Time Flies

Well, I'm really not as good about posting as I thought I'd be. I figured that while I was home I'd have plenty of time to keep the blog updated on a daily basis...HA! So I'm behind. Last Thursday Noah had a very big day...we went to the park for the first time. Noah pretty much stayed asleep in the car seat (except when he woke up to eat), which was fine cause I obviously don't want him getting sunburned. Elisa, Hannah and Nancy all came and brought their little ones out to enjoy the beautiful day.

A visit and a goodbye...

Tuesday Sara came down to meet Noah and also to spend some time with Amy one last time before she leaves for Kenya (for over a year). I can hardly imagine life in Harrisonburg without Amy. I met her my freshman year when she was my Bible Study leader. After that we led Young Life together for several years (later with Sara too - yay Team Hillyard!) and then we even lived together once our JMU days were over. I am glad that she has been able to meet Noah before leaving, but am very sad that she wont see him again till after he's walking. Maybe by then he'll have a new playmate on the way (one who will speak Swahili)! It was a good visit and Noah loved meeting Sara for the first time. (Probably cause she's so cute and funny - I've already broken it to Noah that she's too old for him...he was a little heart-broken - which consisted of some spit up and a "I'm pooping" face) On a related note I watched the new BBC version of Persuasion (it's great, thank you my Rachie-lu!) and the actor that plays Captain Wentworth looks a lot like Jaime Berry - eerie really...again - yay Team Hillyard!

Sleeping through life

On Saturday I took Noah to visit his dad at work...as you can see from the picture he was really excited to be there. The next day we took him to church for the second time, which he slept through in it's entirety. The important thing is that he was looking sharp for his nap! Also worth noting...last night he pooped on one of my Bible study girls, Jackie, (he was wearing a onesie and it came out the side of his leg) so Matt was really excited about that - one down, eight to go!

In honor of Aunt Rachel

So Noah loves trying to suck on his hands, but this one day he got a hold of his middle finger and ring finger together...which is exactly what Aunt Rachel always used to do. I wasn't quite fast enough with the camera, but you can still get the idea. Noah also loves his bouncy seat that Aunt Rachel and Uncle Geoff got him.

Two Weeks!!

Noah was two weeks old yesterday - already!! We went to the doctor (Noah's 3rd big excursion since coming home from the hospital) to see how our little man is doing. He now weighs in at 9obs 11oz (was 8lbs 8oz when we brought him home) and is now 22 1/4 inches long. That's right folks, our little man grew over 2 inches since he was born. How does that happen?!! The picture of him in the carseat is from our trip to church last weekend and the other two are from his visit this past Wednesday to my office (had to show him off of course!)

Sleeping

Noah is such a good sleeper, an amazing one actually - just like his mom!

Settling in...

This looks like a scream but it's actually just a yawn. He really barely cries at all...we're hoping it stays that way!

The first thing that Noah did when they took him to the nursery at the hospital was try to eat his hand...he can get almost his whole fist in his mouth!

Beth brought Micah and Riley by for a visit on Monday. Micah said that he's going to teach Noah how to play with toys - so precious!