Thanksgiving Lunch

What a special day this was.
Great Uncle Mose and Great Aunt Peggy hosted a wonderful lunch.

Granny got a day pass from the rehabilitation hospital so we were able to share our Thanksgiving day together. In fact,the first time she ever got to feed me, was my first Thanksgiving meal!

My Great Grandparents were also there. I love being able to see them. Great-Granny seems to have a special knack to keep me calm whenever she holds me. We think those magic powers are also in her rocking chair at Great Uncle Mose and Aunt Peggy's house, That is where Great Aunt Peggy can always rock me to sleep when she watches me on Fridays.

It was a nice day and a great time to have four generations together.

We have so much to be thankful for this year!

Dadada

In order to best show off for family, Nathaniel has mastered a few new tricks this week. He has become quite the rollie-pollie (thankfully not crawling yet, although that is bound to happen soon). However, his latest accomplishment is proudly chanting dada-dada-dada when mom asks him to say mama.

Already stubborn!
It is a good thing he is so cute.

Ear Infection Chronicles

If a biography were out right now on the life of Nathaniel Oliver Yancy, it would be entitled The Ear Infection Chronicles. And it would have a frowny-face picture of his mom on the front page!


I think this poor child has been battling ear infections non-stop for the past 3 months. His current one was discovered at his 6 month check up on the 4th. I went back for the follow up appt last Tuesday after some horrible side effects of the antibiotics the doctor put him on...and she reported it was still a bit red but looked a lot better so she did not want to put him on any more antibiotics. I insisted that he was not feeling well and should not be waking up in the middle of the night screaming. But what do I know? There is no MD after my name.


Yesterday he stayed with his Great Aunt Peggy and was not himself. He slept alot and smiled very little. By that evening he began running high fever....so we spent a fun Friday evening at the After Hours Clinic. Which was exactly what I hoped to be doing on Friday evening.

Our little man got a shot, screamed a lot and has to go back this evening for a follow up shot. It breaks my heart to hear him scream in pain. So pray this will stop the ear infection trend we seem to have going on. The highlight of the evening was when the doctor left the room and absent-mindedly left the otoscope on the table beside Nathaniel- we had a little fun with it before he began drooling on it and mom had to take it away :)

Sweetest Boy Ever

I am sure there are plenty of moments that your child will make your heart burst with joy. Today I had one of those moments. Yes, I do realize that perhaps my child was not reacting with pure compassion and kindness but I would like to think that he was...so don't burst my bubble!

This morning when I dropped Nathaniel off at daycare, another kid came in about the same time so I sat them down by each other. It is quite obvious that the other kid did not feel well (classical sign of boogers down the face - gotta love daycare) and when I sat him down by Nathaniel, the kiddo began crying. Nathaniel had this look of puzzlement on his face, then he gently and tenderly reached out and patted the other kid on the shoulder 3 times.

It was the sweetest thing ever!

Hard Work

People think running Nater-Bug Enterprises is easy -

but I am here to tell you it is a TOUGH job!

I am expected to look cute at the drop of a hat

Entertain the folks for hours on end

Accept a million hugs and kisses

And still find time to get my work done

(there are just not enough hours in the day)

Alexander Cousins

Today I had to skip my cousin Christopher's birthday party, which was a bit of a bummer BUT....my Alexander cousins and Yancy grandparents came over after the party, just so see me! The girls were so sweet; we had a lot of fun going on a walk, playing with my toys, and they even fed me. I was so glad to see them.

Fun Weekend

Last weekend was a busy one for Nathaniel. On Saturday we went and spent the day with Granddaddy and Grandma Yancy, we also got to visit with Robert and Ann (only Mommy did not take her camera). Then Sunday we went to Roman Forest for Casen's 2nd birthday party. Here I am pictured with Austin Walker and Addalyne McDonald - our mom's all went to elementary school together in New Mexico, now they all live in the Houston area. It is pretty neat that we are all born 2 months apart!

6 months - already

Nathaniel turned 6 months old on the 1st!

This has probably been the most dramatic and amazing 6 months of my life. We have had a lot go on - Ted's mom has been very sick and has been in the hospital since last April, Nathaniel made his grand entrance into the world, we watched our church family go through a painful time, we had to evacuate because of Hurricane Ike (in the picture above Nathaniel is sitting on what is now the new fence in our back yard), and as seen in the previous blog I got bit in the head by a spider.

I think Nathaniel is what has kept us sane through it all. He has no idea the joy, laughter, and amazement he brings to our lives. It has been so much fun to watch him learn, grow, and explore. I absolutely love being his mom. Despite all the craziness we have endured this year, I know I am blessed beyond measure!

So at his 6 month check up the doctor said he is coming along nicely. He is 25 1/4 inches long and 16 pounds 13 ounces in weight. This puts him in the 10% and 25% respectively for his length and weight. And, of course he is in the 100% for adorableness (is that a word?)!

Then she mentioned that he has yet ANOTHER ear infection. So he is on antibiotics AGAIN. This time however he is getting multiple antibiotics because I am also on antibiotics right now. So I am a little worried about how his immune system is going to handle this over load. I did tell his pediatrician that I am ready for tubes so he will not be in pain with ear aches and we can all get a full night's sleep again. He tends to do really well sleeping through the night until his ears begin bothering him. We shall see......

The Itsy Bitsy Spider

The itsy bitsy spider,

Climbed in the Yancy bed,
Scampered up the sheets

And bit Mommy in the head!

(Song courtesy of Cory Becker)

I think I actually got bit when we were in Nacogdoches this weekend. Believe it or not, this is how good it looks after two trips to the doctor, 2 different antibiotics, and a shot-o-steroids! This morning I could not even open my eye. So, needless to day, my spidey-senses are a bit out of whack right now. Try to be nice to me (remember I am on steroids!)