South Carolina, part one

We have been home for one week now, so it was high time I did a post...Here is Nathan getting ready, he loves this little cooler!

At a stop along the way, there were many between me and Nathan, we stopped every 2-3 hours.

We stopped at my Granny's house and Nathan got to meet his great Granny for the first time, he took right to her and they had fun the short time we were there.

At a rest stop in Georgia...We stopped for a picnic lunch with goodies my Granny packed up - NAthan had fun playing with sticks and stretching his legs.

The place we went is called Edisto Island, the drive was long, but beautiful. When you get near the island, there is a big bridge to take you over the start of the waterway then there are huge trees that basically cover the roadways, it is so neat. There is spanish moss hanging from the trees and it is just beautiful. I did not get a picture, but wish I had.

Here is the pool from our balcony, I spent a good deal of time here.

Inside the condo - three stories, which was neat. I got so tired of the stairs though! Nathan stayed with us every night and the king bed was all the way at the top.

The living room/kitchen area.

From the outside.

I LOVE this picture, the sky is so pretty and the ocean background. My guys are the cutest!

Stay tuned, more to come in a couple of days!

Eighteen Months

Saturday officially welcomed Nathan into eighteen-monthhood. I cannot believe that our little boy has reached this milestone!

With it has arrived major independence and attitude. He is still a precious. wonderfully behaved child, but we have some new quirks.

He loves to say "No!" and "I want down!". He understands much of what we say and will follow some directions and willfully ignore others.

We went for the 18 month check today and stats were as follows:

• 33" long
• 24.5 lbs
• 16 teeth

The good doctor said it is time to ditch the pacifier which he has affectionately named "Bobbi" and calls for with great gusto. We plan to work on this before the new one arrives, wish us luck!

Monday Morning at the Park

Nathan and I headed to the park this morning for a walk and some playtime. The weather was beautiful and I snapped a few pictures of the little guy.

Swinging, not so sure about these...He is still a little too small because he kept sliding and pressing against the chain, I am not even sure if I had him in there properly.

At the bridge, he was eyeing the water like he was reading to play in the little stream...

At the slide, it was still wet with dew, so he did not slide down, but he sure let me know he wanted to.

Behind the slide is a little fort type thing, my little explorer was checking it out.

Sandboxing

A family from church passed their sandbox on to Nathan, tonight we got it ready for some serious play-time...

He was so cute! Trace and I decided that this will be a seriously messy toy, but worth it as long as we can keep the cats out!

The Barber Shop

It was time for Nathan's second haircut yesterday, so Trace and the little one headed to the barber shop!

Thanks, Kevin!

Recent Goings On

We have not been too busy lately. Not much picture taking, but here are some recent photos of our boy.

Easter at Grammy and Granddad's - being silly at the porch rail.

Cowboy Nathan

Helping Daddy mow - he can steer the ZTR like a pro!

Pulling the wagon.

Exploring

We have been soaking up the spring so far. I have started some landscaping projects, we have a trip planned in a few weeks so the garden is going to be put on hold. I have visions of an herb garden this year and have requested a raised garden bed for it for mother's day.

Things with the new baby are progressing well, we will be 22 weeks tomorrow. I am getting big, gaining lots of weight. Maybe a belly picture will be posted this week...

Ultrasound

Before I let you in on the ultrasound results, here is a picture of our family of 3 1/2 on Easter Sunday. Nathan looked so cute in his green linen and adorable tie! He did participate in an egg hunt, I will hopefully post pictures later this week.

And here is the new baby...A baby boy!! We had a feeling it was a boy after an ultrasound at the clinic provided a money shot between the legs. Trace was pretty convinced, I was holding out until the official hospital ultrasound today. The tech said everything looked healthy and fine to her. The 20 week check is next Monday.

We told Nathan that he has a little brother on the way and showed him the pictures, he said "Baby!" but I am not so sure that he fully comprehends...