Updates!

Nolan is now 6 months old!  He can sit up (but gets easily distracted), he loves bouncing in his jumper, and he is a fan of applesauce!  He is not so much a fan of prunes... but I had to try!  He would love to crawl forward, but so far has only managed to propel himself backward, away from what he is trying to get.  One of my favorite times with Nolan is right after he wakes up.  When I go in to pick him up from his crib, he just gives the most heart melting smile!  We are so blessed to have him for our son!

Nolan also gave us all quite a scare in the past few weeks.  He has had a large head since he was born, but his pediatrician was concerned because of how quickly it was growing.  Dr. Hauffe had us come in when Nolan was 5 months old for a growth check, to measure his weight and head circumference.  His weight was fine, but Dr. Hauffe said that his head was growing faster than it should have been.  So he ordered a CT scan.  This was scary enough, but we were sure it was just a precaution.  I was mainly worried how Nolan would react to not being able to move for 3-5 minutes.  Fortunately, Chuche did an excellent job keeping him awake all day and Nolan fell asleep :-)  Unfortunately, I got a call from Dr. Hauffe about an hour later.  I know that when doctors call so quickly, it usually isn't great news.  Dr. Hauffe told us that, thankfully, it wasn't internal hydrocephalus, which would have been dangerous and needed more treatment.  I was excited to hear this! But then he said that the radiologist had noticed that there was some areas of concern where he had seen some fluid or swelling.  He recommended we see a neurosurgeon.  This was terrifying.  Thank God we have so much support around us or I don't know how we would have survived the horrible 2 week wait to see the neurosurgeon.  We were lucky enough that both my parents came down to Champaign to support us and go with is.  Once we got there, the neurosurgeon looked at the CT scan, felt Nolan's head, asked about his milestones, and observed him.  After all this, the neurosurgeon told us that it appeared to be something called benign external hydrocephalus.  He said that this is not a rare condition and that it has no adverse effects.  It usually resolves itself by the time a child is 1.  This was extremely relieving!

After the good news :-)

Nolan also had his first photoshoot!  He did a great job!