Friday, September 30, 2011
Tuesday, September 27, 2011
Week 11
We left Noah with the Boehmer's Wednesday night while Daniel and I went to a church dinner--I didn't do so great (it was the first time I had left him with someone other than Daniel...and maybe I cried a little...) but Noah was reportedly very good. Thursday night we had our first small group Bible study--well, it was a meet and greet at a restaurant--the actual study will start this week. Maybe all the activity wore Noah out, because Thursday night, he slept NINE HOURS before waking up for a feed, and then slept three more! Friday and Saturday night he slept eight hours followed by three more! I thought we were on a roll, but Sunday and Monday he only slept five hours his first stretch. I don't know what we did differently, but those three nights were AMAZING!! :)
We had another fun weekend in Lebanon. Daniel and I went to a huge children's consignment sale in Springfield with Ryan and Danielle and left Noah in Lebanon with Chris and Jodi. (Noah--and I--did great.) Our shopping was successful--maybe too successful--as we got Noah a load of clothes including winter coats and some toys. While in Springfield, we had to have a lunch outing to Lambert's, of course. Saturday was finished off by a surprise birthday party for my brother Mark (Happy 50th!). Sunday included church, lunch at Bub & Rae's (his wings are always delicious) and football watching at Chris & Jodi's. We also picked up our pictures from our newborn photo shoot when Noah was 10 days old--we're excited to finally get those up and displayed. And I got a sewing machine from my mom via Janice that used to be my grandma's. I'm hoping to get some material soon to make curtains for Noah's room (he only has valences, and I'm hoping if we can make it a little darker, he'll nap better in his crib...). And we scored a Christmas tree--for $10!! We lost ours in the apartment fire, and thought we would be tree-less this year and find one on clearance after Christmas. Now we don't have to do that!
This week is supposed to be a quiet one, but my parents will be here this weekend!
We had another fun weekend in Lebanon. Daniel and I went to a huge children's consignment sale in Springfield with Ryan and Danielle and left Noah in Lebanon with Chris and Jodi. (Noah--and I--did great.) Our shopping was successful--maybe too successful--as we got Noah a load of clothes including winter coats and some toys. While in Springfield, we had to have a lunch outing to Lambert's, of course. Saturday was finished off by a surprise birthday party for my brother Mark (Happy 50th!). Sunday included church, lunch at Bub & Rae's (his wings are always delicious) and football watching at Chris & Jodi's. We also picked up our pictures from our newborn photo shoot when Noah was 10 days old--we're excited to finally get those up and displayed. And I got a sewing machine from my mom via Janice that used to be my grandma's. I'm hoping to get some material soon to make curtains for Noah's room (he only has valences, and I'm hoping if we can make it a little darker, he'll nap better in his crib...). And we scored a Christmas tree--for $10!! We lost ours in the apartment fire, and thought we would be tree-less this year and find one on clearance after Christmas. Now we don't have to do that!
This week is supposed to be a quiet one, but my parents will be here this weekend!
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| Noah showing off his new shoes from the consignment sale. Only $1! |
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| We met Dad for lunch at work this week. It was a beautiful day to eat lunch outside. |
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| Noah meeting our Bible study leader, Scott, for the first time. |
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| Ryan and Danielle got matching onesies for Noah and Matthew (they say, "My mommy is exhausted"). .. |
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| ...unfortunately, Noah wasn't feeling up to pictures... |
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| Levi finally got the courage to hold Noah--we're working on him, Brooke! :) |
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| Noah and Matthew were more in the mood for pictures Sunday after church. |
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| With Addie and Brody, too. |
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| Brody was teaching Matthew and Noah some football rules. |
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| Noah had a little accident on Uncle Chris's lap...whoops! Sorry to get it on your favorite shirt, Uncle Chris! Noah has been talking a lot more in the past couple weeks. We tried to capture it on video, but of course he wasn't as chatty when the camera was on. We still thought the video clips were cute, so we're sharing them here. |
Tuesday, September 20, 2011
I Title My Posts Before I Write Them...
We have had such an overwhelming response since I asked for comments. :) Whether it's by commenting here, by word of mouth, by Facebook, by email, by text, or by phone, it's been so encouraging to hear of your support and love for our family. Thanks for following and watching us grow!
