we cannot believe that nolan is already a year old! this first year has flown by so fast. he's such a sweet boy and so silly all the time. he LOVES to eat anything and everything, food or otherwise. he's not walking yet, but can take 2-3 steps before he decides that crawling is easier. he's into clapping, dancing, peekaboo, pretend phone calls with anything remotely resembling a phone, pulling kiki's hair, and putting buckets on his head. we think he says a few words, but it's hard to tell for sure sometimes. he says "ni ni" when we tell him it's bedtime and a few times when he was really tired at night as if he was asking to be put to bed. he also says dada, mama, baba, and hello on occasion. we're still waiting to find out what he's going to call kiki because it's sure to be super cute!
as with every child and pet in our life, he has a ton of nicknames. here are just a few:
- noly poly
- baby brother nay nay
- nolint
- nolan polen
- noodles
- no no no nolan
- boy boy
- relentless
that last one is due to how intense and determined he is to get into things he shouldn't. we have a big couch in a small living room, so he's able to climb up onto either side and get to the kitchen counter or the end table and a/c. i spend all day every day removing him from dangerous situations and there is literally no more babyproofing i can do. it's going to be a rough year between now and 2!
