Noah, 11 weeks now!

Daddy's visit

Brandon flew home last Monday and spent a week here at home with us before leaving this afternoon.  The week flew by, and seemed way too short, but we had a lot of fun.  We got to spend a little time with both sides of the family, and Noah had his dedication to our church while he was home.  I wish he could stay home for good now, but he has finally given me a time frame for when he will be working here.  Brandon will come home Feb. 20th for another week, then go back until the end of March when he will stay for good!  Finally there is an end in sight!!!

Noah's 2 month checkup

Noah had his 2 month check today.  He was 11 lbs 6 oz (45th percentile) and 24 inches long (90th percentile)...so he has gained about 4 lbs and a whopping 4 inches these past 2 months!  He had a hard time with the shots.  I had to leave the room (and cried a little) but I could hear him screaming down the hall when I went to make his next appointment.  It was very hard for us both.  Overall he is doing great though.  

More randon pictures

Random Noah pictures

The end of a great 2 weeks

Brandon was home for almost two weeks and we had a great time.  We mostly just sat at home (which was still really nice), but we also visited family and friends.  Brandon left this morning for New York again, but he will be home the 26th, so Noah and I are already counting down the days.  These are just a few pictures of Noah this past week.  The first one is Noah with Levi, some friends of ours baby, who is just a week older than Noah, but as you can see much larger!  The second is Noah watching the computer screen while Brandon is on it and the third is Noah being freaking adorable!  

6 weeks

Well Noah is 6 weeks this week and doing awesome!  He is 10 lbs and 22 inches long so he is growing like a weed.  He has been a great sleeper from the start, but this past week he has been sleeping through the night (7.5 to 8.5 hours!).  I am loving that of course!  We have started working a little on a schedule but I think he is ready for me to push it a little more so we will be starting to work on that after Brandon heads back to NY.  Noah has been smiling for a few weeks but is starting to "talk" a lot more and even trying to laugh which is of course adorable.  

Last night Noah got to meet Eden, some friends of ours little girl who is a week younger than Noah.  They were both a little sleepy but Noah seemed to enjoy watching another baby.  

Noah's first Christmas

We had a wonderful Christmas with Noah!  Brandon surprised me by coming home a day early with my Christmas present...a new car!  Mine was having some problems and was really not safe to drive with our little guy anymore.  

Christmas morning we went to my parents, then we spent the afternoon with Brandon's family.  It was so much more fun to celebrate with a baby!

He started smiling!

Of course he stops as soon as I get the camera out...but here are a few I have been able to catch on film.

One month!

I cannot believe that Noah is already a month old!  He is getting bigger...his newborn outfits are getting tight and he is starting to fit into the 0-3 month size.  He has also been testing out his voice a little, and he has started smiling, but they are not often yet, and I work hard to entertain him enough to get one out of him!  I have yet to catch one on camera...but will post a picture of one as soon as I get one.  For now here are a few pictures at one month!