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Published August 13, 2013 by

Nolan: 9 Weeks

OMGoodness! Nolan slept for 8.5 hours last night! Rob and I also slept thru it and didn’t realize he slept for that long til I peeked open my eyes and saw that it was 7am. I’ve been so used to Nolan being my alarm clock to wake me up to pump that I didn’t even bother to use an alarm clock. I guess I must start using one if he’s going to sleep for this long each night. In addition to more sleep, he’s also cooing and talking a ton!  Like his shirt says below, we agree that he is the “cutest monster” EVER!

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Here’s Nolan talking up a storm with me after his 9 week photoshoot.

Nolan’s second cousin, Quinn, celebrates 1 week today. As a family we headed over to the Dang residence for lunch and photographed Quinn for her big day. Isn’t she a cutie?

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Published August 11, 2013 by

Nolan: 2 Months

Our little guy is growing up so fast!! When he was still in the womb we’d talk about how we’d love for him to play professional baseball for our favorite team, the Angels. Even specifically so, we said he’d be a pitcher. Mommy and daddy dream big huh?? You know what they say, “go big or go home!” Rob and I can’t wait to expose him to baseball with playing catch and swinging at balls to see if he’ll even like it. We’ll start off at t-ball and work our way from there. He can always fall back on pro bowling like Auntie Laura’s shirt predicted.

At his two month check-up he received 3 shots in the thigh–ouch! We found that he has grown a lot taller and is now 25″ long and weighs a whopping 13lbs 13oz. Soon I won’t be able to carry him any longer!

Check out my little big guy below. He’s sitting next to daddy’s baseball glove. Happy 2 months buddy!!

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Published August 6, 2013 by

Nolan: 8 Weeks

Nolan has been sleeping for 6 hour stretches each night now. He fills up his belly before the long sleep ahead (around 11pm) but still wakes up super hungry and munches down 5-6oz when he wakes up around 5am. His acne/eczema has cleared up so he’s back to being Mr. Handsome. It’s amazing how baby’s skin can heal so quickly. I swear they have super healing powers.

For today’s shoot Nolan wore the t-shirt Auntie Laura gave him that would predict he’d be a professional bowler. Daddy combed his hair to the side so he can look a bit more dapper than other shoots; too bad the hair didn’t stay down for long–has a mind of its own.

Here’s a video I was able to catch of Nolan after his late morning nap with me. He was smiling/giggling to everything I was saying; truly melts my heart!

Logan came to visit today so we also shot a few photos of him.  Too bad both boys weren’t camera ready at the same time for some photos together. We’ll have to wait til next time.

Logan at 3 months + 5 days. He’s soooo cute and looks great in mint!!

 

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Published July 31, 2013 by

Happy 3rd Wedding Anniversary

We marked our 3rd wedding anniversary with a special photoshoot–taken on July 28th. I did not do a 1st or 2nd year anniversary shoot but this year was special–we expanded our family! It’s simple: our love made Nolan. He has become the biggest and happiest part of our lives so celebrating our anniversary like this made the most sense. With Nolan being just a few days shy of 7 weeks we ventured out into nature to take a few family portraits to commemorate the occasion. We couldn’t imagine our lives without him and look forward to watching him grow throughout the many more anniversaries we will celebrate. Thanks to Gwen Huyen for my fabulous hair + make-up and my cousin, Kiky, and niece, Kortney, for photographing us.

We love him!

I got to shoot a short series of Rob and Nolan at the end.

My men!

It’s a wrap!!

This photoshoot marked the very moment/event or whatever you want to call it when I truly felt a strong motherly connection with Nolan. He was responding to my voice like he would no one else. He was coo-ing with me, looking my direction when I called out to him for photos. It showed how much he knew me and I guess in a sense love me in his own way. It may have taken nearly 7 weeks but I am finally attached to my little man. I was holding back tears of joy looking at the images I got to capture of Rob and Nolan together. It was all but a few short minutes but it made everything worth it. The birthing, the weeks of pain, the weight gain…EVERYTHING!

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Published July 30, 2013 by

Nolan: 7 Weeks

Nolan dressed up in some of the clothes Aunt Cindy custom knitted for him.  At 7 weeks he loves to coo (talk), especially with mommy; eats 4-5 ounces in each sitting and has finally been sleeping for 5 hours at night.  This greatly helps mommy and daddy catch up on some much needed zzz’s.

He’s starting to clear up from the baby acne or eczema he developed a week ago. We used baby Aquaphor each night to help with the dryness.

 

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