Today was Noah's 2 month well baby check up. He is doing great. He is up to 14 pounds 13.2 ounces (the 85 percentile--you can't say I'm not feeding him!) and 24" (also the 85 percentile). Dr. Rohatgi opted to keep Noah on the Zantac (his reflux med) for now since he's been so comfortable. Noah had completely stopped spitting up for a few weeks, but has started again the past week, and Dr. R. is concerned that uncomfortableness (I made that word up) will follow. So he upped his dose a tad, and we'll keep it going until the next visit. Noah got 4 vaccines, but only two shots. He didn't even hardly react to the first, but wailed so hard after the second (we saw his first real tear!), and was asleep by the time we got to the car! He always sleeps so well after his shots--so far I've made a batch of sourdough bread, some peanut butter oatmeal coconut cookies, and have steaks marinating for dinner tonight (we love that grill!). We also completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and so far Noah is right on track for development with his communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social skills. We just know he smiles and "talks" all the time! We're waiting to hear that first real laugh. :)
I left Noah with Daniel for the first time last week. Well, I had left him one other time for about an hour. But this time, Daniel was in charge of a feeding, bathtime, storytime and prayers, and going to bed. He did awesome! Noah slept 7 hours the night Daniel put him down! (Maybe he should do it all the time??) :) We're leaving Noah for the first time tomorrow night with the Boehmer's for a couple of hours while we go to a dinner at church. Then Saturday, Noah is going to stay with Uncle Chris and Aunt Jodi while we go shopping in Springfield (and possibly to lunch at Lambert's!) with Ryan and Danielle. That'll be a big test for me--leaving him for that long and going that far (only 45 minutes!) away. Noah will do great--it's me I'm worried about. :)
It's almost become the norm to get peed on during bathtime. Four times in the past week, we had the pleasure! We're getting used to being prepared at all times!
We're praying for Aunt Denise today (she's having surgery). In her honor, we sterilized pacifiers. (She and I have a joke going about cleaning Noah's pacifiers...she'll appreciate this gesture). :)
Today was Noah's 2 month well baby check up. He is doing great. He is up to 14 pounds 13.2 ounces (the 85 percentile--you can't say I'm not feeding him!) and 24" (also the 85 percentile). Dr. Rohatgi opted to keep Noah on the Zantac (his reflux med) for now since he's been so comfortable. Noah had completely stopped spitting up for a few weeks, but has started again the past week, and Dr. R. is concerned that uncomfortableness (I made that word up) will follow. So he upped his dose a tad, and we'll keep it going until the next visit. Noah got 4 vaccines, but only two shots. He didn't even hardly react to the first, but wailed so hard after the second (we saw his first real tear!), and was asleep by the time we got to the car! He always sleeps so well after his shots--so far I've made a batch of sourdough bread, some peanut butter oatmeal coconut cookies, and have steaks marinating for dinner tonight (we love that grill!). We also completed the Ages and Stages Questionnaire and so far Noah is right on track for development with his communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social skills. We just know he smiles and "talks" all the time! We're waiting to hear that first real laugh. :)
I left Noah with Daniel for the first time last week. Well, I had left him one other time for about an hour. But this time, Daniel was in charge of a feeding, bathtime, storytime and prayers, and going to bed. He did awesome! Noah slept 7 hours the night Daniel put him down! (Maybe he should do it all the time??) :) We're leaving Noah for the first time tomorrow night with the Boehmer's for a couple of hours while we go to a dinner at church. Then Saturday, Noah is going to stay with Uncle Chris and Aunt Jodi while we go shopping in Springfield (and possibly to lunch at Lambert's!) with Ryan and Danielle. That'll be a big test for me--leaving him for that long and going that far (only 45 minutes!) away. Noah will do great--it's me I'm worried about. :)
It's almost become the norm to get peed on during bathtime. Four times in the past week, we had the pleasure! We're getting used to being prepared at all times!
We're praying for Aunt Denise today (she's having surgery). In her honor, we sterilized pacifiers. (She and I have a joke going about cleaning Noah's pacifiers...she'll appreciate this gesture). :)
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| It's been getting a little chilly on our morning walks--we're thankful for this cute jacket from Aunt Sally! |
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| Sometimes you just need snuggle time with Mom... |
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| Noah gets a little fussier during the evenings...when that happens he loves to lay in this position and I swing my legs from side to side--I'm definitely getting a workout! |
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| Dad loves this onesie with a matching hat. Too bad we put it on on a cloudy/rainy day! |
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Children's Place Contest
Vote for Noah to win a shopping spree at Children's Place!
You can vote every day for the next week!!
Go to http://childrensplace.promo.
Enter your email address.
On the next page, click "View Gallery".
On the right corner, it says "Go to entry ID". Type in 539558. Click "Go" and vote for Noah!
You can vote every day for the next week!!
His picture looks like this:
You can vote every day for the next week!!
Go to http://childrensplace.promo.
Enter your email address.
On the next page, click "View Gallery".
On the right corner, it says "Go to entry ID". Type in 539558. Click "Go" and vote for Noah!
