23m 3w
Noah had christmas last night with nana and bopba, em-mama and weeoo, unk and auteetee. That is how he says everyone's names. He had such a great time, singing christmas carols, playing with emma, and eating Nana's polish dinner.
Noah has had a great winter so far, playing outside in the snow for the first time, or "sNoow" as he calls it. He did not want to go in and cried! He is very patient when getting dressed to go out, too.
He has been doing daily crafts or activites such as coloring, painting, using markers, or placing stickers all over pieces of paper. He likes playdough and mr potato head, too.
We made christmas cookies a few weeks ago. He did such a great job rolling out the dough, cutting shapes, sprinkling with shots, colored sugar, candy pieces and then icing. and he loved eating them, too!
We made jello jigglers, too. He did a great job cutting out the shapes with the cookies cutters. It is so fun now with noah doing all of these activties.
We are getting ready to celebrate noah's 2nd birthday in one more week. I can honestly say that this year flew by so quickly, it is amazing. I feel like we JUST DID his one year old pictures but that was 12/31/06! The summer was so fun, playing outside each day and swimming.
Noah still goes to his playgroup once a week with the same kids from last year. and now he is back in gymboree. He is having a great time. He also goes to the nursery once a week for church and every other monday for mops. He used to cry, but now he walks in, throws me a quick hand and yells "bye" and shuts the door. I am so glad he adjusts so well!
Monday, December 31, 2007
Tuesday, December 25, 2007
Merry Christmas!
Today we celebrated noah's 2nd Christmas. He knows it is Jesus's birthday. We ask him who's birthday it is and he'll say "Je Je". and we'll ask him where Jesus is, and he'll say "heart" and point to his heart and then my heart and Joe's heart. Then run into the dining room and point to the Last Supper picture. I love that he knows Jesus!
He still does so well with praying and if I forget to pray at lunch time when it is just him and I, he'll remind me by clasping his hands and saying "amen".
We went to Scott and Lori's today. When we were leaving their house, noah turned to my brother and Lori and said "bye mr, bye miss" .. isn't that the cutest thing? I did not teach him that, I have no idea how he learned that. He does not see them often enough to call them aunt and uncle yet. He did turn to my mom and say "bye bye Nana".. I think she started to cry! It was the first time he said that to her. He also said bye bye ya ya to chris and cheyenne's grandmother, as that is the name she goes by for them.
He had a lot of fun opening gifts and eating brownies and fudge... oh boy! Can't wait for him to brush his teeth tonight. Forgot to mention how well he is doing now brushing his teeth. It got bad for a while, he'll do a great job sucking on the brush and making head bobbing motions like he is brushing, but get nothing accomplished. so when we go to do it for him, he gets very mad! So we started using stamps as an incentive. Each night he'll tell us which one he wants: a soccer ball, a star (his favorite), a mega phone or a #1. He is doing so well now!
He still does so well with praying and if I forget to pray at lunch time when it is just him and I, he'll remind me by clasping his hands and saying "amen".
We went to Scott and Lori's today. When we were leaving their house, noah turned to my brother and Lori and said "bye mr, bye miss" .. isn't that the cutest thing? I did not teach him that, I have no idea how he learned that. He does not see them often enough to call them aunt and uncle yet. He did turn to my mom and say "bye bye Nana".. I think she started to cry! It was the first time he said that to her. He also said bye bye ya ya to chris and cheyenne's grandmother, as that is the name she goes by for them.
He had a lot of fun opening gifts and eating brownies and fudge... oh boy! Can't wait for him to brush his teeth tonight. Forgot to mention how well he is doing now brushing his teeth. It got bad for a while, he'll do a great job sucking on the brush and making head bobbing motions like he is brushing, but get nothing accomplished. so when we go to do it for him, he gets very mad! So we started using stamps as an incentive. Each night he'll tell us which one he wants: a soccer ball, a star (his favorite), a mega phone or a #1. He is doing so well now!
Monday, November 26, 2007
North Carolina Vacation
22m 3w
We went on a real vacation with Noah Nov 8-11. We flew to Charolotte, North Carolina and went to a christian retreat in the blue ridge mountains in western North Carolina. We stayed with 4 other families who also brought their young children. It was cold, but all of our cabins had heat, hot water and beds! Kind of luxorious camping. We had a lot of fun hiking and playing outside. Mamma went horse back riding and daddy went on a really long hike. Noah did very well on the air plane, only having trouble with his ears on the way back.
