My how the time has gotten away from me! Noah's sleep is still a little rocky, so I tend to try to nap when he does lately, and during the evenings I seem to enjoy time with both of my guys instead of catching a moment to blog. Can't blame me!
Month 5 has been great. Noah is consistently rolling from his belly to his back, but we're still trying to work on getting him from his back to his belly. He'll arch onto his side, but not quite flip completely over. He's sitting
almost independently. Well, he'll sit independently, just not steady enough or long enough for me to walk away from him. He's talking up a storm (still waiting for a few consonants to come in)--and fake coughing, too! His personality is still just as cheerful as ever, always ready with a smile. And his hair--longer and fuller. We've even put gel in it a couple of times this holiday season to "look like Daddy's". It's cute. As I mentioned, his sleep still isn't great. We went back on the Zantac and that earned us a 4 hour stretch of sleep, and usually it's a 5 hour stretch when he first goes down at night. But then after that he's up every 2-3 hours. Ferbering doesn't seem to help consistently, but we're still trying! Spoon feeding has been going fairly well. Sweet potatoes and carrots seem to be the favorites while he isn't too fond of the green veggies. Yet. :)
Work has been going well for me. I've mostly just had training and shadowing, but am ready for my first independent work day at RJ in January. Training at Children's starts next week. Noah has done well with the babysitter so far, and I think will be even better as she figures out his cues and he gets more comfortable with her.
And then we've had Noah's first Christmas. Everyone has been so generous in their gift giving to our little guy. So many fun toys to play with and outfits to wear and even a new highchair! We made the trek to Pennsylvania for Christmas and have all been completely spoiled by the family. So much so, that we're renting a U-Haul trailer to get back home! We are bringing back a piano (so excited!), a Christmas tree and decorations (you can have yours back now, Rae!), all of our Christmas gifts, a sewing machine, a porch swing (we've been given some things from Daniel's grandma's house--we're thankful for some things to keep her memory alive--we've missed her this week)...we're overloaded! And to think almost a year ago, all of our belongings fit in two suitcases. We are blessed more than we could ever imagine!!
I hope your Christmas was bright and you enjoyed time with those you love. Happy New Year!
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| Noah opening his first Christmas present from Grammy on Christmas Eve. |
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| Bath toys! This little guy still loves his bath, so these will come in handy in the near future! |
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| All dressed up on Christmas. |
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| Playing on a toy mat at Mandie's (Daniel's brother's wife) parents house. |
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| We keep this teether in the freezer and Noah loves to suck/chew on it. We keep saying he'll cut a tooth any day, but he's been chewing on things for weeks! I also think it's cute how his fist is propped up by his face. |
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| Opening a present at Grandma's house (it was a teether that vibrates when Noah bites down to massage his gums. He loves it!) |
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| The annual gingerbread house competition at the Shoemaker Christmas party. We can never remember how long we've been doing this...6 or 7 years? |
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| Matthew opening presents at Shoemaker Christmas. This was the first time Matthew and Noah were together and we didn't take pictures of them side by side! It seemed like they were on opposite schedules that night. |
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| Crazy hair! |
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| The three of us on Christmas. Daniel's dad built the chair Noah is sitting in. He made it from the crib Daniel and Dave used to sleep in when they were babies. Noah and Gracie each got a chair, complete with a plaque and inscription on the bottom. What a precious gift! |
