Videos and catch-up

Well, the first month at work has gone well. I'm honestly loving it. It's hard to be away from Noah so much, and I'm still trying to figure out how to stay caught up on laundry and keep the house halfway presentable without taking even more time away from my boys, but we're managing. (Well, I thought we were--but I just caught my son eating a dust bunny...guess it's time to vacuum again.) Anyway, work is going great. Noah is adjusting really well to daycare (he now waves bye to me when I drop him off and is drinking a little more throughout the day). Naps are still a struggle, but he isn't as fussy at night so I guess it doesn't matter. This past weekend, he slept in a little longer than usual, so maybe it's worth it! :)

His "crawling" has gotten so much faster, and he doesn't have to be motivated by food anymore! He has figured out how to get into things he shouldn't (like Daniel's computer cables...and dust bunnies...), but we're glad he's finally moving! He clenches up and makes tight fists and squeezes his eyes shut when he gets excited, which always makes us laugh. He is saying "mama" and "dada"--occasionally specifically to us. He LOVES to walk. If we hold his hands to let him take steps, he cries when we put him down. He would walk miles if we would let him. He's probably doing so many more fun things, but I can't think of anything else to mention. We just love him!

I told him most babies his age can put themselves in a sitting position, so he decided to practice. :) This went on for quite a while before he stopped. I'm sure he'll have sore abs tomorrow!

Faster crawling--trying to get balls.

It might be hard to see, but he is "raspberrying" out the water. Making a mess! Pure boy. :) 

Not quite as entertaining as some of the other videos (though you may be thinking the other videos were boring!), but he was really enjoying sucking on a piece of ice. He kept closing his eyes (probably from the cold!) and coming back for more! 

11 Months!

I know, I know...late again. :)
Less than one month until a special little guy turns one year old. Crazy. It's just crazy.

 

 

 

My friend Shondra says he looks like he is saying hi to all the ladies in this one. :) 

You sleep like this too, right?

Um, Noah...you do know you can have the whole bed, right?
This view was our first clue that the night was going to be crazy...

Then he took up this position...It took us about 5 minutes to figure out where his head was in this picture...and then we laughed for about 10 minutes more! (His head is on the left, in between his extended arms...he's on his side with his right arm over his head.) 

When I headed to bed, Daniel wanted me to go move Noah to the middle of his bed...I told him I would check on Noah...if his legs were sticking out the side of the crib, I would move him. (I didn't want him waking me up in the middle of a good sleep because he was stuck!)

This is what I found...

Oh, Son...how did you even fall asleep like this?? 

His Last Name Might Be Sampson

But he's still part Shoemaker!

Motivated by food! :)

While most of our friends and family are posting videos of their babies crawling, we're finally posting a video of our baby scooting. The day we didn't think would come may come after all. He might crawl!

We put up a swing under our deck. Noah loves it! In fact, he fell asleep the next morning in the swing! (He woke up about 10 minutes later and lost his breakfast, but it was fun while it lasted!) 

Noah playing with his new buddy Carson (& Jill--Emily's sister and her son).

Noah is good at sharing!

Spaghetti is yummy!

The spaghetti is all gone. :(