Memorable Moments
Sadly, I did not have camera ready to capture some moments this week that I don't want to forget but hopefully I can describe them well enough that when we look back on this entry the memories will come back to life.
Memory #1: Nolan really experiencing a bubble bath.
We have made bath time into a bubble bath before but up until this point Nolan could have cared less about the bubbles surrounding him in the bath tub. Not this week. Eric filled up the tub and as he was lowering Nolan into the tub Nolan was kicking the bubbles as if they needed to part in order for him to sit in the tub. He got over this and, once seated, continued to lower his face right into the bubbles over and over again. It was too funny because every time he picked his head up to look at us he had a different formation of bubbles all over his face. Sometimes it was a beard, sometimes a full goatee, sometimes it just jutted off his nose or forehead. We would laugh at him and he would laugh along (not knowing why we were laughing) and do it all over again. Although I'm sure he was ingesting bubbles at the same time, it was really funny. It is so much fun to watch him explore and experiment with new things.
Memory #2: Getting rid of his night time bottle.
Both Eric and I had been terrified to cut out Nolan's final bottle of the day. Since birth we had always made it a point to feed Nolan his night time bottle upstairs in his room so that he understood that it was time for bed. It worked really well for us and we have had a fantastic sleeper. So you can understand the apprehension in messing with this routine :) I decided that I definitely did not want to travel with bottles on our vacation to Florida in a few weeks so last week we took the plunge on a Wednesday night. We gave Nolan a sippy cup of milk downstairs a little bit before bedtime and he sipped on it while he watched an episode of "Bubble Guppies" to wind down. Whatever he didn't drink we carried it upstairs and he finished while reading books before bed. Like any other night, he went right to sleep and slept through the night. Could have cared less that the bottle was gone!!! I was so proud of him. I had been debating and agonizing on how to make the transition smoothly and here he was good to go all along. He is such an even keeled little guy and is becoming more and more independent (as independent as a 13 month old can be). I think I wanted to make sure I remembered this because I was proud of him but also because he never ceases to amaze and surprise me :)
Both Eric and I had been terrified to cut out Nolan's final bottle of the day. Since birth we had always made it a point to feed Nolan his night time bottle upstairs in his room so that he understood that it was time for bed. It worked really well for us and we have had a fantastic sleeper. So you can understand the apprehension in messing with this routine :) I decided that I definitely did not want to travel with bottles on our vacation to Florida in a few weeks so last week we took the plunge on a Wednesday night. We gave Nolan a sippy cup of milk downstairs a little bit before bedtime and he sipped on it while he watched an episode of "Bubble Guppies" to wind down. Whatever he didn't drink we carried it upstairs and he finished while reading books before bed. Like any other night, he went right to sleep and slept through the night. Could have cared less that the bottle was gone!!! I was so proud of him. I had been debating and agonizing on how to make the transition smoothly and here he was good to go all along. He is such an even keeled little guy and is becoming more and more independent (as independent as a 13 month old can be). I think I wanted to make sure I remembered this because I was proud of him but also because he never ceases to amaze and surprise me :)
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