Nolan's favorite Christmas gifts: Grandma Lovin' and Eebee!

Wow! Have we had a big Christmas! Nolan is so blessed to have so many people who love him. Sadly, a chunk of those people live in the land of far far away....TEXAS. We had a wonderful visit with Grandma, Papa, Auntie Elise and Uncle Patrick. Nolan was loved on more than ever, and was a ham as usual.

Grandma got Nolan his favorite gift of all: Eebee. At 4 months old, he has a love affair with this crazy TV character. When Eebee's Adventures come on television, Nolan is in awe. He smiles and flirts with Eebee...he even throws a fit when I turn it off.

Here is Nolan and his favorite pal, Eebee...I know he does not look one bit of exited here. I think he was overwhelmed!

Sorry Grandma, your head got cut off :)

Christmas 2009

Santa came last night, and I think that Nolan really liked his toys...........................

As you can see he got a Bumbo seat, two toys and some books!


Stocking stuffers were a big hit...those were always my favorite too :)



PawPaw came for a visit

Teething much?

See this little guy? He rolled over tonight from his back to his belly! Such a smartie!

Christmas Eve 2009

I love Christmas. Christmas carols, lights, trees, the spirit of giving. Funny how once you have a child holidays become more about them and less about you! Santa will be visiting Nolan this year. He is not getting anything major, but he is getting some fun stuff!

I am so excited to start our own Christmas family traditions. I have such fond memories of Christmas, and I want my children to have the same thing. Here are a few things we plan on making tradition:

~going to look at Christmas lights the week of Christmas...get ya in the spirit!
~going to Christmas Eve service at church. We attend Cross Point Community Church in Nashville. Brad and I have never felt more connected to Christ...He is the reason for the season!
~hide the pickle in the tree. This is a German custom and I love it! As children, we use to hid these little stuffed mice from McDonald's Happy Meals in our tree. Wonder whatever happened to those??????
~Christmas PJ's. Every Christmas Eve we are going to let the kids open one gift. This gift will always be special pajamas to wear the night before Christmas (freshly washed of course)
~Gift from mama and daddy. I think that instilling the love of reading is sooooo very important. Children learn at a very young age to either love or hate reading. If you as the parent take a positive stance, your child will follow. Our gift to our children each Christmas will be a book! You think this might be boring, but you have never heard me read aloud! :)


This Christmas Eve we went to my Aunt Pam's house after church. We were able to visit with my lovely family...wish we could visit more often!


Nolan's Great Great Aunt and Uncle....Ronnie and Judy. Uncle Ronnie just would not put Nolan down. Apparently he used to hog me when I was little too!


Nolan's Great Grandmommy (she babysat the other day while I ran an errand...you would have thought I gave her the gift of gold!)



Mama, Daddy and Nolan

Nolan's Great Aunt Pam gave Nolan a stuffed reindeer and a Glow Worm!

My sweet second cousins, Scott and Kelly, bought Nolan a gift. They were out of town this year, so we opened their present when we got home.

Nolan got a Scout! I think Brad and I are going to have more fun with this thing than Nolan will!!!!! :) Hope he shares!

Christmas Eve bath...silly baby!

Love his little face!

Mama and Nolan in our Christmas jammies. Yes, do not hate. I have on pink Santa with sunglasses on pajamas. I have worn these every year since the 5th grade or something. They might fit a little tight, but that's alright!

Reindeer feet and..........

Reindeer butt!!!!!!!!!




Aunt Pam gave Nolan this key. It is a special key for folks who do not have a chimney for Santa. You set it outside under your doormat so that Santa may enter your house! Clever!

Nolan's Santa loot!!! Super excited for him to wake up in the morning!!!!

WHAT THE HECK IS THIS?????

It is official...he is growing up! Tonight, Nolan had his first bite of cereal. He was sooooo cute! Was not sure whether or not to like it...but he gave it a shot!



First bite...he wanted to hold the bowl...it starts early!



My beautiful baby boy!



Do you not LOVE this expression?

And again....

Don't you spit that out!

All done...he sees something familiar: THE BOTTLE!

Sickness

Boy! Has it been a rough few days! Nolan is sick...not just has a cold sick...he is sick sick. We went to the doctor on Sunday and it turns out he has bronchiolitis and a left ear infection. The ear infection usually accompanies the bronchiolitis.

Sunday morning almost turned into Nolan's first trip to Vanderbilt Children's Hospital. He was wheezing terribly, coughing up nasty mucus and trying his best to catch a breath. Now, we went to the doctor on Thursday because I thought he has a chest cold, but wanted to make sure it was not something worse (RSV). Of course, when your baby is sick his/her pediatrician is never at work, so we saw someone else in the practice. She was nice, but told me it was a cold and sent us on our merry way.

