The World According to Nathaniel Jacob...

We're movin' on up... & OUT of here!

Hello Friends and Family,

I have been having much difficulty in posting pictures to this site - Blogger says it has upgraded things, but I like the OLD version better! I have moved on to a new blog:

http://nathanieljsworld.wordpress.com/

One of my cousins and fellow bloggers recently made the move and I am following her lead! (Thanks Melissa! - you weren't the only one having technical difficulties) Pictures and stuff to come soon to the new site! I will set it up soon, so check it out!

Thanks for your patience!

the Santiago's

Nathaniel Jacob holding his first Christmas gift of 2006 ~ a train ~ what ELSE would it be??? Looking at this picture it is hard to remember him as a little baby ~ he has grown and changed so much this year...

My gorgeous baby boy - say Cheese! (Note the graphic on his shirt!)

Here's Nate having a ton of fun with

his cousins Michaella, Gracie and EJ

Nathaniel Jacob loves to watch Thomas and Friends... and loves chillin' out on the couch!

Dear Friends and Family,

Even though it may seem like I have fallen off the face of the earth, I haven't... I'm still here. Don't give up hope just yet! :)

Well, during the past few months, Sam and I have seen Nate grow and amaze us with his incredible memory and brain power! His latest obsessions are: Blue's Clues, Grandma's arroz, and coming in at a very strong first place is: Thomas the Train and Friends. He really enjoys watching the show and gets so excited EVERY TIME - like he barely ever watches it - yeah, right! He also tries to put his toy cars 'together'; in the same manner the trains buffer up together... it's amazing how observant he is... Now that Mommy is back at school *sigh*, he gets to have a great teacher all day long - my mom! At this point, he tries to sing the ABC song and can pretty much say all the letters in the alphabet. He is also recognizing print around the house - usually on my t-shirts! He'll point and say, "ABC's" over and over. He knows his basic shapes and colors and loves to be read to. It seems like every day he is learning something new! Where oh where has my little baby gone!?!

Before I forget (not that I would ever mean to), I have to get this memory down... Every night we put Nate to sleep, he repeats a few words: "Night-night, Mommy. Love you. Bendicion." Tonight was no different, but a few minutes after I put him in his crib, I had to go back into his room to get something. I saw him raise his little head up, and so I said "Night-night" in the hopes of 'reminding' him that he should be getting to sleep... he repeated it and then said, "love you" which when he says it sounds like "what-do"... It's moments like these that make all the challenges of being a mom melt away and all there is is this wonderful, amazing little person who knows me. And still loves me.

Thanks for not giving up hope on this blog... I will get pics up soon. If I don't post beforehand, have a wonderful Thanksgiving! And don't forget ~ Puerto Rico Discovery Day on the 19th! :)

What a gorgeous smile! Check out those pearly whites!

It's Nate's first baseball card!

How quickly my baby has grown up! Nathaniel Jacob @ almost 18 months!

Nate's photo shoot at Kiddie Kandids - what a cutie!

Sam and I took Nate to the Adventure Aquarium on July 21st... we had a great time. I think Nate was more interested in the children running all over the place than the fish, but that's okay. When we were able to hold him close to the glass, he would stare intently at the colorful fish moving in the water. He would hit the glass with his hand as if to say - how can I get in there?

Nate also had his first "pool party" at his cousins Jeremiah and Joseph's birthday party on July 15th... Thanks to their mom Rosie I was able to get the pictures from that day... At first Nathaniel kneeled at the side of the little pool and began to splash. When the other little ones began to get more excited about the water, he splashed even more. We were able to get his shoes and socks off just in time because the next thing I know is Nate is sitting in the middle of the pool having the time of his life! He didn't even give me a chance to put his swim trunks on! Needless to say, his clothes and diaper were soaked - luckily I always bring a change of clothes! The pictures really came out great- thanks Rosie!

Well, Nate is 17 months now and truly becoming his own person. He has been talking and repeating even more than before. He has also been using the potty regularly now - I am very proud of him. I can't imagine a day when I won't have to change a diaper!