Nolan- 4 months

Weight: 17 pounds 10 ounces (88%)
Length: 25.7 inches (73%)


Likes:
- Our dogs. They make him laugh and he loves watching them.
- Taking off his jammies in the morning. I don't know why but he thinks it's hilarious and our mornings always consist of lots of giggles. I love it!
- Hands. He has a new fascination with our hands. He likes to grab them and hold our fingers and try to eat them.
- Songs. His favorite are "You are my Sunshine" and "If you're happy and you know it"
- Being upside-down. It makes him laugh. It's my favorite :)

Dislikes:
- Naps. My good sleeping baby, who used to get 3-4 1 hour naps a day, has started only napping for about 30-40 minutes. It's lame.
- Being still. He's always moving!

1 Year Later

Dear my sweet Nolan,

Exactly 1 year ago today I found out that you were already growing inside of me. As soon as I saw that positive test my heart start beating faster with excitement, anticipation, and joy! I couldn't wait for your Daddy to get home from work to tell him the good news. As soon as I told him he was so excited! My journey to your birth was fairly easy- minus the morning sickness for the first 12 weeks- but it was all worth it!

The day you were born was one of the happiest days of my life. I couldn't get enough of just staring at your sweet little face and just holding you all day. I also loved watching your Daddy interact with you and help take care of you, he is an amazing man and we are both so blessed to have him.

Now, at 3 months old, you're developing your little personality so much already! You love smiling at Mommy and Daddy, laughing at your doggies, and talk our ears off! I'm looking forward to watching you change and develop even more during the first year of your life.

My dear baby, my life has just improved and been filled with so much more joy now that you're in it. I absolutely love being your Mommy and wouldn't change it for anything.

I love you!

Mommy

Nolan- 3 Months

Weight: 15.6 pounds (according to our home scale)
Length: ? He moves too much for me to try and get it at home :)


Likes:
- Talking! This kid will talk your ear off when he has something to say. Most mornings he'll wake up and talk to himself for 30-45 minutes then go back to sleep, it's hilarious!
- His playmats. He's really starting to reach for things and focus on his toys that dangle.
- Chewing on his hands. I'm not sure if teething is starting but he chomps on his fists alllll day long.
- The song "You are my Sunshine". If he's upset and I sing that to him it usually makes it better.

Dislikes:
- Getting dressed. He's decided he doesn't like clothes going over his head and cries most mornings when I dress him.
- Getting out of the bath. He loves his bath and splashing and cries every time I take him out.

Baby Product Review: Fisher-Price Discover 'n Grow Kick and Play Piano Gym

Now that Nolan is becoming more active and attentive to toys I'm always looking for fun things for him. I saw this play-mat on sale on Amazon.com and knew it would be a great purchase and boy was I right! He loves it! (Here it is)

He can easily reach the hanging toys to bat them around and he loves to kick his feet so the music and songs are great for him and he loves to stare at himself in the big mirror. I like that it'll grow with him for quite a while. The piano will flip up for when he's able to sit on his own so he can play it with his hands.

Here he is playing:

So if you need a play-mat for your baby or know of a baby who needs a fun gift this is definitely a great purchase!

Nolan- 2 Months

(Because I can't pick which picture I like best, here's 2 :) )

Nolan- 2 Months

Weight: 14 pounds 3 ounces (95%)

Length: 24 inches (85%)

Head circumference: 40.5 cm (50%)

Likes:

- Still likes to eat :) No sign of slowing down much or being more efficient, it can be anywhere from 20 minutes to 45 minutes each feeding. Only 2 more months until we can start him on foods!

- His Daddy! I thought for sure I would get at least a few months of being the favorite parent since I feed him and am home with him all day but as soon as Daddy gets home Nolan is so excited. When he's being cranky all I have to do is give him to Adam and he's happy again.

- To talk. And smile! He's been a big talker the past few days and I think we're getting close to his first laugh, I can't wait!

- To sit/ stand up. He would much rather be sitting in our laps than laying down and playing.

- His changing pad. I don't know why but that's his favorite place to be! That's where he talks to the most, wiggles around the most, and smiles the most. Makes diaper changes throughout the day more adorable.

- To be outside. If he's cranky I just walk around in the yard with him and it usually makes him stop crying.

Dislikes:
- Still doesn't care too much to be buckled into his car seat. He's usually once we get going but buckling him in isn't his favorite.
-There's not a whole lot he doesn't like, he's a pretty easy going baby!

Nolan- 1 Month

Nolan- 1 Month

Weight: 10 pounds 13 ounces (75%)
Length: 22.5 inches (75%)
Head Circumference: 38.8 cm (55%)


Likes: 
-This kid loves to eat! He's gained exactly 3 pounds since birth! When I sit down to nurse him you can guarantee on a minimum of 30 minutes, a few times he's almost nursed for an hour!
-He loves his bouncy seat when he's tired, the only way he will nap in his crib during the afternoon is if I put his seat in there.
-To be up. He's super curious and wants to see the world and everything going on.
-To be swaddled. If he's tired and you swaddle him he's a lot happier.
-Bath time after I'm done washing him. He likes to be in the water as long as I'm not messing with him

Dislikes:
- Being in his carseat if he's not moving. He'll cry when you're strapping him in but as soon as you pick up the seat and start moving he's ok.
-Laying down when he's awake. Like stated above, he wants to be held sitting up or up looking over your shoulder so he can see everything.

Baby Product Review: Swaddleme Blanket

 Like almost every other baby Nolan loves to be swaddled. And, like almost every parent, I could never get those darn hospital blankets tight enough to keep him confined! Those first few nights home were pretty rough because he would break out of my attempt to swaddle him and cry because he was upset so we definitely didn't get very much sleep.

I remember seeing swaddle sacks on Target's website so I decided to look some up on amazon.com (thanks to swagbucks I get things for free :-p ) and I discovered the Swaddleme Blanket and ordered one immediately!

It has seriously been one of the best baby products I have purchased! It keeps Nolan snug and comfortable all night and is super easy to change his diaper in the middle of the night without have to unswaddle him all the way (the bottom half just unvelcros). Since using it he started giving me longer stretches of sleep during the night, too!

If you have a baby that likes to be swaddled I would highly recommend getting a swaddle sack and making your life so much easier and your baby so happy!

Here's some pictures of the exact ones I've purchased: