Playing catch up...

Now that Noah is TWO years old (actually two years and 3 months), I can finally write again! We have had a lot of changes in the past year; one important one being that Nick got his dream job! Woohoo! I am so proud of him for pursuing his dream and making it work. We moved to Albuquerque for his new job. I love it here, mostly because of the weather. Noah and I play outside most days and it makes the days go so much faster than being holed up inside. Here are some recent photos of our big boy:

NOAH is ONE!

I am so behind on everything these days...obviously updating Noah's blog is one of them!  So much has happened in the past 2 months...here is a rundown:

1. I quit my job and went back to teaching.  I loved work and working with my wonderful husband but the constant last second changes were not doable anymore.  I am teaching Kindergarten at a Catholic school now!

2.  Our nanny quit so we had to find daycare for Noah in a week...which was not so enjoyable.  Thankfully a daycare center by our house had a spot for him.

3.  (obviously) Noah started daycare...I was a wreck all week worrying about him being a disaster at daycare and I'll continue to worry.  As a teacher myself, I know what it's like to deal with difficult children all day!

Enough about me...Noah is ONE!  He started walking around his 1st birthday.  He still doesn't walk all the time but I would say it's between 50-75% depending on the day.  Noah is getting 4 molars right now ugh...the teeth never stop coming.  He is still 99th percentile in weight, etc.  He is still terribly inconsistent with sleep and I think he will be forever!  Noah loves playing with his toy vacuum and playing at the park. 

Nick and I were lucky enough to spend a night away last weekend and stay downtown Minneapolis.  Nick's parents were in town and were so kind to stay with Noah (and watch him all week while we worked) so I could surprise Nick with a dinner/drinks and hotel stay! 

Noah 11 month update

Noah will be ONE in 3 weeks....Ahhh!  In some ways the year has flown by...in others, not so much. 

Noah has 8 teeth, possibly 8.5 or 9 now since his molar is trying to pop through.  He weighs 25 pounds.  Noah still drinks quite a bit of formula during the day/night and not many solids.  His favorite foods are junk food (like his mama and daddy)...frozen waffles and yogurt melts.  He will hopefully eat healthy one day!

Noah still has no schedule as far as naps go...some days he takes two 30 minute ones and some days one 60 minute one...the kid does not need sleep apparently.

He loves swinging at the park, playing in the sand at his babysitter's, waving to people (he knows the word 'wave' now thanks to Auntie Sari..it is so cute), and crawling up the steps.

Here are some recent photos from August:

 

Auntie Sari!

 

 

crazy hair boy

 

early morning porch time

 

 

 

Noah likes to carry Stella's photo around

Teething=not fun!

Poor little Noah is getting his 9th tooth...possibly a molar.  He has been nonstop crying and fussing all week, not napping (not too uncommon haha), and up every 30-60 minutes at night.  The first few days he also had a slight fever of 100.  I noticed last night while he was screaming that he had a blackish/blue spot on his upper right gum.  I called Nick freaking out and googled it and discovered it's a tooth trying to pop.  Poor little baby is in so much pain and nothing seems to help.  We give him pain meds every 6 hours and that calms him down for a little.  His other 8 teeth did not bother him like this one!

Sleeping with mama for a bit

Noah's fav spot-the porch

looking in the cupboards with daddy

happy boy! (not taken during this week and taken by our wonderful nanny's daughter)

Noah pushing his wagon

 

 

Here's a short clip of Noah pushing his wagon:

 

Summer photos

I can't believe this summer is half over!  It is flying by :(  Noah has been crawling and walking with his wagon/push toys all over the place!...no walking on his own yet.  He is keeping us busy.  Here are some recent photos of our almost 11 month old!:

 

crawling around at the park

 

Noah automatically grabs the remote and points it at the TV...I'm blaming daddy for this trick!

 

taking a stroll with his push toy

 

this is Noah's face anytime we tell him "No!"

 

our little Captain America

 

climbing the couch

 

with Matt and Allie!

 

chillin at the park

 

Germany wins!

Noah 10 month update!

I can't believe my baby is 10 months!  We are having so much fun with Noah at this age. He is crawling all over, walking along everything, trying to share all his toys, and babbling away.  

Noah still is put to sleep with his bottle and sleeps the same as mentioned in his 9 month update.  I am so nervous to eventually end putting him to sleep without the bottle because it's the only way he can calm down!

Noah loves chasing our nanny's dogs and kiddos around and we are so thankful he is so loved by her family and has a blast every day he is over there!

chillin in his chair

riding the lawn mower 

love his face!

Noah tries to drink everything that resembles a cup

All boy

Noah playing chase!