4 months old!

Nolan is already 4 months old. Time is really flying by! At his 4 month check up the pediatrician was quite impressed with his size, head control, and most importantly his cuteness! Here are the stats...

weight: 15 lbs. 9.5 oz.   65%

height: 27 inches          97%

head: 16.75 inches        59%

As you can tell our kid has already had his growth spurt! With his current height it makes him look a couple of months older then he actually is which in turn sometimes causes Blaine and I to forget that he is just a little baby and can't do things that a 6 month old can do...like crawl and roll over and sleep good apparently :). He is getting closer to rolling over and is headed to sitting up by himself. 

We absolutely love this guy though. He is just so much fun. He is an incredibly happy baby. He hasn't quite started laughing, but he still screaches out of excitement which quite possibly is the cutest thing ever. 

Likes:

*screaching

*blowing spit bubbles

*smiling

*strangers

*eating milk

*going for walks

*being swung and then tossed (gently) into the lovesac

*bathtime

*dad! (he gets so excited when dad is around...total daddy's boy)

Dislikes:

*sleeping

*going to sleep

*still not a fan of getting his clothes changed

He is such a wonderful baby and we love him so much! Here are a few pictures to enjoy!

Baby's First Thanksgiving

We had a really great Thanksgiving holiday weekend. We drove out to Palm Desert, CA to be with Blaine's family for the holiday. We left Wednesday afternoon and made it there in 4 and 1/2 hours with minimal crying from the little one! 

We were able to spend time with 4 of Blaine's brothers and their families and Blaine's mom and stepdad. It was a house full of fun, entertainment, and relaxation! 

This is just the out of town crew that stuck around for a few days.

Nolan had a great first Thanksgiving and thanks to Oma he had the cutest outfit to wear for the event.

    

Nolan also went swimming for the first time! He didn't have much of an expression on his face which made us think that he was trying to figure it all out, but enjoying it in the meantime! 

We are so thankful for our wonderful family. We are so blessed with a beautiful, talented, fun, smart, and loving family who we are always anxious to spend our time with! Thank you Sharon for a wonderful Thanksgiving!!! We love you all and already miss you. 

Flashback Story

My friend Jessica just wrote a blog about a pretty funny story which has inspired me to write about something that happened to me a few months ago....

I had been shopping at Wal-mart I think and Nolan was hungry. So I went to the car and got all set up in the back to feed him. My car has really dark tinted windows so you can't see in the backseat at all. I had the car running with the A/C on high since it was so hot outside. Well, while sitting there minding my own business I saw a women come up to the drivers door. She started putting her key into the door and obviously it wasn't working. By this point I knew what was going on...she clearly thought this was her car. I started to get a little anxious. I didn't know if I should attempt to get out of the car while breastfeeding to tell her this wasn't her car, or if I should try to unroll the window and tell her, or just sit there. I chose the latter...just sit there. I waited wondering how far she would go. Well, she kept going and opened the door! As soon as she opened the door though she saw that the car was on and that it wasn't her car. She got real nervous real fast. A choice word might have been uttered under her breath as she shut the door and looked around real quick. Because of her speedy reaction she never saw me. So I was just sitting in the back trying not to laugh out loud and expose myself. Once she closed the door though I was in the backseat laughing so hard I was crying...all by myself mind you! I tried to see if she found her car though and strangely enough I saw her driving off in a similar black car that's license plate said....Megan...weird huh?!

Goal Accomplished!

When I was about  8 months pregnant I decided that after I had the baby I was going to train for and run a 10K. I knew that if I had a goal in mind it would be much easier to get back into shape post baby. Since I had to have a c-section it postponed the training. I had 6 weeks to get ready for the race after not running for about 7-8 months. Blaine, the master runner, set up a great schedule for me where I would gain about a mile each week in my runs. Every Saturday was a long run which I would do with Blaine so he could help with Nolan. Nolan isn't that great in the jogging stroller yet. He gets bored I think and wants to be held after about 20 minutes. 

