Big Week

Nolan had quite a big week. It started out last Sunday when we decided to give him rice cereal for the first time. He seems so interested in our food, so we thought at 4 months he could try cereal and he did great. He was a little confused at first, but is starting to get the hang of it. On Sunday he also rolled from his belly to his back. This is big for him considering he absolutely hates to be on his belly and is never on his belly. He also fell asleep on his own in the crib that night, but of course that didn't last the rest of the week! On Monday the 21st he turned 4 months old, and is really starting to get fun. He loves to play with his toys and teething rings. Another thing we noticed this week is that he is kind of starting to take strange and is taking longer to warm up with others. He definitely has eyes for mommy and daddy. Then of course there was his first Christmas. He survived the craziness at the Purpur house on Christmas Eve and we enjoyed a nice quiet Christmas Day with Danny's family. Unfortunately he also spent his first Christmas with a fever and cold. My poor peanut had a rough few nights with sleep and breathing, but is feeling lots better. I think all the (many, many) gifts he got cheered him up! One last thing to report is that I caught him on Saturday sitting up on his own!! We sit him up in his boppy pillow a lot and I looked over at him to see that he pulled himself up to the sitting position to grab and toy and sat there and played with it. We were so proud! He is growing too fast.

First Hockey Game!

Nolan with his Great Uncle Cliff
Nolan with my cousin Jordan. Notice that Nolan
was supporting Central by wearing his Redskins shirt!

Out to lunch for Daddy's birthday. Nolan was flirting with the waitress!

Nolan attended his first hockey game on Friday night (12-18) at the REA. We went to watch Central play Apple Valley, and of course to watch my Cousin Casey who plays for Central. He was so good and just stared down at the ice and watched very intently. I am glad it was entertaining for him! Saturday was a busy day for us. It was Danny's birthday so we went to lunch, then went to watch Central's 3rd period, then went to my little cousin Luc's hockey game, then went to Dan's parent's for dinner. Nolan was so good and flexible! Hope everyone is well. Merry Christmas!

My sick boys : (

This past week has been a little up and down. Nolan did enjoy his first Thanksgiving and had lots of fun and was entertained by many family members. He did really good all day, but by about 6 he had had enough and was pretty wore out by all the stimulation. Along with with his first Thanksgiving came his first sickness. He got the diarrhea bug that was going around daycare. He did not seem too bothered by it, except that it woke him up during the night...which meant us too! To top it off he got his first cold a few days later. My poor little man was so congested that he had a hard time sleeping, so he was kind of a crabby boy for a few days. I worked 3-11 all week so I was glad to be home with him while he was sick, but I was sure exhausted by the end of the week. He did get lots of Grandma time too this week. My mom came over to watch Nolan from the time I went to work till Danny came home, and Priscilla came over Monday and Wednesday night while Dan had curling and was out of town for work. Another new thing this past week was that I tried switching Nolan to a milk based formula that was lactose free to try to ween him off the soy formula. I am so happy to say that he liked it and does not seem fussy from the switch!

Our week ended with even more Grandma time for Nolan while I brought Danny to the ER in the middle of the night on Thursday. He woke up with bad chest pain and some tingling in his left arm. He thought at first it was really bad heart burn, but being the worry wart I am we called my mom over at 2AM and I took Dan in. I knew he was in a lot of pain because he actually went to the ER and I drove! I never drive! They took some tests and he was finally diagnosed with pericarditits, which is inflammation of the sac surrounding the heart. They think it was caused by a virus. Dan was admitted to the hospital for the day for some monitoring and to get an ultrasound on his heart to confirm the diagnosis and to make sure there wasn't anything else wrong with his heart. He is doing great and should be back to 100% within a week or two. He just has to take anti-inflammatories to keep the inflammation down and to help with the pain, and of course he is suppose to take it easy. He sure got us all worried, but I am so thankful it wasn't anything worse...although I was really hoping for a diagnosis of heartburn! To top off the week, I woke up the next night to Bauer throwing up. Not sure what was going on with him but he seems to be all better now too! My boys sure have given me a run for my money this week, but things are looking up! Nolan goes back to daycare this week and I get to go back to the day shift at work. Enjoy more Nolan pics.

