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At the Dr. Impressing the Nurses

Noah had his 6 month appointment today! He flirted with all the nurses and giggled at everyone in the office. He is a big big boy, weighing in at 19 lbs and 5 oz and measuring at 27 and a quarter inches. That means he gained 13 oz and three quarters of an inch in 2 months. He was 85th percentile in weight, 75th in height and a whopping 95th in head circumference! Don't have to tell me, I remember!

Wordless Wednesday

Good Grief! 6 Month Milestones!

A lot has happened since my last post, apologies for being so late! I'll update you on what has been happening in Noah's world and then post a whoooooole bunch of photos for you :)

New Things Noah Likes:

1. The pool. Noah loves water. He got to try the real pool out last weekend for the first time when we went to his Grandma G and Pop John's house for Father's Day. He LOVED it. Jake kicked his legs for him and he laughed and laughed. He also has been having a really fun time in our back yard with his friend Izaak on a sprinkle mat. These days have been very hot so playing in the water has been a great way to stay comfortable. I hope we can get him to the beach so he can be in the waves this summer as well. I can't wait to get him swim lessons because I think he is really going to take to it. Maybe next year.

2. Eating solids, but it's HIS way or the highway. Noah has been grabbing at our food so I thought he might be getting more interested in solids but he hates when we try to feed him. I heard about something called a mesh feeder from some mom friends so I thought I would try it out. SUCCESS! I fill the mesh bag with a frozen cube of puree, at the moment we are stocked with sweet potato, avocado and banana. Then he holds onto one end and chomps on the mesh bag. The cold helps his teething, swollen gums and as it melts it seeps out the mesh and he eats it! The first time he had 1 oz. of sweet potato and 1 oz avocado and the next morning he had 2 oz banana for breakfast! It is messy but it works!

3. Speaking of eating on his own, Noah now likes cups. He thinks he can drink from them but then when the water hits his lips, he dribbles it out.

4. Sitting up. He has reached the major milestone of being able to sit up on his own. In fact, just today he is moving from sitting up to tripoding and getting up on his knees and rocking. I can tell that crawling is just around the corner. good thing we got around to putting up the baby gate this weekend!

5. Swings! Today we went swinging in the park for the first time!

6. Photo shoots. Noah is a little ham. He loves to take pictures. We took 6 month pics and then today took pics in his Charlie Brown onesie with his Snoopy. So cute!

Everyday is more exciting and challenging than the next. These past 6 months have been the most amazing, eye opening, challenging and frustrating that I have ever experienced. There have been some tough days but even those days end with a smile on my face. All I need to feel better after a bad day is to see Noah smile at me and give me a hug when I pick him up at daycare. He is really breath taking and I am so lucky.

Like a Fish to Water

Over Memorial Day Noah tried the kiddie pool for the first time. He LOVED it. He loves bath time but he really enjoyed being in the kiddie pool.

Other Memorial Day activities included looking at chickens and taking cute pictures with Mommy!

4 Months!

Today Noah is 4 months old! That is in.san.ity. I feel like I am repeating myself but it is weird in two completely opposite ways. On the one hand, I can't believe it is going by so fast and he is growing and changing so much. On the other hand, I can barely remember life without him. I love him more everyday and just when I thought I couldn't possibly love him more, I hear him laugh in his sleep on the monitor and like the Grinch, my heart grows three sizes in an instant.

Best thing I have ever done.

Here are some outtakes from Noah's photoshoot. He is getting squirmy!

Tiniest Red Sox Fan

So good! So good! So good! Noah is already a Red Sox fan. Here are some pics from opening day yesterday.

What a Difference a Year Makes

A year ago, a new life was created. A new life that we didn't yet know about. Only a year later it looks like this:

I don't mean to sound cheesy but life really is some kind of miracle.

3 Months Old!

Wow, today Noah is 3 months old! I can't believe 3 months have gone by already. At the same time, it is crazy that it is ONLY 3 months when we take stock of all the things he has learned to do and how much he has grown. We put on his "coming home outfit" today and it was too small! When we first put it on him it was WAY too big.

Just in the last few weeks Noah is "talking" up a storm, laughing at things his silly Daddy does and recognizing faces and things. He also is actively reaching out to grab toys, mostly the rings that hand down from his activity mat. He has gotten so strong that he can bed the bar of the mat by pulling on the rings to get them down to stuff them in his mouth!

