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!