Favorite spot

Nolan has taken a strong liking to his "spot" blankets. He has enjoyed it since he was tiny but he has become quite obsessive about it recently. If he finds it, he has to stop, suck his thumb and hold onto the blanket for a minute before he can move on. The other day, I was doing laundry and spot was sitting on the top of the basket. He noticed and then proceeded to crawl into the laundry basket and lay down to suck his thumb. Then, this morning we were putting away laundry in his room, and he saw spot through the crib rungs. Needless to say, he had to pull it out and have a little suck of the thumb. He doesn't typically suck his thumb outside of his crib and rarely without spot in his other hand. Spot and thumb go well together!

Texas Trip

We were able to escape the cold weather for a long weekend in Dallas to visit Danielle's dad. We had great weather, about 60 each day and sunny. We were able to take in a UNC basketball game at the new Cowboys football stadium which was great but Texas won (boo). We also made a trip to visit Santa which Nolan seemed to enjoy! Nolan also did great on his first plane ride which was a big relief to his nervous parents :)

Photo contest

I will be entering this photo in a contest over at: http://iheartfaces.blogspot.com/
Let's hope I win!

Pumpkin Patch

Nolan and Danielle were fortunate enough to be able to visit a farm that had animals, hay rides and a pumpkin patch a few weeks ago. I wasn't able to be along but it sounded and looked like a great time!

Update

Nolan has gone back to his pacifier but not for the same reasons! He is now a fan of chewing on it from all angles except the correct way. We also gave him a teething biscuit the other day. He wasn't sure what to make of it. He is growing up so quickly. As I type this post, he just pulled himself up to standing along side the couch, trying to get to the computer to help. At this point his help is not needed!

A Fun Game With Dad

One of Nolan's favorite activites is sitting on my knees, grabbing my hair and having me rub my head against his belly. He gets the giggles and is usually howling in laughter by the time we are done. It's a nice weapon to have when he is getting fussy. Is there anything better than a little kid laughing?

Sucking My Thumb

A few weeks ago Nolan decided that he had had enough of his pacifier and it was time to move on to bigger and better things. Namely his thumb. It was very strange, he had loved his pacifier pretty much from day one and now has decided he wants nothing to do with it. We were hoping to get him back to his pacifier and off his thumb since that is an easier habit to break when the time comes: so far no luck!