Where to start....today Brett, Nate, and I went to my first OB appointment at Dr. Joseph Tate's office in Norcross, GA. It's a bit of drive but it was not terrible. They were not able to fit me in with the doctor this month so I saw his nurse-practitioner, who helps him in the office. We really liked the office and the nurse, especially because we feel that this is our best shot at having a vbac with this pregnancy. Dr. Tate is renowned for vbacs and will usually let his patients go to 42 weeks before any intervention. That was a big part of what we were looking for! He is a single practitioner and delivers about 350 babies a year!! So there are frequently very long waits at the office, but I think that it will be worth it. No final decisions until we have actually talked to Dr. Tate himself, which should happen at our next appointment in 4 weeks.
Nate is continuing to grow and learn new things all the time! His latest accomplishment is figuring out how to go down stairs. He is just recently confident enough in this new-found skill to go down the "big" stairs at our house. So now one of his favorite pastimes is going up and down, up and down the stairs. He has known how to wave for some time now. Today we were putting the groceries in the car at the farmer's market and the lady in the car next to us was pulling out. Nate recognized that she was leaving and started saying, "ba-ba! ba-ba!" and waving at her! She smiled and waved back. He will wave with both hands at something that he wants, especially a truck that he wants to drive. He loves to sit in the driver's seat of a car (or golf cart or tractor or mower or four-wheeler) and pretend to drive. He even makes noises like a car reving its engine! He also says,"ma-ma" for me....or for food. In his mind I suppose we are almost equivalent. =)
Rose is doing great, regaining weight after nursing her foal...finally! Another girl at my barn is part-leasing her, so she is getting more pampering and riding than I can give her. I am really thankful for this, especially in light of my pregnancy. I am hoping to be able to ride a couple more months, until the beginning of my third trimester. Although some people ride and even compete for almost their entire pregnancy, I don't feel comfortable riding after my belly gets big. It has been so fun to get back into it again! When I rode for the first time in a while a couple weeks ago, I was soooooo sore! It was a good sore though. =)
Here are a few recent pictures of Nate!
Nate going down the stairs!!
He is fascinated with the dishwasher and it is very difficult to wash dishes when he is down on the ground. He will immediately begin taking the silverware out and try to crawl up on the door!
Nate loves bananas and gets excited when I hold up a banana (almost) every morning and say, "Nate want a banana for breakfast?!" This morning he discovered that it is great fun to squeeze the banana between his fingers and watch it squirt out!
At the consignment sale a couple weeks ago, I found some trucks for Nate and they are now one of his favorite toys. I think his absolute favorite "toy" is any kind of musical instrument. When we are at the Hawkins he goes straight for their pianos and guitars! Maybe we have a budding musician?!
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