Noah is starting to pray very well. He will fold his hands neatly and bow his head, occasionally looking up to smile and mimic whom ever is speaking--he'll shake his head or really close his eyes tightly. He'll add a few words and then end by saying "AMEN!!!" I am so proud of him, when ever I ask if he wants to pray -even if not before meals, but just random throughout the day, he'll respond by saying, "ALL RIGHT!"
Noah had a nice thanks giving over Nana's and grandpa's house-- or as Noah calls him, "bap ba". It is the cutest thing to hear him say that. He played with Emmma and just looked at cousin baby Leo a few times. He was very jealous if mommy held baby Leo.
Noah is starting to talk in sentences now and putting more words together. As I was leaving nana's after dropping him off, I said I was going home. Noah then said, "mamma has to go home." It was so cute!!
He has another cold, just recovering from the NC cold he got on the trip. But it is the season, and I know he'll just keep getting them.
We went on a real vacation with Noah Nov 8-11. We flew to Charolotte, North Carolina and went to a christian retreat in the blue ridge mountains in western North Carolina. We stayed with 4 other families who also brought their young children. It was cold, but all of our cabins had heat, hot water and beds! Kind of luxorious camping. We had a lot of fun hiking and playing outside. Mamma went horse back riding and daddy went on a really long hike. Noah did very well on the air plane, only having trouble with his ears on the way back.
Noah is starting to pray very well. He will fold his hands neatly and bow his head, occasionally looking up to smile and mimic whom ever is speaking--he'll shake his head or really close his eyes tightly. He'll add a few words and then end by saying "AMEN!!!" I am so proud of him, when ever I ask if he wants to pray -even if not before meals, but just random throughout the day, he'll respond by saying, "ALL RIGHT!"
Noah had a nice thanks giving over Nana's and grandpa's house-- or as Noah calls him, "bap ba". It is the cutest thing to hear him say that. He played with Emmma and just looked at cousin baby Leo a few times. He was very jealous if mommy held baby Leo.
Noah is starting to talk in sentences now and putting more words together. As I was leaving nana's after dropping him off, I said I was going home. Noah then said, "mamma has to go home." It was so cute!!
He has another cold, just recovering from the NC cold he got on the trip. But it is the season, and I know he'll just keep getting them.
Friday, November 2, 2007
Halloween time!
(22 months)
Noah had a great time on halloween night with Emma! or "Em-mama" as he calls her. so hard to believe on the same night, just last year, noah learned to crawl while chasing after a fire truck with Emma. so much has changed in only a year.
Noah was Thomas the train-- well really the conductor. He had so much fun playing with emma and running outside as it was in the 50's, and uncle dan lit a nice camp fire for them. They ended up swapping costumes, Emma had on Noah's train conductor hat and noah was sporting emma's pink cow girl hat! It was so cute!
Last month proved to be a huge transition for Noah in the language department. Mid October, Noah started with so many new words, and he has not stopped. It is so amazing, to listen to him every day saying and repeating new words.
He is also down to one nap a day, starting around 21 months. Occasionally he might take 2, if he is playing hard. The one nap is flexible, either in the morning or afternoon depending on what we have going on. That seems to work out well. Today he fell asleep on the way home from Nana's with a book across his face!!
He seems to be behaving much better, not as grumpy or fiesty. He is giving lots of hugs and kisses and is very sweet!
Noah had a great time on halloween night with Emma! or "Em-mama" as he calls her. so hard to believe on the same night, just last year, noah learned to crawl while chasing after a fire truck with Emma. so much has changed in only a year.
Noah was Thomas the train-- well really the conductor. He had so much fun playing with emma and running outside as it was in the 50's, and uncle dan lit a nice camp fire for them. They ended up swapping costumes, Emma had on Noah's train conductor hat and noah was sporting emma's pink cow girl hat! It was so cute!
Last month proved to be a huge transition for Noah in the language department. Mid October, Noah started with so many new words, and he has not stopped. It is so amazing, to listen to him every day saying and repeating new words.
