The Many Faces of Nate Gleser

Big Pink Bow!

Grace had her last Parkbench class today and was in heaven with all the party food - cupcakes, pretzels, cheese, graham crackers, muffins and more. After pigging out, we went to Three Little Birds to play. Nate stayed up all morning and went to sleep five minutes before we walked in the door. Stuffed from the party food and a little bit of lunch, Grace went down again (whoohoo!) today and so did I. This afternoon we woke up and headed to Music with Brett.

Here is a pic of Grace playing "what's in the box?"; we put different things in the box, cover it with a blanket, guess the "mystery" (it's so cute when she says this word) and do a big reveal. As you can see, Grace decided to be the mystery. After 100 rounds of what's in the box, G and I went to storytime. Poor Nate got left behind, but he's still very new, it's freezing cold outside and he didn't seem too bothered. Here is a pic of him flashing his smile, which he's been practicing for the past couple of days. Even though these smiles are not real, they're still very cute. He's a very peaceful boy. So far.

Grace seems to be adjusting more and more to Nate being here. We get the occasional "no more new baby" or "no more nate" when he leaves the room to nap or when she doesn't want us to hold him, but overall she's doing really well.


After a morning of playing indoors, G and I went to Little Maestros for music class, and she was soooo shy and timid. I was shocked. Although she was quiet and clingy, she was definitely paying careful attention to everything. Afterwards, when we went out to pizza, all she did was talk about class. She had a great time eating pizza and watching the "pizza chef" on the other side of the glass next to our table. This afternoon, after not napping, G got up to find Grandma and Aunt Katie walking in the door, and then Nate had the pleasure of watching his first tea party.

Good Day

Grace may not have left the house once today and had about ten timeouts because of temper tantrums, but it was still a really good day. G behaved like an angel when she wasn't cranky and even napped (!!!) this afternoon; Nate was his usual sweet self. Grace also had two big accomplishments: 1) she let me feed Nate twice w/o trying to hit him or steal the bottle and 2) told me "poopoo coming" in the bath tonight. Although she didn't make it from the tub to the potty, I still consider it a big step. This afternoon, Chrissie and Max and Liz came by to spoil G with presents. Between her bday, the holidays and becoming a new big sister all in less than a month, she's a lucky girl.

Nate's bris was today, and he was a champ. It was great to see our friends and family and explain how we chose his name. Nathaniel is for my Grandma Norma; Keller is because there are no young Keller men to carry on the family name.

Party Time

This afternoon we celebrated Simon Manheimer's 1st birthday at Chelsea Piers. It was an awesome party with especially awesome food, fun and party favors. Gracie and Maya had a blast! So did Uncle Teddy.

This morning while Nate stayed home, Grace played, went to music class, enjoyed lunch and more. She even took a nap - her first all week. We continue to ask Grace if she'd like to touch Nate, kiss him, etc., and she usually says definitively "no, no, no" each time. Tonight she went to touch his feet, cover him in a blanket and offer him (more like shove) his bottle. After that, she decided to get fully bundled up, push her "wheelbarrow" around and pretend to be "going to the bookstore."

Busy Day

Grace and I hit Lexington Ave bright and early today to get her H1N1 and then go to class. Don't think she minded the shot because she got a lollipop at 9am instead of her regular breakfast. Nate stayed home and tested out the bouncey chair. This afternoon Grace went to Music with Brett and was happy to see all her friends. Despite not napping, she was decently behaved...until bedtime. Tonight she decided to have a major fit and did a swan dive out of her bed after monkey and giraffe, who she threw on the floor. Ugh. Hope she doesn't do that again, otherwise we'll need to get her into a bed.

Gleser Cousin Chaos

Grace, Daddy and I went out to Pottery Barn Kids this morning, and then Nate and I went to the doctor for his check-in. He's doing great and is in the 25th percentile for weight and 75th for height. His legs are really long - long enough that it looks like he's basically outgrown the newborn onesies before his one week mark. While Nate and I were at the doctor, Daddy and Grace hit up Barnes & Noble; Grace loves the bookstore. This afternoon Aunt Dina and Maya came to visit, and Grace was thrilled to see them, play, ride on Aunt Dina's shoulders and even feed Maya some dinner.

Second Day at Home

Aunt Katie came by today to hang out with G and meet Nate. Grace had so much fun with her aunt! Tonight we hung out as a family. So far, it's still the Grace Show here. It will be interesting to see how things evolve.

It's a boy!

Nathaniel Keller Gleser was born at 6:44pm tonight. He weighed in at 7 pounds, 4 ounces and measured 21 inches long. We're overjoyed about his arrival! Newborns are amazing. Thanks to Grandma, Mom-mom and Grandpa, Grace had a great time while we were in the hospital.

Nate's first photo shoot is online here; click "view photos" and password is 0102nathanielkeller. Our photos of NKG's arrival and first few days are here.

Nate came home on Monday, and big sister Grace greeted us at the door. "Take him out" (of the car seat), "want to see him", "want to hold him on my lap", "want to touch" and "want to help" (feed him) were some of her first reactions.

Happy New Year!

Wishing you an awesome 2010. Cheers!

Love, Princess Gracie Potato Head

Week 107 Album.

New Year's Eve

Gracie had fun hanging out with Mom-mom and Grandpa today. She especially loved the new polar bear scarf they brought.

Due Date

It's 11:30pm and, unless something drastic happens in the next 30 mins, this baby is going to be late like it's big sister. Looks like Baby 2.0 will not be sharing its bday with LeBron James and Tiger Woods.

First Trip to the Movies

Recently we've been trying to do as much special stuff with Grace as possible. For example, this morning I took her crosstown to the UWS for a storytime and singalong and then out to lunch. This afternoon, when she decided not to nap, I took her to the movies for the first time. Alvin and the Chipmunks was screening at the perfect time and only 10 blocks away...so we went. In a nutshell, the movie theater was scary and the content (PG - my fault for taking her!) inappropriate for a two year old. We left after 5 minutes. Above is a picture of a happy moment from the day: playing on her new computer from Grandma. Sometimes she's happiest just being at home!