Pictures, Pictures, and More Pictures!

I made it to the Circus and even got to ride the horsey! I loved it!

Watching Mickey before bed

We love weekend mornings! Even Bauer got to snuggle in.

Coloring is my new favorite activity

Still a book nerd

I finally made it to the Splash Park. I was scared at first, but learned

quickly that I loved it!

Yay! My Sister's room is almost ready. I love to play in there.

I got my own chair and it even pulls out into a bed.

I think it is very cool and love to invite Mom and Dad to sit with me.

Oh Bauer!

Daddy taught me how to hold my hand over my heart

during the National Anthem.

Love to shovel. Unfortunately there was still snow to shovel in April. Ugh.

We have been very busy trying to get ready for this little girl to come meet us! We are so excited and only have to wait 4 more weeks. It is hard to believe we are adding another person to the family. I hope Nolan is as excited to have his sister here as he is about her bedroom. He is keeping busy as usual and surprises us daily with new words and things he comes up with. His new things are coloring, wanting to eat Ketchup with everything, and picking lint out of his toes. Sounds kind of gross, but my weird child needs to pick the lint out of his toes before his bath. I am sure it is my fault for mentioning once that the link was "icky". Now he sits and picks it out saying "icky". We just have to laugh. We are very much looking forward to meeting our new addition and to some nicer, warmer weather! The next time I post we will hopefully have a new baby to introduce!!

18 months!

So fresh and so clean!

Watching my favorite show before bed - Mickey Mouse!

Me and uncle Jake watching hockey

Reading to Daddy

I have a thing with every one's shoes

I HAVE to help vacuum every time! My Mom and Dad

hope I like it when I am older too.

Mmmmm! That was a good Popsicle!

Very content watching hockey

Nolan had his 18 month checkup today. Everything went really well, minus his panic attack while he got weighed and got his ears checked. He also got a few shots that Danny got to sit with him for while I sat in the waiting room listening to him scream and yell for me, but he survived! He also said his first full sentence during the appointment..."I WANT MY MOMMY!" We had to laugh and were completely surprised to hear an actual sentence. He does repeat just about everything we say and has added many words to his vocabulary, mainly names. Some new words: Tyler, Kyler, Holly, Jordon, Sydney, Scott, Casey, Mike, Jake, Katie, Krissy, Please!!!, Pop (for Popsicle), Love you, Mickey, blanket, Fight (for some reason he says this when we watch hockey), Food, Fork, Water, Stick, Puck, Cold, Done, Full, Poop...basically he tries to say everything we ask him to say. When we ask him who his best friend is he usually says Bauer. He is obsessed with watching Mickey Mouse and Hockey. He cannot go a day without eating a popsicle, they are a must have favorite for him. He is a typical toddler though with his eating habits. One day he will eat great, the next he just throws his food. Very frustrating! Nolan's sister is doing great too. I am starting to feel her move a lot and I am measuring right on. I am anxious for her to come but still have lots to do before she gets here.

Happy New Year!

Our first picture of our little GIRL!!!!

Nolan on Christmas morning. He loved the Elmo
slippers Santa got him and the books too of course!


Nolan is so good at helping let Bauer in and wiping his paws.

Poor little guy's rash

Nolan got a cowboy hat from his Grandma Mae for Christmas

and it matched pretty good with the shirt he got! He felt pretty cool

riding the horsey later that night.

Dancing with Grandpa on Christmas. He also

got his first (and last) Sioux jersey from Jake and Krissy!

Just a GLIMPSE of the wonderful craziness at the purpur Christmas

(Nolan is hiding on the couch with Sydney by the window)

Well, it has been a very busy month with Christmas and the new year. We all enjoyed our Christmas and were able to spend lots of good time with family. Nolan did have some anxiety for the Purpur Christmas, which is expected when there are 40-some people at your Grandma's house and he usually rules the place! Finally by 8:00 he started to come around. He didn't make it to bed until 10:00 and slept in the next day until 9:45!! Too bad I couldn't sleep in...I was too anxious for him to see what Santa brought him. Luckily before Christmas came Nolan got the flu bug and my poor guy dealt with a double ear infection and bronchitis. I was just glad he got over all that icky stuff before Christmas. He was on amoxicillian and after about 8 days broke out in hives. Hopefully he doesn't have a true allergy to it. I can't forget to mention our BIG NEWS!! Dan and I had our ultrasound last week and to our complete surprise it looks like we will be having a little girl!!!! I could hardly believe it, but I am of course thrilled! Most importantly everything looks good and healthy. My due date has now moved from May 16th to the 18th. This little one was not moving a whole lot (just rubbing her eyes mostly) but her mouth was sure going! I hope this doesn't mean we will have a lippy girl to deal with! LOL! The ultrasound tech said she had a very nicely shaped head...good to know I guess! I will end with a few new things about Nolan: he liked saying "Ho, Ho, Ho" every time we saw a Santa, he really loves to watch the kids at the park play hockey and yells "go, go, go!" when he watches ( I just hope it's because he wants to play and not cheer for hockey like I did!), he loves, loves, loves to ride the horsey at Gma B's, his eye teeth are getting close to coming in and are bugging him a lot, he loves to put his Daddy's hats on and he says "hat", he says "it's hot" every time he eats or looks at the microwave or oven, he is very busy and I can hardly take a picture of him or video tape him because he wants to take the picture or tape...just a happy and healthy boy! Happy 2011 everyone!

Here Comes Santa Claus

Meeting Santa
Checking Santa over

Nolan likes to wear Daddy's clothes

All bundled up for some sledding

Great G'ma Mary got a new TV on Thanksgiving and I got the box!

Nolan finally got to meet Santa for the first time last week! He was like any other 15 month old that was scared as could be and as Danny says, Nolan had a death grip on Dan while they walked up to him. There were some tears, but once Nolan got to eat some of the candy cane Santa gave him, they were friends. We might have been a little much for Santa, because as soon as we got our picture Santa left to go take a break. We all had a very good Thanksgiving as well. Nolan was great at both my Mom's and Danny's parents'. This past month Danny and I left Nolan for the first time for the weekend. We went to Omaha to watch Jake play. It was a fun trip, but I am pretty sure I will NOT be leaving Nolan for a while. I had a hard time being away from him. Sunday could not come fast enough. A few new things Nolan is doing: his short little legs have finally allowed to him to climb on and off the couch, he knows what the cow says, what the dog says, he tells Bauer and Daddy that they are silly ("tilly"), he enjoys sledding to Calvary's parking lot, he is still naughty and whiny only when Mom is around, he calls my mom Moooomm (how I say it), and I am MaMa. He is fun and very busy. Something new everyday it seems.

Hockey, Halloween and a HEARTBEAT!!!!!

I really didn't want my picture taken in my Lion Costume

but here is me and Bauer on Halloween
I think it's funny when Mommy puts her hair clip in my hair
Daddy doesn't think it's funny!
This is also my scrunchy nose smile

Climbing in my book basket...it's one of my new
favorite things to do.

Daddy helping me paint my name on my pumpkin

I am happy to become a big brother!!

It was a very busy weekend with the Sioux in town and all the trick-or-treating we did. Nolan went to the game on Saturday night and had lots of fun. He wasn't quit sure what to think of the starting line up and loud music, but it sure was interesting! We started out trick-or-treating around 4, and between the grandparents and friends' houses we stopped at we didn't get home until 7:30. Needless to say it was a long night, but we had lots of fun and Nolan slept great. He was a Lion, and thought it was funny to "scare" people. He really hated the car rides and the in and out of the car seat, but he thought it was worth it with all of the attention and great Halloween gifts and treats! Danny and I also had a very exciting day today. It was our first OB appointment for baby Marto #2!! We were so happy to hear the strong heartbeat. I forgot how fun it was to listen to that little heart. We are due May 16th, so Nolan and his brother or sister will be about 21 months apart. We weren't expecting to get pregnant so quickly, but we are thrilled and can't wait for our kids to be good buds. I am definitely expecting a very busy summer while I am off on maternity leave.

