Nathan's 1st Thanksgiving

How cute is our little turkey?!?!?  We had a wonderful 1st Thanksgiving with Nathan!!!  We went over to Grandma and Grandpa Krestel's early in the morning and spent the entire day eating lots of yummy food, watching tv, napping and just visiting with each other.  We are more thankful than words can express for God's blessing of Nathan!!!  We love him SO INCREDIBLY MUCH!!!

A little family photo!

In addition to Grandma & Grandpa Krestel we spent the day with Uncle Steve and Aunt Hanna.

It was a pretty day on Thanksgiving so Daddy and Nathan went for a walk to try to shed some of the pounds that were gained at dinner.  Daddy just loves wearing the Ergo and having Nathan so close and cuddly.  This makes for some special time indeed - and Nathan is so content in that little carrier!

What a cute little bear our Nathan makes!

Baxter was treated to some turkey gizzards and they seemed to send him into a food coma with the rest of us.  He didn't even seem to care that Nathan was kicking him!

This past week our friends Kim, Steve and Laurel popped by for a visit on their way in from Kansas City to visit Kim's family in Illinois.  This is Laurel - she is so good with Nathan and even let him pull her hair a few times!

They brought Nathan some Christmas gifts and this is a picture of Laurel helping Nathan open his very first Christmas gift.

No surprise - Nathan was more interested in the bow than the gift!

I'm king of the world!  (that's for all you Titanic fans)

A big event of the week was Nathan's first shower!  Daddy actually took him into the shower with him a few times this week - it's so quick and easy.  We'll still do baths because Nathan loves them so much - especially now that mommy introduced bath toys a few weeks ago - plus, he loves to kick and splash so much.  But, he really seemed to enjoy the shower too. 

I just love this picture - what a cutie!!!

Nathan really seemed to like the water streaming over his face.  He didn't shed any tears when the water got in his eyes - he was such a little trooper!

So, Daddy uses the Ergo and Mommy uses the Snuggle Wrap.  I used to wear Nathan facing in but now that he's bigger and likes to really explore the world around him I've started wearing him facing out.  It's wonderful!  He gets to be entertained by everything around him and I get to be hands free.  Baby wearing is the way to go!

As you can see, Nathan still has Mommy's baby blues!

What an absolute doll!  We're working on getting Nathan to sit up by himself and the boppy is so helpful!  As you can see, our little guy is still crazy about his fingers!

I just love this little sweat suit!

Ah yes, the bear picture is getting a little more challenging each week as Nathan no longer just sits and poses - he likes to play with the bear.  He's just growing so much we can't get over it.  We actually returned the swing we borrowed to our friends the Seecks because Nathan was just too big and heavy for it.  We would turn it on and it would barely move, so we figured it was time to move on.  I just know that before I know it he'll be getting his driver's license, leaving for college, getting married, etc. etc.  Where in the world does the time go?!?!?!?