lately

here are just some pictures from my phone.  i've been missing my insta-friday posts for a few weeks now, but wanted to get these documented.

one morning- parker made a 'surprise' for me.  she beckoned me to nolan's room where i found his outfit and the paper that says "little brother" taped to his changing table.  so sweet.

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my girlies.  little posers.  :)

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for the first few weeks nolan did sleep a lot...and so his eyes were closed a lot.  now they are open a lot more!

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so none of my kids have ever liked a pacifier.  this picture was taken 2 weeks ago...and he had a horrible day.  it was his worst day yet.  i ended up opening up these pacifiers because they were different and i thought that maybe they would work better.  and that day- they did!  while we were putting the girls to bed i laid him on parker's bed with his paci....and he put himself to sleep.  then....he slept for 5 hours straight after we put him to bed.  i woke up at 3am and checked on him because he had not been up yet and that paci was still in his mouth.  i was so giddy.  where had the pacifier been all of my life? :)

 yeh- well.  too good to be true.  he will take a pacifier at times...but i pretty much have to help him keep it in his mouth...he won't just sit there and suck on it.  oh well.  that was the best/longest stretch of sleep i've had in over a month!

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i also took my first trip to wal-mart with all 3.  i didn't do my full grocery shopping for the week...there were just things i needed and had tried to make it there the entire week and for various reasons...we never. made. it. out. the. door.  it was a workout though....pushing around 80+pounds!

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sweet boy.  they're the sweetest when they're sleeping.  ;)

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one day- parker wanted to help me make Geoff his coffee.  she did...and then ran to her room and returned wearing a t-shirt and jeans....to be just like her daddy.

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he took his first (and only to date) nap in his crib one afternoon....

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the girls had their last day of dance last week.  they have a few leotards and a few more tutus....some of them are pretty cute.  the only thing is....they like to wear what they want when they want and it usually doesn't match!  on this particular morning- there were tears and fits.... and you can see who won.  some battles just aren't worth fighting!

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Nolan turned 1 month old!

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as i've mentioned- nolan has his fussy moments/days.  and on this day....he wasn't really letting me put him down.  so sugary cereal for dinner.  baby in tow.  (but those feet sure are cute!!)

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friday morning snuggles with daddy and biggest sis.