Baptism

This picture was taken after the reception...he was SO tired and enjoying "Uncle Polanco"!

The light that shines in all of our hearts....we can never let it go out!

Showing him off to congregation

Nate's CUTE cake

Us with the grandparents

Sweet face!

Nate's godparents

Us with the Deacons

Well, we finally had Nate baptized this past weekend. It was such a wonderful service, done by Domingo Vargas, Sr. (aka Dad, aka Pepo). His homily was so great and personal, from the heart, and we will remember his words for a long time. DJ and I are so lucky to have the family that we have. All of my immediate family came (except for Bryson), and all of DJ's immediate family was there as well. My uncles both came, we were just missing my Aunt CiCi. My Uncle Mike did a reading, and also was able to participate in some other things in the service. My sisters Jenni and Lori each got to do a reading as well. DJ's uncle Peter allowed us to have the reception at his house, and it was very nice. His uncle Johnny smoked the brisket for us, and even got up at 3 am to get it started!! Again, we are so very lucky to have such a wonderful family!

Brisket, sausage (from Lockhart!), beans, potato salad, and a delicious cake....YUMMY! We are so thankful for all of our friends and family sharing this beautiful day with us. Nate behaved wonderfully, of course. He is such a good baby! I do know that eventually his behavior will change, and he is definitely starting to have separation anxiety when someone other than mommy or daddy wants to hold him in a big crowd! But for as many people that he had around him he behaved very well!

So....thank you to all who came and celebrated Nate's special day with us. We love you all. And to those who couldn't make it, we love you too! The important thing is that Nate is now on a journey with the Lord, and we intend to be there with him every step of the way. Love to all!

10 months and counting!

Happy 10 months, Baby Nate! We joke that Nate will always be called "Baby Nate" because all of our family calls him this. But I'm sure that when he's in Kindergarten he will make us put a stop to it! We'll see....regardless, he will always be my baby. I am so incredibly blessed to be his mommy, and I can't wait to see what his personality will be when he gets a little older. Although, judging from his already forming personality, he will be sweet, funny and a little ladies man!! :)

Have a great day everyone, and say a little prayer in thanksgiving for Nate on his 10 months in this world!

Another update on our lifestyle change

Well....it didn't go as well as I'd hoped. We did lose weight, just not what we wanted. There are many excuses I could insert here, but I'll save it. We just didn't do the work! I lost only 5 pounds total. Lost some, gained some, lost it again. But I'm still hanging on to my 5 pounds! And I don't plan to gain it back, even with the impending holiday season looming around the corner! DJ probably lost about 10 pounds too. We just need to work out. That's all it comes down to. We haven't been eating badly, in fact we're pretty darn healthy! We've been shopping at Sprouts and buying mostly fresh food. It's just finding the time and energy to actually work out. The motivation is there for both of us....we want to be healthy for Nate and to be good examples for him!

Ok, enough wallowing. We can do this! And now that the weather is cooler it will be much more pleasant to go on walks. We will do it!!!


On a Nate note, he has a little cold right now, but is doing very well. He is so happy most of the time...except when you're trying to get him to sleep! I did discover that children's benedryl will knock him out, so I will use it sparingly. He does not like meat or beans right now, but we're going to keep trying. He loves all fruits and likes a few veggies. Not a big fan of peas anymore, or green beans. Oh, we went downstairs last night to hang out with our neighbors who have a little boy who is almost 11 months hold, he's a little over a month older than Nate. Their son, Sam, kept trying to sit on Nate! Nate was a good sport, and just smiled and laughed, but Mandy and Ben were mortified that their son thought our son was furniture! Sam is a sweet kid, just not used to socializing with babies smaller than him. He kept taking toys away from him too. Nate was very sweet though, I'm sure he will make lots of friends in his lifetime! Ok, back to work! Love to all!