Making comments

It has come to my attention that some of my wonderful readers are having a hard time figuring out how to leave comments to my blog posts. Well, I am here to help! It is quite simple, really. Once you finish reading one of my fine blogs, you will notice a link at the bottom that says "x comments", x being the number of comments currently left. Once you click on that, you will be able to read the comments already posted. Directly underneath is a space where you can write your own (and please do so freely!). Next, you will need to select a profile. Unless you already are a blogger with google, you will need to select the Name/URL profile. A box will pop up where you can enter your name and then click "continue". Note: *You DO NOT need to enter a URL address for this to work! You can then click the "post comment" button. You may need to enter a code before your comment will post (this is just to protect from spam). See, that was easy! Try it for yourself!

New addition

I want to take this opportunity to announce that Ryan and I are expecting a new little addition to our family! I am so excited I can hardly contain myself. We thought about it for awhile, weighed the pros and cons, did some research, and although it was a big decision we decided to go for it. It was official last Wednesday night! I have been thinking about this and wanting one for awhile now. Can you guess what it is? I'd love to hear what you think! I'll post more about it in the coming days when I have more information. Until then...enjoy these photos I took tonight at bath time.

A Saturday in photos

This past Saturday was georgeous. So georgeous that Ryan and I decided we had to get outside and do something. After a little research, we found a bike/walking path nearby. We loaded up Nate and the dog and headed off to enjoy the beautiful day. The following is our afternoon, as captured in a series of photos.



We decide that for a change we would try the carrier instead of the stroller. We get Nathan and Ryan all strapped up.



Nathan decides that the passing train, Ryan yelling Maverick to stay out of the busy street, and the short walk to the path is too much for him and promptly falls asleep in the carrier.



Maverick decides that this would be a good time to, ahem, do his thing. We realize we don't have a bag to clean up after him. (I did not take a photo of this, although if I was quick enough I may have because he decided to do his business right under the sign to pick up after pets). I decide to walk back to the car to get a bag and the stroller. This is what I find when I return. (I still chuckle every time I look at it).



We get Nathan all situated in his stroller, hooked up to his O2 and start walking.

***We walk a ways, and Ryan and I have a great discussion about which camera we are going to get (we are in he process of investing in a DSLR camera). We talk about all the awesome and wonderful pictures we could take on this walk with our new camera, and neglect to take one single picture of the beautiful scenery with the camera we have now.***



After our walk, we get back in the car and head to Walgreens to pick up a prescription. I sit in the backseat so Maverick doesn't trample Nathan.





Nathan wakes up to enjoy the car ride, plays with Brookfield the giraffe and makes cute faces at the camera.



Mav enjoys sticking his head out the window.



I, of course, am enjoying taking random pictures. Like this one for example. Just not ones of beautiful, scenic walking paths.



We wrap up our afternoon by stopping by one of our favorite spots and picking up sandwiches for lunch. A great afternoon, documented by a momma trying to capture every moment through her camera lens. (And soon, a MUCH, MUCH better camera lens. Watch out when that happens!)

The Story of Shaggy the Bear

It was love at first sight. Once we popped that bear out of the box on Christmas morning and gave him to Nathan, the connection was obvious.



And since Nathan has grown, so has his adoration for Shaggy Bear. It melts my heart the way he hugs and kisses that stuffed animal. And also makes me slightly jealous. So, since Nathan is so fond of him, I thought I would share a couple photos with you. And then I thought you all might like to hear about how Shaggy got his name. See, it was a beautiful Sunday evening in June and I was at my parent's house. My sister had just arrived in town the day before and we had all just had a wonderful dinner. She announced that she had a little surprise for me, and pulled one of our favorite movies out of her suitcase. I couldn't wait to watch it, because I had been so busy and had so much on my mind as I was scheduled to have a c-section Tuesday morning. We settled down in the family room and she popped Shag in the DVD player (I bet you're starting to catch on a little now, aren't you?) About halfway through the movie, I decided baby (still in my tummy) wanted some milk and cookies. Then, just near the end (which is my FAVORITE part of the movie) something unexpected happened. I wasn't sure what it was at first, but upon running upstairs to the bathroom, frantically yelling dowstairs to my mom and sister, and asking my mom (who had three children of her own) some questions, I decided that my water had just broke. Our baby was on the way! And a day and a half early! The rest, of course, is history. And while at the mall, sitting infront of those computers at Build a Bear, trying to think of a clever name for our baby's Christmas gift from us, I couldn't help but be reminded of that night. And, so is the story of how Shaggy Bear got his name.

Like mother like son

Oh, the stories my mother could tell you about me when I was a child. Many, many stories involving a particular act that Nathan is doing in this very photograph. I didn't think we'd be headed down this road so early. I can only imagine what stories I will have to tell Nathan when he is older. That is, if he is anything like me in this department. :)

Go baby go!

All Nathan wants to do is move around, inchworm style, and poke, grab, point at and otherwise feel EVERYTHING and ANYTHING. It is so fun watching him move about, considering this and that, first cautiously touching (sometimes with his forehead-?) then moving on to find something else interesting to check out. One of his favorite games is to send one of his stacking cups or rings flying then inchworm his way to it, then send it flying in another direction and hurridly chase it again. It's to the point now where he doesn't even want to be held...he just squirms and squirms until you put him on the floor. And, more recently, he can't even sit still in his bed. Nope, all he wants to do is roll over and stick his hands out the side of the crib. I've found him asleep in this position the past two nights!



Started out by the window, checking out the curtain that was blowing in the breeze.



Then he spotted mommy with the camera and made his way over.



Wait! What's that?



What IS this thing anyway?



Off to check out more furniture.



I think I'll stop and check out this thing for awhile.



Someday soon, I'll be able to catch you doggy!

Wordless Wednesday (a day late)