You can vote every day for the next week!!
His picture looks like this:
OT Videos
These videos are mostly for Amy...we thought you might like some videos for your presentation. If you can't save them from here, let me know and I'll send you a CD. The first three are head control (on the Boppy and on his stomach) and the last one shows legs kicking against gravity. All of them are at 9 weeks old. Let me know if you want more or different shots!
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Monday, September 12, 2011
Two Months!
Our baby boy is two months old today! We've learned so much about him in the past weeks, and he changes every day. He's starting to make a few more cooing and "ah" sounds (music to this speech therapist mom's ears!) and his smile is a lot more consistent. We can get one out of him almost any time if we work hard enough, but his best times are first thing in the morning (he grins up at me when I go to get him out of bed) and bathtime. Daniel says he even got a little bit of a laugh yesterday. He's still growing like a weed (size 2 diapers already!) and we're starting to put away 0-3 clothes. Sleep is going so much better (we had an 8 hour stretch two days ago!! but we're consistently getting 6 hours at night along with 2-3 good naps a day). His favorite toy is still the playmat, but he's enjoying the swing more and more these days too. We're still working on tummy time--his head control is amazing, but now we're working on baby pushups (he hasn't done them yet) and rolling over.
His 2 month well baby check-up is next week---he'll get 4 vaccines that day. Yikes. Pray for both of us! :)
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| Sometimes tummy time just isn't that fun. |
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| And sometimes it's a little more tolerable. :) |
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| One side of our clothesline is much cuter than the other... |
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| Saturday afternoon naptime. |
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| Love his bright eyes...they're still dark bluish gray... |
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| Sometimes it's just hard work being so cute...Noah, I mean. |
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| Are you ready for some football??? |
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| The first of many Sunday afternoons...and Monday nights...and Thursday nights... |
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| It's my birthday!! |
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| I love being 2! |
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| It's just so fun to get my picture taken! :) |
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| I am definitely a morning baby... |
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| This is my serious face. |
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| Okay. Mom, maybe that's enough pictures... |
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| No really, I'm done... |
Tuesday, September 6, 2011
We've had a busy weekend!
It's impressive what responses can be elicited with a simple statement...you may remember a few posts ago that I made a comment about how many people do (or don't) read my blog. Well, come to find out...many more than I thought read this! (Apparently many don't know how to post a comment...so there's a lesson at the end of this post.) So at first, I felt the pressure to be witty and clever and completely entertaining with all of these viewers...then I thought to myself, "Self, people were reading before you thought you needed to be witty and clever and completely entertaining...I suppose they will keep on reading anyway! Plus, they're likely only skimming the words and skipping straight to the pictures of your absolutely adorable baby!" So without further ado, more pictures of my absolutely adorable baby...(as always, you can click on the pictures to make them larger for more enjoyment). :)
Commenting Tutorial:
Just below this post you will see "0 Comments" (unless someone comments...then that number will change). Click on it. There will now be "Post a Comment" with a box underneath. Type in that box whatever lovely comment you would like to leave for Daniel and Noah and I. Underneath the box, there will be a drop-down selection after "Comment as". If you are not logged in to gmail or a profile, you can click "Anonymous". If you do that, make sure to leave your name at the end of your comment so we know who you are! Then click "Post Comment". Sometimes, it may have you type in a security code (it will say something like "Type what you see in the box") so do that and post comment. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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| Grandma and Grandpa Sampson came for a visit this weekend...Noah was napping in his crib when they arrived, and it was all I could do to hold them back from running in his room and scooping him up! :) But as soon as he woke up, they were ready for some cuddle time. |
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| Grandma came bearing gifts of winter clothes. Now we're more ready for cooler weather! |
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| Noah got in a few naps here and there... |
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| The pacifier doesn't have to actually be in his mouth to be calming! ha! :) |
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| We tried out our grill for the first time...Daniel wasn't sure about it, but he did an awesome job. We'll be doing that a lot more often! |
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| And Bub and Rae came with new (to us) furniture! (The bookcase and changing table/dresser/hutch). They match the crib and made Noah's room seem more comfy. We love them!! |
Commenting Tutorial:
Just below this post you will see "0 Comments" (unless someone comments...then that number will change). Click on it. There will now be "Post a Comment" with a box underneath. Type in that box whatever lovely comment you would like to leave for Daniel and Noah and I. Underneath the box, there will be a drop-down selection after "Comment as". If you are not logged in to gmail or a profile, you can click "Anonymous". If you do that, make sure to leave your name at the end of your comment so we know who you are! Then click "Post Comment". Sometimes, it may have you type in a security code (it will say something like "Type what you see in the box") so do that and post comment. Looking forward to hearing from you!
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