Wednesday, March 3, 2010

February 2010

February 2010
Well, February seemed to fly by really fast. We didn't do anything too crazy, but we did have some good times. Nick and I have been able to go out for date nights more often now since he's not working every weekend. We actually got a ton of movie tickets for Christmas, and we have been using them. Nana has been babysitting, and I can't remember when the last time I was able to go to the movies so regularly, and it was free! (P.S. I higly reccomend Avitar.)
Anyhow, Nolan and I have been making frequent trips to the library and the grocery store. I have become a couponer and a more thrifty mother. (Check out athriftymom.com and thekrazycouponlady.com.) I thought that I should start making my money go further, and it really has. I never thought I would be like this, but here I am clipping coupons. Nolan loves it because he can go to the store and "drive" in the race car carts. In fact, one Saturday Nick took Nolan to pick up Nana, and he stopped at the store to get a newspaper for me. He left Nana and Nolan in the car, and I guess Nolan had a breakdown because he couldn't drive in his car :(.
Anyhow, here are a few pictures of Nolan with me getting ready for a shopping trip and then Library visit. He's such a good kid! Okay, now that I look at this, it looks like Nolan is up to no good...That smile is a bit mischievous. I think he may just be excited!
Here are a few more pictures of Nolan in the tub. He sure loves it in there. If I didn't have to wash his hair of body, I'm sure he'd stay in there for a very long time. Here I'm getting a little wave! Hi Nolan!
Don't you just love the smile and the hair? What a good little guy.
Nick is keeping up with his school really well. He got anohter 4.0 for his semester, and he is learning lots. I can't believe how good he is at everything he does. Nolan and I sure are proud of him, and we're so glad we have gotten to spend so much time with him lately.

Nick had two interviews with a company called Bob Stroller. They make heavy duty jogging strollers and bike trailers to haul tents and camping gear on. They were really interested in Nick because of all his customer service experience. They are looking for someone to answer their e-mails and a few phone calls from customers. He would also direct any online forums on their websites. The man that interviewed him actually recognized him from the Kuna Zamzow's Nick worked at. He had taken a lawn care class from him, and he seemed impressed. He told Nick he had a few more interviews to conduct, and he would get back to him in a week or so.

In mid to late February, Nolan got a stomach bug. I think he got it form his little cousin Layla. They had been hanging out earlier in the week (she had been sick), and on Thursday evening after Nick put him down for bed, the sickness began. When I got home form work around midnight, Nick was holding Nolan and just looked at me in a daze. He said,"He's thrown up four time since I put him down for bed arund 8pm." Poor Nick. needless to say, he threw up about six more time that night. I just had him sleep in our room, and when he started breathing heavy, I knew he was going to throw up again.

The nice thing is that this only lasted the night, and he seemed better the next day. He was up and playing and having such a great time. Then come again at bed time, he starts throwing up again. Things went on like this for a week. After a couple of days, I decided he must have reflux. I got the stomach bug a couple days after Nolan, so I figured he had to have had it the first nigh or two. At night, he would just throw up what was in his stomach, and then he was fine for bed. No fever, no fussiness. He would just eat very little and throw up once at night. I decided to see Dr. Roman for this.

For anyone who doesn't know who she is, I think she is a miracle worker. She is an Osteopathic doctor specializing in Osteopathic manipulation. This is similar to what a chiropractor might do. It just seems like a much more natural approach to me. I love that we never have to use harsh medications, etc. Anyhow, Nolan has seen her since he was a little more than a week old for anything from a cone head to fussiness, reflux, and even constipation. Like I said before she is a miracle worker, and she really seems to care about her patients. She will even see Nolan on the weekends if things get worse. We love her! Anyhow, after seeing her, Nolan slept through the night without anymore reflux or throwing up. Yeah! Let me know if anyone out there would like her number.

About a week after Nick had his interview with the stroller company, they called him just to let him know they were still doing a couple of interviews and they hadn't forgotten about him. I thought that was really nice. I don't know of many companies that do that even if they do hire you, and it made Nick feel like he had something to look forward to. (Watch to see what happens next month...)



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