Favorite Shows: Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood, Elmo's World, Super Why, and Little Einsteins.
Favorite Words: "uh oh", "chap ick"(chapstick), "tahbet"(tablet), "fork"(which I'm embarrassed to say sometimes sounds like he's saying a bad word haha), "whoops", "banket" (blanket)
Favorite Phrases: "Ih hot" (often he'll say something is hot when he really means it's cold ☺), "night night", "dadda wheh ah you?" (or momma or jeanni or roku), "what'd I do?" (usually when he's changed the channel on the tv and can't fix it), "eh arms" (lucky charms), "pess da button!", "I see you!"
Favorite Things To Do: chew apples then spit them out, go on walks, spin with daddy then try to stand up while he'd dizzy, throw balls, sneak tablet time (this is ongoing), stack blocks, put things in the trash (he's gotten better about only putting things in there that we ask him to, too late for our remote though),
Things We Love About Nolan: his smile, his laugh, the way he crosses his legs when he's looking intently at something, the way he smiles mischievously at you just before doing something he knows he's not supposed to (but honestly, nothing he ever does is that bad, so far), the way he blows kisses by putting his hand on his mouth and making a smooching noise, when he gives you a big hug and a pat on the back (especially when you didn't even ask him to) ♥
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I'm constantly amazed at how much Nolan knows and understands. This morning he was standing on Justin's side of the bed. I asked Justin to plug in my phone so Justin turned in the bed and asked Nolan to hand him one of the cords on the ground near where he was standing. This kid of ours seriously bent down, grabbed the end of a cord (the part you plug in), and handed it to Justin! Another time I noticed Nolan playing with my keys. About an hour later we were trying to leave to go somewhere so I started looking around for the keys. Turns out all I had to do was ask Nolan! I said, "Nolan, where did you put momma's keys?" Right away he pointed into the kitchen, walked over to the table, said "table" and sure enough, there they were hiding underneath his tray! Then another time as we were headed out the door he said, "packpack!" (backpack) so I told him to go grab it. He went right over to his Mariners backpack and handed it to me to put on him. So cute!
He is definitely a mimicker and says new words and phrases all the time, words we didn't even know he knew! Tonight we went to the library and when Justin asked him if he knew where we were he said, "libawy." What?!
Now I'm going to brag a little bit here and say that our pediatrician was also very impressed with Nolan's vocabulary! At his 18 month appt he asked us if Nolan was saying 5 words. We looked at each other with surprise and said, "oh way more than that!" "20 words?" he asked. "Keep going!" we said. Then we started rattling off all the words and several of the phrases he says all the time, plus that he knows how to say all the colors (although he doesn't really know yet which color is which), and even makes attempts at counting (usually he says "two, phree, foh, fie, TEN!" ☺). Dr. Witt said he'd be hard pressed to find a smarter 18 month old!
In addition to his ongoing love of keys, phones, and tablets, he is now obsessed with "wallets" and "pockets!" He'll find and grab my wallet (even when I'm just sure I put it out of his reach), unzip it, and start taking cards out. I'm a bit worried that one of these days he'll grab one of my credit cards and throw it in the trash without me knowing!
He knows the difference between baseballs, footballs, and basketballs and has a pretty good (and accurate) arm for a 1.5 year old. Not gonna lie, we're pretty proud ☺ Justin was even more impressed with what his genes can do when he read that overhand throwing isn't even a milestone until well past 2 years old! I guess thats not too out of the ordinary considering he's my son - my family has always maintained that I could throw a ball straight as an arrow by the time I was 2. Also, FYI, as of right now about 8 or 9 times out of 10 he throws with his left hand.
He now knows how to give 'bones.' Adorable.
Random happenings from the past little while:
Justin, Shelby (behind Justin), Jacs, Anna and her husband (with their little girl in his arms)
We find a lot of pictures of Nolan on our tablets. This is one of the better ones, usually it's just a foot or an eye haha.
Favorite Words: "uh oh", "chap ick"(chapstick), "tahbet"(tablet), "fork"(which I'm embarrassed to say sometimes sounds like he's saying a bad word haha), "whoops", "banket" (blanket)
Favorite Phrases: "Ih hot" (often he'll say something is hot when he really means it's cold ☺), "night night", "dadda wheh ah you?" (or momma or jeanni or roku), "what'd I do?" (usually when he's changed the channel on the tv and can't fix it), "eh arms" (lucky charms), "pess da button!", "I see you!"
