Nolan: 19 Weeks

Into my 5th week back at work and it’s just getting tougher by the day. Photography work continues to pile as more and more projects get thrown my way while I still crave more time with my husband and kiddo. I’ve been pushing hard to make efficient use of my time so that very little time is wasted doing unproductive things. I’ve already sacrificed my favorite past time of getting lost in a good book when Nolan was first born. Now the very few TV shows I still follow get pushed to the back burner. I play absolutely no games and I find myself complaining to anyone who will lend an ear about how I foresee having a meltdown in the near future. I’ve resolved to not taking on any more shoots between Thanksgiving and New Years so that I can focus on Nolan and Rob during the holidays. Plus, I do need a break–badly!! I keep telling myself there is a light at the end of the darn tunnel that I’m tired of being in. Please pray for me and my sanity.

Nolan’s skin has kept up well with the regimen we have him on that was recommended by the dermatologist. We’ve greatly reduced the amount of ointment used on his head and face. With a follow-up appointment this Friday we hope for good feedback and to have a long term solution to keep his eczema at bay without the help of prescription grade medication.

This past week he slept the longest ever at 11.5 hours!! Geezus kiddo! He’s also starting to eat a little bit more than previous weeks so that’s a sure sign that he should be gaining the weight he needs to keep up with that huge length gain.  Both Rob and I have been singing him familiar nursery rhymes and incorporating his name into it such as “the itsy bitsy Noly went up the water spout…” and “old McNoly had a farm, e, i, e, i, o…” He loves hearing us sing to him and normally laughs at certain points in the songs. This week we dressed him up as a chili pepper as a tribute to Rob’s nickname given to him by my cousin, Dominic. Dominic plays the game “Plants vs Zombies” and started naming all of us after characters in the game and since Rob loves to eat spicy food “chili pepper” naturally went to him. So check out our little chili pepper below.

Doesn’t he look so cute with that stem sticking up over his head?

Over the weekend TVP held a mega holiday family session for a dozen families. While we were in between families Nolan and Rob participated for a good 10 minutes. Check out some of the shots Duy and I captured of them.

The father + son connection is so strong.  You’d think Rob carried him in his belly for 9 months. Haha.

Nolan has been sticking out his tongue A LOT lately. I swear, we have not let him watch any Miley Cyrus videos.

LOVE my lovely boys. (that tongue again!)

Til next week–adios everyone! (gotta promote mommy’s business every once in a while)