Just Nathan and Me

I haven't blogged in a while, so I'll try and catch up. There's not a whole lot going on here now, except for me trying to make my house extremely clean. Nolan and Natalie are staying with Matt's parents for the whole week! I so badly needed a break...and I am so thankful that my in-laws stepped in to help! If the kids do well, they will be coming home on Saturday...but if they start to get homesick, we'll pick them up earlier.

It's been nice to spend time just with Nathan. I was a little worried that he may not be as pleasant with his brother and sister gone, since he watches them constantly and they provide entertainment for him. However, he has done fine. He is content playing by himself. He just crawls around looking for new things to explore. He is trying so hard to find a way to pull himself up to stand. I just don't have many things that are at his level to help him accomplish this. When I stand him up on his feet, I wait until he gets his balance and then I let go. He has successfully stood on his own for about 10 or 15 seconds. He wants to walk so badly...he reminds me of the way Nolan was....very determined!

I must also share our deceitful tactic to get Nolan to eat more at dinnertime. The other evening, Nolan was resisting his food as usual. We pretty much have to set a number of bites for him to eat...and it's more fun for him this way. Matt told Nolan to eat ten bites...but Nolan countered with six. So I said, "Okay, you can eat six bites for Daddy, and I want you to eat four bites for me." So he accomplished his ten bites without even realizing it!

I'll try and blog again this week, since I'll have more time....and I'll get some pictures up next time too!