October is a busy month!

Busy, busy, busy! That pretty much sums up my life right about now. Last Friday my work had their golf tournament. My supervisor picked the date based on the farmer’s almanac and it worked out perfectly! This was the first year it didn't rain downpour on us! Later that evening our friends came over and we had something to celebrate! Aun and Anthony are pregnant with their 2^nd baby and that day they found out that baby #2 is a……….....GIRL!! We are so happy for them and I know that Quinn is going to be an amazing big sister to her little sister, Harper Grace!!!

Nolan & Quinny playing and Quinny with Uncle Ry!

On Saturday evening Ms Ginnie’s daughter, Sam, got married! My sister babysat Nolan awhile we attended the beautiful ceremony and reception! Sam was an absolutely stunning bride and her groom, Justin looked so happy. We had a wonderful evening celebrating them and breaking it down on the dance floor with good friends.

Congrats to the new Mr. & Mrs.!!!

                               Inroducing the Parents of the Bride! Father/Daughter Dance!

                                                       Cake!                Brother of the Bride, Mikey & I!

All that being said, Sunday came way too fast! The Orioles beat the Rangers in the Wild Card Game on Friday evening, and it was great to taunt Ryan with the victory. We had tickets to Game #1 for the American League Division Series (ALDS) that the Baltimore Orioles were playing in for the first time in 15 years! We went to the game with good friends, Johnny & Jessie. The schedulers did not check the farmer’s almanac prior to the game…we sat at the stadium in a 2 hour and 40 minute rain delay only to cheer on the O's as they lost game 1 to the Yankees in the top of the 9th inning. It was a long, sad, late night.

Game #1 of ALDS!!

We had Monday night tickets to Game #2 as well, but I passed those up for a night at home full of cuddles with Nol Nol! The O’s won the game that night, but I enjoyed watching it from the comfort of my warm , cozy house because I got to be with my baby boy.

Normally, our life isn’t this busy and although I did not get to spend my nights with Nolan this weekend, it was still a wonderful time with friends.  

Dear Nolan,

You are just so happy. You seriously will smile at anyone and everyone. I call you my little flirt. I could listen to you squeak and babble all day long. Every noise you make is just so cute. Lately, when you wake up in the mornings instead of crying you will just start talking. You roll around in your crib and entertain yourself until I finish getting ready for work and come in to get you. When I do come and pick you up you get SO excited. Your body just wiggles with joy! When I put a blanket on you in your car seat you play peek-a-boo and always pull it up over your face. You think it is funny, although I get scared that you won’t know how to pull it down. I usually end up just turning up the heat in the car and taking it off of you until it’s time to come out of the car. We play patty cake and peek-a-boo a lot and you seem to enjoy both very much. You have adjusted to your night time routine so easily. Although you don't sleep through the night yet, you still are just so good.

Mommy loves you

XOXOXO 

Nolan and Chuggins!

Love this face.

My preggy friend, Jamie with baby Nolan!

Sleepy boy, my 4 months old and still needs to wear mittens or he scratches his face.

Mittens are part of our bedtime routine. :)

Cheese! Not so much..

We got pictures done this week and I was so excited for them! Unfortunately, Nolan was not excited for them and he decided that he was not going to smile at all. This boy is ALWAYS so happy! When he was sick the boy would still smile and play, but when the camera was on him this week he just stared at it. We shook toys in front of him, tickled him and were smiling like crazy at him, but he was not amused. Regardless, I still love every picture I have seen thus far. A friend of my sister's from elementary and middle school, JoAnna took our pictures. She is an aspiring photographer and did a fantastic job. We are so thankful! I have already placed an order at Costco for blown up prints and want to make more canvas'. After all, two of the six that I made last time are hanging up in our house (sarcasm). We will eventually hang the others...I hope!

This week I also booked Nolan's baptism. We are going to have it at the end of October. It will only be a baptism, no mass. My husband was pretty set on this idea and I was willing to compromise being that he is compromising having him baptized.

I skipped out on our co-rec softball games this week and stayed home with baby boy awhile he finished getting over his cold. It was pretty much the best decision I could have made. Nolan and I had so much fun! He was giggling for me and we had bath time without daddy. I was a little hesitant at first, but figured I could do it on my own and I got to have all the after bath time cuddles to myself. When Ryan came home from softball, I felt like I actually looked like a natural. Nolan was bathed, fed and sound asleep. Yes, I was impressed with myself.

Our friend's Colleen and Jason had baby Brody on Friday afternoon! He is absolutely adorable and I am looking forward to meeting him. I am so excited about the amount of little friends Nolan has to play with! I love that so many of or friends are having babies and they will all be so close in age.

Dear Nolan,
You babble like crazy. You are nonstop talking in the car, but whenever you do stop and I look back to see what is wrong, you are usually sound asleep. When we sing "wiggle, wiggle, wiggle" from the song Sexy and I Know It, you are all smiles. Daycare calls you a little flirt because you are always smiling at them. Tomorrow you turn 4 months.
We love you so much!


Some of the pictures from our little family photo shoot!

The only smile we got out of Nolan!

 

Even though he isn't smiling in the pictures, I still think he is as cute as can be, but I am allowed too think that! :)

Building immune system

Daycare is kicking Nolan's butt. His first week in daycare he developed a minor cold, but this weekend was pretty miserable for our little one.

Friday evening Nolan seemed good and healthy so we went to the Cary Williams radio show. Nolan got his picture taken with both Cary Williams and Arthur Jones on the Baltimore Ravens. He also got his first 2 autographs of both of them. They were so nice and Arthur Jones actually held Nolan and said how cute he is! Nolan also would not let go of Cary's headphones.

 

On Saturday Nolan woke up congested, but was still a happy baby. We had 2 birthday parties to attend on Saturday, my cousin's little girls birthday, Autumn turned 2 and my adorable niece Hayden turned 5. We also had another cousins daughter, Eliza's 1st birthday this weekend!

 Autumn's 2nd Birthday                         Hayden's 5th Birthday                             Eliza's 1st Birthday

Saturday night was pretty miserable. Nolan was too congested to sleep comfortably. We were up alot cuddling him and trying to get him to sleep. I think we may have gotten 4-5 hours of sleep? Maybe. On Sunday morning when Nolan woke up he felt warm so we took his temperature. Sure enough he had a fever, so I called the pediatrician immediately. His fever was so minor that we really can't do a single thing for him. Having a sick baby is pretty much the saddest thing ever. Nolan is silly though, even though he was not feeling well he still was all smiles when he was awake.

We took his temperature again this evening and it has already gone down some. Hopefully this cold runs its course and Nolan is feeling well in no time. Nolan can't go to daycare tomorrow since he had a fever today, so Ryan and I are both staying home from work tomorrow. Hopefully a trip to the pediatrician is not necessary.

This weekend has defintely been eventful and I am not only talking about Nolan not feeling well, but I will keep my mouth shut and refrain from sharing. This is my blog and I should be able to say whatever I wish, but I am trying to be a good person and really just say no more. :-x

On a silly note, my nephew, Lincoln is 4 years old and heard Nolan snoring because of his cold. Lincoln thought that Nolan was growling at him. Kids are too funny!

Hayden's daddy got her Uggs!

 

Watching the radio show

Amazed by the fish tank

Niece and nephew!

I love that Ryan is in this too!

Kendal & Nolan!

Taylor & Nolan!

Me & Nolie

This is just too cute!

 

tummy time when you don't feel well... my poor baby has cold #2 and he has only been in daycare for 1 month! I know that it is helping to build his immune system and I am enjoying the cuddles, but it is so sad to hear him all stuffed up.

Love you Nolan! I want you to feel better so badly!

Makeover!

My blog got a makeover!!! Thank you to my bestie, Aun! Check out and follow her blog, My Attempt at Motherhood! The adorable little girl you will get to see pictures of is my goddaughter, Quinn. :)

Friday was a fun filled evening! We went to dinner with the Hastings and then back to their house so that Aun and I could bake cupcakes for Colleen's baby shower! She is having a little boy, Brody, in October! For the icing we made Betty's butter cream icing. It is amazing! I stumbled across her YouTube video about a year ago when making cupcakes for Callie's bridal shower and now I make this butter cream icing whenever we are making cupcakes for showers and parties. It's so simple and tastes delicious. The cupcakes turned out really cute for the baby shower, they were simple with blue icing and Aun made cute little polka dot flags to stick in them! I wish I had taken a picture of them.

(Cupcakes for Callie's bridal shower, Sept. 2011)

Making the cupcakes really got me in the mood to bake. Sunday evening after Nolan went to bed I decided to bake cupcakes as an excuse to use my cake decorating kit again. Awhile the cupcakes were in the oven, I whipped up a batch of Betty's. I decided to make the icing purple (Go Ravens!), then I decided to get really fancy and added sprinkles to the icing. Ok it really wasn't fancy, it was dumb. The sole purpose of sprinkles is for sprinkling over stuff, duh! So I added my now sprinkled butter cream to the cupcakes and apparently my cupcakes were not cooled all the way and the icing started to melt. Oops!

I swear Colleen's baby shower cupcakes were cute!

 

Ry was off work Monday and Tuesday and got to stay home with the boy. On Monday morning Ryan was spit up all over. On Tuesday afternoon Nolan was wearing a different outfit then when I left him that morning. This is because Nolan not only peed, but pooped everywhere …including all over Ryan. He’s such a good boy!  

 

This week has actually flown on by, and we have an extremely busy weekend full of birthday parties ahead.

 

Nolan and David hanging out

My company during middle of the night feedings :)

New Sunday morning routine: Walking to the grocery store with Nolan in the baby bjorn. We get our grocery shopping done early in the morning. The store is quiet and there aren’t any deli lines! Nolan enjoys the walk and loves to look all around in the grocery store. Every Sunday morning we also say hello to Ms. Carol. We play softball with her on Wednesday evenings and she works in the bakery at our grocery store. Hopefully, Nolan brightens her Sunday mornings at work. J

Stumbled across this bad boy this week. HAHA! That would be my sister and brother!

 

Little "yo" boy losing he pants

Watching the Bama game with his auntie

My adorable pregnant friends, Colleen and Aun :)

We had to get Brody a Ravens jersey!

Nolan with his cousin, Hayden

:)

 

Ryan's cousin Brandi gave Nolan an ADORABLE longhorns outfit!

Playing with his buddy at Ms. Ginnie's. Being so big in theexersaucer!

Our neighbors gave us their daughters bouncey exersaucer to use! Nolan LOVES it!