Hurrah for the Weekend!!!

I can't begin to describe how happy I am it's the weekend! I can't wait to spend all day tomorrow and Sunday with Noah and Justin. We're looking forward to seeing Adam & Leahna (we haven't seen them since winter break) and Seth & Julie on Sunday. We're also having people over to watch the Superbowl that night, so we'll get to see my folks, Granny, Aaron, Janis and the girls. And I'm going to try my hardest not to think about the fact that I have another long weekend with two nights where I have to be at school until after 7:00 p.m. I missed Noah and J so much this week.

Noah's such a little goof, he's been posing for the camera for quite a while now. Recently, when I get it out he tries to reach for it (as he's doing in this picture).

He's rolling so much more lately. He's got the hang of going from his back to his tummy. But he hasn't figured out that he can roll from his tummy to his back. He'll roll onto his tummy and get upset that he's there, so we roll him back onto his back. Within an instant he's rolling himself back onto his tummy. And the cycle continues. He'll get it eventually, but it sure gives us a chuckle in the meantime!

Happy Birthday Aunt Leahna!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Leahna!

I don't have a current picture of Leah and Noah. We're getting together at the Shoemakers' on Sunday morning for brunch to celebrate Leahna's b-day. I'll have to get one then.



In the meantime, have a great day Aunt Leah! We miss you and can't wait to see you this weekend!

We love you!
Here's little Mr. Smiley. He rolled over at grandma and grandpa's today for the first time. Tuesday was very hard having conferences after school, I was lucky that my principal let me leave early so I could see him briefly before he went to bed. I can't wait for the weekend so I can be around him and J all day long. He's changing so much each day. Tonight we had him on the couch and at times he was sitting by himself. He's going to be mobile before we know it!

This one's a little blurry, which is too bad. It was hard to get a picture of him on the couch and looking at the camera. He had too many things to see from that new perspective!

Happy Birthday Aunt Janis!!

Happy Birthday Aunt Janis!! Hope that you have a GREAT day!

We love you!

5 Months Old!!

My little boy is 5 months old today!! SO hard to believe, the time has gone by so fast! Justin and I were looking at some of the first pictures we took of him, he was so tiny!!! It's amazing how he's grown. In addition to saying his first word :) he's trying to sit up on his own, rolling over (when he wants to, which isn't that often) and trying to "army crawl." Everyday I'm amazed at what a wonderful journey this is and how blessed we truly are.
I had to share a couple of fun photos. Noah's Grandpa Dean gave him a baby magic set for Christmas that included a rabbit and a hat. The hat is a little small for him, but balances on his head. It reminds me of the Mad Hatter! He's such a good sport letting me put it on him. :)
We had quite the jam session tonight at Grandma Debbie's as you can see from this picture. Cousins Mary and Ellie were teaching Noah how to "play" the piano and he was delighted with it. He was squeeling and laughing the whole time.

These pics are for Aunt Connie. We caught him in the act again: eating the animals!! I guess he decided to take your advice and since they taste good, go for it. When he's old enough we'll teach him that his Great-Grandpa Marvy wouldn't want him to eat the the poor little animals. :)

First Word?!

Earlier this weekend Kathy said that Noah clearly said "mama". I, too, had heard him say this before. Today, he was saying "mommm, mommm." So, the debate at the Abbott house is: does this count as his first word? I say yes, Justin says no. His argument is that Noah didn't intentionally say it. I'd love your opinion!

I love the weekends, Justin and I get to spend so much time with each other and with Noah. I wish they lasted longer!

This upcoming week is going to be busy. I have parent-teacher conferences on Tuesday and Thursday after school until 8:30. I talked to my principal and he's letting me leave at 7:30 so that I can get home in time to put Noah to bed. Those days are going to be so hard, dropping him off at Grandma & Grandpa's at 7:30 a.m. and getting home when he goes to bed! And the following week isn't any better. I have a meeting after school on Monday and conferences again on Wednesday.

Noah's Aunt Janis and Aunt Leahna have birthdays coming up (January 30 and January 31, respectively). In fact we went bowling today with Aunt Janis to celebrate her birthday. Just in case I don't have time to write later this week, Happy Birthday Aunt Janis and Aunt Leahna!!! We love you two!

Hungry?!

Anything and everything is finding its way into Noah's mouth these days. We've been having him sit in his highchair with us while we eat meals. Here he is at breakfast this morning chewing on his stuffed elephant. You can see the smile on his mouth while he's biting on the elephant's trunk. Below is a picture of him trying to eat his toy tiger at Grandma Kathy's and Grandpa Tom's last night while he and Justin watched the Giants/Packers game. Sorry the Packers lost Grandpa Tom!
Tonight after we were done eating I was playing with Noah, moving the camera close to his face and then taking it farther away. He thought it was pretty funny as he laughed while I was doing it. (That's why this picture is SO close) The other night as we were playing with him we got some good laughs out of him, they were coming right from his belly! His little personality shines through more and more everyday. It was a great weekend, too bad every one isn't 3 days long!

Saturday

Here are my two guys hanging out Saturday morning. It's so nice to have a 3 day weekend! (Thank you MLK Day!)

Yesterday, Noah went with Grandma Debbie and me to the music store. As exciting as that was, he slept the whole time! He spent most of yesterday sleeping, except he was wide awake during church. The Saturday night service we go to is called a Taize service, it's very meditative. At any rate, we always take a bottle with us so that if Noah is fussy from we can feed him. There are 3 minutes of silent prayer after the sermon. Noah had just finished eating his bottle, I put him on my shoulder and he let out the loudest burp! It ws hard for Justin and I to keep our laughter silent, but we did!
Here's our little guy after his bath last night. He loves bath time! It's getting more and more difficult to dress and bathe him, he's always grabbing his toes!!
I had morning duty this morning. It was the first time all week that he didn't wake up at 5 a.m.!!
Way to go Noah! (He's so good to his mom, we didn't get up until 7:00)

Today, Sunday morning, he's taking a nap. We have a busy day ahead: lunch at Grandma Debbie's where he'll get to play with Granny; dinner and the Packers game with Grandma Kathy and Grandpa Tom. Uncle Seth will be there, it will be nice to have Noah spend some time with him.

Tomorrow will be our lazy day. The only thing scheduled is for Justin and Noah to watch The Price Is Right.