Long overdue

Wow, I can't believe I haven't updated this thing since Easter. How sad. Well, here's my attempt to summarize what's been happening with us since then.

First, Nixon started walking around 4/17. Now he runs everywhere and wears me out, but it's so darn cute. He's getting better about not tripping as much.

Here's a video I wanted to share from May. I was cooking dinner and noticed Nixon coming in and out of the kitchen, so I decided to investigate. Here's what I found -


This is a photo Nathan's mom took one weekend she was here. I love it so much. He is the cutest child I've ever seen!


One day I gave Nixon an empty toothpaste box to play with. He kept doing the same thing with it every time he played with it. I call this one "Nixon Scissorhands"


In June we got a 3rd contract on our house and actually closed in late July (finally). I started packing about 2 weeks before closing. Nixon was a big help, as you can see below:



Some other big news includes finding Otis a new home. I know I said we could never give him up, however Nathan and I decided it was best to find him a loving home since we certainly were not being as loving as we needed to be. I think the stress of trying to sell the house, packing, moving, another kid on the way, etc. gave way to Otis not getting the attention or affection he needed. To make a long story short, we found the perfect new home for him. The family lives really close, has a huge yard along with 5 other dogs (they're HUGE animal lovers if you couldn't tell), 2 teenage kids, and a ranch in Oklahoma they take the dogs to every weekend. I'm pretty sure Otis is more in heaven now than he's ever been. Here's a photo of the day we said our goodbye to him at his new home.

We do miss him on occasion (ok, at least I do), but we know he's in a much better and happier place now.

Nixon attended his first baseball game on 7/29. He had more fun running around than anything else, but what do you expect from a 16 month old?


I'll end this post with a video of our unpacking at the new house. I was in the kitchen and knew Nixon was in the front living room climbing on boxes when I heard fussing. I walked in to see what was going on and found this:


I promise I'll post more regularly to keep everyone updated on the adventures of Nixon and his little brother to be!

Happy Easter!

This is technically Nixon's 2nd Easter, but he was only 3 weeks old last year during the holiday, and we were still too tired to make it to church. So, I kind of consider this his first Easter Holiday.

We didn't do anything special mainly because we spent most of the weekend getting Nathan ready to be out of town for a week for a trial, but we managed to do a few things to celebrate. Saturday morning we attended the annual Easter egg hunt at our church. Sunday we did make it to church and Nixon wore his special Easter outfit that Nanaw sent him. It's a little big (his pants kept falling down if the belt wasn't tight), but nonetheless very cute. He also got his first Easter basket with a few goodies - books, a puzzle, stuffed duck, and plastic sports ball eggs full of cheerios. I know, the cheerios are lame, but I certainly was not going to give him candy, and I don't want a bunch of candy around the house for us to eat either. I'm trying to slim down a bit before hopefully having another child. : )

Nixon's 1st haircut

It was time to get Nixon's hair cut. It had gotten so long over the last few weeks that he had a major mullet and comb-over going on. I guess you could say he was looking like Donald Trump from Hickville, Texas. Our friend Emily came over and did a great job cutting it while he squirmed. He seemed a little annoyed while she was working, but he made it through the process and ended up with a great cut. Now our little baby is officially a little boy!

Before
(it didn't usually look quite this bad, but he had just gotten up from a nap)


After

Why we can't give the dog away

Many of you know that I get really irritated with Otis because of his constant whining and flipping out when people come over and have therefore seriously considered giving him away. After watching this video, you tell me if it's still an option...

Videos

Here are 2 videos as promised. They probably aren't that exciting to most of you, but of course I think they are way cute. The second one is one of my favorites. He did that as I was talking on the phone to my mother-in-law. I turned around to find the surprise. By the way, Nixon was only 10 1/2 months old when he crawled down the steps by himself. Every time he would get close to the stairs as soon as he started crawling, I would show him how to turn around and go down feet first. Of course I didn't think it was sinking in until one day, to my astonishment, I turned around to see him on his tummy pushing backwards to go feet first down the stairs. Yes, I know, he's a genius. He definitely takes after his father in that regard. : )

Happy Birthday, Nixon!!

I can't believe it's come and gone already, but Nixon turned one year old on March 2nd. We didn't do anything major for it, however Nathan's family came that weekend to celebrate. We did have a little party with a few presents.



One of his favorite activities - pushing things over


Yay, it's my birthday!!


The "cake"


Ooh, what is that?


Hmm, interesting. Never had anything like this before.


That was too much fun

Long awaited update

It's so crazy how quickly babies grow up. Nixon isn't walking yet, but since his first crawling attempt on Dec 11th, he's extremely mobile now and gets into everything. His latest thing is trying to open the lid on the kitchen trash can. He's pinched his fingers a few times when the lid shuts on him, but that doesn't stop him from trying again. He's also figured out how to open the drawers in the kitchen, so the one that contains his bowls and medicine syringes is a favorite to open and fling everything out. And, he's FINALLY getting his first teeth - both bottom ones are coming in at the same time. He's been exhibiting signs of teething for the last 3 weeks, but the first glimpse of white came a day or 2 after his first birthday.

Nixon is such a happy little boy and loves to laugh. He thought watching Uncle Scottie and Uncle Robbie playing ping pong last weekend in Houston was the most hilarious thing he'd ever seen. I wish I would have gotten it on video. Oh well, maybe next time.

Here are a few photos I've taken since New Year's.

At the Arboretum - Feb 24


Sportin' the mohawk - Feb 9


Wearing daddy's boots - Feb 5


Nixon and his best bud Sabian - Jan 17


Enjoying daddy playing guitar - Jan 16


Nixon's other best bud - Feb 10