Well, I spent the last two weeks as a Stay At Home Mom. I was really excited to have a couple weeks off in between jobs to really get to spend some time with Nolan and do some of the fun things during the day that I've often wished I could do with him.
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Some of the ladies in our ward have a play group every Wednesday and Thursday where they either go for a walk, go swimming at someone's house, go play in the church gym if the weather is bad, etc. We went twice while I was home and it was fun for me to chat with other ladies in the ward and it was good to see Nolan interacting with the other kids. He was definitely one of the younger ones though so he usually had to take the leftover toys haha.
This picture on the top left is of Nolan crawling away at lightning speed just after I put him down. Clearly he doesn't need momma around ☺
Already climbing up slides like a boss
We also went to "Toddler Time" at the Holladay Library. Jeanni takes him once a week so I was pretty excited to get to take him myself.
The kids sing songs, learn colors, numbers, letters, animals, shapes, etc., read books, and color. Nolan is still a little young for it and mostly just watches, but I think he likes it and understands a few things they are doing.
After Toddler Time I would take him to the children's section so he could play and read more books.
Nolan loved this kids keyboard they have at the library
We also got to go have lunch with daddy downtown! Nolan loves the dinosaur play area at City Creek! Although about 20 min before this mommy was dumb and let him stand on a chair while I grabbed my phone to call Justin. Before my hand was even in my purse the poor little guy fell off and bumped his little noggen. He cried for quite a while and was sniffling and snuggly for even longer which is unlike him so we were a little worried about him, but he ended up being just fine thank heaven. Some of Justin's coworkers were really gushing over how cute and talkative Nolan was, and he was even still recovering from his fall and not his usual self!
Of course there was a lot of shopping with Mommy ☺, but Nolan found ways to entertain himself.
Hey, I need to up the amount of clothes in my wardrobe for my new job, ok?!
He was pointing at every light above him and saying, "light!"
Some people don't like going to the store with a toddler, but I absolutely love it! He is almost always really good and is always making me and strangers smile by waving and saying 'HI!!' to everyone he passes. Even the toughest, gruffest looking guys can't help but smile and give him an energetic 'Hi!' back. And it's kind of cute because he's always a little disappointed when someone doesn't wave back. I have to reassure him that they just didn't see him.
Pushing his little walker all over the apartment
He makes mommy's glasses look good! I secretly hope he'll be a super smart, musical, jock.
And this is why we can't keep his hair looking nice for very long ☺
We took lots of trips to the park
Once, Nolan touched me with his finger and said, "I love you." It completely melted my heart.
Also, one day after one of his naps he sat on my lap and just snuggled for 20 min before falling asleep, There was no way I was moving. I didn't care how many dishes were in the sink or how messy the living room was. I guess that's also the benefit of only having one child at the moment. I didn't have to move. I'm going to get all mushy here, but I just looked at him and reflected on how much I love being his mom. He's so handsome, sweet, and fun, and I can't wait to see what great things he will do in his life. The responsibility of being his guide in this big world is overwhelming sometimes, but Justin and I wouldn't give it up for anything.
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