Big brother Nate

So, we found out today that Nate is going to have a little brother! We told him the news and he didn't seem to care that much, but he has no idea how much it is going to change his world -- all for the better, of course! Hopefully they'll be the kind of brothers who play nicely together, not the kind who beat each other up. :)

In the past month, Nate's definitely started to talk more. I should clarify -- he's always talked a lot, but we've never been able to understand what he's saying. Now he says lots of words: mama, dada, yeah, good, diaper, baaa, meow, Wylie, and Yeats. When we say, "Nate, can you say XX?" he always tries to say the word. Sometimes it sounds similar and sometimes it doesn't, but he always tries. We also realize that he understands a lot more than he says. If you mention the words "eat" or "milk" -- even if I'm just saying it to Chuck, not to Nate -- he heads straight to the kitchen and starts hanging on his high chair. And one day we were in the kitchen and Chuck told me to put Nate's shoes on him and about 15 seconds later, Nate walks up with his shoes. I guess it's time to start watching what we say ...

Last weekend, Nate and Chuck had boys' weekend, as Mommy spent the weekend in Minnesota. Luckily for Chuck, who's never woken up with Nate before, Nate slept in until 7:15 both mornings. They had a terrific time playing at the park and visiting Camille, one of Nate's many girlfriends.