat back and observed. :) I waded around the pool for about 15 minutes holding him, and once he got used to the cold water, I think he liked it. I dipped him up to his neck a few times, then his chin, then his mouth, and then I dunked him all the way under once. He didn't particularly like that, but he also didn't cry. It was fun!
We're having a new person from church over for dinner tonight. His wife is out of town for a couple of weeks, and since they're new to the area he really doesn't have anyone to hang out with.
Then tomorrow we're off to a wedding (Jon's a groomsman) and we're going to leave Nate with Jon's parents. This will be the longest I've left him--probably for about 8 hours. Please pray that he does well and that I don't worry.
I'm off to clean the house in preparation for a baby shower I'm throwing for Jon's sister on Sunday.
Quick update: I did take Nate to the pool the other morning. He didn't kick and laugh and smile, but he didn't cry either. He kind of sat back and observed. :) I waded around the pool for about 15 minutes holding him, and once he got used to the cold water, I think he liked it. I dipped him up to his neck a few times, then his chin, then his mouth, and then I dunked him all the way under once. He didn't particularly like that, but he also didn't cry. It was fun!
We're having a new person from church over for dinner tonight. His wife is out of town for a couple of weeks, and since they're new to the area he really doesn't have anyone to hang out with.
Then tomorrow we're off to a wedding (Jon's a groomsman) and we're going to leave Nate with Jon's parents. This will be the longest I've left him--probably for about 8 hours. Please pray that he does well and that I don't worry.
I'm off to clean the house in preparation for a baby shower I'm throwing for Jon's sister on Sunday.
Saturday, August 06, 2005
Life keeps plowing along for us here. Nate and I have gotten into a routine, and it's nice to know sort of how each day is going to go, when he's going to eat, sleep, be happy/fussy, etc. He's sleeping well: I feed him at about 10:00 at night, then Jon puts him to bed, and he has been waking up around 4:00 to eat and then going back to sleep until 7:30 or 8:00 or so. Then he takes a good long nap in the afternoons (today I fed him at 1:15 and put him down, and he'll probably wake up around 5:00). It's nice to have the afternoons as "my time," when I can scrapbook, play on the computer, do editing work, read, or take a nap myself. As Nate gets more and more aware of his surroundings and more interactive, it just gets more fun. I can actually play with him now. I'm thinking of taking him to the pool for the first time early next week; he loves taking baths so I think he might like the water. This life as a wife/mom sure is different from life as a full-time-working wife! I love it.
By the way... Bryce or anyone, can you tell me why the text of my blog is starting so far down (below the archive list on the right) in Internet Explorer? How might I fix it? Thanks. :)
By the way... Bryce or anyone, can you tell me why the text of my blog is starting so far down (below the archive list on the right) in Internet Explorer? How might I fix it? Thanks. :)
Tuesday, July 19, 2005
Our trip to Virginia
July 2005
We had such a nice time in Virginia July 3-10. The flights out there (LAX-Atlanta, Atlanta-Lynchburg) were relatively uneventful, and Nate slept most of the time. We arrived late on Sunday night and Nate met his grandfather and aunt for the first time (my mom and brother had already been out to California)! We spent the first three nights at Hanshill, my grandparents' summer house in the country. Jon, Nate, and I stayed in the air-conditioned cabin and stayed very comfortable (I was especially comfortable knowing Jon killed all of the camel crickets each night before I went to sleep).
The whole family (my grandparents, aunts, uncles, some cousins and their kids, etc.) came out to Hanshill for dinner on the 4th of July. Here is Nannie, Mama, Nate, and me:
This is my cousin's daughter, Ginna, walking in the yard at Hanshill with Jack:
Nate must have been exhausted from being handed around so much at the 4th of July party, because he slept through the night that night! I fed him at 10:00, and he didn't wake up until 6:00. That was glorious. In fact, he slept through the night (a little over 7 hours) two other nights during the trip.
We spent the days at Hanshill reading, relaxing, taking walks--not doing much, really! After the three nights out there, we spent the next three nights in town at my parents' house. The air conditioning and lack of bugs were very nice. :)
Nannie and Pop came for dinner one night:
A moth outside my parents' house (on Jon's finger):
On Saturday, July 9, we all drove to Charlotte (in a huge van my parents rented) to visit my dad's parents. It was neat to bring Nate to see them--he is their first great grandchild. We went to my dad's sister's house on Saturday night for a big party for Papa's 80th birthday. Then we stayed at Grandma and Papa's house on Saturday night and got up early Sunday to drive the 4 hours back to Lynchburg so we could catch our flight home.
