Noah's First Road Trip

We took our first road trip and spent a week in Arkansas earlier this month for the Fourth of July holiday.  Noah got to meet so many family members for the first time.  We were busy all week, and we had so much fun.  We visited family every day, had a Fourth of July cookout and hosted a shower for my best friend Holly and her husband Brad who are expecting Anna Claire in September.  It was great to see my girlfriends from high school who traveled from Oklahoma, Texas, and Louisiana.

We could have stayed another week to actually get some rest and call it a vacation.  Noah did great in the car, and it only took us a little longer each way because we had to stop to feed and change. I would travel with him again if we had the time.  Next stop…the beach next year! :)

Here are some pics from Fourth of July and Anna Claire's Shower

 

Noah is Six Months Old!

6 Months Old

16.5 Pounds

25 Inches

Noah -

My six month old little man.  How sweet and happy and fun you are becoming.  You are on the move, rolling around, army crawling, and sitting up to grab for toys.  You grab at everything these days, and nothing is safe within your reach.  You have almost mastered sitting up by yourself,  but you still topple over after a while.  Before long, you will have it down.  You made your first road trip to Arkansas last week.  You did awesome in the car!  You got to meet so many new people who love you, and you seemed to really enjoy all of the attention.  You have learned your name, and you respond very well when we talk to you.  You are making all sorts of new sounds.  We tried avocado for the first time today, but you had no interest at all.  We have formed a bond as a family of three over the last six months, and I hear it gets better from here.  We love you so much!

You are a squirmy worm, and it's getting harder and harder to take your picture each month!  We love you sweet boy!

Going…

Going…

Crab is gone...

Noah is Five Month's Old!

Our five month old boy!

15.5 pounds

24 3/4 inches

Noah Sean,
You are already five months old...how did this happen?  A year ago, you were barely a peanut in my belly.  You are going through so many changes, and we can barely keep up.  You have mastered many skills like rolling over and over and over again!  One day I could lay you on your back and then this happened...

rolling...rolling...rolling

You love to kick your feet up in the air, and you are mastering the Happy Baby Pose by grabbing your feet.  You do this constantly, and you are truly happy playing with your feet.  Your hand-eye coordination is getting better every day, and you can hold your toys and put your pacifier in your mouth.  You love to grab our faces and pull them close to yours.  You laugh at the baby in the mirror, and anytime you are upset, we let you look at yourself and you get so excited.

Our Baby Yogi

Your friend Mercer let you borrow his exersaucer, and you are having a great time playing.  You have started finding your voice, which we have discovered is not always a good thing for our eardrums.  You seriously sound like a screeching pterodactyl, and you know that it gets our attention.  Let's hope you grow out of screeching soon!

Your uncle Sean and aunt Caroline also came to visit you this month.  They love you so much, and drove all the way from Pittsburgh just for the weekend!

Noah and Uncle Sean

You started MDO this month like a big boy.  Your teachers love you, and they tell me you love to cuddle.  They say you smile all the time and are very sweet.  That makes me so happy!  Mrs. Bridget texts me and sends me pictures of you being a good boy.

Noah and Mrs. Bridget

Playing at MDO

You and Scarlett are getting closer, or maybe she's getting used to you finally.  You have started trying to "pet" her, which really means you pull her ears.  She is patient with you and lets you mess with her (she hasn't seen anything yet) as long as she gets to sneak in a lick as much as possible.  She will love you even more when you start dropping food on the floor, but I'm afraid you may be pretty rough with the sweet girl before too long.  You are all boy after all!

Noah, we love you so much!  I cannot believe you are ours!