6 Weeks

       This week we celebrated Nolan's 6 week birthday and it's already been a week full of exciting milestones (well, exciting for new parents).  On the night of his birthday, the little champ slept through the night for the first time. That means this mama had uninterrupted sleep from 10:15pm to 5:00am. Praise. The. Lord. Just as I had guessed,  it was more of a fluke than anything, as the feat has yet to be repeated. But it's progress people. PROGRESS. He's also made the connection between hand and mouth and is so close to figuring out how to suck on his thumb. We're also getting lots of eye contact and smiles out of him now.
       Week 5 was a bumpy one for us; Jon described it as humbling. While we had family in town and got to do so many fun things together, colic also reared its ugly head and our peaceful little baby showed us that he's got lungs. And the strength to cry for hours. I think we're past the worst of it (knock on wood), but he's still challenging us each evening. I'm keeping my fingers crossed thats its just a phase... we"ll see

Here's some shots from our 6 week photo shoot.

Thanks so much to Aunt Sue, who handmade this awesome little hat of his. 

Babs & Rebecca Take Tahoe, Part II

       And so the week continued...

Nothing says summer in Tahoe better than lunch 

on the deck at Sunnyside.

Gorgeous right?

We made the drive down to Emerald Bay for some photo ops too. 

Just slightly wind blown.

And we discovered a new favorite beach. 

Not sure how this spot eluded us for three years, 

but we've found it and love it. 

Unfortunately, little Nolan isn't yet allowed to bask in the sun, 

so we kept him buried in his stroller.

Soon kiddo, you can enjoy the Tahoe beaches too.

On their last night in town Jon's mom treated us to an 

amazing farewell dinner on the lake.

It was a great week and we can't wait until their next visit.

Got to run...there's a baby crying. 

Babs & Rebecca Take Tahoe, Part I

       Last week we were blessed to have Grandma Babs and Aunt Rebecca roll into town to stay with us for a week. It was their first time meeting Nolan and their first visit to Tahoe in sunny weather (they were here for our wedding two years ago during some unfortunate fall weather). It was a week chalked full of beach time and meals at our favorite restaurants. But alas, family has departed, Jon is back at work, and Nolan and I are left to spend our days quietly at home again. Which means, I have some time to catch up on some must needed blogging. Because a picture says a thousand words, I'll let them do the talking. Away, we go.

Here's Grandma Babs meeting Nolan for the first time.

Dad and Nolan, out at the park.

Having breakfast at our favorite heart-stopping, gut-busting spot.

Spending some time at the beach. 

The lake temperature has been so nice this year. 

We all took a dip.

We even had ourselves a little diaper change on the sand. 

We were treated to many a meal by Grandma Babs,

 one being burgers and beer on the river.

The kids.

Then we took Nolan on his first mini-hike up to Eagle Rock. 

(Thats Nolan in the carrier, hanging out on Jonny's chest)

Last time we were here, Jon was down on bended knee. 

Sigh. 

More to share soon, 

including our day trip to Emerald Bay, 

Nolan on a dirt bike, 

us at a baby party, 

and our adventures in Lakes Basin. 

Stay tuned!

Purge and Play

       Uh-oh. I'm guilty. I know this post is a bit delayed. Chalk it up to new motherhood, a crying infant (not that our perfect baby ever cries) and house projects. We spent last week cleaning the house (and this involved me renting a carpet shampooer and shampooing the rugs) and purging our junk. For some reason we had been holding onto scarves we've never worn, old candlesticks, and pots that we've since upgraded, just to name a few. But, our clutter it is no more. There are some lucky thrift store hunters that will soon have the pleasure of diving into our no longer needed treasures. 

       And now, with our freshly cleaned house, we've got house guests. Grandma Babs and Aunt Rebecca are in town and we've been playing too much to post. Here's a bit of a teaser. 

I promise I'll have more to share next week.

Including my newest undertaking (I'll start on Monday, I promise):

Project: Loose the Baby Weight

4 Weeks Old

       Nolan's first four weeks of life have flown by. I'm afraid that before I know it, I'll go to pick him up in the morning and he'll be telling me what kind of cereal he wants for breakfast. He's been gaining weight and getting bigger day by day. All the clothes that were too big for him when we brought him home from the hospital now fit. Sigh.  Grandma Babs and Aunt Rebecca are coming out to meet him next week, and we can't wait. Maybe Jon and I will even get out of the house for a mini-date while they're here. A glass of wine  on the lake with the hubs sounds pretty divine.
       Jon and I dodged a bit of a bullet this week. We were going to take Nolan on his first camping trip on Saturday at a small lake near our house. We decided against it because it's getting chilly here at night (in the 30's) and I didn't know how fun a crying baby and a tent would be. That night a Summer storm rolled across the lake and the entire area was hit with wind, thunder, lightning, and rain.  Needless to say, we were very content to be at home with our newborn, instead of out in the woods, all wet.

       Here are some photos from our four week photo shoot.  

Both Nolan and Blue cooperated beautifully. 

I promise, I didn't even pose Blue- 

he just laid down right near his bro.