We had a long layover in Atlanta (made even longer by several hours of delays--but Nate still did great). Here's Nate in the airport:
We had a great trip!
Here's a picture we took a couple of days ago that I love:
Today we looked at ourselves in the mirror and had some fun:
July 2005
We had such a nice time in Virginia July 3-10. The flights out there (LAX-Atlanta, Atlanta-Lynchburg) were relatively uneventful, and Nate slept most of the time. We arrived late on Sunday night and Nate met his grandfather and aunt for the first time (my mom and brother had already been out to California)! We spent the first three nights at Hanshill, my grandparents' summer house in the country. Jon, Nate, and I stayed in the air-conditioned cabin and stayed very comfortable (I was especially comfortable knowing Jon killed all of the camel crickets each night before I went to sleep).
The whole family (my grandparents, aunts, uncles, some cousins and their kids, etc.) came out to Hanshill for dinner on the 4th of July. Here is Nannie, Mama, Nate, and me:
This is my cousin's daughter, Ginna, walking in the yard at Hanshill with Jack:
Nate must have been exhausted from being handed around so much at the 4th of July party, because he slept through the night that night! I fed him at 10:00, and he didn't wake up until 6:00. That was glorious. In fact, he slept through the night (a little over 7 hours) two other nights during the trip.
We spent the days at Hanshill reading, relaxing, taking walks--not doing much, really! After the three nights out there, we spent the next three nights in town at my parents' house. The air conditioning and lack of bugs were very nice. :)
Nannie and Pop came for dinner one night:
A moth outside my parents' house (on Jon's finger):
On Saturday, July 9, we all drove to Charlotte (in a huge van my parents rented) to visit my dad's parents. It was neat to bring Nate to see them--he is their first great grandchild. We went to my dad's sister's house on Saturday night for a big party for Papa's 80th birthday. Then we stayed at Grandma and Papa's house on Saturday night and got up early Sunday to drive the 4 hours back to Lynchburg so we could catch our flight home.
We had a long layover in Atlanta (made even longer by several hours of delays--but Nate still did great). Here's Nate in the airport:
We had a great trip!
Here's a picture we took a couple of days ago that I love:
Today we looked at ourselves in the mirror and had some fun:
Thursday, June 30, 2005
Nate started smiling (for real) about 10 days ago. It is so fun! Jon is the best at getting him to smile.
Here's his first real smile caught on camera:
Smiles with Dad (you can see his bandaids from his first shots):
In his carseat:
But he doesn't always smile...
We are heading to Virginia on Sunday for a week to visit my family. I'm praying the flights go well!
Here's his first real smile caught on camera:
Smiles with Dad (you can see his bandaids from his first shots):
In his carseat:
But he doesn't always smile...
We are heading to Virginia on Sunday for a week to visit my family. I'm praying the flights go well!
Wednesday, June 15, 2005
These pictures, which our friends Neil and Casey took, give a different perspective of Nate's birth from what I saw... :)
Here's Colleen listening at the door to hear Jon yell out that it was a boy:
Here's Jon triumphantly exiting the hospital room for the first time to tell everyone Nate was a boy and what his name, weight, height, etc. were:
Another of me in the hospital room:
It's hard to believe this was already over six weeks ago!
Here we are when Nate turned six weeks:
Here's Colleen listening at the door to hear Jon yell out that it was a boy:
Here's Jon triumphantly exiting the hospital room for the first time to tell everyone Nate was a boy and what his name, weight, height, etc. were:
Another of me in the hospital room:
It's hard to believe this was already over six weeks ago!
Here we are when Nate turned six weeks:
Tuesday, June 07, 2005
It's hard to believe that our baby is over 5 weeks old now! Nate's still mostly just sleeping, eating, crying (but not much), and getting bigger. We should start getting some interaction (like real smiles) from him in the coming days!
For our third anniversary, we dropped Nate off with Jon's parents and went to dinner at the Fish Market. Leaving Nate wasn't too difficult--I knew he was in good hands, and I was looking forward to some time with just Jon and me. I wondered if we would be able to talk about anything but Nate, but we did. It was nice!
For our third anniversary, we dropped Nate off with Jon's parents and went to dinner at the Fish Market. Leaving Nate wasn't too difficult--I knew he was in good hands, and I was looking forward to some time with just Jon and me. I wondered if we would be able to talk about anything but Nate, but we did. It was nice!
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