Galveston Island Ferry

After Nathan's nap, we rode the Galveston Island Ferry to Port Bolivar. One great thing about it is that it is free. Nathan was just interested in walking laps around the boat. Randy and I took turns wrangling Nathan. I enjoyed the trip to Port Bolivar and saw dolphins jumping in the bay near the ferry. Randy enjoyed the trip back to Galveston and watched the cargo ships in the bay.

A ferry that just arrived and is unloading the cars and people.
Randy following Nathan around and around the ferry.
Here is Mommy (slacking on her wrangling duties) enjoying the trip back to Galveston.

A Morning Walk on the Beach

We started our day with a walk on the beach. It was hard to keep Nathan clean and dry. After our walk, we headed to the aquarium at Moody Gardens. We enjoyed the shark exhibit, all the fish and the penguins. (no photos of aquarium)

Nathan holding hands with Daddy.
"Don't get your shorts wet!"
Daddy saves the day.

Galveston Trip

We arrived at our condo in Galveston this afternoon. Right after unpacking the car, the first thing we wanted to do was hit the beach. The sun was shining and the sky was blue.

The condo we rented is right on the beach. It is great to have access to the beach without crossing the seawall.
Nathan loves the water and sand.
The water is much warmer then we thought it would be.
Nathan and Daddy building a sand castle.
Mommy trying to keep up with Nathan. He likes to wander around on the beach.
Nathan on our balcony looking out at the water."Take me back to the beach!"

Story Time - Frisco

We went to story time in Frisco and met Nathan's cousins, Jessie and Jaxon, his Aunts, Kathy and Jenny, and his Nana. We also met Nathan's NICU buddy, Kaitlyn, and her Mom, Linda. After story time we read books at the library. We all got hungry from reading all the books, so we headed over to McDonald's for lunch. I know . . . twice in one month. Weird!!!

Nathan loves the little chairs at the library. The orange and red ones are his favorite. He almost kicked a little girl out of this one even through there was an empty chair right next to her. I told him to wait his turn and he stood there until she got up.
Nathan and Jessie reading books together.
Nathan found the perfect book and he's going to do what it takes to get it off the shelf.
Once he had the perfect book, it was time to find the perfect place to sit and read it. Nathan waked around and around until he decided on this chair and table to read.
Nathan's second trip to McDonald's and his first Happy Meal.
Nathan and Jessie ready to play on the play ground.
After playing, Nathan needed a snack. Thankfully, Mom had a box of raisins stashed in her purse. Nathan shared them with Jessie.

2 Year Check Up

Nathan visited his doctor for his 2 year check up. Nathan weighs 23.8 pounds, which puts him in the 10 percentile. He is 34 inches tall and in the 50 percentile. That means that Nathan is now average height for a two year old. Way to grow, Nathan!

Nathan was diagnosed with "Toddler Tummy". That just means that Nathan's body does not digest sugar very well. His doctor said no more juice for Nathan and to limit his sugar intake. We have already noticed a difference with Nathan since we have stopped the juice. Potty training will be less messy now.

Nathan will return to his doctor in three months to further discuss his speech issues. We need to decide if we want to switch Nathan to private therapy.

Happy Birthday, Nathan!!!

We celebrated Nathan's birthday by going to the children's museum. The museum has different stations for the kids to visit. Nathan's favorite station was the fire truck. You could dress up like a fireman and drive the truck. It also had a slide down the back.

Daddy and Nathan driving the fire truck.
Nathan wearing the fireman hat.
Sliding down the back of the truck.
The ball machine.
Making giant bubbles with Mommy.
Give me a hand.
Nathan climbing through the fence to get the kitty on the farm.
Closing the barn doors.
Getting all wet in the water room.

After dinner, we celebrated with monkey cupcakes. Nathan really enjoyed his.


Happy 2nd Birthday, Nathan.

Nathan's 2nd Birthday Party

We celebrated Nathan's birthday today with the family. Nathan had a monkey themed party. Everyone came over at 5PM and we started the party off by eating lots of yummy party food. Then, we sang "Happy Birthday" and cut the monkey cake that Randy made. After cake, Nathan opened his gifts and had to open all the boxes to play with his new toys right then. We finished the night off by playing in the backyard and swimming in the pool. Nathan was exhausted once all his guests had left. I laid him down in his bed and he immediately drifted off to sleep. He had a great party!

Randy's cool monkey cake.
Mommy helping Nathan blow out his candles.
Waiting for his cake and ice cream.
"Yummy cake, Daddy!"(Little monkey having a side of bananas with his cake.)
Nathan's new wooden train set. Cousin Jessie watching Nathan open his gifts.
Fridge Phonics to help Nathan learn his A, B, C's.
Two sets of monkey jammies. Cousin Jordan standing in the back and Cousin Joelle sitting in the front.

Ready for Bed

Nathan is all ready for bed. He needs a good night sleep tonight so he has enough energy for his birthday party tomorrow. Mommy put his favorite TV show on, The Little Einsteins, so he can relax before bed time.

Ready for his show to start.
Daddy calls this the "TV Coma".

Monkey in the Middle

We are getting the decorations out for Nathan's birthday party. He is having a monkey theme because he is our little monkey. Nathan loves playing with the blow up monkeys.

Playing monkey in the middle.
Where did Nathan go? I only see monkeys.
Here he is!

Play Group - Nathan's Birthday Party

It was our turn to host play group at our house this week. Since Nathan's birthday is next week, we decided to celebrate today with his friends. I had lots of snacks and cupcakes for the kids to munch on. Nathan did great sharing his toys with everyone. He enjoyed opening his gifts and playing with his new toys. We are looking forward to hosting play group at our house again in a couple of months.