He is also down to one nap a day, starting around 21 months. Occasionally he might take 2, if he is playing hard. The one nap is flexible, either in the morning or afternoon depending on what we have going on. That seems to work out well. Today he fell asleep on the way home from Nana's with a book across his face!!
He seems to be behaving much better, not as grumpy or fiesty. He is giving lots of hugs and kisses and is very sweet!
Thursday, October 18, 2007
grocery store hugs
(21m 2 weeks)
Noah has been so sweet lately, I can hardly contain myself. we were in the grocery store last week and he kept reaching up to hug me and kept doing it over and over again! so in the middle of the aisle, I would stop and get this great big hug! I felt bad holding up traffic, but I was not about to pass on these hugs! and then recently at the library, when I was waiting for the lady to check out the books, I bent down to chat with noah in his stroller. he kept hugging me and was just being so cute! it totally makes up for the "bad" days.
He is starting to make connections between objects.. like for example, he will point to his shirt and say a word that sounds kind of like shirt and then point to my shirt and say the same thing. and today he did the same with teeth, he'll point to his teeth, say teeth, then point to mine. It's like he realizes now that he is not the center of the universe, and I don't mean that to sound mean, but it's reality, all babies think like that. he is discovering that other people and things exist outside of himself. He has been talking a lot more, too. Joe and I made up a list of words that noah knows, there are so many!
He is still fascinated by "choo choo" and we are taking him to see Thomas down in essex steam train next month. I can't wait! He is being Thomas for halloween, too.
Noah will meet his new baby cousin, Leo, this weekend. He keeps saying "baby!"
I brought noah in for a check up due to his lack of weight gain. In three months, he has only gained 10 oz. He grew about a 1/2 of an inch, so that might account for something. He certainly loves nana's cooking though, which makes me so happy to see him eating! nana made noah choc chip cookies yesterday, he was sooo excited boucing off the walls, litterly, from the sugar high. so I was in the kitchen talking to her and I see him go into the dining room and he was sneaking another cookie! I wish I had a camera, it was priceless!!! so I "caught" him and asked him if he asked nana if he could have it. he ran over to me, held it up to me with pleading eyes and did not eat it. then I said yes, and he proceeded to tease me with it, offering me a bite but pulling it away really quickly as I opened my mouth! he is too funny!
well, noah's latest thing is undressing himself. I got home from kick boxing just as joe put him to bed last night so I ran upstairs to kiss him good night. joe was out of noah's room for maybe 2 minutes. I walked in, noah goes, "oh noooo...." in that sing-song voice... he has already taken off his shirt! I bet he thinks I came in his room b/c of that, mommy is psychic!! lol... I got lots of hugs and snuggles and I rocked him for a while, loving these days!!
Noah has been so sweet lately, I can hardly contain myself. we were in the grocery store last week and he kept reaching up to hug me and kept doing it over and over again! so in the middle of the aisle, I would stop and get this great big hug! I felt bad holding up traffic, but I was not about to pass on these hugs! and then recently at the library, when I was waiting for the lady to check out the books, I bent down to chat with noah in his stroller. he kept hugging me and was just being so cute! it totally makes up for the "bad" days.
He is starting to make connections between objects.. like for example, he will point to his shirt and say a word that sounds kind of like shirt and then point to my shirt and say the same thing. and today he did the same with teeth, he'll point to his teeth, say teeth, then point to mine. It's like he realizes now that he is not the center of the universe, and I don't mean that to sound mean, but it's reality, all babies think like that. he is discovering that other people and things exist outside of himself. He has been talking a lot more, too. Joe and I made up a list of words that noah knows, there are so many!
He is still fascinated by "choo choo" and we are taking him to see Thomas down in essex steam train next month. I can't wait! He is being Thomas for halloween, too.
Noah will meet his new baby cousin, Leo, this weekend. He keeps saying "baby!"
