We are a lucky family. We got to celebrate the big event with Grandma Ruth and grandpa who came out, as did uncle Russ and auntie Lauren Englert. Uncle Russ and auntie Lauren are Nathan's godparents and did a fabulous job. We celebrated with friends and family having a lunch beforehand, then mass and cake after. We have a very loving and generous family and are very blessed.
God bless Nathan Guy McCollem
Thursday, August 1, 2013
California Trip
We visited the capistrons and Lauren in Ca. The kids and walker were rockstars on the drive. With only some crying here and there. Brice got to sleep in Riley's room and Nathan did alright in the pack n play. Some nights were better then others. Jake and Kyla had to work, so we took all the kids to huntington beach. It was a rainy cold day, but we wanted to see the ocean. We ate lunch and walked the pier quickly, then went to a nearby park. At the park the rain stopped and it was beautiful. We had a great trip as always. I love watching Brice and Riley play, they really love being around one an other. We lo forward to more trips out!
Holidays 2013
I love having Nathan's first holidays, we have had California trips Mother's Day Father's Day and one of my favorites this year was the 4th of July. We rented a place for two nights with a loft in Sedona with a gorgeous view of a hiking trail with Bell rock in the background. The kids did well. On the 4th they had a laser show to music and food on the high school field. It was a beautiful night and Brice could run around and Nathan was free to crawl. Sedona is just beautiful and we relaxed as much as we could with a 3yr old, 9 month old and a dog.
I look forward to many more memorable trips with the family. It is a complete joy to see the happiness in the kids when they are experiencing things for the first time. Not a care or worry in the world which makes my heart melt. Ahh, to be a kid :)
I look forward to many more memorable trips with the family. It is a complete joy to see the happiness in the kids when they are experiencing things for the first time. Not a care or worry in the world which makes my heart melt. Ahh, to be a kid :)
Silliness
Darren: hey doopy
Brice: I not doopy
Not sure where this came from but now everything is doopy or bokey. "Twinkle twinkle little bokey how I wonder what your bokey. I silly mamma" :)
Brice: I not doopy
Not sure where this came from but now everything is doopy or bokey. "Twinkle twinkle little bokey how I wonder what your bokey. I silly mamma" :)
Brice is 3!
Brice of course wanted a Cars Birthday, so that's just what he got. He LOVES Cars. We had family and friends over for a pool party. He had a blast, with fake tattoos, a racetrack cake and lots of presents. I can't believe I had him 3 years ago. Things about Brice...
He is finally potty trained, it happened right before his 3rd birthday through the night and everything. It was a feat, but is so freeing now that it is over.
He starts preschool next week, we visited Mrs. Jeana's classroom. It is a brand new building attached to the middle school. He will be doing two half days and I know he is going to love it.
He is talking so much and lots of cute things, that will have to be a separate entry!
He had his first sleep over at someone else's house (grandma and papas) and Riley was visiting. He did great and wants to do it again.
We all went to the circus for the first time (grandma, papa, darren, Nathan and Riley) it was pretty cool Brice's favorite part was the "woopty whoops" he always says "let's talk about the circus".
He went to his first movie at the theatre. We tried seeing Monsters University, but it was packed, so I got free summer tickets to Ice Age 4 and I took Brice and Riley. Not the best movie, but he sat through it.
He gets very excited for things which is cute. And is pumped for school.
He is already teasing me, darren knows when he is doing it and I still need to figure it out I have a feeling this wont be a phase.
Loves going to the store to "just look at the toys"
Is hopefully over the tantrum phase, but can get into a crying fit from time to time.
He is adorable when he tries to wink, he tries so hard and ends up blinking.
He is my very social and outgoing boy. He is still Mr. Serious, but likes to tease and joke. And still gives me that smirk just like his daddy!
He is finally potty trained, it happened right before his 3rd birthday through the night and everything. It was a feat, but is so freeing now that it is over.
He starts preschool next week, we visited Mrs. Jeana's classroom. It is a brand new building attached to the middle school. He will be doing two half days and I know he is going to love it.
He is talking so much and lots of cute things, that will have to be a separate entry!
He had his first sleep over at someone else's house (grandma and papas) and Riley was visiting. He did great and wants to do it again.
We all went to the circus for the first time (grandma, papa, darren, Nathan and Riley) it was pretty cool Brice's favorite part was the "woopty whoops" he always says "let's talk about the circus".
