Party time

Last week, Nate took his first plane trip to Minnesota to meet all his Vogel/Wissman relatives, including his big cousin Brody.
















Brody greeted Nate by grabbing him by the collar and sitting on him in his bouncy seat, but Nate didn't mind at all. In fact, he seemed fascinated by this older boy who looks a lot like him. It won't be long before Brody starts teaching Nate how to find all the dangerous objects in the house.

Nate also attended his first party -- Sarah Hively-Johnson's rehearsal dinner -- and met all his mommy's friends. We weren't sure how long his good mood would last, but he was smiling and alert for a good two hours.

This weekend, Nate got to meet all his Daley/Haltermann relatives at his Auntie Mary's rehearsal dinner and wedding. The consensus seems to be that Nate is looking like his mommy and maybe a little like his daddy. Also, because he's larger than most three-month-olds (and almost as big as this puny eight-month-old we met last night), he's acquired a new nickname -- Tank. It's amazing that this little man has grown so much almost entirely from mommy's milk!

Nate really likes taking showers with his daddy.

SuperNate!


All the Wissman great-grandkids -- Nate, Brody and Laura.

Nate scores a 90%!

Indeed, he broke 13 lbs and weighed in at a whopping 13lb. 8oz. on Friday, measuring 24 inches long, and his head circumference was 41.5cm. This puts him in the 90th percentile across the board - perfectly proportioned and very healthy. He also had his first round of shots, which made me well up a bit, but Nate is amazingly resistant to pain (much like his daddy, who hasn't cried since the third grade) and just slept the day away with nary a tear.

Happy 2-month birthday, Nate!

Somehow, two months have passed since Nate came into our lives and he celebrated by partying all night -- waking up at 1am and not going back to sleep until nearly 3am, then waking up again at 6am. Maybe that's why I feel hungover ... But overall, he's been a good sleeper, going 5-6 hours most nights and cluster feeding (eating every two hours) before and after.

You may have noticed that the thick mane that Nate was born with has receded since then, but it is starting to come back, just in time for wedding season. We're off to Minnesota next week, then will return for Auntie Mary's wedding at the end of the month.

Nate has definitely become a social butterfly, smiling at us when he's in a good mood, for his puppy Wylie, and even for the ladies at the park. And he certainly likes to talk (where does he get that from?) His babbling has evolved from "goo" to now include "boo," "broo," and "gee" -- a true linguistic genius. I also often hear "OK" and I think he even told me "I love you" today.

He has his first round of shots tomorrow, and stay tuned for his two-month stats. I suspect he may break 13 lbs....