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Whoa, it has been a while my friends.  Stay tuned over the next few days when I make an attempt to cover the last 8 months of our lives. 

Playdate at Nate's!!!

notice how all 3 boys are concerned for the 1 girl!
I predict some stiff competition for this cutie!

So we decided to "christen" Nates new playroom by inviting over Nate's friends for  playdate!  We had such a fun time (the mommies and the babies); talking, playing, pulling hair, and drooling...though the last 2 were mostly done by the babies.  Here are some shots from the day:

CNW girls always find a way!

Nate had some very special visitors at the begining of December.  Some of my oldest and dearest friends (who know all of my deep dark secrets from waaaay back when) came from the BIG CITY to check out our little guy.  It was amazing having my firends meet my guy and even more amazing to catch up with my buddies!

The Bean & The Bee finally meet!

I can't even deal, there guys are too cute!

So last year, actually 1 year and 1 day from this meeting, my best friend Becky from High School had her baby shower and our baby bumps "met" for the first time.http://perhachpea.blogspot.com/2010/12/beck-and-me-and-bean-and-bee.html

  Since she lives far away (randomly close to where Kurt and I lived several years ago), we haven't had the chance to see each other since Nate was born.  Though we have exchanged many emails, texts, and phone calls we finally met up at the Aquarium when she was in for Thanksgiving and the boys finally got to meet.  Nate and Hunter are 4 months apart and both super fun and cute!  They seemed to enjoy each other as much as we enjoy each other, so I predict we will be having many playdates in the future.  Here are some shots from the day:

so much fun!

xoxo, Jilly

We (Heart) NJ (...Nathaniel James, get it?)

For Nate's half-birthday we had a little celebration and invited his grandparents, Aunts, Uncles, and cousins (Aunt Krysty's family ended up not being able to come because they were just getting home with Shane, super cute!).  Anyway, we wanted to celebrate Nate and say THANK YOU to our families for all of their love and support.  Here are some pictures:

Nate is 6 months!!!

And here are 6 new facts about our little Nate:

1.  He is EATING.  Took a little while to work out the mechanics, but he is finally eating rice cereal.  He likes it sometimes, but other times he does not.  This week will be adding fruits and veggies!

2.  He can really sit on his own.  He was sitting and toppling over last month, but now he can sit and play and hang out all on his own...super cute!

3. He is buddies with Sammy. Each morning we go up and "visit" Sammy while she sleeps in my bed. Recently Nate has been reaching for Nate and Sammy has been inching towards Nate...it's the cutest ever!

4.  He sleeps on his side...that's pretty much it.

5.  He loves to stand.  He can stand with his hands on a table by himself (the doctor said this was okay since he cries until you let him)...he looks like a little boy!

6. He is super playful.  He loves anything with light and sounds (as always), but recently he has also been playing by himself with rolling balls around and looking at all of the intricate details of blocks (he has a little of my father in him for sure).

xoxo, Jilly

Shane Patrick is here!!!

On Thanksgiving day we were delighted to hear that Kurt's sister was checking into the hospital to bring a new cousin for Nate into the world.  Shane Patrick was born late on Thanksgiving and he is cute!!!  Nate was too young to come to the hospital to meet Shane the next day, but we are looking forward to their first meeting soon!  Welcome to the world sweet nephew!

xoxo,(Aunt) Jilly