Seven Months Old!

Nathan is seven months old! His second tooth broke through today. He's sitting up like a pro, and will fall forward pretty smoothly to get a toy he wants. He's getting closer and closer to crawling. The other night he rocked and stretched his way half-way across the family room toward the kitchen sink, where I was doing dishes. It was like he was saying "I just want to be with you, Mom!" He's still our little sweetie. Enjoy the pictures!

A little stuffy...

Watching big brother... 

 Pooh Bear...

With his Great Grandma Vi...

 Sweet little friends...

 With Will (and Will's shiner)...

 With Joanna...

 With Phoebe...

For Will at 7 months, click here. Click here for Joanna, which also has the link to Phoebe at 7 months. Nathan just started eating squash, and likes it, too!

Six Months Old!

Our little monkey is six months old! Growing 2.5 inches in just 2 months, this is one thriving boy. He weighs close to 19 pounds and is almost 28 inches long. While he is big, he is still in the shadow of big brother, who was 3 pounds heavier at this age. Click here to see Will at six months. Will wore the outfit above in his 3 month picture. Nathan still loves to rock back and forth, is eating like a champ (avocado, cereal, green beans and sweet potatoes), and is rocking back and forth on all fours. He is getting over his first real cold, which I am thankful for, because his sweet smile and sweet noises are returning. He loves to sit in front of his toy box and play with and chew on toys. He also wins the award for getting his first tooth the earliest of all the Savage kiddos, beating Will by a couple weeks and his sisters by 6 months! He may be ready for two naps a day, which is also a record breaker for our kids. He is a great sleeper at night...11-12 hours. We love you, so, Nathan!

Having fun in the exersaucer...

 Sitting up without the sling in the bathtub...

 At the pumpkin farm with Mommy...

 With all the kiddos...

 Swinging...

 In the Johnny Jump Up...

 On Daddy's Birthday...

Cuddle time with Joanna...

 He loves being on his belly...

 Ready for his first train ride...

 Toy box time!

 Successful first food!

 The proud cheering section!

 Working the sippy cup...

 The best of many attempts to get them all looking...

 Nathan's first time at a family dinner!

 Bundled up for a rainy day...

Five Months Old!

 

Here's our cutie at five months. Calm, smiley, sweet, cuddly. Rolling over, starting to rev up to scoot, learning new tricks. Around 17 pounds, wearing 6-9 month clothes.

 

Here is Will at 5 months, which also has links to Joanna and Phoebe. Will still loves giving kisses to Nathan, and has only upset the bouncy seat with him in it once. Joanna has a little song she sings to Nathan: "You're so cute to me." Phoebe loves holding him.

 

Enjoy the pictures!

 

In "Nathan's Swing" at Mimi and Deeda's, which he can rock it himself by leaning forward and back...

 With Mommy on her birthday...

 Chewing on his favorite toy, from our friends the Sachs family in Germany...

 Brotherly love...

 Sweet little thumb sucker...

 Having a ball at the Indianapolis Children's Museum's Playscape...

 Swimming...

 

Four months old!

 

Nathan is four months old! His new skills include rolling onto his side, eating his toes, scooting around at least 90 degrees, taking an occasional bottle, even longer tummy times, and sleeping longer at night. He is a super easy-going baby. Enjoy the pictures!

Trying on his outfit for Tara and Lee's wedding...shopping credits go to my Mom!

 A chunkier view...

 Showing off his skills. I think he's saying..."Can you do this?"

 "What about this?"

 "How about this look? Can you look this cute?"

 Savage brothers!!

 "Mom, we're done."

 Perpendicular to the crib sides (Go Vols!)...

 

Two Years Old!

Our little big man is two! Weighing in at 33.5 lbs and a yard tall, he is in the 95th percentile for both weight and height. A little about Will right now...he is our happy guy. He is becoming very verbal, repeating much of what we say throughout the day and suddenly saying words that I had no idea he knew. He's even using past tense correctly sometimes! He's also growing in his sense of responsibility...picking up his toys more and more, wiping up (some) spills he makes, and putting his dirty clothes in the laundry are some examples. He loves playing with trains and anything with wheels, and loves to point out trucks when we are out driving around. He also loves singing along to songs, including "Jesus Loves Me" during our nightly family worship time. He loves giving spontaneous kisses and at the same time is figuring out how to push his sisters' buttons. One of his favorite books is "Brown Bear Brown Bear" by Bill Martin, Jr., so we had a Brown Bear, Brown Bear party and cake with cookies (thanks to my friend Regina). Enjoy the pictures! Phoebe's 2nd Birthday is here, and Joanna's is here.

Posing with his cake, cookies and book...

 Thanks to Target, we had almost all the colors in the book on the table!

Super Simple party hats: print-outs of the animals stapled to a piece of construction paper folded in half...(for fun Brown Bear, Brown Bear activities, go to this site.)

 As Greg read the book, we each came in and sat down when our animal was read...the kids loved it!

 

 To quote my Mom: "The eyes are so expressive!" I agree!

 Gotta have a chalkboard involved somewhere!!

 Red bird, red bird, what do you see? I see blessings, that's what I see!

 Each of us picked a cookie to eat...Will chose white dog...

 Happy boy!

Of course we went to see the brown bears at the zoo! They were very active, but so many people were watching I didn't get a good picture.

We love you, Will, and are so thankful for you!!!