Lil' Sailor

We took Nate to a bbq last weekend and I just love this retro baby outfit that my Aunt Rose(?) gave to us.

Nate meets his great-grandparents!

A few weekends ago in Detroit, Nate met his great-grandparents at a party the my mom and dad threw for him. And did we take any pictures? No! But we do have video and I know that mom took a thousand pictures so we should have those up soon. It was a wonderful time and I am so happy that Nate was able to meet them - all three of them!

Brunch with cousin Josie, uncle Marty, aunt Chris, Grama Carole, aunt Lia, and Grampa Hetherington- Pictured, Jenni and Nate.

Cousins

Nate, meet Josie, Josie, meet Nate. You'll always be 6 weeks apart in age.

Memorial Day on the Swing

Alright, so not exactly on the swing. This picture was taken through the leghole on the swing. Memorial day is unofficial "look at your feet" day for babies don't you know!

Red Ned

Here's Nate smiling away while he plays with one of his favorites toys that his awesome cousin Julia made for him

Just some words...

Well, we've been at this for 11 weeks now. It's amazing and hard and beautiful. I think that the most incredible thing about it is that it defies explanation. There really was no way for either of us to be prepared for parenthood by talking or reading or thinking about it beforehand. I'm amazed at the amount of chores. I feel like we live on a farm. I'm constantly washing or putting something away, or making bottles, or just trying to get Nate to feel better. We love it though. There really isn't a way to explain it, like I said. We live to see him smile and laugh. Thankfully, he does this more and more every day with less and less effort on our parts. I don't have to jump all over the room making all kinds of crazy sounds like a lunatic to get a smirk- now he's laughing at raspberrys and "wahoos". We're in love. Our Nanny started yesterday. Her name is Celeste and she seems great. We're sad to hand him off twice a week, but she's a solid person. That's it for now. Peace.

-Josh