As he sleeps...

Noah is marathon napping this afternoon as I just checked on him and he is still snoozing. He woke last night fussing and crying around midnight. To most moms that is not unusual, but for me it is unfamiliar territory. Noah has slept through the night since he was 8 weeks old and I can only recall two other times over the past 17 months that he woke up in the middle of the night crying, for this I am truly grateful. But, last night as my husband and mom (who was visiting slept)I entered my crying child's room unsure of what to do. Seems silly, but true. As I held him and rocked him I felt my sweet baby melt right into my chest and I watched him as he drifted back to sleep. I treasured those sweet moments last night as Noah normally is not the cuddling type.

Favorite Things

Noah is fairly easy going and always seems happy. I believe God truly blessed me with what He knows I can handle. He is certainly 1 of my favorite "things"

Here are just a few of Noah's favorite things : He loves choo choo trains and it seems that he can spot them and hear them better than anyone. He also loves to read and I love watching him hold his books, turn the pages and REALLY read! Another favorite is "The Slide" any slide at any playground, anywhere, Noah can climb the ladder and slide down over and over again, never getting bored or tired. Another favorite is finding my brush and comb and fixing his curls in front of the mirror. But Noah's all time favorite is LUNCH. Noah has never been a picky eater and he never misses a meal. He loves his momma's cooking. Some favorite foods these days are strawberries, bananas, blueberry oatmeal and most anything with cheese in or on it.

shape box part 1

ABC's & 123's

Yesterday for the 1st time Noah counted to 3. Noah pronounces it more like One, twooooo, Weeeeeee, but we know what he means. Last night he proudly recited the alphabet with a little help from Daddy. Daddy starts and stops and Noah chimes in when Daddy pauses with the correct letter. It has got to be the one of the sweetest sounds I have ever heard. As my previous post mentioned my craft challengedness I am also technolgy challenged. I am working on posting a video of Noah reciting his ABC's & 123's. So stay tuned.

Paint the boy RED!

As many of you know aside from scrapbooking (when I get around to it) I am somewhat "craft" challenged. I didn't want this deficit of mine to short change Noah, therefore together we have taken on the fine art of fingerpainting. On this particular day finger painting turned into "body" painting. Noah is also learning his colors (slowly but surely) as you can see we are currently learning the color RED!

What else is Noah up to???

It is amazing how quickly Noah is changing and how many new things he is doing. Noah is a few days shy of 17 months. Here are some updates: His walk is now a run complete with swinging arms or sometimes just the one arm (usually the right). Some favorite words are Hi, ballooooooon, Dy Dy (Ty Ty his buddy Tyler) ball, book, car (which he prononces with a strong Boston accent not sure where that came from) choo choo, pop pop (Grandpa Zack), pool, door, CD, and of course Mama and Dada. Some of Noah's favorite things to do are slide down the slide at the playground, swim at the pool (wonder where he got that from), play with cars and throw balls and open and close every door imagineable. One of my favorite things to watch him do is sit on a blanket or cozy area and read his books. Some of his favorites to read are "Where is baby's Button" and "Hop on Pop" and "Barnyard Dance".

Another favorite Noah trademark is that immediately upon being placed in his high chair or when he see's that it is about time to eat, he folds his hands in prayer and ends the blessing with a Aben (Amen). As a mommy my heart felts every time he thanks God with an Aben for what he has been given.