Nolan had his 18-month pictures yesterday. They did not go well. He was tired and pretty much cried and whined through the whole event. The photographer tried to make us feel better by telling us that it's normal for a kid his age to act this way, but as a parent it was very frustrating. Nolan wouldn't sit on his own, so Adam and I took turns sitting on the ground and Nolan sat on our legs. Of all the pictures the photographer took, only 2 were okay. We were really hoping to get a picture of Kale and Nolan together, but Nolan wouldn't cooperate with that, either, so Kale had his own personal photo session - and he didn't cry and make a fuss - he just slept! I know Nolan isn't feeling well, but it would have been great if he could have pulled out a smile or 2 for us. Maybe we'll look back on this next week and laugh. Probably not, but maybe.
In addition to Nolan's teething and cold/cough, he's also experiencing the joys of hives on a fairly regular basis - which means another trip to the dr. for him on Monday. I probably should have called nurse line sooner, because the guideline is that if a kid has had them more than 3 days in a row he/she needs to be seen by a dr. Oops! It started last Friday at daycare, and since then he's had them 5 different times. Benedryl seems to take care of the issue very quickly, but we can't keep relying on that to solve the problem. Since we don't know if he'll have them or not when we go to the dr., we've taken some pictures to show her. Adam did quite a bit of research on hives last week, and it could be due to a number of things, including food, pollen, too hot or too cold, or pj's too tight. When I heard that last one I felt a little bad, as one night last week we put Nolan in a pair of pj's that were a bit too snug - but we thought we'd get one more use out of them. Sure enough, he woke up with hives the next morning. The top of his dresser looks like a mini pharmacy - Tylenol, Motrin, Oragel, Benedryl, and Lotrimin for the rash on his leg. He's had sensitive skin since he was born, so we shouldn't be surprised. He probably inherited Adam's allergies, too - poor kid!
Kale is still surprising us with how easy going he is. Over the last week he's gotten in to a routine of only getting up once at night, and the last 2 nights it's been 2 and 2:30. I actually feel quite well rested, especially since he'll get up at 5:30 and then sleep with me until around 9! He's still sleeping quite a bit through the day, too, which is allowing me to get quite a bit of stuff done around the house (as long as he's sleeping in his crib and not on me!). I am going to make more of an effort to keep him awake during the day this week, in hopes in will prolong his night time sleeping.
Yesterday afternoon (after Nolan's 3 hour nap!) we spent a few hours in Chan at a birthday party. It was nice to be able to hang out with our friends and let the kids play at the playground. Granted, our kid (Nolan) needs a little more supervision than the older kids, but it was still fun! Kale slept through the whole thing, which gave both Adam and I time to switch off watching Nolan and enjoy some adult conversation! Before the party we had a little fun taking some pictures of Kale in an outfit Nolan wore when he was 3 weeks old, using the same prop (blue bunny). Can you tell the two of them are brothers?
Adam is at the Twin's game today, so it's just me and the boys at home - my first full day with them. So far, so good - Kale and Nolan are both napping in their rooms. I already cleaned up the kitchen after lunch, so I guess that means I get to enjoy the Sunday paper in peace and quite!
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