The last few weeks...(by lens)

I have been pretty bad about updating my blog and so I decided it would be best to just upload a million pictures to show what Nolan has been up to!

 

 

We went to Ginza Japanese Steakhouse for Auntie Kim's birthday!

 

In these pictures I realized I smother my child and need to let the kid breathe!



 

To my defense, the fire was very bright!



The boys loved it...can you tell?

They were a little concerned at this point...

Seriously Tess, let your kid eat!

Look how great they use their chopsticks!

They are so focused!

Volcano!

At least Kim and I were impressed!

Hello, my handsome little lovebug!

Family photo!

and again!

The Kennedy Family!

 



Then when Ryan had Back to School Night and Brent was working late, Kim and I decided to go on a dinner date with the 2 handsomest little guys we know!

Colby loved Nolan's hair!

The boys were more amused by everything else going on!

Cheese!

Hilarious! I held up the camera and Colby looked right at me and made this face! I love this kid!

When did they get sooooo big!?!?!

In the mornings before Aunt Ginnie's house and daycare, Nolan attempts to put his shoes on for me. He knows where his toes, belly, nose, ears and head are! Every morning when we get dressed we I sing, "Head, Shoulders, Knees and Toes" to Nol Nol! I wish I could say he likes my singing, but he normally just cuts me off midway through and says "all done".

My little helper!

Nolie is reunited with his best buddy, David!

They are so cute together!

Nolan can now say, "Aunt Gin" and "David"

In the car on the way to Aunt Ginnie's house, Nolan will say "Aunt Gin" over and over with a smile on his face!

Mama's little artist! A little bit of morning coloring!

 

The boys having a snack together last week :)

Lincoln had his first ever tee ball practice, so of course we all went to watch!

Playing baseball with his cousins!

Nolie hanging out with Aunt Lainy watching Linky's practice!

Having fun with Dada!

Linc's first hit!

Hayden is seriously so adorable with Nolan. She plays so well with him!

Then there were tears and Nol got his first 'boo boo'....he was playing with his giant ball and reached for it and hit his head on the concrete :( He had a little red mark, but you probably can barely even see it...I see it though :*(

My pops had a big victory!!! His last radiation treatment! Ringing the victory bell this past Thursday! Way to go Pop Pop!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

 We went to what we thought was our first family dinner out together at a restaurant since Nolie has been "big". We have eaten out a lot with friends, but never really go out just as a family. It was a great evening. Nolan said hello to pretty much every person that walked by us and even blew some people kisses. He also said "mmm mmm mmm" during the entire duration of his meal.

Oh, and he was a mess!

Seriously, a mess.

 



 Since it was Labor Day weekend, Nolie did not have My Gym class this past Saturday and so I braved taking him to the library class by myself. He did a good job! The teacher was pretty crazy and there were about 25 babies/toddlers in the group, but Nolan managed to pay attention for a little while. The class was about airplanes and so Nolan kept looking up.

I love taking Nolan to these little classes and watching him interact!

Although, now that he walks he decided to get up, walk to the door and say all done. Not yet, son.

Another stop this past weekend was the tire park play area at Patapsco State Park! We went with the Hastings Family and enjoyed an evening watching the kiddies play. Followed by a delicious dinner at Pizza Uno's! I told you we eat out with friends a lot...haha! So far, my pictures are of Ginza Japanese Steakhouse, dinner date with Kim and Colby and now Uno's. It really makes it hard for me to believe that the dinner above was out "first" one as a family since Nolan has been able to sit in the highchair.

Nolan and Dada exploring!

Tire swing fun, for Nolie, Quinny and myself!

I'm not going to lie, it was fun!

Climbing on the train with Ry!

My happy boy :)

Both of my boys!!

Aunnie and Quinny!

Aun, Harper, Nolan and myself :)

 

Dinner at Uno's aka another messy child!

I love this cutie pie! (and her sister!!)

After dinner we ran to Target...this picture was worth sharing because it makes me laugh so much. Ryan took a picture of Nols and I am in the background doing some INTENSE toy shopping.

Ryan made fun of me because I said Nolan deserved an "I can walk" gift....

But look how happy he is!

Ball player!

The weather has been gorgeous and so we enjoyed the outdoors watching Nols play with his water table!

Pouring water everywhere!

For some reason, I think this picture makes him look so old.

Sporting his first HCRP tshirt!

Dylan and Callie had a Labor Day weekend cookout! It was a good time with everyone and it's always fun to watch all of the kiddies interact!

Nolie and Quinn had fun playing catch!

More catch!

Looking at Aunt Callie and Uncle Dylan's chickens!

Kisses for baby Cader! :)

Nolie with some of his ladies, Cader and Harper!

 

And here we are, today....Nolan had his 15 month check up. He is doing great! He talked a lot at his appointment. He said "all done" pretty much the entire time because the poor thing new he was going to have to have shots. Nolan was complimented on his speech and by 18 months the doctor thinks Nolan's speech will be at the pace of a 2 year old. He weighs 22 pounds (38%) and is 31.1 inches long (47%). He is a healthy, happy, growing little boy!
 

Nolie got a sticker after his shots!

And tonight, my baby had his last bottle (maybe). Our doctor recommends we convert his milk drinking to a cup by stopping the bottle cold turkey. We will see how this goes. The child LOVES his bottle, or as Nol calls it "ba, ba".

Dear Nolan - 15 Months

Dear Nolan,

Happy 15 months big boy! The month of August was a huge month for you. The icing on the cake was that on August 26th you decided that you can walk more than the 3-4 steps you had been comfortable walking. You officially “took off” and are confident in your strides! It is adorable to watch your tiny little self totter throughout the house. Although, I know it has only been a few days, but it is already a whole new ball game. Your daddy and I are going to have our hands full with you, but we are so excited for everything in store ahead. I think the top of our list involves teaching you how to play baseball. Who needs to learn colors and ABC’s anyways. ;) Just kidding… but seriously.

This past month you learned where your belly, nose, head and ears are. You know that a dinosaur and lion say “roar”, cow says “moo” (or as you say, “boooooo”) and duck says “quack, quack”. You love to talk and learn new words. You now say, “oh toodles” when you watch Mickey Mouse Clubhouse. You love to dance. Daddy turns on music and you grab his phone and just start dancing with it. You try to do somersaults on our bed. You have actually done one on your own, but you think it is hilarious to just fall face first into the bed. You get so excited to see Chuggins and love to tackle him. Chuggins is so good with you, probably because you feed him everything.

You love to eat. Bananas are still your favorite. You also love pancakes and waffles. You will not eat vegetables.

We tried to start weaning your bottle to a cup, but you love your bottle. You will not drink milk from a cup even though you love drinking water from a cup. We kind of gave up on the cup transition, but I guess we will start that up again soon.

You understand so much. Daddy and I have had multiple conversations where we don’t think you are paying attention and depending on what we are talking about you will chime in with a word that associates. For example, your daddy was telling me about a new hat he ordered online and out of nowhere you say “hat” as if to inform us that you are paying attention.

We have taken you to a few classes at the library and you love them. You listen to the stories and dance along to the songs. Last week the song involved clapping and snapping our fingers. You clapped along and then studied everyone’s fingers and tried to figure out how to snap. Amazing.

You amaze me with your touch and feel flash cards. You have almost learned all of the words in the set.

I love watching you interact with other children and watching your personality develop. You are such a loveable little boy and you continue to grow way too fast. Your giggles, oh your giggles, they truly light up the room. Daddy makes you laugh so hard that you get hiccups. He always says that it was worth it to hear such laughter from you.

Mommy and daddy love you so much!

Love,

Mommy

xoxo