*this is a long entry folks...I warned ya!
Nolan is now in a big boy carseat. I finally admitted that he needed it, and Brady's dad was nice enough to buy us one for Brady's car...even though we put it in my car until I get the one from my sister.
Anyway, the first day he was in it, he seemed a little confused. Each time I turned around to look at him, he would smile awkwardly and then look to each of the windows : ) He is so stinking curious!
Although he has transitioned to the big boy carseat, he wasn't too fond of his first car trip! He did not like that he was unable to lay down and sleep!!! We were on our way to Brady's parents' house, and we were only about 15 minutes away, when the uncontrollable crying began. He was so frustrated that he couldn't get comfortable in order to fall asleep that he just kept crying and screaming! We finally decided to pull over so I could make sure that he wasn't dirty, and when I got him out of the seat, he became the sweet, little Nolan we all love : ) So, naturally, getting him back in the seat was a big ordeal. We finally got to the grandparents and all was well.
The next day was pretty low key in the morning. We all tried to get Nolan to walk more...did I mention that he took 3 steps Friday night?!!! Yay and Boo all at once. Anyway, we wanted him to keep at it, but he said no. Anywalk, while Brady was out running errands, his mom and I were playing with Nolan and still trying to get him to walk. I stood him at the ottoman to get him to walk to me on the couch, but he decided to play. He grabbed the house phone, which we don't have nor have we ever shown him one, and he held it to his ear to say, "Hiiii-Iiiiiii!" I was completely shocked, proud, and filled with laughter all at the same time! It was hilarious! His Jamma then went to get one of his birthday presents, which is a John Deere cell phone, so he could have his own phone to play with. He talked and talked on it, and we found out that it has a cool little recording device where we can record our voices to say hi back to him. I just can't believe that he knew what to do with the phone...
Later that day, we went to see Brady's grandparents, since we weren't going to see them on Sunday like we normally would (I'll get to that later). As we were driving to their house, I noticed a woman with two calves, standing on the side of the road. I immediately wanted to pull over, but Brady thought it would be weird and said we would ask his Grandpa if he knew them. So, we get inside and ask Papa if he knew the people that lived 2 houses down, he did. We walked over there to find out that the calves didn't belong to them, but the people that lived behind them; we walked back to Granny and Papa's. Granny then called the people with the calves to see if we could come over, but the cows were scrared after being loose, so she said maybe some other time. I decided to leave to get a pedicure, and of course, while I was gone the neighbor calls for them to bring Nolan over to see the cows, Bucket and Duke. Of. Course.
This was when he first saw the cows, Bucket and Duke, and decided he wasn't too sure about them!
Papa had the camera for this one...bear with him : )
So after all of Nolan's excitement, he had a calm evening with Jamma and Pop, while Brady and I were at the Rangers game. It was a great game, with great friends...and family! I could have spit on top of mom's head if I wanted to : ) HA! Rangers won 7-2. Go Rangers!!!
This is Brady showing excitement about the new Cowboys stadium...what a dork!
Sunday morning came. The dreaded Sunday. It was the day I decided to send Nolan back to Levelland with my parents. Why? Because I'm crazy.
Nolan and I woke on Sunday, and his Jamma fixed him a waffle...he loved it! He even took a few more steps to me, as I inticed him with the plate of yummy goodness!!! Once he was finally done eating, I thought it would be funny to wake daddy up with syrup kisses, although daddy begged to differ! We did it anyway. Once we were all ready, we got in the car to head over to my aunt's house for lunch. This time, Nolan fell asleep without any problems in the new carseat. Yay! When we arrived at my aunt's, he was in awe of the trees blowing in the wind, pointing at them with a questioning "Uh?". His mood changed once we got inside. I'm sure it had to do with my whole family surrounding us at the door, and the fact that he hadn't seen them in a while, cause he gripped my shirt and laid his head down as if he was telling everyone, "I'm not leaving my momma." I finally convinced him to raise his head, and he started looking around from one person to another and finally came around. He went straight to mom, who went straight to feeding him, and she became his new best friend! After lunch, he played with my little cousin for a while and loved the robot dinosaur that he had!!! After a couple of hours of this, he would then crawl away from everyone and wave bye to us, so we knew he was ready to go. However, this time, he wasn't going with us. That's right, it was time for me to say bye to my baby boy and send him 6 hours away, for an entire week.
However, not before a little ice cream...
After lots of kisses and hugs, more kisses, thousands of tears as mom and dad pulled out of the driveway, and a thousand more as Brady and I drove back to his parents, I said goodbye. We got back to Brady's parent's house, and his dad said I looked lost. I felt it. That was one of my hardest days, and I've had hard days before, but that one takes the cake. However, it got a little better with a story I said I wouldn't share, but I appreciated the laughter very much ; )
I'm doing fine now. I know he's safe and being loved just as much as he would if he were home with me, so it's all okay.
I love you little man and miss you very much, now go to sleep!!! (That was for you, mom and Aunt Mo!)
This is Brady showing excitement about the new Cowboys stadium...what a dork!
This pic was just too funny!
