Month 3

It's a little past our third month, but with the move I've gotten a bit behind. Here are some things we've done since my last post:

• Our first trip home to Wisconsin. We celebrated Halloween sconnie style. We took Nina "trick-or-treating" to: Grandpa & Gigi's, Great Grandma and Grandpa's, Gma's, The Furseth's and ended the evening at Papa & Nana's. In the morning Nina was a cow, a costume passed down to her from her cousin. Then at night for trick-or-treating, she was a pumpkin!
• During this trip home, Grandpa and Gigi hosted an open house in place of a baby shower, so our families could meet Nina. We had so much fun introducing her to all of her family and friends!
• To end our first trip home we visited Grandpa at work, too! 
• Soon after coming back from Wisconsin, we found out that Nate was offered a job in Madison. He accepted and we began preparing to move back home. 
• Nina and I spent an entire day with Auntie Tara and Tiny Dancer. Tara helped watched Nina while I packed us up to head back to Wisconsin to celebrate Thanksgiving. Nate had a daddy and daughter date night while Tara and I went to dinner and to a movie. It was a perfect day!
• Nina enjoyed spending her first Thanksgiving in Wisconsin. We had many great meals and visited with family. 
• After getting back from Thanksgiving we had ONE week to move! It was a fun, but busy week! We had a visit from my college room mate, Missy. My amazing co-workers got together to say good-bye. They got to meet Nina and got her some super cute outfits! Then, we had a going away happy hour with many of our MN friends. Between this, we packed up our entire house and got ready for a big move!
• To move, our dads came up and basically moved us out with the help of my brother on Friday. Saturday we finished up and took off for Wisconsin. Sunday, our families all showed up to help move us in to my grandma's house in Newville. We've spent the week unpacking and getting setteled in. It's really starting to feel like home now and we've already gotten to have a few fun visits with our family here!

Here are some new milestones Nina has reached:

• Big smiles!
• Finds things funny....lets out mini giggles
• Makes eye contact and recognizes people and their voices
• Grasps onto items
• Her favorite things to say is "oooooooooo"
• She LOVES her hands. She'll stick them in her mouth, giggle if you kiss them, and doesn't want them covered up at all!

Mommy's little pumpkin

Nina's first Halloween

Aunt Caitlin and cousin Jayden

Nina's Open House

Hangin' out with Grandpa Grandt

Nina loves when Daddy reads to her

Leaving our home in MN

Goodbye MN

Family pic at Thanksgiving....Nina was not amused.

At work with Grandpa

Dexter was there too!

It's been a busy time, and now we are gearing up for the holidays! The house is decorated and some of the gifts are wrapped, but we have more to do AND bake!! Until next time we hope all of you enjoy the holiday season!