6 Months Old and Growing!

Nate was six months old back on October 5th. At Nate's six month check-up, he weighed 16lbs. 13oz. and was 26 inches in length. Dr. Baker said the he is right in the middle and exactly where he needs to be at this point. He had to get four shots and an oral immunization. He did great. The first two shots didn't seem to phase him, but the last two got his attention and he let everyone know it. However, the crying fit lasted as long as it took me to pick him, and then he was all smiles and flirting again. I have to say that Nate is the happiest of my three boys. He always has a smile on his face, even when he is grumpy. His smile can melt anyone's heart.
At six months of age, Nate is:
*sitting up all by himself
*crawling everywhere now
*getting pretty good at drinking out of a sippy cup
*reaching for you when you go to pick him up
*loves his blankie; can't go anywhere without it
*trying to pull up on things; he gets up on his knees, but can't get past that point

Fair Festivities!

This year we split the fair up into a few days to get to see and do everything. The weekend before the fair actually started, Dane and Cody Stelter entered the "Fair Cook-off." Contrast to their last cook-off, winning $500 for their ribs, they came up empty handed this time around. Nevertheless, we still had a great time. They boys decided to take an 8 second ride on the mechanical bull while hanging out at the cook-off. Brady, of course, was the first one to volunteer to ride. He walked up there all cocky, grabbed a glove, and hopped up on that bull. All was good until the bull started "bucking." Then he immediately wanted off. I guess I can stop worrying that he will grow up wanting to ride bulls. Kade loved it. He ended up riding two more times after that.

Later in the week, we went down to the fair to look at all the animals, check out the rodeo, and ride a few rides at the carnival. The kids had a good time. It was a great family outing.


The Saturday of the fair, Kade and Brady entered the "Little Hay Hauling" contest. Kaden Seeker was Kade's partner, and Markie Odom was Brady's partner. Kade and Kaden ended up getting second place and trophy. Markie and Brady got 5th place, which was really good considering there were 10 or 12 teams and they were one of the youngest. Maybe next year is their year for that trophy.

Belated Five Month Old Update!

As usual, I am way behind on my posts again. I never got around to doing a 5 month old post for Nate. So, I am going to back track a little. At 5 months old, Nate was:
*sitting up on his own with a little support from the boppie
*getting in the crawling position; rocking back and forth on his hands and knees
*eating baby food; we have tried all the fruits and veggies
*sitting up in the big bath tub chair
*loving when Mommy walks into the room; he's really becoming a "Mommy's Boy"

The six month post is right around the corner considering he's already 6 months old.

Go Green! Go White! Go Cubs, Fight Fight Fight!

I took Kade and Brady to the first home Cub football game a couple of weeks ago. They really enjoyed it, and they were both on their best behavior the whole game. It was a real treat for me to watch the game with them. Dane had gone to the deer lease that weekend, so we needed to do something to get out of the house for just a little bit. The boys are looking forward to the next home game. Hopefully the Cubs can keep up their winning streak.

First Dove Hunt of the Season!

Kade and Brady couldn't wait for the opening day of dove season. It just couldn't get here fast enough for them. Dane picked them up early on opening day and he and Papa Rau took them on their first hunt. They met Papa Rau at his house to hunt. Papa said he had been seeing a quite of few doves around there. Brady hunted with Papa, and Kade hunted with Dane. They were their "bird dogs." They went to get the doves for them when Daddy or Papa shot. Both Daddy and Papa ended up getting their limit; 15 each. It was a successful and fun hunt.

First Day of 2010-2011 School Year!

The first day of school was a little different for us this year because Kade started public school at Krause Elementary. He is in Kindergarten this year. He was very excited and not a bit nervous about going; just the opposite of mommy. I was the nervous and scared one. It's always hard taking that new step with you kiddos. I walked him in the first day and took him to his room where his teacher Mrs. Sommerfeld was waiting for him. He proceeded to question me as to why I was walking him in; he didn't understand why I didn't just drop him off in the drive through because he knew where to go and if he didn't, he would just ask someone. I proceeded to tell him that it's a mommy's job to take their kid to their classroom the first day of school. He just shrugged his shoulders and said "whatever." I left him that morning with a big smile of excitement on his face and few tears in my eyes. Needless to say, his first day of Kindergarten went great.
Brady had a great first day too. It really wasn't much different for him. He is still at St. Paul's Christian Day School. He is a "Bouncing Bear" this year with Mrs. Cone. So far he loves Mrs. Cone and Miss Carina. Were off and running to a great start this year.

Kade with his teacher Mrs. Sommerfeld

Kade sitting at his desk

Good Ole Country Livin'

I can't imagine living and raising my boys any other place than right here in the country. They learn so much and never run out of things to do. For this post, I'm just going to let the pictures do the talking.