Well, after 6 weeks of diligent training, today arrived...race day. The race began at 6:00am (whose idea that was I don't know) and we had to be there at 5:30am. We had to leave our house by 5am! It was an early morning. 

The whole family was geared up for the big race and it seemed as if Nolan was doing pretty good. 

      

At about 1/2 mile in though the tides turned. Nolan started getting a fussy. Blaine told me to keep running and they would catch up. So, that's just what I did. I made it to 2 miles, then 3 miles, then the turn around point...no Blaine and Nolan. By that point I realized that they weren't going to be doing the run with me. So I carried on. At 5 miles there was Blaine and Nolan cheering me on! Blaine had made it to 1.5 miles carrying Nolan and pushing the jogger stroller (such a stud) when Nolan was getting really fussy. He changed his diaper, tried to give him his bottle...nothing. So he knew the race was done for them. Nolan fell asleep real quick after that.

 

(Nolan sleeping against dad...love it!)

That meant that I was to finish the race alone, but with my favorite 2 guys waiting for me at the finish line. I ran through at a record time for myself from all my training and felt good! I wasn't tired. I was hungry though! It felt so good to accomplish something that I had really been working hard at and especially to do it with the incredible support of my husband. He was so kind to pull out of the race to take care of our son and make sure I was going to finish so I could accomplish my goal. I love him! 

It was a lot of fun and maybe there is a half marathon or triathalon in my future...hmmmm?!

Hey...I'm 3 months old!

Things I like to do...

* scream/talk

* stare at the vents in the ceiling...they are just so mesmerizing

* kick my legs really hard

* hold my head up

* smile

* wiggle

* be held upright

* sit up (with help from mom and dad)

* bounce

* play in my johnny jump up

* practice grabbing things (especially my rattle)

* watch the wind blow through the leaves

* see my dad when he comes home

Things I don't really like...

* going to sleep

* staying asleep

* getting dressed

Note from my mom:

Nolan is so cute and fun! I can hardly believe he is already 3 months old. He is a really great baby and one of these days will figure out sleeping and will be even happier! It's hard to imagine, but I think it will occur.

Say what?!

This is Nolan's newest form of communicating. It is too funny!

Something to blog about...

I haven't felt like I've had much to blog about other then the usual adorable things Nolan is doing...but I feel like people are losing interest so I was trying to think of other fun things to share. Well, something not so fun happened that I thought...unfortunately this is something I could blog about...here goes...

Saturday night I was at Albertsons doing our weekly grocery shopping. By the end of the trip Nolan was getting anxious to be home so I was rushing out. I put Nolan in his carseat, popped the truck and put the groceries away, then went straight back to Nolan to try to console him before the drive home. He hates his carseat so I was attempting to calm him. Eventually I decided I just needed to hurry home. I hopped out of the car, closed the door, and ran to my door...it was locked! I had locked myself out and the keys were sitting next to Nolan. He was screaming in the car and I couldn't get to him. I started to panic. I was on the ground digging through my diaper bag hoping I would miraculously find the keys.  Some very very very nice people saw me and immediately helped. They called the Boulder City police, calmed me down, and started trying to get into the car anyway they could. Meanwhile, my baby is crying, I am crying, and feeling like an awful mother! The police show up, call the tow truck company (Big John...apparently the only company in Boulder City whom everybody knows) and Big John offered to calm get in my car for free since I had an 11 week old in there....SO NICE!!! He came very quickly and as soon as the doors were open I hurried and took Nolan out of the car seat and held him soooo tight! I might add that he was just falling asleep by the time we got to him so clearly he wasn't in any danger. It was an awful feeling though. I didn't want to let go of him!!! Blaine came from school and consoled me. Nolan didn't need much consoling seeing as he was smiling and talking as if nothing ever happened. I'm really glad I didn't traumatize him. I was a little shaken up the rest of the night...but at least I had something to blog about right?!