Toothless Smiles

The days just seem to be flying by! Noah is already 6 weeks old! He's developing quite a little personality already. He now gives me and Thomas a big toothless smile when he sees us, but he has to be in a good mood. If not, he just gives us a dirty look=) He's also become very talkative over the past week. He chatters when we talk to him or when he hears music. He just went through a growth spurt and now some of his newborn clothes are too small. He has a long body and long skinny feet=) He likes to look at bright colored toys and he also likes to watch TV. Sometimes when I'm feeding him he turns his head completely to the side so he can see the TV! He still makes a funny noise when he sneezes that he's done since he was 1 day old. It makes me laugh every single time he does it. I keep trying to catch a video of it, but I'm never quick enough. Taking care of Noah is exhausting, but totally worth it when he gives me that silly little grin=)


His Valentine's day picture

First Doctor Appointment

Today was Noah's first doctor's appointment. It was his 2 week well baby check up. The first thing they did was his weight and length. He weighed in at 5 pounds 6 ounces and measured 18 1/2 inches long. In 13 days he gained 1 pound and 2 ounces, which averages to 1.4 ounces weight gained a day! We hope that he stays on this path so that he will catch up quickly. He eats well and is on a good schedule. Thomas and I are handling the nighttime wake up calls pretty good. We make sure to take turns taking care of Noah so at least one of us is functional during the day. We are having a lot of fun being parents and are learning to adjust to our new roles.

Noah, also had his first bath and he seemed to enjoy it. He just laid in the bath quietly and looked at the two of us.





I also had to share this picture of Noah's mohawk. He has the craziest hair, so we are finding ways to embrace it=)

Noah Oliver's Arrival

Well, he's finally here! Noah Oliver was born on Saturday, January 3, 2009 at 10:07p.m. He weighed in at 4 pounds 4.7 ounces and was 17.7 inches long. It was a long journey that started Friday morning when my doctor decided to induce me. The baby had stopped growing due to Intra-Uterine Growth Restriction, so the best thing for the both of us was to just bring him into the world so he could get all the care he needs. Without going into all the details of the labor, I'll say that it was a very long 2 days that ended in the delivery of Noah via C-section. Everything over the past 9 months was completely worth it when I held him for the first time. Despite his low birth weight, he's healthy and was able to come home with us on January 6. He's already putting on weight and his little wrinkles are starting to fill in. Since he's been home from the hospital he's been eating 3 times the amount he was his first days. His pediatrician thinks he'll be caught up by his 6 month check up.

As for Thomas and me, we are doing great! We are having so much fun being parents and absolutely fell in love with Noah from day one. We are learning to work as a team and are doing pretty good at making sure we are each getting some rest. Thomas has had to do a little more of the work because I've been sore from the C-section, but he's doing great. He had a crash course in baby care immediately after Noah was born and has since then grown into a professional diaper changer and bottle feeder=)

Well, Noah is asleep and the first thing I've learned about being a mom, is to sleep when the baby sleeps. So, good night for now!

Snow Part 2

We decided to have some fun in the snow when Thomas got home from work. We made a little snowman in our front yard=) It stopped snowing for now, but it looks like it might start again tonight. The roads are closed to get out here, so it's nice that we don't have to go anywhere. We are going to spend the rest of the day watching movies and drinking hot chocolate=)

Thomas making the snowman

It's Snowing!

Thomas and I woke up this morning to snow! At first it was a very light snow and it was mostly melting by the time it hit the ground. As the morning went on it turned into a beautiful white snowfall. There is now a white blanket of snow covering everything. I can't wait for Thomas to get home from work so we can go outside and play in it=) He is on a 3 mile march right now and I'm sure he's freezing! His Regiment is going to spend the day visiting the Veteran's Home in Barstow for the holidays. I think it's really neat that they are doing that, but I just wish it could have been on a warmer day.

Palm tree on the side of our house



Just starting to fall



The side of the house covered in snow (the same tree from the first picture. It's not doing so well in the snow)




The front yard/street

Getting in the Holiday Spirit!

After some debate, Thomas and I finally decided to get a Christmas tree this year. We invested in an artificial tree just to make things easier for us to clean up since we are getting so close to my due date. We spent our Sunday afternoon listening to Christmas music, drinking hot chocolate, and decorating the tree and our house. Thomas wanted to put lights on the outside of the house, so we stood outside, freezing our butts off, hanging the lights. Most of our neighbors have lights up so we didn't want to be the Scrooges of the neighborhood=) We had a lot of fun and I'm very thankful to have Thomas home this Christmas.

Me decorating



Thomas putting on the ornaments


35 weeks and 4 days!



Our Christmas 2008 picture

Getting his room ready!

Wow, time flies when you're having fun! I can't believe that I'm already 32 weeks pregnant! I'm feeling good, just kind of tired and slightly uncomfortable at times. Other than that, everything is good. We went to the doctor last week and the baby looked good. The doctor was having a really hard time measuring him because he kept kicking and changing positions when the doctor would push on him with the ultrasound. He is very uncooperative sometimes=) We go back on December 2nd for another regular check up...My craving lately has been lemons (again). I love eating anything lemon flavored! I'm curious to see if I'll still like lemons after I have the baby. I never liked lemons before I got pregnant, so it will be interesting to see...

32 Weeks! I really don't notice that much of a difference at this point...I just feel big=)

Well, we finally got around to setting up the baby's room. We got the crib a few weeks ago and it just sat in the box for a couple weeks. Finally (after a little nagging) Thomas and I set it up. It was pretty simple to put together and only took us about 20 minutes. As soon as we finished I had put all the crib bedding on. I love the way it looks! You can't tell in the picture, but It's really bright and the colors look awesome.

The room before...




A nice picture of Thomas putting the crib together



The next thing we worked on was the dresser/changing table. This was a little more complicated, but we got it done in about 1 1/2 hours. It was fun working on it and we are happy with the finished product.



Thomas hard at work=)



Finished!

We are looking forward to driving down to LA on Wednesday to spend Thanksgiving with our families. We are planning on spending the first part of Thanksgiving with Thomas' family, then going to my grandma's with my family. I'm sure we will eat too much and be exhausted at the end of the day, but it will be worth it! We are also planning on going to Best Buy very early Friday morning to see if we can get a good deal on a TV. I have a feeling that Thomas will be standing in line by himself, while I rest in the car=) Being 32 weeks pregnant, I don't think I'd have much fun.

I hope everyone has a Happy Thanksgiving!