Happy Birthday Daddy!!

Today is Brian's Birthday!! Unfortunately we are not able to spend the day with him. But we did want him to know that we are thinking of him. Nate and I did a mini photo shoot with Katelyn and she got this super cute shot of him in Brian's uniform. And luckily, he didn't even spit up in the uniform! :)

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BRIAN!!

We love you and miss you!

Here We Go Steeler's...

Nate was all decked out in his Steeler's gear for the big game tonight!! I hope, for Brian's sake, that this second picture isn't a reflection of how he feels about the team.

It's Labor Day and Nate is One Month Old!

I can't believe how fast this month has flown by. Our baby boy is one month old already. How sweet that it's on Labor Day! We were decked out in our red, white and blue as we celebrated with friends. Nate and I enjoyed a small gathering with friends- actually it was the family of another LT in Brian's unit. We enjoyed kabobs and good company. Nate enjoyed a little sunshine but he did sleep almost the whole time we were there. What can I say? The boy likes to sleep...during the day! Here is a picture of the cute little man on his one month birthday!!

Go Gators!!

First Gator game of the season!! Nate was so excited!! We can't wait until next week!

Mommy and Me Walks

Nate and I are on a mission to get back in shape and lose all those extra pregnancy pounds. Well, I'm on a mission he's just along for the ride. Nate and I go for a daily walk around the neighborhood in his jogging stroller. (We aren't supposed to be jogging yet- that is still to come in the future.) He just loves to go for the ride. He falls asleep early in our walk and sleeps the whole way. For me, the best thing is seeing Nate when we go over a bump. He is sound asleep but throws his arms up in the air like we are on a roller coaster. It's so funny! I will attempt to get a picture of this but I don't think it will happen. This week we walked two miles everyday. Next week we will probably do our "loop" twice and walk 4 miles everyday. It doesn't seem like much of a workout but when you haven't worked out in 9 months it's ok for now. But I definitely need to up my game soon. By the time Brian comes back we should be at about 10 miles everyday. Hopefully the weather holds up for us- living in Florida we definitely have to choose the right time to walk. We are looking forward to the day when we can start jogging hopefully by the time Brian comes home. We will see what the doctor says. Oh, and on a side note- pushing a stroller while you are walking is a workout in itself...those things get heavy!! But we will continue our workouts and doing what we can. Every little bit helps! My goal is to fit into my dress by Brian's yellow ribbon event that we have to go to and to be able to run Gate River Run in March so I need to start training for that. Oh and I'm still debating coaching Girls on the Run this year. I will make that decision this week. Let me know if anyone is up for a walk...I love company.

Grandma and Me

Grandma came to visit Nate this week. We had fun together. She called herself about a million different names. I guess she wanted to give him options of what to call her. LOL, it was funny! I believe Grandma really enjoyed her time with Nate. She attempted to spoil him as much as possible although mom had a different idea about this. But she was HUGE help with both Nate and Dolce and Luigi. We went the entire week with only two or three indoor doggie accidents. YEAH!! (Sadly, this is very good for us.) Grandma also gave Nate all of his baths for the week. He enjoys bathtime now- so much better than his first bath. She got spit up on a few times, and changed plenty of diapers while she was here. We were also able to get a good bit of things done around the house. We made food to freeze so I can just throw it in the oven next week. Cooking food ahead of time is actually pretty fun! Today, we will make banana nut bread...yum. All in all it was a great week. Nate got to see his grandma and mom got to get a little bit of rest. Thank you G-ma!

Wow time flies, I'm 4 weeks old already!