Sunshine Award

I recently received the sunshine award from Bridgetown Baby Momma! (Check out her adorable little guy, and oh yeah, the blog too!) How exciting! I have enjoyed reading her blog and comparing notes on our little men, they are only 2 days apart! Thanks so much, you've made my day!

I would like to pass this award onto another blog that I've enjoyed reading these past few months. It's by a mommy of a very precious little girl, Mommy Burgh. I sometimes feel as though I'm reading a post written by myself, but then quickly realize it's another mommies thoughts. She's funny, honest, and has a killer shopping habit like myself!

Here's to mommy blogging!

The many sides of Nolen

Today we had a dress up party (Mommy was bored.) Please enjoy some of Little Man's favorite looks of the season.

1. Cowboy Nolen:



2. Baby Boxer Underwear Model:



3. Surfer Nolen:




4. College Frat Boy:

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Week 7

We have a smiler! And we're not talking gas smiles... we have REAL smiles! Little man is becoming more and more aware and alert everyday. This week he started smiling at funny things that mommy and daddy do. When we find something that gets a smile we do it over and over again until eventually it turns into a frown. See exhibit A.


Then we find a new smile provoker. What gets smiles so far: Songs about poop, asking him if he's a stinky boy (insert high squeaky voice,) calling him handsome or a cutie pie (MomMom found this one,) or simply tapping his nose and chin while making some kind of beeping sounds. It's amazing the things you'll do to get a baby laughing. We might look like lunatics but it's all SO worth it! Those 3am feedings are a little easier when they start and end with a Nolen smile :)

Things that change when you have a baby

• Every day is a surprise.
• Bodily functions are no longer repulsive. In fact, they please you. (Hooray for farts and poop!)
• You look at your baby in the mirror instead of yourself.
• You become a morning person.
• Your love becomes limitless, a superhuman power.
• You finally realize that true joy doesn't come from material wealth.
• You'd rather buy a plastic tricycle than those shoes that you've been dying to have
• You don't mind going to bed at 9 p.m. on Friday night
• Silence? What's that?
• You no longer rely on a clock — your baby now sets your schedule
• You give parents with a screaming child an 'I-know-the-feeling' look instead of a 'Can't-they-shut-him-up?' one."
• You learn that taking a shower is a luxury.
• You realize that you can love a complete stranger
• You find yourself wanting to make this world a better place.
• You finally figure out the real reason you have those breasts!
• You can have the most wonderful conversation using only vowel sounds like "ahhh" and "oooo."
• You respect your parents and love them in a new way.
• You find that your baby's pain feels much worse than your own.
• You believe once again in the things you believed in as a child.
• You lose touch with the people in your life whom you should have banished years ago.
• Your heart breaks much more easily.
• You think of someone else 234,836,178,976 times a day.

Our Easter in Pictures

Week 6- Happy Easter!!!

So Nolen and I went shopping this week. I've learned how to properly time these things so that we can get a pretty decent day of shopping in. After little ones morning feeding we jump in the car and drive promptly to our destination of the day. I know that if we're at the Florida mall we need to be close to Nordstrom around feeding time so we can use their wonderful "mothers nursing room." If we're at Milena we must stay close to Neimans for the same reason. If we choose to go to the outlets we need to bring a pumped bottle unless we want to sit in JCrews dressing room and nurse. See, I have figured it all out in these past 5 weeks! On Wednesday I decided to head to Marshalls. I knew that I had 1 hour, possibly 2 before he would need to eat. Well Nolen decided otherwise. He went from a deep sleep to a hungry scream. There I was, trapped in the shoe isle. I figured that the women who was trapping me in the isle would hear the baby, see my urgency to get out of the isle, and MOVE! You would think. Instead she turns to me and says, "Um, I think your baby is hungry." Oh jeez, you think lady, what would I have done without you. I leave angry, calling that women some choice words in my head! Fast forward to later that day. I head downtown to meet a friend for coffee (oh Mollie how I've missed you!) We're enjoying our time, catching up, little man starts to cry so I know it's time to eat. Mollie holds him as I get under my hooter hider (aka nursing cover) and get things ready for business. I look up and who do I see, THE MARSHALLS LADY! Ugh, here I am again, crying baby in tow. She glares, I sigh. What are the chances!


I'm off to work, I've got my tie on!

Tough day at the office!