Cousins!!!

Over Labor Day weekend Matt, Noah and I went to visit Noah's Uncle Michael, Aunt Amy and his cousins Luke and Allison. This was the first time that Noah got to meet all of them except his Uncle Michael and he loved it. Matt and I were thrilled to get to see them too, especially since we hadn't even met our gorgeous niece yet (and she's 10 months old already)! Look at how precious she is...

Allison loved Noah, and perhaps thought he was a toy just for her. She is actually twice his age right now...a little perspective on what a big boy Noah is.

Luke has gotten so big since the last time we saw him. I tried to get him to promise me he'd stop growing too fast...but he laughed and said no.

On Sunday morning we went to the zoo. Luke told us all the best animals to see. Our fist stop was the flamingos.

This was Noah's first trip to the zoo...here he was trying to be a little monkey.

All the cousins together. We tried to get Luke to hold Allison and Noah's hands. This picture is right after Luke had grabbed Noah's hand, then took it back and said, "I don't want to get wet". Yup, Noah's hand was indeed very slobbery, but Luke was a great sport!

Allison trying to play with Noah...and Noah just chilling and loving the action.

All together again. We should have videotaped this scene...trying to get 3 little ones to look and smile in the same direction at the same time - very humorous!

Just love it...

Catching up...

We are LOVING the jumper. Noah still hasn't quite figured out how to really jump in it yet. He spins and moves around a lot...he's trying to work off some of the chub on his legs...do you see it? Don't you just want to take a big bite?! "Big Bite" is Matt's newest nickname for Noah by the way (it's also a Food Network show starring Guy Fieri).


Currently Noah's favorite teethers are his fingers. That's right, he'll pick them every time. Hopefully this will change once his little teeth actually poke through...still waiting.


Love my men.

19 lbs and 27 inches

Noah and I just got back from his latest checkup and he is a whopping 19lbs, 27 inches, and has a head circumference of 17.75 inches. That's my big boy! This time I asked the nurse to have a 2nd nurse hold him for the shots which worked much better - I highly recommend it. Noah got to look at me and held onto my fingers during the sticks. He did wail of course, but as soon as the bandaid was on I got him back from the nurse and he stopped crying almost immediately. He fell asleep in the carseat on the way home and I'm guessing will remain asleep for a long long time. What a brave boy!

Alton Brown, Avocado and the ER

Anyone that has spoken to me recently knows that I have gotten hooked on the food network. This began when Noah was first born, and I spent most of my day nursing...and not able to maneuver to actually read while doing it (yes I tried - not worth the trouble). So I settled on the Food Network. There is a huge variety of shows and personalities to choose from, and there are so many things to learn. Since I've taken up this Food Network habit I have started pretending to be a gourmet chef (meaning I bought some Kosher salt to cook with (which does make a HUGE difference by the way - I no idea), and I've been using the big scary chef's knife for every day purposes). One day while watching Good Eats with Alton Brown I learned the proper way to pit an avocado. While I have used this method several times without incident, this past Sunday I had a little accident. The knife (not the huge chef knife - praise the Lord!) slipped and I cut my ring finger. Not too bad...but bad enough that I couldn't get my wedding band off...so I ended up having to get my ring cut off and 2 stitches to top it off. At least I know a good jeweler that can fix my ring. I must say that I was annoyed that I had to leave during some of my precious Noah time to go to the hospital for such a dumb accident. On the way I was really frustrated...then I realized how incredibly grateful I was that I was the one going to the hospital and not Noah. God is good!
Moral of the story: accidents can always happen no matter how much Food Network you watch.

Oh, and HAPPY BIRTHDAY DAD AND GRAMMIE!

Rice Cereal!!!

On Saturday Noah got his first taste of rice cereal. The pictures say it all...



The spoon is his friend even if the cereal isn't yet.

4 Months!

Noah turned 4 months old on the 4th...INSANITY!

I was so excited one morning when I found Noah holding his feet. I woke Matt up and made him rush over to look, and he said, "I've seen him do that before." Just a reminder of how different moms and dads are. It's not like holding his feet is a huge milestone, but it's a fun new thing that I didn't realize he was doing...oh Matt!

Noah likes his jumper...but for now he hasn't really figured out the jumping function. He likes to stand and every once in a while he'll swing himself around.

So cute...

...so very cute!

Learning Curve

Noah loves to sit up...but he cant stay up on his own yet.

He starts out pretty solid...leaning forward a bit...

...then he leans a bit too much to one side...

...and then he's on his side...

...and finally he ends up on his back. Precious!