Talkative Boy

First, thank you for your prayers for Jennifer and baby Nolan. The latest we heard they were both doing as well as could be expected. We got to see some pictures of baby Nolan before he was transferred and he is adorable... and so TINY (2lbs 7oz and 15 in). Please continue to keep him in your prayers. Jennifer was being discharged today; leaving the hospital and being home without your baby is extremely hard. Please keep her in your prayers that she may have the peace and strength she needs. (UPDATE: You can leave messages for Nolan and his parents at his website.)

And no, we have not yet purchase another USB cord for the camera so only a grainy camera picture for today.

Our little munchkin has always loved his food. But lately, he appears to be eating more than usual. Maybe he is going through a growth spurt. Tonight, he didn't even give us time to cut his quesadilla. He just snatched it up from the plate and started munching. He ate 2 quesadillas, 1 flour tortilla, and 2 tablespoons of guacamole. Oh, and a couple of fries too. He ate more than Momma! We are convinced he has his Bito Pepe's metabolism; no matter how much he eats, he does not get fat.


We have also been working on re-educating (training makes him sound like a puppy) Bubeaner that waking up in the middle of the night is not a way to get into our bed. We have also been working on getting him to sleep a little longer in the mornings before he is up and ready to go. It has actually been working quite well, at least now that we have gotten past the first few nights of constant crying and screaming. The last couple of nights he's fussed maybe once but then gone immediately back to sleep. And more importantly, he is waking up at 6-630a again! You would not believe what a HUGE difference that extra hour to hour and a half of sleep makes to us.

Of course, this whole change in his bedtime/sleeping routine has caused some disruptions to his naps. We have learned that even though he is 15 months old he still needs 2 naps a day. He really doesn't function well without them. We are not sure how precisely to fix it, so we are just letting him guide us respecting his sleeping time even if it means he skips or delays his lunch or snacks. Dr. Z warned us it would be chaotic for a while until he settled into a new routine.

And of late, Bubeaner has regained his speech. He talks none stop. He still mainly babbles, but he is also saying a lot more words. Almost daily, he adds a new word or sound. Today he learned "fresa" (strawberry). He's also been working on "boton" (button). The B sound is a little harder for him. But his favorite pastime is saying people's names. Today's favorite was CzaCza (Sarah).