Favorite Things To Do: chew apples then spit them out, go on walks, spin with daddy then try to stand up while he'd dizzy, throw balls, sneak tablet time (this is ongoing), stack blocks, put things in the trash (he's gotten better about only putting things in there that we ask him to, too late for our remote though),
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I'm constantly amazed at how much Nolan knows and understands. This morning he was standing on Justin's side of the bed. I asked Justin to plug in my phone so Justin turned in the bed and asked Nolan to hand him one of the cords on the ground near where he was standing. This kid of ours seriously bent down, grabbed the end of a cord (the part you plug in), and handed it to Justin! Another time I noticed Nolan playing with my keys. About an hour later we were trying to leave to go somewhere so I started looking around for the keys. Turns out all I had to do was ask Nolan! I said, "Nolan, where did you put momma's keys?" Right away he pointed into the kitchen, walked over to the table, said "table" and sure enough, there they were hiding underneath his tray! Then another time as we were headed out the door he said, "packpack!" (backpack) so I told him to go grab it. He went right over to his Mariners backpack and handed it to me to put on him. So cute!
He is definitely a mimicker and says new words and phrases all the time, words we didn't even know he knew! Tonight we went to the library and when Justin asked him if he knew where we were he said, "libawy." What?!
Now I'm going to brag a little bit here and say that our pediatrician was also very impressed with Nolan's vocabulary! At his 18 month appt he asked us if Nolan was saying 5 words. We looked at each other with surprise and said, "oh way more than that!" "20 words?" he asked. "Keep going!" we said. Then we started rattling off all the words and several of the phrases he says all the time, plus that he knows how to say all the colors (although he doesn't really know yet which color is which), and even makes attempts at counting (usually he says "two, phree, foh, fie, TEN!" ☺). Dr. Witt said he'd be hard pressed to find a smarter 18 month old!
In addition to his ongoing love of keys, phones, and tablets, he is now obsessed with "wallets" and "pockets!" He'll find and grab my wallet (even when I'm just sure I put it out of his reach), unzip it, and start taking cards out. I'm a bit worried that one of these days he'll grab one of my credit cards and throw it in the trash without me knowing!
He knows the difference between baseballs, footballs, and basketballs and has a pretty good (and accurate) arm for a 1.5 year old. Not gonna lie, we're pretty proud ☺ Justin was even more impressed with what his genes can do when he read that overhand throwing isn't even a milestone until well past 2 years old! I guess thats not too out of the ordinary considering he's my son - my family has always maintained that I could throw a ball straight as an arrow by the time I was 2. Also, FYI, as of right now about 8 or 9 times out of 10 he throws with his left hand.
This boy LOVES being outside and going for walks. One night he had a seriously epic meltdown and we couldn't figure out why for the longest time. At the time it sounded like he was saying "balks." I suggested Justin take him outside for just a minute so I could finish making dinner. Turns out that was a bit of a teaser and only made the situation worse! Anyway, we finally figured it out and took him for a walk after dinner and he was happy as a clam after that. Usually if we say, "Nolan, do you want to go for a walk?" He'll jump up and grab his shoes haha. It's crazy how his mood totally changes after being outside.
Sometimes he likes to stop and look for "wocks" to throw. If he's really lucky there might be a sewer grate with holes to throw the rocks in!
Fun at Jeanni's house!
Sometimes he likes to stop and look for "wocks" to throw. If he's really lucky there might be a sewer grate with holes to throw the rocks in!
Fun at Jeanni's house!
He LOVES taking things apart, especially lids, bags, and anything with a lid or zipper. If there's a jar sitting out he wants to be the one to put the lid back on. And if he finds a ziploc bag or something with a zipper, before you know it he's over there opening it up and dumping out the contents. One day I put a ziploc bag full of grapes on the arm of the couch to take to work. A few minutes later he comes in the kitchen chewing something so I looked up and sure enough he had grabbed the bag down, opened it up, and helped himself to some grapes!
He now knows how to give 'bones.' Adorable.
