I'm in the army now!

Nathaniel started crawling 3 weeks ago and now I've got to keep a close eye on him! The other day I found him in the laundry room!

Toys or Basket?

Nathaniel has a basket of toys in the living room. Since he has started crawling since last Friday he loves to crawl over to the basket and knock all the toys out. I wish I had a picture of this basket before he took out the toys. You can see the progression. But ultimately I think the basket won!!

7 Months Old Today!

Nathaniel is 7 months old today! I'm actually right on time with the blogging today. Nathaniel is soooo active now. I went and did dishes for about 10 minutes... I had left Nathaniel on a blanket... when I came back to the room he had rolled himself under the coffe table and was chewing on the coffee table leg! Ha! I guess I can't leave him by himself in the living room anymore with out him rolling or scooting elsewhere! Yes, I said scooting!

Here are the things Nathaniel can do at 7 Months!

- He sleeps 12 hours non-stop at night
- He takes 2 naps same as before
- He rolls great distances!
- He is pushing up on his hands and knees and doing the rocking motion!! He'll be crawling soon!
-He eats fruit and cereal for breakfast, vegetables and cereal for lunch, vegetables and fruit and cereal for dinner. Plus he also nurses with all the meals and an extra nursing right before bed.
- He has said Ma, Ma but he really didn't know what he was saying.
- He tries to sit up from a laying position
-He also started blowing raspberries, so now he is all about the sounds!
- He flys like Superman! Look at the pictures below!
-Nathaniel knows his name now really well. When you call his name he immediately looks at you.

He is growing so fast right before my very eyes. I love you so much my baby boy!

He loves Checkers!

The Famous SuperMan Pose!

This was a difficult picture to take! He kept trying to grab the paper and roll away.

Weight- over 18lbs I know, but I need to take him for a weight check

Length 28 in.

He was so squirmy!

This was the best smile I could get today!

He is trying to crawl here.

This is the side view of the famous SuperMan Pose! He does it all the time!

Hi Everyone!

Sweet Cousins

My mom has been wanting to take Nathaniel and Azriel for pictures together and we finally made it to JCPenny a few weeks ago. I think the pictures came out great! The first 5 minutes it was easy to get them to smile and then after we had to work a little to get some great pictures. We sang, "If your happy and you know it," clapped our hands, made funny noises and faces. I'm sure if anyone else was looking at us they would've thought we were looney!

My newphew is almost 20 months and Nathaniel will be 7 months on the 27th of this month. Time flies! I'm so glad we got them together! It will be great when they are older and can play with eachother.

Also, Nathaniel will have another cousin soon! Zenia is expecting their second son in just a few short months! I can't wait to meet you Josiah!

6 Months Old!!

I can't believe my baby boy is 6 months old!!! He is half a year old, wow! He is so fun right now. My mom took Nathaniel and Azriel for pictures yesterday so I will post those on here when they come in! Here are things Nathaniel can do at 6 months:
- He eats solids including fruits and vegetables and cereal!
- His schedule- 7:00 wake and eat, 9:00 Nap, 11:00 wake and eat, 1:00 nap, 3:00 wake and eat, 7:00 eat and then to sleep! Most nights he sleeps 12 hours.
- He is scooting backwards now and still rolls around everywhere
- Shakes his head back and forth like he is saying no, but he is copying me. I shake my head like that when I talk to him.
- Jumps like crazy in his exersaucer
- When I open the door to his bedroom he flips on his stomach to raise up on his arms to try to look over the crib at me
- Talks all the time
- Laughs a bunch
-Plays Peek a boo!
He is such a gift! Thank you God!
-Grabs Checkers' hair and screams at him

17 lbs 10 oz (50%)

27 3/4 inches long (90%)

Am I really 32 Years Old?

On August 4th I turned 32 years old. To most this isn't a significant year, but to me it makes me feel very old! I remember when my mother turned 32. She had me when she was 20 years old so I was 12 when she was 32. I remember someone asking me how old my mom was and I said 32. They were like, "Wow! she is young!" It makes me feel strange, I guess because I was 31 when I had Nathaniel and he won't remember me being 32 like I did with my mom. Anyways, this being 32 age is a little unreal to me. Here are some pictures of my b-day. I had two birthday celebrations. One with my Parent- N-Loves, and one with my parents.

Breanna and I

Bryan and I

Marshall and I

Getting ready to blow out my candles!

Family picture with Steven

This was my birthday lunch with my parents at El Jarrito.

My dad with his two grandsons!

Nathaniel and abuelito

Abuelita and Nathaniel

Here I am at El Jarrito in my Birthday Sombrero!

Mis Padres

Aaron, Zenia, and Azriel

Steven, our Chinese Exchange student

This summer my church hosted 300 Chinese exchange students and Lesh and I volunteered to be a host family. During the day all the students went to American culture school and the evenings and weekends our student spent with our family. I had no clue how blessed we would be because of Steven. Steven is 13 years old and from Chengdu, China. He lives with his parents and goes to school on his bike everyday. He is so sweet and kind and very intelligent. He is also brave to come across the ocean to stay with some crazy Americans! Steven was here for almost 3 full weeks and boy did it fly! The following are some pictures of moments we captured.

God showed us many things while Steven was with us. He showed us patience with communication, love for a boy we just met- when he left I cried. He blended so well with our family, I even told him he was Nathaniel's brother. :) He seemed to like that idea. Steven spent hours just laying on the blanket with Nathaniel and just staring at him amazed. He would also play with Nathaniel's toys and of course with Checkers! I know Checkers misses him because of all the extra attention he received from him. We miss Steven and he is welcome in our home any time!

This is one of my favorite pictures. This is what Steven did everyday he came home from school.

This was Steven showing Nathaniel my birthday card.

Here is Nathaniel with his "brother."


Our church took all host families and their students to the Astros game. They won!

Steven and I at the game.

This was at El Jarrito for my birthday lunch and we had to get a picture of Steven with a Mexican sombrero.

A family portrait

We took Steven to play basketball with another host family.

We also went to Moody Gardens with Steven and here is Nathaniel in the Shark cage.

Steven in front of the aquarium.

Steven also enjoyed playing table tennis with Lesh's brother. This is a popular sport in China.

We spent a lot of time with his brothers because he enjoyed time with them playing the Wii or just hanging out.

You can see by all the events we did how exhausted we were at the end of this 3 week adventure. We loved getting to know Steven and making him a part of our family. We thank God for this opportunity to plant a seed in his life. We pray one day he will also be a part of our Christian family.