8 Weeks!

7 weeks!

Nolan is 8 weeks!! He is growing like a weed - especially for his length! He is barely fitting into his 3 month jammies anymore and on to 3-6 month size! We've had another eventful last few weeks from 6-8 weeks starting with his first road trip to Grand Forks to visit his Grandparents, Auntie and Uncles and cousins. He did amazing in the car! He would cry  pretty hard for maybe 5 min right when we placed in the car seat, but then fell right asleep, and we woke him up to eat after 3 hours when we stopped for lunch in Fargo! Then right back to sleep again! I hope he stays an easy traveler! He had a busy time in Grand Forks and was a pretty good baby with all the different activities we took him to .


Nolan has really started to smile a lot more, I think they call that the social smile! He has the sweetest smile ever, it just melts my heart! It is usually for me, right before he eats/during/or after eating, when being talked to by me, Tim or Lucas, or when Lucas is playing on the floor with him! I cannot get enough of his sweet smile! He also rolled for the first time! It might have been by accident but 1 day after he turned 6 weeks old (and right when we arrived in Grand Forks), he was doing tummy time and rolled right over onto his back! Such a strong boy. His neck/head control is amazing, he is lifting it to a good 45 degree angle some days! He also started really talking around 7 weeks old, we are hearing the agoos, coos and baby babble throughout the day when he is playing! He also celebrated his first Valentines Day!

Nolan has fallen a little bit more into a routine now which is nice to have a more predictable schedule!  I had remembered with Lucas I had finally figured it out when I went back to work that EASY,  (eat, activity, sleep, time for yourself) routine. I started that with Nolan and it has seemed to go well for him. Right after he eats he typically wants to doze right away, but I stick him on his play mat or down on a blanket to wake him up, he cry for a brief second, then happily plays for a good 20-30 min. After that, I have been typically sticking him a baby carrier, either the ergo or the solly baby wrap, or hold him and he falls asleep within a few minutes with his pacifier. He will then nap for a good 1-3 hours (3x/day)! This helps me a ton, then I can get a few things done and make time for Lucas especially when I am the only parent home (Tim had to go back to work after having an amazing 8 weeks off). Things were definitely a lot easier with Tim home. Tim usually plays hard with Lucas while I am with Nolan, and I was able to nap at least a few times a day. Now there is no more napping during the day due to Lucas no longer needing his afternoon nap! I am pretty exhausted and the house a complete mess at end of the day, but it is all worth it! Love my two little boys!

Nolan - 6 weeks!

6 weeks old! Looks a little scared of the camera!

Of course right before we tried to take his photos for his length, he spit up all over!

Oldest cousin with the youngest!

Grandpa Don and the boys!

Getting some chubby cheeks!

Hanging out with Grandma Ferol!

My sweet angel!

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Trying to catch that smile on camera!

Tummy Time!

Nolan is 6 weeks old! The last two weeks of his life have very busy and filled with lots of family visiting us in Hutchinson! Nolan was able to meet his Uncle Greg, Aunt Chris, and his cousins Esther, Jadon, and Rahab! Then a day after they left he got to meet his Grandpa Don I and Grandma Ferol! What a lucky boy to have all of our company coming to meet him! Nolan had his first outdoor adventure walking down to our ice rink to watch his cousins skate and we even were able to go out on his first stroller ride around our neighborhood since it was close to 40 degrees! He almost made it the whole way without crying!

