Catching Up....

It has been brought to my attention that I have been ignoring my duties as blogger extraordinaire. My apologies to the 6 people who frequent the blog (and only 3 of you are posters...grrr). I now have to divide my attention between the world of blogging and the world of voyeurism on Facebook. :-)



As I mentioned, you fellow FB addicts may have already seen the following pictures. They are from our fun night out at the Thunder vs. Spurs game. Surprisingly, Bailey had more fun than anyone. My boss facilitated this by allowing Bailey access to both the new mascot, Rumble, and the Thunder girls. Floor seats has some big benefits!













Nolan continues to develop into an ornery little boy. He is so cute, but very mischievous. He'll give you a sly smile and then take off at lightning speed with your cell phone. Then, when you go to pry it out of his grubby little hands, he'll scream bloody murder and then pout for 5 minutes. Occasionally, you'll get a sideways glare not unlike someone would give you if you murdered their puppy.

Another fun fact...Nolan is the best coat putter-onner. I know that's not a word(s), but that's the best description for it! I had to wrestle Bailey to the ground to get her to put on a coat. As soon as he hears the word, Nolan comes over and holds one arm out for one sleeve, and then turns around and holds the other arm out. It's pretty cute, really. However, you can't do this unless it's really time to go...that very minute. He loves to leave (getting into the car seat is another story), so you better be ready to go or there's a tantrum coming on. In addition, he's mastered the limp act. You parents know what this is. If he's upset and you try to pick him up, he just goes limp. This also applies to the times when he runs (again, lightning speed) directly for the street because, you know, kids think it's fun to play in traffic.

Here are some random pics from the week.

On the more positive side, the kid still loves to dance. I know there's an overabundance of dancing videos on my blog, but here's another one I love. Yes, the kids had demolished the living room just prior to shooting this video. They think it's fun to get out every toy they own and then not play with them.

He has also started to make animal sounds. We started with monkey, and he'd say "ee ee ee." Then I moved on to cow, and he'd say "ee ee ee." Smile. I finally got him to mooo, but it sounds more like, "mmmmmmmmmmmmmm." Close enough, right?!

Catch ya later, alligators!

Good Things Come in Small Packages

I have been anxiously awaiting Nolan's 15 month doctor appointment. The louder my groan when picking him up, the more excited I've become at the prospect of hearing the doctor tell me that Nolan has become a chunky monkey!! Even though he really doesn't eat (except for milk, sweets and cinnamon raisin bread), I still thought for sure he was hitting his growth stride. I mused about what percentage the doctor would attach to him....10% this time, dare I think 15%??

When his appointment day came, and I placed my big boy in the scale bucket (you moms know what I'm talking about), the nurse said, "20 pounds 8 ounces."

Whaaa???

Yep, still 5%. He would have to weigh 22.8 pounds just to make it up to 15%. He did grow 1 1/2 inches. He's a giant at 30 inches (25%). Smile.

You may wonder why this is a big deal to me. It really isn't in the grand scheme of things - I'm just dramatic. However, practically it is difficult to dress little Nolan because I either have to buy pants that fit in the waist and are too short OR his pants fit length-wise but then fall down to his ankles when he moves around to any degree. I think this is why most people don't think of him as that small since his baggy clothes add some bulk.

Moving on... Nolan is finally getting his 5th tooth and got the requisite cold and slight fever he's gotten with each and every tooth thus far. I don't know what it is with teeth that don't agree with Nolan. My friend Rachel says the same thing about her little Owen, so at least we're not the only ones so negatively affected by them. I actually think Nolan is about to sprout at least 2 more teeth, so we should be in for some fun times.

He is also starting to say more words, albeit sporadically. I remember this with Bailey, too....they say something and then you can't coax it out of them again for weeks. You start to doubt whether they really said the word, but then they start using it incessantly. Let's see, to his repertoire he's added: doggie, bye bye, more, and sock.

He cracked me up this morning when an ad for the Elmo show came on t.v. I said, "You wanna go see Elmo?" He immediately pushed down off my lap and ran into his bathroom and came out with a toy phone that we call the "Elmo phone" because it has his face on it and plays "Elmo's World" when you open it. So cute!!

Finally, he has been eating with a spoon/fork lately. He actually eats better if we just let him do it on his own. If we try to feed him, he'll purse his lips together and dinnertime is over. As you'll see in the pictures below, he does pretty well....for a one-year-old, that is!

Bailey has been cracking us up, as usual. Nothing too involved this time, but she has started telling me about her dreams each morning. Sometimes they are VERY involved (and take a long time to tell!) and other times she'll just ask me a strange question and I know she dreamed something that prompted it. A few mornings ago, she said, "What is a territory?" Seriously? Not sure where she heard/learned that word, but it popped up in her dream.

She also insisted one night that a ghost touched her in the night. I know I'm supposed to be the adult, but I just let her get in bed with us (until Jason got fed up and put her back to bed) because I was too scared myself to go in her room. I DON'T DO GHOSTS. Jason watches that stupid paranormal show sometimes and I have to leave the room because I simply can't handle that stuff. Smile.

Here are a few recent pictures. I'm sorry I don't have more!!

I forgot oatmeal on the list of Nolan-approved food items. He likes oatmeal....but not the baby kind. He has to eat the flavored kind.


Little Bailey looking cute.


These are of his new favorite bathtime activity!
Last but not least, what my kids like to do together....more dancing!! Clearly Nolan thinks the floor mat is a tiny stage, as he doesn't like to dance anywhere but right there! Conversely, life's a stage for Bailey!!