Nolan - Dec 2013/Jan 2014

 

Nolan Michael you are such a ham.  In the last month you have learned how to get into everything and never quit moving.  You love to pull all the dishes out of the cabinets and drawers, the movies out of their basket, the stuffed animals out of your room, the laundry out of the dryer and pretty much anything else that isn't nailed down.  You keep me on my toes!

You also love messing with your brother.  You will walk up and hug him one minute and then slap his head the next.  He has started wrestling you and you love every minute of it.  It makes me so happy to see the two of you growing close and I hope that you will become friends as well as brothers.

 

You have really started noticing and mimicking what goes on around you.  You start dancing the minute you hear a beat (a cute little booty shake) and you point and grunt and copy words.  You are starting to notice the TV and love to flip through books.

 



You are so proud of yourself when you get where you want to go and will look back at me and say "oooooo".  You have also learned to shake your head "no" and when I get on to you, you just shake your head and smile.

 

You are still a great eater and won't turn many foods down.  You really, really enjoy Mexican food.

 

Christmas was a lot of fun for you and you loved Santa and the Christmas tree.  You even did a pretty good job opening your presents for being so young.

Even though you are a happy happy boy, every time we took you to the doctor you'd have an ear infection.  Most of the time I didn't even know anything was wrong because you weren't really all that fussy, but at your well baby visits they would catch it.  So, the doctor decided to put tubes in your ears.  This made your momma a little nervous because they had to put you under to do it, but the whole procedure took about 15 minutes and then you were back in my arms.  The hardest part was keeping you in the room pre-op.....

waiting and waiting

making a run for it

And my dear I will apologize now.  It looks like you are going to have my curly frizzy hair.  You had some crazy curls going on and it was sticking out everywhere, so we got you your first cut.

before

during

after

Baby boy, from the very beginning everyone has commented on what a happy baby you are.  You bring me so much joy and I can just tell how sweet and kind you are going to be.  I love you so much and love watching you learn and soak everything in.

 

Huston - Oct/Nov 2013

Huston this picture sums you up.  You are adorable, silly, stylish and crazy.  I'm combining your Oct/Nov posts (forgive me this once!).

You are really enjoying school and have learned all of your letters, count to 19ish, and are getting pretty good at writing your name.  Every word you hear you ask, "what's kind of letter does "X" start with?"  You are also learning to sign your letters which I think is awesome.  Unfortunatley I can't really help you with that.  Peer pressure has set in.  You are now very aware of how cool your outfit is.  You've even linked the direct correlation between your shirt and who will be your best friend that day.  Usually you are hoping for Garrett.  Toddler songs are also now cool.  I tried playing them for you for a few years now and you had no interest, but now that they do them at school they are acceptable.  This means I hear lots of interesting wording of "Old McDonald", "Bingo", "This Old Man" and many others.  My favorite part of all this is that you picked up the phase "my fair lady" and often call me that.  I think it fits quite nicely.

You are still in an eating rut and there are only a few things that are "tasty".  You are officially off of a sippy cup though and although that means lots of spills, you are doing really good at it.

Physically you are getting tall and skinny with a belly.  Your dimples are really showing now and you do this cute little mouth slant when you talk.  Baths aren't quite as fun as they used to be, so it takes some convincing to get you clean these days.

You've experienced your first loss.  Your Beta fish, Ernie, went to fishie heaven.  You thought about it for a second and then decided he went to be with Holly, Nama's dog.  That was that.

The phrase "wasn't me" has started, immediately followed by "i not lie."  "i not did it."  This is not good.  You also took a toy home from daycare in your backpack.  Lots of life lessons learned this month, but I have to give you credit.....once I explain why it's wrong it sticks with you and you repeat it back.  Over and over.

Although you enjoyed the farm life while we stayed with Papa and Memaw for a couple months, we are finally in our own house in Stillwater.  You are rediscovering your old toys and getting into a routine again. 

We've been to a whirlwind of birthday parties.  First we went to Gavins.  You love that cousin of yours.  Then we had Nolan's party and Gavin stayed over.  The next days was cousin Macie's party.  Needless to say when mine was the same weekend, I think you thought I made it up and you and Gavin laughed at me.

Here are some snapshots from the last two months.  Love you buddy.

crazy hair day

superman

trick or treat at dedas

dress up with brother

cousin sleepover

cousin gavin

Nolan - ONE YEAR

Baby boy, how are you a year old already? You are such a cute and happy boy and I just can't love on you enough.  But, don't get me wrong you do have an ornery side too.  You are learning how to tell us what you want with hand gestures and grunts.  You love to clap and point and have learned how to say goodbye with a crazy arm wave.  If you want my attention you will grab my chin and make me look at you.  You'll also turn your head to the side and get right in my face and say "eh?".  One of your favorite things to do is to headbutt.  Most of the time it doesn't hurt to badly, but others you will have little red spots on your head from doing it so hard.  You also love to give kisses.  Open mouthed, humming kisses.  And if I don't watch you it ends with you biting my lips.

