TV - WOW!

For the first few months Nolan didn't seem to notice this big talking box but lately he sure seems more and more interested in the bright colors and sounds that come from the TV. It certainly makes you very aware of all the junk that is on TV in short order when your child starts looking at it! So far Danielle is doing a great job of trying to limit his TV exposure during the day to just a half hour or so of "Praise Baby" - which he absolutely loves.

The Exersaucer

Danielle was able to find a sweet deal on an "exersaucer" for Nolan and so far his enjoyment has far exceeded the $7 price tag. So many buttons to push and objects to grab and try to suck on!

First Pool Experience

While at the hotel this weekend we thought it would be fun for Nolan to have his first pool experience. We floated him in the lake a couple of times this summer but thought it was time for him to try the pool. He absolutely loves his bath time and thankfully the pool water was nearly as warm as his bath. He seemed mostly indifferent to the whole experience - not really loving it or hating it. He just seemed to be taking it all in. After dad was red in the face from blowing up his floating pool toy we finally made it into the water. His mom also wanted to have him wear his red swim trunks at least once before they are too small!

No More Swaddling!

Danielle decided to get brave a few weeks ago while I was away for a night and give Nolan a try at sleeping with his arms unswaddled. Amazingly he did quite well and has been sleeping in a "sleep sack" with his arms loose for a couple of weeks now.

What a relief for us as we were fully expecting that Nolan would probably need to go to his first day of school with a swaddle on or at the very least we were expecting a bad week or two of sleeping while trying to break him of wearing the swaddle at night. It has been so great to just lay him into his crib and night and not be cinching up a swaddling blanket that is either too big or too small!

Hanging with the cousins

We were able to get Nolan together with his 2 cousins a few weeks ago. Fun to see how much the little ones have changed in 4 months and what a character Kylar is turning into! He is a great big brother and sure loves his little cousin Nolan.

The Bumbo

As Nolan seems to be getting stronger and stronger each day Danielle thought it would be fun to get him a "Bumbo" chair. We have heard good things from other friends that have had them and thought Nolan might enjoy it.

So far he seems to enjoy it for short periods of time. The funniest thing so far was when Danielle set him in his chair looking out the window. She said he was delighted to just be sitting and looking outside like a "big boy".

A Few Rough Nights

Nolan had been zipping along these last 2 months sleeping pretty much like clockwork from 10PM until 6AM. Then out of the blue he started waking up at 3:30 or 4 AM and just screaming. He was pretty much inconsolable for about an hour before going back to sleep.

We still have him sleeping in his "burrito" roll at night but he is getting a little too strong for it. He breaks out and once his arms are free he is wide awake.

Thankfully after a couple of bad nights he seems to be back to his normal sleep routine. We thought this T-shirt summed up his life the past couple of weeks!