First illness and head control

Noah is battling a very minor case of pink eye right now. It's not bad at all, but he was having some drainage from his eye, so I took him to the doctor and they prescribed some antibiotic eye drops. I thought that was going to be torture trying to get in his eye, but it's not that bad! He doesn't really seem to mind it so much.

He has been much more fussy at night and we had a few bad nights where he woke up crying a few times and didn't want to be put back down. That could have something to do with his eye or he could just be going through a phase. We are struggling with naps these days, too... he's much more interested in playing than sleeping! Last night was a good night though. He slept from 7:30 at night until 7 am... only waking up at 3:00 AM to eat. He seems to be wanting an earlier bedtime these days. That doesn't leave much time for Daddy after he gets home, but he does get a little snuggle time!

Yesterday, I got Noah a Bumbo so he can practice his head control. He seems to like it... I guess! :-) He seems to always get this look on his face when the camera comes out.... he looks like a deer in headlights to me!

Adorable!

Okay, I know I'm biased, but come on... how cute is he?! :-)

Woops, I rolled over!!

Noah rolled over today - both ways!!

It was on the bed, so I think my weight pushing the mattress down helped a little. He was trying really hard to go from his back to his front, throwing his arm and leg over to the side over and over again... but then he finally made it!!

Then he was laying on his front, propped up on his arms, and he threw his head to the side and his whole body just flopped over and he was on his back! His eyes kinda got wide but I was smiling and laughing and saying YAY so he started laughing. I'm not sure he meant to do it, but he did.

It was really cute. :-) I hope he'll show Daddy tonight.

Crazy Week

Nanny nanny boo boo - I didn't get sick (yet!) and you did!!!

I'm sorry it's been such a long time since I've posted anything. Last week was pretty crazy. Waylon and I both got a horrible tummy bug and it's been spreading like wildfire! Somehow, Noah never got it, but we've managed to pass it on to all 4 grandparents! It makes me feel extra lucky that I never had morning sickness when I was pregnant with Noah cause that was just miserable!

Here are a few cute pictures from two weekends ago that I've been meaning to post....

Daddy and Noah all decked out ready to

watch the first Redskins game of the season

Such a big boy!!

This past weekend, Noah and I went up to my parents' lake house at Lake Gaston. This was our first trip away from Daddy, so that was hard. We really missed him but I think Waylon struggled the most. It was hard for him to be away from Noah for 4 days! It was a big weekend for Noah. I even took him in the lake for his first swim!! He seemed to like it... he kicked around some, too.

Here are some pictures from the weekend....

Ready for a swim!

Noah is changing every day, right before our eyes . It's such a fun time.... he's talking and cooing all the time now and he's recently started squealing, too. He smiles and laughs and is really starting to enjoy his toys. It's amazing to watch him take in the world and learn new things all the time.

His new favorite toy

Another Fun Weekend

This past weekend, Julie and Ali flew from Maryland to come meet our little man. They are friends of mine from high school - actually, I've known Julie since 6th grade and Ali since 9th! We had a busy and very fun weekend.

They arrived on Saturday morning. That afternoon, we all went to introduce Noah to NC State tailgating. Saturday was the first football game and Waylon was super excited. We ate North Carolina barbeque and enjoyed a few cold beverages... well, Noah's drink was more like body temperature, I'd say. :-) Here are a few good shots from the tailgate.

The Fam:

The boys enjoying their drinks: :-)

Ladies Man:

Sunday was the day without Noah. It was the longest I've been away from him in a day. That afternoon, Julie, Ali and I went to see the Bodies exhibit and shopped around Southpoint Mall for a while. That night, Waylon's parents babysat while we all went out with Cory, Jennie, Dave, and Megan for dinner and drinks. I missed Noah a lot, but it was fun to get out without him some, too.

Waylon and I have very few pictures of us as just a couple anymore... here's a good one from last weekend...

On Monday, we had lunch at Sammy's - a bar and grill near NC State that Ali's cousin owns. After lunch, we took Ali back to the airport. Julie stayed until Tuesday. We were tired from a big weekend and just relaxed the rest of the afternoon. We took her to our favorite little Mexican restaurant that night. Noah and I took Julie back to the airport on Tuesday morning. What a great weekend!!

Here are a few good shots of Noah with his visitors! Thanks, Julie, for all the great pictures from the whole weekend!

Noah and Julie:

Noah and Ali:

This morning, Noah and I went to our first Mommy and Me yoga class at Namaste Yoga Center. It was a lot of fun! Noah really enjoyed the interaction and was actually pretty good throughout the class. He got a little fussy at the end of class but only because it was nap time, so he just fell asleep!

