Nolan's 6 Month Check up!

Today was Nolan's 6 Month Check Up with the pediatrician.  Nollie weighed in at 18 pounds 1.5 ounces and measured 27 and 1/4 inches long.  Nolan is 65th percentile for his weight and 55th percentile for his height.  Our little boy is growing up.  I cannot believe he is half a year old!

Nolan has started rolling all over the place.  If I place him in the living room on the floor and leave for a minute, when I come back Nolan has rolled himself all the way to the other side of the room.  One day I watched him do this and it was hilarious.  He just rolls back to belly, back to belly, until he reaches an object and can no longer roll.  Nolan doesn't have any teeth yet, but Dr. Hulsen said it will be soon because she can feel the teeth under his gums. Nolan is starting to sit up all alone, chew on his feet, blow raspberries, and develop an even bigger personality.

Since Nolan is developing so much, he also decided to develop a gag reflex as well!!  This poor child.  Anytime we stick baby food in his mouth it makes him gag, no matter what the flavor.  The pediatrician said this is normal for a baby his age, and it should pass within a month.  We have to keep introducing baby food, so he can learn to control his tongue and gag reflex.  Fingers crossed he grows out of this!!  All I could think about when the pediatrician was explaining the gag reflex to me, was how hard its going to be to try and take xrays on Nolan when he comes in for his dental exam!  It's a pain to try and take xrays on a patient with a gag reflex.

The Tweety band-aids make yet another appearance on Nolan's left thigh.

Nolan did a great job with his vaccinations this time around.  He only cried for about 20 seconds after the shots were given and then he was over it.  We ran a few errands, came home and Nolan ate, then he fell into his trance watching a movie.  A few of Nolan's favorite movies are as follows:  Finding Nemo, Toy Story 2 and 3, Open Season 2.  I had to snap a few pictures of Nolan while he was in his "trance."

 Mom, seriously, what do you want?!?

Happy Bubba!!

My little booba is growing up so fast!! These past 6 months have been such a blessing on our lives.  We love you Pooter!!

Cardinals vs. Phillies

Last week at work, Bill received 4 FREE Cardinals Tickets for the game on June 21st!!  Bill and I asked our good friends, The Kellers, to go to the game with us.  We went last night and had a blast.  It was really nice to be out of the house, sans children, and have grown up conversations with each other.  I don't think Mickey Mouse Clubhouse was mentioned one time!! 

Man did we hit the jackpot with our seats! Gate 2 Section 144 Row 3; right behind the Cardinals dugout.  Thank you Nevco for the amazing seats!

The game started out with the Cardinals and Phillies neck and neck, but when the 8th Inning rolled around "s*** hit the fan", as they say.  Since the Phillies scored 9 runs in the 8th Inning, we decided to leave the ballpark and head home.  The weather was perfect and we had a great time catching up!!

 Tiff and Mark

 NO zoom here. Actual distance from First base

 William and I

 Coach La Russa, pacing back and forth in the dugout

Happy Father's Day!!

Happy First Father's Day to Daddy!! 

Bill,
I want to thank you for being such an amazing father and husband.  Nolan has such a great role model to look up to and I know you will do a great job raising our many children in the years to come.  It truly fills my heart with joy to see the two of you together everyday!!  Nolan and I love you very much and we are proud to call you Daddy!!

Because I am horrible at waiting to give/receive surprises, I went ahead and gave Bill his Father's Day presents on Friday.  Bill absolutely loved the picture frame and picture of Nolan in his onesie!! He laughed so hard.  I don't really understand it, but Uncle Joe thought it was hilarious too when Bill showed him the picture.  I'll have Bill leave a comment explaining the meaning behind this coding.  Nolan also gave Bill a book called, A Father's Legacy.  This book is almost like a journal, where Bill can leave comments and write memorable events down from his life's past and present.  One day when this book is all filled out, Bill will leave it to Nolan, so he can look back on his Daddy's life.  We also gave Daddy, a nice coffee mug and a phone case that holds CREDIT CARDS!! Finally, I have conquered Bill's "pocket diet" and replaced the stupid rubber band, which acted as his money clip.  Now I will no longer be embarrassed to go places with Bill when he has to pay!! :)

A Day on the Farm

Wow! What a busy weekend we had back home!!  Bill, Nolan, and I headed up north Friday morning.  Nana picked Nolan and I up at Nevco, while Bill went to work.  Nolan and I hung out on the farm Friday with Papa T and the newest edition, a PIG!  Nolan absolutely loves being outside, especially going on Kubota rides.

What is that Papa T?!?

 

Don't worry, we washed our hands after petting the piggie!!

 Let's Go Mommy!!

