New Places, New Faces!

What a fun and busy couple of weeks!  Nolan is officially six weeks old and what a jam-packed six weeks he has had.  Some of our favorite highlights from the last few weeks include his first smile and his ability to "talk".  There is nothing more amazing than waking up to his goos and coos on the baby monitor and going into his room to see a tiny little boy with a huge smiling face hanging out in his crib.  He seems to have made a huge adjustment to life on the outside as he is definitely more happy.  I know ONE person who is extremely grateful for this transition.... it makes Mommyhood more fun, for sure.

Nolan is now drinking from bottles and is doing great with it.  Daddy is able to feed him his 'nightcap' for some bonding time every day and give Mommy a tiny break. 

We've also met some really great people these past few weeks.  Nolan took trips to both Mommy's and Daddy's office...  Everyone enjoyed meeting him!  For so long he was just that bump in Mommy's belly!   We all made a trip up north to visit Great Grandma and Grandpa Duhaime -- Nolan slept the entire way there AND back.  (Made for a fun night....)    He loved the fresh air from Lake Huron!   He got to meet cousin Bailey and Great Uncle Tim, too! 

Thanks to our next door neighbor, Bev, Mommy & Daddy got a fun date night out while Nolan and Bev hung out for a few hours.  His first real babysitter!  (Sorry Grandmas & Aunt Rachael.. family doesn't count :)   Of course we both had no idea what to do with ourselves when given the opportunity to get out, but we had a wonderful dinner, a glass of wine (a cocktail for Daddy) and did some shopping & errands.  It was very nice to get away and we are so appreciative of our wonderful neighbors.

Mommy took Nolan on a Breakfast date -- he slept half way through it and needed to be held the other half.  Made for an interesting 'eating' experience, but it was still fun!  We love the BBC!!!! 

Afterwards we ran to Twelve Oaks Mall.  The jury is still out on that one as Nolan screamed bloody murder in the middle of Banana Republic.  Oh, My...  Perhaps he just prefers Somerset.  :))))

Over the 4th, we took a trip to Jackson and Nolan experienced his first night away from home.  He did an awesome job, sleeping in the pack & play and waking up every 3 hours like clockwork. He didn't like to take his naps so well, though.. Too much to see at the lake! While we were there we met Aunt Jen and Soon-To-Be Uncle Tim... he loved them both and is excited to see them again.

More fun coming soon....