Disneyland 2010

The Denove Family had a family day at Disneyland. There were 2 Grandparents, 6 parents and 5 children under the age of 4. Needless to say it was exciting and eventful.

It was a cold day for Southern CA so we bundled up and headed out. Our little guy wore this cute little bear suit. He was nice and comfy.

We arrived and Disneyland was decorated for Christmas. It truly felt like Christmas.

It also forced me to get over my fear of breast feeding in public. I mean there is no place busier than Disney.

Look at these cute feet

Before we knew it, it was fireworks time. Nash loved the fireworks. He was just in awe and brought his Dad to tears.

Then it was time for It's a Small World.

Leyton and Divo

Joella and Bryan

Papi, Tay Tay and Nana

It was an amazing trip and Nash was great. He loved all the hustle and bustle.

Weekend at Noni and Gramps

We spent the weekend at my Parents house down in San Diego to celebrate the December birthdays. There was a lot of laying around and catching up on sleep while the grandparents and Aunties watched Nash.

Micah got this marble roller coaster for her birthday in Sept and it had 98 steps to put it together. Chris and Micah spent the weekend putting it together.

Maddie wrote her name in Christmas Lights in her room. How cool is that?

Baby Nash is 3 Weeks Old

Pumpkin Biscuit you are 3 weeks old today. You change and grow everyday. As much as I love it, I just want you to stay the size that you are right now. You are extremely snuggly and very dramatic with your hands and faces. Both your Nonnie and Nana say that you are one of the noisiest babies they have ever known. You make noise when you are sleeping and while you are awake. This week you have just started to spit up and your Dad and I go through a load of laundry a day just for you.

Sleep: Sleep has not changed this much this week. You sleep for 3-4 hours at a time and great during the day. However, I wonder if the nights just seem worse because we are dead tired and all your sounds and awake periods are just magnified. You are in love with this yellow blanket that your Auntie M&M gave you. Anytime you have it you fall asleep when it is wrapped around you. You have been sleeping in your bed next to our bed more often now. However, I still have those Mom moments when I wake up just to make sure you are breathing.Feed: You are still great at breast feeding and taking a bottle. You are eating more and for longer periods of time. I just hope I can keep up with you. But with every feeding comes spit up now. We try to hold you up right for 1o minutes afterward but nothing seems to work, you still spit up. I thought when this time came your Dad would be like Vince Vaughn in Four Christmas's regarding the spit up, but he has handled it pretty well.

(We have currently been eating a lot of take out)

Weight: Last Friday you weighed 6 lbs and 14 1/2 oz. You gained 9 oz in 7 days. Good Job Buddy!

Length:He did not measure your length but you are still in NB clothes and some 0-3 months but you look like you are drowning in those clothes.

Milestone: You had many firsts this week.

• You and I went out by ourselves many times. This was quite the accomplishment. Our first outing was to the Thousand Oaks Mall to buy your cousins some Christmas Presents. Later in the week we went to Target and the grocery store.
• Dad and I left you for the first time with your Nonnie. We ran to Nordstroms to get your Dad his birthday present, Ugg Outdoor Slippers and to Best Buy to buy a camera case for the new camera.
• Then later in the week, we left you with your Nana and Pappi to go out on a date for your Dad's birthday and we went and saw Harry Potter: The Deathly Hallows Part 1
• You had your first bath in the bathtub, which you managed to poop in and we had to change the water.
• We went to our first sit down restaurant with you. It was your Nonnie, Dad and I and we went to the Marmalade Cafe in Calabassas. You were perfect and we were able to sit outside and enjoy our breakfast.

Funniest Moment this Week: This has to go changing diapers. When your Nana was changing you, you managed to pee on me, your Nana, the couch and the dog. Not sure how that happened but we were all dying of laughter.

Your favorite toy: You love the yellow blanket and still the Christmas Tree and lights. Also you enjoy your bouncy seat.

Diapers: Currently you are wearing NB and the sensitive ones. Either you go through a lot of diapers or your Dad and I are not proficient enough to keep the diapers to a minimum. I think we will get there though. You have officially peed on everyone and everything when you get changed. You would think us Adults would have figured it out by now but we still are surprised and die of laughter every time the geyser comes a spraying.

Mommy Moments: It is completely baffling to me how attached I have come to you. The two times your Dad and I have left you, all I do is miss you. While we were in the movie I wanted to call your Nana three times to check on you. However, your Dad kept asurring me that you were ok and in good hands. I love our nap times together and dread nighttime. I so badly want you to sleep. We are going to read a book called Baby Wise that everyone is telling us to read and hopefully this will help. Also there is a DVD called the Happiest Baby on the block that I think we are going to buy. I have 5 more weeks left of maternity and I do not want to go back to work. You still seem too little to not have all my attention. I have been managing to be able to do things around the house while you sleep. And I even cooked dinner this week! It does not seem possible that you were never part of our life. We love you so much and our love just grows as you grow.

