12 month Doctor appointment

Gail and I took Nolan to the doctor today for his 12 month checkup. The nurse told us he could not get his 12 month shots due to the fact that he was not 1 year and 1 day old. Now they tell us. Oh well he still got weighed: 22 pounds 10 onces, height: 29 1/2 inches long, and Head: 18 3/4 around. Doctor said he looks and sounds good! Also gave us the ok to start milk products and that Nolan can eat pretty much what he want... except of course foods like peanut products due to allergies. I know any peanut products must wait until age 3. I can't remember about eggs, is it one year or 2 I will have to look that one up! Well for the shots he will get those at his 15 month checkup with the other shots.... so Nolan got off the hook today... However, I dread his 15 month check-up!:(

Here are some pictures of his Dr. Visit. We took the pictures with Gail's cell phone so they are not great quality.

Diaper being put back on after being weighed

Dr. Tood gives his advice....
Nolan is playing with one of those Knee instruments that the Dr. gave him.

No more bottles!

For about two weeks now I have had Nolan using both bottles and sippy cups. He hated the cups but I wanted to introduce him to them. Yesterday I decided that I was only going to give him cups and he seemed fine with it. Today was the same. So he has been bottle free for 2 days now. Hopefully he will continue to do ok with the cups...I wanted him to be bottle free by 1 year old and I think we might have that! Yeah! However, I am a little sad because it means he is growing up more.

Nolan enjoys the weather!

Besides taking a walk with G-Pa and G-ma Hon today Nolan played outside in his own backyard with mommy and daddy!

Going down the slide

Playing on the tetter-totter

Climbing trees like a monkey!

Discovering grass and leaves

Walking around with mommy

More pictures

Playing in the grass and leaves

What is this green stuff?

Exploring the tree needles with Daddy.

Day out with Sara, Emma, and Ericka

I met Sara in college and we became very good friends right off. She is also a Christian and Baptist so we had a lot in common. AT the time we were both study Education too. We met in Psychology class my first year and took other classes together too. We were both each other's maid of honors and now we both have kids. she has two girls and I of course only have Nolan. We don't get to see each other much, but when we do it is nice to catch up. Here are some pictures of our day out. We went to Yummy Cracker barrel and shopped at BAbies R Us. I bought more outfits to dress up Nolan and take pictures in for his b-day and Easter... Poor kid. I bought a bunny suit that is so cute and a shirt that says Make a Wish along with a Happy B-day ball cap.... I can't wait to put that on him Next wed. for church. That is his actually b-day! I will have him were it for his party too....

Sara and Emma (Emma is 13 mts old)

Nolan waving at Emma

Sara and Emma Shopping!

Emma and Ericka looking at books!

Emma Waving at the Camera!

Nolan Walks a mile (well not quite)

Nolan has decided to give walking a try. He has been walking now for awhile, but just a few steps here and there. However, today he has been walking all over the place. His record has been about 25 consecutive steps. I think he has realized that walking just might be more fun than crawling. Check out his walking video below:

Nolan's first scrapbook is Complete!

I finished Nolan's first scrapbook today. It contains birth-11mts. of age. I actually teared up a bit when I placed the last two pages into the book. I loved how the book turned out. I have already started on his new book.

stair climber

I went over to my parents today to have some pictures printed off. Well we were downstairs and Nolan decided that he wanted to go upstairs to see G-Ma Hon. He climbed the stairs all by himself. I was standing behind him just in case he lost his balance.

Seeing Red with Wal-Mart Phot Lab!!!!

I went to Wal-mart today to pick up the St. Patrick pictures that I had taken of Nolan. The Photo lab person would not let me have my pictures. She said that they looked professional and that they are not allowed to give out professional pictures that you want printed out due to copy right laws.I had to ask to see the manager and convince her that I had taken these pictures with my own camera. Thankful y in one picture you could still see part of my mother's blue couch which finally convinced the manager that I had taken them. I guess using photo shop program and cropping helped enhance the pictures.... So beware of printing off pictures that you take that look too good too believe that you actually took them. That won't stop me from taking more or using wal-mart.

Picture Day

We went an got our pictures taken on Sat. Here is a sampling of some of the pictures that were taken. We ordered a few of these ones. Click on the picture for a better view. This photoshop is cool!

St Patrick was a BAPTIST!

So I bought all this St Patrick stuff for Nolan's pictures and Gail saw it and the first thing he says is you know St. Patrick was really a Baptist! My first reaction was HUH? Then he told me to Google it and sure enough there are several articles about this. The one below is pretty good. I just pasted some of it click on the link for the rest.

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For centuries Roman Catholicism has laid claim to the supposition that Patrick of Ireland was a Roman priest. However, over 100 hundred years ago W. A. Jarrel, much respected author and church historian, put into print what had been known by Baptists since the very beginning, that Patrick was not a Catholic priest, but rather a Baptist missionary. It is because of this much neglected fact that we put into print this material so that this present generation may know the truth and great heritage of this early Baptist missionary to Ireland. So zealous were these historians of the 1800's and so spirited was their conviction to this that one wrote, "Rome's most audacious theft was when she seized bodily the Apostle Peter and made him the putative head and founder of her system; but next to that brazen act stands her effrontery when she 'annexed' the great missionary preacher of Ireland and enrolled him among her saints" (A Short History of the Baptists [1907], Henry C. Vedder, pg. 71-72).

St. Patrick's Day!

Here I go again dressing my boy up. I thought it would be cute to dress him up for St. Patrick's day. I have some Irish in me, so does my boy. So "Top of the Morning to you all!" I don't know which one I will use for his scrapbook. I Know I will use more than one. Let me know which one you all like.