He went to his first movie at the theatre. We tried seeing Monsters University, but it was packed, so I got free summer tickets to Ice Age 4 and I took Brice and Riley. Not the best movie, but he sat through it.
He gets very excited for things which is cute. And is pumped for school.
He is already teasing me, darren knows when he is doing it and I still need to figure it out I have a feeling this wont be a phase.
Loves going to the store to "just look at the toys"
Is hopefully over the tantrum phase, but can get into a crying fit from time to time.
He is adorable when he tries to wink, he tries so hard and ends up blinking.
He is my very social and outgoing boy. He is still Mr. Serious, but likes to tease and joke. And still gives me that smirk just like his daddy!
Nathan's growing fast!
My Nathan is getting big fast. It is different with two kids, the first one you're waiting for him to do everything because you can micromanage everything he is doing and it feels like forever. The second seems to do things out of no where, because your now watching two kids grow and learn new things. I am shocked to think his first birthday is around the corner. So here is a recap on the last 4 months.
9 months he is almost 23 pounds! He is a little chubbier then tall according to percentile, but his chunk is pretty adorable!
8 months 4 top teeth came down, yes all 4 at the same time
10 months and still nursing which has its good and bad.
10 months and still won't take the bottle
9 months started actually drinking from sippy instead of just chewing it
9 months eating chunks of food has a sweet tooth
6 months First word was definitely mama which is usually screamed from the crib
9 1/2 months standing by self, but no steps yet!
8 months crawling and prefers the one knee and one leg crawl
9 months he found out he can climb the stairs
10 months he has been saying dada, ya, yay, more (moah), no
10 months started holding his hand to his ear to talk on the phone
10 months he and Brice have started wrestling. Brice has been very good and just let's Nathan crawl on him
LOVES to dance
Is such a happy and giggly baby
10 months I started letting him cry in the crib, extremely hard for me, but its is time he learns crib is his sleep time. We now have a routine of two naps a day for an hour and sleeps 7-7 and has almost completely stopped crying when he is put in his crib to sleep.
He follows Brice everywhere
10 months loves the tents in the playroom and tunnels
He has changed so much and is a content happy boy.
9 months he is almost 23 pounds! He is a little chubbier then tall according to percentile, but his chunk is pretty adorable!
8 months 4 top teeth came down, yes all 4 at the same time
10 months and still nursing which has its good and bad.
10 months and still won't take the bottle
9 months started actually drinking from sippy instead of just chewing it
9 months eating chunks of food has a sweet tooth
6 months First word was definitely mama which is usually screamed from the crib
9 1/2 months standing by self, but no steps yet!
8 months crawling and prefers the one knee and one leg crawl
9 months he found out he can climb the stairs
10 months he has been saying dada, ya, yay, more (moah), no
10 months started holding his hand to his ear to talk on the phone
10 months he and Brice have started wrestling. Brice has been very good and just let's Nathan crawl on him
LOVES to dance
Is such a happy and giggly baby
10 months I started letting him cry in the crib, extremely hard for me, but its is time he learns crib is his sleep time. We now have a routine of two naps a day for an hour and sleeps 7-7 and has almost completely stopped crying when he is put in his crib to sleep.
He follows Brice everywhere
10 months loves the tents in the playroom and tunnels
He has changed so much and is a content happy boy.
Wednesday, March 20, 2013
Things Brice Says
After peeing on the potty and getting down he looks at grandma and yelled, "I forgot to shake!" he then had to get back on the potty and shake :)
At nap time he likes to look out the window and you hear from time to time "Hey girl, what are you doing?" to the neighbor girl
He looks at the toys R' Us catalog, his "newspaper" and says "I will ask Santa for this"
He tells me "Walker is my friend" and "don't eat Nathan he's my friend"
Pointing "Go this way", he is my backseat driver
He will tell you everything i.e "Daddy says I can play outside" or at the park "Mom the girl says hi to me!"
"I love you too mom."
" I dream of Papa tickling"
" I go to Grandma and Papas house"
"Kiss my boo boo" (kiss) instantly better " thanks mom"
"May I be excuse me"
At the dinner table, "I just burped in my diaper"
At nap time he likes to look out the window and you hear from time to time "Hey girl, what are you doing?" to the neighbor girl
He looks at the toys R' Us catalog, his "newspaper" and says "I will ask Santa for this"
He tells me "Walker is my friend" and "don't eat Nathan he's my friend"
Pointing "Go this way", he is my backseat driver
He will tell you everything i.e "Daddy says I can play outside" or at the park "Mom the girl says hi to me!"
