7 Months Old!!!

Can that be true? I can't believe that my baby is 7 months old already, where did the time go?!

Here are some pics his daddy snapped of him today. I didn't get to see him too much today as I was at the OAKE conference today (and will be there tomorrow and Saturday as well). I'm lucky that the conference is in Denver this year (next year it will be in Washington D.C.). I can't wait for next week when I am off for spring break, I'm looking forward to spending lots of time with my baby!
It's weird to think that after spring break there are only 7 weeks of school left. However there are still 4 more concerts to go!

These pics Justin took earlier this week. When Noah is with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom, they use the stroller in the house to help get him to sleep. My baby does not like to be rocked to sleep! So, here's what he was doing when Justin tried that technique this week- playing with his Bronco blanket. Although Justin did get him to fall asleep in the buggy. I guess we'll be taking a lot of walks this summer- one every morning and one every afternoon!

Time With Aunt Julie

So, while Justin and Seth with to play frisbee golf, Noah had a "new babysitter"! He got to play with his Aunt Julie! Justin told me that as they cme up to the door after playing they could hear Noah squealing with delight. I guess Julie said he was happy the whole time that Justin was gone.

Tomorrow Noah will have another babysitter: Uncle Aaron. And I think he might be bringing a couple of Noah's cousins to help him out. I hope Noah's as good for him as he was for Julie today!

Easter Fun

What an Easter! It looked as those Santa had visited our house instead of the Easter Bunny! These are all the gifts that he left for our little guy. Noah loves the Super-star stage, which is the toy with the guitar, xylophone, trumpet and microphone. He had a great time playing with it. He also got lots of books, some shirts, bath toys, easter eggs, a stuffed animal and a remote control. That's right, a tv remote control. I guess the Easter Bunny figured he loves Daddy's remote so much he should have one of his own!
We had quite the busy Easter. We went to church at 8:00. Then we had brunch at the Shoemakers where we watched some home videos of Justin, Seth and Adam when they were little. In the afternoon we headed over to my parents' house. Aaron, Janis and the girls got there shortly after we got there. The Easter Bunny left lots of outdoor toys for the girls so Justin, Aaron, Ellie and Mary played four square in the driveway before dinner.

We should have fed Noah Granny's walker, he seemed to enjoy chewing on that more than he did the prunes and cereal that we fed him. We also tried giving him some of the sweet potatos that everyone else was having, but really mashed up with some milk. Those didn't go over too well, I think they were still chunky and since he's still new at eating solids didn't go down well. More of them ended up on his face then in his tummy!

I forgot to get pictures of Noah with the grandparents on Easter as well as Uncle Aaron and Aunt Janis. Here are some pics of him with his Aunt Leahna & Uncle Adam and his Aunt Julie & Uncle Seth.

It was a great Easter. I hope that everyone else had a wonderful day as well!

Another One On The Way!!!!

Yes! Justin and I are excited to announce that Noah is getting. . . . another tooth! He cut his first one last Friday and this evening when I felt his gum there's another tooth that cut through right next to it. Of course he won't let anyone except Mommy feel it though!

Noah had a great day with Grandma Debbie and actually had his first play date (sorry that I missed it!). My cousin, Cassie, had a baby named Merrick a couple weeks after Noah was born. Cassie and her parents all live in Utah and were in town visiting her grandmother, Jo. So, while I was at school, Merrick and Cassie came over to play with Noah. Noah, I guess, was very protective of his train that he got from Santa. He didn't want to share it with Merrick. My mom said that Noah started to cry when Merrick was crying. It would have been fun to see the two together. The last time they were together was before I went back to work, so Noah was no older than 6 weeks.
Justin is officially on spring break, the lucky dog! And unfortunately, I have a very busy week at school this week. I'm on evaluation this year and I have to prepare my data and artifacts for my principal to review over spring break. In addition to that the 2nd grade concert is Tuesday night (please send extra prayers my way that night, we're going to need it) and OAKE conference is Thursday, Friday and Saturday. I know that Justin will have a great time with Noah, I bet they watch the Price is Right everyday! I will be very ready for my spring break the following week!
In case I don't post again before Sunday, we hope everyone has a wonderful Easter!

Happy Spring!

Happy Spring Everyone!

Noah got to see lots of family today. He started out the day at Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom's. Then, since my mom had a half-day of school, he spent the afternoon with Grandma Debbie. And since Justin had parent-teacher conferences tonight, my parents and Granny came over for dinner. My mom will be watching him tomorrow as she has the day off. (One of the perks of teaching for a Catholic school: you get the holy days off!) She had him laughing so hard tonight. They were sitting on the couch playing with his baseball toy and what she was saying had him in stitches. I ran to get the video camera but the tape was full and I couldn't find the new tapes!! UGH!
Yesterday Noah and I went over to my friend Susie's house. Susie is getting married on June 7th so her friend Karen and I helped address the invitations. Noah, on the other hand, did not help much. :) She gave him an envelope to play with and needless to say no one will be receiving that invitation in the mail! But he did have a great time sitting on her Bronco chair!

New Skill

First of all, Happy Late St. Patrick's Day. Did you know that the Irish did not celebrate St. Patty's day yesterday with a mass? Why you ask? Because it's Holy Week. I know that thanks to my husband and his vast knowledge of all things trivial. Aren't I lucky?! :) Speaking of Holy week and Easter, which is Sunday (can you believe it?!), don't forget to vote on the new poll to the right, "what did you get in your Easter basket?"
So Noah has a new skill. Tonight while we were reading before bed he started turning the pages in his books. I would hold it up a little bit as the board book pages stick together and tell him "okay, turn the page" and he did. Almost everytime he turned it the first time I said it. My little bookworm, he loves to be read to and now he can help!

The Weekend Is NEVER Long Enough!

Where does the weekend go?! Justin and I attended a first time home-buyers seminar Saturday morning. Last year when we thought about buying we pre-qualified for a no money down loan. With the amount of foreclosurers no money down loans pretty much don't exist anymore. BUMMER! So, it will be quite a while before we'll be buying. My mom watched Noah while we were at the seminar. He had a great time playing with Grandma Debbie!

Today we spent time at my parents' house. Justin had Noah sitting in the rocking chair that my brother, Aaron and I grew up sitting and playing in. It's hard to believe he's big enough to sit in it! He sure thought he was big stuff!
Of course Noah got to see his Great Grandmother, Granny. He's getting so big, and the fact that he's so squirmy, she wasn't able to hold him for that long. But she sure did enjoy seeing him.
Tonight was bath night, always a fun time. I was getting things ready while J got the baby ready. I guess I was a little slow as Justin put Noah in his crib with his comforter over him to keep him warm while he waited for me. So, I had to share the picture of him pulling it over his head and of course the one below is him in his bath. I don't know why we bought him bath toys, a washcloth does just fine!

The big event of the weekend was the Abbott/Shoemaker/and one Nerby Texas Hold-'em Poker Tournament. Let me tell you they put a lot of thought and effort into the planning it. And it went off pretty well. Here are the 5 that got all decked out for the evening: Leahna, Adam, Tom, Seth & Cassie. Leahna won 1st prize and Adam 2nd. Congrats to all that played!