A week of adjustments

I'm not sure where this past week went, but it flew by! I can't believe it's Saturday already. We had another busy week, with less sleep than I'm used to these days!

Last Sunday was Lola's baptism in Mankato. Adam and I, along with Brian's brother Mike, are the godparents. It was an honor to stand up there with her as she was baptised! We had a great afternoon hanging out at Christianne and Brian's house. I think it was a precursor to what the family vacation is going to be like - loud! But that's okay. All the kids are so funny to watch! Lola slept most of the day, which was a nice break for her parents. Nolan got lots of attention, too, which he loved. Paulette and Ryan brought Adam home Sunday evening and I stayed in Mankato with Nolan so I could help Christianne on Monday. It's amazing what a little time for yourself will do - showering without having to rush, eating lunch without getting interrupted. Christianne really enjoyed it! I was lucky, because Nolan slept through the night, from 7 until 6:30. He even slept through all the thunderstorms! Monday night through Wednesday night were a different story, though. I've gotten used to him sleeping through the night, so when he decides to wake up at 4:30, 4 and 3:15 a.m. to play for a few hours I really have a hard time finding the fun in it! I got a bit of a break on Friday morning because Adam got up with him at 5:45, and this morning Adam got him settled down between 4:45 and 5:30. He got up a few times between 5:30 and 7 but did sleep until 7! I went to workout this morning and now Adam is off fishing with our friends Mike and Nikki and their son, Owen. It's Owen's first time fishing (he's 28 months old), so I'm sure it will be fun!

Not only did Nolan not sleep real well this week, but he also went to the chiropractor twice. Our chiropractor, Dr. Amiot, told us Nolan doesn't have full range of motion on the left side of his neck, which we were already aware of. He likes to cheat and move his whole body when he turns his head to the left. The dr. adjusted his neck and back the first time, and just focused on his neck on Friday. We also had another dr. (Dr. Spinner) examine his head on Friday to make sure he wasn't getting a flat head. She looked at the alignment of his eyes and ears, and checked his skull. The back of his head on the right side is very slightly more flat than the left, but she said it's not a cause for concern, because everything aligns like it's supposed to. We just really need to work the neck muscles and it should take care of itself. Nolan doesn't like the adjustment very well (in fact he screams the whole time), but we've seen a huge improvement in tummy time. He can hold his head up for about 5 minutes now and not get upset, and he even smiles while doing it! Dr. Amiot is great with him, and I feel really good about our decision to take him in. We have 2 more appointments next week, and then we'll see how he's doing before we schedule any others. Oh, and I had to call our pediatrician to find out what the next doseage for his Zantac should be. Last week we noticed he was spitting up more, so she upped it to .8. It's been a lot better this week.

Nolan is talking and screaming more and more, and is starting to really enjoy rolling on to his side to stare at himself in a mirror. I don't think it will be too much longer before he rolls from his back to tummy. He has really discovered his hands in the last week, and sucks on them whenever he can. He likes to rub his head while sucking on his hands, and figured out how to pull his hair. The problem is he doesn't know how to stop pulling his hair, so he starts crying because it hurts! He's also drooling quite a bit, which I guess is normal and doesn't stop for a long time. He still loves bath time and has figured out how to splash the water with his arms and legs, but gets quite upset when we have to put his pj's on. He loves being naked!

I had to start going through his 0-3 month clothes this week and start weeding through what doesn't fit him anymore. He's outgrown about half of the 0-3 month clothes and all of his pj's. Tomorrow we have his 3 month pictures scheduled at 11:10 (hard to believe he's 12 weeks old today!) and after that we need to go buy him some pj's. We only have 2 pairs of 3-6 month sleepers, and that's just not enough!

Last night Adam and I enjoyed our third date night since Nolan arrived. Ellen and Greg came over to watch him, so we took the opportunity to go out to eat at Lola's on Lake Waconia, and then see the movie The Hangover. If you have a chance and like the movies Old School and Superbad, you will love The Hangover. We haven't laughed that hard in a long time! I think the best part about last night is that we were able to go to dinner and enjoy great conversation that didn't revolve around Nolan. It's nice to know we still have lots to talk about after 4 years together!

The weather is beautiful today, so hopefully we can get out for a walk later today. Wish us luck at his picture appointment tomorrow. I hope he's in a good mood!