Happy Birthday Noah!

One whole year. 366 (leap year) days. 52 weeks. Where has the time gone?

Our baby boy is 1 today! Happy Birthday Noah, Mommy and Daddy love you so much. You bring so much light to our lives and we are so blessed. We thank God every day for bringing you to us.


I always knew I wanted to be a mom. I never got the cliche' "you won't understand until your a mom". How true that cliche' is. When Brian and I found out I was pregnant, we burst at the seams with joy. That joy was nothing compared to what we would feel when we finally met our baby boy. A tiny baby, with perfect fingers and toes, beautiful gray/blue eyes, perfectly pursed lips and ears as funny looking as Daddy's. How your world can change. Those first moments, still in a bit of shock. We were parents.

Brian was able to have a good hour or so with Noah before I was able to see him again. The pictures I have of him in those moments are so precious. I will admit, I was quite jealous that Brian got to spend all that time with him, discovering him, before I was back from my c-section. My time came though. Brian was such the perfect dad, he wouldn't let anyone else hold Noah until I was able to, so thoughtful. He was there when Noah got his first shots, his bath and footprints.

Once I was finally able to hold my baby and nurse him, I knew. I got the cliche'. I was blessed, life would never be the same. This tiny 7lb 9oz baby was my light, what I was supposed to care for. God entrusted him to us. So, as I sat there, soaking in every wrinkle, wondering where the long fingers came from, the world around me could have stopped, I my love for him made my heart swell.

The first night brought a few issues with nursing; Noah didn't want to wake up to nurse; but we made it through. Brian was up all night with me, trying to get Noah to latch on, both of us eager to have him get it down. A year later, it is almost funny that we were so scared that first night. Noah is such a booby baby and loves his mommy milk. We were so determined to make nursing work, in my mind, there was no other way.

Here we are, 1 year later and I can hardly believe it. He is growing so fast. He is such an amazing little boy, full of such joy and has so much love to share. He has taught me so much about loving and trusting. He is so precious and I cannot wait to see what this next year will bring, I just hope it goes slower.

Thinking back

A year ago today, I was wishing my water would break, contractions would start or something would happen so I could meet the little boy I was carrying. A year ago?!?! 366 days. Noah had other plans, he didn't want to arrive on his due date ;-)

We are 5 days away from his birthday and I am a big mess. It is kind of hard to explain. Guess it is the craziness in me. I am thrilled that he is getting to be such a big boy, but sad that it is going so fast. I know how precious these moments are with my little boy and I just don't want them to go away. If I take one more breath, he is going to be 18 and graduating from high school, two and he'll be living on his own and my gosh any more than that, he'll be married with babies of his own. Ok, maybe I am exaggerating a little bit, but time really is flying and I want to soak every minute with him.

Birthday party plans are coming together. It is going to be a great day! Send me your good vibes for the next week, I'll need them to get by.

Where has time gone?

ACK! It has been nearly a month. Not sure where time went, but apparently I've been busy and haven't had a chance to update.

Me, well, I am learning to knit! Everyone, expect a scarf for Christmas, maybe a hat. HA! I am also busy trying to plan a party for our little man, all while crying because a year has almost passed. sigh

Bri, busy with work as normal and loving every minute of it.

Noah, the one we are all here for, has taken steps! Ok, lets not get too excited like I want to, he is just taking like one step, maybe two and then falling. But, he is learning and he'll be there soon. Then I will not know what sitting down is unless Noah is sleeping. He already keeps me going while on 4's, I can't imagine how fast he'll be on 2.
Tooth number 7 also finally cut the gum, after sitting there for what seemed like forever. That one gave Noah a bit of a hard time.

OK, now I am back to try and finish this post. I started it 2 days ago, didn't get a chance to finish and then had a sick little man. Poor Noah has hand, foot and mouth and feels awful. He has little interest in food and just wants Mommy. I'm getting plenty of cuddle time this week.

And now, Bri has Poison Ivy. It is quite the uncomfortable week at our house. So far, I am in the clear, but I am a bit nervous about what may pop up.

