Nolan @ 3 months

(I started this post closer to around the time he turned 3 months old.   A lot of this has already changed, but I'll save for his 4 month post since this is, in fact, what he was doing around 3 months.  :)

-sleeping: to bed around 8ish. usually wakes up between 4 and 5....then up for good around 8 or 9

-awake time in the day for usually 1.5 to 2 hours at a time

-feeding mostly every 2 and a half hours sometimes every 3 hours during the day

-clothes size 3-6 month

-size 1 diapers

-coos and aaahhhhs.  will 'talk' to us.  so sweet.

-has the sweetest smile and is smiling sooo much.  completely melts me every time.

  -really starting to focus in and grab for things.  amazing to watch.

-sweet, sweet feet

-drooling.  so much.  when awake, he pretty much has a bib around his neck.  and it gets drenched.  quickly.

-not sure how he's big enough to be in this thing?  with Parker- i was always waiting for things to happen...for her to do the next thing.  and now...with Nolan...I often say, "what????  when did he get big enough to do THAT?"

-and he loves, loves, loves his sisters

-loves holding his hands

-loves his bath.  on this particular day....Geoff and I were both home.  it reminded me of the days that we'd give Parker a bath together if we were both home.  now it's more of a tag team effort and so rarely does one kid get both of our attention at the same time.

-each day it seems like he's becoming more aware of his surrounding and really grabbing for things.  geoff and I talked about the other day how our lives are about to change with mr, grabby hands.  :)

-Sweet boy wants to roll over, I think.  :)

Nolan month to month.

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lately.

Lately- we've been back in our pre-Nolan 'survival mode' of single parenting while we both work full-time.  My phone has been filled with photos that Geoff has taken and sent me, as well as, pictures I've taken myself.  I have a love-hate relationship with my phone right now.  Love that I can take so many pictures....but miss my big camera that I rarely have the motivation to drag out these days.

So here are a ton of pics that I'm just going to jam all into one post just to get out.


So proud of sweet Grace.  She moved to the next level in her swim lessons.  Too bad it was the week before her last lesson of the season!  But still....she has improved so much that she is now in the class with Parker and Payton.

Some days are harder than others getting this boy to nap.  And so if I could just get him settled into this Moby wrap I think we'd all be happier.  We're not there yet.  I've actually only tried one other time since the day of this picture.  By the time I got him in the wrap- I was sweating and he was wailing.  But by that point I was not going to take hime out!  He finally gave up and slept for about 30 minutes.

Haha.  In looking at these pictures- I guess he did have a rough few days.  

One afternoon I was doing laundry (actually- there are many afternoons I am doing laundry!)  and so putting him in his bouncy seat...on top of the washer that has its own sorts of vibrations, along with the humming of the drier...all kept this boy calm.   And he fell asleep.  Yaaayy!!!  (I did move his bouncer off the washer though)

I asked Parker what she wanted for lunch one day....and she immediately came into the kitchen and showed me.  :)  She's getting so big.

This girl loves her baby brother so much.  She'll just hug and kiss on him as much as I will let her.  He's her real-life baby doll.

Just some pictures of Nolan.  He's getting SO big.  I especially notice it after 3 days of working.  He grows so much, so quickly.

Just a little Friday night movie watching from a living room tent...

Geoff sent me this picture one morning while I was working...

Geoff also sent me these pictures.  He took a 3 hour nap for him!  Little stinker.  Won't go past 1 hour for his momma.

Another one Geoff sent me while at work.

It's hard enough being away from the kids while I work....but a week and a half ago Parker came down with a tummy ache and fever.  She never got sick, which was good....but did have a pretty good fever...and it was hard to be away.  Geoff sent me this picture when her fever got up to 103.7 and was putting a cool rag on her.  Bless her heart.

She did get up from time to time while the ibuprofen was working to do some coloring.  It's her favorite thing to do these days....draw and color.

The next day....and she was feeling a little better!

On my first day off...Grace and I had our special date together.  I had taken Parker out the week before.  She was dressed to impress and read to go with her purse and sunglasses just like Mommy.

Her choice for lunch- Cici's pizza.

After lunch- we headed to Target.  I thought it was so funny what she has in her purse: sunglasses, a notepad, and our old home cordless phone to name a few.

Those chubby fingers.....