On a Walk

The other day, Taters and I took a walk to look for flowers and other interesting things (or in other words, he was being crazy in the house and we needed to get out). We found a fence that I convinced him was really cool so he would sit by it. He is still talking about it today. Such a little stud...

I took this last one because Tate was very excited to have found "Mater" on our street. :)

Tate Update

So, it has been awhile. We have been busy with sicknesses (Tate just couldn't get over a cold) and various other things. But, the weather is getting nicer and we are very excited to play outside and for things that are coming (such as the new baby in the summer)! Here are some photos of our crazy Tate. He just gets funnier every day! The top photo is one I took of Taters in the nursery. He has been obsessed with wearing ties because he wants to be like daddy. But, the only ties he has are for babies and they are super short. This kid loves church and last week he cried for quite awhile because he wanted to "go on a mission now." We tried to explain to him that he has to wait until he is bigger, but he didn't understand. :)

This is just a cute picture I took of Tate one day while we were hanging out:

This is Tate at a wedding I went to a couple of weeks ago for my friend Jessica. A little girl kept trying to dance with Tate and he was a little nervous about that. :)

I looked over the other morning because Tate told me he was ready to go to the post office (which is so random because we rarely go to the post office...). He was wearing my shoes, my sunglasses and standing by the door.

And, finally, this is a video I took of Tate a few weeks ago. There was a commercial of a lady giving birth to a baby and he came up to me, held his back, thrust out his hips and said "push!" It took me awhile to figure out what he was doing. Once I did, I tried to catch it on video (which didn't work out too well). But, Tate did talk about one of his favorite things: letters. He is constantly asking us what every letter says and pointing out letters he sees or hears in words. Must be from good old Sesame Street.... :)

Happy St. Patrick's Day!

Tate and I had a fun St. Patrick's Day. We played at the park and mall and he came with me to a party at my work. It was fun to dress in green and play!

Big Boy Rooms, Dead Fish and Baby Photos

So, we have had a lot going on this past week or two (hence the lack of blogging). The big news is that Tater's new big boy room and big boy bed are almost complete. My mom spent her President's Day over here painting, since Nathan had to work and I am pregnant. We are going for a Dallas Cowboys theme and I think it looks great so far. We aren't finished with the stuff on the walls (I made a magnet board and ordered some Cowboys decals and stuff). We also got a used toddler bed for Taters!! He hasnt' slept in it yet, but he is very excited about it. Let's see how that goes!!

In other news, Tate got his first pets last Saturday: three goldfish. He named them Dorothy, Nemo and Lips (my favorite). They lasted about 36 hours, but it was some of the best times of our lives! :) Tate hasn't noticed that the fish are dead yet, so no real trauma has occured yet. We might spring for another 28 cents a fish and get some more- after we have mourned for our friends. I didn't even get to take a picture of Tate with the fish because our time was so short....

Also, Taters has been one sick little boy the past two weeks and we finally took him in to the doctor yesterday to find out that he had a double ear infection and a virus. Poor little guy!

And, I had my 20 week ultrasound appointment yesterday (even though I am 22 weeks by now). Everything looked great with the little guy and he is coming right along! The official due date is July 4 (Yankee Doodle Dandy), but we are doing the c-section a week early. Here are a few of the photos from the appointment:

Happy Valentine's Day!

Love is in the air! We are very grateful for all the love we have in our lives! We have a healthy, happy little family and are excited to soon be a family of four. We have great extended family, some who live close by and others who don't. We love them all and are grateful for all they do for us. Tate loves spending time with his grandparents, cousins, aunts and uncles. Our little family is just hanging out at home today (since it's Sunday), but Nath and I are celebrating tomorrow. I love love!! (The first picture is Tate taking my mom out on a Valentine's date. This is how he came to the door to pick her up. SO CUTE!!)

Tate with his Grandma Howard

Tate and his Grandma Hess Crazy Cousins Last Night Nathan's mom asked me to post this so Shelley could see it (Hi Shells!). These are the thrifty Valentine's gifts we made this year for our moms.

Happy Birthday Nathan!

Nathan had his 25th birthday last week and we had a fun night at home with our little family. Tate was very excited about the balloons, presents and cake (probably more than Nathan). Happy Birthday, Nath- we love you so much!!

Saints Win the Superbowl!!

Wasn't that a great game?? We had a lot of fun watching and routing for the Saints. Nathan has always loved the Saints and felt like they were destined to win yesterday. So, he was very happy when they ended up winning by two touchdowns! Tate loved watching it as well, but he especially loved the halftime performance. He danced for most of it and then had to get his guitar out and jam with The Who. That crazy kid....

I also tried to take a picture of Tate's scratched up face. He ran into a tree last week.... It was a lot worse last week when it happened.