22 weeks

Nathan is getting fatter each week. He doesn't look so chubby in these photos but he is often called "jabba the hut baby" by this dad.

Sock Monkey

Nathan likes to play with his new sock monkey that his Grandma Taranto made him.

21 weeks!

My baby boy is getting cuter and cuter each week!



Nathan has his first tooth-well almost-it's about half way there-the tooth is very sharp-no wonder our little guy has been a little grumpy-cutting teeth is no fun. I tried to get a picture of his tooth but Nathan's tongue kept getting in the way. You'll just have to take my word for it-he has a tooth.

Day at the Beach

Yesterday we went to Haputo Beach. There was a bit of a hike to get to the beach. The hike was totally unexpected and unwelcome by myself since I was carrying Nathan but in the end all was well and the Beach was lovely. We found a nice shady palm tree to sit under to keep Nathan out of the sun as much as possible. Of course we still went in the water. Nathan really likes being in the water. We saw lots of fish I tried pointing them out to Nathan and making a big deal of them but at 4 months he didn't really know what I was taking about and was more happy to just be splashing around. I fed Nathan while Greg went out snorkeling. I was a little concerned about feeding in "public" but there was no one around and in all honesty some bathing suits show more skin than me nursing-so I got over it and just fed my boy.

The hike back to the car was significantly more challenging since it was all up hill. I felt safer carrying Nathan on the way up-but I was winded and out of breath most of the way. On the path we came across a small monitor lizard (it was only about 2 feet long) The creature startled both Greg and I but we got over it real fast and I suggested to Greg he get the camera, by the time we got the camera out the lizard was quickly making it's way back into the jungle.

20 weeks!!!!

Today Nathan is 20 weeks old! We didn't get around to his taking picture until this evening. I decided to get some bath pictures (since Nathan like's baths so much) Greg took these photos-since I was busy bathing (and trying not to get too wet)


These other photos were taken last Friday (Nathan was 19 weeks 5 days old than) Nathan is teething and his hand is always in his mouth-he prefers his hand over a teething toy-which is ok w/ me.

19 weeks!

Here are pictures from last week-taken July 5th.

Nathan 18 weeks

Big events this past weekend. On Saturday Nathan rolled over. He has yet to repeat this performance. On Sunday the whole family was at church early so that Greg could be at worship practice (with only one car operating we all rode together) Nathan fell asleep for a morning nap and I put him in the church nursery's crib. I hung out in the nursery for a while but than reluctantly decided to let Nathan sleep and attend church. So for the first time EVER Nathan was in the nursery. I was told that he woke up about 20 minutes after I left and that he did fine. The nursery workers/volunteers even changed his cloth diaper. I was pretty nervous, Greg had to go to the bathroom during the service and he peeked in the nursery for me and said all was well. Nathan did get fussy towards the end of service and about 10 minutes before church was over I was fetched to get Nathan. He was not "screaming" just fussy and I had told them how nervous I was and to get me right away if he fussed. All was well in fact the moment I came in the room Nathan was all smiles.

I'm not so sure I'm ready to leave him again-maybe in a couple more months.

Nathan 17 weeks!

Ok-these photos were taken on Saturday. Nathan was 16 weeks 6 days (close enough to 17 weeks) Turns out I've lost my SD card in our camera-no clue where it went. I took our camera to the pier to take a few shots of father and son but all I took were these two lousy photos for lack of memory space. On the bright side Greg was home for his first Father's Day.

Nathan 16 weeks

Nathan 15 weeks

These photos were not taken on Sunday like all the others-they were taken on Tuesday the day we came home. The adorable outfit was sent to me by my grandma. It's vintage and was worn by my uncles. I think it makes Nathan look extra chubby. I love the red sail boat pattern.

14 weeks in Hawaii

After a nice visit with family in Washington State, Nathan and I are headed back to Guam. I was all set for a smooth trip home with several flights to Guam daily. Turns out we'll be hanging out in Hawaii for a few days. Last month we applied for a passport for our little one. The post office took our original birth certificate for the passport processing. Without a passport or original birth certificate for Nathan we can't fly back to Guam. Fortunately the passport has already arrived at our home in Guam and my neighbor is express mailing it. It would have been mailed a day sooner but our hotel on the navy base will not send or receive mail (since 9/11) so we had to find some kind soul who lives in Hawaii and would be willing to accept our mail. We should have it in about 2 days and we'll soon be on our way.

13 weeks

Auntie Sarah took this photo today of Nathan

12 week photo-bath time

Nathan's 11th week-Our First Mother's Day

Nathan with his Grandpa Taranto on Mother's Day.
Nathan's shirt says: I'm bannanas over mommy

10 weeks in Hawaii

Nathan spent his 10th week in Hawaii visiting with his daddy and sightseeing!