Noah my Noah

Noah, again you will be another month older in no time, but more than anything you will be a whole year older than when we first met you.

Gosh, I just love him more and more each day and every stage is 10 times better than the stage before. He is fun, absolutely crazy just like me, looks like Kris (although he's becoming a better mix of the both of us), hilarious, clever, fearless, determined and the joy of my life! This last month has been so much fun for us because he is just growing up and doing so many new things.

Yesterday, a second tooth started poking through and Noah wasn't too happy about it. I hope the adventure never ends.

Noah's Birthday Party

So we're trying to get things together for Noah's party and I'm still just not ready for him to be one... I know, I know, the day will come whether I want it to or not. But I just can't imagine it and in turn I can't think of where to start, plus Noah is the oldest out our group so I don't have anyone's example to live by.

Any suggestions for themes, games, well any advice at all?

1st Tooth

Well we thought this day would never come, but this morning we discovered a hint of a lower tooth coming in. YAY! Actually I'm not sure if we should be excited or scarred that more will follow and our sleep cycle (that we just got back into) will go down the drain again.

Of course Noah wont let us take any pictures to share with you, but hopefully he'll want to proudly flash his teeth by the time his birthday comes around and you can see for yourself.

Hope to see you all there!

Noah at 11 months

Noah just celebrated his 11 month birthday and is now preparing for the big ONE (oh how time flies). Mom has just finished the invites and will be sending them out first thing Monday. We would love for everyone to celebrate with us, if you happen to not get the invite please let us know (we may just not have your address).

Noah hasn't had a doctors appointment in a while so we're not sure on his progress with weight gain, but he has quite the appetite and eats just about anything you put in front of him. We still don't have any teeth but his tongue is constantly hanging out or licking at his gums, and with all the heavy drooling we're expecting them to poak though any day now. His next check up is a few days after his first birthday and we're very curious to see how much he has grown. In the mean time here are some of his other updates:

Noah's daily routine usually starts at by 7:00am (giving dad some time before he heads off for work), then he watched Sesame Street while mom makes breakfast, we eat and play for about 30 minutes and then it's nap time by 8:30am. Our naps are usually 2 hours long. Then around 10:30am we are up and ready to learn and play. This is when Noah is most active so mom takes advantage of the time by getting out to see new things. Around 1:30pm Noah is ready for lunch and his second nap. By 3:30 we're awake and ready to be on the move, this is when we practice crawling/walking and following mom around the house as she picks up and gets dinner ready. At 7:00pm, shortly after dad gets home, it's bed time.

Noah has perfected waving hi and bye (although these days it's shortly after people stopped waving). He knows how to high five, blow kisses, dance when told (even when there's no music), shake anything he is or is not holding, bounce, talk on the phone (he puts his hand to his ear, too cute). He also points out the window if you ask him where the airplane is, or at Kris' picture if you ask him where dad is. He attempts to say "all done" when he's done eating. Noah doesn't enjoy crawling the conventional way. You will usually see him rolling in the general direction he wants to go then belly crawling to get repositioned. His preferred method of getting around is walking, but he still needs a lot of help. Just yesterday though, he made his way all around our coffee table, to the couch, to the side table and the to the recliner without falling or needing any guidance (other than mom getting on her hands and knees and saying, "I'm going to get you!").

Here are a few pictures of his adventurous journey

Keep us in your prayers

Grandpa Alex is recovering from open heart surgery today. He has been suffering with heart issues since earlier this year when he was told he has a very enlarged heart (75% bigger than normal). This lead to the discovery of a weak functioning valve which he was told would need to be replaced in the near future. After his heart attack in May they started prepping his body for the proceedure. Last Sunday he became very ill and was hospitalised and then released with the stomach flu. He then became very short of breath and was readmitted Tuesday. After several biopsies he was scheduled for open heart surgery yesterday morning. The proceedure took a total of 7 hours and with his weak heart recovery has been a bit longer than expected. He is still on the breathing tube and is expected to finally wake up some time this evening.

Welcome Andrei

July 28th, 2009


Shortly after we left Boise, Andrei Alec DeYoung (Noah's uncle) was born. We were pretty sad to miss him after all the anticipation and preparation of his arrival. But mom and he are doing very well and we hope to return to meet him at his baptism.

Belated Idaho Post

We had a great time in Boise, minus the long drive there and back, and Noah's cold. We spent lots of time indoors because it averaged around 100 degrees every day but mornings were a nice time to be in grandma's garden. Some of grandma's friends threw her a baby shower/birthday party when we first got there and we had tons of fun playing with her balloons afterward. A few of the hotter days mom and auntie Karina went to the water amusement park for some fun in the sun. Karina came down with a cold and Noah picked up the same bug a few days later. Poor guy had a stuffy/runny nose, a cough and fever for quite some time. At which point mom thought it'd be a good idea to head home to recover. We're hoping to make another trip back real soon, we just have the best time visiting with them.