Introducing...

NATHAN ADAMS HOLT

(Nathan's first day home from the hospital: 6 days old)

Nathan was born on Friday, July 8th at 1:07 pm. He weighed 8 lbs 11 oz and was 21 inches long. He has chubby cheeks and red hair and we just can't get enough of him. He got off to a slightly rough start and spent his first 6 days of life in the NICU with tubes and IVs everywhere. He is fine now at home with us but we just have to be super careful with germs so he can get plenty of rest and keep growing healthy and strong. Here are a few pictures of our first 10 days with our little angel (in no particular order).

(Nathan's home for the first week...look at all of those monitors...poor guy)

(Nathan had an IV in his head because he squirmed the IVs out of his hands and feet. He had to be weighed before and after every feeding to see how much he was getting)

(Grandma has been helping us so much and little Nathan loves her already. The nurses kept saying he knew Nathan was going to be spoiled)

(I was afraid the IV would pull out all of his beautiful hair...luckily it didn't)

(Nathan loves his daddy and looks so much like him already)

(This was before he had the IV in his head. Holding him was really tricky because he was connected to so many different machines)

(Nathan's first sponge bath...he wasn't too thrilled about it)

(He loved his hooded ducky towel)

(Keeping that binky in is just so tricky...getting it back in after it has fallen out is even trickier but he tries every time)

We love our little man and are so grateful that he is doing so well. We are so thankful for all of the love and support everyone has shown us this past week. We couldn't have survived without all of the prayers for our family.

Getting Ready!!

Baby Gear - check

Baby Clothes - check

Clean House - check (then uncheck and check again)

Car seat installed - check

Quit Work - check

Parents back in the country - check

BABY - NO CHECK... Apparently someone didn't get the memo that he was due to arrive 4 days ago!!

Just thought I'd let you all know he hasn't made his grand appearance yet so we are just patiently waiting for him to get here. Can't wait to update you when he actually decides to come!!

CinnamonInk

Today I want to tell you about my INCREDIBLY talented friend Kate and her etsy shop: CinnamonInk. Kate and I graduated from the Social Work program at the same time and she is a doll. I absolutely love her. She creates the most adorable children's and home art and sells her work in her etsy shop. You MUST check her creations out. I promise you won't be sorry! In fact you'll probably spend your days deciding which piece you've got to have in your home!

I just bought her Explore print for our little guy's room (it is the only decoration I have for his room and I'm convinced it is enough)! Enough of my blabbing....click on the links below and see for yourself!

http://www.cinnamonink.blogspot.com/

http://www.etsy.com/shop/CinnamonInk?ref=seller_info

Moments That Matter Most

Just wanted to share a little video with you. Hope you all have a wonderful week.

P.S. 5 days til our little guy is due to arrive!

Cankles

cankle (ˈkæŋkəl)

— n
	informal a thickened area between the calf and ankle in an overweight [or pregnant] person, obscuring where one ends and the other begins
[C21: from c ( alf )² + ankle ] *this is just one of the many joys of being 2 weeks from your due date*

	Just thought I'd give you an update of our life! The pregnancy is still going really well (other than my aforementioned cankles). This baby is enjoying being inside so I don't think he's in any hurry to get out. I'm 38 weeks and 1 day so we've got 13 days until our little guy is due to make his grand appearance. Blake just finished his finals for the spring term. He will start classes for the summer term next week and then in August he will be done....woohoo! I'm still working for the next little bit while they work on getting my replacement hired. So I guess everything is going well and probably the next time I post something it'll be to announce our new baby.

Just for Fun!

Just thought I'd share our favorite commercial these days. Enjoy!

You know you're pregnant when.....

1. You are SO disappointed because that bowl of spaghetti you just ate did not taste like root beer.

2. You make deviled eggs at 10:00 at night (after you run to the store for needed ingredients) only to find out that you don't really like deviled eggs and the thought of eating the 12 you just made repulses you.

3. You can't wait to wash all those baby clothes and on top of that you are thrilled when the clothes are dry so you can FOLD them and put them away!

4. You call clients at work to remind them of their appointment and you get distracted by thinking about how their first name would sound with your last name (still no name yet).

5. You cry at the drop of a hat (this is an obvious one)...not at regular sad things but at ridiculous things such as little kids (some you know....some you've never seen before) bumping their heads in church.

6. Random people touch your stomach as if it is public property. Some even talk to your stomach. Family and friends...great but strangers....really?

7. You think about how you (and your spouse) behaved as children and shudder when you start to imagine what great attribute or behavior your child will have to pay you back and in so doing even out the universe.

This is just to name a few of the little quirks that come with being pregnant. So I haven't blogged in awhile because let's be honest....I just don't have all that much to say. Things are going well. Blake is starting finals this weekend and will be walking on April 22. He won't be done with school until August but will walk in April to avoid missing a few reunions in August. I am still working at Wasatch Mental Health and enjoying it there. We're just getting ready for our little guy to come in about 2 and 1/2 months but other than that life is pretty much the same for us these days. Hope you're all doing well!