You have some crazy fuzzy hair in the back that will not lie down.  Everyone is still trying to figure out if it's going to be red, blonde or brown.  Your little mouth is full of nine teeth and you are getting better at letting me brush your teeth.  You still have no interest in walking, but cruise and crawl pretty much anywhere you want to go.

We had a great time at your 1st birthday party surrounded by family and friends.  After fighting some ear infections you got better just in time and were a happy boy all day long.  You weren't that into the cake, but devoured the pizza for dinner.  I cannot keep you full.  Your favorite part was playing with tape, but now that all the excitement is over you are playing with all the toys you got.

It has been a great first year and it is so much fun to see your personality and looks develop.  You are going to be such a sweet, loving, funny and handsome boy.  xoxox



Trick or Treat

Boys, we had a great Halloween. We started with a Fall Festival at your daycare and then later that week went Trick or Treating in Chandler with Cooper Gibson. Huston, your costume evolved from dinosaur to Spiderman Santa to Superman. I don't think anyone was too suprised.

The Dino Brothers

My cutie patootie

H with his class

School Fall Festival

Nolan and Conner

Inspecting their goods

candy!

Trick or Treating at Dedas

Nolan - 11 months

Nolan, how can you be 11 months old?  Next month we will be celebrating your first birthday!  You are getting to be such a fast little boy.  On your knees!  You will not walk.  No matter what.

You have so much just experiencing life.  I love watching you look and play with things to figure them out.  You love moving your arms, clapping, eating your feet, making sounds.  When Huston is practicing his ABC's, you even pitch in with some noises that sounds just like the letters....in the right spots!  It's kind of amazing.

You are still a great eater and will eat anything we give you.  And you love ice.  Love it.

Now that mommy is going back to work, we had to start you in daycare.  It was so hard on me anyway, but you did not adjust well at first and it killed me.  The first week you cried and cried and the teachers said you had a hard time.  We moved you to a different room and you are doing so much better.

1st day of daycare

 I love you so much baby boy.  I can't even tell you how happy you make us. 

Huston - September 2013

H - I am constantly amazed at how much you learn on a daily basis.  Your brain is a little sponge and you have such a funny unique way of looking at things.

You have been loving your time in Oklahoma and being surrounded by family.  We had a playdate with your cousin Gavin the other day and you guys quickly became best buds.  Then fought.  Then buds again.

We went to Frontier City and you sure loved the "tornado" which is basically the bucket seats that spin around really fast.  You kept talking about how you couldn't hold your head up.  We played some arcade games, met Gavin for lunch, you got a haircut and then soft yogurt.  It was a great mommy/son day.

You are loving life on the farm and are Papa's official gate opener, okra picker and Kubota passenger.

You think a bandaid is the cure for all cuts, bumps and bruises.  You call windmills windshields.  You call dark clouds "dirty".  You love the word "much".  "That is so much short", "That is so much dirty".

You absolutley lov Pre-K.  I look forward to picking you up and hearing about your day.  You have made a BFF, Christopher, and he taught you how to rap.  I got to school early one day and watched you at recess and you and your friends would just run and run and then throw yourselves on the ground laughing.  It makes me so happy to see you having so much fun.

We went to see the Short's the last couple weekends and you found your artistic side when Alanda and Madi brought out the paint.  I think you are officially hooked.  You also performed some of your vocal and dance moves for us.

Your Dad and I are so proud of you.  You are a sweet, caring, smart and very handsome boy.  Love you so much.

Nolan - 10 months

Nolan, you are becoming such a little character.  Everyone who sees you talks about how cute and happy you are.  You are ALWAYS smiling.  And clucking your tongue.  And blabbering.

You are mastering peek-a-boo, sloppy kisses and grabbing momma's nose.  Papa's dog, Dog, is your best friend.  You also love Papa's beef jerky and picking things out of his overall pockets.

Daddy has called you "creepy" for awhile now.  You have officially earned the name.  You will crawl so fast right by us and then pop up like a little prairie dog.  Always creeping up on us.

You did have a rough week or two.  You got a cold, started teething and got an upset tummy all at once.  My happy boy was so sad and it was hard to not be able to help you feel better.  Luckily that is all behind us now and you are back to my happy happy boy.  Although you are still teething....and are chewing on everything....mostly your fingers.

We love you so much little guy and you just get cuter every day!