ZOO Day!

Giraffes!
Rhino!

Grandma and I looking at the Giraffes!

Mommy and I looking at the S-L-O-W Rhinos!

Nolan wasn't too interested! He slept through his first zoo trip!

Watching the dolphins!

Julia and I, petting the sharks!

Polar Bear

Riding the gorilla!

6 hours at the zoo equals 2 SLEEPY kids! :)

We had a wonderful day!

Sweet Summer Time!

Kate and Cy, playing at the pool! :)

They are 2 peas in a pod!
Cousins!
(Cy, Nolan, Kinley & Kate)

We are so blessed to have these precious children!

Auntie BT and Nolan at the Tigers baseball game!

It's hard to believe these precious little feet that I kiss everyday will someday be size 12 and stinky!

Updates!

Since the birth of Nolan, I have become quite independant. Sometimes when I am supposed to be sleeping, mom will hear me in my room and come to check on me...this is how she found me the other day. (Please notice the pants are on backwards!) She ran and got the camera and then caught me in action, picking my nose! :)

So, life is going well with my little brother! I am an AWESOME help for mommy when she needs a diaper and wipes or help with Nolan's bath. I LOVE holding him and kissing him and am really good at calming him down if he is crying. Tonight we were on our way home from dinner and he was a litte upset (he does NOT like his carseat!) I said, "It's alright, Nolan. We are almost home!" (SOOO sweet!)

Nolan is doing well and is officially 1 month old! We cannot believe our little guy is already 4 weeks. He is doing VERY well!

We went to the doctor yesterday and Nolan is 10 pounds 8 ounces and in the 88th percentile for weight! The doctor was very happy about how big he is getting and was also very surprised to find out the he has also grown 2 inches in just 3 weeks which puts him in the 90th percentile for his height!!!!!! Looks like we are going to have a big boy on our hands if he keeps eating the way he does! :)

We are so thankful for our healthy family and praise the Lord for all of the blessing HE has provided!

HI!

"Hi!"
Big Stretch!

Happy little guy!

Red head?!

Playing baseball with waterballoons! One of my favorite things to do!

All Smiles :)

This picture was taken of Nolan just a few hours after he was born (6/16/10)...

This picture was taken of Cyrus just a few hours after he was born (10/13/07)...

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What have we been up to?

Today we took Nolan to church for the first time to meet our awesome Westlake Family! He did great and loved meeting everyone!
I helped with Nolan's very first bath in his tub! He LOVED it and I was such a GREAT helper!

Washing my bike!

It sure was dirty!

Kate and I playing on the tire swing at her birthday party! (Please pay special attention to the green beard and mustache!!!) :)

Happy 3rd Birthday, Kate! :)

Life with Nolan!

BROTHERS
Nolan's first sponge bath at home! He did great!

Papaw Maggard came to visit all the way from Florida! Here we are posing with our favorite treat, tic tacs!

Our Papaw, Everett Donald...This is the grandpa that Nolan is named after. He named my mommy when she was born and so Mommy and Daddy thought it would be cool to use Grandpa's name for Nolan!

Mommy, Papaw Black and Nolan!

Kisses for my little brother!

I'm the BEST BIG BROTHER EVER! :)

I'm a BIG BROTHER!!!

My little brother, Nolan Everett Cole was born on Wednesday June 16th at 7:09 am. He weighed 7 pounds 15 ounces and was 21 1/4 inches long. (Mom wants to apologize for the late post...she has obviously been BUSY with 2 kids! If she isn't nursing or changing diapers, she is playing cars or watching movies with me!)

Mom had her last doctors appointment on Tuesday June 15th where her doctor suggested that an induction would be the best bet since Nolan was doing well and mommy delivered me so quickly! Mommy thought that was a WONDERFUL idea, and so the induction date was set for Thursday June 17th (39 weeks).

Mommy woke up on Wednesday morning at 2:00 with contractions and timed them for about 20 minutes. They were VERY close together and lasting 45 seconds to 1 minute. She woke Daddy up and told him it was time. The doctor was paged and called Mommy back and decided it was time for them to get to the hospital right away! Auntie BT (Brittany) came over to stay at the house with me, and mom and dad were off to the hospital. They arrived about 3:15 am and immediately went to triage where mommy was given her IV. At this point contractions were about 5 minutes apart and VERY painful. We were then checked into our room and mommy "patiently" awaited an epidural. (this was about 4:00 am)

The anesthesiologist FINALLY got to mommy at about 6:30 and Nolan was here at 7:09 am!!!

Bath time!

The families with their big kids and new babies!

Nolan Everett and Kinley Mae

Daddy and Nolan

Showing me how to change a diaper!

Our happy family!

Time to go HOME!!!

We are so excited that Nolan is here and feel so blessed to have a healthy pregnancy, delivery and baby! We love you SO much, Nolan and THANK the Lord for YOU!