3 Months Old!!!

Nathaniel is 3 months old!! Here are his 3 month pics!! He is growing like a weed.

Nathaniel is 25 1/2 inches long and wieghs approximately 13 lbs!

He loves to talk and make funny sounds. He kicks his legs in the air and bats at his toys. He is on the verge of rolling over when he is on his tummy. He holds his head and chest up using his arms. He is just fascinated with Checkers. Nathaniel just stares at him intently. We love him so!

A Promise To God

On Sunday, April 26th, Lesh and I made a promise to God to rear Nathaniel Joseph to know, love, and serve Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior. Our church Second Baptist has a parent/child committment service where parents can join with our pastor and congregation to present our children to the Lord. Lesh and I knew we wanted to publicly make this committment in the presence of our family and friends. The Lord has done great things in our lives and we desire for Nathaniel to experience God in His life. God says in his word that we are to have children to multiply and to increase the family of God.

Psalm 78 tells us that our jobs as parents is to teach God's word to our children.

We will not hide them from their children; we will tell the next generation the praiseworthy deeds of the LORD, his power, and the wonders he has done. 5 He decreed statutes for Jacob and established the law in Israel, which he commanded our forefathers to teach their children,
6 so the next generation would know them, even the children yet to be born, and they in turn would tell their children. 7 Then they would put their trust in God and would not forget his deeds but would keep his commands.

Our prayer for Nathaniel is that he will come to know Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior at a young age so that he will glorify God with his life. Nathaniel's name means gift of God and we praise God for this precious gift!! We know God gave him to us and we in turn give his life to God. We know God has a great plan for Nathaniel's life and we will spend time on our knees knowing that God will hear our prayers. Thank you to our family who we know will come along side us to prayer for Nathaniel's life in Christ.

The Richardson Family

Our Pastor Dr. Ed Young telling us that we were blessed.

Did you know that Dr. Young's hands are really soft????

I Hate Cleaning!

This past weekend we cleaned our house from top to bottom and left no crevice behind! I don't really enjoy cleaning. I have always had a little of the messy streak in my blood. Growing up my mom always got after me about cleaning my room. I know some people enjoy cleaning, but I really dislike it! Anyone else feel the same? Even my car, I grew up with my dad telling me that you can tell a lot about a person by the cleanliness of thier car. I'm not good about cleaning it anymore.

Lesh and I decided to take advantage of the low percentage rates being offered to refinance our home. So we retouched paint, swept, mopped, vacuumed, steam cleaned carpets, scrubbed till my hands were raw, dusted, cleaned out the garage, fixed up the yard, organized closets and so much more!!! I can't believe we got it done in two days! Well, we did stay up till 1 AM. Needless to say my allergies are flaring now because of all the dusting and because it's spring. I decided to take pictures of the house because I figured it won't be this spotless until we sell some day. We find out in 5 days how are house was appraised. It better be worth it after all the work we did.

This is our Future formal study. Still lots of decorating and painting to do!

Kitchen

Breakfast room

Living room

Lesh' pride and joy! His TV.

Our guest bedroom

Nathaniel's room

Laundry room

Bathroom

Master bedroom, still needs lots of decorating and painting and furniture!

We have none but our bed.

Master bath- needs paint too!

All the cleaning we did inspired me to make a calendar of chores to help me keep up this cleanliness. So I downloaded a pretty template from Microsoft's website. You know girls, it has to be pretty!

Also, Nathaniel is 12 weeks old today!! He is cooing a whole lot, loves to stare at himself in the mirror, holds his hands on his chest and eats them too. He kicks his legs up in the air and bats at his toys on his mat. He smiles all the time and he loves his mommy and daddy! We LOVE him so much!

This outfit barely fits him. I have already had to put away some of his 0-3 months clothes. :(

He is Risen! He is Risen indeed!

This weekend was a whirlwind of a weekend! Our good friend Joy got married this Easter weekend. Lesh, Nathaniel and I went to the rehearsal in Magnolia and then headed to dinner at Los Cucos. The next morning I got up early, not really because I'm normally awake this early with Nathaniel. I left the house at 6:45 am to head to my makeup and hair appointment with the bridal party. My mom came over to watch Nathaniel. Needless to say at the end of the day I was so tired! It was great to see old friends and see my sweet friend get married. It was a beautiful outdoor wedding at Ashelynn Manor in Magnolia. All the flowers were blooming and it was perfect weather!





