On the morning of Nolan’s 1/2 birthday I sang “happy birthday” to him. Though I admit it’s one of the songs on rotation that I sing to him on a regular basis, I really actually sang it to him this time. Every time I do he gives me the sweetest smile; just melts my heart! His development has been progressing tons and he’s the most curious creature ever; observing our every move, wanting to touch and taste anything he can get his hands on. In the last 2 weeks he’s been going thru a growth spurt, waking up halfway thru the night demanding a bottle and dream feeds his way back to bed. He loves to blow bubbles, babbles up a storm and apple sauce is his favorite food (so far) served cold from the fridge. We’re working on his sitting skills and hope to have that mastered by year end.
His 6 month check-up was also today so that meant 3 more shots and new milestone stats:
Weight: 18 lbs (61 percentile)
Height: 28.25 inches (97 percentile)
Head circumference: 17.5 inches (81 percentile)
This all just translates to a mini version of Rob: tall and skinny with a slightly big head.
Good morning, birthday boy!! He’s all smiles like always.
Time to play with my feet (aka yoga = happy baby pose).
Mommy! I really, really want my paci; please help!
I love this face.
Blowing bubbles or motorboating. Whatever you want to call it.
We wanted Nolan’s 1/2 birthday to be extra special so what did we do? Dress him up as an elf and visited Santa. Weekday visits with Santa are the best, by the way! No line when we arrived so there was no rush to get out. Nolan was an angel and didn’t cry at all, but let’s see how it turns out in the coming years. We’re hoping for a hilarious crying out of control one with the strange old man in a red suit.
In case you’re wondering, yes, I brought my own DSLR to have this family photo captured for us.
Here’s the official photo we purchased. For $21 we got a 5×7 print out, the digital image on CD and got to take up to 3 of our own photos.
Another Auto Awesome video of a day in the life of Nolan.
Update on me: I see the light at the end of the tunnel (which is Saturday night to be exact). Hoping to take 3 weeks off from photography work though I know there will be at least one blog post I need to work on during that time. I will still work on Nolan’s weekly blog updates but at least I get to claim my nights and weekends back to spend with my little family. Can’t wait!!