Down on the Farm

Yesterday Nolan got his first real taste of being on the farm...


It was a little cooler so we had to get him bundled up... notice he is wearing his special farm outfit!

One of our favorite things to do at the farm is go for a walk. To do this Nolan got his first "ride" in the backpack. He seemed to really enjoy it. He stayed awake for the whole thing!

On our walk Nolan got to see his first ever cows! I don't think he knew what was going on, but I like to think he enjoyed it.

He also got to meet his first cat! Hopefully he didn't like it too much because Jack and I don't have very good luck keeping cats... so that is one pet Nolan will probably never get to have.

Man's Best Friend

A lot of people ask us how Boomer is doing with Nolan. So here is an update...

Here are some pictures from the first time Boomer and Nolan met:

Boomer mostly likes to sniff him...

But he can also be very calm and protective...

Most of the time if Nolan is at sniff level, Boomer will go for it. Any time he is in his car seat or bouncy seat Boomer likes to be in his face... Most of the time Nolan doesn't seem to mind which is good. I can already tell they are going to grow up being great friends!

Whenever Nolan makes a noise (no matter how big or small) Boomer has to go over and check it out. I think he is still really confused as to how someone that small can make that much noise (or any noise at all for that matter). I guess if I were to somehow go deaf I would still know when Nolan is upset because Boomer would let me know.

He especially loves to check on Nolan while he's in his cradle. I don't think he means to do it, but he likes to paw at the cradle and make it rock back and forth. (I had a picture but not sure what I did with it)

The other day I was getting out the shower and Nolan was getting cranky. I need not worry though, Boomer was laying right next to his cradle keeping watch over him. It's not like Boomer could really do much to quiet his crying, but I like to think that Boomer thinks he is looking out for him. This seems to be the beginning of a long and wonderful friendship!

Happy Birthday Nolan!

It is hard to believe but today is Nolan's 3 week birthday! I can't believe he has been with us for that long. Time really flies! He has been growing lots in those first 3 weeks. He started at 8 lbs 8 oz. He lost a lot of weight though initially and got down to 7 lbs 13 oz. Now he has turned into a regular ol' pigger. At his 2 week checkup he weighed in at 8 lbs 11 oz. So he is a growing boy!

This is just a random picture of him enjoying his bouncy seat. Can you tell how he's grown?

Bath TIme

Over the last week Nolan has gotten to enjoy real bath time. Surprisingly he seems to enjoy it. I haven't seen a single tear while in the tub. He likes to try to put his soapy fingers in his mouth, but otherwise he does great! Here are a few pics from his first bath...

Getting dried off...

All clean! He is perfectly content!

He's here!

A lot has happened since the last post... for starters he's here!! We waited for months and months, and finally on September 15 our precious boy was born!

Nolan Patrick Donohoe was born at 3:11 am after 10 hours of labor (not too bad). He weighed in at 8 lbs and 8 oz. I am still amazed that he came out of me!



So far it appears that he has my eyes and definitely Jack's chin. There is definitely not mistaking that he is our son!

Look how he's grown!

6 weeks old:

8 weeks old:

Proof that it's a boy:

I call this the "get me out of here" pose. You can see his face to the right, arms, and leg.
Around the time this picture was taken he actually waved to us!

Hello Summer!

It has been a long time since our last post! Now that school is over and summer is here hopefully I will have more time to keep things updated.

Since the last post we have found out that it's a boy!! Jack and I were both stunned. For some reason we both had feelings that it was a girl. I even had multiple dreams where it was a girl. We had a girl name picked out and everything! So when the doctor pointed out his man part, boy were we surprised! We are both delited though. As long as it is a healthy baby the sex does not really matter to us. Having a boy first does have it's advantages though - Jack always wanted a boy first so that any other kids we have would have an older brother to look out for them. He also says that your are doomed to mess up the first child, so it is better to have a messed up boy than a messed up girl. Whether that's true or not we're having a boy so we'll see what happens!