I Need Some Distraction

Sledding is my new favorite activity. I love to be outside!
First Mommy brought me sledding in the livingroom.
She will do anything to distract me from my teething.

I really love my bottle

Since Nolan is teething we are not getting much sleep and we have to constantly entertain him and distract him from his sore gums. We took him for the first time outside on his sled. He loved every minute of it. We cannot wait for the weather to get nice so we can be outside all the time. Nolan loves to be outside and on the go, so he will be a happy camper when we can be outside more often! Not a whole lot else is going on in our house...just waiting for teeth to come through and for Nolan's 6 month birthday. Enjoy some new pics.

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!!

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!