I brought noah in for a check up due to his lack of weight gain. In three months, he has only gained 10 oz. He grew about a 1/2 of an inch, so that might account for something. He certainly loves nana's cooking though, which makes me so happy to see him eating! nana made noah choc chip cookies yesterday, he was sooo excited boucing off the walls, litterly, from the sugar high. so I was in the kitchen talking to her and I see him go into the dining room and he was sneaking another cookie! I wish I had a camera, it was priceless!!! so I "caught" him and asked him if he asked nana if he could have it. he ran over to me, held it up to me with pleading eyes and did not eat it. then I said yes, and he proceeded to tease me with it, offering me a bite but pulling it away really quickly as I opened my mouth! he is too funny!
well, noah's latest thing is undressing himself. I got home from kick boxing just as joe put him to bed last night so I ran upstairs to kiss him good night. joe was out of noah's room for maybe 2 minutes. I walked in, noah goes, "oh noooo...." in that sing-song voice... he has already taken off his shirt! I bet he thinks I came in his room b/c of that, mommy is psychic!! lol... I got lots of hugs and snuggles and I rocked him for a while, loving these days!!
Sunday, October 7, 2007
Fall time
21 months)
We have been having a fun fall so far.. going to the Big E, seeing all the animals and the parade and trying fair food, yummy! We went on a hay ride yesterday at the Picken Patch in Avon and Noah got to pick out his own pumpkins! He had so much fun! We went to a bbq at a coworkers of Joe's and Noah got to sit on a tractor (Bob-- all trucks are bobs, as in bob the builder, a show he has only seen twice). He also got to pet a kitten, a horse and a goat!
He loves pumpkins and when we go for our walks around the neighborhood, he likes to help count them.
He loves playing outside on his new "bike" that he received from Nana and Grandpa. It really is a tricycle that is still on a rocker until you take it off, then it has wheels. He plays with sidewalk chalk, balls and bubbles. He likes to help rake the leaves, too. He likes to help with tasks, it keeps him busy and helps him feel useful.
His biggest fascination now is trains. Choo choo.. from Thomas and Friends on tv. When Play with me sesame went off the air on Noggin, we had to find Noah a new show to watch in the morning, his designated tv time-- which we try to stick to, no other tv during the day if we can avoid it. so now he loves choo choos!! "choo choo, turn it on?" as he hands me the remote and points to the tv. He likes the tv a little too much...
We have been having a fun fall so far.. going to the Big E, seeing all the animals and the parade and trying fair food, yummy! We went on a hay ride yesterday at the Picken Patch in Avon and Noah got to pick out his own pumpkins! He had so much fun! We went to a bbq at a coworkers of Joe's and Noah got to sit on a tractor (Bob-- all trucks are bobs, as in bob the builder, a show he has only seen twice). He also got to pet a kitten, a horse and a goat!
He loves pumpkins and when we go for our walks around the neighborhood, he likes to help count them.
He loves playing outside on his new "bike" that he received from Nana and Grandpa. It really is a tricycle that is still on a rocker until you take it off, then it has wheels. He plays with sidewalk chalk, balls and bubbles. He likes to help rake the leaves, too. He likes to help with tasks, it keeps him busy and helps him feel useful.
His biggest fascination now is trains. Choo choo.. from Thomas and Friends on tv. When Play with me sesame went off the air on Noggin, we had to find Noah a new show to watch in the morning, his designated tv time-- which we try to stick to, no other tv during the day if we can avoid it. so now he loves choo choos!! "choo choo, turn it on?" as he hands me the remote and points to the tv. He likes the tv a little too much...
Thursday, September 6, 2007
terrible two's...
(20 months)
I have to say that noah has entered the terrible two's. he has been so difficult lately. hitting, kicking, spitting out his food and milk, soaking his shirt with the drinks by letting it run out of his mouth down his face. did I mention spitting? just letting the long spit hang out of his mouth til it hits something. if i pay attention to it, he'll get rewarded. if I don't stop it he'll think it is ok. he got his first time out the other day at play group for throwing sand. I know this is just the start of it. I also know I am blessed to have a healthy child, who acts like a normal toddler, so I thank God for that.
I have to say that noah has entered the terrible two's. he has been so difficult lately. hitting, kicking, spitting out his food and milk, soaking his shirt with the drinks by letting it run out of his mouth down his face. did I mention spitting? just letting the long spit hang out of his mouth til it hits something. if i pay attention to it, he'll get rewarded. if I don't stop it he'll think it is ok. he got his first time out the other day at play group for throwing sand. I know this is just the start of it. I also know I am blessed to have a healthy child, who acts like a normal toddler, so I thank God for that.
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