Ba ba ba, Da da da

Nolan has become quite the chatterbox! About a month ago he learned how to say the "b" sound. All you would hear is, "ba ba ba ba ba!" from him. He'd wake up and start babbling away. It's so cute to hear it on the monitor.

This past week he learned how to say the "d" sound. He's getting closer to saying dada! All week he has been saying, "da da da da da da!" It's really cute.

Of course, I have been trying to get him to learn the "m" sound and say "mama", but no such luck yet. :)

Here are a few videos of our little babbler.

I was trying to put lotion on his face. He makes it difficult!

He moves from toy to toy now that he can crawl. I hope the newness of crawling wears off soon. He won't sit still for books anymore! 

On the Go

Nolan is officially mobile! Our days are never dull now. Late May, Nolan started getting up on all fours and rocking. He did this for quite some time, about a month. Slowly he started figuring out how to crawl. First he would lunge forward,then he started to move his knees, and finally he started to move his hands. One morning it all clicked and he started crawling! It's so much fun to watch him learn how to crawl. He is a determined little guy. You can tell he is so proud of himself and feels like such a big boy.

Not only is Nolan crawling, but he is pulling himself up to kneeling and standing positions. He loves to stand and cruise. He isn't the best at cruising yet, but I'm sure he'll be a pro at it in no time. He throws no caution to the wind; Nolan will turn around while he's standing and try to walk and will just fall if I don't catch him. Once he figures out how to balance on his own, he'll just take right off.

Just last Friday Nolan learned how to climb stairs. He isn't very fast at it yet, and doesn't quite have the hang of it yet, but he manages to make it up a couple stairs. You can't let him out of your sight for a second!

This boy is a mover and a shaker! I can only imagine how long he has wanted to get around our house. He is just thrilled that he is able to do so now. I'm proud of our mobile little guy. :)

First time crawling!

Learning how to round corners

Kneeling

Exploring our home

Having fun on the Fourth

Climbing stairs!

Checking out the books

More Water Fun

As everyone is well aware of, we're in the middle of a nation-wide heat wave. This means lots of water fun! Nolan has had a blast going to the Splash Pad, playing in his pool, and swimming in Lake Washington for the first time! He's learned how to splash and loves to do it. At first he was unsure about splashing, because he splashed himself in the face. But then he realized he was ok and carried on splashing. I think I might get him into swimming lessons through the community center this winter or for sure next summer.

Here are some pictures and a video!

Danananananananana Batman!

Smiley guy

Love this picture!!!! Swimming in Lake Washington

With cousin Abigail at the Splash Pad

Playing in the fountains

Playing with the water toys