3 Months and Daycare update!

First time in his saucer and he loved it!

Happy to be 3 Months Old!

Nolan decided he wanted to watch TV at 4 am rather than go back to sleep!

Nolan had a very busy week at daycare! For the most part he did very good. His first day was pretty tough, but he had lots to get used to. The rest of the week got better and I think he figured out his new routine. Luckily for us Nolan's exhaustion from daycare gave us a few uninterrupted nights. Monday and Tuesday nights he slept over 12 hours straight! He was still sleeping when I left for work, so I was sad I couldn't say goodbye to him, but I think it was easier for me that way. I had no idea how hard it would be to go back to work, and how much I would miss him! Nolan also made his first art project at daycare this week. He made a turkey made out of his hands and foot. I was so excited to get it, and even though I know he didn't do much to make it I was still so proud of him! It turned out so great. And as noted in the title, Nolan did turn 3 months on Saturday. Our little peanut is right on track and started wearing his 3-6 months clothes last week. I am pretty sure he won't be one of those kids that ever wears bigger sizes for his age! For Nolan's first Thanksgiving we will be starting out at my mom's house then off to Danny's parent's house and we are looking forward to it. Nolan will also get to meet some family members on both sides, so he will have a pretty big day too! Hope everyone enjoys their Thanksgiving!

Still cute even with a little spit up on his shirt

At the park with his cousins. Luc, Nolan, Kyler, Rylan, McCain and Brody

Just like Dad!

Off to work and daycare :(

My first band aids

I really like to stand!

Just talking to Daddy

I cannot believe my maternity leave is coming to an end. Everyone told me it would go by fast, but I had no idea how fast! It will be very hard not being with Nolan all day, but it will be good for both of us. I am very thankful to be bringing him to my aunt Holly's for daycare. At least I know he is in good hands and will be loved very much! I think he will have fun watching all the other kids play and he will have fun interacting with them too. On our last post I said that Nolan was not taking his Prevacid very well, but I am happy to say that he has learned to like it and is now taking it very well! So this means he is spitting up less and is not as fussy after feedings. Woohoo! Our little man is still as smiley and talkative as ever. He is getting louder and I think he is figuring out that it is him that is making those noises. We have to laugh at him though, because he has started to fake cry. He was whining because he was hungry while Danny was holding him and I looked at him and held his bottle and kind of made fun of his crying and then he began to laugh and cry at the same time. I wish we could have taped it because it was so funny! I guess you had to be there. My poor man also got his first bandaids the other day. His horrible mother cut him while cutting his fingernails and made him bleed. We just got a new nail clipper and it was so sharp. I felt so bad, but it did not even phase him. I had to put band aids on because it would not quit bleeding and it got all over his outfit. It looked a lot worse than it really was.

Trick or Treat!

For Halloween Nolan was the cutest peapod there ever was, but was not a fan of the costume. He did not have enough room to kick his little legs around in there, but had a good day overall! To update from the last post, we did try Nutramigen over the weekend, but Nolan wanted nothing to do with it! He is pretty stubborn and set in his ways, and now is apparently a picky eater too. I don't blame him though, the stuff does not smell very good at all! I mixed it with his soy formula and he still didn't really drink it. Finally by Sunday I gave him his regular bottle again so he wouldn't starve. As expensive as the formula is, I was really hoping he would like so he would feel better. So now we are trying Prevacid for his acid reflux. I gave him his first dose today and the little stinker kept spiting it out while he smiled and laughed at me like it was some kind of game for him not to take it. Tomorrow I will have to try to put it in an ounce of his formula so he will take it and hopefully feel better soon. Enjoy the Halloween pics