3.02.2014

Nolan - Feb 2014

Hey cutie pie.  I am happy to report that now that you've gotten the tubes in your ears, you are feeling so much better.  You are so much happier and all the goop is gone from your ears and nose.

I feel like each month you've learned so much more there is no way I can remember it all for your blogs.  You are learning sign language at school and can sign for more, milk, eat, play, love and diaper.  You love to dance and climb and eat and climb.  You are babbling all of the time and can now say momma, dada, brofer, uh-oh and dog.  There are times I feel like I hear words, you can mimic sounds really well.

You love to play peek a boo and hide under blankets.  You've started this wobbly little run that is pretty cute too.  You love to wrestle with your brother and are equally excited he's playing with you and horrified that he's coming at you.  You have no fear and will free fall off the couch and run and jump on anything.  You can't resist it if there is a blanket or pillow on the ground, you are going to land on it.

You had your first major injury.  You were playing with one of Huston's wooden drum sticks and had it in your mouth and fell off the couch.  It punctured that back of your throat pretty bad.  You healed up pretty quickly and it never even really seemed to bother you that much, but it was hard for me to see my baby bleeding.

Everyone points out what a lover you are.  You love to hug and kiss (which is a full open mouth contact with a hum) and cuddle.  You have such a sweet disposition and are almost never cranky.  You love tickles and have even started tickling back.  You make the funniest little noise when you do it too "ickcicleickickle".


You are finally on a sleep schedule and are very into your routine.  About 7:30pm you will come lay your head on my knee and just look at me.  I'll say "you ready for night, night?" and you will immediately start crying but walk to your crib and reach your arms up.  I put you in your crib and turn on your baby and your doggy (two stuffed musical toys) and you cry until I walk out of the room and then stop right after.  You sleep all night long.  I love you for this.  You were 14 months old before this happened and I was one tired momma.  When you wake up in the morning you will play with your toys and babble and just sit there until I come get you.  This means I get to get ready for work before I even come in there.  I really love you for this.  When I go to get you, you reach your arms up and hand me a few of your toys and then waddle into the living room to watch cartoons with your brother and eat a waffle.  When you are done with your waffle, you will walk to your changing table and point to be picked up and then I help you get dressed.  I say help because you are already putting your arms and legs in without my help.  If I get out of order on any of this, you will squawk at me and get me back in line.

You are sweet, adorable, smart and funny and you love to tease.  I just love watching you grow up and I see a little bit of little stinker getting ready to come out in you.  Be nice to your momma.
 

Huston - Feb 2014

Huston, this is your "don't get mad I just gave Nana's dog a mohawk" face.  You don't usually look so innocent.  I am way behind on your monthly blogs, but I will do my best to get caught up. 

A spot opened up in Pre-K in December and you are now a Panther at Highland Park elementary school.  You absolutely love it.  Your teacher, Mrs. Weaver, says you have made a lot of friends and are doing really well.  We have already been to three birthday parties of classmates and it's fun getting to know your friends and their parents.  Right now your "best buddies" are Holden and Conner.  You've come home educating me on body parts, organs, patterns, magnets and being healthy.  You look like such a big boy walking into school from the school drop off line with all the "big" kids.  It makes me sad and proud and I have to admit sometimes I feel a little bit like tearing up.

You had a great Christmas and got the guitar and Lego table that you've been wanting.  It's so fun to see you get into the whole season and understand what is going on.  You are not a fan of the cold weather at all and you are always asking when it's going to be summer.  Every day you ask if you can wear shorts and when you can't, you will push your pants up to your knees and wear them like that.  This is what I deal with on a daily.  You are quite a little character and you make me laugh. 

Probably one of the highlights of your year, was a sleepover at your cousin Gavin's.  This was your second sleepover and you were very serious about what to pack, because you only wanted to pack things that Gavin would think was "cool".  Gavin's momma sent me pictures throughout the time and it looks like you had a blast.  You are already planning the next one.




You are getting really close to your baby brother and I love watching you with him.  You are very interested in when he's going to be able to do things and you always ask me "when I was a little baby could I do that?".  Now that he's walking and can get around better you two have really started playing together and the wrestling has already started.  You also look out for him.....you got on to a teacher at his Valentines party for starting to give him chocolate (he's allergic) and you warned the lady giving him his haircut that he had tubes put in.  You are a great big brother.

Your toys of choice are ninja turtles, power rangers, rescuebots and Legos.  You mainly watch Imagination Movers, but every now and again want to find something new on Netflix.  This led you to Aquabats.  I can never unsee what I've seen on that show, and I may always hold this against you.

We have started a tradition during our bedtime routine that I just love.  Once Nolan goes to bed, we will get in momma's bed and read 2-4 books.  You earn them throughout the day by how well you listen.  Most days it's two, but every now and then you will get four and you think you have hit the lottery.  After we are done reading books we'll play "I love you bigger".  This consists of us going back and forth saying what we love the other one bigger than.  Sometimes we're silly, sometimes we're serious and sometimes you just astonish me with how much you know.

Some of your cute sayings right now are:
  • "lapstick" - chapstick
  • "mom, I have the hiccups, give me a little tickle" - you are convinced tickles cure hiccups
  • "wackys" - khakis
  • "I can't know why...." - don't understand
I just love you so much and every day you make me proud and happy and crazy.