Has it really been 16 weeks?

It seems like just yesterday, I was feeling my little Monkey kick around in utero.

Now, everyday we reach new Milestones. One day, he was rolling on his side. The next he was rolling on his tummy.... with one hand stuck underneath him.

These days he is rolling over, freeing his arm and raising his whole body to move. He scooted across the floor last night. Not crawling, but scooting.... Away from the saftey of his play mat.

It freaked me out a little. Not so much because he was reaching a milestone, but rather, because he was mobile and out of the newborn stage.

He looked like this just 3 months ago.....

Now he looks like this....

My little guy is growing up... and while I miss my itty bitty baby, I can't wait for everything that is going to come our way!

Next up for Family Nacho..... A ride on Thomas the Tank Engine this weekend!

Happy Fall!

Ok. I know that most people out there love the summer, and technically that doesn't end until next week. However, I love fall. So when mother nature gave us a bunch of fall weather, it was time to dress the boy as such. This was his daycare outfit today....

For the record, I also love overalls on babies... they are a PITA to put on but the end result is fabulous. He looked so cute and seemed to scream "HAPPY FALL WORLD"!

I am so looking forward to showing Mikey fall... I know he will really like the colors and pumpkins. But we are taking him for a train ride on Thomas, apple picking, and his first Halloween! It is all so exciting to me. I am really looking forward to the road ahead.

We have also chosen the fall to baptize him, then there is Thanksgiving. Fall will be busy...

But I wouldn't change a thing.

First illnesses...

First illnesses for the record.... suck pretty badly.

I breastfeed, so the risk is less for some bugs, ear infections and other stuff.

But the common cold... not so much. So as my son is battling congestion and a stuffy nose, I do what I can to make him comfy. This includes steamy bathrooms and lots of cuddles. It turns out that all his little friends at daycare had the cold too, which now I know where it came from.

But for the record, it kills me that he is sick and I really can't do too much for him... I would take it away from him if I could...

But unfortunately all I can do is share it.

Memories!

So the Monkey started school this week. It is daycare, but it is also a school. They learn stuff. And he loves it. I do too, but that is another post for another day.

Today is about excitement... over book orders.

He got a Scholastic Book order today. It still has the book order smell and the thin paper. Remember that?

It brought back all those memories. I wanted every book in the small flier and I always got the new Babysitters club books or some sort of mystery. I devoured the thing four or five times before deciding what to get. And it was like Christmas when they came in. I got caught reading under my desk quite a lot as a kid. I LOVE to read.

Now I get to experience book orders with my son. I went through the fliers a couple of times and carefully picked out some books for the Monkey.

The difference is that now they have online ordering and the classroom gets free books if you order. Huzzah!

Happy School Week!

Monkey started School/Daycare this week on the campus where I went to school. Drop off went fine, although I completely lost it when I went back to my car. I love our day care. It has a pre-school there, so he will be able to go there for years! Even the infants have a curriculum. This month is all about the bugs! (Mikey is the spider! It is like they knew I am afraid of spiders!)

Now I know the teachers, but it still makes me sad having to leave him to have fun with someone else all day. Especially after the weekend!

So to those parents dropping off their kids for their first day of either day care or school today, good luck and may your kids have a wonderful and happy school year!