I already got my first piece of mail!

Tummy Time is a lot of work!

Check me out! Don't I look so scary?! Grandma brought me this costume, I wonder how many costumes I will have before Halloween gets here!

Mommy decorated the front yard with Grandma and me! I think we did a good job!

mommy calls this my poop face... he he he

i found my thumb yesterday!! it makes me super happy.

recently discovered clasping my hands too, and check out my new hat and socks!

halloween sounds like loads of fun!

this is my grandma D! she is so great! she sings to me lots, and reads to me, and cuddles with me every chance she can get! she brought me some new clothes for halloween, too! i wonder just how many costumes i will have by the end of october! :) so, grandma was telling me about something called Nascar yesterday and said the number 48 is special to her, and that mommy likes 99, and daddy likes 88... what do these numbers even mean?!

A Mommy's Love

This is Noah's mommy. I wanted to share something my friend, Sydney, once told me that, as a new mommy, I now fully understand. She told me that the love you have for your child is like no other. She explained that if, for example, your best friend is in danger and the only way to save him is by jumping into a fiery pit, you would likely consider your options first, try to see if there may be some another way before deciding if you are willing to jump into that pit, try to find a compromise. If, however, your child were in danger, you would run and push people out of your way to jump in that pit immediately, without a second thought, for the chance to save him.

The love I have for Noah is so profound and indescribable. And somehow it gets stronger everyday. I think I am literally going to burst with all this love and amazement for my little boy! This is more wonderful than I ever had dreamed. Every little squeak he makes makes my heart melt. Such a little miracle, my peaceful Noah.

My little Noah, one week and one day old.

He he he, another explosive poop for Mommy to clean up today! I was ready to get out of my PJs anyway, plus Mommy was talking about needing to do the laundry today... my contribution. Mommy took a picture of the mess, butr I convinced her you guys don't need to see it!

Meanwhile I saw a pumpkin bud in the garden... Daddy was really excited! He grew the pumpkin plant from seeds and has been waiting months and months for something to happen!
We also went on a nice walk this morning around the neighborhood and Mommy and Daddy showed me a day care that is really close to home...

The sling is so cool!

Out on the town... sleeping...

I like to sleep!

Today Mommy was feeling up to going for a walk with me!! She tried to go the other day but didn't make it very far, still recuperating. So we went this morning in the Bob stroller and Again this evening in the sling. I really like walking! I got to feel the nice cool breeze on my cheeks and see the light dance between the leaves of the trees! Outside is so cool! I also like my backyard, Mommy tells me Daddy made it look nice just for me!!! He's so cool!

My mom keeps talking about someone called Grandma who is going to be here tomorrow! She seems really excited and tells me Grandma will give me lots of hugs and kisses and take lots of pictures! Yay!

Hmmm, feeling sleepy... I think I'll go hang out in my swing for a little while... good night!

I Loooove my swing!

Home Sweet Home

"Peek a Boo" Happy October!!

hey ladies!


my cool car seat

So it is officially my mommy's favorite month, October! She loves fall and Halloween and just haaad to dress me in a Peek A Boo onsie that Daddy found to celebrate the first day of October. Since we got home on Monday the 28th, we have been on a few adventures to: the lab for some blood work, the Mommy and Me clinic to learn about breastfeeding, and the pediatrician, Dr. Clark! I was a little juandice at first, but now I am a-okay! Just a bunch of eating and indirect sunlight did the trick!! When we were at the doc's office I gave mom and dad a big "present" in my diaper! They were so surprised and overwhelmed! It got all over the place!! Hee hee, my biggest yet!! Luckily for all of us, mommy remembered to bring an extra outfit, just in case!! Reminds of when Daddy changed my diaper the second day we got home - I peed right on him! Ha ha ha! I haven't had the heart to do it to Mommy, instead I aim for the wall or whatever else is nearby... but I don't know, if she keeps giving me all these kisses I may have to get her!

Yia Yia came to visit this past weekend! She's so nice! She held me lots and helped Mommy clean lots!! Mommy couldn't stop talking about how nice it was to have the floors cleaned! Yia Yia and Daddy took me for my first walk on my one week old birthday, it was so nice... I fell asleep.

This world is pretty exhausting though, all these new sounds, smells, sights... I am pooped! I like to snuggle up with my mommy or in the swing to take naps alot. I really like my bassinet too, it vibrates!! Sleep....hmmm, that sounds nice right about now...

I like to dance

Hello World!!

me, mommy, daddy and our doc

Yia Yia!

Papa!!

my going home outfit

time to go home

On Saturday September 26th 2009, Mommy's water broke at 5:19AM with a "pop"! She wondered if she was imagining it, but then got up to go to the bathroom and felt a trickle. She woke Daddy and they got to the hospital an hour or so later. Mom had a chocolate fudge poptart that morning, remembering the rule to not eat, but soon wished she had had more, as she had a long day with only a lollipop and ice chips to eat! After waiting in the hall for what seemed like an eternity, with definite labor pains in action, they got a room. When the doc checked her she was at 3 cm (at 2 just 2 days before when Doc Hart stripped the membranes), and around 9 or 9:30 AM Mommy got her epidural. It took about 15 minutes to administer, and that 15 minutes was very very very long, Mommy says. Oh the pain. But once the epidural was in and Mommy could lay down, our nurse Michelle said Mommy got deleriously happy! Laughing and smiling for many hours after that. Then the nurses and docs made the mistake of telling Mommy that infection risk increases after 12 hours from the water breaking... so around 12 hours Mommy got nervous and shaky and her temperature starting going up. They thought she had a fever and put her on oxygen. She had lots of things attached to her: the epidural, catheter, O2 monitor on her finger, BP cuff, and mask! Well, after 14 hours, Mommy was ready to push... and very hungry! Yia Yia and Grandma were on speakerphone and with just 5 sets of pushes and just 15 minutes I was born!! My daddy cut the cord and it didn't hurt! At 7:24 PM, right when the nurses were changing shifts, I came into the world and started trying out my new vocal cords right away! They work! The birth canal was a pretty tight fit, so my head was cone shaped for a day, but it's all back to normal now! Phew! After I got weighed, 7 pounds, 2 ounces, and measured, 18 1/2 inches, and all sorts of other pocking and prodding, they put me in my mommy's arms. Ahhh, that felt good! Mommy seemed pretty happy to see me too! She and Daddy had huge smiles on their faces! We got our picture taken with our doctor too, she was really sweet! That night I had my first bath, it was terrible and I was sure to let those nurses know! Yia Yia and PaPa were there to meet me, too! They brought presents and food and hugs and love! That night I got to sleep with my mommy and poor daddy had to sleep on a narrow stiff chair/bed... what a trooper! What a day!! The next few days we spent in the hospital and then headed home on Monday. I wore my blue Polo onsie from my Aunt Doreen and Daddy put me in my car seat, which seemed so big! SO exciting... home, here we come!!