Lastly, I thought I'd treat you to a "mom fail" that happened a few weeks ago:
I was at church sitting in Sunday School with Nolan and was able to keep him pretty well contained for most of the class, until he discovered a path to the front of the room. He made a couple dashes for it, but I was able to grab him pretty quickly. I started getting tired after awhile though, especially after one instance where he got almost all the way to the teacher, so I decided not to fight it anymore and just sit in the chairs at the front of the class (you know the chairs the RS presidency usually sit on that face the room?) and see if I could keep him occupied there. So there I sat, right in the front facing the rest of the room. I sat him on the chair next to me with a book to distract him and it seemed to be working, he was quietly flipping through the pages of a hymn book. So I took my eyes of him for about .5 seconds. Just as I was starting to relax I glanced back over at him just in time to see him folded in half and slipping butt first through the opening in the middle of the chair. Of course I couldn't stop him in time and he fell off the chair and caught himself, toes touching his forehead, butt on the floor, in between the chair and the wall. Remember, literally everyone in the room was watching us. A nice brother jumped up and moved the chair while I grabbed my crying baby, walked past everyone, and left the room as quickly and fake-confidently as possible. So embarrassing. Oh, and no big deal, it was just Gordon B. Hinckley's grandson teaching the lesson. Oh well, I can't keep up the "perfect mom" charade forever haha.
I was at church sitting in Sunday School with Nolan and was able to keep him pretty well contained for most of the class, until he discovered a path to the front of the room. He made a couple dashes for it, but I was able to grab him pretty quickly. I started getting tired after awhile though, especially after one instance where he got almost all the way to the teacher, so I decided not to fight it anymore and just sit in the chairs at the front of the class (you know the chairs the RS presidency usually sit on that face the room?) and see if I could keep him occupied there. So there I sat, right in the front facing the rest of the room. I sat him on the chair next to me with a book to distract him and it seemed to be working, he was quietly flipping through the pages of a hymn book. So I took my eyes of him for about .5 seconds. Just as I was starting to relax I glanced back over at him just in time to see him folded in half and slipping butt first through the opening in the middle of the chair. Of course I couldn't stop him in time and he fell off the chair and caught himself, toes touching his forehead, butt on the floor, in between the chair and the wall. Remember, literally everyone in the room was watching us. A nice brother jumped up and moved the chair while I grabbed my crying baby, walked past everyone, and left the room as quickly and fake-confidently as possible. So embarrassing. Oh, and no big deal, it was just Gordon B. Hinckley's grandson teaching the lesson. Oh well, I can't keep up the "perfect mom" charade forever haha.
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Random happenings from the past little while:
Nolan loved playing with these girls at my hockey banquet. Well, maybe "play" is too generous of a word. He kind of pushed Azlyn down once or twice, but she's a new walker and when she fell down he also tried to pick her back up. It didn't work so well because she's only a year old and is about the same size as him haha!
"helping" her get up ♥
Justin, Shelby (behind Justin), Jacs, Anna and her husband (with their little girl in his arms)
Oh these two boys have my whole heart! ♥ What a lucky boy Nolan is to have such an awesome daddy!
Nolan was a champ once again while getting his hair cut!
We went to Chili's for our annual May 5th First Date-aversary. Nolan of course loved the 'fies!' and always wants to feed mom and dad.
Aunt Brianna came in town for Justin's friend's wedding and lucked out with some snuggle time with Nolan
Two tablets going at once. Oh, this kid. I'll admit, it's pretty darn cute when he points at a tablet and pleads, "somethin', somethin', somethin', tahbet?!!" BUT we've had to restrict his use of them to in the mornings when we're getting ready and maybe a bit in the evening if we're trying to get dinner ready because he gets pretty whiny and sometimes throws tantrums over them if he doesn't get it. A couple of times he's tried to "give" us a phone or tablet, but it ends up being a bit of a throw. Last Sunday he dropped it/threw it on Justin's head and made him bleed!!
He is pretty good at navigating the devices though. I can just hand him my turned off tablet and he can turn it on, get to the home screen, press the apps icon, swipe a couple of screens over, click on YouTube, and play Elmo videos! They say these new little ones just come wired with tech knowledge and I swear it has to be true!
