The Latest

I feel like I have been absent from blog world lately. Most of my free time has been devoted to house stuff and Christmas stuff. So, here are a few pictures of what Nolan has been up to-if I can get it done before nap time is over!!

He makes this "fish face" all the time. Not sure where he got it from

Getting into and onto EVERYTHING!! I am pretty sure that right after this picture he fell on his face but now he's got it down. Hours of entertainment...

Teething. 3 new teeth have been giving him and me fits. This is what everyday looked like for two straight weeks. My head just hurt from all the whining. 

Helping dad with the plumbing. The kitchen is almost done. Pictures will be posted eventually

Santa Baby

Don't have time to write much, but we hung out with Santa today. Nolan was very stoic. Honestly, I was hoping for the classic "Baby wailing in Santa's lap" picture, but we couldn't get him to cry either!! :) Maybe next year.

It's Beginning to Look A Lot Like Christmas

We were finally able to get our Christmas tree this past Friday. We usually get it the weekend after Thanksgiving, but it was raining and so cold this year! I had been itching to get it up since there are fewer weeks between the two holidays this year. The past two years we have gone out the the same tree farm to cut down the "perfect" tree. It was so fun to take Nolan this year. Thankfully he could really care less about the tree in our house and has, for the most part, left it alone. Yea!!!

My cute boys!

The tree

Dragging off his kill :)

Neither were overly excited about taking this picture :)

My parents are coming on the 24th so we needed 5 stockings. I always think that my mantle looks so lame- I need some greenery. Maybe next year. 

My New Favorite Thing

Before we had Nolan I found a really cute wooden highchair on Craigslist. I was so proud. I have since come to learn that cute does not always equal practical! He would slide around in the chair, bang his head on the back of it which would often lead to crying (meal time can be stressful enough!!), and it was difficult to clean. Then I found this magical chair. The best feature is that it folds down completely and I can put it away at the end of the day. Our house is little and any space saving we can do is a total bonus. Nolan also love it and will sit in there and eat toast or other snacks while I get things done in the kitchen. Score!!

Practicing for the Heisman. No pressure!! :)

Nine Months!!

Today Nolan is nine months old. I think it's fun that he's been out of my belly for as long as he was in there (more or less). He had his check up and is weighing in at 22 lbs. (70%) and length is 30 inches (93%). He is now "crawling", able to feed himself, has three teeth- with at least three on the way, and is just an all around joy. We are so thankful to have him in our lives!

Renovations

I have been fairly absent from blog world because we have been doing renovations in our house. It all started very simple and innocent. We were taking the wallpaper off the walls and ceiling (yes, we had wallpaper on the ceiling- it was horrible!!) in our kitchen and putting on a fresh coat of paint. The finale was to be new countertops. Well...it evolved into having all the ceilings on the main floor resurfaced, cracked plaster walls repaired, the walls in the kitchen skim coated, new floors, countertops, sink, faucet, and oven. My house has been a total disaster and I have hated having my crawling baby on the floor. Most of the workers should be out of here by the end of this week and then we will be painting, painting, painting! Anyone want to come over?? :) I will post pictures when it is all done. In the mean time here are a few of the little man.

I think he looks so big in this picture

In his new big boy seat. Out like a light!! :)

B.F.F.

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With a BAA and a MOO and a COCKADOODLEDOO...

Since this kid can't get enough of the "Barnyard Dance" he just had to be a chicken for halloween. Actually, I found this at a consignment sale months ago and have been so excited to use it. It was a fairly uneventful day. We put to costume on in the morning for pictures and visited with our neighbors. Went to a friends for lunch and to Gigi's and Papa's for dinner. He is by far the cutest chicken I have ever seen!