Lucky Lady

Lady has been working hard at proving that theory about not being able to spoil a newborn wrong. She is loving being a grandma times two.

After one of Kathryn's baths.
No post is complete without a picture of Nathan cuddling with Kathryn.
One day Nathan was so sleepy that he climbed up on Lady's lap while she was folding laundry and just fell asleep. For Nathan to be that willing to fall asleep, you can imagine how tired he was.
He didn't even wake up when she moved him off of her lap.
Lady made Nathan a Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! blanket. When she finished, she showed it to him and he politely said thank you. Then she asked if she could use it and he responded with, "No, it's mine."
She played on the bed with him. He climbs up this "big hill" then falls off.
When he lands, he's tickled.
More tickling.
All dressed up with no place to go.
Nathan watches B-1 videos on YouTube while he plays with his airplanes.
This was hilarious. Lady was flipping through the channels and Rudolph the Red Nose Reindeer was on TV and Nathan saw it and immediately said, "I love this movie!" He's never seen it before in his life, but whatever. Lady sat and watched it with him. He's not used to watching channels that show commercials, so each time there was a commercial break, he went off on Lady. She explained to him as we cracked up, that those were commercials and that she didn't change the channel. He yelled back, "No! Not 'mercials! Turn it back!" Why in the world does she love that kid so much?

Brother & Best Friend

Kathryn is two weeks old today, and so far so good. Nathan is still slightly obsessed with her. The pictures don't lie. He's still going strong with all the love and attention he showers Kathryn with.
I'm not sure who likes the bouncy seat more.
Kathryn's first full sentence will probably be, "I need some space."
Nathan's ability to identify airplanes is pretty amazing. He sits beside Kathryn and tells her the names of the airplanes he knows. If he doesn't know the name, he just starts making up stories about each one. He loves having such a captive audience.
He thought she might like to be rocked a little bit. Every time he goes near her he says, "She's just little. I don't want to break her."

Notice the blue blankets on Kathryn. Those are Nathan's blankets that he holds very dear. He laid them on her and proudly told me that he covered her with his blankets. He is so sweet... to her anyways.

Brother & Best Friend

Kathryn is two weeks old today, and so far so good. Nathan is still slightly obsessed with her. The pictures don't lie. He's still going strong with all the love and attention he showers Kathryn with.
I'm not sure who likes the bouncy seat more.
Kathryn's first full sentence will probably be, "I need some space."
Nathan's ability to identify airplanes is pretty amazing. He sits beside Kathryn and tells her the names of the airplanes he knows. If he doesn't know the name, he just starts making up stories about each one. He loves having such a captive audience.
He thought she might like to be rocked a little bit. Every time he goes near her he says, "She's just little. I don't want to break her."

Notice the blue blankets on Kathryn. Those are Nathan's blankets that he holds very dear. He laid them on her and proudly told me that he covered her with his blankets. He is so sweet... to her anyways.

Big Brother Nate

Apparently I was crazy for worrying about Nathan not liking his new baby sister. I think I have taken a hundred pictures of him hugging and kissing her and talking sweetly to her. He can't walk into the room without stopping to say hello with a hug or kiss or knuckles. She doesn't realize it now, but she sure is lucky to have such a great big brother.



Kathryn's like, "Okay, enough already!"
Kathryn likes hanging out with Nathan and me while we color.
Nathan had to take a break from coloring to give her a quick kiss.
Steve's squadron is the Thunderbirds, so that makes Kathryn a Thunderbaby. This is the sign the squadron put in our front yard to announce her arrival.

Even Big Brother Nate needs some cuddle time with Mommy every once in a while. He woke up from a nap, but he was still sleepy, so I brought him on my lap and held him and he fell back to sleep.
He's still my baby.

Big Brother Nate

Apparently I was crazy for worrying about Nathan not liking his new baby sister. I think I have taken a hundred pictures of him hugging and kissing her and talking sweetly to her. He can't walk into the room without stopping to say hello with a hug or kiss or knuckles. She doesn't realize it now, but she sure is lucky to have such a great big brother.



Kathryn's like, "Okay, enough already!"
Kathryn likes hanging out with Nathan and me while we color.
Nathan had to take a break from coloring to give her a quick kiss.
Steve's squadron is the Thunderbirds, so that makes Kathryn a Thunderbaby. This is the sign the squadron put in our front yard to announce her arrival.

Even Big Brother Nate needs some cuddle time with Mommy every once in a while. He woke up from a nap, but he was still sleepy, so I brought him on my lap and held him and he fell back to sleep.
He's still my baby.

A Lot to Give Thanks For

This Thanksgiving was a special one for Nathan and Kathryn. They got to enjoy the company of both sets of grandparents at the same time. We celebrated Thanksgiving on Wednesday evening because Paw-Paw had to leave on Thanksgiving morning.


I'm glad Kathryn decided to join us for Thanksgiving.
I definitely have a lot to be thankful for.
Nathan helped me prepare my first Thanksgiving meal ever. I don't think I would have been able to pull it off without his help. He helped me put the fried onion topping on the green bean casserole. He actually ate more than he was willing to put on the green beans.
You should have seen how mad he got at me when I dumped the rest of the can of onions on the beans. Of course, Paw-Paw immediately made a special trip to the grocery store to replenish Nathan's onion supply.

After Nathan and I drove Paw-Paw to the airport on Thanksgiving morning, Oma and Opa took Nathan to Mount Rushmore to run around the trails.



Then Lady arrived that afternoon.