one blessed year!
Today 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!
Friday, September 14, 2007 at 10:03 am
Happy Birthday Nolan! What a year of miracles!
Friday, September 14, 2007 at 10:58 am
Happy Birthday, Nolan! Wishing you all the greatest and best.
Friday, September 14, 2007 at 7:08 pm
Happy, Happy Birthday, Nolan! And congratulations for making it through the first year to you and your family and friends. We are all so happy to have you in our world!
Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 8:25 am
Happy Birthday, to you, Nolan. You are a beautiful! Enjoy your day! We are all going to take a moment to think about what a miracle you are!
Sunday, September 16, 2007 at 8:59 pm
Hello all, you have been in my thoughts a lot lately.
What a difference a year makes! May this one be even better.
All of my love,
Colleen
Wednesday, September 19, 2007 at 3:09 pm
*Happy Birthday to You!* *Happy Birthday to You!* *Happy Birthday, Nolan!!!!!* *Yay!!!!!!!!* *Much Love to All!!!*
Sunday, September 23, 2007 at 9:16 am
Thirteen times his birth weight? Holy Beefcake, Batman! How exciting! So I guess he has more than one superpower… amazing weight gain and supercuteness as well… Cheers to all. Glad to hear everything’s tickety-boo.
peter and paco
Thursday, September 27, 2007 at 1:00 pm
WHAT A SWEET BOY! CAN’T WAIT TO MEET HIM IN PERSON SOME DAY SOON I HOPE. TAKE CARE, FLEMING
Friday, October 19, 2007 at 3:43 pm
I just love this miracle baby and his joyful expressions. I’ve told everyone at my new school about him and I come back to the web site whenever I need a pick me up or a reminder that everything is possible and that life is really good.
youre the best.
Monday, March 19, 2012 at 10:53 am
I comment when I like a article on a website or if I have something to contribute to the conversation. Usually it is a result of the sincerness communicated in the post I browsed. And after this post Updates on Nolan » Blog Archive » one blessed year!. I was actually excited enough to post a comment :-) I do have a couple of questions for you if you don’t mind. Could it be only me or does it look like like a few of these responses appear like left by brain dead visitors? :-P And, if you are posting at additional online sites, I’d like to keep up with you. Could you list the complete urls of your shared sites like your linkedin profile, Facebook page or twitter feed?