surgery.

Chris goes in for back surgery on Friday, his birthday of all days, for a herniated/ruptured disc.  Prayers and happy thoughts are appreciated!  Updates to come.

standing.

I was talking to my mom today and we turned around ... and Nathan was standing up! He quietly pulled himself up in his playpen and he was happily chewing on the railing.  Nate has started the beginning stages of crawling over the last few days and is very proud of all of the new 'tricks' that he has been learning.

swings and slides.

Nate went to the park for the first time last week.  It was a beautiful, sunny day and hints of spring were in the air. Of course, he's too small to take full advantage of everything - but his immobility is my photo opp! Here are a few of my favorites:

seven months.

The days have been hectic lately, but not too much so that I forgot about his seven months! These were taken on the day of, but then I forgot to share...oh, mommy brain. Better late than never :)

Nate is so much fun these days! His personality is really starting to shine through - he is incredibly sweet but also has mischievous little eyes. He cannot crawl quite yet, but he is very close.  Right now, he rolls and scoots to whatever catches his eye.  Nate will be up and running before we know it!