Video Clip

Our first video clip. Nolan is so close to crawling, but
just gets so excited that his arms and legs just flail
out to the sides.



More clips to follow. We will be sure to put his first
crawl online soon.

Pictures

"I'm the happiest baby in the world."



"Um, dad, can I play too?"



"Look out Neil, here I come!"



"Can you believe it! Sitting is fun!"



"Please, Please, Please, this is so exciting!"

Housing Concerns

Well, the decision to sell our townhouse has become more complicated than both Laura and I had hoped. We had a great meeting with a friend of the family, who is also in the realty business. Within the first few minutes, he was trying to convince us not to sell at the present time. It makes for a difficult decision - to try and sell, to refinance and rent, or to just live with it for another year. We are busting at the seams, and our concern is the layout of this place since Nolan is just about to crawl. We are ready for a yard, no shared walls, and more storage space - yeah, I'm a saver but baby toys sure do take up a lot of room.

Nolan is just a great little kid. He really is just a knee movement away from crawling. I'm really excited to see that, but I know it is going to open up a whole new set of concerns. Laura has been traveling for work, and that has made it hard on the both of us. She misses being around Nolan, but she always brings a toy back.

We are looking forward to the snow finally melting so we can take Nolan out on walks. It will be really nice when we don't have to spend 15-20 minutes just bundling him up before we can even leave the house. Spring isn't too far away - unless you have decided to move up to Door County and are buried in one of the snowiest years on record. That is what Grandpa (Eric) gets.

Pictures

"Who spiked the carrots?"



"Hello, anyone going to play with me?"



"Yes, mom, I know you think I'm great."



"Gimme the camera! I wanna eat the camera!"

6 Months

Can you believe Nolan is 6 months old already! We just had him in for his latest round of shots - they sure give the little guys lots of shots - and Nolan is 19 lbs and 27 inches. Sad to think that we are going to be shopping for a new car seat in the next couple months. He is a very healthy boy. The doctor thinks that he will probably walk early, which only fits as Laura was an early walker.

Nolan is practically days away from crawling, he is rolling over all the time and starting to scoot around the floor. I'm anxious to watch him crawl, but it will open up a whole new batch of problems.

We have started home shopping - the Minnesota Parade of Homes started this weekend, and Laura and I spent the afternoon looking at several model homes. We are beginning to make our list of features we would like in new house, but the biggest concern will be selling our current place. We have started the projects we feel will make our townhouse more marketable. Mark your calendars for the weekend of March 15th, as we will be having a painting party - bring your painting clothes and we will have brushes and rollers a plenty.