May- photo dump

Noah likes to cheese it up for the camera these days.

Mother's Day
Great day. Matt got Noah up and let me sleep in with Chloe. I woke up when Noah ran into the room yelling because he was so excited about the card he made me. Such a great day with my hubby and my precious babies.

There is no cuter baby.

First time I got the pool out for Noah...and he didn't want to get in. He just ran around it and threw things in. Sigh.

Trying so hard to sit up like a big girl. She's almost there!

Thank you Dawn and Barry for my tomato and green pepper plants! So excited...and Noah is a great helper with the watering.

I know, you agree...definitely the cutest baby EVER.

Rice Cereal 04.24.10

First rice cereal for Chloe. She's growing up way too fast!

Time for a photo shoot (April)

I frequently put Chloe on the couch to take pictures of her since she can't sit up all by herself quite yet (if you didn't see my last post - I'm catching up, so these are from April). The proceeding pictures illustrate the way these little photo shoots generally go.

If I were to ask Noah to sit on the couch with Chloe to take a picture, he wouldn't want to. He's too busy playing.

But the moment I start taking pictures of her...he wants in.

Apparently he thought she should be wearing her hat.

Yes! A picture that both kids are looking at me and smiling in! But I had to leave that hat on Chloe - drat!

Big brother love

Done with pictures, now it's playtime again:)

It's so fun to watch them play together. They really adore eachother...every parents dream. And yes, I know that can change, but I'm loving it while I have it!

April

Okay, I'm so behind but a lot has gone on that I feel needs to be noted on the blog...so I'm going to *try* to catch up this week.

Easter & Noah's 2nd Birthday

Chloe was given her Easter basket once we got to Mimi & Papa's house, so her basket above was just for this year. Since Noah's actual birthday was on Easter this year, we spent the majority of the day just celebrating Easter so Noah would understand that it was a separate event.

Matt told Noah the Easter story while Noah ate candy (before breakfast!) and stared at his new toys.

We did have a bday cake for him.

He LOVED the Easter egg hunt...especially once he found out there was candy inside the eggs. Papa put about 7 jelly beans in each egg (he is NOT allowed to fill the eggs next year!)

Noah and Chloe before church...so sweet!

Noah's 2nd Birthday Party

We had a party for Noah a week after his birthday. A lot of friends came to play and we all had a lovely time.

Noah got a new airplane to ride on from his Granddaddy and Aunt Rachel & Uncle Geoff.

Granddaddy with his grandbabies

Notice that Noah has a fist full of grass...which he proceeded to throw up in the air...landing on Chloe's face.

I made him a tractor cake. I rock.

The kitchen was a WRECK after his party. This is just a glimpse...

Finishing up April

Noah still likes to get into things and make big messes.

Thanks to Aunt Cindy and Uncle Paul for the t-ball set! Noah is actually really good at hitting the ball off the T!

Chloe just keeps growing and is interacting a ton. She is such a joy!

Noah loves Chloe and she loves him right back. They are so sweet together...

I had to. She's so cute...but not quite staying upright while sitting on her own (at the time of this picture anyway).

Carpenters

Friends,
Please keep praying for the Carpenters. I know most of you are up to date on what's happened, but if not you can catch up on their blog here. My heart is breaking for these dear friends - please join me in praying for them.

Stat Updates

Chloe had her 4 month checkup on Monday...and her first shots. She's 19lbs and 26.25 inches. She did really well with the shots. Monday afternoon she was pretty uncomfortable, but once she got to sleep (6:15ish) she stayed asleep all night and woke up her normal happy self.
Noah had his 2 year visit the same day and weighed in at 33 lbs and almost 36 inches (I was a little preoccupied so I didn't catch the exact height. Noah absolutely loves going to see Dr. Marsh, so he had a good time.

Sorry I've been away for a while. I've had a lot of trouble uploading pictures to blogger so that's most of the reason I haven't posted in a while. Not sure if it's blogger or our computer, but I'm thinking it's most likely our computer...it's getting old. *sigh* More posts soon!

Adam and Sarah's Wedding Weekend

Adam and Sarah actually got married a few weeks ago. It was the week that Noah got the croup (again). I know, you're wondering how I could have gone to the wedding if Noah had the croup. He was diagnosed on a Wednesday, so we thought that with the medicine, he would be pretty much back to normal by Saturday. Problem is that I was planning on going to this wedding with the kids, but without Matt. The plan was to caravan down with family so that I'd have help (have I mentioned that the wedding was in Asheville, NC?). Once we knew Noah had croup I was on the fence as to whether or not I should go. We love Adam and Sarah and were already so sad that Matt couldn't go. Against my instincts, I agreed to go. Two sets of Chloe's great-grandparents wanted to meet her, and one great-grandmother hadn't even met Noah yet. For those reasons I decided to suck up my concerns and go. So I was on the road with the kids by 6:30 Am Thursday morning. Chloe was wonderful and slept most of the way. Noah talked about trucks on the road for the first hour, and then watched Handy Manny for the remaining 5 hours. I know, that's way too much tv. The alternative was a screaming/whining toddler who would have woken up the baby, so don't judge me. Because Noah had to get up early for the trip, and he refuses to sleep in the car, he got behind on sleep immediately. The sleep loss got worse as the days went on, so between that and the side effects from his medicine, Noah was not his usual sweet self.

Here's Chloe with Grandma McGowan, Aunt Denise and cousin Nick (the former two I hadn't even met yet).

Noah and Riley still had a good time playing together. Unfortunately Noah did get both Micah and Riley sick (I could have prevented this by waiting to drive down by myself on Friday - darn it!)

Noah was so handsome in his suit...but he was obviously not happy.

He did like playing with the piano. Barry, Silas and I all ended up missing the entire ceremony due to our kids that didnt' want to stay quiet, so we played in the reception hall.

I had never seen him look this tired/sick. Poor boy.

Papa has the magic touch with Chloe.

And they both slept in the stroller. Noah slept through almost the entire reception.

The hotel had a pool, so Mimi took Noah swimming.

Out! I felt awful anytime I looked at Noah because by Friday I knew that I should have either come later (if Noah was feeling better) or not come at all. Lesson learned. Trust my instincts. I still feel guilty for making decisions that made Noah feel worse. It was good to see family, but all in all it was a really difficult weekend.