Mostly August

August just ran away from us! It is hard to believe September is already here (don't I sound old? ...And boring?....don't answer that.)

Baby is doing well, and as of now, is still unnamed. For some reason I don't feel the pressure to settle on that yet. We still have until after Thanksgiving (which makes it seem like a really long time!) or 93ish days (which makes it seem not so long!). Daniel felt Baby move for the first time on Sunday (Sept 1) which, of course, was exciting. I think he was starting to get annoyed at my many requests to put his hand on my stomach and then not feel anything, so he was pleasantly surprised to feel a swift kick at last.

Noah is as great as usual. He is talking up a storm (Daniel changed his diaper the other day and Noah said, "There no poop in there!". After falling on the playground, Noah kept telling me, "Me boo-boo head playground." On the way to school yesterday, he said, "Me Daddy cereal all gone home." to let me know he wanted to tell Daddy the cereal was all gone.) Every time another string comes out of his mouth, I am more impressed. Noah also went pee on the potty for the first time on Monday (oh yes, I've become that Mom...the one who talks about her child and the potty...) He has frequently been asking to sit on the potty, but nothing happens, so when something actually came out, he was quite surprised! An open mouthed-wide eyed child sat there until Daniel and I clapped and cheered for him. It hadn't happened again until tonight...when he asked to go potty three times in 30 minutes and really did pee each time. Way to go, Noah!

Daniel had to go to San Diego for a work trip for a week, so Noah and I made a weekend venture to Lebanon. Noah rarely pays attention to the TV when it is on, but certainly loved watching "'toons" at Grandma's and Grandpa's!

Checking out Grandpa's Jeep.

Noah really enjoyed the glaze Aunt Janice made for her pretzels!

This boy LOVES ice cream!

Noah's daycare was closed one day while Daddy was gone, so Grandma came back with us to stay a few days. Grandpa ended up coming and staying a day, too, when the water pump on my car broke and needed to spend some time in the shop.

This just made me laugh. This is how I found Noah when I went to wake him up one morning. The strange part was that his bed was dry! Thankfully!

While waiting for Grandpa to come, Mommy and Grandma were reading books on the front porch. Noah decided he needed some books to read, too.

Strangely enough, after spending more time with Grandpa, Noah now likes to sit on our couch and request 'toons while eating his morning cereal. Daniel got the movie, Cars for him, which is now an often requested treat.

We took another trip to Lebanon so that Daniel could join some of the family guys for the Fantasy Football draft. It isn't the best picture, but what sweet kids our family has! (Matthew, Noah, Brody, Addie, Kadence, Braelynn).

Noah helped me make brownies one night. While he loved pouring things in the bowl and stirring, his favorite part was certainly licking the spoon!

At the Museum of Transportation, we tried to take a selfie while waiting for the train ride to begin. Isn't he cute??

This isn't a video to watch--just one to listen to. This was my attempt at capturing Noah's version of "Old McDonald".

And this is Noah's version of "Happy Birthday".