Nelms Family News: August 2011

Monday, August 29, 2011

10 months!

And another month passes us by...our baby is growing like crazy! He is pulling himself up, can stand by himself for a split second, feeds himself in a very messy way, still uses each hand equally, loves to watch cars go by, gets excited when he sees a dog, gets REALLY excited when he sees more than one dog, is still in a size 3 diaper and is wearing size 12 month clothes. He is such a happy little guy and so fun to be around (unless you're Lilly)! We love you!

Photos during dinner? No fun.

No smiling from our hungry boy!

xoxo the nelms

Sunday, August 28, 2011

Olson's first hurricane

Hurricane Irene barreled her way up the east coast Saturday, and made landfall on the NC coast. Fortunately, Raleigh was just on the western edge of her fury, so while we had a windy and rainy day, we didn't have any damage or power loss. We did, however, stay home for most of the day, not knowing what the day's weather held. This gave Olson ample time to torment Lilly. He has now discovered her bed, and likes to hang out there, with or without Lilly. Needless to say, Lilly is not too happy with this new development.

Just hanging out with my dog

There's plenty of room for us both!

I love my new discovery!

When we finally decided we had been indoors long enough, we ventured out to Target, where Olson got a new toy! And it lights up, talks, and plays music! Oh boy!

Look at my new toy!


Who wants to play with me?

xoxo the nelms

Saturday, August 27, 2011

Hiking, NC style

After the success of our hiking in Wyoming, we decided to try our luck at Umstead State Park in Raleigh! And, yes, Olson still likes his backpack. While the scenery (and weather) wasn't quite what it was in GTNP, we had a great time and loved being outside. Dad carried him the whole time, so wasn't too thrilled when we missed our turn and extended our hike by about 45 minutes! Our little nugget isn't quite so little anymore!

Here we go!

I love hiking!

Quick stop to look at the pretty

Hiking is so relaxing

Family fun time!

xoxo the nelms

Wednesday, August 17, 2011

Where is my mom?

Where could she be?

Back at work, that's where! Just where did the summer go?? But that means Olson is once again happily playing with Aunt Carlette each day! He is able to spend some time at her house this year, and today was his first full day there. He had a BIG day, the highlight being his new swing!

He still loves being outside, and was happy to spend a lot of time in his swing today. I see a fall full of swinging in our future!

xoxo the nelms

Monday, August 15, 2011

9 month check up

Olson had his 9 month check up on Friday...can you believe it?? I sure can't. The Dr. was very happy with his development, and he passed his developmental checklist with flying colors. He weighed 19.1 lbs (25%ile) and was 27.5 inches long (20%ile). Yes, his length percentile dropped considerably, and yes, I asked the Dr about that. She noted that they are now using a more consistent way of measuring, so a lot of the kiddos that had been measured the old way looked like they had stopped growing! She assured me this is not the case. Keep your fingers crossed for a big growth spurt at his 12 month check up!