Over the next few days he just seemed to get worse: temperature, coughing up a lung, getting choked, snot for days, wheezing, chest rattle. Sunday morning was the worse day. He was having such a hard time breathing. I KNOW I AM A FIRST TIME MAMA, BUT THIS IS NOT JUST A COLD! Luckily he calmed down, and we were able to wait until our doctor opened later that day. Unfortunately, there is nothing much to do for the bornchiolitis other than suck out the nose and monitor breathing. It should be better in 10-12 days :) We got the yummy pink antibiotic for the ear infection. Thank goodness I am on Christmas break. I don't know what I would do if I had to work right now. Perks of being a teacher!

On a side note.....I could eat those froggy feet right off my baby! Look at them peeking out from underneath the swing latch (a swing latch that my kid knows how to open by the way)!

How fast they grow!

Don't you wish you could just freeze time? One day you can hold them in one arm and pick the house up with the other, and then all of the sudden you can hold them on your hip like a 2 year old. Found this teeny tiny diaper today, and was flooded with memories of my sweet little newborn. This is a size 1 diaper next to the size 3 that he currently wears. Hard to believe but he even wore newborn size for a few weeks. I have a hard time remembering him being SO SMALL!





Just a reminder of how small my chunk used to be......

and here he is today.......

Look closely...the top of his head goes over the green center piece. He doesn't even come close to it in the first one!

Sick Baby

My sweet smiley baby is not feeling well. Nolan has a bad cold. Chest congestion, snotty nose, sneezing, slight temp. He has been acting pitiful for a few days now. Breaks my heart. Luckily, we are on Christmas break...he is going to have some cuddle time with mama for the next few days.


Looking like he really does not feel well. This boy wears his emotions allllllll over his face.


This picture just tears my heart up. You can tell he is not feeling well. (thanks Grandma for the warm jammies)



EVERYTHING is in his mouth these days...possibly the reason for his cold. He needs to learn how to wash those hands ;) I think he is teething. Drool for days and chewing on his hands...aren't those the signs?

On a side note, we went to the doctor yesterday just to make sure our cold isn't something worse. Nolan weighed in at a whopping 18.3 pounds! He is such a big baby. Not just "fat"...he is LONG as well. After talking to my room mom today at our Christmas party, I don't feel as worried about it. She said that her oldest son wight that exact amount at 4 months as well. He was in my science class two years ago and is a very normal looking kid! Not a Goliath! HAHA!

See those feet? Nolan loves them! He uses them to help grab the toys on his baby gym. Guess the chunky monkey title is appropriate! ;)

SANTA!!!

Last week we took Nolan to see Santa Claus. We went a few times actually! Saturday was the planned day to go. Unfortunately, everyone in the Green Hills area decided to go to the mall at the exact time we did. Drove around for a half hour to find a parking spot and drove right back home. Sunday was much less crowded...only about 20 kids in line before us :)


45 minutes later...WE SAW SANTA!!!!!!

Picture turned out dark. Brad had turned off the flash :) We danced around like crazy people to try to make this kid smile. Usually, it is soooo easy. He is such a happy baby. On this day, however, he was having no part in it.


Finally got the flash working, but the picture is a little blurry! Ohh well, we have the professional ones that we paid and arm and a leg for. Someone is for sure making some money this holiday season!



Waiting in line with daddy. His reindeer bib was soaked by the time we left. Teething much????

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4 Months Old

Nolan Davis Smith is now 4 months old! Can you believe it??? Seems like just yesterday we were here.............

He doesn't even look like the same baby...definitely put on a few pounds :) He notices me now...something I love. If he hears my voice, he will search for me in the room...lock eyes on me...and just stare. He LOVES to be talked to, and will talk back in his sweet little baby voice. HE LAUGHS OUT LOUD. The funniest sound in the world. His face lights up and he oozies happiness! Tonight he laughed out loud at his mama for the first time. Usually he will give me a BIG open mouth grin, but tonight I got some sound! Daddy was a little jealous...making the baby laugh is his thing...NOT ANYMORE :)

Nolan is officially in 6 month clothing...chunker. He also got his first cold. Sad, sick little baby. I think I was more upset than he was about it ;) Bath time is still a big hit. LOVES, LOVES, LOVES it!!!! Currently we are at war with a case of eczema...so far, the eczema is winning...aagghh!!!

We just love our little man...love? Not quite the right word. Not sure I can put it into words. If you are a mama, you understand. He is the BEST thing to happen to us!!!!

Winter is Here!!!

Well, after many weeks of 60 degree weather in November, winter finally arrived! Don't you love his little hat! My poor baby has his first cold and is battling a flare up of eczema. Welcome back cold weather....you are making my baby miserable!

Perfection

WAIT A SEC.....FORGOT ONE THING...............



SWEET SNOOZING BABY....CHRISTMAS LIGHTS A GLOWIN'.....AMY GRANT CHRISTMAS IN THE BACKGROUND....AND A NICE COLD GLASS OF KRIS.....PERFECTION!

PACI

If only he knew how to put it back in!