Nolan's somewhat new word is "deer". He has a Rudolph that Meemaw got him and he's watched Rudolph the Red-Nose Reindeer on DVD. Surprisingly, he's doing a great job of leaving the Christmas tree alone for the most part, but this Reindeer Card Holder he LOVES to carry around the house. So what if it's as big as he is?!? Grandpa has even taught him how to use his hands as antlers on his head when he says deer! With this new obsession with deer, it's probably a good thing he doesn't quite understand what his Daddy did to a deer last weekend! Oh...and as for the hat, it's really a bowl he was eating Cheerio's out of, and decided to wear it as a hat all night...no, we did not become Jewish although it does look like a yamaca!
Nolan had a wonderful Thanksgiving, and enjoyed sharing in some cousinly love. His cousin, Makayla, is getting old enough that Nolan thought she needed to start learning how to give "bumps", better known to many as "Knuckles" (one of Nolan's favorite things to do). He also was able to get in some playtime with his 
cousin, TJ. He actually started saying his name over Thanksgiving, also..."Teee-Jayyy", now we hear it ALL the time! Besides, "TJ", he's also really expanded on his vocabulary over Thanksgiving break. He went from saying just a few words, to repeating just about everything - whether it's said out loud, on TV, or on the radio. It's amazing how much 
he's absorbed and how quickly. One of his words is "boots" after he discovered how much he loves Papa's boots. When Papa puts on his boots that usually means Nolan is going to get to go outside with Papa, and in his world there is not too many things that are better than that! We ended our weekend with a trip to get Christmas pictures done (which turned out pretty good), and while we were waiting we took a trip to visit Ole' St. Nick. This did not go smoothly. We've been prepping him with "Santa" by showing pictures and pointing him out on TV. Typically Nolan loves people and usually has no problem going to someone....someone dressed in red from head to toe and covered in a white fluffy beard is another story.
He was all smiles when walking up to Santa, but as we 
approached he dug his hands into my back, wrapped his legs around me, and the child's knees were actually shaking!!! Needless to say, he never made it on his lap, but oddly enough, the second we said "Okay, tell Santa bye-bye" he instantly stopped crying turned to him and said, "Bye" with no more tears. We were even able to get him to give Santa a bump and a handshake. Just for kicks, we may end up trying this again!
Okay, so Nolan has had quite the busy week! Tonight he got the opportunity to meet this year's American League Cy Young Winner, Cliff Lee! He is the starting (left-handed) pitcher for the Cleveland Indians. He even got an autographed baseball! Now we are even more determined for our little all-star to become a left-handed pitcher down the road...perhaps his love for baseballs will continue!
Brian & I were able to have a weekend get-away and we owe a big thank you to Grandpa & Grandma! We made a long trip to Green Bay, Wisconsin to watch the Packers vs Bears game...and boy was it COLD! We had a great time, but desperately missed Nolan. However, we know it was good and needed for us, and he enjoyed the time with Grandma & Grandpa. Thank you for taking such wonderful care of me! We'd also like to thank Meemaw for coming down the weekend prior and giving us our first "alone" date night since our anniversary last February! We had a fabulous past couple of weekends, and are now geared up and ready for some upcoming family time and celebrating what the holidays are all about...family! One side note: it was very entertaining to watch the Packers stomp all over those Bears...Go Pack Go!
Nolan had a fabulous time trick-or-treating! Last year, he was only 6 months old, so we only visited a couple of friends. What a difference a year can make!! We went to a gathering with all of the kiddos from the babysitter's. From there we traveled by hayride house-to-house! Nolan was a little unsure at first, but after the second house or so he began to feel right at home...or at least he seemed to...he had the urge to attempt to enter every house we came upon! By the end of the night, he was saying "deat" to everyone he passed while holding up his bucket! I'll post a picture or two soon. 
Meanwhile, we've added to our family (temporarily?!?!) I found a kitten at my school that would not leave, and we were afraid it'd get hit or mistreated. So, I ended up bringing it home, and we're "fostering" it until we can find a good home for it. If not, then it'll end up being ours. We decided to call him Yadi for Yadier Molina, but usually end up just referring to him as "cat". This is how he rode home from school to our house.
Hunter & Yadi are actually pretty good playmates. Nolan LOVES all animals, so of course he's excited. We're just working on using "nice touches" with the kitty. He's very used to using Hunter as a pillow and a wrestling mate, but not quite realizing he can't be as rough with the kitten. It's a work in progress!
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| Nolan's 08 Summer |
Nolan Alan Curry was born on Wednesday, April 4, 2007 at 2:40 p.m. He was born at 37 weeks and weighed in at 6 lbs. 7 oz. and 18 inches! It's so hard to believe that he is now getting closer and closer to becoming age 2 rather than being our new baby boy. It's so fascinating to watch him learn and grow daily. He's constantly on the go and keeping us busy. He develops more of a personality with each passing day, and never seizes to amaze us.
