Two things Nolan related:
1. Yesterday morning Nolan would only eat when Nick fed him. He refused to take the spoon when it was coming from me. The food was the same, the method of delivery the same, everything identical except the hand. And his resolve was strong throughout breakfast. While I guess this is a sign of great attachment to Daddy, I am still nursing the sad, stingy feeling of not being the chosen feeder on the weekends...
2. Last night we had frozen pizza for dinner. I spruced it up with a layer of arugula and goat cheese (our CSA was over abundant with arugula so I am adding it to everything). After Nolan ate half a piece of bread with hummus, he was still showing signs of wanting to eat with us (these signs are usually grunting and grabbing). I gave him little pizza squares, with the bulk of the cheese removed, and the greens still present. He proceeded to pick all of the green off of the pizza square before he ate it. And again, and again. He consistently picked off all of the arugula (and spinach underneath) from each pizza square that we have him.
These two Nolan things can point to only one other thing: he is becoming a kid. Moving away from infancy and early babyhood, he is making choices and has preferences. Crawling babies make their wants known, and Nolan's continue to get clearer each day. Also, this kid is stubborn. We are learning that very quickly. I guess we could also name stubborn something more positive such as resolute or strong mindset, but for now, we'll go with stubborn or maybe headstrong. He is definitely that.
1. Yesterday morning Nolan would only eat when Nick fed him. He refused to take the spoon when it was coming from me. The food was the same, the method of delivery the same, everything identical except the hand. And his resolve was strong throughout breakfast. While I guess this is a sign of great attachment to Daddy, I am still nursing the sad, stingy feeling of not being the chosen feeder on the weekends...
2. Last night we had frozen pizza for dinner. I spruced it up with a layer of arugula and goat cheese (our CSA was over abundant with arugula so I am adding it to everything). After Nolan ate half a piece of bread with hummus, he was still showing signs of wanting to eat with us (these signs are usually grunting and grabbing). I gave him little pizza squares, with the bulk of the cheese removed, and the greens still present. He proceeded to pick all of the green off of the pizza square before he ate it. And again, and again. He consistently picked off all of the arugula (and spinach underneath) from each pizza square that we have him.
These two Nolan things can point to only one other thing: he is becoming a kid. Moving away from infancy and early babyhood, he is making choices and has preferences. Crawling babies make their wants known, and Nolan's continue to get clearer each day. Also, this kid is stubborn. We are learning that very quickly. I guess we could also name stubborn something more positive such as resolute or strong mindset, but for now, we'll go with stubborn or maybe headstrong. He is definitely that.
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| Here is the most recent picture we have: already posted to facebook so it may be a repeat for some of you. We have cozy matching sweaters that we wore on Saturday. |
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