Look at Him Grow!

It is official... my baby is becoming a big boy! For the past week or so Nolan has been trying so hard to crawl. He was definitely army crawling- and was doing quite well with it! You'd better not have anything that he shouldn't have in eyesight or he was going to get it. But NOW... he took his official first crawl- hands and knees- on Friday night! He is only able to take about 2 "steps" and then he falls, but hey, it is a great start! I am so stinking proud!!

Another sign Nolan is becoming a big boy... we went and looked at Big Boy Carseats this weekend! Nolan's carrier is simply too small for him now. You can tell he is uncomfortable and he tries very hard, but unsuccessfully to sit up in it. Nolan looked so cute when we were "trying out" the seats. He seemed really happy to be able to sit up and have a lot more room. As soon as we buy one, we will definitely post pictures.

And a final sign... He is drinking his juice from a sippie cup! He does so well at holding the cup and placing it in his mouth. Just don't take it away from him while he is drinking; you may just have a monster on your hands!!!

6 Month Appointment

Nolan had his 6 month appointment on Friday. Another day filled with shots and tears! He had four shots and one oral "shot", including half of a flu shot. He definitely had a rough day after the shots, but he is doing fine now. Well, with the exception of the fact that his teeth have been bothering him a bunch latelty. I wish those darn teeth with just come through! So.... the details.... he now weighs 18lbs. 1oz. and is 26.5 inches long. The doctor again said that he was impressed with Nolan's development, including his new habit of scooting- maybe he will be crawling by Thanksgiving! Or Christmas at the latest! More pictures to come soon!

Just Monkeying Around

First off let me say that I am flabbergasted at how fast Nolan has been growing. Can you believe he is already six months old? I can hardly believe it myself! Nolan's First Halloween turned out to be a great night. It was beautiful outside with temperatures around 70 degrees. Nolan looked so darn cute in his monkey costume, but it was a little warm outside for him to be in it for too long. I say that he probably only had it on for a total of 30 minutes all night long. (We changed in and out of it three times to make sure that he didn't get too hot.) We didn't take him trick-or-treating, but we took him up to the firehouse where many families come to trick-or-treat and showed him off to our fire family! All in all it was a great night and Nolan looked as cute as can be. He HAD to be the cutest monkey in the world that night!!