Sunday, February 07, 2010
My Super Bowl blog....
Well, i wasn't going to do this because my playoff predictions were soo horrible that i didn't think i should even take a stab at the big game, but I can't resist as i am sitting here watching pre-game coverage on the NFL network. So here goes:
Remember what i said about the Colts, "i hope they win the super bowl, but they won't win it". I was wrong about this. I do think the Colts will win today, and I will be happy for them if they do. The only way i see the Saints winning this game is if it's a complete shootout and the Saints get the ball last, meaning they can score last. I just think the Colts defense is waaay underrated here and i think they can slow the Saints a few times during the game, which is all they will need to stop them because i don't see how New Orleans stops Indy's offense. Watch for this, Indy is the best team in the NFL at scoring within the the final 2 minutes of the half AND making halftime adjustments. These two keys will be big in Indy's win today. I have the Colts winning today 35-27.
As for who I'll be rooting for....in games like this, when i will be happy for whoever wins, I tend to go for the underdog. So i am hoping the Saints win, but really, it doesn't matter to me...both teams are teams that i respect and they have players that i like as well. So this one will be fun to watch.
Remember what i said about the Colts, "i hope they win the super bowl, but they won't win it". I was wrong about this. I do think the Colts will win today, and I will be happy for them if they do. The only way i see the Saints winning this game is if it's a complete shootout and the Saints get the ball last, meaning they can score last. I just think the Colts defense is waaay underrated here and i think they can slow the Saints a few times during the game, which is all they will need to stop them because i don't see how New Orleans stops Indy's offense. Watch for this, Indy is the best team in the NFL at scoring within the the final 2 minutes of the half AND making halftime adjustments. These two keys will be big in Indy's win today. I have the Colts winning today 35-27.
As for who I'll be rooting for....in games like this, when i will be happy for whoever wins, I tend to go for the underdog. So i am hoping the Saints win, but really, it doesn't matter to me...both teams are teams that i respect and they have players that i like as well. So this one will be fun to watch.
Saturday, February 06, 2010
5 months!
It's hard to believe that Nolan is 5 months old already. He really has changed a lot just in the past few weeks. He really has become much much more interactive and engaging with us. He seems to be so curious about everything and is always grabbing at things to see how they taste. He can even entertain himself for a while which is really nice. He is sleeping and eating better, which sure seems to help his moods although he still can be a crank tank in the evening before bedtime. Anywho, Jen's blog details all the things he is doing, so i won't go into all that here...just gonna share some pictures and be thankful that he is in our lives!
Baby Blue eyes...
Wednesday, February 03, 2010
Sunday, January 31, 2010
Grandma Sue visits Nolan......and us
So i don't think any of these photos actually have her in them because she took most of them, but Nolan's grandma sue, my mom, came for a weekend visit. As you may know, we have been struggling to get Nolan on a better routine where he does not need to eat all night. He has been eating less and less at daycare during the day and so we have been teaching him that he eats during the day and not in the middle of the night. Things hadn't been going very well and grandma decided to come down friday night and stay the weekend to give Jen and I a much needed break from the action. So Friday night was kind of rough, but much better than usual. Nolan slept from 10-4 and then was up for an hour and a half, but 6 hours was a great 2nd stretch of sleep for him that night. He has been eating a total of 4-6 ounces during the week at daycare, so saturday we tried to focus on getting him to eat a lot so that he can be full for nighttime. Well, mom and I were at home with him saturday morning while jen was at a work thinger, and she was able to get him to eat 9 ounces in one sitting!! It was incredible. Of course after that he took almost a 3 hour nap, but he was well fed. Later in the day mom fed him rice cereal and he ate about 8 ounces of it. Incredible!
So while she was watching him, Jen and I went for an awesome sushi lunch, and then went to brothers for some drinks....i even got jen to do a shot of Patron with me :-) We really had a good time....our lives have definitely been consumed by Nolan, which is a great thing, but we definitely need to make time for ourselves when we can.
So back to Nolan. I took Nolan into my mom's room saturday morning and i went back to jen. When i went back to the room Grandma had put him in a Colts outfit that she had made for him, which i will admit is pretty cute, but just not the right team. I then took a picture with him in his Colts outfit and me in my Saints jersey.
Last night we laid him down at around 7:00pm for bed. We watched Inglorious Basterds....which is an incredible movies....just amazing, violent and bloody, but really really good. We then went to bed at 11...Nolan was still sleeping, which was different than every other night this week because we usuall lay him down around 7 and he will wake for a feeding at 10 ish. So we went to bed and were woken up by Nolan crying at around 2:00am....a 7 hour stretch of sleep for him was incredible!! he was up for about an hour and a half, but went back to sleep at 3:30 and slept till 7am today!!
