fun weekend

This past Friday was my birthday and I think it might have been my best ever! (I don't say that every year, I promise) It was very relaxing and fun and I spent it with my two favorite people:

For some odd reason I decided to turn the lights out tonight and give Nolan a headlamp and flashlight to play with (yes, we have a headlamp and we keep it on our closet door, just in case???)...anyway, he loved playing with them.

On Saturday my sweet, sweet, amazing friends cooked up a delicious brunch for me and I felt so loved by them. Keelen hosted and whipped up some amazing pumpkin pancakes (my favorite!)

Jesse's amazing gift to me was a new camera which I am LOVING and learning how to use so that I can catch Nolan in the action. The good news (or bad news depending on how much you like seeing our faces) is that I have been taking a ton of pictures and I'll probably be posting them as I go. So, you're welcome (or, I'm sorry...whichever)...

SHOCKING NEWS...

...apparently Nolan is a tall baby, SURPRISE!!! With both parents over 6 feet he never really had a chance to be short.

We finally took him for his 9 month check up this morning (he really was officially 9 months 16 days ago) and he measured in at 30 inches, putting him in the 95th percentile for height. In other words, our little boy is a MONSTER.

He also beefed up his poundage in the last few months because he gained almost 4 pounds since his doctor's visit at 7 months. Apparently that's amazing because most babies don't gain much between 6 and 9 months since they are so active all the sudden scooting and crawling around. Hmmm...maybe that's because we fed him an entire barbecue bacon cheddar cheeseburger on vacation...

All kidding aside, his appointment was great.

Thank you God for a healthy and thriving little boy.

Florida Vacation

After coming back to NC from spending Christmas in NJ, we jetted down Florida to spend a week vacationing with Jesse's family. Nolan did great on his first plane ride! He was a little restless but amazingly, Jesse and I scored a row with an empty seat for Nolan to play around on.

The rest of the week was spent playing at the pool, playing golf, bike riding, and relaxing! Here are some pictures from the week:

Jesse and Nolan at Downtown Disney

Also at Downtown Disney

Nolan playing in the pool
(after an hour of coaxing him into 3 inches of warm water)

Enjoying a post pool snack...I felt like I was feeding a baby bird

Family photo after Nolan's first time ever in a pool!

Finally, a video of Nolan's new laugh, which he does just for fun, not when he thinks something is funny. I'll try to post a better video of it soon because it's pretty ridiculous.

Jesse wanted me to post some shots from finals week when Nolan and I stopped by the law school library to help him study (aka bring him lunch). Nolan REALLY liked the library.

He couldn't stop grabbing for the books, yearning for some legal knowledge so he can sue us for forcing him to eat vegetables

Here's a short video of Nolan at Jesse's desk preparing his case against us...