My prenatal yoga teacher, Mandi, is teaching the class. It's been fun to get to know her and the other girls who were in the prenatal class with me. We've all been keeping in touch through our blogs and emails. It's nice to have new friends in general and even better that we all have kids about the same age.

Here's one last cutie patootie shot of Our Little Noah!

2 month checkup

Today was the dreaded day. Noah had his 2 month physical and shots. It actually wasn't as bad as I had imagined it to be... now we'll see how the next 24-48 hours goes.

Brace yourselves now, here are the stats. Since birth, he has grown 2 1/2 inches and is now 24 inches long - that's the 90th percentile for his age. The weight is the big one... he is now 15 lbs, 11 oz!!!! He's gained 6 lbs, 12 oz since his birthday!! He is off the chart for percentile in weight. :-) The doctor told us she thinks he's the biggest 2 month old she's ever seen! Wow. She also said it's okay that he's so big, so that's good.

The shots went as well as can be expected. He screamed and turned bright red when the nurse stuck him but as soon as it was over, he stopped. We gave him some tylenol just before he got them, so hopefully that will help with any side effects he may get. The doc said that he might be fussy and run a little bit of a fever over the next 48 hours. So far, he's still happy, so that's good.

He's doing really well with sleeping at night. I'll feed him around 9:00 and we'll put him down. He usually wakes up around 2 or so for a diaper change (usually Daddy's duty - or doodie), but he'll go right back to sleep until about 3 or 4 when he wakes up again to eat (my duty... and sometimes doodie). :-) Again, he'll go right back to sleep until 7 or 7:30! Good boy!

We've just been so lucky to have such a great baby. I guess that means the next one will be trouble, huh? :-) And no... no time soon!!!

Here's a shot of our little thinker. He's already contemplating the world in his dreams.

Social Butterfly

We've had a busy week and weekend, so I'll tell you about it and overload you with pictures, too! :-)

At the beginning of last week, my mom decided that she couldn't take not seeing Noah anymore. We couldn't figure out a time when we would see them before the end of September, so she decided to fly down and hang out with us for a few days. She came on Wednesday night and stayed until Saturday morning - my dad drove down to pick her up on Friday afternoon. It was nice to have some company on Thursday while Waylon was at work. Friday was one of Waylon's days off (he gets every other Friday off), so he took Noah to visit his old coworkers at UNC... some good Daddy and son time. While they were gone, my mom and I went to get pedicures and manicures!

On Friday, my dad drove down to pick up mom and we, along with Waylon's parents, went out to get our favorite food, Mexican! Always fun!

Saturday morning we were off to Greensboro for Megan and Jason's wedding. Along the way we also got to visit some great friends, too.

We first went to see Steven and Kate. Steven was the first person Waylon met when they moved to NC when he was young. They have been the best of friends for a long time. Steven and his wife, Kate, made us a great lunch and we go to walk around their cute neighborhood with an amazing lake and park very close to their house. Noah enjoyed that.

We then went to Jessica and Kevin's house to get ready for the wedding. Jessica was my roommate and very good friend from NC State (before she went to the dark side and transfered to UNC). :-) We used their house and them as hotel and babysitters. We did take Noah to the wedding and part of the reception, but Jessica came to pick him up around 9:00 and we got to enjoy the party as adults for a while afterwards!

Megan and Jason's wedding was beautiful - between the two of us, we got to see the whole thing! :-) We thought we'd keep Noah quiet by feeding him a bottle during the ceremony but we both forgot how loud he is when he eats! He was gulping and slurping, so we tag teamed - Waylon saw the first half and I saw the second. The reception was a blast, too... Noah did great during that and as usual, was passed around and met lots of new people. Here is the beautiful bride with our little man... Jason should be jealous... or scared, maybe! :-)

It was fun to get all dressed up and go out all together. The family picture is at Jess and Kevin's just before we left for the wedding and I'm also posting a picture of the outfit we had Noah in when we were trying it on at home. He doesn't do well with hats, so he didn't really wear it, but it's really cute! :-)

Sunday morning, we went to get breakfast at a cute little diner with Jessica and Kevin and then headed back to Raleigh. We were all pretty tired. Here's Noah relaxing after we got back home.

All in all, it was a great week and weekend! Here is one last shot I couldn't help but post! Also, I want to say congratulations to Evia, one of my friends from pre-natal yoga, who had her son, Elijah, today - you can see her blog linked to the right - Eli's world.