The many sleeping positions of the Nasherson

Please enjoy some of the sleeping positions that I find our little Nasherson. It is like a great surprise every time we check on him.

Christmas Cards 2010

Every year I try to create my own Christmas Cards. I will trek over to my father in laws house to use his computer program to create my cards. However, with Nash's arrival I have not had the time to be creative and try to create our own Christmas Cards. Then the other night I was doing my blog stalking and came across this great card giveaway.

Shutterfly is doing a great promotion for bloggers. They will any blogger 50 cards if you blog about the cards and why you would choose them this year. Well, I thought I would look into it and see what their cards looked like. I went to this website and entered into the promotion. Then went to the Shutterfly Christmas Photo Cards and browsed through the photo cards.

I have used Shutterfly for other products such as Christmas Photo Ornaments, Photo books, birthday invitations, but never looked at the photo cards for our Christmas Cards. Now I am very picky about our Christmas Cards and this year especially since the Nasherson has joined our little family. Well below are some of the ones that I love.

Merry Moments Stripe

For the simplicity and highlighting the pictures

Snow Kiss Green

Love me some polka dots

Love All Around

Love how whimsical this one seems and I could write a little paragraph

There are so many wonderful choices out there. I am not 100% sure which one I will be choosing but really excited to get them done and sent out to everyone. I strongly encourage any bloggers to join the promotion. But hurry it expires on the 10th and you have to post by the 15th.

Wreath Giveaway over at Lee La La

My friend Lindsay over at Lee La La is having a giveaway from Wintersteen Farms. I love Christmas and everything that goes with it and these wreaths are gorgeous. Head over to her blog to enter in the giveaway!

Baby Nash is 2 Weeks Old

Nash you are two weeks old today. Two Weeks! It feels like yesterday you arrived in this world. I cannot imagine life without you and thank God every morning that he gave you to us. Two weeks ago your Dad and I were praying that you would be healthy and now you are gracing this world with your presence.

Sleep: You hate to be swaddled with your hands in the swaddle. Right now you sleep 3-4 hours however you have kept your Dad and I up this week. You have had fussy periods from 1-4 am and we feel so helpless that we are not sure what to do to help you get back to sleep. A selfish thing is that I will bundle you up and have you sleep right next to me, face to face and then we will snuggle up to your Dad. I have been told not to let you sleep with us but I truly love the time and I am reassured that you are breathing all night long. you have a love hate relationship with your paci during your sleep. Sometimes you want it and sometimes you want nothing to do with it.

Feed: You are still great at breast feeding and taking a bottle. We go through this little routine every time you try to eat you arch your back and grunt like you cannot find the food. However, you know exactly where it is and you just act like you have been starved for the last two weeks. I love the time that we get to have when I am breast feeding and I know your Dad loves his time that he gets when he feeds you. Currently you are eating about 2 oz of milk and feed for about 10-15 minutes when i am breast feeding

Weight: We have not been back to the doctor yet, we go back on Friday. But I sure hope you have gained weight.

Length:We have not been back to the doctor yet, we go back on Friday. But I sure hope you have grown because your little torso almost does not fit the preemie/newborn clothes.

Funniest Moment this Week: You have started to make sounds. The best sound from this week is a billy goat sound. I was able to capture it on video so I will need to post it. Your Dad keeps telling you every time that you make that sound that you are not a Billy Goat.....but I love my little goat boy.

Milestone: Sounds you have been making lots of sounds. You have also been awake for longer periods of time between feedings. When I burp you, you have been holding your head up, your little neck is getting so strong. The more your Dad and I talk to you the more you recognize our voices. You turn your head to find us if we are in the room. We had to cut your fingernails this week also. I hate doing this because I am nervous that I will hurt you.

Your favorite toy: We have started to put you under the activity mat and your mobile and you love to stare at them. Your Daddy will lay next to you on your activity mat and play and stare with you.

Mommy Moments: The lack of sleep is getting to me and I find it hard to concentrate on anything for long periods of time. I find it hard to share you with anyone other than your Daddy because I want to snuggle with you all the time. However, I know it is good for you to have snuggle time with others too. I had started to eat less in order to get this extra baby weight, however that in turn made me produce less milk for you, so I am back to eating small meals all day. I need to make sure you are string and healthy! My desire to workout is so strong but I am still healing from giving birth. I have tons of support from all the friends and family and I know that if I ever needed anything that there would be plenty of people to come rescue us. Life with you is amazing and your Daddy and I love you bunches.