Ten Months...Really?

Can't believe how close Nolan is to turning ONE. Insane I tell ya. These ten months haven't exactly flown by though. Funny because it FLEW with Griff. Can't believe that child is almost 3. Wh-what? I say it has gone slow with Nolan because he is so HARD. He really is a good kid most of the time and about most things. He doesn't fuss or cry much, nothing like that. He is just a terrible napper, awful at nighttime and a MAJOR Momma's boy. He is so obsessed with me, he prefers me over anyone. I guess the whole attachment parenting thing (which I did with Griff and it worked out great) has bite me in the ace. The whole nursing on demand, baby wearing, co-sleeping routine has screwed me. It's funny how some things work with certain kids and not with others. Let me just tell you that I am going to be utterly confused and nervous when the next baby gets here. My little ideas and ways of doing things worked so well with Griff. Using the same exact method has made Nolan into a kid that I never wanted him to be. OR maybe it's just his personality. I will never know I guess! He is a stubborn boy I tell ya.

Tidbits about Nolan lately:

-all of a sudden he won't eat baby food. he used to beat it up. any kind.
-wants everything I or anyone else is eating. mostly it's stuff he can't have and he has ONE tooth. he can't flippin' chew right with one tooth.
-he is probably basically starving. for reals. i nurse him several times a day still and he eats snacks and takes bites of my food here and there but NO baby food what so ever. it's really stressing me out. gave the kid an entire yogurt today. don't think babies are supposed to have dairy til a year old. too bad.
-pretty sure he's not into napping anymore. omigosh.
-been trying the whole crying it out thing. not my favorite but i am desperate. have let him cry for an hour straight a couple of times. it was terrible. the kid stands the entire time, crying. went into his room to get him and stepped in a puddle of drool, snot and tears. it made me feel like junk. i guess no sleepy for mommy. he is way too stubborn. i have a feeling he would cry til morning and never stop.
-stands up on everything. walks along everything. can hold onto one of my hands and walk. we are getting very close! i'm excited and scared. good thing i picked up our coffee table and chucked it out the back door when griff was learning to walk ( i really did, it broke into pieces when i tossed it. felt so good) got so dang sick of griff falling and hurting himself on it. kaso still talks about what a nut job i was for doing the coffee table toss.
-says dadadadada.
-loves animals of any kind.
-loves playing in griffs closet. he stays in there forever.
-still doesn't sleep through the night. longest stretch in the past several months was 5 hours and it felt like heaven. of course i woke up anyway kind of freaking out. but he was fine, of course.
-all of a sudden he "regular" crawls. it is so cute.


Super cute little boy. Super hard but super cute. He drives me crazy but there is just something so endearing about all of his little "faults". Why is that?? Motherhood is a killer but I love it. Someday I will wish these hard years back, I know it.

Weight: 18 1/2 pounds (11%)
Height: 29 inches (60%)

Going to the audiologist next week to see if he has a middle ear issue. Who knows. He is constantly messing with his right ear. No ear infection so it might be something else. Let's hope that's the reason why he isn't sleeping. Ha.