Socialization 101

Why is it that each week seems to go by faster than the last? I guess if I really stop to think about it, it’s typically because Adam and I are so busy during the week! Last week was a particularly busy week for us, as we were both busy doing something after work every night of the week! Between dinner with friends, happy hours, softball games and working out I really didn’t have time to do a whole lot else during the week. That explains why our house is so dirty right now!

Before I get in to anything else, I have to let you know that Nolan went to bed at 6:15 last night and we woke him up at 6:30 this morning! It seriously is incredible how much this kid sleeps, especially since he took great naps at daycare yesterday.

Nolan got to go on a couple of fun outings last week. On Monday night he went with Adam to his parent’s house for dinner, on Tuesday he was with me in Maple Grove for dinner with my friends from the Monticello hospital, Wednesday he was with me running errands, Thursday he was with Adam at home helping him work on the motorcycle (I was at happy hour), and on Friday he was with Adam again for a boys night in (I went to the Shout House with my girlfriends and then picked up my parents from their Wine and Food Tasting at the new Gopher football stadium). Nolan is at a great age – he’s sitting better on his own and rolling both ways, but when you take him places he just sits still and hangs out. It’s fabulous! We finally got through the 4 different cereals we wanted him to try and have moved on to include green beans in his diet. Adam and I both keep waiting for him to not like a new food, but so far he’s gobbled up anything we’ve given him. Oh, and he’s making more and more sounds that sound like words, for example “hi” and “mama”. We know that he really doesn’t get what it means, but it’s fun to hear him say things that sound like real words!

On Saturday we had Nolan’s 6 month pictures. It’s fun to go, but it’s so hard to know in advance what his reaction and temperament are going to be when we get there for the appointment. His naps are still a little bit all over the place, so we scheduled the pics for 11 am. Nolan didn’t smile and didn’t cry – he just sat there and dealt with the fact he was getting his picture taken by a stranger while his parent’s and Grandma Paula did goofy things to try and get him to smile! After his pictures we headed down to Mankato for our brother-in-law Brian’s 30th bday party. It was so fun to see my family – we hadn’t seen most of them, including our nieces, since the first weekend in August! Sunday on the way home we stopped to see some friends in Prior Lake. We were lucky enough to be there to watch the 4th quarter of the Vikings game!

This week is a little less busy. Adam might go hunting tonight and he has softball on Wednesday, and other than my Monday and Thursday night workouts we’ll be around all week. On Friday night we’re going to the Twins game. Nolan is coming with us – hopefully he’ll make it longer than the 7th inning! On Saturday we have a wedding here in the cities, and on Sunday we’re hoping to get out to the apple orchard, weather permitting.