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!!

Nolan's First Wedding

Saturday morning, we woke up, packed up the car, and were on the road by 7:30.  Bill needed to go to Nevco Saturday morning for a little bit, because they've been really busy during the week and needed to catch up on a few projects.  Nolan and I dropped Bill off and headed to Nana and Papa T's house to hang out while daddy was working.  After a few hours of work, Bill called and I went to pick him up. 

Upon returning home, I went up to my old bedroom and found Nana reading to Nolan.  What a perfect picture opportunity.  Nolan loves to be read to.  I'm really glad Nollie likes to be read to because Bill and I both enjoy reading.  Hopefully, Nolan's interest in books continues to grow as he does.

 Poot liked to help Nana turn the pages

The end of the book had a mirror in it.  Nollie didn't really know what to think.

After reading a book about bears, Nana decided to let Nolan hold one of my old bears.  Nolan really liked the soft bear.  He would smile and laugh every time someone rubbed the bear against his skin!  The bear is about as big as Nolan.  Finally, someone his size to pick on!!

Bill, Nolan, and I all took a little nap because we had  a wedding to go to later in the afternoon.  When we awoke from our cat nap, we started to get ready for the wedding.  Since we were all dolled up, I wanted to have some pictures taken, of course!!  It was SO hot outside!! The boys didn't complain though and smiled for the camera.

Because it was so hot outside, 95 degrees, I was worried about the church being warm with all the guests.  Of course, the church was about 87 degrees inside.  Nolan sweats a lot, so he was soaked by the end of the ceremony.  He did a great job though.  Not one peep and he even ate his bottle.  Everyone couldn't believe how good he was!!  

Nolan has not met a lot of our friends, so it was a great opportunity for him to meet everyone.  Uncle Farmer had to get his hands on Poot as soon as he saw him!!  After the ceremony, we went to the reception.  Nolan was able to meet a few more people before he finished his bottle and fell asleep on my shoulder at 7:00, with the music blaring and everyone talking.  He was a tired little boy.  Nana and Uncle Jaron picked him up from the reception.  Bill and I had a great time visiting with friends we haven't seen for awhile.  Congratulations to Mr. and Mrs. Holtschulte!! The wedding was beautiful!!

Nolan's First Dip in A Pool

A few Kellerman Dental girls, (Sam, Lisa, Jackie, and myself) decided we should go to Sam's house after work and swim in her pool.  I decided this would be the perfect opportunity for Poot to have his first experience in a pool.  I ran home and grabbed all of our pool stuff, Nolan, and half of the house to take to Sam's.

We arrived at Sam's house and jumped right in.  Nolan LOVED it.  He was so chill and relaxed. I had bought Nolan a floaty from DG last weekend and it ended up working great.  He kept trying to eat the whale's eyeballs. Poot hung out in his floaty for a little bit and I held him in the pool too.  After awhile it started to become a little chilly with the wind, so we got out of the pool and dried off.

 

Thanks Miss Jackie for taking our pictures!! 

I believe Lisa is in the background trying to conquer the raft!

Sam and Ali are great hostesses, they loaded us up with goodies!!  Nolan ate and hung out with Ali and Levi.  Nolan must think Levi is pretty cool because he kept grabbing Levi's face and talking to him. 

If anyone has ever seen the movie, "Hook" you will know what the caption below is referencing to.  Bill and I say it all the time when Nolan plays with our faces!

"There you're Peter!"

We were all listening to the radio outside, when I heard the announcement for a Tornado Watch in St. Louis.  I hurried up, packed up Poot, and we headed home.  Nolan must have been exhausted from all of the swimming, because he fell asleep on the way home.  He barely woke up when I changed his clothes and fed him!

Whichever way you look at it, what a great way to end the week or begin the weekend!

Happy Memorial Day

Wow!! What a beautiful day outside.  90 degrees and SUNNY!! We had a crazy busy weekend this weekend.  It seems like every time we get a long weekend it goes by way too quick. Friday night, Nolan and Bill were able to have some fun before all of the crazy running around started.  Poot sure loves his daddy!!

