"HAPPY BIRTHDAY GEORGE"

Happy 1st Birthday George!!

Our Trip to Boaz

GEORGE

We left at 5:30 yesterday afternoon for Boaz. We met George at 8:00 and Nate absolutely fell in love with him. We played Frisbee with him in their back yard. Then we went into the house to talk for a bit about him and we decided we would bring him home. He did pretty good riding in the car until he decided he needed to help Matt drive. We stopped at Walgreen's and put him in the back of my Trailblazer but by the time we were at Walmart he was back behind the steering wheel. We went in there and got a few pet supplies and when we got back to the car he was sitting there just as pretty as could be, he hadn't messed with anything. Matt ended up getting his leash and tying it the the cargo latch in the back of the car so that he could drive. We hated to do that but that was our only option at the time. He did really good last night. We got home around 12:30 and he slept all night. He and Nate have been wide open all day. That was the plan though, get Nate a dog that would wear him out so that he would go to bed at night :) (We are still not crazy about the name so if anyone has any ideas we would love to hear them.)

Nate really loves him but you can't tell by the look on his face!!! :)

"Meet George"

Nate has been begging for a dog for the past few months. His granny and papaw have a miniature yorkie and Nate is so aggressive with him. We decided he needs a big dog. So, I have been searching for a Weimaraner. We think they are just beautiful. Last night I decided to look on PuppyFind.com and thats when I found George. He is in Boaz. So, in a little while Matt and I are going to Boaz to pick him up. (too bad I won't be able to shop while I'm there) :( I wasn't too keen on the name but hey maybe it will fit him.

Sleeping in our own bed

For the first time since Nikolas was born. We are all sleeping in our own beds. When he first came home, Matt and I put him in our room in his cradle. Slowly he moved from the cradle to our bed. Which was my fault. Because knowing that I won't be able to have anymore babies, I wanted to savor every minute of him being a baby. Oh, and he loves to cuddle when he's sleeping. There were many nights that Matt and I woke up to find another little boy had joined us. So that meant the four of us in a Queen size bed. The nights that Matt has to work, the boys sleep with me anyway. I can't stand the thought of them being on the other side of the house away from me when he's not here. Last week I decided that it was time for Nikolas to learn to sleep in his bed away from Mommy. That first night I think I must have gotten up about a dozen times to check on him and he never moved a muscle. He has been sleeping through the night for a while but I thought it was because he was in the bed with me, But he's doing pretty good in his own bed.

"Baseball"

Nate is playing T-Ball at Oakman this year. He has been practicing for about 2 weeks. The first day he said, "Daddy, I'm going to be the pitcher" and Matt said, "Nate, you will play the position that Coach Jason says that you will play." Nate then said, "Ok, Daddy, but he's going to tell me that I'm the pitcher." They began to practice and Nate was running and getting all of the balls and everyone couldn't believe it was his first year to play. So, Coach Jason then told him to get in the pitcher position and see how he likes that. When he did that he looked over at his Daddy and winked. :) After practice Jason came over with a face mask, and tried it on Nate and said, "How would you like to be our pitcher little man?" and Nate said, "Hold on a minute and looked at Matt and said, "I TOLD YOU SO DADDY". Then he looked back at Jason and said, "I thought you would never ask." So he has been playing that position for 2 weeks now and let me tell you, they still need a lot of practice but it is so cute to see 3 to 6 year olds playing baseball. It takes everything they have got to get it from one base to another. And it also takes a lot of patience. Jason is doing really good with the kids. Their first game is Saturday April 5th. We can't wait.

Nate on 3rd Base

Nikolas is 4 Months Old

Nikolas turned 4 months old on Sunday. He is such a happy baby, smiling and laughing all the time. He laughs at everything Nate says or does. He loves to sit in his bouncey seat in front of the tv and watch cartoons with him. He just started turning over.