*Bjorn and I's first trip without baby.
*Nolan's first time at the fair
*Nolan's first tooth! (well teeth)
*Nolan's first day of daycare
*Nolan's first swim lesson
and
*Nolan's first ear infection
Bjorn and I left over Labor Day weekend (Thursday-Sunday) and headed to Alexandria, VA for my friend Brittney's wedding. I felt really good about the decision not to bring Nolan because I knew we needed a trip just the two of us and he would be in good hands with my Mom and Grandma (tutu) who were driving up to take care of him. However, the day before we were supposed to leave I started to get sad! Then I started to have all of these morbid thoughts about dying and how I would feel awful about leaving Nolan parentless....what?!? Seriously, I've never been afraid to fly. I've flown since I was little and have always loved it. But this time, I was nervous. During take-off my palms were super sweaty and I kept trying to distract myself by reading the 3 trashy gossip magazines I bought in the airport. Obviously everything went fine, but is this what it's going to be like going forward?? Nervous nelly thinking death thoughts every time we leave?? Whew...this is going to be exhausting :)
Anyways, we had such a fun time in Alexandria and really enjoyed having it just be the two of us. It actually wasn't that weird not having Nolan there. It felt just like any other time we traveled together...probably because we did quite a bit of traveling together before Nolan was even a thought. On Thursday we walked around Old Town. We shopped a little and bar/restaurant hopped. Friday, we headed to Arlington Cemetery to visit my Papa. It's the third time I've visited since he was laid to rest and I still get choked up. He was such a wonderful man and was my best friend. I know he would have been such a good Grandpa to Nolan. We will make sure to tell Nolan all about him when he's older. Saturday was wedding day! It was so fun being a part of such a great friend's special day as well. The wedding was beautiful. She was a beautiful bride and I'm so happy for her and Matt. Can't wait for you to make some little leprechauns so Nolan will have some buddies :)
Clam shots at the Clam Bar
Visiting my Papa at Arlington
FaceTime with our little man
When we returned from our trip, we decided to make that Monday (labor day) a fun-filled family day and head to the state fair. My Mom and Grandma were staying the rest of the week so they came with. It was actually really fun! Nolan had a great nap before we left and then was up for 5.5 hours straight...not sure how he did it and he was so happy the whole time. Usually he is only up for about 1.5-2 hrs at a time, so we were impressed. Nolan got his fair share of people watching and weird smells to last him the whole year :)
He was mesmerized by the cows
Haha..this makes me laugh.
My Mom playing the 'shoot out the red star' game...her favorite :)
A few days after the fair Nolan seemed to be a little off. He going crazy trying to chew on everything (even more than he already had been) and just a little extra fussy. He wouldn't take his bottle unless he was almost asleep, so I knew something was up. My Mom put him down for a nap one afternoon and said she felt something sharp in his mouth and sure enough, once we he woke up, we could see the little tooth that popped through! I was so excited! A few days later the second one came through so now he has two cute little stubs on the bottom :) I've heard horror stories about babies teething, so if this is how my child handles teething, I'm a happy Mama!
Nolan's first day of daycare was on Monday, September 8th. Unfortunately I had to work so I couldn't drop him off. But Bjorn did a great job of getting him ready and his bag all packed! Side Note: As Nolan has grown older, I've done a really good job of trying not to do everything and being okay with things done 'not my way' when it comes to Nolan. Bjorn is really good at being a Daddy :)
Nolan doesn't do early mornings...
He had his first swim lesson the day after he started daycare. We signed up at Foss in Woodbury for a 15 week long session Tuesdays. He loves them so far! We have only been to two because of him being sick but the second class he just splashed away! My good friend Dana and her son, baby G are in our class so Nolan learns how to act like a big kid from Gary (Gary is 3 months older than Nolan:)
Hopefully we can snag some pictures during his next class.
The last first...Nolan's first ear infection. :( I knew starting daycare meant the introduction of new germs and I had accepted this fact. I just didn't expect for it to happen this quick?! It's not like I've had my son hibernating the past 6 months. We go out all of the time. I really let whoever hold him (including random strangers on the plane....I had to pee and figured the lady next to me looked pretty normal) he chews on toys that were dropped on the floor (on accident) chews on our socks that are on the ground, people's fingers..etc. I'm not saying that I let him do this stuff...I think it's gross but he's pretty quick these days and I can't keep everything out of his mouth. Anyways, he went to daycare Monday. First swim lesson Tuesday and Wednesday morning when he woke up, he was congested. I suctioned him a few times in the morning and he seemed better so I sent him back to daycare so I could run some errands before I picked up my Dad at the airport. When we picked him up later in the day, he sounded really congested and had a runny nose. That night I ended up suctioning him out multiple times (with the nose frida! best. thing. ever). I pulled out his rock n play from storage and put him to bed in that. Luckily the kid still slept 11 hours.
This blog post was started a while back...now it's October 7th and I'm just finishing it...also, my child is still sick. Just when he got a little better in late September, I sent him back to daycare. When I dropped him off I noticed a few kiddos with runny noses and the teacher seemed to sound like she didn't have much for a voice. I swear it wasn't 4 days later and he was at it again..coughing all night long. That turned into a cough, sneeze and runny nose. Which progressed to congestion in his nose as well as his chest. The dry cough turned into a productive cough which he does not like the taste of the junk he coughs up. His facial expressions are pretty funny. I feel so bad for the kid, he can't catch a break. I'm all about exposing him to germs, but the good ones. Since he was a week old, I've been taking him to the mall, flying on airplanes, letting whoever hold him, doing so because I knew it was important to expose him. But daycare germs are just nasty. Plus, it seems like everyone I talk to is sick with the change of weather. Sooo, we wait. He has been to the doctor twice and the doc verified that it's just a virus...a really long virus. Today is day 11. The doctor said he has noticed this virus going around and on average it's been lasting 3-4 weeks...super. At least the little guy is sleeping well. Most days he eats great however there are times when he so congested it's hard for him to drink his bottle. Despite all of this sickness, he continues to be his sweet little self. I feel so blessed to have such a happy little boy!
Other little random bits about the little guy:
He loves to roll all over the living room hunting down his toys. He loves the remote and recently gets a little angry when we take it away...not looking forward to the attitude!
He has been sitting up by himself for a while now and is almost able to go from laying on his stomach to sitting up.
He is so close to crawling. Right now he just uses his right arm to inch his way forward...your typical baby army crawl :)
He sleeps about 11 1/2 hours a night. Naps are usually 1.5 - 2 hours. And he takes 3 a day most days.
He has two bottom teeth. I haven't noticed any others that look like they are ready to make an appearance any time soon.
He LOVES puffs. His favorite foods are green beans, peas and peaches.
First Twin's game. Trying to steal baby Everett's pacifier :)
That's it for now!
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