My growing boy

Noah is getting so big! I almost want to start crying when I think he is already turning one:) Alas, it must come and I definitely can't stop him from the curiosity that makes him grow even faster:)
He loves our toothbrushes and grabs ahold of my hand so he can do it too:)

This really shows his personality:)

Bathtime in the kitchen sink

LOOK BACK IN TIME!!!

Here's a look back in time to May...6 months ago...it may not look like it to you guys, but its amazing how much he has grown!!!

Noah loves water. So, this weekend, I put him in the kitchen sink while I was cleaning up and he had a blast (as you can tell from the pictures below).

Watch out, Mommy....I'm gonna gitcha!

Look how big I am, Mommy....if I sit up straight, does that make me look taller?

Whatcha doing up there, Mommy?

Poppi, I LOVE the faucet you installed. (I think Mommy loves it too!)

Hanging out at home

We enjoyed a very lazy weekend at home. Aaron was traveling for work, so Noah and I had our first pajama day. We played, slept, wiped one really runny nose and did a little cleaning too. It was so nice.

Noah really enjoys this new chair we got from our friends Andrew and Anitra. Thanks guys!! Noah likes to help me cook now.
Noah and one of his favorite toys-his orange.

Noah and monkey were pretending they were in jail. (okay, so Mommy was pretending, but atleast Noah and the monkey went along with it:))

My unhappy boy...

Enjoying some quality time with Daddy

Mr. Active

Noah is really cruising around the house now. Just this morning, I was folding laundry in the family room and he was crawling from furniture to furniture to window to highchair-pulling himself up and talking all along the way. I love to see him putting things together and understanding things. We are learning to how to pick up toys and put them away and although it is slow going (he'd rather play with the toys than put them away), we're making headway:)

We are also starting to wean him off of baby food and onto normal adult food. Its not always easy since he is allergic to anything dairy, but I finally found some great dairy free yogurt, cheese and milk. I'm going to try cooking with these instead of the dairy so that we can feed Noah what we are eating for dinner too. As we are introducing adult food, I am realizing that my little boy doesn't like anything slimy, squishy or gooey. He'll eat bread, crackers and nilla wafers all day long if you let him, but put a couple green beans, peaches or carrots in front of him and he'll try to get as far away from them as possible:) This morning I put some bread and peaches out for him to pick up himself and he actually dug around the peaches for the bread!! OH, the joys of parenthood!!!

Hopefully I'll have more pictures to add soon. Hope you all enjoy the weekend!

We bought Noah an early birthday present and he LOVES it! He is cruising all around the house now and I have never heard him laugh so much.:) He does however, keep running into walls, so we'll have to install some bumper pads on the front to protect the world around him as he bangs around. He is getting more and more active all the time. He loves to look out the windows and its an added bonus if Mommy hasn't pulled the blinds up yet. We're praying the blinds outlast Noah's curiousity. Here's a video of Noah's latest adventures...

Lions, cowboys and boys...oh my!

My little Lion!

We really weren't interested in the whole trick-or-treat thing, but we thought it would be fun to dress up anyways:) We visited some friends around the neighborhood and then went to spend the evening with friends. I had been working with Noah all day on trying to roar and he did it just once, for the neighbors:) He actually enjoyed the costume much more than I thought he would.

Mr. Lion and his Lion Tamer

My silly boys:) We're still trying to teach Mr. Lion that he is supposed to be the one eating Mr. Cowboy, no the other way around. Oh well...:)

Even Lions have bad days

Once we put the mittens on him, his hands balled up and he wasn't sure what to do.

One happy family. I wish I would have gotten a picture of his head from the back. It looked like he had stuck his finger in a light socket:)

Noah enjoyed playing with this balloon. And as an added plus, while we took Poppi and Lolli to the airport, it made for a great baby detector. I always knew where he was. (atleast I did when it had air)

I'm ready for my closeup, Mommy!

Alas, every good toy and the boy must part ways at some time...

He loves to read his books. He won't sit on Mommy's lap and read with her, but he'll read to himself...I suppose that does buy Mommy a few extra minutes to get things done.

My cowboys...they're off to go find their cattle.

If you look at his right hand, he is holding the cord for the blinds. He loves it. He'll spend a really long time just holding it and swinging it around. Who said a kid needs toys? Just give him stuff from around the house and he'll be fine.

We have had several very busy days! Lolli and Poppi flew in for the weekend and we had so much fun with them. Although, the weekend seemed to fly by! Poppi and Daddy enjoyed several rounds of golf while Lolli & Mommy taught Noah more of the fundamentals of shopping and pedicures...I think we have Noah salivating for his first pedicure:)

We also enjoyed lots of family time and game time. Noah kept all of us on our toes and enjoyed showing Lolli and Poppi all of his latest tricks. He also showed them all of the fun places to play in the house...a.k.a. the trouble areas.

Daddy and Noah bonding after work.

Noah can always make the Poppi smile:):)

And he can make the Lolli smile too!

Noah wanted to tell you just how much he loves his Lolli and Poppi!

Enjoying some chicken noodle soup. He loves to be eating adult food too!

Family picture!!! (Notice the beautiful leaves in the background!)

I do believe Lolli and Poppi finally wore me out!

Which will make my day more, Lolli & Poppi or my orange?!?!?!

He is actually STANDING all by himself! He can stand for several seconds now. YIKES! Next comes the walker...and Noah has already proved that he loves a challenge in finding ways to keep Mommy busy.

Love for one Mommy from her son. We love you Lolli & Poppi and miss you already! Hurry back!

We've had a couple of really busy days. Aaron was away for several days, but don't worry. We weren't sitting at home twiddling our thumbs. No, sir! We were out and about going a thousand miles an hour. Sunday we enjoyed time with our small group. Monday, we ran errands and spent lunch and part of the afternoon with some friends. And that night, I met another friend for dinner.
Tuesday, we spent a day at home and then a friends husband volunteered to watch Noah so I could enjoy a night out with the ladies. It was nice to get out.
Wednesday (my birthday:)) I met some friends for lunch and then we went to a pumpkin farm. It was really cold, but fun to see all the boys running around picking out the best pumpkin. Noah even picked out his own pumpkin:) Of Course, he couldn't seem to help himself from trying to stick it in his mouth, but I suppose, thats what must occur to truely understand what a pumpkin is:) Here are the pics from our week...

Noah insisted on helping Daddy install the childproof locks. He climbed in Daddy's lap and helped himself to the tools.

I had to post this picture because it is a close a reflection of Indiana falls as I can get. Its AMAZING! One tree can be green, yellow and red all at the same time.

My good friends, Rita and Lai! Thanks for spending the day with me guys!!!!

The boys thought these were great. They thought they'd be great for weight lifting.

The boys loved to play with Noah.

They had this giant pumpkin so the kids could stick their heads out. Even Noah got a shot at it.

I thought the boys did a good job of taking pictures:)

Miss Rita playing with Noah

More silly boys!!

Noah's Pumpkin!!!

This is the proof that we went to Chipotle for dinner on my birthday...no other food would do!!!:)

Here are the videos of the week... Noah decided he wanted to talk to Daddy while Daddy mowed. He stayed at the window for quite a while. We needed to wash Noah's blanket desperately, but he wasn't so sure. He found it amidst the pile of dirty clothes about to go in the washer and then watched as I stuffed it in. He was pretty upset but he looks so big in the video! He's found a new way to get around. The only problem is when he gets into a corner:)