one blessed year!
Friday, September 14th, 2007Today is a big celebration day! At one year, Nolan is doing great. He’s 14 lb, 11 oz now… That may not seem like much for a one year old, but it’s THIRTEEN TIMES his birthweight. How many other one year olds do you know who have achieved a feat that impressive? Not many, I bet (unless you work in the NICU, in which case you don’t count for this contest!).
Speaking of the NICU, Nolan has gone back to visit several times and he wants to send a big shout out to all the hardworking folks there who didn’t give up on him even when times were really rough. A year ago, Nolan’s arm was so tiny that Ronan’s wedding ring could go around it all the way up at the armpit… loosely. Hard to imagine, huh? Those amazing folks at the hospital did their amazing thing and look at amazing Nolan now.
Nolan is doing all kinds of new stuff. He’s sitting up and balancing himself there. He’s talking — last week it was about bababababababa and this week it’s about dadadadadadadada. He’s just figured out that he can shriek, and he does that randomly, sometimes for fun and sometimes because he’s mad. He’s eating “solid” foods and smiling lots and snuggling up for love. He’s working hard at his physical therapy and learning new things all the time. He’s a pretty amazing and great and fun kid.
So thanks for hanging in with us through this first year and all its ups and downs. It’s been a wild ride but we’re pretty pleased with the sailing at the moment. I’ve uploaded a bunch of pictures, just in time for the deadline, in true Ikenberry fashion. I took a few more Thursday and I’ll get those up later in the birthday, plus a special celebratory surprise, so check back. Have a big party for Nolan today so we’re celebrating around the world!