Maternity leave should be at least a year long!

It has been awhile since I have posted a blog mostly because Nolan and I are running around all day and then at night we just want to relax with Dad. We have been having a good time doing all sorts of things. Last week Nolan hung out with Auntie Sara and Uncle Johnny while we went out on a date. We went to the Olive Garden, and then went and bought Wall E and came home and watched it. It was wonderful. We have lots of play dates with Emery and Amanda. We made it down to Grandma and Grandpa Wildes house two weeks ago, and got to spend some quality time.

This last weekend we went to Peyton's 5th Birthday party. It was fun and also a little sad I remember the day that Peyton was born and I cannot believe how fast it has gone. Peyton was very excited and wanted to help with Nolan

The week before I had lunch with one of my oldest friends Lindsey and her daughter Annaleah, she is also growing up way too fast.

This is kind of a somber blog. As the days go by my heart keeps getting heavier and heavier at the realization that I will have to leave my son and go back to work. I keep hoping for a miracle or maybe someone to sponser me (like pay me my current salary to stay at home :) I do not want to go back, we keep hoping that Aaron will get a promotion and then maybe it will be a possibility but at this time its not.

Anyway on to more exciting things we are really excited for Thanksgiving. We are going to my parents house on Thursday and then on Friday we are going to John and Sara's house for dinner with Aaron's family. We are hoping to get the house decorated for Christmas and relax a little over the weekend. Happy Thanksgiving to all.

My boys snoozing away together!

To Grandma and Grandpa's House we go!

Nolan had his first babysitter this past week! I was aching to get back to the gym, and they don't take infants until six weeks so my gracious neighbor Jean offered to watch him so I could go to water aerobics! They had a great time together and she offered to take him every week so I could go work out which is so great because she is right next door. She also has offered to watch him during broomball season.

We took our first road trip this weekend to Grandma and Grandpa Bayer's cabin this weekend! They are getting settled into the cabin as their new full time home. The entire family was there. Nolan's aunt Sara and Uncle John (also Nolan's goodparents) were there. Sara's parents and her brother and his girlfriend Laurie also joined us. The guys all spent the weekend hunting and us girls went into town to shop while dad and Nolan stayed home to watch the Gopher game. Unfortunatly the gopher football game was a disappointment and the guys came home with no deer. In fact the only one they saw the entire weekend was on the way back to the car when they were headed home. However we had a fun time just hanging out and playing Settlers of Catan. Of course the major highlight of the weekend was the Vikings beating the Packers! woohoo!!!

On the way up we stopped in St. Cloud to visit my cousin Becky and her daughter Claudia again! She is growing so much, she still looks so tiny next to Nolan. He is out growing so many of his clothes already! Claudia looks so much like her dad! I am wondering how both Becky and I carried these babies for 9 months and there is no physical evidence that they belong to us!

We then stopped at my good friend Missy's house, she also lives in St. Cloud and had not yet met Nolan! Here is a picture of Missy, her son Peyton and Nolan. It was so much fun. Nolan was telling us he was hungry in this picture.

Grandma Bayer and Nolan.

Grandpa Bayer and NolanUncle Johnny, Aaron and Nolan



Auntie Sara and NolanAnd just another cutie picture..




Today we went a visited Dad at his school and got to meet all his students. It is so funny to see at a baby through the eyes of 1st graders. I forgot my camera though, I'll have to bring it next time.

1 Month Old already!!!!

I have decided to start a blog to update everyone about little Nolan. He was one month old on Sunday, I cannot believe how fast it has gone. Aaron and I are both loving being parents, he is so much fun. Nolan has been making lots of new friends, last week he had future wife Emery over for a play date ( Emery and Nolan are 9 days apart for those of you who don't know that) and later on friends Dlyan and Leslie came over for a dance party.

Amanda, Emery and me and Nolan Enjoying the nice weather at the end of Oct.

My Aunt and Unlce and cousin Phillip were in town last week. They came in to meet Nolan and Claudia who my cousin Becky also just had 2 weeks ago. So on Halloween we took our first road trip up to St. Cloud to meet Claudia, she seemed so little compared to Nolan.

For Halloween were a Pirate Family. We went to our Church and participated in the annual Trunk or Treat. It was fun.