Here are some photos of Nolan from this weekend:
This was a new face that we hadn't seen before
So while she was watching him, Jen and I went for an awesome sushi lunch, and then went to brothers for some drinks....i even got jen to do a shot of Patron with me :-) We really had a good time....our lives have definitely been consumed by Nolan, which is a great thing, but we definitely need to make time for ourselves when we can.
So back to Nolan. I took Nolan into my mom's room saturday morning and i went back to jen. When i went back to the room Grandma had put him in a Colts outfit that she had made for him, which i will admit is pretty cute, but just not the right team. I then took a picture with him in his Colts outfit and me in my Saints jersey.
Last night we laid him down at around 7:00pm for bed. We watched Inglorious Basterds....which is an incredible movies....just amazing, violent and bloody, but really really good. We then went to bed at 11...Nolan was still sleeping, which was different than every other night this week because we usuall lay him down around 7 and he will wake for a feeding at 10 ish. So we went to bed and were woken up by Nolan crying at around 2:00am....a 7 hour stretch of sleep for him was incredible!! he was up for about an hour and a half, but went back to sleep at 3:30 and slept till 7am today!!
Here are some photos of Nolan from this weekend:
This was a new face that we hadn't seen before
Monday, January 25, 2010
Last Night...
Here is how our night went last night:
7:30: Jen puts Nolan down for bed
8:00: he is asleep
9:30: He wakes up, i get him, rock him and get him back to sleep
10:30: he wakes up, jen gets him, rocks him, feeds him, back to sleep
11:30: he wakes up, i get him, rock him back to sleep
12:15: he wakes up, i get him initially, rock him, jen comes and gets him and brings him to our room, after a little while she takes him back to his room asleep by 1:00
3:00: he wakes up, jen rocks him and comforts him for an hour before asking me to take him.
4:00: I take him, rock him, feed him a little, he goes to sleep till 7.
any suggestions on getting a baby to stay asleep?
Obviously any parent would be tired, but i'm an adult, i can deal with that, and i do love holding him and rocking him.....but i am concerned he isn't getting enough sleep and will welcome suggestions from people.....thanks!
7:30: Jen puts Nolan down for bed
8:00: he is asleep
9:30: He wakes up, i get him, rock him and get him back to sleep
10:30: he wakes up, jen gets him, rocks him, feeds him, back to sleep
11:30: he wakes up, i get him, rock him back to sleep
12:15: he wakes up, i get him initially, rock him, jen comes and gets him and brings him to our room, after a little while she takes him back to his room asleep by 1:00
3:00: he wakes up, jen rocks him and comforts him for an hour before asking me to take him.
4:00: I take him, rock him, feed him a little, he goes to sleep till 7.
any suggestions on getting a baby to stay asleep?
Obviously any parent would be tired, but i'm an adult, i can deal with that, and i do love holding him and rocking him.....but i am concerned he isn't getting enough sleep and will welcome suggestions from people.....thanks!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
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Monday, January 18, 2010
Eating and other fun stuff...
Well, about week or so ago we decided that we would try giving Nolan some real food. We had been experimenting with rice cereal, and he was doing ok with that, so i got some carrots from the store and we fed those to him. He seemed to enjoy them quite well! Here are a couple pics of the eating, he did get a lot all over his face :-)
In other developments. Nolan is quite sick today. Last week our daycare provider called to tell us that he had a fever of 101.7...yikes! so i went and picked him up. He has had a nasty nasty nasty cough, has been having difficulty breathing due to his stuffed up nose, which also complicates eating, and he has just been so miserable and whiney. Then, to top that all, he pulled my finger into his mouth and bit down and i definitely felt something sharp stab my finger from his gum line. So we are officially getting a tooth! He is also getting much better at reaching and grabbing things. He is even now passing objects from his left hand to his right hand. It's so cool to see him doing this and great that he is now able to start entertaining himself! He is so much fun....we just wish he would feel better soon!
In other developments. Nolan is quite sick today. Last week our daycare provider called to tell us that he had a fever of 101.7...yikes! so i went and picked him up. He has had a nasty nasty nasty cough, has been having difficulty breathing due to his stuffed up nose, which also complicates eating, and he has just been so miserable and whiney. Then, to top that all, he pulled my finger into his mouth and bit down and i definitely felt something sharp stab my finger from his gum line. So we are officially getting a tooth! He is also getting much better at reaching and grabbing things. He is even now passing objects from his left hand to his right hand. It's so cool to see him doing this and great that he is now able to start entertaining himself! He is so much fun....we just wish he would feel better soon!
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