This was also a crazy weekend because Saturday after the wedding we made plans to go to dinner with all our old friends who had come in town for the wedding. Lesh came home after the wedding and went straight to bed, he then wakes up and says he feels like he got hit by a bus. I was like, "Oh, No!!" He had a 101 degree fever! I went to dinner with our friends with Nathaniel and Lesh stayed home in bed. The next morning was Easter and I was so excited to take Nathaniel to church in his cute Easter outfit. We woke up and Lesh had a mild fever so I was debating if we should go. Well, he felt a little better so we all got dressed and got Nathaniel in the car and I start walking toward our car. For those of you who have been to my house know I have a very steep driveway. I was wearing heels and I guess my ankle twisted and down I fell hard on the concrete and skid down on my knee. All I remember was being in a lot of pain and then being on my butt on the ground! Lesh turns around and is like are you okay? I was thinking for a minute that we could still make it to church. Then I looked at my knee... All bloody and scraped and throbbing! My ankle I could hardly even move! Lesh had to pick my up and help me get inside the house. We didn't make it to church. I was so upset! I sat on the couch all bandaged up with an icepack on my ankle.

At around noon Lesh helped me to the car and we celebrated Easter with Lesh's family. I was feeling a little better after taking that Ibuprofin that the hospital gave me after having Nathaniel. It has helped with the swelling. We had a great meal cooked by Denis- Lesh's dad and enjoyed the fellowship. After we headed over to my grandma's to see my family. We had a wonderful, but exhausting weekend.

The Wedding $500, Lesh getting the cold $15, Lesly falling down the driveway $10, celebrating Nathaniel's First Easter... Priceless!

2 Months Old

Nathaniel is 2 months old! On Friday Nathaniel and I made our way to see Dr. Jung for Nathaniel's 2 month check up. This visit also included his shots. Nathaniel was perfectly content before Dr. Jung came in. You can see him on the table waiting for Dr. Jung. I covered him up with the blanket because the room is quite chilly. All he had on was his diaper.

We waited for an hour but it was okay since I got to feed him before his shots. I also gave him Tylenol because all my friends said it would be best. I was also preparing myself for tears since many of my friends cried during their visits to the doctor.

Dr. Jung finally comes in and plays with Nathaniel for a bit. He looks in his ears, mouth, eyes, checks 0ut his body and the worst of the physical is the hip socket thing. He bends Nathaniel's knee then pushes down hard to feel it move in the socket I guess. Poor baby screamed so loud. Right after Dr. Jung tells me to pick him up and he stops crying. My poor little man! We talk a little while and then he leaves. I really like Dr. Jung. He is so great with the kids and is so easy going.

Then the nurse comes in with the dreaded shots and the second that needle goes in the wailing begins. She did it quickly so I picked him up right away and tried to calm him down. I made it through the visit without crying! I couldn't believe it,. I'm a pretty emotional gal so I expected it, but maybe because I was prepared I didn't. Who knows.. I'm thankful I held it together!

The rest of the day I kept giving him Tylenol and he was a bit fussy the rest of the day. Saturday he did much better and his legs weren't sore from the shots either. So I'm glad that is over!!! I guess we'll have to do this all over again in 2 more months for his 4 month check up.

Here is my little man waiting for Dr. Jung to come see him.

Nathaniel laying on the blanket Nana gave him, wearing the outfit she gave him wearing the little blue booties Nana made for him as well.

Here is my little man 2 months old.

11 1/2 lbs. 24inches long.


I'm a little ham!

Nathaniel's First Birthday Party

This past weekend we were able to celebrate Carson Browning Smith's 1st birthday. He is the son of our great friends Chris and Callie. We met Chris and Callie our first year of marriage and we treasure their friendship. We've experienced many firsts and now with Nathaniel we both get to enjoy our momma's boys! Of course Nathaniel really couldn't help open gifts like all the other kids in attendance, but I'm sure he enjoyed himself!

This Elmo Live was by far Carson's favorite!!!

Lesh and I also went to a wedding that same day. My friend Adam finally got married to his sweet fiance Alisha. They are so cute together and I hope that they have as much fun as Lesh and I do. We are praying for you guys!!!

Here Comes Trouble!

I just love my little man!!