Please keep our little man in your thoughts, he needs them this week.



Our attempt to get our 11 month basket pictures. Didn't go so well.

Lazy Sunday

Everyone in the house is having one of those 'let's just sit around and sit like a blob' kind of days. Nice to have every now and then. I could go for a nap about now, but we all know the likelihood of that happening is not so great. When Noah naps, I never seem to be able to settle my brain enough to finally crash and fall asleep.

Anyway, back on track. We did check out a new church today that I really liked. We went for a contemporary service and Noah LOVED the music. He would sing a little when the band played and make expressions when it stopped like he was wanting it to come back. Really cute. I think we will check it out again next week. I really want a church on our side of the water to call home.

We are going to try and spend as much time as possible at the pool this week. Our last week for this summer. How can summer be ending already? Didn't it just begin? *sigh* I guess that is what happens when you have children, you really begin to realize how fast time does go. Noah adores going to the pool. He will squeal with delight once we get in the gate and he sees where we are. At first he will just hang out while I pull him through the water and after time, he begins to splash like crazy. Nothing better then getting mom soaked.

Bri and I are in full swing trying to plan a birthday party. I want to cry every time I think about it. There is no way that my baby could possibly be getting ready to turn one. No way....he was just born. I know, it is so cliche', but it is what it is. Man, I keep getting off track today (I know, nothing new). So, we are blessed to have a large family, so planning bday parties will be interesting. Trying to figure where you are going to have a party for so many people...all works out and we borrow Mom's house ;-)

Ok, well, I think I am going to join my family and sit in the laziness. Have a great week!

Noah and I at the zoo. A great shot thanks to my CAB Kelly

crawling around at the zoo in the nice shade we found

The lone 10 month shot that came out decent (a little late)

Nothing much to say today. Just that I love sitting and watching my baby explore the world and learn to do new things. I cannot believe he is creeping up on being one year old. These precious moments are flying by way too fast. I'm off to go and play in the floor.

Bye-bye sand and sun

we had a great week at the beach! It was so great to come home and sleep in my own bed though....a week in a twin bed, not so fun. HA! Noah slept ok, not the best, but he started to get back into his routine toward the end of the week. He did nap great though, I guess I would too if I got to crawl all over a brand new place with plenty to discover.

The water was great...warm all week and didn't even get choppy until the end of the week. Perfect for taking Noah into the ocean. Brian was able to be down with us for a couple of days. It is always great when he is able to take leave and join us. Noah had fun playing with Daddy and crawling on the Daddy jungle gym. He was so happy to see his daddy when we got home, smiles ear to ear and just about jumped out of my arms to get to him. That is what it is all about, talk about making your heart melt.

We had some company while we were gone. Hannah came down to visit with us for a day, we had a blast. We went for a wine run and came back with loads of wine as well as tons of food to munch on. We got plenty of strange looks from the family. The next day, Kelly, Tanner, Jenoa and Ava came to visit. More fun and Noah got to play with his buddies too.

Learning how to tantrum

I think the title says it all! Noah has discovered that he can have little tantrums. Nothing terrible, but boy do you know it when he is not happy these days. That high pitched scream. It is terrible, but I do find it hard not to laugh. And then, there are the moments when I have no idea what the screaming is about and have to just about give up. I love it!!!

These days have gotten interesting when we (bri or I) snack during the day. Gone are the days of Noah semi-fussing from across the room while we ate our snack. Now he sees us walk in the room with something and it is like he turns on the turbo crawl. He is across the room in no time at all. It cracks me up, snack for me = taking cheerios or puffs for Noah too.

Our interesting set up of the coffee table and excersaucer blocking the TV stand is about to come to an end. Noah is underneath the saucer at least once a day and soon he'll be doing the same with the coffee table. *sigh* Time to figure out another method of blocking.

We are heading to the beach tomorrow! Woo Hoo! Nothing like soaking up some sun and being a beach bum for the week. Bri is only going to be able to come down with us for a day, but we'll take what we can get :-)

Until next time...