Nolan Jace-9 months old

Happy 9 month birthday Nolan!  I think I say this all the time but...my boys are at such a FUN age.  Part of me wishes I could freeze time with them at this age and part of me can't wait to see what they are going do next.  Nolan's tooth count remains at two.

We used the last of the frozen milk earlier this week so he is completely on formula now.  He is eating the #3 baby foods which he gagged on at first but he is getting used to the different textures now.  I have even started cutting up very small pieces of fruit for him and he loves that.  He is sleeping great at night and still taking two naps during the day.  Last week he started signing "more" and we are working on "all done."

He waves when we say good bye to someone and Nana taught him to raise his arms when she says "SO BIG!"

Most recently she taught him to scrunch up his face when she asks him if he's mad.  It's so cute.  A few weeks ago I started working on the sippy cup with him.  Last week he really figured it out but still doesn't realize he needs to tip it up to get the water out.  He is wearing 12 to 18 month clothes.  We go to the doctor next week for his 9 month checkup and I'm curious to see what he weighs now.

He is getting so close to crawling and I can tell he just wants to get up and go sometimes.  He attempts to move from sitting to all fours but can't figure out how to get over his chubby leg.  It just keeps getting in his way and frustrates him.  When we put him on all fours he is just starting to get his arms going a little bit but doesn't get very far yet.

It seems like every day we see something new from this guy.  Happy 9 month birthday Nolan Jace!

Labor Day Weekend

On Saturday all of the guys went to the first Hawkeye football game of the 2010 season.

Nash, Nolan, Whitney, Nana and I decided to pick up some Qdoba and head to the park for a picnic.

The day was sunny but a little cooler than it had been, around 70 degrees.  I had heard about a new park on the Illinois side of the river so we went to see what it was all about.  We were not disappointed!  Schwiebert Park has a really neat play area with cushioned tiles so they kids don't get hurt when they fall.

They also have an awesome water play area with fountains.

Nash ended up with soaking wet shoes, socks and pants and I ended up with awesome pictures!

While we were there we heard some go carts racing downtown.  We took a little walk and found the qualifying races for the go cart Grand Prix so we hung out and watched those for a while.  We ended the day with a bonfire around our fire pit with friends.  What a fun start to the holiday weekend!

The Greatest Show On Earth

The circus came to town this weekend so on Thursday, September 2, we went to the iWireless Center to check it out.  Nana, Whitney and Even joined Jason, Nash, Nolan and I.

It was so much fun.  Nash loved the animals the most but he thought the clown were pretty funny too.

I think the adults were just as entertained as the kids!

Two thumbs up for the circus!!!

Quotes from a 2 1/2 Year Old

Jason took me out for dinner to Trattoria on Wednesday night for my 33rd birthday.  We took the boys to Aunt Daniele and Uncle Will's house to play for a few hours.  On our way home after picking up the boys, we drove over a rumble strip.  Nash said, "What was that?  Dad, was that you?"   :0)

(my birthday gift from my boys)

Happy 90th Birthday Grandma Phyliss

My grandma turned 90 years old on August 27th.  She is amazing.  We celebrated with family at Lake Carroll over the weekend.  There were 24 of us staying in two rental homes.

(Cousins oldest to youngest: Me, Will, Cate, Joe, Sam, Tim, Annie, Whit; Not pictured: Brian, Marc and John)

We played games, floated on the lake, went boating, ate, drank and laughed.

(Nash and Me)

We had so much fun but the weekend went way too fast!  Thanks for inviting us to help you celebrate your birthday Grandma Phyl!

(Rick, Dianne, Phyliss, and Sandy)

(Me, Jason, Nolan and Nash)

(Great Grandma Phyliss and Nolan)

What's New?

I was finally able to get a good picture of Nolan's second tooth today.

I placed him in the crawl position today and he pushed himself into sitting all by himself!

Nash has a cold again but is still cracking me up every day and saying new things.  We saw a van on the side of the road the other day.  He said, "Mommy, that car broken.  The tow truck will come and take it away."

Prescription for Ice Cream?

I know the handwriting on the prescription was hard to read but I'm pretty sure it didn't say "ice cream!"

We are celebrating Jason's ability to sit and walk again.  Speedy recovery Daddy!