5 Months

Nolan loves his bath
Happy Man

Watching Daddy shovel

Didn't want to smile for his 5 month photo

Nolan turned 5 months this past Thursday, January 21st. It has been an interesting month. Nolan is showing more and more signs of teething and has experienced his first ear infection. I had no idea how miserable teething can be; I feel so bad for my little man. It was a rough few weeks for Dan and I too with Nolan waking up every 1 1/2 to 2 hours. Once Nolan got on Amoxicillian for his ear infection he started sleeping much better and felt much better too! On the up side, Nolan is starting to reach out to people he wants to hold him, he is sitting up on his own a little better each day, he still loves playing in his saucer, he loves sweet potatoes, he is a big flirt with just about every girl he comes across ; ) he loves to say "wwwoooohhh", he likes to sleep on his left side, he has the sweetest smile that can make anyone melt, he loves his daddy very much and thinks he is soooo funny, he loves to watch Danny and Bauer wrestle, he loves to look out the window (like Bauer) and is overall a perfectly happy boy!

4 month checkup

Nolan had his 4 month appointment on Tuesday Dec. 29th. He weighed in at 14 lbs 4.5 oz and was 24.5 inches long, both are at the 50th percentile and he is still hanging out at the 25th percentile for his head circumference. He did good at his appointment and did great with his shots. I stayed in the waiting room this time while Danny sat with Nolan for his shots. According to Danny, Nolan cried more when we put his snow suite on than he did with his shots! He did not get his TDaP shot due to his reaction to his shots the first round. The doctor assumed that his reaction was due to that specific shot so we skipped it since Nolan was already feeling a little sick with his cold. We will go back in the next week or two to get the shot, so hopefully he does better the second time around with it. He acted completely normal (minus a little wimpery from feeling a little sick) with this round of shots, so I am not looking forward to giving him the TDaP shot in fear of him reacting to it the way he did the first time, but he needs it so we will have to go through a day of extreme fussiness I guess:( Just an update on Nolan's cereal eating...he is eating it so good and is now opening his mouth when I bring the spoon up to his mouth! He eats it all up and loves it. He acts like he can't get enough. He also is becoming more independent and is playing alone in his saucer more often. He explores all the toys on it and he especially loves his crinkly book. He is also slowly improving with his sitting ability! Nolan and Bauer hanging out on the last day of the year!
Shortly after my shots!

Mommy is not holding on to me. I am sitting on my own!!