Happy 6 Months Noah!

This weekend, we celebrated Noah's 6 month birthday by hanging out with a ton of ladies at Brandi's big kick-off for her new Mary Kay business. Much luck to you girl!

Today we took Noah for a check up and to catch up on more vaccinations. yay! It looks like Noah will be joining dad on a high calorie diet to put on a few pounds. Noah weighed in at 12 lbs 7 oz and measured in at 25 1/2 inches, down 3 oz and only 1/2 in. longer from his 4 month check-up. This is a huge change from his monthly gain of 1 pound and growth of 1 inch. He is now in the 5th percentile for height and weight, down from 50th just two months ago. Despite the complications with solids, the doctor suggested that we continue to introduce new foods to him to help with the weight gain, but otherwise continue doing what we're doing because mentally he is thriving perfectly. We're scheduled to return April 13th for a weigh in, if everything improves we won't need to return until his 9 month visit.

On a similar note, we have decided that is it time for me to leave the work force to focus on Noah and being the best mother for him. Kris and I both had working parents for the majority of our childhood and thought it would benefit all of us to nurture the gift of having a full time parent. Kris' mom has faithfully watched Noah while also working full time, we reached a point where it was no longer a functional situation for all of us and made a change right away. So, after 3 1/2 wonderful years of service, I had to say goodbye to all my fellow FFAers last week. Everyone has been nothing but understanding and accommodating through all of our life changes and we are soooo grateful to have had them all in our lives. I wish the best to you all. My biggest thanks goes to Diana Simmons who has showed me some of my talents put to good use and to Karen Moen who has been a huge help and answer to just about any question. Please stay in touch!

Feet, feet, I found my feet!

Happy March 8th (International Women's Day)

Dad got mom some really pretty flowers and some funny stuff she really likes. She got to hang out in bed, read magazines and drink coffee in the morning while we hung out downstairs. Mom deserves that kinda stuff sometimes... Happy girl day mom!

Our new toy...

Mom bought me this really cool bouncy thing the other day... Your legs (and sometimes arms) go in the holes and then there's a rim to bite on. It's really colorful. There are lots of toys I can't reach. Sometimes there's music playing but only mom knows how to get it to start. The middle spins but my feet don't reach the bottom to push. I tell yah, I can't wait until I'm big enough to actually play in it, in the mean time it's a good place to hang out/rest while mom is cleaning. I like that I can actually see what she's doing like the big kids get to do.

Solids Continued...

We still love our cereal, but after a few sleepless nights and an evident rash from switching to green beans, Noah is taking some time off from solids or at least until his next doctors appointment on Monday. He is a pro at eating and doesn't pass up an opportunity to take a bite of anything that passed by in front of him, but his belly it would seem, just isn't ready yet. We'll see what the doc says and proceed from there.

Num Yummy

We looooove rice cereal...

Starting Solids

Noah likes to surprise us with milestone accomplishments all at once. Saturday he decided that he no longer needed help with his bottle. He has tried holding it before but he could never prop it up high enough to get anything out, and then suddenly here he is doing it all on his own...


He has also watched us eat very carefully. Every spoonful that went from bowl to mouth was watched to the point that we would feel guilty and have to hide while eating. On a recent outing we had picked up a box of organic baby cereal for the big day; introduction of solids. Saturday Mom just couldn't take it any more, the whining and reaching won her over while eating a bowl of oatmeal. I made a spoonful of his cereal and let him have it. There was no denying it, Noah has hoped for this day for a long time, he was a pro. We made an event of it the next day. Bib - check, bowl - check, baby spoon - check, hungry baby - check check. Not a drop was missed, he leaned into every spoonful, and was rather impatient with the wait in between (we'll post the video as soon as we figure out how to get it off of the camera). Next on the menu, green beans.



Noah also not only slept from 9-7 but did it all by himself in his crib. We're off to see if he does it again tonight... Cross your fingers..

Happy 5 Month Birthday/Valentines Day/First Family Retreat

Last weekend was a big treat for us all. We headed out of town Friday night and drove to the beach house in Lincoln City, Noah slept through the drive and remainder of the evening (thank god!). This was our first trip away with Noah but that didn't stop us from doing our regular routine. The first morning we usually go to Pig N' Pancake, it being Valentine's day and Noah's 5 month birthday, we thought some celebratory food was on order. Luckily they had lots of sealing fans to keep Noah engaged for a long while so we had a successful venture to a restaurant. We also made a trip to the outlet mall to stock up on some clothes for our continuously growing boy, and stopped in to have some sushi (Noah enjoyed the bright green chopsticks). We waited until late afternoon, when it was warmer, to take him to the beach. He didn't seem to understand our excitement or why we kept chasing the waves to only run away once we've almost got them. We made two trips to the beach during our three day stay, it was a bit cold and Noah's little cheeks turned pink with the first few minutes so we kept it short and sweet. A little change of scenery also seemed to help Noah cope with his teething, he still had a rough time at night but it was easy to keep us all distracted during the day. Overall, we had a very pleasant and somewhat restful trip... We are already thinking about when to go back.

Ahhh teething... Need I say more!?

Noah's been in a funk lately, extra cuddly, quiet and just different over all. Our guess the culprit is an evading tooth that's just waiting to break through. Noah loves chewing on just about anything that comes in contact with his hands and with him reach for everything there is never a moment without him grabbing something... Ugh, having hair is a disadvantage at this point.

At his last doctors appointment (January 20th), we heard many praises on how well he is doing. Noah is now 12lbs 7 oz and 25 inches long, he's been growing about an inch for every pound he gains and gaining about 1 pound a month. He did incredibly well with his second vaccination set, and we only lost sleep a few nights that week ;)

We just can't believe it's been almost 5 months since we welcomed him into the world, oh how time flies. To celebrate v-day and Noah's 5 month birthday, we're heading to Lincoln City to stay at the beach house... Yay, 3-day-mini-family-vacation! Wish us luck for the hour and some long drive, Noah tends to get squirmy if he's not doing something and car rides are not exactly as exciting as he would like them to be.

Thanks for checking in and stay tuned for picture updates.

Binky vs. Baby

Oh sweet baby Noah, we've been hoping that the Binky would just be a phase... and perhaps it is.

"mMmmm, num yum..."

"Ok the flavor is really wearing out mom. Let's see how did I do this last time... Insert finger here... Mmmm, yep that's my finger... "

" Then hold this here... And push, wait no pull..."
"Aha! Smooth transition if I may say so myself!"
"Oh boy two hands... Yep this is way better than that plastic thing.""AAAAHGYUMMM... NUMMM...MMUMM."

"Oh geez, I'm sorry..."

"Here, did you want some too?"