Just a little....bit......closer 

After being outside for a little bit, I had to bring Nolan inside so I could take some pictures for Bill's Father's Day present.  As many of you know, Bill is a Mechanical Engineer.  What many of you may not know, Bill is a computer programming MASTER.  Bill is all about open source programs, because they are free.  One of the programs Bill likes to use is called Linux.  I decided to look online for a onesie with Linux code written on it and I hit the jackpot!!  I took a few pictures of Nolan in his onesie, chose my favorite one, and we put it in a frame to give to Bill for Father's Day.  Here are a few pictures from our photo shoot on Friday.

Saturday, we all went to Dana and Garrett's wedding.  Bill had to work, so Papa T and Nolan stayed at home, while Nana, Aunt Kelby, and I went to the wedding.  The reception didn't start until a little bit later, so we went back to pick up Papa T, Uncle Chance, Bill, and Nolan after the wedding.  As everyone else was getting ready, Papa T decided to take Nolan on a Kubota ride.  Nolan fell asleep!!

Since Garrett is my cousin, Nolan was able to meet a few more family members.  After we ate, Grandma Donna and Grandpa Rick came to the reception, so Nolan could go home with them and stay the night at their house.  Bill and I stayed for a few more hours and then went back to Nana and Papa T's to SLEEP.

This morning, we woke up at 7:00 and went to pick up Nolan from Grandma and Grandpa Funderburk's.  As Bill and I were getting into the car to pick up Poot, Bill looked at me and said, "Just think 7:00am was the crack of dawn 6 months ago, and now it is sleeping in!!"  We laughed pretty hard at this statement because it is so true.  When we arrived at the Funderburk's, Nolan and Donna were out on the front porch waving at us.  Donna cooked us a delicious breakfast and we headed home.

Goodies from Daddy!

Bill returned this afternoon around 5:00.  Nolan and I were so excited to see Bill we didn't even notice the bag of goodies he brought us.  Nolan didn't know who Bill was when he walked into the house.  Poot's eyes became really big and he stared at Bill like, you sound familiar do I know you!?!

Saturday, Bill, Bopie, and Uncle Joe, went to Shaker Village of Pleasant Hill, Kentucky.  Shaker Village is a historic Shaker community in central Kentucky.  While there, the guys went on a Riverboat ride on the Kentucky River.  Bill went into a craft store while waiting to go on the Riverboat Ride and bought Nolan and I some goodies.

Daddy kept Nolan and I updated with pictures while he was away on his trip.  Here is Bill on the Kentucky Lake Riverboat Ride.

Bill bought Nolan a handcrafted wooden rattle.  Poot LOVES it, except he doesn't shake it like a rattle, he chews on it like a chew toy!!  The way Nolan was chewing on the rattle, one would have thought it was a piece of steak.  I was worried the wood was covered in a polyurethane finish, but a piece of paper in the box states, the wood is covered with a safe oil finish.  I wanted to make sure it didn't taste chemically, so i chewed on the rattle as well.  It tasted like wood and nothing else!!  Bill thought I was crazy for chewing on the rattle! Bill brought me a beautiful handmade vase.  It will definitely be used in the future whenever Nolan brings me dandelions. :)

 Get it!!

My pretty vase and the box Poot's rattle came in!!

Thank you so much Daddy.  We love our gifts, but love having you back home even MORE!!

Turtle Turtle!

This weekend, Bill and Bopie went to Kentucky to visit Uncle Joe.  Nolan and I decided to stay home and spend some quality mommy and Nollie time together!!

Friday afternoon, we went over to The Martinez household and swam with the Kellers and the Martinez's.  What a fun time we had!!  Afterwards, we came home and went right to bed.  The swimming must have worn Poot out because he slept through the thunderstorm we had Friday night. 

Saturday, Nolan and I just hung around and were really lazy.  We didn't even change out of our pajamas, which was nice for a change!!  Since we didn't leave the house all day, we played and played.  Nolan is starting to become very interactive and playful.

Nolan is starting to become more independent as well.  He is trying to sit up on his own without any help.  Of course, I like to be a little overprotective, so we practiced with pillows all around him.  I placed the pillows after a spill that scared mommy, Poot just laughed though.

 Big boy

 Going over.....

This is the life!

After we practiced sitting up alone, we did tummy time.  Nolan isn't a fan of tummy time, so he is always rolling over!!  I decided to bring out his stuffed turtle Gigi gave him for Easter.  Nolan LOVED the turtle!! I would lay the turtle on him and he would just bust out laughing.  It was the funniest thing ever.  I would take the turtle away and he would look for it until I placed the turtle back on Poot's belly.  Nolan was placing some wrestling moves on the turtle that would make Daddy proud!!  I think Nollie has a new buddy for life!

 

So Funny!!

 

Poot's got Him in a Head Lock

What a fun and relaxing weekend Poot and I had together.  We really miss Daddy though!! This is the longest Bill has been away from Nolan and I at the same time.  It's definitely a good thing we have FaceTime because I don't think Daddy would have survived without it!! We are anxiously awaiting his arrival.  Until then we will play with Mr. Turtle and laugh the day away!!