Father's Day and other stuff

It occurred to me today after I talked to my good friend Adriane that I have let some momentous events pass by without blogging about them. So I thought I'd catch you all up on what's been going on in our household!

At the end of May we took a trip down to San Marcos to see DJ's family. Our niece Jessica graduated from UT in May, and boy did they ever have a party for her!! It was so great to see all of the Vargas family, and meet lots of relatives Nate and I had not met before. And I met Christopher's girlfriend and we took so many pictures that I really need to post, and we just had a ball. As usual, the time was too short but we had a blast. Hopefully we'll get back down there to get the boy baptised soon!

Last week (on the 16th), Nate turned 7 months old! I know I keep saying this, but I am just so flabbergasted by how quickly he is growing up. My little baby is changing so much and becoming a big kid...or at least in my mind he is. DJ and I joke all the time about how he's soon going to be leaving us for college....and it's actually true! Time flies so fast, it's unbelieveable.

Anyways, so at 7 months he is sitting up very well on his own, grabbing objects from EVERYWHERE, rolling, rolling, rolling...still no crawling....drooling a lot (still no teeth), loving his feet and playing with them all the time, talking a lot, and has recently started making a new sound familiar to me from my nephew Bryson: the "huuuuuh, huuuuuh, huuuuuuh, huuuuuuh" sound when he is frustrated or bored or otherwise unhappy. An example of him grabbing random objects...the other day I looked over at Nate as he was playing in his exersaucer and he was chewing on something and grinning at me. As I got closer, I discovered that he was happily gnawing on a popsicle stick! Choking hazard??!! HECK YES!!! I asked DJ, "How did he get this??" DJ sheepishly said, "I don't know...I must have left it on the coffee table." He had eaten a fruit bar and left the stick out. No more leaving things out unattended...we must be diligent now!! Man, babies have a knack for spotting random objects and grabbing them before you even knew it was there. YIKES!!!

So, as we all know it's been HOTTER THAN HELL in Texas this summer. And we're barely even into summer....it's going to be a long one! We decided to start taking Nate to the pool so he can get used to the water...I really want him to be a strong swimmer and confident in the water. Even though it was really hot, and it was late in the afternoon so Nate was super tired....he LOVED it! He splashes with his arms and grins so big...and just loves when we twirl him around and around! I'll try to post a video soon of his first time at the pool, it was a blast! We've taken him a couple times now and he really likes it.

DJ had a really great first Father's Day. He was able to spend all day with his wife and baby boy, and we savored every moment. I cooked him a yummy breakfast (huevos rancheros and bacon), we went to the pool, he got to play his video games, Nate and I took him to Texas Land and Cattle for a steak dinner, and then we watched a movie after Nate went to bed. Well, part of a movie that is...I never seem to be able to make it through a whole movie in the evenings anymore!! I'm so lame now. :) Ahhhh, oh well.

For me, summer has been really hectic at work with freshman orientations every week. Nate's babysitter is off for the next 2 weeks, so we have our moms coming to watch Nate during the day while we're at work. This Saturday DJ's mom (Nana) is arriving, bringing Amie and Jamie, our nieces. We can't wait for them to get here! We're going to have so much fun just hanging out, eating Nana's cooking, and then we're taking the girls to a Rangers game on Friday evening! Nate can't wait to see his cousins and Nana. :) Then my mom will take over the next week. My parents are also arriving this weekend, although they are not staying at our apartment. It's Ramsey's 5th bday this weekend, so they're coming to celebrate. They'll be at Lori's place all week, then she'll come here next Sunday. We're looking forward to her staying with us too...she always helps me get stuff done around the apartment that I haven't found time to do. Little tedious things that I hate doing...she somehow motivates me to get it done! Plus I just really miss my mommy! It will so good to be around her, and I'm sure I'll get used to the luxury of having our moms here to help us with Nate.

Ok, it's late now (and by late I mean 10:16 pm!!) and I'm turning into a pumpkin. More soon! Love to you all!!!