A few more quick notes about Nolan...he is going trough a naughty phase, but it is only for his mommy. He thinks it is so funny to pull my hare, scratch me and kick me. The bad part is that he thinks it is even funnier when I tell him NO! He loves to kiss mommy's baby. When I ask him if he is thirsty or wants a drink of water he replies with a "aaahhh". He likes to cheers with daddy. His bow-legs and pigeon toes are getting better! He eats and snacks all day long. He likes to do somersaults. He has a new scrunchy nose smile that Danny calls his evil smile. I am trying to teach him some sign language. He loves, loves, loves to give Bauer treats and he makes us laugh all the time!

Busy Man

I really love the car slippers my Gma B gave me.

They are fun to walk in!

Leaves are fun
It doesn't look like it here, but I had lots of
fun at my first Potato Bowl parade

A few of my 1 year pictures

Wow! It's been so long since I last posted that I don't even know where to start. Nolan has been busy being a happy, healthy toddler boy. I last posted after his first birthday and about a week after that we took the bottle away from him and he did great! I mush say that it was much harder on me not to rock him with his bottle, and is the main reason why he was still getting a bottle before bed. He transitioned from his lactose free formula to whole milk very well. He loves eating all the big people food, but isn't much for veggies, so we are working on that. He continues to run around like crazy...occasionally tripping over his pigeon toes! He is really talking a lot lately, it's mostly Chinese though so we don't understand him completely, but it's fun to communicate more with him. He loves to show off his teeth, which I am proud to say he got 2 molars over the past month. He can't get enough of being outdoors. We finally did take his one year pictures. It is hard to get a 1 year old to pose, but we got some fun outdoor pics. Dancing is also one of Nolan's favorite activities. He's got the high step down thanks to Daddy. We are looking forward to Halloween and dressing Nolan up as a lion. We have been practicing knocking on the door and saying "trick or treat" so I think Nolan will be ready! We are also looking forward to bringing Nolan to watch his uncle Jake play hockey. I am sure he will be entertained by all the noise and bright lights. He sure has enjoyed tailgating with Danny this football season. He sure likes to be around lots of people.

A Whole Year Old!!!

At Mall Of America...Nolan loves to help push the stroller...

because it means he doesn't have to be in it!
Wet t-shirt contest, anyone?

Birthday Boy cooling off

Yummy Cake! Proud parents too!

Happy 1st Birthday!

Not cooperating

We made it to the Warren Fair in July. He loved the animals

His smile can melt any one's heart

Finally!! We made it to the lake in July. Nolan loved the

water. He was like a fish!

On our way to the lake.

Gosh it has been a while since I last posted... Nolan turned 1 on August 21st! We had a party for him at our house and he had a blast! It was extremely hot, so all the kids (and Danny) cooled off in the sprinkler. Nolan participated in opening a few gifts, but was too busy playing. My lucky boy got lots of great gifts! We also turned his car seat around. He thought that was pretty cool! Dan and I took the following week off to spend together and we also took a few days to spend some time in the cities. We went to Albertville, Como Zoo and Mall of America. The trip was a lot of fun, but we learned that our 1 year old does NOT do well on long car rides. Dan and I got a really big kick out of how excited Nolan was to be in a hotel. That boy was like a kid in a candy store. He loved it until it was time for bed, then I think he wanted to be at home. His new favorite thing to do is kiss the "baby" in the mirror, or a baby in one of his many books. Now that school is starting, Nolan will go back to my aunt Holly's for daycare. I know he will miss Jenna, but I am sure he will be excited to play with all of his friends at daycare! He will be in for a big surprise when he has to wake up before 8. Overall, Nolan is doing great and is so much fun. He is a busy boy that is running everywhere! All he wants to do is be on the go or sit and read books. He is also a very good listener for a 1 year old and tries to be very helpful. He especially likes to help me vacuum! Enjoy some new pics!