Speaking of his mouth, it seems that nothing is safe from his mouth and the drool that comes with it. He blows bubbles like a champ, you would think he had soap in his mouth but no it's just spit. It is too early for teething but he seems to LOVE sucking and chewing on everything in sight. He loves his Sophie, the ubiquitous squeaky giraffe from France that all babies love. But even with lots of toys, he prefers to suck on fingers (his own and his Dad's), Mommy's face and a really gross burp cloth. Go figure.

He is becoming very mobile, mostly in the backwards direction. he can shove off with his legs and launch from one side of his mat to the other. We have also found him scooted all the way to the top of his crib in the morning. Sometimes on his mat he will scoot in a circle, like a break dancer. We are still waiting for him to roll over but it seems very close. He can get to his side from both his tummy and his back but he hasn't made it over all the way yet.

With the weather getting really nice, Noah has made it outside more and more. He likes the breeze and loves to look around at his surroundings.  He has gone on lots of adventures with his Daddy now that his Mommy is back at work. He has been really good with taking the bottle but we will see what happens when we bring him to daycare at the end of the month. I am sure he will make a lot of new friends but it is going to be really tough at first. I hope he likes it and cries less than I am sure I will.

Sitting in the Bumbo like a big boy!

Laughing after bath time... where I am sure he was screaming.

Nap time in the swing!

Hanging with Daddy is so FUN!

Chubbiest cheeks

First hike with Daddy

Top Gun Noah

Noah and Sophie

Playing with Sophie outside

Baseball is almost here!

Look! I can even eat my feet!

Super happy!

Noah O'Gerber

Sooooooo Big!

First time in the Bumbo! My baby is getting so big!!

2 months old!

Well someone has been lazy... and it wasn't Noah! Sorry for my blog negligence recently, I have my hands full with a 2 month old now! Look how much he has changed...

Noah is 2 months old today. I can hardly believe it! He smiling and laughing and "talking" up a storm. He loves to look at himself in his activity mat mirror and have heated debates with the Mirror Noah. He also is starting to imitate smiles and laughs when talking with his Daddy and me.

Another new thing is that Koa seems to have taken to him and decided that she is his kitty mom. Whenever Noah cries, she runs over to him and meows. If I am not right there, say Noah is on his mat and I am in the kitchen, Koa will run in the kitchen, jump on the counter and meow at me- "HEY! He is crying!!" She loves to sit right next to him when he is eating and snuggle gently against his side. Hemmingway however isn't quite there yet but he has been more tolerant of Noah's presence in the house. Baby steps...

Noah also had his first Super Bowl. It was an unfortunate game but at least he was cute!

He is so big now! Today in the Shaws, Noah was strapped to his Daddy's chest in his Sleepy Wrap and a guy who was looking at pickles asked how old he was. When Jake replied 2 months, the guy exclaimed "He is gonna be BIG!". ummmm thanks? I am not sure how to respond to that really but right now he is just the right size. The perfect size for cuddles :)






















Next time: Noah's 2 month check up and first immunizations! 
Will Mommy cry? Probably...

6 weeks old!

Yesterday marked 6 weeks since Noah was born. I can hardly believe it! 6 weeks of anything else seems so long but 6 weeks of being a mom and spending time with such an adorable bundle of cuteness has really flown by.

Noah really has a personality now. He smiles and laughs all the time now. He loves changing time and he just lays on his mat and giggles and smiles at us. He giggles more if he is naked. He is sleeping great, usually up only once in the middle of the night and then once early in the morning around 5AM. If he goes to bed earlier then he might be up twice but usually still sleeps for about 3 hours in between waking up. He also has moved into his crib from the play pen in our bedroom and has been sleeping like a trooper in his cute nursery.

Here are some pics from my phone from recently to show how much Noah is changing everyday. Our little boy is growing up so fast!

So handsome!

Mommy's little guy

So many smiles!!

Noah and Nanny (and baby Uggs)

Just Hatched Cute-A-Saurus

Soooo sleepy...

Walking with Daddy in the Ergo (more like sleeping in the Ergo...)

So grown up!