Nate Takes First Solo Steps

Our little adventurer slapped his fears in the face today and took his first solo steps towards mommy, once in the kitchen, once in the bedroom and a third time to please daddy who was manning the video camera for archival purposes. We're awaiting a call-back from the Canadian Olympic Speed Walking team to see if our man can still qualify for Beijing in two weeks. While Nathaniel Andrew is suffering slightly from being out of his comfort zone, we expect he will eventually begin to enjoy himself. P.S. Today also marked the first day we snipped the little man's growing blonde locks!

Nate's Wife Leaving Him

Nate has been taking in the last few precious moments with his beloved wife Sophia before she leaves him to move up to Yonge and Lawrence in less than two weeks. Gone will be the sunny morning walks to her daycare and the BBQ dates with his inlaws one floor down. He's putting on a brave face but has been crankier than usual...he claims it's the after-effects of his MMR shots seven days ago but we believe it's really more about the impending split with his one true love. Sophia is doing her best to cushion the blow by playing even harder to get than usual but it's obvious her heart is breaking too. On the bright side, Nate will get a chance to spread his wings and explore other parts of the city when he visits the Skinners. "What, mommy, there is life outside the core?" (P.S. Thanks to the Altons in Florida for Nate's swanky yellow shirt!)

Nate Goes to the Zoo, Zoo, Zoo!

Nate's new Raffi cd (thanks Gracey) inspired a trip to the zoo this week while daddy was on vacation. Nate-dog was positively bursting with excitement being surrounded by so many little people and not-so-little animals. It was almost too much for him to take, but after a quick power snooze, he woke up just in time to enjoy watching mommy and daddy push him up the Biggest Hill in History. Nate's highlights were the elephants, monkeys and zebras and of course sampling his first veggie burger as he took in the view of the 20-foot giraffe in the distance.

Nate Maintains Supermodel Figure

Despite turning the ripe old age of one last week, our man is still maintaing his supermodel figure. After a visit to Dr. Barman today, the future Taye Diggs (only paler) registered in at the 50th percentile for weight (23 pounds) and 75th percentile for height (30.5 inches). Thankfully his head clocks in at the 90th percentile so there is plenty of room to hold his ever-expanding brain matter. The little trooper was having a grand old time until the doctor blindsided him with two painful shots. He cried like he was gunning for an Oscar but then as quickly as the tears began they were gone and he was back to flirting with the grannies on the elevator down.