My oh my.....these months flew by!

I cannot believe my little guy is SEVEN months old!!!  Where does the time go?! 

We are most definitely having the BEST time!!  This is such a fun age!!  He is into EVERYTHING!  And everything goes right into his MOUTH!  Nick is also all over the place!  Such an active little one we have!  Walks are still our favorite thing to do together....besides shopping =)  He is still only saying MAMA.....which Daddy is not thrilled about...but he said DADA once....and has not tried since lol  I just LOVE being his Mommy and wouldn't change a thing (surgery and all :))

Smiling at Grandma

His FIRST yearly pic at the cabby shack lobster!

Baby BLUE eyes!

ummm...wanna be Eminem?! lol

breakfast with Grandma
(and we finally used his floppy cart cover...loves it!)

Growing Up.....

Seven Months

Weight: 14.9lbs

Height: 26in

I am just LOVING life with my little man!!

One less organ......

Me with a gallbladder.....



and me without one....

What I thought was heartburn in my pregnancy ACTUALLY turned out to be GALLSTONES!  Oh the joy of motherhood! =)  It is very common in women, if you are pregnant or have just had a baby, or if you lose alot of weight.....well lucky me...I was ALL 3! 

So I went and met with the surgeon (who happens to be dating Carly Simon....but is more known for being one of the TOP in laprascopic surgery...lucky for me!) and they had me in for surgery asap!  So my Mom being the most wonderful MOM in the world flew out to help with Nick and with me as I recovered!  So the day after Kris' bday we woke up early and went to the hospital for surgery!  The nurses were wonderful and surgery went GREAT! 

So I am feeling much better...still very sore and taking it day by day, but Kris has been unbelievable and I am so lucky to have him as my husband!  I don't know what I would do without him!  And my Mom has been such a help!!  She took such good care of Nick (as I could not hold or lift him) and we are going to be very sad to see her go in a few more days =(

On the bright side.....it has been soooo nice to do NOTHING!  We are always so busy that it was nice to relax...aka recover....and stay home and just spend time with my perfect little family =) 



Another year older.....

HAPPY BIRTHDAY HUBBY!!!

The Hubby turned another year older on August 22nd!!  The big 33!!  He got everything he wanted this year.....and some he didn't (next post!)  We had a VERY busy day that started with picking my Mom up from the airport!!  Then it was rush, rush, rush until dinner time!  Traffic was horrific everywhere so we decided to walk downtown (have I mentioned how much I LOVE living downtown!!  1/2 a mile from the beach if that!!)  and we went to Sam Diego's for his bday dinner!  It was perfect!  Nick even found himself an older woman (8 months old) and Kris opened some gifts!  All in all it was a nice family outing! =)

Kris and his deepfried ice cream!
(He had his cake the day before)

Nick ready to go!

I just LOVE my touring tote!
(convenient AND matches this stroller lol)





6 Month Pics....

Sorry these are a little late....we've been super busy!!

ENJOY!

These were just a few of my favorite =)

Family Pics!!!

Here are just a few of my CUTE family =)

 

And this is my favorite....=)

Cousins Birthdays.....

Happy Birthday CeCe and Frankie!!!!

(Cecelia and Francesca)

Cece turned 3 and Frankie turned 1!!!  They had a pool party with a bounce house and a HUGE slip n slide!!  If only Nick were older lol  Seriously every kids dream party!!

So Cece just LOVES Baby Nicholas.  The first two people on her invite list were (and in order):

Baby Nicholas

Justin Beiber

You would have to know her!  She is the CUTEST thing ever.....but she sure is fresh and fiesty!  She however is my little BFF!  The entire day I would tell Nick to give kisses.....and the only person he would do it to was his Cece!  I am so glad his cousins love him as much he loves them =) 

It was also Nick's first time in a big pool....still a small pool....but we put him in a raft and let his feet dangle.....lets just say I think we will need to try it again lol  For now its baby pools!

Pool time

Frankie and Nick

CeCe and Baby Nicholas

Kisses (although I think he is eating her nose lol)

Aunt Kerri and Nick

Grandpa and Nick

Trying to escape the ladies lol
(Cece and Mauve)

Sneak Peek....

Shark Weeks Youngest Fan =)



This was not a planned outfit, just happened to be what he was wearing when we got to the place he was having his pics done at and Kristin decided to take a few of him in it and how CUTE did it turn out!!  I just LOVE it =)  Happy Shark Week!!

6 Month checkup......

At 6 months, Nick weighs 13lbs 12 ounces!!  He is now 2nd percentile for weight and 4th for Height.  Most of this is due to him not feeling so well the last week =(   The good news however.....he is feeling much better now and although he is still in 3 month clothing, I feel like he is gaining some weight!!  He sure has his appettite back lol  So far he loves bananas and sweet potatoes.  Squash was NOT his favorite lol  and he is doing well with the peas so far!!  He did get some shots and I think I have a harder time with that than he does!  He is doing everything he should be at this age and he is still as perfect as ever =)

Using his BIG bottle!

LOVE this face!

HATES the squash lol

the new highchair at Grandmas!

He is just the BEST kid ever!  He is always happy and smiling and enjoying everyday of his life! 

Turning 30.......

Its so weird to think I am ACTUALLY 30!!!!!  I have to admit though, my 30s are bound to be my best years yet!!!  Don't get me wrong, my 20s were AWESOME!!  I had a few amazing roommates, married my best friend, moved to the East Coast and ended my 20s with the most PERFECT son!  I think I have had a GREAT life so far and I feel like the luckiest woman everyday =)  But my 30s will be the years I get to see my son grow (and other children) and just enjoy being a mother and having my own awesome little family!!  We have so many fun things planned over the next few years that I am excited everyday for what the future holds!!!  Goodbye 20s....and HELLO 30s =)



HAPPY 30th to ME!!!!

The morning of August 1st started off absolutely PERFECT!!!  This happy little boy gave me the cutest card EVER!!  I am so lucky =)  We spent the morning getting Nick's 6 month pics done....poor little guy was still not feeling 100% after being sick....but the pics turned out as cute as ever!  I can't wait to get the rest back!

Nick and I then went running errands!  It was kind of a busy morning but it was so much fun!  He is Mommys favorite shopping partner.....although I'm sure Daddy wishes we didn't enjoy that so much! lol 

LOVE this boy!

I then took Nick over to the grandparents so Kris and I could enjoy a nice dinner out just the two of us!  That's so rare these days, but I have to admit, we just LOVE spending all of our time with our little guy!

The absolute JOY in my life!

Kris took me out to one of my favorite restaurants!!  We kept it kind of a chill night.  I spent my birthday exactly the way I wanted to!  We are planning on going away for a weekend to really celebrate, however we are just so busy that we haven't found a weekend that we can go yet lol  Soon though!  I am actually REALLY excited for where we are going....

Happy 30th to ME!