We find a lot of pictures of Nolan on our tablets. This is one of the better ones, usually it's just a foot or an eye haha.
Date night at Outback! Thanks for the gift card mom and dad!
See that red tint in his hair when the sun is shining on it?!
After months of having it we finally busted out the bubble machine that grandma and grandpa Mathews got for him and he absolutely loved it!! Bubbles AND a button to push = heaven for Nolan Bailey.
This boy LOVES dipping things, especially "fies" (Justin says he gets it from me. Sorry, not sorry).
Sometimes he'll go in a little corner of the living room or sit on the banana chair in his room and "read book." It's pretty adorable to watch him sitting, flipping through the pages, and 'reading.'
His favorite book for a while now has been "The Going to Bed Book." His favorite line is from a page where it says "and when the moon is on the rise, they all go up..." and the next page says, "to exercise!" Then the book ends with "The moon is high, the sea is deep, they rock, and rock, and rock to sleep."
His favorite book for a while now has been "The Going to Bed Book." His favorite line is from a page where it says "and when the moon is on the rise, they all go up..." and the next page says, "to exercise!" Then the book ends with "The moon is high, the sea is deep, they rock, and rock, and rock to sleep."
Well a couple weeks ago he grabbed that book and started saying, "ah rock, ah rock, ah rock." and then he'd turn each page and when he got to his favorite line he shook the book and yelled, "to adadah!" aka "to exercise." haha. It was SO cute!
We kind of got it on tape a few nights ago. He had a toothbrush in his mouth and therefore didn't yell it quite as loud or enthusiastically as usual, but it was still super cute ☺
I also love how he "reads" to us by looking at a book and whispering "pss, psss, psss." SO adorable. Plus, the leg crossing. I can't handle the cuteness.
He's really starting to learn family member's names! Justin took him over to this picture of his family and Nolan started pointing and saying people's names ("tapa" = grandpa, "nana" = Brianna or Banana as Justin calls her ☺, and "lalala" = grandma, because Pam is always singing "la lala lala lala" to him). It was so cute we had to record it!
p.s. I just had an "I feel kinda old" moment because for the above line I wanted to write "It was so cute we had to get it on film!" But I thought...that isn't right. So then I tried, "...we had to get it on tape!" Hmm, still not right, haha.
He's still crazy and loves the feeling of being dizzy. At the end of this video you can see 'drunk Nolan.' Also, listen to him 'counting' at the beginning ☺
I made an Elmo and friends pillow case for Nolan and ever since whenever he gets in bed at night he points out the characters on the pillow ♥
One date night after dinner at OSP we headed to Canyon Rim Park where they had a bunch of activities prior to showing an outdoor movie. We didn't last long, but Nolan loved this ball as big as him!
We just love him SO much. Lately he'll say a word we didn't know he could say, or give us a silly look, or yell at himself in the mirror, or just look up at us with those big blue eyes and we just melt and say out loud 'oh my gosh, you are SO stinkin' cute!'
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Justin and I went to a German Deli downtown for lunch one afternoon. I got some goulash and Justin had bratwurst and pork steak (or shweinesteak) with potatoes. I was feeling super in touch with my heritage and my mom and Gm Hunt were pretty jealous!
Shelby, Kate, and I went on a hike Memorial Day morning up Bell's Canyon. We just did the shorter one around the lake (the actual Bell's Canyon trail is long and steep and goes up the mountain you see behind the lake, but we didn't have time and I thought I was going to have Nolan with me). Anyway, it was perfect and a great sendoff for Kate who is moving to Virginia :( We are going to miss her so much! I remember the first time she showed up to hockey practice with the Black Diamonds - she told me she was from Wisconsin so I assured her she'd probably be better than everyone else on the team haha. True to form, she was as humble as ever and said, Oh no, I don't think so." But of course, she is an amazing player and such a fun line mate. Us three sure play well together so we'll really miss her. But more than hockey, we'll miss seeing her around. She's one of those friends that you don't have to see all the time to know she'd be there for you whenever you need, and you can pick up wherever you left off, no matter how long it's been.
Even though we'll miss her, I'm excited for her new adventure and for her to be a bit closer to her family.
Shelby, me, Kate
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