TV Faces

I love the faces he makes when watching TV. (not suppose to let them watch tv...yada yada yada...whatever)

What show could keep him so entertained that he does not even notice the flash of the camera????????????????????????????


Eebee of course!!!!

And yes, I am that kind of mama. He sat for 30 minutes pulling diapers and wipes out of that pouch. He is a kid and it made him happy...all kids should be happy. :) His daycare teachers may not agree with my philosophy...it appears that he likes to do this at school, too ;)

Reasons......

Over the past 21 months of your existence, I have had so many different reasons why I love you.


When you were growing in my belly, I loved you. Not the love I feel today, but it was love. I think I loved the idea of you. I fell in love with the thought of holding you, feeding you, bathing you...just you.


When you were finally here, I loved you. I loved that you were mine. I loved that you were okay. I loved the way you made me feel just by being here. I didn't really know you yet, but I loved you just the same. (And yes, mommy wore the same outfit home that she wore to the hospital to have you)


After you were here for a few weeks, I loved you. I loved your smell. That sweet baby smell. I loved the way you fell asleep in my arms. You would stare at me until your eyes finally got sleepy enough to close. Then, you would open them just to make sure I was still here. And I was because I loved you. I loved our time in the middle of the night when no one else was awake. Those were our special moments. I loved the way your fingers wrapped tightly around mine. You were everything I dreamed of...ohhh how I loved you.

Now that you are full of personality, spunk, and joy, I love you. I love how you smile at your daddy and I as if we are the light of your life. I love how you rub my arm back and forth while you sit in my lap. I love how you share your paci with me. I know that means you love me, too. I love how when we rock before bed you wrap your arm around my back. The tiny hand rubbing me melts my heart. I love how I find you in your room reading a book like you are 8 years old. I love how you move your paci up and down when you are asleep. You look like a baby rabbit. I love the look on your face when you see me walk in your daycare room. I love how much you love your daddy. I love the fact that thinking of your makes me cry tears of happiness. I have never known a love like the one you have given me. I can not wait to find more reasons as to why I love you :)

He is his mother :)

Now that Nolan has left the land of baby and entered the world of toddler, I thought giving him his first Popsicle would just thrill him. It seems that little man his more like his mama than I thought. I am not much of a sweet eater. I have a weakness for chocolate items, but really don't eat much else. I do not do Popsicles. I don't know why...just don't. It looks like Nolan doesn't either :)


Not so sure about the orange


Really not so sure about the orange :)


Wanna try strawberry????

Guess not

Brad gave him a taste

And as you can see....he did not like it much :)

Thank goodness I had some pickles nearby :)

Where has the year gone????

It seems like one minute I was here..........

(thanks to who ever took a picture of me once my epidural wore off...lovely)

And the next minute I was here.........

Today is Nolan's very first birthday! This past year has been the best year of my life. Who cares that I have not slept, or had 5 minutes to myself. I have not spent more than two hours with my husband without our child. I don't shop for myself...I shop for my boo. I go to bed late, so that he has clean bottles and clothes for the next day. I never let his clothes wrinkle in the dryer like I do my own. I have cooked more fresh veggies in the past few months than I have in my entire adult life. When I am working, I wake up a full 30 minutes earlier so that I can have time with Nolan in the morning and we are not crazy hectic getting out the door. All this for my pickle lovin' sweetcake who I could not imagine my life with out! Happy Birthday!! Mama and daddy love you!

Future Science Wizzzzzzzzzz :)

To celebrate Nolan's 1st birthday, we took a trip to the Adventure Science Center (Cumberland Science Museum for you old skool peeps). Our original plan was to go to the zoo, but with record high temps this summer we decided to do something indoors. The three of us got in for under $15!!! Pays to be a teacher in the state of TN, and as long as Nolan stays under two years old for the rest of his life we should be able to do things pretty cheap as a family :) At first, I thought the science center would be too over Nolan's head, but I was defiantly wrong. He LOVED being there. His new found freedom...walking...really helped him explore and have a good time. Of course, he didn't understand the meaning behind most of the things we did, but he was stimulated and intrigued by everything!





The bad part about going places as a family is that there is no one to take a picture of the three of us. Guess I need to get over the fear of trusting someone else to capture a cute picture :)



Nolan loved this thing. It is essentially a WACK A MOLE. He loved hitting the germ thingys as they popped up!

Daddy and Nolan trying to climb the seriously tight stair case. I had a hard time climbing that thing with a dress on....bad outfit choice :)

We finally made it to the middle section of the play structure. Nolan loved it! Brad loved it even more. He climbed all the way to the top while Nolan and I played.

And we took a picture. Nolan is in love with his daddy at allllll times :)

He loved looking at me through this net. Not sure why he found it so funny, but he had strangers cracking up!

Look! He found a dinosaur bone!

Not interested in crawling in the tube

Respiratory system looks good :)

Getting the best medicine there is....a good cuddle!

He was mesmerized by the lights on the floor. They represent the nervous system.

He went through this curtain only to come right back out again :)

Daddy teaching him about the importance of dental care :)

This was neat. It's a germ fighting game. Nolan liked to watch daddy play.

Here we are inside the star something or another....can't remember the name. It was super cool!

Inferred reader. Guess Nolan has a hot head. What do you think? The science teacher in me flipped when I saw this picture. What an awesome way to show heat transfer. Nolan's head transferred some heat to the stroller, and Brad's hand transferred heat to the stroller handle :)

Random

This is a lot of little posts combined into one. None of them are important enough to be solo, but important enough to be mentioned :)


How much is the baby in the "mirror"???

We caught Nolan tonight giving kiss kisses to the baby in the mirror. Sooooo cute! He would look in the mirror, smile, and the kiss the baby.

Dolly Parton

I recently signed Nolan up for Dolly Parton's Imagination Library. Apparently he will receive a free book every month....we will see. Here is his first book..........

The End

Earlier in the week I bought Nolan's last container of formula! Woohoo!

Not Surprised

Reports like this might surprise some parents. Not this one. I know he is spoiled rotten :) He has these ladies wrapped around his finger. Don't they know that he knows they will take him out of his crib he wakes up and cries?? Mama doesn't give in...they do!