First time for everything

We had a few 'firsts' this week, including Nolan's first Thanksgiving! He slept through most of it, but what can you expect from a 6-week old?! I also made my first cranberry salad (my Grandma Booe's recipe) and my first pumpkin roll. They both turned out great! We had a great time at Grandma Cindy's on Thursday, watching football and eating way too much. Then Sunday at Grandpa Morey's and Grandma Sharon's....we ate way too much again! We also celebrated Max's 9th birthday, and had cake and ice cream to top off the weekend.

I had my 6-week check up with my doctor on Tuesday. Despite all the eating I've been doing, I weighed in at a little less than my pre-pregnancy weight. How exciting! I also got my IUD inserted while I was there, so we are officially pregnancy-free for the next 5 years....unless we decide to start trying sooner. It can always be taken out whenever we want another little rugrat!

Nolan wore his first pair of shoes over the weekend too. They are too cute....thanks, Nanny!

Tuesday, before my doctor's appointment, I took Nolan to Deloitte to visit all of my co-workers. They were all anxious to see him since he'd been talked about nonstop during my pregnancy! He was a really good boy getting passed around to all the girls. I stopped by my desk to grab a couple things and I had to laugh....right by my phone was a list of things I still wanted to get off of our baby registry before Nolan got here! ha ha It was good to get out and see everyone at work. My tentative date to go back is January 7, and I know it will come way too soon!

Nolan is doing really well. He's started eating more at each feeding, and he's staying awake a little longer during the day too. A few nights ago he slept for 6 hours straight, and it was wonderful! It hasn't happened again, but last night he got a good 4 hours in, and that's better than the 3 he usually gets in. We started giving him rice cereal in his bottle a couple of weeks ago, but it made him fussy during the day so we stopped. Now we're trying again! Today will only be the second day, but Nurse Polly says we should try for a week or two to see how it goes. He's been focusing on things a lot more now, like the ceiling fan, lights, and our faces. He definitely knows our voices, and will turn to find us when he hears us talking. It's so amazing watching him change and grow! I'd say it'll be another week or so before he's outgrown his newborn clothes and moves into the 0-3 month clothes. He goes back to the doctor on December 10....two months old, so time for his shots! I'll have the baby Tylenol ready....

Here are a few pictures from the weekend: