Shorts!

It was a beautiful day here in Colorado! Grandma and Grandpa took Noah up to Poudre today. My mom will be watching Noah on Friday and Monday so they're thinking of going camping and went up there to check out camp grounds. I guess Noah loved being pushed around in the stroller up there.

It was so nice today that when we got home from Grandma & Grandpa's we changed him into shorts (in fact we all changed into shorts) and took a short walk to the grocery store. Noah loves to go for walks it seems. Today and last week after we went for walks outside he seemed upset to be home!
Here's Noah and J modeling their shorts. Unfortunately I don't think Noah will be able to wear this pair again, they were pretty tight. My mom got them on sale last fall and didn't know what a big boy he would be this spring!

I had to share the picture below of Noah and Daddy playing with his toys. Or should I say Daddy playing with Noah's toys! I think Justin enjoys them more than Noah! He's got the whole "Super-star Stage" toy figured out and has fun "mixing" his tunes. Way to go J! Now let Noah have a turn every now and then. :)
Just one more picture of my cutie pie. I love this picture, I think the shirt says it all!

Getting Stuck and Loving It!

Noah has really embraced rolling. He's really getting around now. I noticed that today he's rolling both ways off of his stomach and back. And he doesn't seem to mind it so much when he finds himself in a tight situation. What cracks me up in the picture below is how he has that one leg draping over the arch of his gym. The other night he just kept kicking and kicking that leg, bouncing it up and down on the gym, it was too funny. The picture below that was taken Friday. He had rolled and gotten under his swing before we left for the Shoemakers. He looks like a little car mechanic under there.
So, Noah went with Justin, Seth, Grandma and Grandpa Shoemaker to the Waffle House today. I personally don't like the Waffle House and since I had an all day ROCKE workshop that's great that they went today. It seems to me from this picture Noah doesn't share his dad's sentiments for the Waffle House (he even looks a little scared!)

What I like about this pic is if you look closely you can see those two bottom teeth! Maybe someday soon he will be eating waffles! (AT HOME!)

Here his is making the most of the situation at the Waffle House with Uncle Seth and Daddy. What a good sport his is! :)

Something fun and new- Noah has learned that when he speaks into something like this water bottle his voice is louder. He learned this over at Grandma & Grandpa's. It's too funny to watch him do it. But really, I think everything he does is fun to watch! I'm not biased!! :)

The Problems That Come With Rolling

So, Noah is finding that there are problems associated with rolling. For instance, getting into places that you can't get out of! Since he's been rolling around more he's gotten his feet caught under the couch, been trapped under his swing, had his head wedged between the couch and the chair and got stuck under the stroller at Grandma and Grandpa Shoemakers!

Above is a picture of him stuck in his floor gym. He hasn't figured out that he can get out of it by rolling the other way!

Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom took Noah to story time at the library today. I didn't' get details as I had student council after school today. I'm looking forward to hearing about how it went tomorrow morning!

Boo Hoo, Back to School

Tomorrow morning is going to be so hard, I don't want to go back to school! I have enjoyed spending my spring break with my baby boy. The only way it could have been better is if Justin was home also. It was so great to go places with him, play with him, read to him and sing him to sleep. I wish we could afford for me to stay home with him, I think I would really love being a stay-at-home mom. But, I just have to keep reminding myself that there are only 7 weeks of school left and I will get to be a stay-at-home mom for a couple months. And those 7 weeks will go all too fast: Noah's nine month check up is on the 27th of May, that last day of school for teachers!

We went on a shopping spree yesterday. Noah got lots of new clothes for summer, including the summer hat in the picture above. Isn't it cute?

We stopped by Uncle Seth's and Aunt Julie's house on the way home from shopping to say hi. Kathy and Tom were there. Seth and Julie were working on cutting back bushes and trees in their back yard. Here's Noah playing with one of the clippings. It was a beautiful day.

He's Mobile!

Noah has not wanted to roll from his tummy to his back. . . . that is until today!!! He finally got it! I actually counted the number of times he did it before Justin got home. Nine, he had done it nine times. Way to go Noah!

Well, tonight before bed he finally showed off his new rolling ability to his Daddy and ended up rolling across the room. He just kept rolling and rolling. I'm so excited and yet not. My little baby has reached a big milestone. It just reminds me of how quickly he's growing up.


I think he looks like such a big boy in this picture. He's been grabbing stuff and switching an object from one hand to another for quite a while. Now he's really starting to reach for things.

Yesterday I took him to story time at the local library. It was the first time that they'd ever done a baby group and it will continue through April then start again in the fall. It sounds like Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom will take him this month, that should be fun for all three of them. At story time, a few of the babies were crawling around. He watched them then leaned over my leg, with his tummy resting on my leg and started moving his legs like crazy. It was so cute and good for him to see other babies. Maybe he'll learn more than just rhymes, songs and stories!

I have very much enjoyed my week at home with him. It's going to be harder than ever to go back to school on Monday. I wish I could stay home with him everyday. Something to look forward to this summer!

Spring Break II

Noah began his second spring break today. Last week he was on vacation with Daddy and this week he's on vacation with Mommy. I must have worn him out as he crashed about 7:00 tonight!

We got up early with Justin. We did our grocery shopping around 8, came home and Noah took a nap. When he woke up we played for quite a while. Around noon he started acting tired again, but didn't want to sleep so we ran an errand to the post office. He fell asleep on the way home. We were going to go by King Soopers to pick up some things that we were unable to get at the Walmart but didn't since he was sleeping. After his nap we finally put together his Christmas present that Grandma Debbie and Grandpa Jerry gave him: a Tonka Truck that he can push or ride on. It's for ages 9 months-3 years so it was okay that we waited to get it put together. It's still kind of too old for him, but he'll grow into it and he loved playing with the shapes today. We also did laundry all day, that's the mess you see in the background!


Daddy helped him sit on it, he looked like such a big boy! All too soon he'll be sitting on it by himself!
Here he is crashed out on Justin. He was alseep in Justin's lap but woke-up only to fall right back asleep after he sat up! Poor tired baby, he was all "truckered" out!

Lots of "Firsts"

Noah had many firsts today!! Today was the last day of the OAKE conference so he, Daddy and Grandpa Jerry came to Denver to meet Grandma Debbie and I for dinner and go to the closing concert. Thus, his first trip to Denver!

We went to dinner at Old Chicago's, his first trip there. Here's some pics to recap the meal:
Checking out the menu.
After perusing the menu he decided on the applesauce that Daddy packed for him. He first had applesauce on Thursday. He seems to like it as he's had a whole container of it everyday since.
Doesn't that applesauce look lovely on the chin? Instead of a milk mustache, he's sporting an applesauce beard.
Although if Dad's not fast enough, the table always tastes good! (yucky, Noah!)

After dinner, we went to the honor choir concert: Noah's first "real" concert. My mom and I each had a student that made it into the children's chorus. There was also a middle school choir (which was AMAZING!) and a high school choir. Noah fell asleep before the concert and for a while I thought he'd sleep through it then the choir came on and the audience clapped and he woke up. He was such a good little audience member! He was awake during the first 2 choirs, but by the third choir he crashed. It was weird to think that maybe someday we'd be at a concert like this listening to him sing.

Finally, his last "first" of the day was on the way back to the car. Both Justin and I were thirsty and we walked right by a 7-11, so we stopped in and bought a Slurpie: Noah's first time to 7-11 (exciting, huh?!)

Opps! I guess I was wrong, his last first of the day was getting to bed so late (with the exception of Christmas Eve).

What a busy day for our little man! And as Justin's spring break is ending, mine is just beginning. I'm excited to see what other "firsts" will be happening soon!