Happy Nate and Mama Birthday!

Ok, so we aren't going to celebrate every date that has a memory from those first few weeks but this one is a special one.  As many of you know, they kept me at the hospital for 5 days after Nate was born to make sure I was ok, stable, and to lower my blood pressure.  That meant I couldn't see Nate until the 15th...5 days after he was born!  Not a good time for me once the drugs wore off and I started to realize what was going on :)  Anyways, I didn't even remember videos being taken when I got to meet Nate but here is one of them from a the 15th a year ago when I first met him on the outside.  Joe was nice enough to wait and let me be the first one to hold him....thanks Joey!

I've been trying to upload the one where the nurse hands him to me because you can see just how tiny he was but it won't work.  Anyways, too much time I've spent looking at old pics :)
Today was his check up....a traumatizing one, more for Joe and I.  I had to football hold him down while they gave him the chicken pox vaccine, MMR, and Hep A.  The doc said they burn going in and he definitely silent screamed for a while.  Then he had to have a finger prick to check hemoglobin.  I made Joe hold him for that one!  Once we got home he was fine, but he was not happy while we were there!  Nate weighs in at 22 pounds and 30.5 inches.  His weight is 35th percent and height was 70th. The doctor was happy with everything and he's doing great!

What a difference a year makes!

Was just going through all my photos on the computer reminiscing about the past year a bit and thought I'd re-share some of the old photos.  It's insane how far Nate's come in a year.  I am actually quite proud of him and us for getting to this point.
In a way I don't like some of these photos for the memories some of them bring, but I love them too because they remind me what to be grateful for and where we've come from.

Now....the beast :)

1 year check up is on Tuesday the 15th so we'll let you know his weight class then :)

Little Man turns 1!

Nate is officially now 1!  I worked in the morning and took the afternoon off yesterday to hang out with him since I never really did a year ago!  We stopped at my work to visit with my coworkers and then we stopped at Unity Hospital where Nate was for weeks to visit with the nurses and say thanks.  One of our favorites Gina was there so that was really fun.  We walked in and she goes, NATHAN!  We've been back there before and they seem to appreciate us stopping by now and again.
  Nate shockingly let me put this hat on and he didn't even attempt to rip it off!

I may have blinded him when I had the flash on my phone :)  That is not actually a full set of teeth on the bottom, although it looks like it.  I believe it's some rice cracker thingy.

Here's Nate in his first birthday shirt from Grandma Olson.

Here's his permanent stance at the coffee table...one leg up, one leg down

I forgot to take a picture with the nurses and near Nate's old living quarters at the hospital, but I whipped my phone out on the way out.  Here's Nate looking out the window to the parking lot...exciting I know :)

He never got this view when he was there before :)
My boss Sheila has this birthday cake hat that is quite funny on.  He didn't try to yank this one off either, he must have realized it was his birthday!

We're having a party on Sunday for his birthday so there will be more pictures to follow!  Thanks to all of you who've supported us and Nate so much this past year.  We are definitely beyond blessed and happy to have you all and Nate in our lives!  Happy weekend to everyone!