Sometimes I dream about the future.
I wonder what kind of personality Nolan will start to develop in the next couple of years. What will his interests be? I think about how we want to raise him. How are we going to teach him all the things we hope he will learn? Will he love and respect us? What kind of man will he grow up to be?
I'm excited and nervous for the future, but at the same time I know that right now is exactly where I want to be. These days, Justin and I spend most of our time oohing and ahhing at Nolan. We seriously can't believe we made something so cute!
We catch ourselves staring at him all.the.time. The staring is usually followed by looking at each other and saying some variation of, "Holy moly, how are you SO stinkin' CUTE?!" Then the phones are whipped out and we attempt to capture the cuteness. Which always fails. I don't know what happens during the photo taking process - it's supposed to be a representation of life - but dag nabit, the pictures are NEVER as cute as the real thing.
Which means I spend the rest of my time wishing I could freeze every moment, capture every smile, and remember every thought - and recall it whenever I want. Is that too much to ask? I want to be able to remember what his laugh is like, what makes him smile, how soft his skin is, how it's impossible to be upset with him, how much we absolutely love him more than we ever thought we could.
That's my motivation for keeping this blog and my journal. I know it won't be perfect. It's impossible to remember everything. But it's the next best thing.
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I sure love these two. Melt my heart!!
If he's a little fussy (the few times he fusses) we can usually get him calm again by putting him up on our shoulder. Let the cuteness commence...
I wonder what kind of personality Nolan will start to develop in the next couple of years. What will his interests be? I think about how we want to raise him. How are we going to teach him all the things we hope he will learn? Will he love and respect us? What kind of man will he grow up to be?
I'm excited and nervous for the future, but at the same time I know that right now is exactly where I want to be. These days, Justin and I spend most of our time oohing and ahhing at Nolan. We seriously can't believe we made something so cute!
We catch ourselves staring at him all.the.time. The staring is usually followed by looking at each other and saying some variation of, "Holy moly, how are you SO stinkin' CUTE?!" Then the phones are whipped out and we attempt to capture the cuteness. Which always fails. I don't know what happens during the photo taking process - it's supposed to be a representation of life - but dag nabit, the pictures are NEVER as cute as the real thing.
Which means I spend the rest of my time wishing I could freeze every moment, capture every smile, and remember every thought - and recall it whenever I want. Is that too much to ask? I want to be able to remember what his laugh is like, what makes him smile, how soft his skin is, how it's impossible to be upset with him, how much we absolutely love him more than we ever thought we could.
That's my motivation for keeping this blog and my journal. I know it won't be perfect. It's impossible to remember everything. But it's the next best thing.
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I sure love these two. Melt my heart!!
Nolan is seriously the best sleeper! He'll usually go down for the night between 8:30 and 10 pm and won't wake up again until between 6:30 and 7 am. I feed him and then he goes back to sleep for another 3 hours or so. It's awesome! But the best part? Is when he wakes up for the day. He doesn't cry, just opens his eyes, stretches and lays there looking up at me - cute as ever. Here's what I get to wake up to every morning (I know you're jealous)....
Shopping is infinitely more enjoyable when you have this cute little facing staring up at you
If he's a little fussy (the few times he fusses) we can usually get him calm again by putting him up on our shoulder. Let the cuteness commence...
Justin and Nolan came to watch me play basketball. I definitely got tired a little quicker than usual which resulted in lazier defense, but hey, we won! I love having my boys in the stands!!
This face...killin' me with cuteness
These two love to play and have little heart to heart chats - no girls allowed!
Aghhhh!
He's really started to smile more this week! What a charmer!!
Oh I could stare at him all day. Sometimes when he falls asleep in my arms I'm tempted to put him down so I can be productive, but usually I just decide to stare at him. I'm never going to get this time back!
We just love this face and are so glad he's ours!
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