Rough Week

So if I said that we flooded twice in four days, most people wouldn't think I was serious. But no...we really got flooded twice this week. Plus on top of that we didn't have power for 2.5 days. It's been a true test of patience. The really frustrating part is that the second flooding literally came four hours after we finished getting new padding, the carpet cleaned, etc. in an attempt to recover from the first flooding. Mount Prospect got nailed. Our yard is fine, but there are huge trees down everywhere. My dad was a HUGE help this week. He was here three different days helping move furniture, rip up padding, dry carpet, etc. He also got a generator for us at a Home Depot by his house which was fabulous because there wasn't a generator to be found at stores around here.

As far as Nolan, he just rolled with the punches this week. He's such a trooper and such a mellow baby. In his mind, it was a party this week...he got to see Grandpa and Grandma, plus Dave stayed at home twice this week. Nolan was loving it! He even got to have a candlelit bath! =) Fun stuff!

Nolan's rocking back and forth a lot on all fours, so I have a feeling that crawling is just around the corner. We really have to get the ball rolling as far as baby-proofing the house. Nolan loves to bounce these days and has a great time in his Jumperoo. He's grabbing at everything and especially likes necklaces, eyeglasses, and strings. He says "ga, ga, ga" a lot and is making new sounds all the time. He'll start Stage 2 baby food tomorrow. He did great with the Stage 1 foods. He liked all the fruits and vegetables with maybe the exception of peas. He'll eat them, but you can tell they're definitely not his favorite. And we won't be giving him anymore prunes for awhile. He had a few episodes at daycare one day after eating prunes for breakfast. Let's just say that they went right through him!

Have a good week!

Cutting a Top Tooth

Nolan enjoyed spending time with Grandma Becky and Grandpa George this past weekend. George's first cousin Ilona and her husband Joe also came to visit. They live in Germany and are in the US for vacation for three weeks.

Grandma Becky was the first to notice that one of Nolan's top front teeth has broken through. Earlier in the day we heard grinding noises coming from Nolan's mouth, but we were stumped as to how that was possible since he only has two teeth so far and they're both on bottom. Turns out he was grinding the bottom teeth against the top tooth that had just barely came through.

We installed Nolan's big boy car seat today. He outgrew his infant seat and is now in a convertible car seat. He's still rear-facing and then when he's a year old, the seat can be turned around.

Raspberries

For the past week, Nolan's favorite new trick has been blowing raspberries....constantly! He is so proud of himself when he does it and gets this cute grin on his face. He laughs when I imitate him doing it. And just yesterday (while eating squash) he figured out how to stick out his tongue while blowing raspberries. It was a pretty funny site. Squash spray everywhere...I practically needed a face shield just to feed him! =)

Grandpa George and Grandma Becky are coming to visit us this weekend. Nolan can't wait to see them!