Noah's ABC's!!!

It is official! As of today, Noah can say ALL of his ABC's!! Unfortunately, I didn't have the volume turned up loud enough during the recording for you to completely hear him, so definitely turn up the volume on your computer to view! I promise he says every letter! We probably spent 30 minutes in the swing this morning, while Noah sang his ABC's over and over and over again. I am so proud of him and I think he was too :)

Mr. Fireman!

Hello Mr. Fireman!

New Visitor

We apparently have a new visitor that has taken residence in our front flower bed. Sadly, Noah experienced his mother displaying full out fear this afternoon. All I could see was his head, peering out from under a rock, and I swooped the boys up, ran inside, and quickly called my neighbors to help me 1) identify what it was I just saw and 2) kill it if it was harmful. I am ashamed to say, that our new visitor only turned out to be a skink. For someone who loves the outdoors, I have apparently never seen a skink before and would prefer for it to stay that way. I will stick to the lizards I grew up with in Florida. This thing was huge!! The pictures don't do its size any justice. For those of you who know and love skinks, kudos to you. I will stick to viewing them from a distance!

Happy 6 months!

Happy 6 month birthday to our littlest boy!!



At 6 months of age, David is as sweet as can be. He still doesn't have any teeth, but has enjoyed eating rice cereal, oatmeal, sweet potatoes, squash, green beans, peas, pears, apples, prunes, peaches, avocado, and bananas. There is nothing this boy doesn't like! He has still only rolled over a handful of times, but he loves to sit up (propped against pillows)and scoot like an inchworm on his belly (if you put resistant against his feet). He also loves to play in his exersaucer and most importantly, watch whatever his big brother is doing. He is still nursing, but is easily distracted by everything going on around him and will forget that he is supposed to be eating. He is content to play by himself, but would rather be in our arms from 4 pm to bedtime (around 8ish). He likes to read books with mommy in the morning, when everyone else is still sleeping, but also at night in Noah's bed before bedtime. I can often find this guy staring at me any time, day or night, and as soon as I look up at him, he moves into a huge grin! We have already forgotten our lives without David in it and couldn't imagine anything better!

Learning a thing or two

Hanging out in Noah's room, while being surrounded by Noah's stuffed animal collection...



Watching and listening intently to big brother, Noah...



Receiving instruction in how to play with an "old, but new" toy...



Trying it out by himself...

Ears

Would you believe me if I told you David had ear infections in both of his ears???



Don't let this gleeful moment fool you.....

Pickles

Noah has been super cranky over the past few days and has been complaining about his mouth hurting on both upper jaw lines. We think he might be starting to get his 2 year molars, but he won't actually let me look or feel inside. In desperation for a few peaceful moments, I decided to drag the boys to the store and buy popsicles for him. I know, I am a terrible mother because my son did not even know what a popsicle was because he has never had one :( Nevertheless, he enjoyed his popsicle so much that he asked, "more pickles pease!"

Gum

Visualize this.....David is crying as I wrap him up into his swaddle blanket this morning for his nap. He is clearly tired as evidenced by his crying.

Noah: "Dobby crying. Dobby no feel good. Dobby need gum."

To explain....David has been increasingly irritable over the past several days and we have started putting Oragel onto his gums in case he is teething. I often forget that Noah is only 2 years old when I talk to him like a grown up. I told him yesterday that I was putting some gel on his gums to help make his mouth feel better and that was his understanding of our conversation :)

Cowboy

Every Tuesday, the boys and I go to Story Book Time at the local library and read books based on a theme, followed by a craft of some kind. All of this is planned and implemented by the children's library staff weekly. This spring, we have read all about dinosaurs, dogs, modes of transportation, rabbits (for Easter), etc. Yesterday, we read all about cowboys and cowgirls and all the children made their very own special cowboy vests. Here is Noah sporting his vest!



The children's library has been such a blessing for us and Noah has loved going! He sits on his little carpet and listens intently, looking back at me every so often for reassurance that I have not secretly walked away with David during the readings. Next tuesday is the last day for the spring and we will all be sad to not have story book time all summer!

Village Creek State Park

Now that the sun has reemerged for the spring, we have been trying to go hiking at least once a week. Today was our second trip to Village Creek State Park, which is about an hour from home. Sadie loved going for a dip in Lake Austell, the boys enjoyed being carried in the packs, and we topped off the walk with a yummy picnic lunch.



So happy....



Daddy showing Noah all the beautiful green trees....



All tuckered out from all the hiking, or should I say tree watching and bug gazing, while mama did all the working?

Bed Head

You know Noah needs a hair cut when............



....... he starts to grow wings out of his head!

The Easter Bunny Comes to Visit!

Much to our surprise, the Easter Bunny (aka our next door neighbor) came to visit the boys yesterday!

David didn't seem to mind chillin with him.....



The only way I could get Noah's picture with him was to hold both boys and have Noah on the side opposite from the Bunny :)



My Happy Boy!

Seeing Double

For those of you who ask who David looks like.....

David at 5 months:



Noah at 4 months:



Any questions???

Easter Egg Hunt

One of my friends in town put together an Easter Egg Hunt and Noah had a great time searching for eggs this morning! Amazingly, he still hasn't figured out that there are surprises inside the eggs.....I think we will continue to let him think that all the fun is simply had by hunting for plastic eggs :) David enjoyed napping in the stroller for most of the festivities, but managed to open his eyes to watch Noah check out his eggs.

Happy Easter!