"I love you too mom."
" I dream of Papa tickling"
" I go to Grandma and Papas house"
"Kiss my boo boo" (kiss) instantly better " thanks mom"
"May I be excuse me"
At the dinner table, "I just burped in my diaper"
Letter to Brice
Brice,
You are such a handsome boy. You are very serious, but very friendly and goofy when you want to be. You are a loud talker, but what should I expect your dad and I are too. You are talking so much now and you say the cutest things. You never sit still unless you are doing a puzzle, which you love! You make friends easily where ever you go. You and Walker are best buds and he takes a lot from you, like horse rides, or tackling or lifting his paws to "dance". You still love to dance with me and love music. You idealize your daddy and thinks he hung the moon. You follow him around gardening, mowing the lawn and getting your tools out to fix things. You are really into your tow mater and lightning cars and are always asking us to "hook um' up". I love snuggling in bed with you at night to read books and you love it when we write on your back. You can have a really good tantrum from time to time and ask to be put in time out, but most of the time you are a happy little boy and your smile melts my heart. I love you!
Mom
You are such a handsome boy. You are very serious, but very friendly and goofy when you want to be. You are a loud talker, but what should I expect your dad and I are too. You are talking so much now and you say the cutest things. You never sit still unless you are doing a puzzle, which you love! You make friends easily where ever you go. You and Walker are best buds and he takes a lot from you, like horse rides, or tackling or lifting his paws to "dance". You still love to dance with me and love music. You idealize your daddy and thinks he hung the moon. You follow him around gardening, mowing the lawn and getting your tools out to fix things. You are really into your tow mater and lightning cars and are always asking us to "hook um' up". I love snuggling in bed with you at night to read books and you love it when we write on your back. You can have a really good tantrum from time to time and ask to be put in time out, but most of the time you are a happy little boy and your smile melts my heart. I love you!
Mom
Letter to Nathan
Nathan,
You are such a happy easy going baby, You smile all the time and it is so easy to make you laugh. You will not take a bottle still (unless it is practically forced) and you love to eat. For now it is just rice cereal twice a day. Daddy says you are spoiled because you don't even know what formula is. You love to sit in the corner of the couch with a bag of toys in front of you and play. I am not sure what i am going to do once your mobile! You are so interested in everything Brice does and loves it when he comes and talks to you. You still like to nap in the swing (although you look huge in it and it is tilting to the right) and in mama and daddy's bed. At night we are still all over the board but I think partially that is because you have a bad cough and it wakes you up. But you go down by 10 if not earlier and sleep til 5 in your crib. You have a case of the 5 o'clock fussys and just want to be held. You still love taking baths and especially love to eat your feet. You have the biggest blue eyes. I swear you say Mama when I am not giving you enough attention and it melts me. You like to have white noise or lullaby's playing when you go to sleep and we have given up on the pacifier and i don't think you will be a thumb sucker. I love watching you grow and learn and love hearing you chat. You are a sweet, sweet boy. I love you!
Mom
You are such a happy easy going baby, You smile all the time and it is so easy to make you laugh. You will not take a bottle still (unless it is practically forced) and you love to eat. For now it is just rice cereal twice a day. Daddy says you are spoiled because you don't even know what formula is. You love to sit in the corner of the couch with a bag of toys in front of you and play. I am not sure what i am going to do once your mobile! You are so interested in everything Brice does and loves it when he comes and talks to you. You still like to nap in the swing (although you look huge in it and it is tilting to the right) and in mama and daddy's bed. At night we are still all over the board but I think partially that is because you have a bad cough and it wakes you up. But you go down by 10 if not earlier and sleep til 5 in your crib. You have a case of the 5 o'clock fussys and just want to be held. You still love taking baths and especially love to eat your feet. You have the biggest blue eyes. I swear you say Mama when I am not giving you enough attention and it melts me. You like to have white noise or lullaby's playing when you go to sleep and we have given up on the pacifier and i don't think you will be a thumb sucker. I love watching you grow and learn and love hearing you chat. You are a sweet, sweet boy. I love you!
Mom
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