The craziness started Saturday, Nolan and I drove up early because I wanted Nana to give me a new hairstyle.  I got at least 8 inches cut off and my hair is now a chestnut brown.  Nolan didn't know what to think when I was talking to him.  He would smile and then just stare at me, like who is this woman that sounds like my mommy.  Bill arrived around 5:00 and we went to cousin Ethan's graduation party.  I cannot believe Ethan has graduated from High School.  When Bill and I first started dating, he was in 8th Grade. Anyways, the weather was not cooperative, 40 degrees and rainy.  It was a good thing we didn't arrive to the party any earlier than we did because Irving had softball size hail that did MAJOR damage to a lot of cars and houses.  Poor Aunt Lori and Ethan's trucks are ruined!! :( Poot did a great job though, he toughed it out for a few hours even though he was passed around like a sack of potatoes.

Sunday morning, Bill went back down to our house to work on his thesis without any interruptions.  Sunday afternoon, Nolan and I went to two more graduation parties.  Sunday's weather was the complete opposite of Saturday's weather.  We went to cousin Dillon and cousin Hannah's graduation parties.  We had a great time and Nolan was passed around again and was able to meet everyone.  It was really neat because Nolan was able to meet my kindergarten teacher.

The Pfiefer families are in town from Tennessee, so after the graduation parties Sunday, everyone went to Grandma and Grandpa Young's for a get together.  Poor Nollie was so exhausted, we skipped the party so he could catch up on his sleep.  He slept SO GOOD, and so did mommy!!

Monday morning, we missed daddy, so Papa T drove down to pick him up and bring him back for the party at Fuller's.  We didn't want to have two cars, and I wanted to take a nice nap on the way home after the party.  While Papa T was picking up Bill, Aunt Kelby and I wanted to dip Nolan's feet in the pond to see what his reaction would be.  The water was a little chilly, so I was worried he would become upset.  We were surprised when he stood in the water and didn't object at all.  I think it helped because Boog, our dog, was in the water next to Nolan lapping up the water.  Nolan just smiled at Boog and stared at the waves he was making.  I hope one day Nolan and Boog become inseparable.  Boog has started to become more comfortable around Nolan, he even licked Poot's toes and made him laugh.  After Bill and Papa T made it home, we went to Fuller's around noon and had a great time with all of the family.  The food was delicious!!

 Chillin with Uncle B-Rad and Aunt Juju

 Nap Time

 Precious

 Woke up HAPPY

Friday Fun Day

We started the morning off going to the park and playing with Madison and Grant!  It was a little bit warmer than expected, so after awhile of playing we decided to pack up and go to lunch where there was AIR CONDITIONING!  We all had a delicious lunch and said our goodbyes.

Later this afternoon, Grandpa and Grandma Purcell and Rebekah came to visit Poot.  We went out to eat at La Casa and came back to the house to have some playtime with Bopi and the grandkids!  Nolan couldn't take his eyes off of Bekah, she was very entertaining.  Nolan got to show off his new move, rolling over to his belly.  Bopi and Memaw couldn't believe how happy of a baby Nolan is!!  Bopi taught Nolan how to drive a truck.  I said if he is anything like his daddy we need to imitate the police sirens pulling him over!! What a fun evening to end the day!

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 Already teaching Nolan some wrestling moves

 Shifting gears

 These two kind of look like they're related

Nolan is 5 Months Old

Today, my little boy is 5 months old!! Bill and I measured and weighed him last night because he doesn't have to go back to the pediatrician until he is 6 months old.  Nolan measured 26 inches in length and weighed 16lbs 8oz.  Once again, we don't know how accurate these measurements are, but at least we know he is growing.  Nolan is starting to scoot himself across the floor by squirming his arms and legs.  I will lay him down on his belly and go into the kitchen for a minute and when I come back, he has turned himself the complete opposite direction and moved about half a foot from his original spot.  It won't be too long and he will be crawling all over the place.

What a fun and amazing journey these past five months have been.  It seems weird to think Nolan has only been in our lives for five months because it feels like he has always been apart of our lives.  I think back to what Bill and I used to do before we had Nollie, and life was kind of boring.  Yes, we slept a lot more and went to the movies instead of Netflix movies on a regular basis, but Nolan brings such joy and love into our lives it is worth a little less sleep and watching movies at home on the couch.

Pooter has finally grown enough to wear the Converse sneakers Nana bought for him when he was only a month old.  I remember the day Nana bought them for Nolan, I told her he wouldn't be able to wear the Chucks until he was two years old.  Boy, was I wrong! Nolan is wearing them at age 5 months!! Silly Pooter!!

 

The "Chucks"

Happy 5 Months Poot!! 

Daddy and I love you very much!!