Puppets, boots and trucks

Golfing in the park
So, Nolans little brain is connecting synapses like mad, and he is GETTING UP at night to count, name body parts, and talk, and name pictures in his favorite picture book....he always looks at the ... Bike! Line-y (Lion)! and CAAAAKKKEE!- a nice picture of chocolate cake. This is not good for me, or Mike, but Nolan then sleeps in a bit and naps a bit and does OK. Last night I refused to let him get up and play and left the light off, and it was bad - a "have to hold him down" tantrum. But, can't be thinking it's OK to just get up and play at 0200H, sweetiebub. Although, I swear, sometimes his head feels HOT from all of the brain activity.

While watching Blue's Clues today he starting making a hand puppet and saying "Hello!" with it, the way Steve wanted him to, and was VERY interactive with the show- shouting out answers, and so on- it was very cute to watch. He is so obsessed, and loves "Tick!!!"- Tickety Tock, the clock- the absolute most. Tried Dora- ehhh. Baby Einstein is now passe. Blue, Steve and Joe are the bomb for Nolan, my loyal little guy.

He looks at pictures of crayons and says "drawin!"- and then "sookle???"- ie I want to draw a circle. He is pretty good at them too, and likes ... Wed! Gween! and LLLow! the best of all the colours.

He is overtired because I couldn't get him to bed right away (on call) and he was just getting all hyped up just now running around in his rubber boots and PJs- a pretty cute look, but he is a fat footed hot footed little guy, so that can't be too comfy....

Will post a pic and turn in soon- I gave a talk at a community hospital this morning and had to get up extra early, after a very Nolan active night, so am braindead.

Taking a break- Nolan's Road Trip

 

Bear in the tub, toothbrush in bed

Sorry for the long hiatus. Lots going on.
So, that's my guy. Nolan recently started to get a lot more interested in stuffed animals, especially two teddy bears he has had since he was a peanut and basically coexisted un-interestedly with til now. So, now he says "Bay-eur" (bear) to request company when getting up, having supper, going to sleep etc. He will walk around in his pj's clutching and hugging a bear in the morning, hair a puff of tousled curls, grinning like mad- VERY cute. He also will say "Sit!!"and then line them up on chairs or the couch, then solemnly wag his finger at them "No, no no....(babble babble babble)". Tonight while I was getting provisions Mike told me Nolan had REALLY wanted the bear in the tub with him, and it was tough to redirect him from that idea.

Nolan still loves toothbrushes- but now just says "toopashte!" because it's so damn TASTY, that's what he is really after. So, after we brushed tonight, he insisted on bringing the toothbrush to bed, meaning that I get about a 50-50 chance of waking up with it tangled in my hair.

Went to Calgary for Aunty Nica's baby shower, a very nice time, stayed with Matt and Monica and saw the lovely Gabrielle, and went to the zoo. My favorites, the giraffes. Mike's, the hippos. Nolan's, the slides at the kiddie playground.