Nolan is starting to show his personality more and more! He has been smiling a few times everyday and has had the biggest smile looking at his big brother!! He is showing off his cute dimples! Now if only i had gotten a good picture! He took his first bottle of pumped milk like a champ for daddy so i could sleep a bit more! and took another bottle for Grandma Ferol so Tim and I could go to a movie alone it was fantastic. He has continued to do awesome with his tummy time- he has awesome head control for only 6 weeks! He loves being held all day and really loves his baby carrier wrap! He is also now loving his bath time- we took out our bath sling and just recline him in his tub to allow his little legs to kick! He loves it and becomes super relaxed after bath! For sleeping he still isnt the greatest. Typically will fall asleep around 8 or so then sleep til 11 or 12 which is his longest stretch- then after that he is up every 2 hours or so to nurse. We still have him sleeping in his rock n play in our room due to his reflux issues and if we are really desperate he will sleep on our chests in the recliner. I do feel like the reflux issues are slightly improving though - seems like he has been spitting up less! Some nights he will lay down and not have any gurgling! I also had him try his first nap in his crib- he lasted 25 min before he started crying! I am hoping by our next post he will be sleeping in his crib in his own room!!

Newborn pics!

Tim took the the last two!

Nolan- 4 weeks/1 Month old!

Wow! Cant believe its already been a month since Nolan arrived! We celebrated his 4 week birthday at the Mall of America! :) He cried in his car seat for 10 min leaving Hutch and about 10 min leaving in MSP. Otherwise he was excellent! Slept in his carseat stroller the majority of our trip!

He is still in the schedule for eat for 30-45min, awake time for an hour or so and than naps in either a solly baby wrap, swing, bouncy seat or on our chests (cant pass up the newborn cuddle stage) and repeat! He is a very content baby during the day and barely crys, but now at night he has started to be more fussy. His sleep has taken a turn for the worst in the past week. He now hates being on his back! He will fall asleep perfectly fine after nursing and be very content but within a minute or two of lying him down on his back he is awake and fussy! We think its a combination of reflux and gas! So we have switched once more to elevated sleeping with the rock and olay sleeper. With this he will at least sleep for 2-3 hour stretches at a time. But still if he usnt burped multiple times he gets either gurgly or after awhile super gassy with gas pains. He mainly just fusses and squirms in pain and really doesnt full on cry. If we are very persistent with burping he has much better nights! We will probably try some gripe water or gas drops if it gets worse! We are also struggling with Lucass sleeping now! We think this is his regression - with Nolan being up with me he feels he needs to be up to! Ugh talk about lack of sleep around here.  Although we are thankful he hasn't regressed in potty training!

Nolan seems to be growing so fast and although he has his gas/reflux issues, he is a very content handsome  little guy! He has officially grown out of newborn clothes and diapers! He still loves tummy time and will sometimes spend 4-5 min on his belly trying to lift his head! He also started smiling a bit. Usually right before he eats or after he eats! He has began enjoying play time on his activity mat and he has started to bat at toys and has even been able to grasp toy rings and a rattle already! Its so much fun to see him grow and even at only a month old you can seem him learning new things every day! He is still not a fan of diaper changes, clothes changes, and bath time! But i think thats pretty common! We couldn't love our new addition any more! So blessed to have two healthy boys!

4 weeks on 1/20/16

1 Month on 1/23/16! Had to get a crying shot too!

loving his Solly baby wrap!

Nolan- 2 Weeks!

Nolan is now 2 weeks old and is growing so much already! He had his 2 week pediatrician well baby check and is doing awesome! When we discharged from the hospital he was 7#10oz, and at his 2 week check he is now 8#10 oz! Completely surprised his birth weight goal at 2 weeks by 4oz! Which makes me super excited that I don't have to wake him up every 3 hours to eat at night any longer (even though this hasn't mattered because he is up every 2-3 hours anyhow!) ! He also grew an inch and is now 21.25in! I am also shocked how much he loves tummy time! He has been able to hold his head up for 15 seconds already on his tummy! We had newborn photos  taken when Nolan was 11 days old and we went out for dinner at Squeakys (which was actually the first place we took Lucas when he was a newborn)  it was 0 degrees and Nolan was a little over 2 weeks! He was awake the whole time and staring at all the lights and action! We decided our first out to dinner outing was a success!! He contines to be an easy baby overall and his older brother is completely in love with him!

First out for dinner outing!